On my way to Fairfax, this shop caught my eye. It was one of the few remaining open stores at 7 pm with a huge SALE sign on its storefront. Found parking right in front on a wet rainy day and strolled in.
The store was delightfully filled with colorful men, women and children's wool clothing, outer ware and shoes, as well as home goods and jewelry, from Tibet (Himalayan) region.
There were also bedspreads, pillow cases, Made with different textures of wool, alpaca, cotton, linen, fabrics feeling organic and comfortable made me linger longer away from the storm outside. Many sacred Buddhist ritual artifacts adorned the store with a hint of sweet incense lit up somewhere.
There was a sole store clerk who was friendly and helpful, but not pushy. I wanted a soft floral scarf and an elephant bell garland. He noticed my elephant bell had a faint sound, and he added another bell with pliers just like that. Wow, service!
As he rung up my items, he said all items are 15% off, except for Dalai Lama books, music and items. I left the cozy, dry, serene, and sweet smelling store feeling good about my items.
The store clerk and I had a chat about my librarian cousin who works for a Tibetan library and museum in Manhattan, and visits Tibet every year. He was delighted I knew a few things about Tibet. And, says my cousin has a wonderful job to be able to travel to Tibet each year.
The place was literally an oasis from the outside chaotic weather. From my wonderful experience, I'll be back. read more