R I W hobbies is a phenomenal card and board game shop. Their product selection is huge, and…read moreseemingly better than the competition. Sam, Pam, and Nick were extremely helpful today! Every time I come back to this side of the state, they're the place to go. -The Grand Rapids Guys

I'm writing this because the experience was genuinely disappointing…read more My husband has been coming to this shop for quite some time whenever he can, and he has always enjoyed it. Because my doctor's appointment was nearby, I came along with him. I am currently 39 weeks pregnant and scheduled for a C-section tomorrow. While browsing, I found items I intended to purchase, but first needed to use the restroom. I asked the employee at the desk if there was a restroom available, and I was told the closest one was across the street at a gas station. This was confusing, considering this is a shop where patrons often spend hours browsing, trading cards, and participating in tournaments. When I pointed that out, another employee chimed in to say the restroom was "not open to the public" unless there was a tournament. At that point, multiple employees began offering explanations that felt dismissive rather than helpful. As a visibly very pregnant customer, accompanying my husband who is an established patron, being told to walk across the street to a gas station restroom felt incredibly inconsiderate and humiliating. I ultimately walked away because the interaction was becoming upsetting. My husband was equally frustrated, and we left immediately. I understand businesses can have restroom policies, but basic compassion and customer service matter--especially in situations involving pregnancy or medical need. This experience left a very negative impression.

Oh MAN!!! This place is cool!!!…read more My husband took me here to look for Christmas gifts for our 3 boys. When we pulled in the lot all I could think of is WHY are we at a hardware store??? But this is no ordinary hardware store. This is also the Michigan hobby shop and hardware store Mecca!! We found the coolest remote control micro drones, remote control cars, planes, trucks, helicopters, trains, and everything else you can imagine. There was a complete aisle of Boy Scout supplies and another for the Girl Scouts. We bought several things for homeschool in those aisles. The train aisle not only has trains and tracks but everything you need for building layouts, gardens and miniatures. They had slot cars GaLORE!! If your are an enthusiast or a collected you really need to check out all the cool slot cars. I was drooling over quite a few. Be sure to look up when you get to the hobby area. The planes are super cool!! Arts and craft items, painting and drawing items, models, puzzles, ships, planes, cars, and trains. It's a young mans heaven here!!!

Honestly you all need to shut this door down I've lived over in this area for almost 7 years now…read moreand been coming here for well I need just something little just something this just something that and every time they don't even look really on what I'm holding they just say no we don't have that you're going to have to go somewhere else just worthless they're always stuff in their face full of food they don't have no customer service and there's nothing in stock it is a shame it is a total shame and what I came in here for this morning I already looked it up they had it sitting right on the shelf I'm not feeling well right now I didn't have time to argue with the guy I said it's right down that aisle and I just walked out it's just worthless worthless worthless worthless

I purchased a 64 Impala from dirt burner even though they're only open certain days because of…read morerelocating to a better facility they still do business online and have open days till the public during their transition but they're very willing to work with you I spoke to a nice gentleman named ed and I recommend doing business with any day any place anytime and once again thank you for the great service oh and the guy threw in a special edit edition he did not tell me that it was a candy and Chrome and surprise me upon delivery I thought it was going to be a regular lowrider but it was a special edition and he did not even up charge the price gave it to me for a great price great people over there recommend any day

The Dirt Burner's facility is a nice quaint facility. My wife likes going here and the fact they…read moretreat her respectfully as a customer.

I visited this hobby shop for the first time back in February of 2000. This is when I became…read moreinterested in the world of Gundam- both the animation and the model kits. This store not only had a good selection of Gundam model kits, but also of other Japanese animation series kits. Also, the owner is a very courteous person and offers discounts on all items. There is a display case that features customers built models, a magazine rack that contains many hobby magazines and a good selection of all types of kits. Some examples are classic ships, battleships, spaceships, monster kits, airplanes and of course cars. They sell Aurora Model Motoring cars and parts and also train sets, cars and lots of train set layout scale buildings and people. It is worth a trip to check out the eclectic stock of items at this little shop. They seem to carry items that other shops do not have. That's what makes trips to different hobby shops fun. You never know what you may find that they do not make anymore, and West Point Hobby just might have some of these things. I missed out on 4 kits that I should have bought, plus a neat Chessie Sytem train set that looked tempting. And suffice it to say, I can't even find them now on Ebay! Stop by when you have the time!

Kites and Fun Things provide superior service and superior products. I highly recommend them.read more

This is a cute little mom and pop shop that's the only game in town when it comes to stores…read moreexclusively devoted to kites (and windsocks, spinners and possibly a handful of other wind activated amusements I don't know the names for). Some friends of mine started something they dubbed Detroit Kite Club. As you might have guessed this involves people getting together and flying kites. I decided I wanted in and after perusing some kites online I opted to go to a brick and mortar outlet as I was going out to Ann Arbor and saw there was exactly one kite store in metro Detroit. The selection isn't huge. They didn't have the cool skeleton or bat kites I saw online. I did, however, get a fantastic large multicolored owl kite that garners positive comments just about every time I've flown it. (Usually at Metro Beach or Belle Isle.) The lady working there was super nice, too. I lost one of the plastic poles that hold my big technicolor owl together and misplaced my reel of kite string so I had to go back and the same lady cut me a new pole in short time after I showed her the one I needed and she didn't have quite the right length. She even gave me an extra free of charge just in case I lose another. And sold me a better reel than the first one I had - I believe this one is 500 feet. That owl can get way up there on a windy day if I let it all the way out. I haven't flown the owl yet this year. I'm planning on going to the U.P. with two other DKC members next month so maybe I'll bring it. They have a kite that looks like a squid. An owl and a squid hanging out - wacky! The Free Design once sang that Kites are Fun and they are. And this is where you can find fun Kites and fun things.

Great selection of board games, card games, miniatures…read more Huge area for gaming competition. Workers are super knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. It's a lot of fun to go there. Games for all ages and they regularly have tournaments so check their calendar.

This place is perfect for collectors .It has a bunch of trading cards including Pokemon.they have…read moremany rare cards. Its perfect for kids and adults.

Helpful staff, been out of the sport for 30 years but they happily answered all my annoying…read morequestions. Went above and beyond to look for parts that might work for my ancient rc10.

I'm not really sure what to say other than I will never go back. Dropped off a car to be repaired…read morepaid $137 for parts when I dropped it off. It was there for almost a month without ever hearing from anyone. Once I started calling and asking about the hold up it miraculously was now under repair. Was finally able to get it picked up and when I went in to get it they charged me another $362 so in total it was $500 to replace some front suspension parts and a bent chassis on car that costs $500 brand new. Total rip off, never again. I would also like to add that after all this when I got home the car didn't even work.

I dreaded coming here because the last time I was with a friend at a card show (it was at a mall),…read moreit was 2 of the most boring hours of my life and all he did was browse and bought a few Magic the Gathering cards. But yesterday, I went to Pandemonium w/ my husband and 2 sons. We went over to the Pokémon section, and I was amazed. First of all, I couldn't believe my older son, who's 8, totally held his own and knew what he was talking about asking to look at cards from different types of sets and versions of different values, etc. My youngest son, who's 6, was doing pretty well himself. But the thing that impressed me the most is that, the Pokémon guru, Trevor, did not talk down to my kids and try to scam them out of money. I don't know if it's because my husband and I were standing there, but all I saw were very professional transactions, ending with an official agreement-binding handshake. My husband and I were basically only there to show support towards their strong interest in something specific and would've only jumped in if things went completely sideways, but I got a feeling they would've been treated with the same respect if we weren't there, especially since my kids know what they're talking about. I'm so proud of them and so impressed with Trevor and the store in general that when my kids get older, I would be happy to drop them off for a couple of hours to battle with others while I go get some peace and quiet somewhere else.

I used to love going to this store when Trevor was there in charge of the Pokemon selection, but…read moresince then they have not maintained their collection of singles. Some of the employees are amazing, such as Little Mike, but some come off as rude and standoffish. Their trade in values are bad, but they will almost buy anything. It is a very large store with a great selection of other non-pokemon items. I want to keep giving them a chance, but I'm not always sure it's worth the trip.

Visited this store a few months ago and really enjoyed it. It is a smaller collectibles store but…read morethey were reasonably priced and they person working the store was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Will definitely be visiting again in the future when I'm in the area. Highly recommend!

Worst toy store I've ever been to. Barely anything in stock, rarely open, and the few things worth…read morewhile are over priced. Loved coming here a year ago when they had good knowledgeable employees. It's been downhill since they disappeared. Don't waste your money here.