Excellent customer service. They assist you to find the appropriate gift. The trinket tin night was…read morefun.

Love this shop! Came in to check it out, bc I've been very interested in crystals & spirituality…read more Definitely worth visiting! Staff is very knowledgeable with all of their inventory. They have a wide variety of valuable items as well! Definitely coming back for more! Their items are to die for & prices are VERY affordable & worth it!

I love this locally owned and operated gem off 19th. I have been shopping here for years and it is…read morethe perfect spot for finding unique and seasonal gifts. They have a robust baby selection surprisingly and wonderful cards and books. Love the owner and cannot recommend them enough!

Had a memorable and great time in this shop. I am from South Florida and was spending some time in…read moreHouston. There were several shops in the vicinity but this one stood out. I've never been to a place where I wanted at least one of everything. The best part was how nicely wrapped each item was as part of the service when checking out. The store clerk took great care to show the value. The gentleman running the shop was a pleasure. I truly enjoyed the experience. Even gave a chocolate Hersheys kiss in a small bag along with the stores business card. This is customer service at its finest. I would want my operation running as nicely as this beautiful shop. Truly unique items with a variety of sections. Great for gifts.....and splurging on some self items. I saved the receipt purposely to write a review. It took me some time as I visited in September but have thought of the place over a dozen times since visiting. I do not write reviews often but this place deserves a hands down praise. The cashiers name on the receipt is Sysadmin so I am not sure how to thank the amazing clerk. 9/24/24 11:59 AM. I wish they had a shop like this near me. Pleased to see that I can order online! I will never forget this place, forever burned in my memory. If I am ever back in Houston, I will be back at Bliss on 19th! J. Chapter

The River Oaks location is a wonderful addition to the brand. The manager, Rosa is absolutely…read moreoutstanding. The associates are attentive and helpful without hovering, a balance between service and allowing customers to browse comfortably. What I especially appreciate is the atmosphere. Unlike many of the Houston stores that are often crowded with demanding customers, this location maintains a calm, pleasant environment that makes shopping enjoyable. It truly feels like a hidden gem. It's also one of the few BBW stores in Houston that I haven't witnessed the constant, brazen shoplifting that has unfortunately become commonplace in retail and especially in this crime ridden city. Combined with the exceptional merchandise and thoughtfully curated inventory, the River Oaks store offers a refined shopping experience that keeps me coming back. It has quickly become one of my favorite places to shop in Houston.

Bath and Body Works, the place to be when you want to pick up your "smell goods". I had the…read moreopportunity to visit their Montrose location during their "$5.95 Scents" sale, and I cleaned up! So many choices! I did place my order online and their system to make your purchase is very easy. I opted to pick up my online order at the store. I was immediately greeted and directed to where I could pick up my online order. This was a simplified process. I decided to get another scent that I did not order online, as well as trade out one that I had ordered online for something I liked better. They worked with me and were so gracious in allowing me to make my trade out, and I appreciated it. There was a scent that I wanted that this location ran out of, they were kind enough to call the neighboring store for assistance (their Rice Village location) just minutes away. The Rice Village location had what I needed and then some! Something that really impressed me about the Rice Village team was how friendly and warm they were! Their customer service was on 10! Cudos to them! Over all a great experience! Of course, I will be back.

super cute, well curated shop - from sunglasses, stickers, to cards.. wanted everything!read more

The owner is amazing the store is clean and very organized. I went looking for the famous…read moretravelers leather cover and I found it. It's sold out everywhere. Xoxo! Thank you !

Support local! I've been to Manready Mercantile a couple of times now and it's always a great spot…read moreto find unique handcrafted gifts that feel very true to Texas. They have an extensive section of cocktail accessories, whiskey glasses, spices, barbecue sauces, candles, hand salves, soaps and leather items, in addition to men's clothing and hats, and many, many other things. Two of my close friends had a housewarming party earlier this weekend and they both are big old fashioned drinkers. I ended up picking up some stainless steel dice shaped whiskey stones and a Oaxacan old fashioned cocktail mix to complement their bar cart which they ended up loving. Whether you have a specific type of item in mind or just want to browse, Manready Mercantile has a huge variety of items that you won't find anywhere else. Aside from their unique items, Manready Mercantile really goes above and beyond to help create an experience that connects the customer with their products. They have a custom hat bar with a variety of patches that can be prepared just to your liking and a candle bar where guests are treated to an old fashioned while making their very own candle to take home. While I haven't done it myself, this seems like a great idea to do with a date, some girlfriends, or even your mom or dad. They also do a great job keeping up with their website if you want to order from the comfort of your couch or get a little preview of current inventory before heading into the store. The staff are all very helpful in describing their products and offering recommendations. Also, check out their instagram account. I've been following them for years and the owner Travis will often take followers on a behind the scenes look at how they make some of their products and all the work that goes into creating the brand.

I'm always on the lookout for a fun place to take a date. This definitely fills the bill! Although…read morethe person who normally does the candle bar was out, Bailey stepped up to teach us and did an amazing job! He has a great personality and a very deep knowledge about what scents work together, as well as teaching us about Manready Mercantile, which I had never been to. We started by sniffing each of the 40 or so different fragrance blends they had. We even tried combinations and got great feedback from Bailey about what typically works well and what a lot of people enjoy using. Manready uses 100% soy wax. Gentlemen, definitely take your lady here! You can have a drink and go home with a souvenir that will make her think of you every time she lights it. And ladies, my date said that this would be something she wants to take her girl group to! Please note that taking the class gets you to 15% off of merchandise the day of. This is a great place to pick up a birthday, father's day, graduation, christmas, or "just-because" gift for any man in your life.

This a a very cute shop with lots of interesting things you might not find elsewhere. However,…read morethey are cryptic about the return policy. There isn't one. You can only exchange for an item of equal or greater value. The policy is not easily visible at check-out (it is way on the other side of the register and relatively small), they provide a digital receipt (which you can only view after the fact), and the receipt does not say this. The returns tab is not working on their website. I accidentally bought a Baggu bag in the wrong size because it was stocked with the bags of the size I wanted. I tried to exchange the bag within a few days but they would not let me return for a refund and pointed to their exchange policy which was not easily seen while checking out. Therefore, I wound up purchasing a bag in the size I wanted and purchasing something else to make up the difference in price as they would not refund the difference. They were out of the pattern I wanted in the size I wanted. While this pattern was available elsewhere, since they would not refund, I was stuck with purchasing a pattern I did not like as much from them to use up the store credit. They ignored my advice to move the exchange policy where it could be more easily read by customers while checking out. I will no longer recommend this store to others or shop there myself.

This is one of the cutest shops in Houston. From blind boxes to candles to stickers, they sell the…read moremost unique items that I rarely see elsewhere. Also, it's woman-owned! They sell their baggu items at retail price, so I grabbed a laptop sleeve that I've been eyeing for a while. Turns out the design I bought was sold out on the official baggu website, so I'm very happy with my purchase. The store was a bit on the pricier side, but it's also just a fun experience to look around. The worker that I talked to was super nice, attentive, and helpful!

This store receiving anything below 5 stars is just not true. A great selection of items that would…read moreplease anyone. The store feels a bit crowded and it'll take more than one trip to feel like you know all the products being sold, but it's well worth it. Also, the prices are reasonable.

Such a cute spot to check out! If you're in need of unique trinkets for your space, definitely…read morecheck this place out. While it is a smoke shop, they have so many things there that could fit in anyone's home!!! My friend actually found a crazy cat lady magnet which apparently had been sitting there for a while according to the cashier but it was super cute (I wish I got a picture haha). Definitely somewhere to go if you wanna waste alittle time looking at cool stuff!

It's true, you can spend the whole day lost in this store which spans 5 buildings. They offer…read morecomplimentary frozen margaritas (likely to help you buy more). The selection of individual stuff was a bit lacking but they did have a lot of stuff (for example, not a lot of Jellycat plushies or Ravensburger puzzles or Baggu bags but they managed to have these items). The candle/perfume and apothecary sections were heavily scented and honestly kind of sickening. Things are priced ABSURDLY here. I saw a shot glass for $200. It's a place to walk with friends & guffaw at the prices. Be careful walking around the glassware - one stumble could cost you thousands. I managed to purchase a bowl for $8, discounted because it was missing the chopsticks that accompany it, & the cashier ran after me after checkout to give me the chopsticks ($16) for free because she found them after I checked out. Great customer service.

Amazing inventory! So fun to look around. Can be overpriced. Employees can be pretentious.read more