Tibet Shoppe

This store never seems to be open. I found 2 different websites for this place — one states the hours as opening at 12:30, the other at 2pm. Apparently, neither one is right. Even the answering machine doesn’t get it right.
I’ve been inside before when I just happened to be walking by at the right (open) time. The prices are high but, she does have a nice selection of items.
However, I’m done trying to figure out when they’re going to decide to open. I managed to get the lady on the phone once and asked her what her opening times were since I couldn’t seem to figure it out from her website/​phone message.
It seems they don’t really seem to care.
Thankfully, there are other Tibetan shops in the city. As much as I want to like this one for its selection and location, I just can’t.

walking into this store is like plunging into a womb. living breathing colours of flesh from all sides. i bet for veggies that sounds gross but suck it up, were talking of the body here, the womb, babies. (kind of).
nothing is muted here except for the woman at the front. shes seemingly very peaceful surrounded by all the vibrant colours of cotton, silk and wool thats seem to cushion each customers step inwards.
i tried on a sheep.
sorry. that sounds and looks so funny sitting up there in its own sentence but of course this is not true. i did, to be more useful, try on a couple large puffy jackets. one was a thick wool sweater lined with — and heres the part that made it awesome — with fleece! i would otherwise go straight pass the wool for fear of itchiness. the second one was made with cotton but hand sewn with a nice pattern and it was a peach colour. id wear either. and i think id be able to bleat with the best of them. the wool one was about 120 bucks and the cotton was about 90, and by the look of it, well worth it.
as you bounce around the store you can sift through blankets, shirts, rugs, and other tibetan paraphernalia. i cant say for sure whether this is all fair trade, but i would be sooooooo surprised if it wasnt. this is just the feeling you get here. i do know from the website that many of the artifacts and clothing here are produced in the «Norbulingka Institution in Dharamsala, India, established under the chairmanship of H. Holiness the Dalai Lama for the preservation of Tibetan culture».
i do have my inner eye on that sweater though and if i plan a trip to tibet sometime in the future id come here for some info too.