nomades

So my first experience here was entirely disappointing. I will declare that I LOVED the unique finds for the home (so awesome they have Mr. and Mr. as well as Mrs. and Mrs. wedding cards), the worldly and local items (or at least some items looked to be locally made), and the variety; VERY pleased, indeed. And it appears to be a small, locally owned shop, and I love to buy local! It was my personal interactions with the attendant (or lack of) which were not only disappointing, but downright disturbing! MY disappointment started when we walked in, the long-​haired lady behind the counter was so deeply engrossed in conversation (nothing riveting, trust me) that she couldn’t even simply say hi to us (the standard «hi, if you have any questions, please let me know» would have sufficed). So we meandered for a bit. When I opened the clear envelope around a card to see if the inside was blank, long-​haired-​lady simply, coldly said «they’re blank inside.» Okay. I found a few more items to purchase (the store had been empty for about five minutes other than my wife, myself, and the long-​haired-​lady — and she still chose not to engage either of us in conversation). As I sauntered to the counter with my finds, rather than engage me even then, l-​h-​l took my items, started ringing them up, and kept looking up at the new occupants so frequently that I had to look just to see just who was so ominous and threatening it made l-​h-​l so anxious… I’ve deduced that it was actually the children who accompanied the Hispanic couple that made l-​h-​l all anxious. This is he disturbing part… as I walked away from the counter l-​h-​l shouted «DON’T LICK THE SOAP!» The mother must have looked puzzled at her, l-​h-​l: «He was going to LICK the soap!» The mother quietly, I believe embarrassedly, apologized. As l-​h-​l ushered the family out the door past us she said «we’re closing up anyway.» But didn’t ask us to leave as we were touching (gasp!) an exceptionally soft throw priced at $ 125. (Oh yeah, who closes their store at 6:15 on a Saturday anyway?) If you’re a store owner and you get anxious when children are in your store a. put the most expensive or fragile items in cases or out of reach of curious little fingers, b. post «if your children break (or lick) it, you buy it» (how expensive is this soap that she’s freaked out at, at least, two children for picking it up???), c. post signs stating «our items are rare, beautiful, and expensive (including our effing soaps!), so please keep your children close or be prepared to purchase what they touch» or d. (just get to the point) «no children under age 15 permitted in the store.» The experience has ruined this shop for me; I don’t even feel good about giving the items I purchased now, they seem tainted to me now – no joy in them at all.
«At home in the world» is Nomades’ motto, but I surely didn’t feel «at home» or welcomed in that store and don’t think children do either. There are plenty of other unique home décor store options in the area, I don’t feel a need to go back.

I love this gift shop… im not sure how to catagorize this ecletic store. Clothing and wears from all over the world. Wonderful organic clothing as well as bath products.
Lavender dryer sachets? Yes!!!
Dishes and glass wear from Italy, Mexico, and India? Check!
Greeting cards and staionary that is so beautiful you might not want to use them!
When I’m in need of a gift this is where I head!

I stopped in nomades today, I was killing some time. I had a great chat with Linda, about the store. This store has all sorts of cool things going on. The concept is nomadic, tribal, & fair trade. They have cool cards for all occasions, furniture, house wares, soaps, candles, and they also have some great USA made, organic cotton clothes, by Prairie Underground.
Basically, they have pretty much covered every angle you might need covered to create a tranquil environment, a nice smelling fair trade endorsing self, surrounded by candles, Buddhas, and giving great gifts.
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