Carolina Pottery

It has been years since I have stepped foot in a Carolina Pottery, I was actually surprised to hear that they were still open and that one was located in Cary, mainly because you never hear people talking about these stores any longer.
I walked into Carolina Pottery and wanted to look around at everything. I thought to myself WOW, this is a great deal and is neat then I would find myself saying WOW, this is overpriced and who would buy that?! I could seriously spend a few hours in this store looking at everything.
Carolina Pottery sells stuff to help you enhance your indoor and outdoor living experiences. I do recommend that you check it out if it is close to your area.

Well now– about a year ago I was staying at my friends in NC and about every 5 mins on the tv was this commercial for Carolina Pottery and honestly it was so corny but cracked us up every single time we saw it. I guess you know when something is good advertising because we solely wanted to visit a location only because of that commercial! Haha! We needed to see the «lights, trees, and greenery» for ourselves and say «WOW!» Lol so yea– if you live over in NC I’m sure you know exactly what commercial I am talking about– if you don’t live there this review will be entirely foreign to you lol
I gotta say– the store is huge! And since we went during the Christmas season– it smelled of Christmas trees and peppermint so it was very pleasant. They really do have anything and everything you could need or want for holiday decorating. (And I love the fact that they have the woman from the commercial plastered all over the place haha! That was great.) My friends and I took a few ridiculous photos around the store because of that commercial lol We even asked a random customer if they could take a pic of all of us together inside the store and they were more than happy to do it. Very nice people all around. The employees too!
But if you do live in the area and are in close driving distance to one of their locations and need seasonal items, or even just random knick knack items for the house– I suggest totally checking this place out!

Bought a wreath and their system was down so had to pay by check. The wreath was too big so went to take it back and was turned down as 10 days for the check to clear was required. Went back in 10 days and they would not refund the money because I didn’t have the receipt (had the canceled check). Ridiculous! Never will go back to this store.

I’m an interior decorator, and I think Carolina Pottery is a solid source for home items. The store is hard to describe and classify. Imagine a merger of Home Goods, Michael’s Crafts, and a patio furniture store. If you’re looking for pillows, they have an astounding number of them, and most are priced well (though not all of the pillows have welting and other finishing details that tend to give pillows a more «expensive» look). CP also sells rugs, doormats, seasonal items, artwork, lamps, candles, garden items, wicker, accent furniture, and lots of kitchen items. My clients have reported feeling overwhelmed when they have shopped there on their own, and I can see how the warehouse-​like feel of the store can be daunting for some shoppers, but the staff is always friendly and helpful.

Have been to the CP to look at and finally purchase some wicker outdoor furniture. Every visit was great. The staff were friendly, honest and knowledgeable as well as very helpful and never seemed to be pressed for time. We finally made a large (in our minds) purchase and they were extremely kind in letting us make multiple trips to get the furniture home due to car size limitations. I am thrilled that this location is a great as it is because we not only like to show there (it is sometimes more like a treasure hunt) but the people are really making a difference to us. When they were located over off of Weston, the place was grimy and the people were absolute trolls! Great job CP folks — looking forward to shopping there over and over again!

Obsessed with this place. Secret gem I had no idea what this was until my friend told me. Sooooo happy! It’s like home goods on crack

We recently bought outdoor wicker furniture from Carolina Pottery and had an excellent experience. The furniture is beautiful and well made. It was delivered quickly after we ordered it, by very friendly wokers. They even sent «temporary» cushions for us to use until our special order cushiosn came in a few weeks later! Great experience overall, especially with the manager, Rayford!

So you’d think that a store with this name would have — oh, I don’t know — pottery and pottery made in Carolina. Well, maybe not. Carolina Pottery does have pottery, but not much made in US, much less NC.
I never went to the other location in Cary so I can’t compare this new store, but I’m not a fan. I don’t dislike it; but it’s the kind of place I’d go if I were interested in rotating out glassware, kitchen items, knick-​knacks or the like on a seasonal or yearly basis. On the other hand, if I were buying things for a college student moving into a new apartment, this store would be a great starting point.
Carolina Pottery does one thing pretty well — it gathers sundry items from kitchen, bath, bedroom, and some garden items and displays them in a no-​frills setting. The sections are clearly marked and easy to locate. There are no tall walls or displays blocking the view. The aisles are wide enough for two carts and reasonably well organized.
A big plus for Carolina Pottery is its impressive display of artificial flowers and accoutrement (vases, bowls, balloons, straw wreaths, etc.) for those who like to create seasonal arrangements. In fact, it’s probably one of the best stores I’ve seen for this. Nearly a third of the store caters to it.
Maybe once I figure out what kind of store it’s trying to be, I might like it better. For now, it’s just an okay shop but not on my radar for repeat visits.