Mohair Pear

I always find the most unique gifts at mohair pear. My sister lives out of state and they always have fun Little things that I can send to her on a whim that are cute and totally show my state pride. I love that they have a selection of RayGun shirts and have fun Iowa made items as well. They always have the best selection of sunglasses and a great prices, I have to have a good price sunglasses as I lose them, or sit on them. There is kind of a funky smell (probably from all the amazing vintage clothes) in the location. Not bad just interesting.

I live in California now but hold off on all piercing cravings until I visit Iowa, JUST for Mohair Pear. You can’t beat their prices and quality, I’ve had countless piercings and not one infection! Definitely recommend to everyone.

Cute store, I personally just never find anything (affordable) that I like in the store. Amazingly kind employees. I’ve heard good things about their piercings too!

Mohair Pear rules! It’s a rad vintage clothing store that also sells, everything from records, to shoes, to piercing supplies, to toys, to glasses, gag gifts etc. It’s designed really well and you just feel like your entering a fun house every time you walk in!
You can also rent vintage suites or cloths so if you want to stand out at Halloween or Prom, this is your spot to go!
If I was ever going to go to prom again, (not likely as a 34 year old dude with grey hair) I would totally come here, rent a suite, buy a wig, get some cool glasses, buy some record to practice dancing and maybe even pierce my nose so I don’t look to wierd! Heck I might go do that anyway for the fun of it!
The staff here is awesome and they have been here for years making the Hill in Cedar Falls there home for fun!
They consign local records as well, so if you are in a band they will sell your music! How cool is that! Keep up the goodness here!

We shopped here for gifts when we lived in the cf.
(now we live light years away in boulder)
We tried to get to know the owners but they always looked at us with suspicion. We never were quite sure why but to be honest a lot people in CF treated us this way.
I degrees.
The selection & price are really good for a small store with no comparison shopping available. The staff always answered any questions we had & seemed to enjoy working there. That is always a good sign.
Try it I know you will like it.

Mohair Pear was never my type of place, but I have been brought here on occasion by others for shopping trips which has given me the opportunity to conduct field research on the wily and illusive Hipster in its natural habitat.
While my charming companion browses Mohair Pear’s ironic and vintage clothing, I hide behind racks observing the Hipsters while narrating to myself in an Australian accent. From my vantage point, I spy an alpha male Hipster in his late twenties trying to engage in the Hipster mating ritual with a younger female Hipster.
«Crikey!» I say to myself, «Look how the majestic male draws attention to his giant ear plugs with the arms of his shiny thick plastic glasses! Now watch his suggestive body language as he shows off his way-​too-​tight pants and tells the female how much he respects Che Guevara and hates the establishment. Oh! Now look! The female is showing the male that he has won her favour by nodding slowly and saying, ‘I know, riiiiggght?’ I think we may be seeing a litter of Hipsters cubs soon!»
Leaving the love birds alone, having totally forgotten about my charming companion, I find myself hiding under another rack watching a lone male Hipster wearing a beanie (clearly a beta) trying to pick out a tight «new» vintage t-​shirt.
«Watch as the ironic little bugger makes his choice!» I quietly narrate from under the clothes rack, «He knows he has to be careful not to cover up his nautical star tattoos. HOW IRONIC!» By now the Hipster has noticed me.
«Uh, what are you doing?» he asks in a faux deep voice, trying to make himself look irritated. So I jump out, quickly locating my companion, and grab the Hipster!
«JUST LOOK at this bugger, by Crikey!» I cry out to her as the Hipster tries to get away, clearly judging my khaki explorer’s outfit as too mainstream, «He’s a squirmy one!
By now the rest of the Hipsters are startled. My cover is blown! They all look as I restrain their pack mate. What will they do next, will they retreat, or pounce?!
They stand silent, except for one young female. «What is he wearinggggg?» she asks, quietly.
«Khaki, mate,» I say, with a proud nod. «And I was wearing them before they were cool.»
One by one, they all nod. Then they all smile. I have since been accepted as a member of the pack, and now they all wear khaki explorers outfits.
I have since discovered that their habitat is rich in culture and beauty. I now come back to forage regularly.

Good! Will be in again.

Mohair Pear is a great place to come for a silly gag gift, a Halloween costume, some «off the wall» clothing and accessories, cheap incense, and funny Iowa t-​shirts. We spend a lot of time in this store taking funny pictures with the random glasses, looking at all the funny tees, and admiring the craziness. I purchased some earrings I really like (which were CHEAP by the way), and am looking forward to wearing them. They also have some awesome wigs and such for Halloween or a costume party. It’s not your average store — and that’s why I like it.

Clothes are mostly over-​priced Goodwill finds, but their piercing department is top-​notch.

My favorite shop in the Cedar Valley!

SO HAPPY for Mohair Pear. I should have gone here first, but for the simple — and stupid — fact that I was driving down the opposite side of the street and saw another place which ultimately cut my nose stud too short and thus made it impossible for me to put back into my nose.
I walked into Mohair Pear and explained my situation to the piercer. At first, he tried to place the nose screw I’d just bought from the other place — I couldn’t get it in, myself. Turns out he couldn’t, either. He showed me some pins and said he would just bend whichever I chose however would fit my nose and he’d even fit it for me. I ended up buying two pins which he subsequently bent and fitted for me and I was so, so happy with the whole process. I asked if I could tip him on the card and he said, «Yeah…like…a dollar?»
Oh, boy. Give yourself more credit than that. I tipped him $ 5 for helping me out so much/​well and from now on if I ever need anything else related to my piercing when I’m in Cedar Falls, I’m hitting up Mohair Pear.

I always find great vinyl here… Good music is sometimes hard to find in CF. I love to wonder around and look at all the random stuff. Every time I visit I have to check out what’s new. I love the body jewlery as well. I have been to a lot of thrift stores and this one is high on the list.