River House

Let me start off by saying this shop has cute things, however nothing to write home about. Mostly things you can find online (Mud Pie type items) for cheaper, however I enjoy supporting local businesses. That is until my last trip into the store–
The two ladies working in the store were rude (to put it nicely) — I went in the store with my family (my 80+ grandmother, my 16 year old niece, and 10 month old baby). Meanwhile, my 9 year old sat outside the shop on the curb because it was a beautiful day out. The shop owner didn’t greet us and proceeded to follow us around the store… Not once did she ask if we needed help, just watched us shopping by peering around shelfs like we were about to stuff the whole shop in my purse. Annoying– I should have known better, but to prove a point I purposely purchased about $ 100 of stuff.
Although I found my whole experience annoying the worst was what happened outside. While I was checking out, a lady came inside and asked if that was my entrepreneur daughter sitting outside (she has a school project where they have to create a business, write a business plan, create a product and sell the items in which my daughter hand made bows, she sat outside with her small basket of bows while I was shopping inside and the kind lady approached her and asked if she could buy a bow). I went outside waiting for the rest of my family to exit the store (who also bought things) and the shop owner came out and scolded my 9 year old daughter, telling her that it’s private property and she’s not allowed to sell her items unless she has prior permission. Call me old fashioned, but I was standing right there, she had no right to scold my child– not to mention she wasn’t soliciting. It is not like she had set up shop outside, we were passing through & she was sitting on the curb and happened to sell an item that wasn’t offered in the store (so it wasn’t taking any business from the shop)… If any of those facts would have been different of course we would have been respectful and asked. But what she did and said to a kid was not right. I returned my items later that afternoon as the whole interaction didn’t sit well with me. I will not be going back & think people should know what kind of business they are supporting when they shop here.

I love the River House. The store has the perfect hill country feel and the staff is extremely welcoming. They have a great selection of items – something for all ages from fine art to jewelry and switch flops. For those visiting Wimberley, the Rive House is a must!