03/07/13
Just passing through on a short walk after dining at a nearby resto-- my second, or perhaps third time here, and I've yet to want to purchase something. Most of the items I found interesting are so expensive, yet their presentation is akin to walking through someone's attic full of relics. Probably just a personal thing, since I really do not fancy shopping through clothing racks and bins. A few of the items I've found interesting were either previously-used (gold-rimmed glassware with gold leaf rubbed out in areas, or incomplete sets) or very expensive, like the new and beautifully-hued table linens ($125 and higher!) I saw on this visit, or lovely decorative pieces with even "lovelier" prices (read: expensive). I suppose that if I'm expected to spend a lot of money, then I would like to feel like I was pampered and just came back from vacation, and not walk out feeling like my energy was stripped away, without even a clerk pausing from their activities to flash a smile and ask me if I needed assistance.
If you have extra time and like combing through clustered spaces for a "find," do go and visit, but this is a Yelp dukedom badge I certainly don't want to keep!