As a resident in the area, I was excited that a small gift shop opened. They have a little of everything from cards, gifts, foods and toys. Right near the Starbucks, I would often pop in with my daughter. They seemed just Okay, but slighlty annoyed everytime I was in the store. My daughter is very well behaved (in fact I would carry her so not to touch any breakables) and I would often purchase something before leaving. She would play in the toy area though. Last time I went in, the staff (I think owner) was plain rude and I left feeling very uncomfortable. I also called once to see what time they closed in hopes of picking up a last minute gift. They said, ""5:00"" on the phone. So I zipped over to arrive at 4:45 and they door was locked. I looked in and the women at the counter just shook her head, like, ""Closed"". So annoying! When I go to Starbucks now, my daughter goes to the door and wants to go in. I tell her ""we no longer shop there"", and we do not enter.. Overall a great location so I was sad when I realized they were giving into the Brookline/Chestnut Hill Snobby stereotype (which is not true for the overall community, but for this store, SO TRUE), Not interested in buying from them, to bad. I really tried to like it.
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