Collection Junction

I decided to visit this store today, since I had never noticed it before. I don’t think it’s been in business for that long. The sign said Collection Junction, so I thought that it was filled with old antiques or toys, but it was completely different than what I thought. This store is actually an Asian gift store that sells mostly Chinese items. When I walked in, the owner greeted me right away and said that I might find some nice Christmas presents here. I was trying to keep an open mind – maybe I would find some presents here.
I started looking around and didn’t see anything particularly eye-​catching. There were some cheap Chinese purses, out-​of-​date toys, and cup & spoon sets for babies. The owner came around again and asked me if I had any questions. Then he started to tell me about the remote-​control cars and how popular they once were. I love imported merchandise, but I’ve been to other Asian stores that have much cooler stuff.
I kept looking around and saw some very nice crystal blocks that had little carvings in them. They were nice, but nothing that I’d want to buy. There were also some knives, swords, and marijuana paraphernalia as well. It was a really weird mixture of merchandise. There was even some Himalayan rock lamps, but they were a little overpriced. Then I saw some nice stone bracelets. The owner came to talk to me again and was telling me all about the different stones. I thought one of them was nice, but I didn’t want to spend $ 15, since I already spend a lot of money earlier.
Then I walked over to another area, where there was a bunch of art and little statuettes. The owner explained to me how these are used for luck and good energy. Then I found out that the owner is actually an artist and he makes a lot of these items and many of the paintings hanging on the walls too.
I really wanted to like this store. I could feel that the owner really wanted me to buy something, but nothing really captured me. I think if it was just an art store, it might work better, but the imported toys and purses and things didn’t really make sense, and they really weren’t that great anyway. I’m giving this store three stars, but only because the art was really nice. I feel bad, but the rest of the store deserves two stars.