Third Planet Imports

Recently given a face lift on the inside, with wooden floors. They’ve rearranged so it’s much easier to navigate and shop now. There’s still so much in this store, it’s a hit like treasure hunting every time you go in. Lots of great jewelry and incense. The clothes are good, but a bit pricy and hit or miss with size variety. The great thing about that is that once your find something that works for you… it’s extremely unlikely you’ll ever run into someone else wearing the same thing. I’ve purchased many clothes from here and they all last a long time.

cheapest nag champa incense. friendly people.

I have been drawn to this little shop for as long as it’s been around. It has a certain energy I can’t describe that often I find on Mass street. Every time I come to Lawrence… you know the old story…
It has a lot of different items from Grateful dead stickers to bags to sterling silver charms, incense, and clothing. I lov the clothing. Thy carry candles, incense, goddess things, metaphysical things, spirit things, star children things. Blouses of if front designs and purses and backpacks… all kinds of cool stuff.
And I love all of it. I would move to this town in 2 seconds just cause of the beat of Mass street. No wait that has already occurred, but I would move back. I find a lot of stores like this here, but none quite reach the capacity of the energy of this little corner shop. I always buy something here. And it’s a comfortable store to shop in.

I was shocked by prices in their head shop. Total rip off. Expected humane pricing from a chill retailer, but Third Planet is the PayDay Loans of Lawrence. For example, $ 275 for a vaporizer Amazon sells for $ 119. Or $ 12 for a one hitter 7^th Heaven sells for $ 3.

For a very long time, the main downtown bus hub was directly across the street from Third Planet. It has since moved a little bit down the way, and the schedule has changed such that I no longer have a twenty-​minute delay between my buses. This has been a very good thing for me, financially speaking.
My first foray into the store was to get incense, something I burn very frequently. The store has a lot of variety, so I smelled several different kinds and picked out a handful of nice scents and a new burner.
Then the clothes caught my eye.
I ended up blowing off the bus I had meant to take and leaving an hour later with the incense, $ 30 worth of jewelry, and an adorable floral top. Thus began my addiction.
Since then, I’ve been frequenting the store fairly regularly. When my earlobes were still stretched, I often purchased large-​guage jewelry and stretching supplies from the jewelry counters upstairs. I’ve also purchased several tops, my current favorite t-​shirt, and a lovely dress from the store, as well as a couple of bags and some frangranced body oil.
No purchase has ever turned out to be disappointing from a quality standpoint, and the staff at the store has always been extremely helpful and friendly. (Which is something you’d expect from a store full of hippies, but it’s still refreshing to see on a strip full of snotty boutique owners.)

The only reason I visit this place is for the hand dipped incense. The staff are generally friendly except for the manager. I assume he is the manager anyway, he’s always telling people what to do. He’s sassy and condescending. Other than him, it’s a great place for hand made products.
They also have a nice upstairs…

Third Planet is a very cool shop. When you walk in, you are surrounded by 60s and 70s inspired clothing and colors, with a college twist. There are bumper stickers, incense, joke novelty items, and plenty of hip apparel (admittedly at not too hip prices) to choose from.
But, go upstairs. They will card you (must be 18), but their assortment of American-​made glass will leave you breathless. The headie pieces carried in this store will make your jaw drop, and there are some very nice, distinctive pieces of art in there at some reasonable prices. They also carry all sorts of cheaper glass for those who cannot afford the others.
They also sell a variety of aromatherapy devices and herbs, as well as various other substances for relaxation, including Kratom. I smiled as I walked past the various jars, grinders, and pipes. The staff has been hit or miss as far as knowledge goes, but there are definitely some people up there who know their stuff. There’s also a neat poster selection!

What a fun little shop! This is a perfect place to get unique and interesting gifts for a reasonable price. What did I buy? A Kansas postcard featuring a meadowlark (my fiancé had no idea what a meadowlark was), a Barack Obama air freshener and ‘Rain’ scented incense, which just happens to be my favorite.
There is an upstairs to the shop as well, which features the more iffy items such as drug paraphernalia, ‘toys’ (note the quotes) and jewelry for various body piercings. This department is managed by a lovely redhead by the name of Larissa who is always friendly and pleasant. Definitely give her a visit!

I must be getting old, because every Lawrence store I talk about used to be somewhere else — and I know where that somewhere was! Third Planet used to be a seasonal store, with lots of cheap imports that made great Christmas presents when you had a lot of friends and not much money.
Eventually Third Planet became a full-​time store. They also settled in a bigger space and expanded their inventory. Today the store would be a head shop — if they were still legal in Kansas. Since they’re not, Third Planet at least has the smells, colors and clientele to make you think you’re in one. There’s always incense burning or some really strong candles near the front door. You take in those aromas as you walk around checking out the tie-​dye shirts and anti-​war bumperstickers.
Third Planet is a good store for novelty stuff too, like Crazy Cat Lady action figures and Sarcasm Club signs (like we need your support). The pipes and paraphernalia may be gone, but if you listen, you can almost hear all the dudes and dudettes who’ve come before us singing about how they’d like to buy the world a Coke …