Maharaja’s

I would go in to detail but others already have. Awful. Just awful. It’s not worth your time, money, or self respect to drop in except to say «hi» to the shop kitties which are awesome.

$ 5 just to go into the store?!?
I used to come here all the time about 15 years ago, to buy piercing jewelry. Loved this shop and the atmosphere!
But when my husband and I had some extra time and decided to stop in here the other night…
The only people in there was the owner and an employee. We knew he was the owner because that’s the first thing he told us! And he also made sure to let us know that he owns a lot of St Paul. (Like we really needed to know that?!)
We were very courteous, told him we were just looking. And that’s when he started saying things like, lucky that you came this week, because next week we will be charging everyone $ 5 just to look around.
And, you better know what you want when you come in here. Blah blah blah.
I thought he was joking at first, but he just kept going on and on and on. I was embarrassed for him and I felt sorry for his employee, she looked like a deer in the headlights. Anyway, I’d honestly recommend not going in here. The owner doesn’t seem to want you to and why would you want to give such a huge asshole, your hard earned money!

My son’s car was damaged while he ate at a restaurant near Majaraja’s. I spoke with the owner of Maharaja’s and explained that my son’s «pride and joy» was damaged while in front of his shop. This guy is AMAZING! He is getting the security footage from his surveillance company for someone that is not even his customer! What a great guy! In a world where people rarely have time to help anyone anymore, it is so nice to find someone that is willing to be helpful.

Poked around here this weekend when we found ourselves with a little extra time on our hands; the owner quickly proved himself to be a 5-​star jerk.
He berated his employees in front of us. He then chastised them for not marking all the stickers with prices, something he’s told them to do and they should have done and why didn’t they do it and blah blah blah.
Then, when my partner complimented the staff for actually offering to help us, the owner «joked» that they’re not allowed to talk to us and are in trouble for doing so. Except it wasn’t funny, and it wasn’t clear it was a joke.
The cat was fat, the wares are to be expected, the staff was great, the owner was a jerk.

Very chill head shop type place. I’ve been to places with lower prices, but this place is so chill. They have store cats that are awesome and friendly. The workers were very nice and helpful. I went to buy a pipe and am very happy with it.

A large selection of overpriced junk. The owner is always hanging around making customers uncomfortable, imparting his unwelcome attitudes and opinions. It seems that this business exists so the owner can have access to customers so that he can berate and brow beat them. I have never encountered a shop owner with more disdain and vitriol for potential spenders of money. Weird scene in there, real strange. Not at all recommended for any reason whatsoever.

This place is awesome, they have so many stuff to look at. best thing I like about is they have a big selection of used vinyls, and a lot of antique items.