Hallmark Card and Gift Shop

So grateful that this store is still around. You can't find a Hallmark anymore! I'm there frequently not only for cards, but fir gifts, magazines and, yes, the lottery. It's my go to place..........

For those of us who enjoy perusing different cards until finding just the right one to give to our friend or loved one, this store disappoints.

The store clerk came up to me TWICE while I was trying to find the perfect card for a dear friend and asked me "can I help you?" When I said "I'm ok, thank you," he stood behind the cash register, staring and eyeing me suspiciously for quite a while! Made me feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome.

Seems like he just wanted me to grab a card, pay and leave. If you love stationary like me, and enjoy taking your time browsing before selecting a card, this store clerk will make it a very awkward experience for you...

It was such a bad experience that I ended up learning on YouTube how to make my own greeting cards.

Much cheaper in the long run to print them yourself using 80 or 100lb cardstock and guillotine cutter and having a huge selection of free images online to use or special ones to download from Etsy, and getting to add personalized touches without having to deal with negative energy.

Seriously one of the few greeting card stores left around here. I mean you could go to the supermarket or pharmacy to get cards, but this place sells non-Hallmark (ie American Greetings, Gibson) at 50% off and they sell boxed and packaged cards for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine's. There are also some still in box Hallmark ornaments, Beanie Babies, and NY souvenirs. They also sell Lotto and have Quick Draw so this place is always busy. Only complaints are sometimes cards are missing envelopes so you have to hunt the shelves for reasonable fit and you'll be waiting a bit when there is a line.

Not so much a review of the place but just my thoughts on the demise of this type of business. Store has two purposes, lotto and greeting cards. If you're come to buy a gift, you must be chained to the block and denied internet access.
It's a shame. These places used to have some "decent" gifts. Just not anymore it seems.

Nice neighborhood card shop. I do 90% of my cards shopping from this establishment and been going there for over ten years!

Very nice they have a large assortment of cards among other things. Good pka e to pick up a last minute gift

Good lottery retailer -- 2 machines. Some snacks and drinks. Plenty of gift ideas and cards.

Nice people, a bit too congested when you look at the shelves. Way to many things on them.They do have a great selection of Hallmark ornaments.