Either brick-and-mortar or online, what is the worst store you have encountered while trying to buy items for your Pagan needs?
I found a shop in my town yesterday that has somehow managed to survive for almost 30 years.
It was very "Hollywood" magic. I don't imagine much of their clientele is over the age of about 17. It looks like it caters to teens who have just seen "The Craft" for the first time and want to try to cast spells. There is really nothing that a serious witch/Pagan/what have you would want that I saw. I got a kick out of the plastic "spell bracelets" they were trying to hawk...they were being touted as being able to increase the powers of your spells when wearing them...some people call these bracelets "sex bracelets." They also had "spell rings" made of anodized aluminum...my kid's gotten the same thing out of the quarter machine at Big Lots. They did have a few herbs, and some candles (overpriced - I am not paying $1.19 each for a small candle when I can get them for a quarter a piece elsewhere)...but I felt the store was kind of lame! The most interesting thing in the shop was the owner's black cat who was really interested in my husband and climbed up on him and rode around on his shoulders the whole time we were in the store!
Has anyone else encountered a store that looked really interesting, only to be disappointed when you go in?
I found a shop in my town yesterday that has somehow managed to survive for almost 30 years.
It was very "Hollywood" magic. I don't imagine much of their clientele is over the age of about 17. It looks like it caters to teens who have just seen "The Craft" for the first time and want to try to cast spells. There is really nothing that a serious witch/Pagan/what have you would want that I saw. I got a kick out of the plastic "spell bracelets" they were trying to hawk...they were being touted as being able to increase the powers of your spells when wearing them...some people call these bracelets "sex bracelets." They also had "spell rings" made of anodized aluminum...my kid's gotten the same thing out of the quarter machine at Big Lots. They did have a few herbs, and some candles (overpriced - I am not paying $1.19 each for a small candle when I can get them for a quarter a piece elsewhere)...but I felt the store was kind of lame! The most interesting thing in the shop was the owner's black cat who was really interested in my husband and climbed up on him and rode around on his shoulders the whole time we were in the store!
Has anyone else encountered a store that looked really interesting, only to be disappointed when you go in?
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