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    Ben Franklin

    3.9 (21 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Rain is a pain but sometimes it can make for a pretty night shot.
    MaryLou D.

    Another store I looked forward to coming back to, partly just for the fun variety, which was even bigger than I remembered, partly because I remembered they had the yarns. I wasn't into knitting last trip, but am a prolific knitter now. I had great fun looking and bought a few skeins to knit as I travel. They had just gotten in some fur-lined clogs and the strap on my lavender ones had just broken the day before, so it was providential to find them here. I bought a pair of the purple ones in my size for $12.99 and wore them every day the rest of my trip. They have lots if souvineer-y type stuff as well, something for everyone, so I do highly recommend stopping in here when you're in town. Oh, and there is also a pressed penny machine in the back if you or your kids collect those. 10/29/16--Back again, had fun looking around, bought a skein of Christmas yarn to make baby hats out of.

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    Loved that they had Pro Trump stuff! Neat little store has everything you didn't know you needed! Wife and I found new tumblers with Tawas markings on them as souvenirs to a wonderful trip. I would've purchased that Trump 24 hat but my wife told me I have to wait until he actually announces.

    Bring a mask and be prepared to wait in line to get in.
    Aleana W.

    This place has absolutely everything that you don't really need- but you'll buy something anyways. It's Hot and Not, Hit and Miss, Good and Gross, Bam and Blah. That pretty much sums up the entire store. It's a quirky, glorified dollar store selling everything you would expect from a souvenir shop in a high tourist location. Was it worth the stop? Definitely! We had quiet a few giggles and belly laughs looking at all the merchandise. My twins each got a lucky rabbits foot for $1 each, I grabbed myself a bloodstone pendant for only $2.99, my daughter picked herself out a few stickers to add to her collection (from places we've vitiated) and my son pick out a microwave bag of Amish popcorn. I spent $11 and change and we were all happy with our picks. Do you really need a tie dyed T-shirt that says Tawas MI blasted across the front or a goofy lawn sign for your travel trailer or front lawn- then this is your place! Definitely worth checking out, even if you don't purchase anything- but you will! LOL!

    Store Front f et om Newman Street at Mr. Jack'ss.

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    2 years ago

    Love love love this store!! Such a fun place to shop!! A must every time we come north!

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    15 years ago

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    3 years ago

    love this store my family go to this place every summer is fun store but one is they are expensive

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    8 years ago

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    7 years ago

    Never shop here. Many personal reasons why. Just sayin buyer beware. They sell crap. Not anything of quality.

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    9 years ago

    Enjoyed the many different novelty items as well as the clothing choices. Very large store and tons to look at.

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    10 years ago

    This is a great store. Lots to look at ... unique clothes, chimes, decor at really surprising ("good") prices. Definitely stop in.

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    Ask the Community - Ben Franklin

    First Chance Second Glance - The $75 knife they sold me....

    First Chance Second Glance

    3.7(3 reviews)
    48.1 mi

    Please do not support this shop. The owner is a horrible person and treated me with so much…read moredisrespect that I can't believe i supported them in any way. There is no way I'll be spending my earned loyalty cash with them. I was calm and nice and he tried to twist everything i said. I ended up crying because he was so horrible to me. Said I was name calling because I said a price was ridiculous. He very much gives off every sign of being a manipulative abuser. The way she acted shows me that he must not allow her to make any decisions or have any opinion or say anything for that matter. I went through years of abuse and he threw every red flag! I pray for her and hope he isn't way worse behind closed doors, but I bet he is! I have spent this year fighting cancer and I dont have a ton of money to spend so I have been going to thrift shops to try and get some nicer items for less money. I made a very larger purchase, over $400, trying to get Christmas gifts for my children and family members. There were a couple of items that my kids have shown me they wanted to get for others and I did not look at the prices BECAUSE the other items I had been looking at where prices okay. Items were higher than most stores but not crazy. We had seen a few high priced items but they were things that MADE sense to be a high price, like vintage items that were REAL. When the total came up, I just assumed I had gotten more items then I thought, that happens when thrifting. Turns out these people just throw whatever price they want and throw a few insane ones in there hoping someone like me will come along and be too distracted to noticed. When I got home, I found that two items where prices insanely high, like way out of line high. One was a USED pair of shoes, NORMAL chuck Taylor's. ALL of the other shoes I got where less than $10 so I had assumed they were in the same price range. They are worn and have sunbleached on them! But I was grabbing them because I thought they would be a good gift. Turns out this shop thinks they are worth $65! The guy said there is no way the other shoes are that cheap, I said let's go look at them. The first pair I grabbed was $25 but it was on the other side of the rack from where I had been shoping so I walked to the other side where I had been yesterday and pick up a pair I had tired on. It is $10. I bought a pair for $7, another pair for $10, a pair of heels for $10 and a BRAND NEW paid that I knew I was paying $60 because I had to ask when I couldn't find the price. But they are a special shoe for diabtics, which i am, so i went ahead anf got them for myself. When I tried to show him that, he claims I looked at 7 pairs of shoes before I found a cheap pair, which isn't true at all. I picked up 2 pairs, the first that was $25 and the second that was $10. He wouldn't walk over and look at the shoes, just said I was wrong.... (abuser). Then there is a motorcycle novelty knife that my son picked out for my husband. ALL of the other Harley items I grabbed were under $20, so again I missed the tag.... of $75. This knife is not worth anything like that. Online there is someone who hasn't even been able to sell it for $15. The lady tried to say that they confirm pricing with at least 5 online posting before they price an item, and I asked her to please show me what she found online because right now you can by the shoes brand new for $40-60 and the knife for $15 on ebay. This was before he stopped allowing her to talk. The man wouldn't allow her to do anything because he knew i would be right and he would be wrong which he CLEARLY can't handle. She was just starting at him and i begged her to please look at me. When she did and I tried to talk to her, he threw a huge fit and told her to look at him. Then started accusing me of saying something to her, I didnt. All I was asking was for them to make them a reasonable price! I wasnt even trying to return them. Hell I would have taken it as credit and shopped more but now I will never come here and I hope you will spend your money somewhere else as well. When I said I would write a review to make sure people know how I was treated, The owner told me that if I try to post a negative review, he will reply "nicely" and that everyone is going to agree with him and say i should have looked at the price tags. No matter what, charging that much over the cost of new/used is insane. ​

    This store is clean and well organized with a great flow. A huge variety of inventory from new to…read morevintage to antique. Something for everyone. The prices were great. A definate must do

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    First Chance Second Glance - The USED sunbleached shoe I got from them for $65....

    The USED sunbleached shoe I got from them for $65....

    First Chance Second Glance - This is exactly the same

    This is exactly the same

    First Chance Second Glance - Same knife

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    The Silver Lining - Cheers!

    The Silver Lining

    4.8(6 reviews)
    37.0 mi
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    Home to Modern Craft wines, the Silver Lining is a tasting room/gift shop featuring all of the…read morewines under the Modern Craft name and what an array of wines they have. We stopped in while traveling up north and were pleasantly surprised to find a cute little wine tasting room in the small town of West Branch, of all places. I've been to West Branch several times before (we usually stay at a cabin on the water with our friends), but I've never seen anything associated with a winery here before, so I had absolutely no idea what I was missing! They had quite an array of reasonably-priced wines, starting around $11 and going up from there to around $22 per bottle. We were offered a free wine sampling of a couple of different varieties, including a semi-dry, but buttery chardonnay ($11), which had a nice, rich flavor for a lower-priced bottle of wine. I would recommend that anyone who likes white wines. It was a hit with me after just one sip. It wasn't too dry or too sweet. It had some nice, subtle notes that I could detect afterward. Next, we tried a chocolate wine. My husband was very hesitant at first, but came around on it after giving it a chance. I liked it, myself, too. It was a richer wine, probably not for everybody's taste, but I found it quite suitable. We were told it was infused with Mackinac Island Fudge, so that must be what gave it its incredibly distinct chocolate taste. If you like chocolate or fudge, this one is a winner. The manager/owner suggested mixing it with Modern Craft's cherry wine for optimal effect. He said the two bring out the best notes in each other. He then paired them together for me and you know what? He was right. Count me in! Another winner. He was both engaging and quite knowledgeable about the wines they had in stock. He definitely knew his stuff. Beyond that, there were several other interesting wines at a mid-range price point that looked worth trying, including a blackberry wine and a variety of lighter, fruity wines, suitable for a summer evening. They had a special on some discontinued seasonal wine, running about 50% off, which was a bargain. Aside from the tasting room, the space is home to a small gift shop featuring home decor and accessories. I didn't bother to check it out too well, but looking around I saw some cute things that I would like. I wish I had taken a little more time to check out the gift shop as well, but I focused my visit solely on the wine tasting. I'm really glad we stopped in. It made for most pleasant side trip foray. I would never have known this place was here if I hadn't decided to stop into town just to look around for an hour or two.

    Hands down my favorite place in West Branch. I'm moving there this month and will be a frequent…read morevisitor. Stock up on the Scarlet Fudge Wine. I'm coming for it!

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    The Silver Lining - Wine Chillers

    Wine Chillers

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    Best Pretzel Ever!

    The Silver Lining - Naked Bee Organic Lotion

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