Never expected to find this wonderful gem next to the old theater on Main Street…read more We met the owner - Tammy - who showed us her new laser etching machine that makes world class personalized gifts at extremely reasonable prices. We have been in a lot of boutique stores like this and this is the ONLY one where we've seen this type of personalization on a multitude of very cool gifts for birthdays, weddings and special occasions. Then we looked around and found artwork and a huge variety of terrific items for our home - some sourced from local artists and some sourced from far off places. The one consistent thing we noted was the exquisite 'taste' of the owner/buyer. She has a real eye for great items at value prices. One of the finest retail boutiques we've ever visited and the first one I ever felt compelled to write a review about in two decades plus as a shopping couple. My wife and I both thought it was a truly world class store. Wish we could give it six stars. It REALLY is worth visiting when you are in the area.

What can I say... I go to this place every single time I visit Charles City. If you are looking…read morefor cute, fun and unique things, look no further. There are so many gorgeous treasures, household items, kids toys, women's clothing items and more. This truly is such a gem and in a great location as well. I highly recommend!!!

This review is for darling online selection and service…read more I love bamboo Kickee Pants for baby (especially classic or loose fit which is hard to find since they converted to fitted/snug onesies) and Peek-a-Boo had a rare find online. Upon ordering, it arrived very quickly, beautifully wrapped, and with a handwritten note offering to help me with any other kickee pants needs. Since I am not local, I've bookmarked this store on my computer. Wonderful experience and customer service - check them out online as well.

From the owner: PeekaBoo is know for our outstanding customer service and knowledge in the areas of Baby furniture…read moreand clothing as well as unique gifts, toys and books for children of all ages.

My thrifting loving city based teen approves of this thrift store. I also found several things for…read moremy middle aged body. Good job Decorah!

I absolutely love shopping here! The ladies are so friendly and welcoming! Always have a new…read moreselection of items for the whole family! Great place to sell you items and get some cash or store credit! I love that they now have a no appointment needed for 25 items or less during the week! I have sold with them several times and have never had any issues!

NWT Consignment, while it doesn't seem to have as many "new with tags" items as I expected, is…read morestill a good consignment store. I'm in love with their Facebook/Craigslist drop-off exchange service! You can find some pretty good deals here - but you'll probably have to be careful as some of their items seem more expensive than necessary. PROS: -Facebook/Craigslist item drop-off is pretty amazing. Selling something online? Come in here, drop off your item along with $1, and they'll hold the item and allow the other person to pick up the item at the other person's leisure (and they'll collect the money for you + $1 extra dollar from the second person for the service). No trying to arrange suitable times between two people. No meeting in front of random stores to "make the exchange". They'll do it for you, and they only charge $2 - which is split between the two people. -Friendly service. There was a woman that greeted us when we walked in, let us know to ask her if we had any questions. Another woman asked her for help, and she went around and showed the woman all of the shirts she knew of that fit her request. She wasn't pushy, but she was friendly and around to help - and she was happy to answer my questions too. -Nothing seemed to smell like smoke or have pet hair on it. The building itself has a bit of a musky smell to it, but you get used to it within minutes. -Good sales. When we came here, everything (outside of wedding dresses, designer purses, and such) was $10 each. This discounted a lot of the prices within the shop to see well-within reach for consignment items. -Large variety of items. There's jewelry here, everyday clothes, business clothes, men's/women's/children's clothes, wedding dresses, shoes/heels/boots, prom-type dresses, furniture, and some industrial-type building supplies in the back. There are designer and non-designer purses too. They also have men's suits and shoes. -They offer layaway. I imagine this is for their big-ticket items (like wedding dresses) and less-so for their $5 jewelry rack. CONS: -Regular, everyday prices do seem a bit high. $30 for a non-brand name dress at a consignment store is a bit intense - and that seemed to be a standard price for some of it. That being said, they do have regular sales - and it seems like the pricing really does seem to vary by item. I found $5 sweat pants that I thought about walking home with. You can find some good deals if you look around. -It doesn't seem like everything here is new/unworn. I'm not sure what the estimate would be, but especially with shoes, there's a whole lot of wearing on many of the treads. -Organization isn't great among some of the racks. There are different areas for Small/Medium/Large/XLarge/Plus, but pants/skirts/dresses/shirts seem to be mixed in along each rack. The plus-size rack seemed to vary sizes from 14 all the way up to 28, and all of those were all sorts of mixed up too.

Potential buyers, be aware that the owner and employees do not check the product coming in for…read moredefects and they do not offer any type of returns or exchanges. I recently bought a gift only to find that the zipper had teeth missing. I called immediately and left a message. I received no response for four days. When I went in to the store to ask about it, I was shown a small sign about six inches above the floor, hidden behind a shirt saying no returns. When I asked why no one had called back the owner got very abusive. Buy at your own risk.