MY HAPPY PLACE!! Every business owner should be like Talia. She's so friendly, inviting and excited…read moreabout every customer who comes into the store. It's so obvious that she loves and cares about her work. This store is adorable - always a solid offering of trendy and timeless clothing, quirky/fun gifts, plants, accessories, etc. Sort of like Target x10000 (you go in for one thing and walk out with 30). So much thought has been put into each product and detail of the store itself. I normally have to steer myself away from boutiques because I'm a poor young person and can't afford boutique pricing, but everything here is fair, affordable, and (yes it's true) high quality. I've been shopping here since it first opened and this place has always been quality/lovely! Whenever I'm back in Ames I have to swing in. If you're in the area, do yourself a favor and visit :)

Although the owner is very kind, after my best friend made a purchase, I searched for the brand,…read moreand they sell the clothing for less than half of what it is priced at in the store on amazon. I only hope my review can help other college students be smart about their money and realize, as my friend did, that instead of supporting a small business that she thought she was, it still supports unethical fast fashion. I also know how hard my friend works for her money, which is why I was prompted to write this. Even if it is legal, I find it wrong to upscale and mislead college students.

What a sweet shop with knowledgeable staff and a desire to help quilters or knitters at all stages…read moreof their "journey". I stopped by on a snowy afternoon trying to match some Tula Pink fabric. While I didn't find an exact match, I was quickly shown a coordinating fabric that added the zing I didn't know I needed. While not the hugest collection of fabric in the area, what the store had will meet the needs of everyone and perhaps helps in the overwhelming feel that I have in stores with a HUGE collection. Don't miss this gem when in the Story City area.

I love this quilt shop in Story City. So nice to have a local quilt shop. Since it's been opened…read moreSteph and Eileen are so friendly and helpful and feel like family. I learn a lot from them always willing to help. I've enjoyed taking classes here as all instructors are very knowledgeable and fun to learn from! I look forward to taking more classes soon and they have a lot of fabulous fabrics that I can't wait to do projects for!

There are tons of great gifts in this store! It feels a bit cluttered, but the prices were very…read morereasonable. I had several gifts that I needed to purchase and found pretty much everything I needed here. However, the service was not great. When I went in, one of the clerks was very nice and helpful but the other was super rude and scowled the whole time and was very short when speaking.

Such a beautiful place. Wonderful staff, incredible gifts and decorations - I could go on and on! I…read morewish I could buy one of everything.

Right before noon on 10/6/24. Terrible customer service and even worse assistant manager. Remember…read moreyou have choices for shopping and I would exercise a different choice.

Service quality of clothes and food and supplies is excellent at Theisens always!! The value is…read morealways good and check for coupons on line at the App Store as well! I highly recommend Theisens love this store for all your needs under one roof!

This place hasn't changed at all since I was a little kid and I'm so glad because now I can take my…read morekid there and get the same lovey feeling I did when I was young. It's always reminded me of the book store in You've Got Mail and just that lovely old school toy store feel. It was the only toy store we had but it was perfect. The marbles were always one of my favorites and the large stuffed animals of lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Worth the trip every single time

Pumpkin Patch is one of my favorite stores in all of Iowa!…read more It's a wonderful local independent Toy store, with fun for the whole family! I always loved walking by the huge stuffed animals in the windows when I lived in Ames! They have classic toys from the 50's, to modern stuff kids today would dig! Great selection of stuffed animals, books, nut crackers, games, toy cars.. you name it they got it! They also do a fantastic job of wrapping those Christmas gifts for the little special ones in your life! The store is a fantasy world of fun, for all ages and I highly recommend stoping in here if you make it to Ames ever! I feel like JOSH from the movie BIG when he walks into FAO Shwarz for the fist time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yu62StlsMY

Closed in 2020 due to covid and George Floyd in my was a good mall started by Helen that place…read moreburned so they got a small store then the old hallmark store opened up on story st Boone ia artie and deb ran it til the movie crisis of 2020 what a silly thing to ruin a good thing

Great place, lots of vendors, tons of stuff, it's actually really clean and well-kept, and the and…read morethe people that work there are very very friendly. Unlike most antique malls the basement is also a great place to find unique treasures.

Love this little thrift store! Affordables takes donated items from area residents, and it also…read morebuys truckloads of new merchandise, so the store is about half new and half second-hand. Money raised through sales of that merchandise is used to help the residents at Bethany Life in Story City, at The Households of Bethany and at the independent- and assisted-living facilities. Clothing, household items, antiques and collectibles. You can find everything here. The inventory changes often. We drive up from the Des Moines metro every few weeks just to visit Affordables and a nearby consignment shop in Gilbert.

Service is good, selection varies, alot of vintage, some things are overpriced. Not as good as it…read morewas in the old location. Not as organized as it was before.

Sold me wrong item. No returns. Told them they're losing a customer. They called me a fckin btch…read moreand hung up on me. Called back and talked to manager who said they don't care at all that their employees treat customers like this or that they're losing a customer. Place deserves to go out of business.

I have lived in Ames for years. Ive seen that building be a number of different businesses. When i…read morestopped there i wasnt expecting much. As soon as i walked in it was like walking into a different world. The noise from outside was gone and i was met with a pleasant smelling, clean, well lit space. The displays were backlit well and clean, Also had a symmetry to it that appealed to me. There was nice calming music playing and i was free to look around for a bit. Then i met Drake and Hannah. They were wonderful, and friendly. There were up beat and smiling and very helpful. I got the impression that they were the owners, you rarely find that good of an employee, let alone two. I will definitely go back, and i wont be going anywhere else.