A few months ago, a man named Garrett Holden walked into my tattoo shop. He introduced himself as…read morethe owner of Cottonwood Collective, and wanted to thank me for the mural I painted "on his wall." For those of you that don't know, I painted the Albert Einstein mural on the side of their cinderblock building behind State Farm attached to Cottonwood Collective. So, I gratefully shook his hand and told him that it was my pleasure. When he walked into my building, I was working on feather flags to be displayed near roadside. I was about to spend $200 a piece. I was finished with the design formatted to the exact parameters of a 13' feather flag. He jumped in and claimed that he could do it for much less. He then gave me his card. After talking about possible business, I decided to let him do it. He promised to have it to me in 1-2 weeks, and I gave him 50% down to begin: and promised the other half on delivery. After waiting for 3-4 weeks, we called him and couldn't get through. Eventually, my secretary runs into him and asks him to call me. He definitely did within a couple of days. He apologized then continued to say that he messed up the first order and had to reorder it. I didn't hear from him for about 3-4 more weeks. I called and asked him to come by the shop. He did not come by or call me back. My secretary went over to Cottonwood trying to find Garrett Holden. (gholden@TRUmarketing.net) He was not there. The lady at the desk informed my secretary that he was not the owner. So, I tried to call him again: no response. I waited another week and told him that I was going to call the police if he didn't return my money as it has been almost 3 months since he accepted the job. He didn't respond, and we made another attempt to see him in person. The woman at the desk was not the same as the first that we visited. She said, in fact, that Garrett was part owner with her, and the other woman was the owner of the building. He wasn't there, and we left a message for him to call us. I did call the police, and they informed me that this was a civil matter. I'm sure that I would win the lawsuit should I decide to go through with it, and I may, but for the meantime I want to inform the people of Mountain Home that there is a problem with one of the owners from Cottonwood. This man is not honest, ethical, or anywhere near in practice of good business. I wouldn't recommend doing business with him. I have heard nothing but negative town sentiment over this man as he does this sort of thing to other people, as well. As far as the rest of the business, I like the building, the owner of the building, the mural, and the layout and quality of the inventory on the inside. I have no opinion of the other owner, as I have never met her. I would like to apologize to her for having to suffer the impact of such a large review. This review and the other reviews I will leave in other locations will leave a mark on her 1/2 of the business as well inadvertently, and for that I am sorry, but I am just wanting the respect that I deserve. Garrett took my money, promised a service, and kept the money with the intent of never providing the service. This is considered fraud and theft in my eyes. In some states it is highly illegal. I want to mention again, I am not reviewing his partner, I am reviewing Garrett Holden and Tru Marketing Concepts or any other business that Garrett Holden is in charge of. Thank you for you time, Justin Abel

From the owner: Since 2013, Elmore Books & More has been a locally owned and operated bookstore in Mountain Home,…read moreshipping to all book lovers of Idaho! We offer a wide variety of genres of new, used, and rare books at Elmore Books & More. If you're looking for a book we currently do not carry, we'll order it for you! You will be sure to find the good read that you are looking for! Visit our website, or call today for more information!

Love this new story. It's so big and airy, with all the books I was looking for and some I didn't…read moreknow I was looking for. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly too.

I left a few minutes ago and asked the very kind & accommodating man with an accent about a book…read morewith "lesbian" in the title. The older blonde woman who was also working took it upon herself to insert herself and tell me that they have kids come into this store & continued to try and correct me on the title of the book ?? If you're gonna profit off of our lgbt+ community& market yourselves as a welcoming space maybe you should put your homophobic staff in check :)

Not a local book shop feel but staff is friendly and helpful in finding product. Don't have the…read morebook you want? Have no fear they can probably order it! Coffee? Check, pit stop at the Starbucks located in the center of the store. Line to check out can be long at times but what can you do but read while you wait? Good rewards member program to boot. P.S. Did someone say Lego's? They have some awesome sets to pick from!

I'm giving stars for the people working because they're delightful! but my god. I don't want to…read moresound horrendous for this but the homeless man allowed to just hang out there with his dirty cups and shoes off is so gross. it's got to be a sanitary issue. he's reading all the books and PICKING AT HIS FEET. WHAT!?! How is this acceptable?! I'm never touching a book there again. I get its warm outside, but set some boundaries for the love of god.

My family left with far too many books (if that's a thing lol). Loved the selection and variety of…read moreitems at this location.

A really great selection of used books and very fairly priced. Very happy with the experienceread more

Great selection of used books and some new. Price is half of the original list price but if you…read morebought the book on amazon, walmart.com, eBay, etc. you probably got just as good deal if not better. They also buy used books, videos, cd's, records, and games. Yesterday I brought six boxes of books, video games, and movies; most were in like new condition. They might sell one quarter of these in the store and ship the rest to their warehouse or for recycling or use in other locations. I was given the great total of $16.11. It was really an insult. Many of these were coffee table size books, and books about things like aircraft, aircraft carriers, Titanic, architecture, history, music. Many originally cost over $40 and were like brand new. Don't expect much but at least they're recycling things for you if you're gonna throw them away anyway.

I've passed by HP Books about a dozen times but really wanted to go on my first time visit with my…read moredaughter who is a book nerd. One of the many qualities that I love about her. WOW. Impressed. Rows and rows of books. All neatly arranged and very affordably priced. There's surely something for everyone here. Whether you're looking for autographed books, first editions, or even comic books. There are dvds, and some Funko pops plus vinyl which gives it a "Hastings" feel. For those of you who don't know Hastings was the one stop shop for books, movies, dvds, vinyl and pop culture things. The service was super friendly and what hearted my heart more anything was the number of young and old getting books to read. If you're looking for some "old-fashioned" books stop by Half Price Books for your next read and let those chapters fly by

This cute little store may be slightly hard to find but it is wonderful! The staff were friendly…read moreand knowledgeable. The book selection is good but so are all the bookmarks and other "trinkets" they sell. Add in all the painting classes they offer and you have yourself a wonderful escape for a book club, friends painting night, etc. They even sell artwork as well! It's truly a wonderful and magical place. Highly recommend a visit!

I sincerely love this store. Lots of cool things to look through. A good selection of books. And…read morethe vibe is awesome. I sat and read a book, that i had gotten a great deal on, for like 2 hours. On another visit I bought a beautiful, one of a kind painting. Kayla, the owner is very knowledgeable and has excellent customer service.

I love stumbling across little gems like Once and Future Books. This charming cottage, turned…read morebookstore, was formerly known as Rainbow Books. It has since been completely overhauled and renamed by Rediscovered Bookshop in downtown. As a children's book writer, I'm also an avid collector of children's picture books. Once and Future offers a great selection of gently used books at bargain prices. For example, I found a signed copy of Whoopi Goldberg's book Alice for an incredible bargain price of $6! (Granted, it's personalized "Thank You, Samantha!" in gold lettering, but I'm ok with that!) There are all sorts of nooks and crannies to discover treasures galore, plus lots of book-lover novelties such as bookends, stickers and buttons. Check this place out, I'm sure you'll love it! There is ample parking in the back lot, don't get a ticket by parking on the street.

Just highly unpleasant people unless you err towards the appearance of a little old lady who will…read morebe utterly happy with exactly what is on the shelves - God help you if you have an actual question - several people who work here seem to feel their handling of books gives them leave to glare at those who would ask for an edition or title not in stock. Seriously - only bookstore I've been to in the world where when asking for a specific first edition the reaction isn't to check or even chat, but simply to glare and go; "You know that's really rare, right? Like, expensive." You can literally be standing there with a fistful of cash and get this reaction here. Utterly foul people.

Love this store. Always good prices - fantastic sales…read more We especially love the clothes. My daughter is very tall and it's hard to find quality shirts and skirts for a decent price. This is perfect and she always looks classy.

They seem to always have a large selection of discounted merchandise in the back of the store…read more This is my go to place for neighborhood gifts or multiple gifts on the cheap. They are less expensive than Desert Book on most of their items. I've never had a problem finding an employee to help me.

Lovely little shop!…read more Unique jewelry and repurposed furniture. Amazing folks! Looking forward to our next visit.

10/2020 Cute little place. Furniture always online. She is closing present location soon & has…read moreitems on sale