Shop local when and where you can! Of all the indie book stores, this one has the most selection. I…read moreeven found the book I was looking for! Nowhere focuses on local, cultural, LGBTQIA, and overall a very diverse selection of books. They also host big events like speakers. Nowhere is about the size of your average Half Price Books and as someone else said, it's like stepping into a grown-up Scholastic Book Fair. Socks, bookmarks, cards, they sell so many things. Towards the back they also have a coffee shop! I need to go back and order a cortado for my review series. You can tell this shop is well-loved. It was extremely crowded. Staff remained in excellent spirits providing top notch customer service. I fell in love with this shop immediately. I was already a fan based on word of mouth. But experience the shop for yourself - you must do it. I can't wait until my next visit.

Love a hybrid business. This independent book store and coffee shop has most things I could ask…read morefor: wifi, coffee (and non coffee drinks), snacks, and seating. Their displays of books are well curated, and they have some knickknacks and gifts for that eccentric person in your life. I do wish the cafe had some gluten free options (pastries looked and smelled so good. The whole area smelled like butter.). And would like an alt milk option that isn't nuts, soy, or oat based (like coconut milk!). Free parking in the back.

Food was horrible. Everything was bad. Only thing we enjoyed was the bottled sodas. The meat was…read morevery cheap cut of steak and hardly any of that mostly rice. I asked for extra cheese and extra sour cream. The cookies were very stale. Just horrible do not recommend Freebirds Alamo Ranch Texad

From the owner: Welcome to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics store specifically designed for…read moregrades 6 – 12. Our retail store (located inside the Cheetahlish Building in Old Town Helotes,) and online store have been established to provide for the unique needs of students and parents, as well as public, private and home school educators in the South Texas region to help growing young minds in these challenging times. Our shop is full of interesting and challenging learning projects in all phases of STEM learning for the 6th through 12th grades and beyond. From computer programming to physics project kits, biology to engineering, you will find high quality education products at prices you will appreciate at STEM 6-12 in Old Town Helotes or in our online store.

My husband and I love this bookshop. We joined their loyalty program and designated them as our…read morebookshop in Libro.fm. We have chatted with multiple staff members and they are always helpful, polite and welcoming. While the in-store selection may not be as large as one of the biggies, it's pretty good and I have no problem ordering online or requesting a special order. I even pre-ordered the next Dungeon Crawler Carl book! The best part is we are supporting our local bookshop. This is how bookstores should be! :)

Found this spot on our stroll through main St. It's the…read moreperfect size with a little bit of everything. The children's book selection was different than I've seen some places and will return because of it.

Barnes & Noble is always a great time!…read more Frankly I love coming here to discover new book titles or purchase their B&N limited edition books. Shopping books through Amazon or other online retailers can be very easy, but there is nothing like walking through a book store and seeing all the different titles in just one place. Compared to other locations, this Barnes & Noble is not as busy and I like that is just one story building. I also like that they have plenty of spots all over the bookstore where you can sit and they also have a pretty nice size Starbucks. There is also plenty of parking and accessing this plaza is super easy from 410 or 281. Overall, I love coming to this store! The staff is always super friendly and they have an amazing selection.

Probably my favorite location…read more The layout of this location just makes so much sense! Every genre section branches off of a 'main hallway' and you can see over all of the shorter bookshelves so the store is really open and easy to peruse through. They've had what I came in looking for each time I've been, it's been clean and organized every visit, and the café has a ton of Starbucks, Cheesecake Factory, and other more popular chain brand products to choose from if you need a pick me up during your shop as well. Give this bookstore a visit! It's absolutely worth your while!

Wonderful Daiso! I've had these in the last couple of cities I've lived in. It's a great place to…read morebuy inexpensive but nice small items; they have a wide selection of household goods, toiletries, toys, kitchen ware, stationary, crafts, stickers, gift wrapping items, Japanese snacks and drinks. They have some Disney and Sanrio brand items as well. So cute! Their prices are posted with the yen conversion, throughout the store but if not marked, everything is $1.75, but recently they had a price change to $2.25. The items are still definitely worth it and high quality. Their bigger household items are priced as marked. I noticed recently their holiday goods went on sale after the holiday as well. A lot of fun gift items or ideas for favor bags. Nice service and clean, well organized store.

Daiso is such a cute store with a wide variety of items from kitchen to makeup and all kinds of…read morestorage. As a first time customer, it was very overwhelming, but the pricing is very easy to follow with signs posted in all the aisles. I was pleasantly surprised at just how much variety the store has and I found some very useful items for my house, including some cute coasters and a set of chopsticks with a spoon. The staff are also incredibly helpful and will answer any questions you might have. I will definitely be going back to Daiso.

I love working with Louis and his company! I had misplaced a lovely fountain pen and when I found…read moreit, realized I needed some ink cartridges. The Ink Flow had the best prices on their website compared to any other on-line vendors. Louis responded immediately to my order, explaining that there would be a slight delay in shipping. (These days, the supply chain is bumpy due the pandemic.) He kept me informed about new stock (colors) that I wanted and was very gracious. I'm really looking forward to doing business with Louis and The Ink Flow again! It was a lovely experience.

I love the scrapbooking supplies they currently have available, which varies by store. The price is…read moreamazingly affordable.

I'm excited to see the Ollie's has made it to San Antonio. We lived here for almost thirty five…read moreyears and didn't have one. So of course, we had to stop by. I will say that their selection is not as big as some of the other stores that i've seen, but they still have some great deals. This visit, we got a pan to cook with, a phone charging card, some protein powder and even some beauty products. If you're looking to find some great deals, I would definitely recommend to take a walk around and see what you can find.

I've decided to explore the city's used bookstores. It seems we have quite a few, and I wasn't…read moreaware of many of them. Nine lives books was one of them. It is located in a strip mall off Fredericksburg, and it won't be found unless ones looking for it, which I was. It is not a very big place, but it does have a lot of knickknacks, including an impressive collection of stickers, bookmarks, and vinyl records, to name a few. It actually is a pretty neat place. The books are used and for the most part they're very reasonably priced. They do not have an inventory of the books, so you do have to look through shelves, if looking for a particular title. And their staff is only one person at the cashier. Which is to say that you can browse to your heart's content, and discover some major reads. They also had quite a few boxes of books that were under one dollar or $.50. This is one of those places that I intend to return to, because of pricing and to support small businesses. I truly recommend visiting this place. It makes for a fun visit.

I stumbled upon this gem by pure chance...I'm so glad I did! It is the greatest little bookstore…read moreI've ever been to! The gentleman behind the counter was wonderful, the selection was stellar, and the value can not be beat! I paid under $3 for two books and a bookmark! I do wish I had more time to look around, next time I go in I will! This is my new favorite place!

Kicking gl-ass! This is such a cool resource for San…read moreAntonio! This place is a glass admirer's heaven! Want to learn how to work with glass? These guys will teach you! This is a school/store that works with glass cutting, stained glass making, and kilning flat glass works. They sell all the glass and glass supplies. They even have books and newsletters where you can copy someone's design. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. They took us around and showed us all the workshops, kilns, and supplies that they offer. We were stunned to see the colorful displays of the students' works shining in the windows. The staff is so friendly, and obviously passionate about their art! They're happy to help and answer any questions. It's a wonderful community resource! I can't wait to take a class here!

Had a blast. Roy was an excellent instructor. It was much harder to make a perfect ornament then…read moreyou expect. Diane was great too.