This is the best K-pop shop at The Source. Firstly, the price is much better at K Place than the…read moreother K-pop shops at this mall on nearly all similar products. We're compared prices on a bunch of items from each of the K-pop shops at The Source and K Place is almost always is a few dollars cheaper than its competitors. Secondly, the album selection is better and you get a wide array of new releases as well as older albums from previous generations. Many of the new releases also come with preorder benefits (POBs) that is only offered at K Place. These attributes also applies to their online store as well which we also buy from when we are unable to go to the physical storefront. The store can get busy especially during weekends but the lines always go pretty fast. The customer service is nice too. A guy let me repick my POB if it ended up being the same member as another POB I picked. If you sign up for their free membership you get $5 off every $100 spent in-store and online as well so definitely sign up for that if you want additional savings. Another thing to look out for is discounts throughout the store. Some popular items that go on discount are usually older magazines and various merch that they're trying to get rid of. Once in awhile, they'll have a stack of freebies by the front entrance too (usually opened albums without photocards, posters, etc.). Once in awhile, they'll host a girl group/boy group photocard trading event too so keep up with their social media if you want to buy/sell/trade your photocard collection at one of these events. Every time I visit The Source, K Place is my first choice for any potential K-pop purchases.

This is one of the best K-pop stores I've visited! The store has a huge selection of albums and the…read morestock is really good. They carry albums from so many different groups, including newer releases and older ones that can sometimes be hard to find. it's honestly such a fun place to look around because there's always new releases and old releases! The customer service was also really nice. The staff were friendly and helpful, and they made the experience even better. They had also given me extra photo-cards with each album i bought!Which i found nice :) Overall, I definitely recommend this place if you're looking for K-pop albums or lightsticks! Great selection, great stock, and really good service. I'll definitely be coming back!

Stopped by M.Lovewell yesterday for their first day opening since their store refresh! There are so…read moremany new items and artists that have been added to the store which was nice to see! I love coming by here to look at their selection of fountain pens, inks, journaling supplies, and especially stamps! I hope they continue to add more varieties of washi tapes and stamps to their store as it's my new current obsession! Their prices are always reasonable and their workers are always super friendly. I love chatting with them whenever I visit :) Also love that they host fun learning workshop classes and events! Definitely check out their website for upcoming scheduled events if you're interested. There's a parking garage behind the corner of the street where the wall art is, which is typically free for 90 minutes I believe.

CUTE INDEPENDENT SHOP (4 stats)…read more There isn't much happening in downtown Santa Ana but there are a few hidden gems. Did I overhear that this place has been oven for ~10 years?! I stumbled upon this shop while walking around the small downtown and as I walked more east I questioned should I turn around? Right when I was able to this store popped in view and I had to go in! What a cute shop if you are into stationary and pens and etc. I love supporting small independent businesses so I was determined to leave with something. There were a collective of independent products from different companies/artists that sell their items here. I didn't expect to leave spending $70.05 on 5 tiny items. WAX SEAL ($20) - by Made of Honour. There weee a handful of styles available. Very nice packaging. SEALING WAX BEADS 100pc ($9) - by Fiona Ariva. Variety of stunning colors. WAX SEAL HANDLE ($9) - by Fiona Ariva. I believe this is the standard size that fits other brands. BOAT PEN CASE ($13) - by Luddite. I been looking for a small compact pen case for my very few ones that i own and this was what I was looking for. ANTERIQUE BALLPOINT PEN ($13) - I love this mini pen and how it writes. The store DOES sell anterique refills BUT not the mini anterique refills that is needed for this pen. You can order the refills online on Amazon. So here's what gets me about shopping here. - California State Tax (0.5%) - Orange County Tax (0.25%) - Santa Ana City Tax (15%) - Orange County District Tax SP (0:5%) - Orange County Tax SL (1%) ^^ Added an additional $5.95 to the initial subtotal. That's alot in my opinion! Cool store, with a checkout. Until the next review....

Posh paper was a wonderful experience!…read more I came here to order invites and envelopes for my sisters baby shower. The overall process was super easy. We first discussed everything I wanted on the invites as well as I showed some samples of what direction I wanted the card to look like. A week later I was given 3 samples I could choose from which were all well thought out! A day or two later my invites & envelopes were ready for pick up. Mine were done fairly quickly since I decided to write out my addresses myself, but if you want they can put your addresses on for you. Let me say both Laura and Brittany were both professional and incredibly nice during the entire process. Also the shop itself is adorable as well as bright and inviting.I will definitely be returning for any future invitations I will need made!!

I can't even begin to explain how amazing Posh Paper is! I ordered a friends Bridal Shower invites…read moreand Laura and Brittany helped me with wording and design they saw my vision and absolutely delivered! They also give you a step by step instructional sheet of how to pack and seal and mail so they are very proper and professional. Thank you ladies I am for sure coming back with all my other bridal parties and events coming up!

The owners are very nice and helpful…read more Their stickers are very cute. I love Mari's Tik Toks! I call her Super Star every time I go in. (Because she is)

The Stkr Store is a Filipino family-run small business that focuses on cute and creative custom…read morestickers as well as some stationery items and greeting cards. [Parking]: Easy and free designated parking for the plaza and our party had no issue finding an available spot on Saturday afternoon. [Products]: Most of the stickers are original artwork with only a few anime IPs (less than 1/8 of all stickers). I thought their LA County stickers (including some cities from San Bernardino County) for each city were pretty neat. The shop also has some decent Japanese-brand notebooks, toolboxes, pens, etc. Customers can also make their own through the website by uploading their own images (minimum order of 50 stickers). [Conclusion]: The store is not everyone's cup of tea, but for the right target customers this is an amazing store.

I went here to get more stationery. I got the Dong-A scented gel pens, some erasers, and a limited…read moreedition Kuru toga pencil. I'm glad that this place has the Dong-A Miffy scented gel pens because the 10 colors from Jetpens has been discontinued. This place even has several erasers from stationery companies. I saw those erasers from a Korean youtube video from years ago. I also saw that this place sells some calenders and notebooks that remind me of the Kokuyo soft ring notebooks. It's honestly so cool to see something like that.

We usually stop by here before we hit up our the restaurants in Garden Grove. We can for school…read moresupplies and the kids walked away with a lot of unique pencils/pens, pencil cases, to notebooks. The Korean man is nice and friendly. This is one of the places we visit when we come down south.

Local Collective is a charming and unique shop that is fun to peruse around. This spot is located…read morein a smaller parking lot with a decent amount of parking spots. Inside, the store is filled with lots of goodies ranging from vinyls, art, crafts, plushies, home decor, and much more! All of the staff, including the owner, are all very friendly and welcoming. This is definitely one of those spots you want to hit up if you are looking to buy some unique gifts or even to add some pop of color for your own home.

Super cool chicks work here. Good selection of vinyl records and candles and stickers. If you are…read moreon a budget they'll help you find something within it or even give you a lil discount.

Working with Sue was such a great experience!!!!! :D Its not often when a business goes above and…read morebeyond to meet all of your expectations :) I was in need of some elegant sweet 16 invitations. I was avoiding going to a store like staples because I really wanted to decide all of the tiny details one on one with someone. That's why I'm so happy I found Paper wonders. Sue is an absolute sweetheart, who really cares about the client experience. When I first found paper wonders and gave Sue a call, she asked me what I had in mind for my invitations, and I told her we were thinking about a laser cut tree that opened up to the invitation. She understood what I wanted and had different samples and ideas laid out for us the same day, during our first visit. She is also great with working within a budget and is not pushy when it comes to add ons. I was tempted at some points to add cute add ons to our invitations but I had to remind myself that this isn't a wedding. However for my baby shower and wedding invitations I'm going all out! Lol :D Once we had some ideas going we visited with Sue 2 more times, and emailed concepts and ideas back and fourth. I was very particular on the spacing, symmetry and the flow of the invitation. She captured everything I wanted and helped made our party soooooo much better with our beautiful invitations. You can tell that Sue is truly passionate with her work and her clients and I just wish there was more small businesses that worked the way she does. Thank you so much Sue and to your team too! I also loved our conversations when we would get carried away and start chatting for 45 minutes or an hour lol I'll also add that Sue has a lot of knowledge in the party planning/ wedding industry. She has a lot of good tips for decorating and she even let me rent two of her backdrops from her for our party :D Anyone who is looking for some amazing invitations please give Paper wonders a try! :) You won't regret it!

I am sorry to say that this review is long overdue. My upscale destination wedding in Riviera Maya…read moreMexico required an invitation that was luxurious and glitzy like my wedding will be... Audrey deserves a round of applause for her lovely hard work ! There are not enough words to describe how satisfied and happy I was with my wedding invitations Audrey went above and beyond to give me the most excellent experience a bride could ever ask for! She was organized and professional and very easy to work with! BUT !!! What really makes her above and beyond is when I had received my final order and went home I realized that three of the wedding invitations were missing the rhinestone appliqués to it. I called Audrey immediately and she profusely apologized to me! She offered and even showed up at my house with her toolbox and by hand added the rhinestones to each invitation in my living room !!!! And then handed me a check of $100 as an apology!!!!!!! Who does that?! AMAZING AUDREY DOES! I was floored and humbled by such great customer service. I am sure I will never have such a great customer service experience ever again but I am sure glad that this experience was for such an important day! Thank you thank thank you Audrey!!!!!

Stamp Fever is my go-to for stamping and card making! Linda Foley is the best and is very…read moreaccommodating. She will order what you need from the vendors with whom they do business. It's such a convenience and you save on shipping costs. I've been going there for nearly 15 years!

Love this place! Linda is so helpful!! Love the classes too! Lots of stamping and paper!!read more