Needing gifts for my father's brother and sister, I visited the general store to buy some canned…read morefoods. In addition to the typical assortment of jams, they had canned peaches, beets, and applesauce. If you bought two, you received a discount. The staff were so helpful and patient in taking off the price tags and wrapping them in packing paper for me. I'm glad to know I can find these goods at the general store alongside Simply Southern clothes and other gifts from the area.

Huge selection of items. T-shirts are overpriced. Customer service was excellent. If you purchase…read more$50 or more there's a coupon available for $10 off so, put the items together then split when shopping on a girls trip.

Fantastic place - helped me pick out a wonderful mat and frame that both looked wonderful and was…read morein my budget! Will definitely be going to them again.

Excellent job and extremely helpful when picking out frame and mat choices.read more

One thing to understand about Colonial Williamsburg is the naming of the buildings is not by…read morecoincidence. John Greenhow was a merchant that operated a store on Duke of Gloucester during colonial days. The history of the man is as important to me as the current day store which I do enjoy browsing. John Greenhow was born in England 1724. He has been described as enterprising for the day, a real go getter. He operated a three man eight ton Schooner named "The Robert" along the James River from Virginia to Philadelphia carrying butter, pork, peas and lard to Pennsylvania. His return trips to the Old Dominion brought back coffee, chocolate, flour, bread, skillets, soap and even furniture. Williamsburg was not his only store as he operated a second location in Richmond. Mr. Greenhow passed in 1787 and is buried close to his mercantile at Bruton Parish Church. His stone is visible to this day. The present day store instills some of the old past of products like soap and housewares among lots of other items that may, or may not have been carried in the shop like home decor, clothing and even wine that seemed logical for the colonial time. Visitors can also purchase, or rent period wear. I have shopped at this store dozens of times in the past 30 years. I seem to always find something for purchase. The last time it was a few bottles of Williamsburg Winery Wine. Other occasions it's been soap which is fantastic. During Summer months when mobbed it can be a tad crowded to navigate. Staff typically is not in the floor to assist, but is more than willing to help when asked. It's no fault of their own, it's CW's staffing needs adjusted during the height of tourism. The clerks working the store are super friendly and knowledgeable about their goods and the history of Greenhow. It's fun to throw them a question, or two about the old day store. I would recommend a visit to The Greenhow store when strolling down DOG.

I'm not a shopping person and sadly I've become not much of a CW person but if you're in CW and if…read moreyou're going to shop, the Greenhow Store is not a bad place to do it. My Yelp brother JD did a great job covering the history of the man who's name is on the building. I have nothing to add other than the current store is not one of the original 88 CW buildings but it was built on the site of the original and on land that Mr. Greenhow owned. Back in the day you could easily see the yard over at Bruton Parish but FWIW this is the final resting place for Mr. Greenhow: makinghistorynow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mr-greenhows-tomb-bruton-parish.png Usually I'm in here because I've got people in my family who love the soap balls that they sell here (maybe they have them in other stores but usually I find the bars everywhere - not the balls), the vanilla beans, the musket balls and a few other odds and sods. The other reason I like to shop here is because of the one "sales interpreter" who normally works here. When you walk in he's usually at the register on the left side. He's a taller older guy who wears small round wire rimmed glasses. He's the one guy in the store who usually will engage you in sort of a quasi-in character demeanor. He's hysterical and I always enjoy seeing him and I remind him of that whenever I'm there. While this store is normally very crowded on my most recent visit we walked in to find we had the whole place to ourselves. Three employees in there with just us. After a few minutes another couple came in but that's how dead it was on New Year's Day. One brief negative note regarding that visit. While there were three sales interpreters there. Cluelessly, there was also a supervisor/manager present who kept having a little meeting with the group over in the one corner out front even though they could see that I was at the register ready to go. Experiences like that are the types of reasons people say "Never Again" to CW. It's small but it also shows you a small spot of where management's focus truly is at. That singular visit aside, normally it's a decent experience here and it's always worth a visit to see what they have when on DOG Street.

I love this store!! The selection is great and they are always getting new items in. The paper…read moreselection is fantastic! The new location is SO much better! I wouldn't waste my time going anywhere else.

I went in because a coworker found out that I like crystals and wear them all the time. I went in…read morethere with the mind set that I was just looking and not going to buy anything. I actually find an item that I was looking for and it was a nice looking piece and worth the price. There are a ton of crystals with a description of each item and what it's supposed to help the person.

Let me tell you about stick Stone and bone this place is located right next to the Food For Thought…read morerestaurant. We walked inside on a whim just to get a chance just to check out the inside Decor. I was thrown off because I did see that there was ice cream and a bakery shop and for some reason I did not pay attention to the name so I walked them blindly not knowing what to expect. The best part that really threw me together when walking inside was the Whimsical Warrior flute music that's epitone for this whole Ambience of this shop. I was really drawn into the whole aesthetic of the place however was not prepared for seeing tons and tons of rocks. Rocks. That's right I said rocks again I was not prepared because this had nothing to do with ice cream, bread, or any other type of dessert especially after eating a full meal at Food For Thought but that's a different idea. Anyhow I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of the rocks with a little small descriptions that were provided at each of the bulls that were there and the pricing was pretty fair. They did have a small section with incense candles and sticks and a variety of books and guides for Crystal healing and finding your soul purpose in life. I was really impressed by the people who had baskets that were walking around with only two Pebbles inside but let me tell you they were getting their life and I was getting mine. Of course I saw different varieties of rocks and succulents and of course I wanted to pick them up and throw them in their basket just because I was excited for them. So they staff and nice and they also had a table with a table that had a listing of local events in the community. So make sure to hop on by but do not break his stick Stone and Bone trying to get one of these great gems.

I love the fabrics and variety of items they have in this store. (Upholstery fabrics, wallpaper…read more Picture frames., & artist supplies)

They had an excellent selection of M Graham paints which are professional grade and hard to find in…read moreother local stores. They also had many other unique supplies that are not stocked elsewhere in this area.

What a nice shop. Very nice colonial period artwork and reproductions. Lot's of other items that…read moreyou want to buy. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable and the owner is usually on site most days with her two friendly black labs that greet visitors at the door when you come in. They also have done some excellent framing for me with great attention to detail. This is custom work, not one of those "slap together' frame shops. Their framing is done to protect the artwork and will last several lifetimes.

I have been in this area for over 20 years and had my carpet cleaned by several different…read morecompanies. Conscientious Carpet Care is truly the best. They are conscientious and they care! Just like their name!

Wow! I'm not usually the one to write a review and if I do I tend to wait until I have service…read moredone enough times to see consistency. I was so impressed by their first impression to where I felt they deserve to be recognized. They went above and beyond, gave great attention to detail and would not settle for just "job done". They communicated professionally, thoroughly and delivered results above my expectations. Couldn't ask for anything more.