All Things Groovy — Attraction in Chattanooga

Mojo Killers

I will start by saying that anytime I visit Chattanooga I always make it a point to stop by "All Things Groovy". I have always loved the environment and all the things in their neat shop. Unfortunately, when I made the stop this past weekend, the people working there really killed the vibe for me.

I understand that all shops have the right to instill the mask rule, but the way they went about it was horrendous. As I began browsing the shop for what I thought would have been a peaceful experience, the three workers standing at the register would yell from across the store as new customers entered the shop and then attempt to sell masks to them for $1 apiece. Being as it was the 4th of July a lot of people came into the shop and a lot would leave, so I kept hearing that same message yelled in a loop. I would have thought one of the three lounging workers could have stood closer to the entrance to let new customers know that their shop had a mask policy. It could have saved a lot of yelling and disruption in the store.

Also, while I was in the dressing room I was stabbed in the knee by a protruding staple and it even drew blood. Which was no big deal as I was just going to let them know so no one else would get hurt. However, when I was being rung-up and I kindly notified them of the staple they sarcastically said “We’ll let the manager know”. Then the one lady at the register mentioned people kept getting caught on the staple in there, as though customers needed to be aware of the hazard as opposed to them fixing the issue to begin with. I then offered to show them where the staple was so the problem could be taken care of or so they could put tape over the spot until they could get around to removing it. But they didn’t care. Essentially I was given the vibe that because they had already gotten my money they wanted me to leave. So I left and now I'm uncertain if I will ever shop...

Laid back personell which reflects the 60s/counter culture theme and motif of the store. And hearkening back to that era and epoch myself -- NYC & San Fran. 60s-70s -- this store truly reflects that era, relaxed multi patterned, tie dyed, curious and bizarre clothing, incense, silver jewelry, crystals, polished stones, aromatic body oils and much more oddities many of which with memorabilia status. The only thing from a business perspective I would add is they could use a good salesperson out on the floor, and when it's busy bring another from behind the counter, to aid, assist and SELL this beautiful merchandise. It's reasonably priced which is a sure recipe for sales potential, and at times when I was there there were many people, but seemingly just looking around. You can be laid back and still encourage sales, in sales there is nothing so catchy as upbeat outgoing enthusiasm...

It’s quite sad really I’ve been here before and the younger lady is less standoff-ish, and a freaking Vibe lol hey girl!!!! Dang wish I could remember your name!!!! Back to this visit and final visit. Firstly I wasn’t greeted or even acknowledged until I can to the counter and I spoke to her. Secondly she an acted as if I shouldn’t be speaking to her when I tried to make small talk to break the tension. Meaning words came from her mouth but her face and body language looked as if she had smelt something foul. Thirdly after all that I still purchased a rainbow moon stone necklace and Pyrite cube. Just to come home and the dang necklace fell and broke in a bunch of pieces. In conclusion I gave the stone pieces and pyrite to nature it obviously wasn’t for me to wear, carry or shop at this establishment again. Gratitude for the stones and the previous...