The Victorian and Steampunk Emporium — Local services in Centralia

I used to come in all the time and I loved the place, there are kind people who work here and the theme has always been nice! But every time I come in I'm more and more disappointed. Stock is never rotated, it's always the same stuff, and half of the stuff in there is bought of Amazon. I know there are people in the community that would love the have a platform so seeing so much stuff just being resold actually hurts me. And on top of that! Last time I came in I saw they were selling AI generated art!! That's disgusting!!! I've never been more disappointed in a business I once loved in my entire life. I can not stand seeing stuff I see online in a store like this. If I wanted chains and cheap chokers, I would just buy them online where they're half the price. Seeing community made items is what this store used to be all about. Yes, chokers and stickers are cute. I'm sure they sell. But it's all just resale with the price jacked up. So...

Lovely shop. I hadn’t taken much pictures of this place since I was more busy browsing. Has a great selection of teas with some creative names for each blend. I loved the D&D section and bought some really pretty earrings from here. I loved how everything was arranged in this store. They also had a section with steampunk/Victorian-style clothing goggles and corsets, some articulated 3D model dragons and octopus keychains, some cute amigurumi crochet, anime stickers and asian snacks. This would also be a great place to shop for Christmas too. I’d likely go back...

Got a cool owl mask and a beautiful, perfect dress for my partner here. They don't have anything like this in my part of california. Good location too for grabbing a bite and checking out local history or if you like trains! Owner was very friendly and the exact amount you could ask for, not the kind to watch your every move like a lot of specialty stores akin to this would have. I genuinely did not expect to find such a gem in such a nowhere often bad talked (online at least) place. But this wasnt the only gem! just...