Caroline Square LLC — Local services in Fredericksburg

the shopping mall is great! many unique little stores! one of my FAVORITES is shop #42 and i think a lot of people would agree. I do however have an issue with one of their female clerks. she was working the register for shop 42 on Saturday 12/28/19. When i decided on some stone carvings locked behind glass, i asked for her assistance. when she opened it and i chose my animals, i asked what they were made of and she said "soapstone" .. i sell soapstones at my shop and am familiar with the raw stone and the finished stone.

i knew that she was wrong. but instead of accusing her of being incorrect i simply said "hmmm...Theyre not as soft as other soapstones".. TO WHICH SHE SAID " ya well they're not soapy " TALK about condescending. She was helpful at one point, she did show me a neat attribute of the book i bought. When i left, I looked up the artist group by the card that came with the animals.

She was wrong. The animals are carved of DOLOMITE, a completely different stone. SO not only was she rude and condescending, she also provided me with incorrect information. Thankfully, i know my stones !

The stones in this shop are being purchased for their properties. it would be helpful if the clerk knew what they were talking about. Anyway. The shop owner seemed very receptive when i called, though i did not mention how rude this woman was. I just didn't want to get her in trouble. but the more i think about it the more i realize she needs to be addressed. I will be returning to this shop. i do expect to be treated like a valued customer and...

This is definitely a funky little marketplace. A bizarre little bazaar of sorts. They have all kinds of things ranging from antiques, to terrifying and possibly possessed Dolls to Trading cards to funky hand made/Independently designed crafts. It’s like a Brick and mortar Etsy! Also the people here were fairly helpful. i definitely recommend checking this place out if it seems like...

There was an almost complete overwhelming amount of items here, I could have browsed for hours. It’s also a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. There many unique vintage/antique items for sale as well has a lot of artisan...