Merry Magnolia — Local services in Marion

been here plenty of times, and walked out with a strange experience and emotion with this place. this lady thought my friend and i were going to steal. i work in customer service so i understand. my friend went to the bathroom and i was going to hold my friend’s items which she was going to pay for until she got done. two ladies were back there also cleaning. she told us that she’ll hold our stuff until we get done using the bathroom. i said no because i wasn’t using the bathroom and that i was holding my friend’s items. (i wished the blonde lady at the front who directed us to the bathroom mentioned that we can’t have merchandise back in the bathroom). i wouldve understood. the lady back in the bathroom gave off the impression that i was going to steal. i am african-american so at the moment i felt like she was...

I truly desire to shop local and support small businesses. I have discovered however that it's not always possible. This boutique has mostly items made in China and their prices are quite exuberant, not passing any saving on to the consumer. They also don't allow for refunds, only exchanges or store credit. They have little confidence in their products and with good reason..remember, made in China. I don't wish to support a communist government, so shopping local in this store...

I’ve been to this place plenty of times, but the last few times have been strange. A friend of mine was holding our items while I ran into the bathroom, and they were quick to stereotype her. They acted like we were going to steal..And a short, older lady with brown hair and glasses was kind of stalking us around when we...