Omoi Life Goods — Local services in Philadelphia

Stopped in today just before closing. We really liked the items in the store and thought there was a lot of care taken in making the place special. Wanted to let the owner know, though, we were pretty much pushed out the door by the staff. We had our hands full of things we were going to purchase and while no one offered us help or direction they did come over to let us know the store was closing in five minutes. Then a girl came over to let us know the store was closing in one minute and we would have to make our purchase. We did end up getting quite a few things, but even as we were walking out the door, one of the staff members was literally shaking keys as we left.

We liked the selection and want to come back, but it was pretty crazy the way the team was acting. We were paid and out of there within your posted hours, but you lost out on the chance for us to have purchased more and left us feeling weird...

I have had this shop on my 'want to go' list for FOREVER. If you are a stationery lover (or should I say addicted?), you definitely need to come here. I spent $60 here. Oops. To be fair, when the hell am I going to come back to Philly in the future? I don't know but I went ham. Got a notebook, stickers, and incense. The notebook and incense were the priciest and might actually be overpriced because the notebook I got was $25 and online at another store was $14. Scammed :( I guess I'll take it as supporting a local shop in this inflated expensive world that we rent in LOL. What I was also really excited about is that they have a special stamp that you can stamp into your notebook so I'm happy I got to do that! Also, I did in the past order notebooks from them and have it shipped to my home in NY before. It was fast shipping too. Not sure if they still do...

My partner and I were in Philadelphia for a wedding from DC and Omoi Life Goods was an amazing experience! The shop was so gorgeous and well merchandised and assorted. I forget who the shop worker was but we visited on November 1st in the afternoon and they were lovely showing us an array of notebooks.

My FAVORITE part was that they offered little mini tours of their favorite shops, cafes, restaurants and more in nearby neighborhoods like Old City, South Street, and Chinatown. GREAT for tourists like us.

It was also fantastic to see community activism in supporting Philly Chinatown and its long time community. Being from DC we have seen significant redevelopment in our Chinatown which has greatly impacted the neighborhoods elder residents.

I cannot recommend this...