Rhody Craft — Local services in Providence

I want to love this shop. The owner seems pleasant and knowledgeable about her products. The items in the store are from the New England area and are reasonably priced, they also don't seem like silly knickknacks. The atmoshere and shop is clean and homey. I also greatly appreciate the bike rack in front!

Upon visiting recently, there was a window sign (see picture). As someone whose family bikes and walks, this made us feel unwelcome. Are a few parking spaces worth more than our lives and the community? We drive to Hope despite living nearby because it's dangerous... it's not "fine and dandy."

Until we feel welcome, this shop will remain a plan C if we can't find what we want at other shops like Frog & Toad or nearby shops that welcome us. We'd definitely visit more if it was...

Don't buy their clothes... really cheap thin material and they're just cut weird-- like Chinese slave shop quality. Oh, and no refunds! Will not be returning.... but I did get some nice gifts for the kids... They need to improve the quality of their clothes... Yeah person who responded, I am certain... your t-shirts are terrible- sorry. How things fit is important.. And you don't do refunds. Won't be returning. You shouldn't be fighting with me or telling me I'm too stupid to know which store.., you shoud be trying to fix the problem... addressing the no refunds......

Love being able to support this local woman owned shop. Being an artist, it's great to know that a shop values their community, especially their arts community. The large selection of local makers Rhody Craft carries in store is great. You can really tell that the owner values her customers and treats them how she would want to be treated. Excited to can get my Christmas shopping done this year locally, instead of a gargantuan...