Mission & Main Mercantile — Local services in Riverside

As I was headed out of the shop, an employee who worked there accused me of stealing these mango fruit snacks I had looked at. She asked me if I wanted to ring them up and gestured to a drawstring bag I was holding. I told her I didn't take them and showed her the inside of my bag. Instead of apologizing, she told me I was good and went back to the area this item was located to check the inventory. Maybe she should have done that first before assuming I had taken the item and accusing me?

The fact that she knew what item I had looked at means she was watching me closely as I browsed. I think I may have opened my drawstring bag to get or place my phone, and she assumed I placed an item in there. Her skin tone was similar to mine, but I think subconscience biases may have played a role still. Would she have been watching me this closely if my skin was lighter? I think the employees here need to check their assumptions.

Anyways, the message this store tries to send with the items they sell does not match how they treat people. I sent them an email about my experience but did not receive a response, so I'm guessing they...

I love the layout of this shop. It has a rustic, hipster, bohemian vibe to it. You can tell that they put a lot of thought into how they presented their items and seemed to be of high quality.

They have a bit of everything here so it’s a great place to buy a unique gift for someone whose hard to shop for.

I wasn’t greeted/acknowledged upon entering or told goodbye when exiting but I still enjoyed my time...

I'm so glad I stopped in to check out this shop. The shop is so beautifully curated and has a huge and unique selection of items for yourself or a gift for someone that is hard to shop for. We stopped in on Monday, 7/18, in the afternoon and the two girls working were very sweet and gave some great recommendations. Looking forward to...