Atypical Apothecary — Local services in San Marcos

The moment I discovered this little shop I fell in love. Whenever I need some space or somewhere to go I always come here for that clarity. It’s always so calming for me because the vibes are just peaceful. The owner and her helpers are always friendly. I’m not good with remembering names and what each herb or crystal/quartz and everything does and it’s purpose so I’m really happy and grateful the owner or her helper can help me with that and guide me. That being said I completely agree and respect her no bag rule 100%. I don’t understand why people steal 😂 if you get offended that says a lot about your character and honestly get the fuck over it. If you don’t like it don’t shop more for me anyways and shame on you for stealing especially a small business. I like my shit to be affordable. Because yk what I hate that I have to leave my backpack, helmet, gloves, and gear outside her shop for someone to steal but I respect her rules her shop and I trust to leave my stuff enough for me to go in and get what I need and leave. Especially after my motorcycle accident this place really is my favorite little shop. If you need or want good ass quality crystals this the place. I got myself a mal de ojo for my motorcycle and to my discovery after my accident it didn’t break it was still completely intact. I love her herbs too especially during the winter when mine die SIGH. I also love that she’ll give me a reading each time I visit after my purchases and I adore her free little crystals. So no this place deserves far more than 5 stars. This place always makes my day better. And thank you for always being so helpful and kind to me.

Yesterday (9/7/25) was my first and last time visiting this rock shop. From the moment we walked in, the energy from the younger staff member felt very negative and uncomfortable. I’ve been to many crystal and rock stores before and never experienced that kind of atmosphere. Just Negative. It genuinely felt like we were being watched the entire time, which made browsing unpleasant.

My friend noticed the same thing and even told me, “let it go—it’s not your negative energy; it’s hers.” My friends and I spent probably close to $150, but were still met with constant staring and a very curt “we close in 10 minutes,” which came across as rude and unnecessary since we were already aware of the time.

The older lady that was there was super sweet to me when I found malachite I hadn’t seen in other stores. This month marks 2 years without my grandpa. And that rock, although I didn’t go there for that rock, ended up speaking to me and I knew I had to have it. The older lady listened to me while I noticed the younger girl staring me down into my soul. It was SO very weird. We were all so excited to visit this rock shop we saw on Google maps. We were ALL in a good mood, and her mood didn’t change or add to our day. Just made me feel very uncomfortable that 20 minutes or so that we were there.

I saw this on the wall on the way out the door and thought it was a good idea because the people that stole from y’all are on blast and now other ppl can see them too. And also an oxymoron because a staff member had negative energy. We brought in good energy were met with whatever that was.

Stop watching me. I’m not ganna steal from you. I definitely will not go back...

walked in and instantly the woman with the accent came up to me and asked me for my bag with her hand out i gave it to her i guess but i’ve never been to a small business crystal shop that does that n i’ve been to a bunch it’s very off putting. the whole time i was walking around i was being watched like a freakin hawk they don’t even try to hide that they’re staring at you!! i had my little niece with me n my sister said the lady was eyeing her kid hard and even looked her up n down all ugly i was gonna buy from here cause i really loved everything but i did not want to support something like that. overall got bad vibes from here (ps never buy a hex an ex from a store you don’t know who made it or if it’s actually for an ex it will most likely affect you more negatively especially if you don’t completely know what you’re getting into)

update or response or whatever: i’m not trying to defame your character i didn’t say or see that stuff about my niece lol that’s what my sister told me and not knowing if that was true or not ofc i was gonna believe my sister. do not say she jerked her up n ran out because that’s dramatic n it wasn’t that intense 😭 i also told you something along the lines of my sisters hard of hearing and my brother said what you typed out n i understand the bag rule that’s wild it’s just the way you approached i guess, and yes i continued shopping in your store because i did truly like it and didn’t know what happened until i left. i think i got the bad vibe from the lady staring tho lol n regarding the last part that’s just a warning to anyone buying that anywhere cause people are crazy and you just never know it’s...