Metro Variety Shop — Local services in Washington

Oh my gosh. Best. Store. Ever. Please go here. There are tons of different souvenir items here, from t-shirts to magnets, bobbleheads to ballpoint pens, pins to playing cards. The prices are reasonable as well.

The main highlight for me was meeting the man who runs the shop. He is the nicest guy, and he's been in the business for a very long time. He and the staff are very friendly, and very generous as well. Once you get in there and start talking to him the owner just starts throwing free gifts into your bag. ☺️ Honestly the visit just made my day and restored my faith in humanity.

The store is a bit hard to find, it's in the McPherson Square metro station, but you have to enter/exit through the right place. If you're trying to find it with Google maps, it'll tell you to go outside and walk around the block and come in the other entrance.

Great store,...

The owners are super nice and there is a huge selection of items to choose from. However, there aren't any prices and that is where this place gets you. They are quick to give things away for "free" and tell you that things are 50% off, but you have no idea how much you are spending until you get rung up. There isn't a breakdown of how much each item costs on the receipt, so you just have to guess. We bought 11 items, and 4 of those were supposedly free. The other 7 items came to $160, which was two shirts, two sweatshirts, a magnet, and 2 keychains. So, be prepared to possibly be caught off guard by the final price of everything. Again, they are super nice, but it is odd not knowing how much you are spending until the...

THIS PLACE WAS AWESOME! SOME OF THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANYWHERE! They were closed and the owner actually came back from his house in Maryland to open the store up for us to be able to get in and buy things! He was so friendly and his customer service was so incredible that it basically left me speechless! I hope I can encourage anyone looking for souvenirs to go here and support this place because they have a great selection their prices are very, very fair and the customer service is over the moon good!! He even gave us a free T-shirt and a keychain as a gift. We bought a hoodie and some T-shirts and hats and stuff like that. Great prices and...