Global Giftware

One day, while my wife and I were wandering around Chinatown, we went into this little shop called Global Giftware. Yes, they carried all sorts of cheap Chinese household doo-​dads. But, if you go in deep enough, a wealth of Asian treasures await you. I found a number of examples of pottery — which is annoying since I lived in Korea for two years and spent a lot of money bringing pottery home (only to have some pieces break in my luggage!). They also had beautiful fans, lanterns, Buddha statues, and wall hangings (in Chinese and Hangul). And, if you are a martial arts movie nerd, samurai swords and sword racks. Oh, and they also had all the Hello Kitty merchandise your little heart could desire.