Poor Richard’s

I really like this shop, I go to the one by the County Theater, I have yet to go to the one by Cross Keys. They are very nice there, so nice that they let me exchange a gift for store credit!!! They have great, nice items, I have a beautiful scarf, pretty embroidered dish towels and I have bought some great Yankee candles there too. This is a great find!

I have mixed feelings about the Poor Richard shops.
The pluses: they do carry a good selection of nice quality table linens in the State St. location, mostly imported as I recall, for that cute n’ cozy country look. Candles were in good supply, as well.. Both locations are crammed with stuff, too, so you are sure to find something to take home from your shopping expedition. There is something for every price range, it seems. Prices were fair for what I looked at. I remember some smaller things near the register that would be in the price range for younger folk, which is good.
Sales help greets you and is helpful, they are there when you need them, but they don’t hang over you. They let you browse. That is just the type of service I like in a store like Poor Richards.
The location on Easton Rd. is larger, not as cramped, and has more stuff, esp. furniture and outdoor items.
The above said, the place reeks of scent, I don’t know what it is: the candles. maybe potpourri, something they spray in the air? It is just awful to even walk by the place in the summertime. That is one reason why I don’t like to go in there.
The merchandise sold tends to be that cute, maybe vaguely Victorian, or maybe some faux French inspired, repro, «country, olde-​fashioned» stuff, nice, but not for me, though it is some folks style. It is NOT junk by any means, just not stuff I personally find attractive or need for home décor. Stop in and see for yourself, though, both locations are a browsers paradise, after all. Stuff seems to be mostly made in China, or somewhere in Asia. I don’t recall seeing antiques sold there, just new stuff.
To sum up: I glad a shop like Poor Richards is around for when I need something, but it is not a shop I buy much in because I don’t tend to find what I want there, although it is always worth a look.
I don’t understand the previous posters reference to homeless in D’town, or why it is in their review of Poor Richards. I have been here many years, and have never seen homeless people, with or without skinny dogs.

Doylestown is an old and wealthy town, with old stone buildings, two stories high. The narrow streets have parking meters, which are not easy to come by. Most parking lots are reserved for the many law offices, since Doylestown has a very large Court House, which is used to cover many townships surrounding it.
It has been awhile since I have visited Doylestown and my previous visions have become clouded. I noticed homeless folks and some with seriously skinny, muzzled dogs, which was heartbreaking.
Poor Richard’s Talk of the Town, is the name of this shop. It is a two door open store, where you can walk into one side and browse the displays, walk through an open doorway, mid store and into a copy cat version of the last set up, only the «stuff» has changed.
This store seriously reminds me of many of the same shops you will find in Doylestown and on Cape Cod and should be labeled «junk for sale» or «inside Flea Market».
You may find a hidden treasure or two in here, but I highly doubt it. While visiting, I was the only potential customer, in the store. He decided his time was best spent arguing with his significant other on the phone, about why he should not bring home anymore flower pots.
As for me, I’ve been there and I left empty handed, as for Poor Richard, I do not foresee a name change anytime soon and I am sure he is the Talk of the Town.

Wow — nobody’s Unilocaled Poor Richards yet? There is also one on Easton road — but this one is the priginal and has expanded much in it’s 35 – 40 plus years as a Doylestown staple.
Poor Richards is a unique shop. Is it a gift shop? An antique shop? A craft lovers place? It’s abit of all of these things.
A great place for tourists and locals alike to poke around and make discoveries.