Art’n Soul

Thought this looked like a cute place to browse on a day trip to Stillwater. I have a collection of stones and am always looking to add to it, so anywhere that sells rocks and gems is right up my alley.
Right when I walked in, three staff stared me down and one said hello. There were staff members sitting all over the place watching, and tons of those not-​so-​clever «FREE RIDE IN A POLICE CAR IF YOU STEAL!» signs. Seriously?! I wouldn’t be surprised if they did have a stealing problem, though. This place is WAY overpriced. For reference, an inch-​long piece of selenite was about $ 9, whereas a five-​inch piece elsewhere is on average $ 3-​$ 4.
Basically, this shop isn’t good for browsing (unless you just love rude people staring you down the entire time) and it isn’t good for shopping (unless you have a disgusting amount of money to spend).
As a bonus, a woman was loudly talking on her phone and kept running into me while I was browsing. So shout out to you and your daughter, Miss Ohio or whatever very important state you’re from!

An expensive and disappointing shop with rude staff. Obviously targeting tourists with overpriced impulse buys, it’s not worth going out of your way for.

Rude behavior equals one star for me… they have some cute items in the window making you want to come inside. I was attracted to some little metal figures of cats holding trays. I went in to check the price — they were not trying to sell them in my opinion 285.00 for a larger one and 150 or so for the smaller cat. I had to pick them up to see the price and put them right back One of the workers quickly jaunted over and had to move it just a smidge and tsk tsked me and said bye as we quickly made our way out the door with a snotty tone to her voice. Seriously!!!

If you’re searching for interesting gift items, relics or beautiful natural stones, sure to find the unusual more difficult specimens to the typical geode, amethyst or other more easily found (including beads) this is a great place. The staff seems to be pretty knowledgeable and most cases very helpful. The prices can be a bit steep, but the owner does have some nice sales from time to time.
(Wheelchair accessible on the first floor only)