Ali Cat
Category: Shopping Toy Stores Toy Stores [Edit]
200 N Greensboro StCarr Mill Mall
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 932-3954
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Ali Cat
4 reviews in English
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Review from Kianna M.
Dallas, TX
5/16/2008 5 photos
This store is awesome, I'm a big kid at heart! It's especially great for the little kids too. They've got nice soft stuffed animal, toy VW cars & even wooden cars made out of recycled wood, handmade in California. Oh, and let's not forget the Rubiks cube, one of my favorites as a kid, I loved playing with that thing as a kid.
This store as been in the Carr Mill Mall for about 11 years. It's an adorable play land full of all sorts of fun stuff, you can even purchase the materials to make your own crystals, how fun is that! -
Review from William J.
Chapel Hill, NC
7/5/2008 1 photo
Sweet, a toy store!
As toy stores go, this one is very quality. Nothing particularly amazing, just a great selection at awesome prices. Really, you'll find everything from old style hand carved wooden pull toys to the most modern LEGO sets (man, I feel like an ass for capitalizing LEGO... twice). There are tons of books, just in case your kid doesn't have enough copies of Harry Potter and the Ridiculous Obsession. There's even a section with polished ornamental stones for those of you who have sad lives and get excited about polished ornamental stones.
So, yeah. Like toys? Shop at Ali Cat. That is all. -
Review from Adrienne E.
Chapel Hill, NC
9/13/2008
I've never made a special trip to Carr Mill Mall just to go to Ali Cat, but it's a fun place to browse while visiting Weaver St. or waiting for a table at Elmo's. As an independent toy store, the price point is maybe a little higher than a corporate chain, but still very reasonable. It seems to me that their selection places emphasis on educational toys and games. There are tons of children's books, with classics like The Hungry Caterpillar and Good Night Moon mixed in with newer fare. They also carry a bunch of creative and well-crafted hand puppets, as well as the elusive Rubik's Cube. When my boyfriend requested one for Christmas a few years ago, this is the first and only place I had to look.
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Review from Caroline Z.
Chapel Hill, NC
5/3/2008
I've seen a number of these classic local toy stores lately, but I have to give the edge so far to Ali Cat for one big reason - the book section. They have several shelves lining the back wall, containing everything from "Pat the Bunny" right on up to Roald Dahl to Harry Potter. As for the toys, they have lots of the good stuff you expect - arts and crafts toys, science toys (is it too late for me to get the Smithsonian fossil kit?), games, puzzles and stuffed animals. They even have a little section devoted to horse-themed books and toys.
