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Wave Gallery the
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
3 reviews for Wave Gallery the
Smart people let Amazon wrap their wedding presents, or at least manage to scrounge up wrapping paper and tape more than 30 minutes prior to weddings at which said presents are presented. Dumb people rely on the kindness of others. I fit into the latter category.
Which is why one day, I ran frantically into Wave Gallery at 3:30 PM, wielding an unwrapped gift for a 4:00 wedding, and asked the lovely ladies on staff if they could help my flailing ass. Word to the wise - Wave Gallery does not have a wrapping service. They will wrap gifts bought in store, but they don't even have a way of charging for wrapping. Somewhat desperate, I asked if they would wrap my gift just as a personal favor, and that I would be happy to pay what they charged. Lucky for me they were very obliging and saved the day. Wheeee!
Other than helping strangers, Wave Gallery also provides a varied stock of adorable things. Cute jewelry, Uglydolls (I freakin' love Uglydolls), cards for all occasions, and more often than not some sort of baked goodie for customers. It's the kind of little shop you take your time browsing, and where you stop to coo at various items and once in a while, buy something. As alluded to, service is kind and accommodating, and the place just has a warm, inviting feel to it. If you're ever tempted to stop in and check out the latest in knick-knacks, indulge yourself, and tell them that frantic-wedding-guest says hi.
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I used to walk by the Wave every day to and from work. This is dangerous you see, because I have a slight shopping problem. By slight I mean that every time I walk by a store that has anything remotely interesting in the window, I salivate. And, since I'm poor, every time I realize that I can't have what I want because I can't afford it (often) I die a little inside.
But the Wave, oh the Wave... I have lots of earrings from there! Most things are pretty expensive (like the glasses that I want) but the jewelry is pretty spot on in price. And the best part is that they're mostly made locally!
And I have to agree, the service at the Wave is incredible. Sometimes when you walk in they'll have free cookies or "samples" of breads and pastries. And when they've accidentally marked the wrong price on an item, they'll honor the cheaper price as any good retail establishment should (yay sushi dishes).
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Sometimes, I have tunnel vision. Actually, food tunnel vision is probably a more accurate name for it. So for the first year and a half that I lived in New Haven, Chapel Street represented only Claire's, Roomba, Atticus, and little Thai-ville. You mean there are actual STORES on Chapel Street?!?
Then one day, on a whim, I entered Wave. I instantly fell into Like. It was almost Love, but as Patrick Dempsey taught me years and years ago, you can't buy me love, because goodness knows I couldn't afford it at Wave.
Wave is lovely and adorable and endearing and artsy and fun and interesting. But lovely and adorable and endearing and artsy and fun and interesting things don't come cheap. It's worth it, as most things are high quality, but it's certainly not where I would buy everyday items, although everyday items are not really the type they stock...
They have tons of jewelry, ceramics, candles, soaps (I once spent 10 minutes just smelling every single one), crafts, and more. One great thing is the boxing and ribboning. I have bought some gifts for people from Wave, and they have been wrapped and presented so beautifully.
And one of the best parts is the customer service. The woman who helped me each time (ok, I am contributing to the de-humanization of the service industry because I failed to ask for her name) is so nice and cheery and full of great suggestions.
Put it all together, and you have a great store. I often just stroll through, getting an eyeful, admittedly usually on my way to getting a tummyful at one of the nearby eateries. But it's such a nice, whimsical way to lose yourself for a bit and tantalize your visual sense with neat items.
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