“Just being inside the store is enough to inspire my next project! We visited here for the first time and the staff is so friendly and helpful. Wide selection of graphite and charcoal pencils, sketchbooks, canvas, easels, frames, etc! So many cool things and I found my new favorite pair of earrings as well. My new go-to art store!”
“Love going there. They always have great suggestions for new reads, great selections, and knows where to find what I'm looking for if it's not in stock.”
“What an incredible experience I had here with my boyfriend. He had sold a lot of Pokemon cards to them (at least a binder full) and a couple weeks later my bf got a call telling him that they found more valuable cards and wanted to pay him more money! Who does that?! We are thankful for the incredible service of the staff here. They're friendly and helpful and run their business how people should. Plus, the sports memorabilia here is mind-blowing!”
“Every time I go to the shop for a part or upgrade, they always have it in-stock which is very impressive! The inventory and selection is incredible. In addition, Scott and Todd and the team provide excellent customer service. Thanks for the help soldering! We are very lucky to have this shop and track here. Be sure and check out their store and support your local RC Track. Looking forward to spending time here this winter!!”
“Great place to visit and play dnd with friends among other table top games. Great people very helpful with trying to get you a table so you can play. Highly recommended”
“Being new to the area i wanted to find a good local store to play and I wasnt disappointed. The players were awesome which usually shows how well the place is. The staff are amazing and extremely helpful. One of them even moved their own car so I could have a place to park. I feel terrible that I forgot your name but thank you very much for that. I will consistently come back here to play and to purchase.”
“Great store lot of cool collectable. Friendly prices are reasonable action figures comic books toys and more something for everyone great gift ideas can be found here.”
“Great little shop with a pretty big selection given the size. I had a nice chat with the guy at the register about comics and Star Wars which was cool! Also the used $5 graphic novels was quite extraordinary. I would definitely come back.”
8:30AM - 4:30PM
3635 S Lawrence St Ste J, Tacoma
Hobby Shops
“Flags A's Flying is a unique and welcome business. Their inventory, expertise, and helpfulness is unparalleled. I recommended highly to anyone who has patriotic or international interests.”
“Really cute little store with very kind and knowledgeable staff. While it might not be the place you're looking for if you need to be able to walk in and see a huge store with a massive selection, I am sure they will be able to help you find what you're looking for. I went in with the very specific request of a piece that was missing from a set I already owned, and walked out with exactly what I needed. I couldn't be more glad that I visited, and would gladly do business here again.”
“one of the best card shops in the NW, they really do care about the tcg community and tabletop community. with multiple selections on tcg and tabletop. i went yesterday and got myself pokemon cards for a good deal while other shops will sell them at tcgplayer price+ 20%. and if you play mtg they have a small bulk box where you can take a handfull of cards for free.”
“Nice storefront with phenomenal service, from an enthusiastic salesperson who has given awesome painting advice, and will do his best to help you get what you are looking for! It seems they are the only staff member though, which leads to store hours not being fully observed. There's a Facebook page that's kept updated on most schedule updates.Definitely try to visit but maybe call ahead if you intend to drop by around closing.”
11:30 AM - 5 PM
749 Broadway, Tacoma
Hobby Shops
“Phillip and Charlie ate probably up there a my favorite people in the world. They are a wealth of information and their store store just might have that gift for your favorite nerd this holiday season.”
“There is a young man that works here that always gives good ideas on how to work on my model kits. He is also very outgoing and remembers me. (I visit from time-to-time.)
Sean is also great and is very knowledgeable about his store and the popular culture within the Anime genre.”
“I love this place. I don't understand why there aren't open on Saturdays when most people have time to come to places like this. Close for Mondays and be open on Saturdays?”
“Cool and free place to play board games! They sell some pretty fun games and miniatures too, far more miniature gear than any other board game shop I've ever been to.”
“Overall I was very pleased with my visit. The owner along with the staff was very nice and professional and when I left i did not feel taken advantage of or ripped off.I will definitely return to Northwest Sportscards in the near future for selling more of my cards and future purchases as well.I went into this establishment last weekend with it being my first time going there. I buy a lot of cards and resell a lot of sealed packs/boxes. I went in to try to sell partial of my inventory of sealed sports cards due to my job hrs slowing down and met the Owner who was the one who helped me out he took the time to price out all that I brought him and then gave me an offer. Even though the offer was not exactly what I had in mind his offer was more than fair since I know his business needs to profit as well. He also took all types of cards I brought in and didn’t just pick and choose a few of the good ones he took Everything I brought in which I really appreciated.I highly recommend this sports card shop to anyone wanting great product and anyone wanting great helpful and friendly service.”
“Ara is a great guy!! Honest and trustworthy best place to buy and sell sports card's. Highly recommend Tacoma Sports best sports card shop in Tacoma Highly recommend Tacoma Sports Card's”
“I enjoy having a craft store down the street from my house lol.It's very clean and so far, I've had nothing but great experiences with the employees there.”
10AM - 6PM
5225 Tacoma Mall Blvd e101, Tacoma
Hobby Shops
“The best coin shop in Washington. They check off all the boxes fur customer service.
It all starts with rolling the red carpet out. Fast - impactful - competent- efficient - with a hand shake family style thank you. God bless this family operated business that helped put Tacoma on the map! If you want that customer service you had on the 80s-90s with an inventory of favorite gold or silver desires. Take the trip - Tell Them Kelly Bennet sent them... I don't tell lies - and well their product is the best”
“Eh, It's ok. Little spendy and the people there don't seem to excited to answer questions nor serve a customer. Sure their friendly enough but that's about it. I do however prefer them over the shop on 56th and Tacoma Mall Blvd. Compared to that guy these people gold. I wouldn't go back tobthe other guy if they paid me. Just a jerk when I went there. So B&I coin shoppe is by far a better place to go. Especially if your new to the hobby and looking to learn some things.Also they do have a nice variety of coins to look through and they've been there as long as I can remember. Based on the fact that they've outlasted probably every other vendor in the B&I I must give credit where credit is do. Lasting this long there has got to count for something so I'll boost my rating by one star based on their ability to stay in business at this location.”
“Good for picking up basic craft supplies locally, but their online order pick up area is not easy to spot right away and after waiting in the checkout line to pick up my order the clerk was very condescending when she walked me over to it.”
“The Labubus here are real!! the girl at the counter was nice enough to show me how to authenticate it and did it before I even paid ! It’s expensive, but I get they are reselling. it’s popmarts fault for making them so hard to get ?”
“I’m not local so I don’t know about the issues mentioned in a lot of negative comments below.For me, I used their online store to buy Pokémon TCG booster box. What surprised me was that their free shipping was so fast (I’m in Georgia so pretty far away). The item came in good shape too. The price is great for recent booster box (they don’t have older ones). Will definitely check this website first when I want to buy Pokémon booster box next time.”
“This is the store if you're into art and craft. They have things I would not have thought of. This is one of my favorite places to visit. I am so impressed.”
“I went in a few days ago to pick up my MLB 25 the show Alexis was pleasant to have help me out and I believe that she's the greatest asset you guys have. Also I've always told you guys about all my MLB games well here they are”
“Nice place to get older Lego sets. My main criticism is that pricing can be pretty inconsistent. Some sets are decently priced, while there are others which are way more expensive than they would be on something like eBay (And for Lego sets that released recently, they're always more expensive than they would be at Walmart or the Lego Store). But the convenience of being able to walk into a store to buy old Lego sets without having to go on Craigslist or eBay makes this a nice place to check out.”