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About Aquarius Books<\/h3>\n
One of the largest metaphysical, spiritual, Pagan stores in the nation. Come for all your supplies: crystals, books, incense, oils and herbs and be served by experienced and knowledgeable staff. We have served the community for over 25 years and produce and sell our own aromatherapy candles and magickal herbs. We have a large selection of deity statues from all traditions including Celtic, Wiccan, Goddess, Hindu,and Buddhist. We also carry altar supplies, journals, candles, magickal and aromatherapy oils, herbs, crystals and stones. We offer Aura Photography and interpretation, and have psychic readers in the store 7 days a week.<\/span><\/div>\nHistory:<\/b> When Barbara Criswell started Aquarius over 35 years ago, it was in a space smaller than our current book room. She began with crystals displayed in margarine tubs and one small shelf of books. We’ve grown a whole lot since then! Currently, we have over 30,000 items in stock at any given time and a spacious store location to browse our ever-changing selection of spiritual supplies or attend community events.<\/p>\n
Established in:<\/b> 1989<\/p>\nLocation & Hours<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>3936 Broadway St Kansas City, MO 64111 <\/span>, kansas city <\/span>, USA <\/span><\/div>\nCross Streets:<\/h4>\n
Cross streets information not available.<\/p>\n
Neighborhoods:<\/h4>\n
Westport<\/p>\n
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Hours of Operation:<\/h4>\n\n
Mon:<\/b> 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Tue:<\/b> 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Currently Open)<\/p>\n
Wed:<\/b> 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Thu:<\/b> 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Fri:<\/b> 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Sat:<\/b> 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Sun:<\/b> 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFeatures:<\/h4>\n\n- Walk-ins Welcome: Yes<\/li>\n
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes<\/li>\n
- Accepts Android Pay: Yes<\/li>\n
- Accepts Apple Pay: Yes<\/li>\n
- Accepts Cryptocurrency: No<\/li>\n
- Street Parking, Private Lot Parking: Yes<\/li>\n
- Dogs Allowed: Yes<\/li>\n
- Women-owned: Yes<\/li>\n
- Open to All: Yes<\/li>\n
- Bike Parking: Yes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reviews<\/h3>\n\n
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First N.<\/strong> rated 5 stars<\/span> on 9\/24\/2023<\/span><\/div>\nI love this store and the workers always great vibes if you don’t like this store it’s cause IT IS YOU NOT THE STORE I always have a great experience just wish they open sooner<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Tina G.<\/strong> rated 5 stars<\/span> on 11\/8\/2022<\/span><\/div>\nI was so excited to find this store existed! I needed some supplies and prefer to shop local, but I wasn’t sure how cost effective it would be on a budget. I realllly did not want to go the Amazon route but I did want to compare prices. There was NO comparison! Not only are the prices reasonable, but the quality, quantity, variety, and my favorite of all-the customer-service made this a slam dunk! And I could have it right then and there! There was a line waiting for the doors to open right at noon! I got to touch the crystals, pick the perfect bundles of palo santo, sage, incense, and other metaphysical finery; I even got to purchase the tarot I knew was perfect for me. And the vibes… all good feelings! I probably need a second job because I cannot wait to go back to Aquarius and give them all of my money!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Lyndsay H.<\/strong> rated 1 stars<\/span> on 8\/27\/2023<\/span><\/div>\nClaims to be the biggest metaphysical shop in the Midwest, not sure if that’s accurate. The whole vibe was kinda weird and commercial, not what I usually get from these kind of shops.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Tabby E.<\/strong> rated 1 stars<\/span> on 2\/25\/2022<\/span><\/div>\nChecked this place out for the first time today and I must say I’m very disappointed and shocked. This is mostly because of the extreme price gouging as well as a few other things i’ll explain below. We stopped in specifically to buy crystals and check out their collection. For context, I am seasoned when it comes to pricing at many different crystal shops, whether it be metaphysical or straight from the mines\/wholesalers, having been to shops on both ends of the spectrum. I’m aware that shops are able to charge more for crystals when they associate the metaphysical meanings with them, this is common. However, the pricing here is absolutely ridiculous and exploitative which was very disappointing. PRICING: I was only able to take a few pics but I will provide some examples: The tumbles we’re the least offensive price-wise. Ranging from $1-$15 (not including the tumbles behind the glass counters which were even worse). But even those were priced highly compared to average market prices. They had the tiniest chips, i’m talking smaller than your pinky nail, of crystals like pink tourmaline, citrine, moonstone etc, for $3 a piece. It’s insanity. Even more shocking was the clear quartz tumbles and points, FIFTEEN ($15) a PIECE. Literal insanity for one of the most affordable and basic crystals. I was able to find a few that were reasonable enough to buy so it wasn’t a total miss with the tumbles. Just left a bad taste in my mouth. They had very small palm stones for $15 each which was very high as well. Even worse though, the larger crystals that were locked up in glass cases: \u00a0The pricing was 100% unethical and most definitely price gouging. 10x worse than the tumbles. For a SMALL malachite sphere $220!!!!! TWO HUNDRED TWENTY! You can get these in the same size for $40-$70 at any crystal shop online and even cheaper at other in-person stores.. It’s horrible. I was so shocked because i’d read some of the positive reviews before hand that stated reasonable pricing, absolutely NOT! The rest of their crystals were priced similarly, mostly hundreds+ over average market price. I truly hope that inexperienced customers can see this review and avoid being duped and exploited by the price gouging. I would recommend you avoid it completely. IS IT ETHICAL?: Short answer, NO. They had white sage, palo santo and other items that are closed practices that belong to indigenous cultures. It’s harmful and disrespectful to profit off of these items. This is a major red flag for any metaphysical store.Additionally, I saw multiple fake crystals. One of the easiest to spot were the “malachite” bracelets. They were dull with visible black striping, a an obvious sign of a fake. Never ever buy malachite if there’s black! I included a pic of this. They had a huge selection of books, tarot cards, incense, altar cloths, candles and jewelry. But I didn’t look into it much or check any of the pricing, so I don’t have a valuable opinion on that. I’d assume if you’re willing to shell out the cash, they probably have what you need. I didn’t experience any of the hounding or aggressive selling tactics from the employees. In fact, they fully didn’t acknowledge us the entirety of the time we were there. No greeting or anything. But we didn’t mind. I will say, the lady who checked us out was friendly. All in all, I will not be returning to this place. It’s clear whoever owns\/manages this place is 100% in it for the profit and nothing else. The prices were insane and there were multiple, major red flags. Shop at your discretion, and before buying any of their crystals, do a quick search on etsy or your fav online crystal shop to compare the prices!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Karen P.<\/strong> rated 5 stars<\/span> on 3\/4\/2021<\/span><\/div>\nMy daughter is newly obsessed with crystals and has fallen in love with this place. I went with her one day and I admit I was expecting some sort of dark creepy dungeon-like place and Aquarius is not like that at all!! It’s bright and very, very clean. The staff was so lovely and welcoming. And they know their stuff! They told us about their products and were so eager to share their knowledge. They have sooooo many crystals to choose from- all extremely well organized, in all different sizes and price points. Most of them have descriptions about them and if they don’t, the staff can offer info on them. They have a huge jewelry selection, some beautiful clothing, a fairly large kid’s toy section, and a large room filled with books for sale. Anything you want regarding metaphysical\/pagan\/Wicca, etc. is available here. Such a fun store!!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Rick S.<\/strong> rated 5 stars<\/span> on 11\/28\/2021<\/span><\/div>\nI have visited this store for many years and highly recommend them! They have a large selection of occult and new age books, along with a huge section of altars, jewelry, and much more. If you are in Kansas City, they are the metaphysical headquarters with information about lots of local events.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n