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June 2024 by Aaron Schultz
Most likely my wife’s favorite book store. We stop typically stop here when camping at Traverse City State Park on our way to the Sleepy Bear Lakeshore.
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June 2024 by Kelly Weston Taylor
Obsessed is the word. Great selection and the Used book trade in lets me read so much more!!
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May 2024 by Philip Lindsay
Lots of good, used books. Great selections and conditions. Great prices as well.
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May 2024 by Jen Mac
Lots of books.
Greatest prices around.
Wonderful people.
A place you must visit.
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May 2024 by Alissa Hess
This is a great store to get lost in, scouring shelves of books, records, and movies. There is something for everyone!
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May 2024 by Teri LaBelle
They have an amazing variety of books at great prices!!
The kids' book section was huge!
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April 2024 by Elizabeth Kersting
10/10 easily if I was able to rate this store.
My mother and I stopped in while out wandering around. We were both quiet surprised at the selection of books. Most book stores don't have the quantity like you guys do.
The staff was very friendly and the store was clean. The hours for the store are perfect as well.
As for the prices they were an amazing price. I had taken a picture of the post listing prices so that it would be easier to keep control of how much we would be spending.
I chose 3 Stephen King books that I didn't have. My mom picked up 10 western books for my father when she got to the register and checked out she found out that she had only spent $27ish. She then told me take these to the car I'm going back for more. We then picked up another 10 for my father.
After about and hour in the store mom and I spent $60 on 23 books. That was an amazing deal considering 3 of the books were hardcover.
We immediately called my father, other family members, and even friends to help spread the word about the book store.
I can't wait to go back to see what I will find the next time.
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April 2024 by Katherine Hammond
Clearly devoted lovers of books. They have a data base of books they have in inventory that are not on the shelves. You can see this on their website, and they have 2 computers in the store to look up book inventory self serve style.
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March 2024 by Margaret Ebling
This is the best place for used books anywhere in northwest Michigan! Great prices and an even better selection. Plus the crew there is awesome!!
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March 2024 by Conor Dietrich
One of my all time favorite book stores! It seems like the shop has a lot of book turnover, because every time I go they seem to have new and different books! I also appreciate that they recognize they are a used book store and price their books accordingly. I've been to some used book shops that are way too expensive, so it's great to see Blue Vase offer decent prices!
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March 2024 by sandi orsini
Very clean and very friendly staff
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March 2024 by Amanda L.
Blue Vase Books is INCREDIBLE and I hate that I'm not located closer to it! This place is, as described by my friend when we walked in, a thrift shop for books and so many other kinds of media! The store is 95% used and 5% new - truly just one shelf at the front of the store with some popular, new books and that's about it! Books probably account for about 80-90% of the store, but Blue Vase also offers used records, board games, and some other music/movie items. But my friends and I came here for books and boy were we satisfied! The prices here!!! That's where we must start. All adult books in paperback were $2.99 and hardcovers were $3.99 (all unless otherwise marked) and you cannot beat those prices! All of their books that I pulled off the shelves were in great condition, so they are very intentional about stocking their shelves with good quality products, and I loved the way this store was organized! Things are grouped mostly by genre - cookbooks, sports, fiction, new fiction, young adult, classics, romance, horror, etc. Naturally, the fiction section is the largest and spans an entirely long wall of the store and that one was hard to look through because there were just SO many titles. Just know you'll be walking through this store with your head at an angle reading all the titles! I found the most success within the new fiction/young adult areas AND the awesome Michigan/local reads area at the front of the store! These shelves were so lovely and I definitely snagged a lot of books that I've either heard good things about or were just curious about them from what I read on the back of the book. All in all, I ended up getting 20 books for just a little over $100. WHAT A STEAL! I happened to snag a book that one of the employees at Blue Vase Books published as well, which I think is SO cool! There were also a lot of cute stickers and mini book magnets at the check out counter, so I got a little lost in those as well! The employees were so patient with us as we squealed over all the cute and delightful things and were just so kind and lovely! Pay attention to the hours here as their hours are limited. They're open 4 days a week and only from 10 am to 6 pm, but trust that it's completely worth a trip here! When I was chatting with the employee who was checking out my books, I asked her how often the books refresh and she said daily! They get about 3 giant truckloads of books each week that they sort through and put onto the shelves in real time! So you are sure to find something here and different every time you stop by! They also have an online store with great deals as well and a good selection of their inventory on their as well! I love it here and will be stopping by every time I'm in the Traverse City area no matter what!
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February 2024 by Alexis Rushton
Always an amazing experience. Kind staff, wide range of books to choose from. Convenient computer station to look up used books to see if they’re available. We will definitely be back
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February 2024 by Brook McLaren
I always get way more than I need and spend way less than I expect. I'm a grad student and I've even been able to find some textbooks here. Staff is outstanding and kind. They're always happy to help.
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January 2024 by Aubrie Parth
It's easily my favorite bookstore in town. There are so many books to choose from, and the store is always different when I walk in, probably because the books are so well priced that they turn over quickly. Also, I love exchanging the books I've already read for some store credit. It's not uncommon for me to leave with at least 8-12 new books.
