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The Regional Assembly of Text
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3934 Main StVancouver, BC V5V 3P2
Neighbourhood: Riley Park
(604) 877-2247
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 11 am - 6 pm
Sun 12 pm - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
40 reviews for The Regional Assembly of Text
40 reviews in English
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Review from Sarah O.
1/9/2012
Hello! How could I have not written a review for this wonderful place yet?
I am bonkers obsessed with typewriters. This place has a number of different ones for use for their once-a-month Letter Writing Club (Totally go!). They also have majorly adorable cards and a "lowercase reading room" filled with delicious treasures. Oh, and it doesn't hurt that the workers are super warm and welcoming.
This place is a haven for snail mail, letter-writing junkies like me. Regional Assembly of text, you make my eyes googly and feel all funny inside. -
Review from Bobbin W.
9/21/2011
I love sending cards. Once I sent a girl a thank you note for letting me borrow her video camera. Weirded out, she told me I went overboard with gratitude.
Most people, however, are thrilled to receive snail mail, and I get high off pleasing people with greetings of the non bill or credit card offer variety.
But I am picky about the items I send traveling in USPS' trucks. My cards have to be 1. quirky 2. oddly pretty 3. witty or --preferably-- 4. all of the above.
Shops like the Regional Assembly of Text have it right. A thick piece of card stock with a castle screened on front and a mountain behind it proclaiming "Congratulations on your new home." So my friend bought an in-town loft, but she'll decorate it as majestically as a castle and this is the whimsy I'm talking about.
Or two t-rexes gazing at each other with a heart conversation bubble between them that says "You & Me."
Or a snow-capped mountain scene with a pond and "Thank You" reflected in the water.
That's my kind of quirk. -
Review from Christine R.
New Westminster, BC
9/12/2011
This year I got an e-reader for my birthday. I freaking love that gadget. I look for excuses to read; I'll even take the bus. But in the Regional Assembly of Text, I was reminded of how much I still love paper and print, especially little handmade books.
The lowercase reading room is the sweetest thing I've ever encountered in a retail store - about five shelves of hand-crafted books and a cozy seat for cuddling up and reading a few. You can also join their Little Book club and have a new little book sent to you each month ($60/yr).
The whole store is just so well turned out and clever, from the vintage typewriters to the crafty (as in creative and making stuff) owners to the old-timey music playing (at least when I visited). I love that they sell both ready-made things, like cards and books, and supplies, like stamp sets (vintage office set is one my list now) and stationery sets that are actually cool.
I want to write a letter to someone. -
Review from Jason G.
1/14/2012
This store is great! I wish I lived in town, they do a once monthly letter writing event that I would love to take advantage of. I love stuff like that. There is a great variety of cards, and a little library of books you can read. i bought a bunch of post cards and sent them out, I feel like an official tourist now!!
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Review from Mildred T.
Vancouver, BC
11/24/2011
immaculate aesthetic. i fully support this store in their efforts to keep tangible, romantic forms of correspondence alive and well.
i buy every card for every occasion here. -
Review from Cathy S.
8/8/2011
I came to make some buttons and ended up spending more than an hour in this fabulous store.
Decorated with old lockers, typewriters and pegboard bookshelves bathed in a pastel aqua hue, I was transported back to a time in my life when I used to know how to type and spell without spellcheck.
Cards, buttons, gift wrap, stamps, journals, t-shirts, little books, stationery and my personal favourite, letters of the alphabet fill the space. I spent 5 minutes wracking my brain trying to think of a small child I could buy the gorgeous art-quality alphabet wall letter cards for.
Now if they would only replenish their "C" supply! -
Review from Dina D.
Vancouver, BC
5/9/2011
Everything about The Regional Assembly of Text is excellent. There are typewriters everywhere, and little gems to look at on every surface. It's hard not to walk out with one of every word-emblazoned thing. Here are some highlights of my purchases over the years:
-cute book bag/tote with a typewriter printed on it
-t-shirt printed with a page from the dictionary
-alphabet stamp set
-many different cardboard giftboxes decorated with ornate letters of the alphabet
-kitten button set
Also, The Lower Case Gallery is amazing, with all the tiny books and chapbooks and letters and general wonderfulness of the written word. And you can make your own buttons with a button maker. And there are wooden pencil boxes with bicycles and lots of things with bears and oh my.
And also there are so many fantastic, interesting, non-Hallmark cards. On my most recent trip I picked up cards for the next three months worth of birthdays, weddings and general greetings. My Wills and Kate stamp book is going to get a work out mailing all these puppies out into the world. -
Review from Vincci L.
4/19/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Type, text, typewriters, rubber stamps, buttons, and handmade cards.
And a Letter Writing Club.
And the Lowercase Reading Room, a cozy little room with seats for 2, with numerous mini magazines and letters for people to read.
Make your own button, type your own letter....
This place is amazing.
I'm going to write a letter now. -
Review from Emily-Anne P.
Vancouver, BC
6/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
Can anyone honestly say anything bad about Regional Assembly of Text.
They have letter writing nights and a button making machine, they have postcards and stamps, letters and more.
I went in today looking for a new notebook and found exactly what I wanted.
Their prices are reasonable, their staff friendly and their store to die for! -
Review from Sarah D.
4/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
It looks like I'm not the only one, but I LOVE this shop. I love the idea of it. I love the execution of it. I love their merchandise. I'm one of those people that gets excited about receiving letters in the mail, and I love giving and receiving unique, thoughtful greeting cards. Well, I now have a go-to place to buy all of my writing essentials. I love the aesthetic of the products and even the lay-out of the shop. In fact, ever since I saw some terrific birthday party invitations here last weekend, my best friend and I have decided to plan a joint birthday party this year. Yes, we're doing it simply so that we can send out the invitations (and our birthdays are 6 days apart).
I noticed that they have a letter writing club on the first Thursday of every month. I will definitely be going by to check out one of those events.
This is a unique shop that I encourage all writing and stationery enthusiasts to check out. There is just no other place quite like it.Listed in: Hipster Hangouts, The Main Attraction, Gift Shopping Made Easy
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Review from Maianna M.
Vancouver, BC
9/18/2011
I love the simple, creative nature of this store. I have bought around a dozen cards on different occasions, and the receivers always love them. The staff can seem a bit stand-offish, as they are always behind the counter, but I think they're just busy! Their wall of vintage filing drawers in pretty cool, and I love that you can customize anything with the vintage type-writer, free-for-all stamps and buttons. I'm also really into their wrapping paper!
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Review from Robin M.
Updated - 7/7/2011
Also, the people are super rad. Extra star for this.
Listed in: Five Star Holler, Main Street Mainstays, I'm not a hipster but..., The Usual Vancouver Suspects, Arting Around
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6/2/2011
It's no secret to those in the know that I am a bit of nerd for the written word. For me, paper… Read more »
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Review from Isabelle G.
Vancouver, BC
6/22/2011
How did I not know about the place before being a creative writing junkie and letter junkie. I still write old school notes and letters and love 'zines. I stumbled upon this during Car Free Day, however, it was way too busy to do anything productive in there, therefore, I went today to get my creativity on and made some pins and spend a good 30 minutes in their 'zine library reading the mini zines.
The concept is so cool and I love playing with Type writers. It felt so therapeutic and old school even though all I was doing was making a button. The button cost range from $2 - $3 for a D.I.Y experience, therefore, it is good for gifts, however, not good for re-selling at shows are craft fairs. The supplies for making pins is lacking, therefore, it is suggested that you bring your own materials and make your own pin and just get them to press the materials together for you.
There is a small button making area and I had to share with someone whom didn't seem thrilled by my presence, however, at least I got my pins made.
I would just go back to read the 'zines and make 1 pin/week if I could 'cause it is just so much fun. -
Review from Tim S.
Is there someone with a type fetish in your life? Maybe they have a typewriter. Maybe they have a few. Maybe you know someone who likes antique maps, or whimsically reproduced technical illustrations, or hand-screening, or buttons. Maybe they even have a thing for small-format self-published books or published a zine back in the day. Maybe that person is even you. If that's the case, you owe it to yourself to run -- don't walk -- to the Regional Assembly of Text on Main Street in Riley Park.
The Assembly, run by a couple of Emily Carr grads, feels very nostalgic about the typewriter and (type- or hand-)written letter and hopes you do, too. It's chock-full of cards and stationary (many of them typewriter-inspired). They'll also hand-screen images out of their sample book onto T-shirts or hoodies for you in the store. They have some insidery Vancouver-themed gift sets that I'm totally buying for anyone I know who moves up here.
Do note that it's a gift shop, not a type shop (don't expect to find typewriter ribbons, for instance), and it's targeted towards typewriter enthusiasts more than font admirers (no paeans to Helvetica here).
Maybe the thing I like most about the Assembly is the reading room. They've compiled a bunch of zines and (mostly) small-format self-published books in a free-to-visit closet off the side of the store, and they're perfectly happy to let you hang around and browse for a couple hours. They also have a free "letter-writing club" that meets on the first Thursday (I think!) of every month, where you can come in and type out letters on the typewriters sprinkled around the store. How interactive!
The Assembly is adorable and I love it forever and ever. I visited before I yelped, and I'm a little sad to realize that everyone else in town already knew about it, but I'm happy to be in on the news! -
Review from Michelle B.
4/17/2009
Pine cones, typewriters, and cubby holes have what in common?
If you answered "They are awesome!" you are correct. And you have good taste according to me and the gals at The Regional Assembly of Text.
If you love words and all literary accoutrements be sure carve out some time to spend in this store. You'll want to while away a bit of time in the reading nook underneath the stairs by browsing through the hundreds and hundreds of little self made books. You'll be really sad when you realize that none of these tiny pieces of word art are available for purchase but you'll be happy to know that plenty of other things in the store are up for grabs.
Be sure to stop in for one of their classes. The world needs more people with good taste and these gals can show us the way.Listed in: Vancouver BC where the grass…
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Review from Emma L.
6/11/2010
This is my favourite store in all of Vancouver. I think this is the first place I visited after moving here, after hearing my ex who was from Vancouver raving about how much I'd love this place. It's true! I do!
As a budding librarian, I find the dictionary t-shirts super adorable. As a font nerd, I love their alphabet magnets. As a vintage typewriter enthusiast, well, I love everything here! Bonus points for the Lowercase Reading Room, a tiny room with a cushy bench seat and a billion little zines for customers to read.
They do a letter-writing club once a month, and last time I went I brought the boy who I was kinda-maybe-sorta interested in. We wrote each other letters.
"To: E, across the table, Regional Assembly of Text, Vancouver, BC. I think you are pretty fucking amazing. Just FYI. --E"
Yeah, I'll probably always have fond memories now. But totally deserved!Listed in: I miss Main Street
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Review from Anita C.
Vancouver, BC
Updated - 7/21/2009
I've been back to RAoT twice since the last review and it's also lost 2 stars in the process.
How did I fall out of love so easily?
Well, I'm more than happy to spend on creative, unique items where you think you might not be able to buy elsewhere, but the attitude and service in this store has actually inspired me to find equally great items elsewhere.
Not only are were they not friendly on both occasions, but also asking questions about some of the items just totally plain-out irritated and annoyed them. Like, I was bothering them.
I was asking about the monogram boxes and she just couldn't be bothered to say anything more than "everything you see is what we have and you can just grab them yourself". uhm, ok so I tried.. and I couldn't get it.. at first. then I somehow knocked it down and i asked her how much they were and she said, the prices are on there.
well, if they were I wouldn't have asked.
anyway, i'm sure that I dont need to type out a play-by-play but I think I'm going to be looking for somewhere else to buy my lovely buttons and cards... unless i'm desperate.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/9/2009
When I was 10, my dad made me learn how to type with a how-to book borrowed from the library on an… Read more »
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Review from Steve L.
Victoria, BC
6/10/2010 3 Check-ins Here
RAoT is the pusher for all of us typography junkies out there who start tweaking when we hear terms such as kerning, leading, or ligature.
There are very few stores out there that will make me leave my cozy, West End bubble but the RAoT is one of them. I will gladly make the trek up to Main street any day just for a single birthday card or button.
The cards, buttons, note books and other printed items are outstanding both for their retro-chic aesthetics and anti-Hallmark originality. T-shirts, hoodies, bags, and yes even underwear are some of the other great items available. But for some reason the t-shirt I've been lusting over has been sold-out for some time now, which means either I'm not that original in my t-shirt selections or they aren't the quickest on restocking some of their supplies. My girlfriend likes going there just to view their not-for-sale creations. One day we'll do some custom buttons and printing.
I would have given them 5 stars but I have to agree with a few of the other reviews about the attitude of the staff. While I haven't had a truly negative experience like some of the other reviewers, I have noticed a bit of a "hipper than thou" vibe from some of the people behind the counter. Don't get me wrong, it isn't enough to keep me from coming back to the RAoT but it is something that they could probably work on. -
Review from Pennylane S.
Vancouver, BC
4/17/2010
I give RAoT five stars without hesitation. In fact, I'm embarrassed it's taken me so long to review it as it is easily my favourite store in Vancouver, I know, bold statment.
It's humble beginnings come from the creativity and craftiness of two awesome girls of school, Brandy and Rebecca. Their monthly little book club and mini gallery is evidence in itself of how awesome this little nook in the wall is.
The minimalist yet extremely delightful decor (typewriters, handmade EVERYTHING from cards,stationary, t-shirts, handprinted boxes with personalized initials) speak to the care put into each little thing in this place. Much like owner a small piece of treasure or keepsake, the RAoT comes ideally at a time when artisan/hipster culture reaches its height.
Their monthly letter writing club is a treat and always totally packed. Typewriters, tea and beautiful papery are given out free for your writing pleasure.
You can also hand make your own buttons here if don't have the quantity needed for mass production.
Based on the previous reviews, I don't think one needs much convincing to at least check the place out. I do think that the less than 5 star reviews (extremely few though they may be) may be on account on the shyness of the staff and not unwarrented pretention. For the many years I've been loyally attending RAoT I've never been treated with anything less than perfect friendliness and respect. -
Review from eliza w.
9/21/2009
Can I give this place twenty-hundred-thousand stars?
This place is the kinda place I dream about someday owning and running. Only I'd suck cuz I'd be mean to all the people who'd come in and mess up *my* precious stationery. So I stay put in my desk job.
Ok, so real life. This place is amazing. You can't help but be hip in there. Seriously! If you were to fall down in this store, you'd get up hipper, covered in cool buttons, and probably owning a DIY hoody that you just put together in the store.
The zine library is sweet and it took all my will power to forcibly remove myself from it (ok, ok, my hunny had to sternly remind me that we had to leave the country).
There's all sorts of delish notebooks, boxes, zines, buttons, oh my! You can make a hoody! You can make a button! Sure, some of the stuff wasn't cheap, but the button my hunny made for me on the sly was like $2 (and that's Canadian bucks too!). And it's the wittiest funniest button I own (and I own a lotta buttons).
You can join their mail club, their button club, their zine club. The stuff in their shop made me ooze with jittery inspiration and creativity (no, it wasn't pretty).
Sigh. I miss them already. Mebbe I'll send them something via post.Listed in: date night
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Review from Emily S.
Vancouver, BC
12/16/2010
I go gaga over their Letter Writing Club. I want to write a letter to the Letter Writing Club about how I love the Letter Writing Club. 'Nuff said.
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Review from Wendy C.
Vancouver, BC
4/18/2010
I just want to cry cuz this awesome place makes me wanna go creative nutso!!! And I did! I put a stamp on my chest like a necklace and it was sooo fun!
I'd love to try the 'chain letter package' sometime
I ran home to type on my glass key black typewriter....Oooh I love it!Listed in: I like-A-Lot!
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Review from Chloë E.
Vancouver, BC
11/12/2008
Enter this haven of letters, words, and print to discover the quirkiness that makes Main Street such a delight.
The zine library here houses miniature shelves of shrunken books filled with original words and pictures. There's even a tiny zine made from metal. If reading with a magnifying glass isn't your thing, check out a full alphabet of letters for customizing pillows, shirts, or any thing cloth I suppose.
With the filing cabinets behind the counter, this store is for anyone whoever a.) played "office" as a child, or b.) loves things to coordinate in muted and original colors. But the beauty of the store is not just for looking at, it's for creating in: a comfy button-making area can be found near the front and great regular workshops include a letter writing club.
Another option is to pick up one of the chuckle-worthy form letters for all manner of predicaments from apologizing to breakups.Listed in: Crafty Vancouver
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Review from Mercedes G.
Vancouver, BC
10/8/2008 4 photos
Being a lover of words and a writer when it pleases me, (or pays the bills and if I'm lucky, both!) I simply adore The Regional Assembly of Text for being everything that all the other stationary shops are not; that being, quirky, uninhibited and just plain fun!
Rebecca Dolan and Brandy Fedoruk are the proprietors of this fine literary wonder and they are also relatively recent graduates of The Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. The store sells lovely greeting cards, journals, notebooks, stationary, decor including pillows and adorable wooden boxes to store things in, along with t-shirts, hoodies and buttons. The former of which you can join a club for, The One Button a Month Club, which will mail you or a recipient one button a month for 12 months. There is also a 'One Little Book a Month Club', with the same idea, but instead of buttons you receive a tiny book with interesting and oft-useful facts and stories.
The ladies turned an old storage closet into The Lowercase Reading Room, where you can chill and read all sorts of handmade books by local authors, my current favourite is the Mummy series, citing tales of a Mummy's everyday challenges in the real-world.
You can have t-shirts customized with stamps and/or lettering of your choosing if you are looking for something truly unique or you can come by the shop every first Thursday of the month for the Letting Writing Club, where they set you up with cookies, tea and a typewriter so you can feel what it was like before computers enveloped our world. I cannot wait to go! -
Review from Iain R.
Vancouver, BC
3/5/2009
While the contents of the store are interesting, the "hipper than thou" attitude I have received on both shopping occasions is a bit abrasive.
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Review from Megan S.
1/26/2009
Amazing! What an incredibly cool idea for a store, and I'm so glad that they are bringing in enough people to keep the doors open. The owners are here all the time- they met while attending Emily Carr- and came up with this brainchild.
I LOVE this place. The stationary and cards are unique and well designed. But perhaps the coolest thing is the letter writing club that meets the first Thursday night of every month. That is truly an awesome idea. I haven't made it yet, but I'm hoping in February to be there! -
Review from Carmen S.
Vancouver, BC
2/8/2011
Main Street is one of my favourite areas to shop in Vancouver, due to places like this. The Regional Assembly of Text is one of those shops that's so genuine and unique, that it makes me happy to just know it's there. From the antique typewriter in the window (is that redundant now - to say antique and typewriter?) to the printing blocks, to the buttons, this is an homage to the printed word and also to old school stationary. And they have some pretty cool t-shirts, too. Oh, and there is also a sweet little reading room tucked away on one side of the store. Yay! Long live The Regional Assembly of Text.
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Review from Louise G.
2/27/2010
The R.A.T. is the kind of a place that a poet/typography-junky would think of as heaven.
And that's what it is: not so much text as type; letters in combination with other letters and with graphics. The whole combination is quite inspired; is definitely due a Canada Council Grant or installation in the Museum of Civilization. I'd say the R.A.T. is a worthy successor to "Exotic World" - a small apercu into someone else's world.
On top of that, you get lots of good graphics - T-shirts, buttons, booklets, stamps, cards and boxes; lots of things you could use as gifts, or gift holders.
Of particular note is the Little Reading Room. It's a vast trove of the smallest books imaginable; all precious and desirable; not one for sale.
just remember that people don't become poets because they're wildly gregarious! You'll need to sneak up on them as you would a wild deer - slowly, with a good heart.Listed in: Mainly Main, Books
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Review from Britta R.
Vancouver, BC
2/9/2011
I LOVE this place. Every time a go there are new cards. Each one unique and creative. Favorite place to go on a Sunday stroll down Main.
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Review from jay s.
5/31/2009 1 photo
Wow! I LOVE The Regional Assembly of Text. If you are into zines, letter press, shopping local and diy - this is your stop. If you are familiar with Portland, Oregon's IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) - then think of RAoT as what the IPRC gift shop might look like, if they had one!
Kudos for the small zine library they have in-store. I love that RAoT makes tiny, independent works available for public viewing. You can have tees silk screened here and buttons made (my kids designed buttons while I looked around and the counterperson punched them out at the end of our visit, $2 CAD each - the kids loved it). There's access to classes & it's a great resource for local DIY happenings.
The only zines for sale are by the owners, and they're great. You can also purchase a six month zine subscription - smart AND cool. A decent selection of journals, a small selection of cards and great wrapping paper, pin sets, some tee shirts & patches pretty much round out the selection.
The Regional Assembly of Text is inspiring for those who create & those who love the vision of small, local businesses thriving over chain stores. GO! -
Review from Alyssa W.
Vancouver, BC
10/15/2010
Might be my new go-to place for unique greeting cards and such. I went in very close to closing time and the staff were sure to let me and the other person in the store know. Definitely rushed to get us out of there. Wasn't bad enough to make me not wanna go back, though.
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Review from Luisa S.
Vancouver, BC
11/12/2008 2 photos
Strange that as a proposed business concept, it sounds a little hairy but once The Regional Assembly of Text opened, there was a resounding cheer! Quirky, strange, out of place... it fit so well with the whole Main Street aesthetic and gave people what they needed and didn't know they wanted. People come here clamouring for the odd and exclusive services and retail that only they provide. Book readings, button makers, handmade journals, typewriters, reading rooms...a letter writing club?
Passersby glance prolongingly at the shop, knowing that they'll be back.
It appeals to your inner wordsmith, so long ago repressed and unappreciated by a society that reveres the sociable, the savvy, the more left-brain oriented. Come here for an authentic retail experience. They sell cards, gifts, books, toys, paraphernalia.., everything is made here with love.. for the word. -
Review from Tara T.
BC
11/27/2008
Wow, what a find. This place is so different. I've really never seen anything like it. It's full of original bits and pieces including buttons, printed notepads, chalk boards, fabulously printed wrapping paper, ink pads & stamps, address card holders, and much more!
Also offered at this wonderful Main Street gem are writing groups that are held on the first Thursday of every month. In these groups you're given paper or typewriters to use to write whatever you want with! What a great way to get together with some friends or meet some new people and write a letter to Grandma or Grandpa. I've also seen small groups inside this store making pin-buttons.
This really is a super cool shop just waiting for you to come and explore it. So quirky. So original. -
Review from Melisa W.
Surrey, BC
1/18/2011
The staff is very nice and helpful.
There is a section dedicated to zines. It is interesting to see the different creations from unknown authors.
My favourite part, though, are the interesting cards. Oftentimes, cards are filled with cheesy, boring cliches. Here, you can find cards that are different and express exactly what you want. -
Review from Liv F.
West Vancouver, BC
7/8/2011
I haven't bought anything here or even done some proper browsing -- I'm giving them five stars for the Letter Writing Club, which is awesome and amazing and I'm going to go whenever I get the chance.
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Review from Kristina B.
1/1/2009
Five stars for the mail-order service! Apartment Therapy wrote an item about the Regional Assembly of Text recipe box (http://www.thekitchn.c...). Intrigued, I bought one as a gift for a friend. It arrived perfectly packaged in coordinating paper and sticker . On top rested the owner's business card paper clipped to a tag stamped with "Thank You" and and a red arrow pointing to a Regional Assembly of Text button. I love attention to detail and am sad I can't visit in person!
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Review from Jessie J.
Vancouver, BC
2/11/2009
I am, straight up, a Regional Assembly Of Text junkie. I buy ALL my cards and presents here (recipe boxes, notebooks, silk screend bags and t-shirts, buttons, little books, fake form letters). I own their purses. I wear their buttons. I am a member of the Little Book of the Month Club. It doesn't get much more Main Street or more Vancouver than this shop.
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Review from Noa G.
Vancouver, BC
9/5/2008 1 photo
While the name may be slightly intimidating, the store is anything but. Main Street's Regional Assembly of Text is a celebration of the printed word -- a unique, text-themed gift shop where you can get creative with wordy paraphernalia like stationery, clothing, glassware, etc., much of which is handmade, totally one-of-a-kind, and easy to customize. Have a t-shirt stamped with a design of your choosing, or similarly personalize some glassware with a name or initial. The beautiful stationery sets all come with handmade envelopes, while each unique journal is made from various recycled materials, creating a colourful mixture of paper and designs. The Assembly is a place for gifts, so don't forget to wrap up your purchases with some of the store's hand-printed wrapping paper and one of their funky cards.
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Review from Charls F.
Vancouver, BC
10/9/2009
The two employees couldn't even bring their eyes away from the computer screen to acknowledge me in the store. There was some nice things, but the extreme lack of customer service left a bad taste in my mouth. All I would have required was a simple hello.
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Review from J G.
Vancouver, BC
8/27/2008
This is a wonderfully quirky and fun little store. They sell all things related to print such as beautiful stationery, letter patches, journals and handmade little books. They also have buttons with quirky motifs on them, t-shirts that you can have printed with funky iron-ons, and there's a little room off to the side called The Lowercase Gallery that features handmade books and other text-related items. If you really love spending time here, you can go to the letter writing club which is held on the first Thursday of each month. They provide old school typewriters, paper and stamps to prettify your letters and you get to sit down and actually put type to paper and write and old-fashioned letter. The evening of letter writing is free and they even provide tea and cookies. Wow!
