665 Beaufort St
Mt Lawley Western Australia 6050
(08) 9271 8338
http://www.waremtlawley.com.au
Hours:
Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:30
Sat 10:00 - 17:00
Sun 11:00 - 16:00
Ware has been one of my favourite shops for gifts and fancy shopping for years, as it has a great selection of quirky, funky, cute and vintage-inspired items: gift-cards, cards, wrapping papers, children toys, play-games, decoration items, kitchenware, "writtingware", plus a small selection of women and children apparel, jewellery and other fashion items, handbags, and so on. So many cute things talking to you directly, with a cheerful buy me, buy me, buy me! It is very easy not to ignore the call and stop yourself from buying a little something.
Ware, though, it is not what used to be. They have less artsy innovative pieces they used to. In fact, Ware used to be the "it" shop to find items that nobody else had, with an awesome range of high-design and world-class illustrators items. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case, and, at present, their items are more mainstream than ever, and not exclusive at all. To be completely fair, their bag selection has always been ugly and unstylish, and somewhat diminishes the rest of the shop, which is quite quirky and fun.
The staff are always very helpful, friendly and easy-going, and they will let you browse around without being disturbed.
The prices vary from the cheap little thing to the expensive item, pricey in general, so you better restrain yourself, and limit your visits for personal or seasonal gifts, or just to buy gift cards, if you can!
