text: As my mom went to her routine seeknfind at the Goodwill off of th street Indian School and I saw a sign that read Apotecary and I thought OH TEA and ventured in that directionnnWhen I arrived at the door I was met by several magzine stands such as Echo magazine if you are familar with the GBLT community of Phoenix then you will TOTALLY know what I am talking about I did not think much of it and then I entered the clean and well maintained store I was met by a rather decent sized book case displaying many memoirs and biographies Ellen DeGeneris Rock Hudson Bette Midler Cher May West as well as massage therapy howto books waaaaaaaiiiit a minute something is amissnnI thought to myself as I looked about and saw nearly a dozen busts of a mans front Basically from the neck down to there Yeah THERE A dozen one eyed snakes staring me in the face mocking me scaring me I wanted to run but I could not resist so onward I trekked nnI saw what at first sight looks like a typical gift shop Full of candleholders Native inspired ceramic pottery books galore bumber stickers magazines and other home decor But at second glance I realize that those candleholers were either phallic in shape or were rainbow colored the ceramic pottery was actually quite nice and original the books were about ahem love lol and the books were about a plethera of things gay sex the occult alternative medicine and overviews of different religions the magazines needed a proof of ID to be purchaced and hot guys smothered in lube atleast I HOPE it was were splashed on it is covers and the bumber stickers were of rainbows triangles and cute sayings like I heart cowbois you know the usual What really tripped me out was that they even had a rainbow dream catcher I swear if I had the money I would have TOTALLY bought it nnI came upon the oils and they all smelled so lovely As did the incense I wish I could have gotten a stick or two The Moonlit Goddess smelled fantastic I came upon the loose leaf teas and I was a little disappointed What I was hoping to be splendid teas from around the world or atleast from around the country were nothing but different types of herbs Frankensece myrr Dragons blood Iris and lavender nnI left the store loose leaf teas OUT of hand Over all I LOOOOVED their goods I plan on bringing a few of my friends the next time I visit nnBut what bothered me the most was the lack of friendliness from their lone store clerk He seemed more interested in lining a couple of dozen bottles up perfectly in two neat rows than to look up at me and smile I even considered buying a small vile of lavender I looked at him and nodded toward the shelves of jars and gave a slight smile He glanced up at me and went back to his bottles without so much as a recipricated smile or nod I made a face and bolted out the door You can have all the cutest gaypride knickknacks in the world but if you cannot crack a SMILE then you cannot part me from my money nnLove their stuff hate their staff But I still think it is worth a paruse atleast once For nothing but the sight of those busts alone