Ugly Baby and La Ru

Category:	Gift Shop
Address:	1430 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Phone:	+1 206-696-0089
Site:	uglybabyandlaru.com
Rating:	4.5
Working:	11AM–6PM 11AM–6PM 11AM–6PM 11AM–6PM 11AM–6PM 11AM–6PM 11AM–5PM

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Reviews 11

Julie Bridger-Smith

I came back to Ugly Baby & La Ru since I was in the are visiting with two friends and we were having lunch nearby. One of my friends urged us all to stop by this cute little art shop nearby, and it didnt dawn on my until we arrived that she meant this place (or I would have shared my story. In any case, I was willing to give them benefit of doubt since everyone can have an off day. Wrong decision. Not only were we completely ignored by the same person as last time, one of my friends asked about prices on something and got an extremely hostile, "Well, what does it say is the price." To which I replied to my friend, "It says nothing because its missing a price sticker or sign, so it must be free. Im sorry you have to even waste your time asking someone who has twice proven to be a completely pretentious art snob." (I have a Ph.D in art history and Ive never felt the need to be so rude to anyone patronizing at art store, gallery or even a class." I promptly left and my stunned friends followed. I hope the counter twit heard me. In my life, Ive never encountered someone who consistently proves to be such a snob to customers, and I doubt seriously she would have recognized me since my last visit (I am about 15 lbs lighter, changed hair color and style and was wearing boots that make me much taller. Regardless, theres no way she should have been rude to my friend, who acted as if she loved everything about the store and is quite polite to everyone. What a complete lack of class - again. Its hard to imagine why someone who sells kitch art in a store thats not getting much traffic would treat people with contempt like that? Personality disorder? I honestly dont know.

Sheila H

We followed a chalk drawings of a unicorn with an arrow pointing to the left. What the heck. We followed it and it lead us to what looked like a store for babies clothing. A sign said it was a store with nothing to do with babies. Amazing and hilarious talent in that store! Friendly sales associate. I was surprised at the 1 star review from Julie. It said she went there with friends. Shocking.... This place is GREAT!

Bill Hilmer

Best store, ever! The items are handmade and the shirts are wonderfully humorous, but not over the top. So glad we decided to stop in as we walked by! Neat postcards too! The lady working, who made the items, was very friendly and offered help when we were trying to find other sizes. She always wanted to know which items we were looking at when we would chuckle or say "thats so neat!" She will make custom items, too!

Lee Van

This is a fun shop, for those of you that dont want to contribute to mass produced crap. Most items made in the shop. You cant get any more local than that. I really enjoyed the edgy humor. Speaking of humor...you may want to be careful with children, unless you want to explain "coffee makes my pussy tingle".

Adrian Hornung

Werent sure if we were going the right direction but the chalk robot pointed us there. Fun products with a cool vibe. I loved all the sloth artwork.

Alysia Wood

I love Ugly Baby and LaRue because it has unique gifts.

Max Lin

Its a very lovely gift shop. Shop locally!

Joshua Perry

Friendly service. Great art

Bradley Marshall

Love the sign and items!

Kelly Affleck

SO many unique gifts!