Ten Thousand Villages

Very fun store to visit. Nice selection of jewelry, crafts, and knickknacks. A great place to look for gifts. Also, weirdly a good selection of coffee, tea, and cocoa. All of those are covered by a rewards program if you go regularly. The spicy cocoa is particularly tasty.

Interesting handmade fair trade crafts from around the world. The perfect place to find a variety of unusual gifts.

I always stop on these shops wherever I see them. Unique gifts and people are always so nice!

Great mission to support global artists. The products are made of good quality and they are reasonably priced. We were going to Patagonia to get my wife a hat but found one at this spot and were happy to support this vision.

Beautiful store, well laid out and lighted. Pleasant, helpful personnel. Covid protective screens at checkout. LOTS of amazing unique handmade gifts for a very good cause. Defined shop here!! The selection of earrings alone is well-worth visiting for!

Fun place to shop for yourself and for others. Yasmine was very friendly and helpful.

I love this shop. It's my go-to shop for picking up gifts for both friends and strangers (for holiday gift exchanges). My very first experience here was a great one, so I come back as often as possible now.

I walked in here on a Sunday night at 5:50. The store closes at 6. After browsing the store for a few minutes, starting from the back, I worked my way up to the front of the store, and was kindly greeted by an employee. She asked if I needed help looking for anything, and I openly revealed my dilemma , "I'm searching for a Secret Santa gift, but I know absolutely nothing about the girl whose name I chose."

The wonderful employee gave me a nice tour of the jewelry section, since jewelry is always a safe bet. The employee (or really volunteer) told me which items were the best sellers, which items she had recently sold, etc. I ultimately went with a necklace with turquoise jewels on a silver chain.

I could never really tell whether or not the employee (volunteer) was being so helpful because she wanted me to exit the store sooner rather than later since they were closing soon, or if she was always so helpful. I'm convincing myself the latter is the case.

I also love that they have mini pieces of Divine Chocolate at the register for .25 cents. I can quickly satisfy by sweet cravings (which I always have) without feeling guilty!

Blown away by the wonderful staff! I can't even begin to describe the selection.

A must go to for Christmas gifts -- and they're gifts you can feel great about.

Kate helped me find a tremendous amount of perfect items... even an item for my mother who is very hard to buy for.

This shop has a great selection of high quality, handmade items. If you're looking for a nice, unique gift you can find it here.

A great place to find daily ustensiles and gifts. They have handmade crafts from India, Vietnam, Turkey and a lot of other countries. Every product comes with a card introducing the artists and their stories, the material and how to take care of it.

Beautiful store with great selections of jewelry and home goods. Easy place to find gifts, and the prices are very very reasonable for a fair trades store. I'm happy to support a business that helps pay fair wages!

I replenish my supply of coffee from this place fortnightly. It's a local non-profit that shares Ten Thousand Villages' branding. They carry an ever-changing variety of fairly traded products from developing countries. Worth the visit to choose something handcrafted, as a picture online doesn't do justice to the uniqueness of the items. Did I mention the chocolate?

This intimate shop is packed with HUGE selection! I didn't think I'd find as much as I did and the prices are AMAZING for what you're getting. I picked up a new face mask and it's one of the most comfortable I have. Four yr old is obsessed with the adorable fingerpuppet they picked out. I'm already eyeing some wine glasses there for next time. The owner is just so sweet and informative. Right next to Misha's, you should do yourself a favor and drop in!

The cutest little shop with the most neat finds! Everything is unique and it’s a great place to shop for gifts. They have one where I used to live as well, so I was super excited when I realized there was one near me here. Made me think of home in the Midwest!

Ten Thousand Villages is a shop selling unique, fair-trade items from around the world. It's a great place to shop for unusual gifts, many of which come with information about how and where the products were made. For at least some of the staff, work there is an unpaid
labor of love.

Want to feel good as you shop? Wanna see really cool items? Selection of amaziñg things like nut earrings that look like stone, cork wallets, fabrics that are unique and beautiful...then to see that the Crafters are from Bangladesh,etc, villages all over the world in certified fair trade. Just go.

I'm staying in Alexandria for a week and making my way down King Street to the many unique shops. This one by far is my favorite!! Such friendly staff and such unique items to choose from. Jewelry, decor, chocolates, coffee, kids items and much more and the prices are very reasonable.

Love them! Been shopping here for over 10+yrs. Wonderful staff and volunteers complete the experience. Best place to get beautiful, fair trade items for gifts or treat yourself!

Worked with Alexandria's Ten Thousand Villages for company's tokens of appreciation for staff. Kate, store manager, was responsive, helpful, and went above the necessary customer service to make sure we were happy. We will definitely be using again.

Ten thousand village shops are always a great option for gifts that are unique and endearing. This particular spot was well stocked. The woman working there was also very nice and helpful.