Mad Hatter: Hats to Impress, Teas to Enchant

Recently on our travels, we discovered Mad Hatter, a charming quaint shop located in downtown Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. It’s a shop you want to take your friends to, and it’s a place to show off about to your family. If you love whimsical and fun, along with hats and teas, this is a shop you will want to visit if you’re ever in the area. Hats, and lots of them, are available for every budget, catering for any occasion to suit everyone and anyone no matter what season it is. In the store you will find two hat stands providing lots of choices, plus a small stand with fascinators so you’re really spoilt for choice. Each hat and fascinator is different, and the shop does not carry two just alike so you don’t have to worry about anyone else choosing the same style as you. Once you’ve satisfied your hat needs you’re able to explore further – and the feeling of being at the real Mad Hatter’s tea party, from the iconic Alice in Wonderland, becomes surreal. 

The store offers quirky teacups, cutesy teapots and dainty china all at a reasonable price, and yes – in the same store. It doesn’t stop there either. It wouldn’t be a Mad Hatter’s tea party without the tea. You don’t just get bog standard teabags though, this place is quirky and serves sample size loose leaf teas, as Mad Hatter has their own loose leaf teas that are locally made. If you find yourself admiring the china a bit too much, you’re able to purchase your very own. Another fun and popular product located at Mad Hatter, is the locally handmade lotions, sprays and soaps that all smell delicious. 

Scents ranging from their Signature Scent, Chalybeate Honeysuckle, Fuquay Magnolias, Ocean Breeze to Chocolate Covered Strawberry. You will also find specialty food products are available from locally made barbecue sauce, seasonings and vinegars to name a few. This is a small shop, but it has a lot packed into a small space. It’s a store you take your time browsing in or you may miss something. Mad Hatter is whimsical and fun and a must-go to place. Visitors will discover a whole lot and leave the store feeling charmed.   

Avery Parker

You can visit the Mad Hatter website here or you can give them a Like on Facebook.