The Regional Assembly of Text

Walking into this cozy, classroom-style shop and gazing upon the walls lined with cards, pens, pencils, typewriters, stamps and almost every other kind of stationery needed to compose a hand-written greeting, it's hard to imagine why anyone would choose email as their preferred method of correspondence these days.

"We both kind of cringe when we think about how little inventory we had in here when we first opened," say Brandy Fedoruk of the early days of the The Regional Assembly of Text. When she and business partner Rebecca Dolen first opened their Mount Pleasant stationery boutique in 2005, they had a small selection of handmade greeting cards for sale, and that was about it."You don't want to compromise too much, but you do want to evolve with it," Brandy says about how their products have changed over the years.

Today, customers can stop in the Main Street shop to pick up quirky, uncommon cards with the signature The Regional Assembly of Text aesthetic for any occasion: from welcoming a new-born baby to sending condolences to wishing a friend or family member a happy anything. You'll also find all the tools to write it and send it on its way, making a personalized note that'll top any email.