Wish

Wish is a tiny random store and coffee shop right next door to Herne Hill train station. Usually, I love places like this, shops that sell little bits of randomness (picture frames, prints of Marilyn Monroe, diaries, wallets, clocks, candles, etc.), but for some reason it just felt a bit too manic in here. It felt like all of the items were just strewn around; complete entropy.
I was unimpressed by the store’s miscellaneous knick knacks, but I was shocked when I ran into their jewellery section. They have gorgeous pieces of silver earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. Moonstone, garnet, onyx — if you’re into silver jewellery you will have loads to choose from here. So Wish, yes, jewellery extraordinaire with an abundance of knick knacks and pretty good cups of coffee.

An incense smelling, picture frame and mug selling gift shop where along with a silver bracelet you can buy a cup of coffee to drink at the tables outside.
Maybe it is the overcrowded way in which the shop has been put together, or the incongruent mix of styles, but something about it is rather overwhelming and off-​putting.
Wish does however, have some really nice and often unusual and ethnic pieces (alongside a fair bit of tack).
I do not believe that Wish should be overlooked, but neither is it the nicest or most exciting shop to be in.