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Working my ass off & having fun doing it 😁

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Reminiscing & missing the @crislipcafe rn 😔 #stpete #lifestylecontent #studywi̇thme #whimsicaldecor #dimlvlog

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A wine window? Take my money

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21 Days. 💛

Twenty-one days until we close the doors to the little coffee shop and curiosity store that became so much more than a business.

Over the years, this space has been filled with conversations, first dates, business ideas scribbled on napkins, celebrations, quiet mornings, laughter, local art, handcrafted gifts, and thousands of cups of coffee shared with this incredible community.

As we prepare for our final chapter, everything must go.

✨ Café décor & curiosities
✨ Furniture & fixtures
✨ Coffee equipment
✨ Displays & shelving
✨ Inventory & gifts

If you’ve ever admired a piece in our shop or wanted to take home a little piece of Crislip & Merchant, now is the time.

Most of all, we’d love to see you one more time.

Come enjoy one last coffee, one last glass of wine, one last pastry, one last conversation, and help us make these final 21 days full of the same warmth and memories that have made this place so special.

Thank you for every visit, every purchase, every recommendation, every kind word, and every memory you’ve helped create. We couldn’t have asked for a better community.

Here’s to the next 21 days… let’s make them unforgettable. ❤️

#CrislipAndMerchant #LastCall #EverythingMustGo #ShopLocal #CoffeeAndCommunity StPete FinalCountdown SupportSmallBusiness

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🌅 The Sun Is Setting on The Merchant & Crislip Cafe - visit us for our Sunset Sale…

As we count down our final days, we’re inviting you to stop by, grab a coffee, find a treasure, and help us write the last chapter of this incredible journey.

Our Sunset Sale is now underway with 25%–80% OFF throughout the shop!

🛍️ 25% OFF most merchandise throughout the store
🎉 80% OFF select PRODUCTS in the Arcade (look for the marked items)

Excludes artwork and jewelry from our talented local artists.

🎨 A Note About Our Local Artists
Many of our artists will begin picking up their work over the coming week, so if you’ve had your eye on a favorite painting, print, mug, ornament, or handcrafted piece, now is the time. We’d love to see these beautiful creations find new homes before they leave our walls.

🪑 Take a Piece of Us Home
Nearly all of our café furniture, display fixtures, shelving, tables, décor, and other store furnishings are also available for purchase. Whether you’re furnishing a business, creating a cozy corner at home, or just want a little piece of Crislip & Merchant to remember us by, we’d love for it to continue its story with you.

💛 Our last day will likely be around Sunday, August 9, and while it’s hard to say goodbye, we’re so grateful for every conversation, every cup of coffee, every artist, every maker, and every one of you who made this place feel like home.

Come visit us one more time.
Bring a friend.
Have a coffee.
Find something special.

Let’s make these final days together ones we’ll never forget. ❤️

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🌅 Tomorrow is our Annual Sunrise Sale… but this year, it also marks our Sunset Sale. ❤️

For years, Sunrise Sale has been one of our favorite traditions—a morning that brings out locals and visitors alike to shop some of the best that St. Pete has to offer while enjoying a great cup of coffee and the energy of downtown.

This year, it carries a little more meaning.

Just two weeks ago, we received the news that our lease would not be renewed. We immediately began searching for another home and even submitted a Letter of Intent on a new space we were excited about. Unfortunately, after carefully reviewing the financial requirements—including the upfront costs and security deposit—we realized it simply wasn’t the right decision for our family or our future.

As heartbreaking as it is to say… we’ve made the decision to close The Merchant & Crislip Cafe within the month.

While our hearts are heavy, they are also incredibly grateful. For eight years, you’ve made this little shop so much more than a business. You’ve made it a community.

So tomorrow, we’d love nothing more than to spend one last Sunrise Sale with all of you.

☕ FREE Small Hot or Iced Coffee
🛍️ 25% OFF most merchandise
🏷️ 80% OFF Clearance Tables

This isn’t just a sale—it’s a chance to celebrate everything this little corner of downtown has meant to so many people.

Come grab your favorite candle, puzzle, St. Pete tee, honey, chocolates, sea salt, gifts, or one last coffee. Bring a friend. Take a few photos. Share a memory. We’d love to fill the shop with laughter and familiar faces one more time.

To every customer, artist, maker, employee, neighbor, and friend who has been part of this journey…

Thank you for believing in local.
Thank you for believing in us.

We’ll see you at sunrise. ❤️🌅

📍The Merchant
645 Central Ave., Suite #8
Downtown St. Petersburg

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☕📚 Girls day 📚☕

We went to The Crislip Café one last time. 😭💔

Our iced coffees:
☕ The White Rabbit (White chocolate coconut mocha with white chocolate, coconut syrup, and whipped cream.)
☕ Banana Split Sunday Latte (Dark chocolate, vanilla, banana syrup, whipped cream, strawberry drizzle) with almond milk

Then afterwards The Book Lounge, spotted about 6 different omegaverse romance books! I saw two I wanted but I could only have one during this time, bestie Haven even picked out a romantasy book with sprayed edges and a sticker for her crafting journal!

📚 My pick: An Omega's guide to taking in love by Hallie Grace
(with 5 🌶️)
📚 Haven's pick:The Shadows between Us by Tricia Levenseller
(with a 2 🌶️)

Lastly, we went to Caribou Coffee for one last coffee for the day.
☕ Iced Mint Mocha with 2% milk
☕ Iced Caramel Crafted Press with almond milk

#girlsday #coffeevibes #downtownstpete #bookgirlies #bookish booksta bookstagram minibookhaul omegaverse besties bookvibes dtsp romantasy booksbooksbooks booklover

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There are some posts you never imagine you’ll have to write.

After nearly eight years, we have officially received notice to vacate our home on the 600 Block.

What happens next… we’re honestly not sure yet.

We’re exploring whether there might be another space on Central Avenue where this dream can continue, or whether this chapter closes here. We simply don’t know yet.

Over the last month, many of you watched us painting walls, building new spaces, and dreaming out loud. We were transforming The Merchant & Crislip into something even bigger than a coffee shop or gift store. We wanted to create a true third place—a place where people gathered not because they had to, but because they wanted to.

A place for artist interviews.
Storytelling nights.
Poetry.
Live music.
Create-your-own art experiences.
Conversations that mattered.
A place where curiosity, creativity, and community lived under one roof.

Those dreams weren’t just business ideas. They were our hearts.

Since opening our doors in 2018, we’ve been proud to be a veteran-owned, artist-owned, and teacher-led small business. Together with over 100 local artists, makers, musicians, authors, and entrepreneurs, you’ve helped create something that became so much bigger than us.

We’ve celebrated birthdays, engagements, first dates, book launches, fundraisers, markets, community meetings, countless cups of coffee, and friendships that will last a lifetime.

To every customer who chose to shop local…
To every artist who trusted us with your work…
To every musician who filled our walls with music…
To every staff member who poured your heart into this place…
To every person who simply walked through our doors…

Thank you.

Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing photos from when we first opened our doors back in 2018. Looking back at where we started reminds me just how incredible this journey has been.

No matter what happens next, no one can take away what we built together.

This isn’t goodbye just yet.

It’s simply the end of one chapter… and we’re hoping the story isn’t finished.

With love and endless gratitude,

Jennifer, Kevin & The Merchant & Crislip Family ❤️

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One of our favorite local coffee shops is @crislipcafe in St. Pete, Florida. The best seasonal lattes every time, pup-friendly, and Hank never says no to a pup cup. ☀️🐶☕️

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🎉 Baby Realtor’s 100-Year Birthday Tour! 🎉

This year, I visited some of St. Pete’s incredible places that are celebrating 100 years in 2026:

🏫 St. Pete High School
🚂 Morean Center for Clay (the former freight depot)
🏛️ Crislip Arcade
🌊 The original Million Dollar Pier

One fun fact: while St. Pete High, the Morean freight depot, and the Million Dollar Pier all opened in 1926, the exact construction vs open date of the Crislip Arcade is a little harder to pin down. Most sources place its opening around 1925-1926, which is why we included it in the tour!

👇 Which of these historic places is your favorite?

And make sure you watch all the way to the end for our bloopers! 😂🎂

#StPeteHistory #CrislipArcade #MoreanClayCenter #StPeteHigh #MillionDollarPier

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Y’all #PosherPalate highly recommends popping by The Crislip Cafe on Central Ave in St. Pete 💯 @crislipcafe

They have the best pick me up treats to get you through the day 😋

And #FashionBarb always finds beautiful earrings and gifts at The Merchant ~ all under the same roof ❤️ @merchantstpete

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Looking for the Vibey spots.. a nice little weekend. Treat that we enjoyed.

@crislipcafe
#vibes #girlythings #stpetersburg #wine #wine

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