About Us

The Puzzle Box Store is a specialty website offering our collection of Japanese Puzzle Boxes. We are owned and operated by Uncommon Treasures, located in Towson Maryland.

Who we are ...

Uncommon Treasures deals in Arts & Crafts from Around the World. We currently offer products from 35 different countries and continue to add to our product line. We have been in business since 1995 and operate several websites as well as a retail store and warehouse. Our order processing and shipping area was custom designed and built to provide an assembly line style workflow which enables us to ship 99% of our orders within one business day.

What we do ...

Our goal is to bring our customers the best Arts & Crafts from around the world. We are constantly searching for new and unique handcrafted items to add to our selection of products. The volume at which we are able to purchase and the fact that we buy as close to the source as possible generally results in considerably lower prices than you will find elsewhere. Our prices are usually about half of what you would pay in other retail stores. You may find a similar item available at a lower price on another website, but we have found that this is generally because it is of a lesser quality or the shipping rate is inflated to make up the difference. If you find a lower price on an identical item, let us know and we will do our best to match it

Where we are ...

We are located in Towson, Maryland.
Our address is: 8803 Orchard Tree Lane / Towson MD 21286
Our phone number with Maryland is 410-561-6324
Toll-Free from anywhere in the US or Canada at 1-888-846-7436

Fair Trade Fair Prices

Over the years, we have developed and maintained very strong relationships with the artists and workshops that create our products. They know that we expect only the best for our customers and they know that they will receive a fair price for their work. Because of this, we are able to buy their best work while other businesses are left choosing from the leftovers. We believe that if it is not a fair trade for everyone, it is not a fair trade. We also work with various Fair Trade vendors and Cooperatives around the world to acquire items in areas that we are unable to visit personally. This ensures that the artists are paid and treated fairly. Currency is a very powerful tool when traveling the world and purchasing artwork from native people with little experience in dealing with the world of business. It is very easy for someone to buy handcrafted artwork from a person in need of money, at a fraction of what it is worth and unfortunately, people do it all the time. We would never consider using our purchasing power to take advantage of these situations, even if it means higher prices or less profits.