Equipment · Family-owned online shop for American mahjong tile sets, neoprene mats and custom-painted wooden racks
Bird & Bamboo
Also called Bird & Bamboo Mahjong (birdandbamboo.com)
Online shop (Shopify store with cart and checkout). Ships to US addresses only. No street address published.
Category: Equipment · Family-owned online shop for American mahjong tile sets, neoprene mats and custom-painted wooden racks
Also called: Bird & Bamboo Mahjong (birdandbamboo.com)
Last checked: 2026-10-14
What it is
Bird & Bamboo is a family-owned online shop that sells American mahjong equipment: acrylic tile sets, neoprene playing mats, wooden racks and pushers, and bags. The home page calls it “A Family-Owned Small Business, Sharing the Love of Mahjong.” The About page is signed by founder Emily. She says she started playing after a beginner “Mahj Bootcamp” with Queen City Mahjong. The store has its own cart and checkout.
Who it’s for
American mahjong players in the US who want a matched set of tiles, mat and racks from one shop, especially racks painted to order in a chosen color.
Why it’s listed
Bird & Bamboo is a first-party shop with a working cart. It publishes product specs, prices and return terms on each product page.
- Tile sets (store catalog, checked 2026-10-14): The Iconic, The Allure, The Madeira and The Empress, each $375; The Iconic Travel set is $275. The Iconic product page lists 160 tiles: 36 each of Bams, Craks and Dots, 16 Winds, 12 Dragons, 10 Jokers (“Remove 2 Jokers for NMJL play”), 8 Flowers and 6 replacement tiles. Tile size is 1.5” × 1” × 0.5”. The tiles are acrylic, engraved and UV printed. Each set comes with dice, 2 tile shufflers and a velvet tile bag.
- Wooden racks: 20” rack-and-pusher set, $135, in “94 vibrant paint colors and wood stains” with standard or scalloped pushers. Each set has 4 racks, 4 pushers and a canvas rack bag, with 9 magnets per rack/pusher. Made to order; ships in 7–9 business days. Travel wooden racks are $60.
- Mats: full-size neoprene mats $75; travel mats $50.
- Accessories: velvet rack bags $35, a mat bag $35, an acrylic display box $60, and hats and totes.
Official URL
Shop: https://birdandbamboo.com/
Example product (wooden racks): https://birdandbamboo.com/products/20-inch-wooden-mahjong-rack-pusher-set-w-rack-bag
Example product (tile set): https://birdandbamboo.com/products/the-iconic-mahjong-tile-set
FAQ (shipping, returns, payment): https://birdandbamboo.com/pages/faqs
About: https://birdandbamboo.com/pages/about-us
Location
Online only. The FAQ says shipping is to US addresses only; domestic orders usually arrive in 3–5 business days. The site does not publish a street address or city.
Notes
- Equipment listing for a first-party shop with its own cart (Shopify). It is not a marketplace or affiliate seller.
- Returns: tile sets are returnable within 14 days only if unopened and still shrink-wrapped; returns on wooden racks and tile sets carry a 20% restocking fee. Mats and accessories have no restocking fee. Embroidered items and hats cannot be returned.
- Rack orders: color or size changes and cancellations must be requested within 2 days of ordering, according to the rack product page.
- Copy slip: The Iconic product page’s contents list says “1 Empress Tile Guide” and “2 Black dice”, while the description says “Iconic tile guide card” and “2 pink dice”.
- Location not stated: no city or address on the About, FAQ or Contact pages. Contact is by email (customercare@birdandbamboo.com) or the site form.
- No reviews were captured.
- Image: the shop’s own square logo (Shopify og:image,
logosquare...png), 625×625, flattened on white and saved asbird-and-bamboo.jpg. - Not affiliated with Mahjong Plaza. No purchase or contact was made.
FAQ
Q: What does Bird & Bamboo sell?
A: American mahjong tile sets, neoprene mats, wooden racks and pushers, and bags and accessories.
Q: How much is a tile set?
A: Full-size sets were listed at $375 and the Iconic Travel set at $275 on 2026-10-14.
Q: Are the sets NMJL-ready?
A: Yes. The Iconic set has 160 tiles with 10 jokers; the product page says to remove 2 jokers for NMJL play.
Q: Can I choose a rack color?
A: Yes. Wooden racks ($135 for a 20” set of 4) are painted to order in one of 94 colors or stains and ship in 7–9 business days.
Q: Do they ship outside the US?
A: No. The FAQ says shipping is to US addresses only.