Maido at Santana Row is one of those stores I could spend way too much time in, and money! I…read morehappily did! If you love stationery, journaling, or planners, this place is such a great place. They have a great variety of pens, notebooks, stickers, and thoughtful little gifts, and I was especially excited to see that they even carry Hobonichi. Everything feels well curated and high quality, not overwhelming, just really fun to browse. The store itself is bright, clean, and inspiring, and the staff has always been friendly and welcoming. Whether you're into journaling, planning, or just want a unique gift, Maido is definitely worth stopping into. There was not much stafff around helping, I think only two people and they were both at the cash register, they weren't too talkative and didnt ask if we needed help, but im sure they would have if we asked, we just werent approached. Maybe they were short staffed that day.

Cute gifts store . Many Japanese style gifts are available here . Some old fashioned fountain pens…read more, birthday cards , key rings . Cute stuffed animals and collectibles. The store is not big but fully packed. Very organized. We don't have too many gift store like this in the west bay . The store location is right by Vally fair mall , West San Jose . Many customers and quite popular. Parking is not easy if you come in the weekend . There are couple paid parking structures in the same area. I usually either come on the weekdays or Saturday morning to avoid the crowds.

Always pass by this place in Valley Fair and finally stopped by. Delicious chocolate and amazing…read moreexperience! There was someone giving out samples which lured me in. It was samples of their chocolate hazelnut which was delicious. The quality of the chocolate higher tier and you can taste it. You can also try samples of the other chocolates they have on display which is awesome. I tried their matcha dark and white chocolate fusion and it was so yummy. Perfect blend between the matcha and the chocolate flavors. You also can break the amount of chocolate that you want and it could even be as small as a sample size too. I believe the cost is by how much it weighs and the type of chocolate? I ended up getting the smaller pieces of the matcha chocolate and the hazelnut chocolate. It came out to be $11.47 for both the chocolates and I have attached a pic to show you. They nicely package it. I def recommend trying this place. The workers here are also very nice! Loved my experience! Also was here around 6pm on a Tuesday and it wasn't too busy.

I visited Läderach Chocolate in Westfield Valley Fair Santa Clara last Sunday and had a great time…read more This is easily some of the best-quality Swiss chocolate I've found in the Bay Area. I really appreciated how generous they were with samples, you can explore different flavors before deciding what to buy. I tried the hazelnut chocolate and loved it. They also had a wide variety to choose from, like Dubai chocolate, truffle milk, truffle caramel, and some nicely packaged gift sets with mixed flavors. Everything looked beautiful and tasted just as good. The quality really just... the best, and you can tell it's premium chocolate. You honestly can't go wrong here, whether to buy for yourself or choosing gift (and chocolate makes the best gifts). It's definitely a spot I'd come back to when I want to buy gifts for my family!

Got a sweet tooth?! I sure do! Sugarfina is that luxury candy IT GIRL! Wanna wow a friend or a…read moremother in law (given she likes candy) with a nice candy gift?! Looking to stuff a gift basket to spoil your besties?! This is it! Nestled in the heart of Santana Row among bustling shoppers and locals sipping their blue bottle coffee is Sugarfina. The vibe is giving cute girly luxury candy! I love the big white floral decorations and things. I bought a bunch of large boxes that were on sale for gifts! So check them out before end of August!

The experience we had with Sugarfina is just utterly terrible that I recommend others to approach…read morewith caution.. Sugarfina is supposed to be a premium candy brand. As suggested by it $9.5 a cube of candy and pretty packaging. I thought at a premium price point of $9.5 I would be getting good quality candy. This is my little luxury. And I was so excited. But.. We bought five cubes of candy, 2 of which are dark chocolate almonds. The almonds tastes oxidized, you know that rancid long expired nut taste. It's not edible. Both boxes have the same rancid taste issue. We live two hours away so it's not practical to drive back for an exchange or refund. So we called customer service. It took a long time for a representative to be available to help us but that's ok. The representative promised a full refund and shipping us a replacement. We weren't expecting that as I just want the two inedible cubes refunded. But I appreciate them promising to make it right. However, two weeks has passed and we did not receive any refund nor shipping confirmation. So we called again, which again took a long time for a representative to be available. We explained the issue, and were told the first ticket was probably not submitted. They promised again a full refund and shipping us a replacement for the two defected products. And weeks passed nothing again. We called a third time. And I really just want the two cubes of inedible candy refunded. And was told "well we refunded you". But it's been 7 weeks there was truly no refund.. After three long calls and empty promises I gave up on trying to fix it. I'm just expecting adequate quality for what I paid for but they can't deliver. This is not advertised as your average brand. So I believe customers should receive not your average product. I don't condone these empty promises and false hopes either. Candy is supposed to make us happy. But this candy caused so much heartache for us. We did everything we can to delay the review and try to resolve it first. I genuinely always believe a bad product could be an accident and the business is willing to fix it. Instead of rushing to review I always reach out and explain and resolve it. We tried and are tired. I don't want this to happen to anyone else. If you do buy their candy. Please try it before you leave the place..

Incredible find. I was taking my daily walk and decided to venture further down Pruneridge and I…read morenoticed a group of stores including Karizma. After taking a quick look at the through the window, I decided to venture in because most of the items I saw were totally unique and looked to be specialty items. There was a nice young lady that was very helpful in describing the items to me. There was a variety of items: mini sculptures, necklaces, east African clothing, greeting cards and many other little trinkets. There is also a nice american western and shoe repair store next door.

I made a stop here to pick up a gift for a special occasion. I appreciated the non pushy service…read moreand left with a beautiful pair of shoes that was well received.

Had a wonderful time picking out my wedding heels. I am absolutely in love with what I chose and I…read morecan't wait to wear them on my big day. Jimmy Choo is known for beautiful white and nude bridal heels. After being disappointed at other designer shoe stores in Valley Fair, I was pleasantly surprised that Jimmy Choo had options that fit my shoe size of 6.5, I find the selection in other stores in this mall to be so limited! There were no other customers in the store on a Wednesday evening. Alice helped me select and try on a few options. She was patient and kind! I recommend this store to any bride looking to splurge on a nice pair of bridal heels.

What a colorful and sweet smelling store. As with most big city stores, it's pricey. If you're…read morelooking for a two pound Kit Kat or unique apex flavors, stop on by and pick up your stash. Skip this stop for any of the typical candies--the price doesn't warrant the purchase.

4 stars for the great location! The girl who was working the…read moreday shift today 12/16/24 is very unfriendly. She needs to have a better outlook on working at this amazing candy store in the beautiful Valley Fair Mall. The store is clean and has the best candy!! I filled up my ziplock bag full of gummy bears and ate them allllll!!!

I helped my wonderful son pick out a bouquet of fresh blue roses for his beautiful girlfriend. The…read moreexperience was so much fun. The girls in the store were very helpful, kind and patient. I feel the manager went out of his way to make sure my son was happy with his selection. I highly recommend you try out this store and purchase roses for your loved ones. The roses last for approximately 3-5 years. I must add they smell absolutely amazing. Highly recommended.

So nice to having a place in Bay Area where I can purchase preserved flower, they do have multiple…read moreshapes and colors flower, so good to have it as gift in special day.

I won a See's gift certificate at my company's White Elephant Gift Exchange this year, so I stopped…read morein to pick up some chocolates. This was between Christmas and New Year's, so the store was pretty empty. The friendly woman behind the counter gave me and my friend chocolate samples right away. I really like dark chocolate covered almonds and quickly found a pre-packaged bag of them. There were a few dollars left on the gift card so my friend grabbed a couple butterscotch lollipops. When we were leaving, the worker gave us each several more samples to take with us. It was very generous of her. See's was part of my childhood and going there brings back fond memories.

I wanted to stop by here, while we were on the mall, to pick up some Christmas gifts…read more We were warmly welcomed once inside. It's extremely busy in there. It's not too big inside so it can get crowded. I made my selections and waited to check out. There was a lot of confusion on who was next. We were finally helped and we were able to select a chocolate of our choice for our free sample. I also had a coupon that I was able to use. I'm glad we took care of that because I know it's only going to get busier as we get closer to the holidays.

I just learned about Classic Loot this week and had to go check it out. It's a shop in Japantown…read morewith new and secondhand items, like men's and women's clothes, purses, jewelry, Sanrio merchandise, plushies, crafting kits, greeting cards, and more. It's very cute and very clean, and doesn't seem like a thrift shop at all. The young woman working there was friendly and helpful. I saw lots of little things I wanted to buy, like the tiniest Labubu I've ever seen, but didn't end up purchasing anything. Most of the clothes and accessories for females seemed targeted toward young people, but I'm glad I stopped in and checked out all of their cute loot. Be sure to bring change for the metered parking or plan to use your credit card.

Our first visit to San Jose's JapanTown. The Wife spent more time here than I was expecting for…read morethis kind of shop, since there were so many cute clothing options for her. She bought a flowered skirt that looked like 1968, but new. The sales girls were super friendly and encouraging, and there were plenty of unusual things for me to look at while she shopped. I learned about Smiskis figures, for instance. They have a bunch for trading only, and they also sell several other collectible figures. Not my thing, but interesting. Very cute and colorfully decorated interior.