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    Geppetto's - La Jolla

    3.7 (47 reviews)
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    David C.

    Cool old school toy store. Great leave to bring kids. They have a very wide variety of toys and hard to find items too. Wide variety of toys and comparable to online sales. But gives the toy store experience

    Tracee L.

    What an amazing shopping experience--in every good way possible. I just bought 3 toys on-line. One went to SFO and 2 to my home. They all arrived early. The shopping experience, SELECTION OF TOYS, and shipping speed were top flight. I asked for gift wrap. Guess what...They wrapped the boxes beautifully--like old days Neiman Marcus--and...they HAND WROTE gift cards for each. Hand written..it's amazing. What a beautiful mix of modern convenience with old school quality and thoughtfulness. Thanks Geppetto's!

    Appreciate the name of this store. I wonder is those who enter know the story behind this name.

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    So happy you enjoyed Geppetto's. Thank you for posting your comments

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    One of our favorite toy stores. Just bought our second puppet for our youngest. Love it.

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    Warwick's - Books etc...

    Warwick's

    4.4(246 reviews)
    0.0 miLa Jolla
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    What a beautiful store! I was in heaven! They have an extensive selection of items from books,…read moremagazines, toys, calendars, stationary... etc! I was delighted by how well organized and clean this store is. They have all of the popular books, and classics as well. Make sure to pay them a visit if you're in the area!

    Warwick's has been around for over a century, and they have the attitude to go along with that…read morestoried history. While the bookstore itself has a decent & varied selection of new books, and they'll order any book for you that they don't have, it is not the most pleasant place to shop. As a bibliophile and an English teacher, I really want to like and support Warwick's, but unfortunately, they've treated me poorly on multiple occasions which makes it challenging for me to give them more chances. There are many book sellers & employees, but they are not very helpful and they treat you like an inconvenience or worse. The right side of the store is book-centric while the left side of the store is mostly stationer & cards, writing utensils, gift items, and tchotchkes. Today, I purchased a book and a pen refill with a credit that I had at the store. I requested the pen refill from one counter, and I had to go to the book counter to pay for my book. Instead of giving me the refill so I could bring it over to the book counter and pay for both items with my credit, the employee brought the refill over herself and told a 2nd employee while pointing at me that, "that woman over there is also getting this pen refill along with her book." Then the 2nd employee handed the refill to a 3rd employee who stashed it behind the counter while I waited for my turn to pay. Keep in mind that the pen refill was a mere $6 item but they treated it like a precious gem that would surely compel me, if I held it in my own hands, to run out of the store with it without paying for it. Meanwhile, I'm holding the much pricier book that I'm going to purchase in my hands, but I rapidly felt like turning on my heels and vacating the store, and leaving the book behind, of course, because that moment was just so strange and uncomfortable. Over the past ten years, I have regularly patronized this store and I've purchased items here multiple times per year. However, there is no recognition, no friendliness, nothing to indicate that I'm more than just a tourist popping in on vacation. At the very least, a friendly greeting would do, but no such luck. The Every time I cross the threshold, I feel a wall of snootiness that is just unpleasant and takes away from what could be a lovely shopping experience. As I'm sure you've figured out by now, items are definitely on the pricey side here. You can certainly find a better value and probably way friendlier service at other bookstores outside of LJ. I think Warwick's probably provides a different type of shopping experience for patrons depending on who the employees perceive them to be, even if they are way off the mark. C'est la vie. Just know that if you are a POC and you shop here, you may have an unpleasant experience, but I certainly hope that you don't! Peace.

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    Squishable

    Squishable

    3.3(16 reviews)
    4.0 miUniversity City
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    I was walking around at the Westfield University Town Center (UTC). I came across a shop named…read moreSquishable. I love Squishmallow so when I saw Squishable, I had to walk right in to see what soft and fluffy plushies that they have in stock. At first, I thought they sold Squishmallow. They look very similar, but actually they are not the same. Two different brands. Their designs are different. Their plushies are indeed cute and soft. However, I didn't see any to my liking for me to buy one. They have lots of different selections. They also have themed plushies. They had a few baskets that contained plushies on sale... buy 1 get 1 50% off. The prices were a tad higher IMHO. If I saw a really cute one or two, I probably would have still bought them, but none resonated with me unfortunately. The lady working here was very friendly and helpful. I asked her if they had any frogs. She showed me a few. There was one that looked okay, but it didn't match the frog that my eldest daughter currently has. I wanted to buy her a smaller version of it. Oh well... the search continues. If you're into cute and soft plushies, Squishable may have what you're looking for. Come on by and check them out!

    Came here many times as my little yelper is a collector. Haha not sure if that's a good or bad…read morething. We have many of these characters hanging around our home from the gaming room to bedrooms and hallways. Love the set up, mainly all in what looks like ikea Kallax cubbies which make it easy to find what you want. Very well organized and set up Similar to squidhmallows but better I'd say as it has a larger selection and characters that appeal to boys and not just girls. Each time we've been here it's been a good shopping experience from selection to the staff. Love that there's air purifiers too specially considering everything is plush inside (think allergies!) Price wise be ready to drop some bucks because these aren't cheap. But they're also well made! Super plush and soft!

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    Barnes & Noble - Good Bookstore

    Barnes & Noble

    4.0(13 reviews)
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    I just came in here yesterday and didn't have high expectations. There are WAY more books than a…read morelot of B&N stores I've been to and nearly all the books in mint condition. Unfortunately I've been to too many B&Ns that had creases on the covers, nicks on the corners, and ruined bindings. Pretty sure a lot of these flaws come from customers who read the books in the store and just return them, ruining it for the rest of us who actually buy. Not only that I was able to find books I've been looking for such as The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Grey, Moonstone, The Woman in White, and War and Peace (War and Peace isn't a difficult title to find, but they had tons of copies of this book, which I almost never see!). I'm a little annoyed by some of the reviews complaining about the lack of Starbucks. I come in here to buy books; if you want to read go to the Starbucks upstairs next to Trader Joe's/Ralphs. Better yet, support your local library if you want to read for free and flatten book bindings at your leisure.

    It's nice to see a new bookstore of any sort! I was able to get a big chunk of last-minute holiday…read moreshopping done here, and I was generally pleased with the selection of books and related fare - vinyl, drawing/writing accessories, board etc. The staff were friendly in a helpful, yet non-intrusive manner. As others have noted... there doesn't seem to be a Starbucks and seating is rather limited. Some sections were a bit more limited in selection than what you can find at larger bookstores. But overall, it was a good experience. I'll be back.

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    The Lego Store - Building time

    The Lego Store

    3.1(41 reviews)
    4.0 miUniversity City
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    The Lego UTC store has the nicest people working there! The staff is very helpful, knowledgeable…read moreabout product launches and retirements; as well as happy to assist with building techniques (adding motor to trains during Xmas brought me back!). Please note that this store is in the mall so it's subject to mall hours, and is a smaller store (not like SFO Airport) but still nice variety of selections. The people are why.

    THE LEGO STORE @ UTC LA JOLLA…read more Parking here is ONLY one hour... which is honestly one of the most outrageous things Westfield UTC has done. Parking already takes about 15 minutes because it's stressful, a lot of the structures are one-way, and it's just overall a hassle. So having only one hour feels kind of unrealistic. Just a heads up, after that first hour, it's $2 per additional hour. I'd definitely recommend going in with a plan of where you want to go so you're not rushing. My friends and I went on a Thursday evening and stopped by the LEGO Store, and it was actually such a great experience. It wasn't too busy (definitely better than weekends), and the staff were super friendly. My friend had been eyeing this pirate ship set forever, and they finally had it in stock but it was a whopping $400. They ended up getting it, and the staff even gave us a small free Easter-themed LEGO set, which was such a cute bonus. The store itself is on the smaller side, but they had a solid selection and a lot of items restocked. Overall, I'd definitely recommend stopping by if you're into LEGOs!

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