Carmel is great for art but there's a serious price tag attached. If you want more affordable,…read moredown-to-earth prices on gifts, trinkets, and housewares, stop by this little shoppe tucked away in the corner of a mall. They have a whole wall of tasteful but fun handmade jewelry and an array of artsy wooden gift boxes. The best part was their Munktiki collection. The owner's husband is the founder of Munktiki mugs, arguably the kick-@ssest drink containers you will ever see (http://www.munktiki.com/). So, you know, if you're ever running low on tiki mugs and tiki-related accessories, and you happen to be in Carmel, this is the place to go.

My wife and I shopped at this store on Aug 2 and were happy with the service and products. We had…read moredriven over 70 miles for a day at the ocean and shopping. Later, my wife determined that while the clothes were cute, they were not really her style. We decided to return the them two weeks later. We needed to return the clothes within two weeks as this was the stores policy. We drove the 70 miles and planned to spend another day at the ocean so it wasn't an issue. When we went to the store to return the clothes (only three items), the same young lady who helped us before was helping my wife with the return. She was curtious and asked if there was something wrong with the clothes. My wife explained that the clothes were just not her style. While the first lady was processing the return, a second lady (blonde) came up and asked why my wife was returning the clothes and she gave the same response. Then the blonde lady became very agressive. She asked why my wife bought the clothes if she did not like them. My wife was shocked and asked if she was the owner. She said she just worked there and repeated her question. She was agressive and rude. I was shocked and had stayed by the door. I now went over to my wife who was visibly shaken up. I asked the sales lady if there was a problem. She said no that the return was being process but didn't understand why my wife had bought the clothes if she didn't like them. I asked her if she really wanted me to tell her what I thought or if she just wanted to let the nice sales lady process the return and for us to leave. My wife was offering to look at other clothes but I said we will not be shopping here again. We purchased a few items because we thought they were cute. She later decided they were not her style. We dorove 70 miles to return them. And we get a very agressive cross-examination from a sales clerk. We are done.

Came here for the 1st time a couple weeks ago. I had never even heard of it before, but this top…read morein the window caught my attention. The clothes are a nice quality, and not overly priced, which is very exciting to me. The sales woman was very friendly and nice, her well behaved doggy lays sweetly on one of the chairs while "mommy" works - how sweet is that. The shopping plaza it's in is dog friendly, so there are a lot of dogs around. Next time I come to Carmel, I am coming to this store. I am hopeful I can make a couple of trips to the one in San Francisco before then. If you sign up for their email list, they email you coupons. I just got my 1st one for 30% off one item. http://www.georgioustore.com/

I couldn't believe this gallery didn't have any reviews yet, so I'm happy to be the first!…read more There are only a few galleries in Carmel that carry historical works, and I hit them all up every time I'm in Carmel. I love Josh Hardy gallery because, although it's small, every work on the wall is a masterpiece. This gallery mostly represents Early California masters like Granville Redmond, Percy Gray, Mary Morgan, etc. These artists all lived and worked in this area, so seeing their work is like a window into central California 100 years ago. The owner of the gallery is very genuine and kind, so don't miss it!

I first visited the Josh Hardy Gallery while staying in Carmel. Over the next year, I kept an eye…read moreout online. Josh seems to always have an exquisite collection of very early California Oil Paintings that are museum quality. I stayed in touch and after moving to San Francisco called to purchase a lovely early landscape I love. Josh is very kind and not only delivered my painting, he hung it for me! Hoping to return.

This shopping center is home to many businesses…read more Food Maxx Starbucks Ericks Deli State Farm insurance Buffalo Wild Wings Verizon Wireless DD Discount Great Clips Vitamin Shoppe Parking is easy to come by and relatively safe All in one shopping center

While living in Salinas i was found here all the time. Such a great strip mall that has it all in…read moreone place. My favorite grocery store is here, Safeway, and they carry everything i nerd for the kitchen. From produce to cakes to meats. And if i didnt feel like cooking, i would eat at Olive Garden or Red Lobster. And Target carries everything under the sun. Next to Northridge, this is my favorite place to go in Salinas.

This is a nice plaza in the heart of Salinas…read more Has all of your shopping and eating needs. There are 2 sides of the plaza. Target, Safeway, Olive Garden, Chase bank, Auto Zone, Jamba Juice, Little Cesars Pizza, Don Roberto Jewelers, See Candy, ATT, Red Lobster, Game Stop, Sally's, Ross, just to name a few One stop shopping. Relatively safe shopping center. Tons of parking available.