Best model train store in San Diego County Socal. Excellent…read moreservice and great train values with lots of N, HO, and O scale selections; Value was worth it and discounted items. Friendly and helpful staff Highly recommended to stop by! This is probably the only model train store remaining in San Diego County.

Great shop, only complaint is that their prices are a bit high and also the employees are a bit shy…read morewith me but overall there is a lot to choose from and an awesome store

I really wanted to like this place. I enjoy supporting small businesses and was excited to spend…read moremoney at a local hobby shop. I purchased an RC car here that failed within minutes. The store exchanged it, but the replacement failed as well. Being sold one defective product is unfortunate. Being sold two in a row and then told a refund was not possible is poor customer service. We made multiple trips and still ended up with a broken toy. It's hard to understand why a business would choose to lose a customer over a $22 item. What should have been a simple customer service issue turned into a frustrating ordeal. Very disappointing.

Toy stores still exist! This place is great for all ages. Wide selection from toys to build it…read moreyourself model cars/kits. Specifically came here for Gundam Kits and they did not disappoint! Great selection, well organized very reasonably priced. Very helpful staff as well. Super surprised on finding this great gem.

Love this place great for any vintage and modern toy collectors, prices are great and staff is top…read moretier, definitely a must go for any toy or comic fan

Great person to deal with Great customer service and great service and great place highly recommend…read moregoing

Great quirky little spot to roam!! The selection of goods is well displayed to give the spot a…read morecountry store appeal. Your eye can't help but wander from one place to another. Also a great little coffee shop within, an ideal match.

Recently reopened and better than ever. Shabby chic, dishes, furniture, new linen collection, some…read morecool repurposed pieces, plants. Also carries DIY Chalk Paint and furniture stencils.

Best priced antique store in San Diego! Definitely check this place out. It's not a huge mall but…read morethey have a coffee shop attached! Some booths are better than others, but I typically always find something here. Lots of different stuff for different types of people. I'd say I saw a lot of country cozy stuff, primitive, feminine things, farm house, oddities stuff like skulls and taxidermy, books, vintage clothing, and man antique like the rust stuff and metal things haha. Something for everyone.

everything is great here! Always something new and/interesting. I even found a SAK purse here a few…read moreyears ago and it has become a favorite purse. We buy the coffee beans they sell in the coffee area.

This used to be a favorite little thrift store of mine. But lately their prices have been…read moreridiculous for a thrift store. They've jumped on the overpriced bandwagon that goodwill does lately. We still found a few things for 50 percent off and made some purchases. They have some great finds but their prices lately are a deterrent for me. Everyone who works there is nice though.

Great variety of items...fantastic group of employees who are always ready to help you!read more

If you're looking for records this is a great place to look. Located in downtown La Mesa. Friendly…read morestaff and helpful also. I came in looking for a specific vinyl record and they did not have it but he right away got on his computer and looked for it and provided me with the information to a website where I could purchase it.

I stumbled upon this little hole in the wall record store when I was in old town, La Mesa leaving…read morelunch just down the street. There's so many businesses and this one in particular just seemed like it was very inviting. Upon entering the store it's filled with rich horror, culture, and metal music merchandise, which is super cool! They have interesting niche items here that you probably won't be able to find anywhere else. I picked up a few cool horror, movie magnets, and some spooky enamel pins. I grabbed the pins as gifts and I put the magnets on my fridge when I got home. The staff were very friendly, and if you have any questions, they will absolutely answer them for you, so that's helpful. And of course there's plenty of records in music to look through while you're there, you're bound to find a record you might want to take home. As far as the value goes, everything seemed fairly priced. Definitely a cool spot if you're into horror movies, and underground music! There are not too many places like this left here in San Diego.

Hidden just off El Cajon Blvd in La Mesa is East County Vinyl; another local shop that proves you…read moredon't need to keep going west in order to find good records in San Diego. It shares a home with the Consignment Shack, which is fun to pop into and browse once you've finished shopping around for music. The inside of ECV is somewhat unconventional, yet welcoming. Once you walk through the door, there are couches and chairs set up for relaxing. You will also find various pieces of living room furniture for sale. It feels like going over to a friend's house, especially when you are greeted by the store's owner and main employee, Kelly. Her customer service is top-notch, and she will talk to you like she's known you for years. One of the coolest things about this shop is its vintage record shelves. They used to belong to an old Tower Records store, but are now used for Kelly's ever-changing inventory of classic, used vinyl. She also has a distributor for new vinyl, just in case you're in the market for a high-quality repressing. With the rise of corporate vinyl taking over the music section of big box retailers, it's nice to see small business record stores in your own backyard. Drop in and pay a visit to East County Vinyl. Their prices are more than fair, and they have a guaranteed return policy. Be sure to follow them on Instagram for daily videos of new arrivals and restocks.

What a great selection! I walked in while waiting for a friend and found an album I didn't…read moreanticipate finding. A little pricey but I don't mind considering its condition and the small business. These presses were replicated heavily and I can appreciate a good authentic! It's always a good time in this little shop.