exceptional customer service Rick stopped what he was doing to help me find this special drink for my friend he looked in the back he looked on the floor he checked there computer to see if they had it but unfortunately they did not. I don't care about the drink all that much but it's nice to have someone so helpful and kind. read more

Neat store. great wine selection. always go here when im in the area. love the ramune soda selection. MUST TRY THE BACON CHOCOLATE BARS.

I love this place! I come in mostly for coffee beans, but I always buy something else. I don't really drink but I love looking at all the weird beer. They also have excellent soaps and lotions. Bought all my dishes for my new house here. Unique and fun place. Great staff too! read more

LOVE this World Market! It is out of the way for me, but it is worth the trip. Everyone was very helpful and friendly. Biggest plus was finding my very favorite beer that I have not been able to get anywhere else in SD. Keep stocking Lucky Buddha Beer :) read more

Great place. Always have tags identifying where the products come from. Makes it easy to boycott...if you're trying to be conscious or make a political statement while shopping. read more

This store is right up my alley. It has a bit of everything from food to furniture to bags and wine. as well as, nic-naks. They also sell green products. They are though on the expensive side, so that makes me sad. But I love to just adventure in here and look at the different things they have. read more

The store is wonderful & has all kinds of unique items. I didn't mind waiting in line even though it wrapped around the store. I got to the register & the sales associate was so rude! I placed my items on the counter & asked if they had any holiday gift cards. She looked at me like I was devil & said, 'no we don't do holiday gift cards.' I quickly picked a card off the spinner & paid for my purchases. She handed me the receipt & pushed my things toward me. She didn't offer a bag even if I had to pay for one. I asked about a bag & she totally ignored me. She asked for the next in line. I loved the store, found a few things I wasn't looking for but had to have. The customers in line were in the Christmas spirit, talking to each other & pointing out things as the line moved around different departments. I was so stunned by the cashier & her bad attitude it ruined the experience I had prior to checking out. Love World Market, avoid La Mesa!!! read more

I am obsessed with this place. Growing up I thought my mother must have racked up some serious frequent flyer miles to get all the amazing, exotic food she brought home (obviously from the country of origin, or something), but no, World Market. Their furniture is awesome, and so are their coupons. My only complaint is that I didn't discover this place sooner. read more

Love their food section. They actually have imported nutella from Quebec (yeah sorry to inform you that the one made in the us isn't made the same way then elsewhere....). They have great stuff but its true that it is slightly overpriced. Their black Friday event is a great time to go. read more

I love this world market! I've only been to this one and the one in escondido. I love their selection of baking items and spices, which happen to be very well priced. $2.99 for two vanilla beans, i'm sold! And they sell culinary grade lavender for only $1.99. You had me there. The customer service is excellent, i went today to pick up somethings and was short .67 cents, the guy told me its okay and let me go. Which was totally awesome, considering my 1 1/2 year old was having a toddler meltdown and trying to grab everything within reach. This is definitely my fave. read more

What can I say, I love this place! So many things I would love to have! And all the fun things to cook with, and all the stuff you can't find any where else! This place makes you start dreaming of all the parties to host all the new different food to try... I think Sam the cooking guy shops here, he has to if he has good taste like me ;o) hehehehe read more

my favorite store. every associate asks do I need help as they walk past. amazing finds. seriously, my favorite store. read more

You can't do much better than world market. I love this place. It's clean and neat. Today, I went to pick up some all of olive oil that they have on special. They were out of the kind that was on sale so they upgraded me to the type with infused garlic for the sale price. Very honorable company, I have found. Only negative...it's next to Walmart. The PEOPLE!!! read more

This is an addictive place! You'll find creative items from all over the globe. Make sure you visit with plenty of time to spare.

Although they have really good and interesting items in their store, I have to agree with others. It does look like they are getting ready to close or downsize maybe to another location in the mall. Many malls have parking issues even with 3 layer parking garages. It's just hard to gauge when the best time to go to a mall is. I'm sure there are better times and days to go, but, who knows? Anyway, customer service is a hit and miss as well. Training and lack of interest could be the problem. Checkout is all right, again, depending on time of day. And, as I've said before, selection is not like it was years past. Maybe they're getting ready for the holidays or maybe imports are off because of strained relations these days. If that's the case, then I'm o.k. with that! I prefer to buy American anyway. Most of those products I've purchased over the years have lasted longer than my imports. All-in-all it was an o.k. experience, just not like it used to be. Haven't checked their online service, that could also be the new way they're going. Who knows? Pier One is just about the same too. read more

Very busy due to the holday season but very well stocked. Line was long but moved quickly. Quentin gave ten star service. I will shop here more often just tobe treated the way we were by him. Kudos to you for hiring such excellent staff!!! read more

5 STARS!!!! Being German, I know what good German beer tastes like. I have always wanted to go to the Hofbrauhaus in Munich because its the best German beer around.....and i found it.....COST PLUS BABY!!!! I was on cloud 9!! They have the best ethnic selection around! read more

Can't say much about the store itself but I had excellent customer service over the phone. I was one of those really annoying customers trying to find some curtains that were discontinued. Unfortunately, they ran out but Joe called me back like a week later to tell me they had some returned and could put them on hold for me. Great customer service! read more

Do not ever buy anything on-line from world market! I ordered something on Black Friday and it never came, I sent an email and received no reply, I called and was told that it would be shipped immediately, I received and email stating it was on back order, I emailed them a couple of weeks later and was told that it was still on back order. I received an email last week asking me to review the items I had received, I emailed back to customer service stating that still hadn't received the items. Their response was that the order had been cancelled in December. I called them and they confirmed that they cancelled the order. I asked if my money had been refunded and it had not. There seems to have been an error. Essentially don't order anything on from cost plus, you wont get the item and they will still charge you. read more

The La Mesa location for Cost Plus World Market by far is one of the better locations, I have shopped. I have to give a big "THANK YOU!" to Michael for being patient and willing to go out of his way to check the contents of an item I purchased online before I left the store for any damage, etc. He did not mind at all opening the box and resealing it. It potentially could have been a hassle if I would have had to return it. He was friendly throughout the transaction and appeared to genuinely enjoy his job. Also I had bought a item that I needed a replacement part for and he handled that as well for me. I would give five stars to this retailer but the person that actually loaded my vehicle was not the same type of employee as Michael. Michael I hope will get some type of recognition from his store manager for being such an asset to his store. It is far and in between you find good, friendly help. read more

Great place to go if you are looking for "out of this country" items! Putting an Italian Pasta Basket together in our dept. at work and I found all kinds of great stuff. Had to show some restraint. Prices seemed reasonable (at least the sale items), however the staff was not very helpful. You also have to be willing to hunt. It worked out great for what I was after, but not the type of store I would normally frequent. read more

my sister and i were checking out with a cashier named yasmina, very beautiful soul and so helpful. she waited on us and totally helped us sign up for rewards program that gave us an instant coupon. loved her patience and accent. she is a asset to your staff. thx you yasmina. read more

Went there and bought a lot of drinks (bottled), couldn't take the cart out to take my purchases. I asked for assistance but they hesitated. Good thing there was a Walmart cart outside the store. The bag that I was given to carry the bottled drinks was thin and almost dropped them. I didn't feel the customer service was extended. I like the store but not the service. read more

This is a fun store to shop for presents. The location is good and parking is ok. I only gave three stars as the quality of some items doesn't seem to merit the high price. read more

Wonderful selection of home furnishings, unique nick-knacks, international food, beer and wine, and lots of out of the ordinary gifts and cultural items as well. The prices are okay, a little high, but not bad for the quality items you get. Employees are friendly, nothing extraordinary though. Good to come when you have a coupon. Overall, a great shop that I really like! read more

I have been shopping at world market for a while especially during the holiday season. My wife and I have made it a tradition to give different gourmet food baskets to our friends every holiday season. We typically create a theme and go from there. This past year we decided we would do baskets with cured meats and sausages and other items. We budgeted $70 per basket and we had 14 to make We spent in total after purchasing the baskets, fillings, cards, meats and other items close to $1,000. After the holiday season we visited several friends and found the meats in the baskets we had gifted them had expired before the date on the packages. 9 baskets out of the 14 had spoiled meats. I went into the store and asked to speak with the manager and was told the store manager Tony would be out to assist me, I waited a good 20 mins. When the store manager finally came to assist me it was as if I was pulling teeth to get any help out of him. I had to repeat my story several times. I left the store with NOTHING resolved. What a waist of money spent! I will never purchase from here again. This year I'll take my $1,000 dollars elsewhere along with my year round shopping needs. read more

What a wonderful place to shop. They have amazing items at reasonable costs, the store is clean, and put together nicely. I went in to purchase items for a birthday gift basket. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted and asked if there was anything I was looking for. I explained that I wanted to create a basket with easy to make food, wine, and different samples of different things. Yasmina, in return, was so amazing. She asked me all the right questions, walked me around suggested items, and she kept everything within budget. Yasmina, even suggested a great wine at a low cost. Not only did she take time with us, she also explained the rewards program and explained it came with a 15% coupon. Bonus, am I right?! I told her that I wasn't crafty and she said not to worry, she could put everything together. The basket turned out so beautiful. She really made this trip to the store worth it. I'll definitely be back and will recommend to friends and family that they need to stop in. In addition, with the holidays approaching, this will be a place to come and shop for items to take as gifts for the hosts or just personal holiday gift baskets. As I said before, this place is astounding. Thanks again, Yasmina.. read more

Great items to buy but you have to get past the rude staff. I had a return with the receipt, purchased 2 days ago. I was first told that I had to go through the line, there was no line. The jerk salesclerk wanted me to walk around even though I was at the register. Then I was told that one of the items couldn't be returned because it wasn't on my receipt. I bought 1 hand wash and 1 lotion - the orig. clerk rang up as 2 hand wash - so I have to eat the lotion? Then I was told I couldn't return anything because it was purchased on my husband's Visa Check card. I have a Visa Check Card with the same bank too but was refused credit. The return policy states "same tender" which was not honored by this store. Salesclerk told me the manager could override the credit card issue and the manager sarcastically refused. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS STORE THEY DO NOT HONOR THEIR RETURN POLICY. I will shop at Home Goods from now on, better service, better prices and better return policy that is honored. read more

Wow. What a waste of time. I actually found a fair sum of furniture I wanted to buy, but there was no help. The girl at the register was working like crazy, the male employees on the floor did everything they could to avoid customers. After an hour of trying to get help, I gave up, left empty handed. read more

What ever you do don't go there at night an hour before it closes!!!! My family and I went in to get plates, and several bowls and my boys picked out somethings they wanted. When we asked for help to move the plates to the front register the girl was annoyed by my request she didn't want to help us. We carried our items to the front and of coarse one of the plates did not have a price. The girl checking us out rolled her eyes and sighed I asked her if there was a problem. The others where putting things away we could tell they wanted us out. We will never go to that store ever again. read more

for this genre, it's as good as it gets. wow, they changed for the better since bought out by Bed Bath & Beyond . merchandise's less expensive & better selection. i'd been there many times before(original owners) & found it too expensive. pal wanted to go there & i reluctantly did. turns out i spent $25 on an arrayment of wonderful imported tasty goodies (chocolates, hot sauce & salami). they have a new member program where you get 10% off(that purchase only, i believe) for simply giving phone # & email . i got 10% off my non-booze items. tip: make a huge purchase with this program, when you first sign up. the cashier was a lovely japanese-american little charmkins who kept it real & was fun & nice to talk to . gonna visit everytime i shop at grossmont center read more

My wife and I love this store. We shop here regularly for Gourmet Foods, wine and of course our coffee beans. Today we went looking for some furniture and Ryan was extremely helpful in the furniture Department and we found a coffee table and end table that we had to have. Thank you Ryan for all your help and when we got to the register Emmett was there to greet us with even more smiles and assistance and making sure we were able to use all of our coupons.Thanks Emmett you guys are awesome read more

Horrible customer experience and very dissapointed in the lack of respect for customers! In January, I went to the store and they didnt have the item in store. I had to pay a deposit to get them ordered for a later store pick up date. I went 2 times to check on the item in store and they just reaponded with give it more time. Finally at the begining of March, I called the store and they couldnt find my invoice for the order and they allegedly called me to let me know that the item was not available. They item is available on line however they are separete entities so they are not able to validade any cupons or offers at time of inital purchase. The girl who was responsabile for the invoces said that she couldnt find it and that their manager would give me a call. Now Mid-March, its been 2 weeks since I called the store and havent recieved any phonecalls from the store manager. I also called the customer service number and they couldnt do anyting either. What kind of customer retailer and service are you offering that you cant validate any transaction!! Or care for your customers so that they recieve what they are paying for!! You have defenetly lost a loyal customer. I Have bought several home furnishing pieces for my house. However, i will defenetly stop and I Will share the story with others so that they know what type of retailer World Market has become. read more