i am a fan of Cost Plus World Market...this location is meh...the stuff is all the same great stuff but the customer service...not so much. Not gonna give them a bad star rating over one employee...but what i said needs to be heard. I ordered a pillow online (yes one pillow and it was only available at this store)...my usual first choice is La Jolla, second choice is near 4S ranch area...this was a bit of a drive for me. I arrive with all my paperwork in hand...I walk up to the counter that has a sign indicating that it is where i go for online order pickup.. the guy ignores me...I wait and wait and wait...(like 5 minutes)...I finally say excuse me (while showing him the order pickup form)...i need to pick up an online order. He points to the LONG line (like really long...like 50 people long) and tells me to stand in line. I let him know that my item is paid for and i just need to pick it up (in fact it was right next to him with my name attached to it on a paper) I tried to let him know and he turned his back to me. there was really no way to politely grab his attention at all. Then he walked away... Finally another guy was lingering around the area...i quickly said hello and informed him that i needed to pick up my online order and it was right behind the counter...with this guy it wasn't a problem at all...he happily handed my pillow to me... that first guy needed to get put in check...but i left...had to get out. not likely i will come back read more

Went shopping on 11/16/22, around 1:00pm. There was an employee stocking inventory on the back shelf of the store. I was in an adjacent aisle, when I heard this employee coughing her lungs out. I peek around the corner and saw her a foot away from the items, coughing all over everything that she was stocking and not even attempting to cover her mouth! Ew! We make brief eye-contact, then I went back to shopping, thinking that perhaps it was just a one-time thing.....nope, there she was, coughing and hacking all over everything again. I talked to an employee about it. She was as concerned as I was and offered to have me talk to a manager about what I witnessed. I told her that I just wanted someone to tell that employee that she needs to cover her mouth when she coughs, but the employee insisted I speak with her manager. Boy, what a mistake that was... the manager came out, I tell her about what I saw and the first thing she said was, " just so you know, we're all heath screened before we start work". Uhhh, ok.... So it's okay to cough droplets out of your mouth, onto items that we're potentially going to buy, just because some person (likely not in the healthcare industry) screens you and says you're cleared to work...!?!? Hello....it's still gross! I'm not saying to wear a mask....heck, I'm not wearing a mask, but could you just NOT cough on the stuff we touch? Can you at least cover your mouth??? Is it too much to ask? The manager said she would follow up with her about the incident, but if you start off the conversation with me by defending her inappropriate and unnecessary actions, then you just leave me feeling like I just wasted my time and breath and therefore I have to turn to Yelp... read more

Found my all time favorite beverage from my childhood back in the 80's! Just like how I remembered it! The cashier (I forgot his name) he was very helpful & an awesome dude!!! Clearly Canadian is back!!! read more

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There are special pop up greeting cards before the register, they are like gifting individual paper art & come in a mini and a regular square size. When I send someone a card I want them to know my appreciation so I seek out individualized cards for my recipient and if I can't find a card matching their personality I turn to quality stationary, you can't go wrong with thick, artistically patterned paper. The cards are located near the register after you have picked up & are ready to purchase the many items you had no idea existed or didn't need. Fun diversions like ceramic and metal tea services, interlocking sauce bowls, the same water goblets as the Four Seasons, chopsticks, charcuterie boards, kitchen implements... I'm continually enthused by the selection at World Market and I spent a fun time sifting through the ever rotating selection. I come here for the French milled soap which perfumes the room and has artistic wrapping, imported nicknacks and larger household decorations like rugs, they also have fun seasonal decorations. If you need a gift for someone and have no clue what to get them just walking through will give you inspiration. Really, the item opportunity is immense & there is something here for all, a world market of treats. read more

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Place is great! If someone complains about the service maybe they should try walking a mile in their shoes! "oh! the girl was rude to me!" maybe next time you'll take your lazy ass inside to get your things instead of curbside sit on your lazy ass service! read more

Love this store, hate that there are only 3 locations in san diego so I drive all the way from mission valley to la mesa just to shop here. Their products are one of a kind and high quality. Their prices are very reasonable when items go on sale and they frequently have coupons. Most recently I snagged a $360 chair for $160 out the door as they allowed me to stack my 30% off coupon on top of their furniture sale. I also find the most adorable trinkets and kitchen items. I am absolutely in love with my donut cookie jar and matching salt & pepper shakers. Love their jewelry as well and very fairly priced on the daily without a coupon. read more

World Market - $360 chair on sale + 30% off coupon out the door for $160 - Home Decor Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Stoped in for a few decorative items after dinner. Nice selection and excellent customer service. Noah was especially helpful at the check out assisting us with enrolling in the rewards program. He's a great representative for the company with customer service at the forefront. read more

Today I was freaking out about finding a specific wreath that had been sold out online but possibly still left in stores. I called my local store and they were out. I called this location and a Cassidy answered, I'm sure the store is incredibly busy but she was so sweet and attentive. She was so professional with putting me on hold (some people just place you or hang up) She totally saved the day and finally found the last one!! Also made it SO EASY for my bf and I to pickup. THANK YOU CASSIDY. read more

This is one of my all time favorite stores . I've bought so many treasures here from home goods , purses , decorations, German chocolate and the list goes on and on . The selection is so varied it's a bunch of fun to see goods from all over the world . Top quality merchandise is what they sell here I can assure you . You can create such an awesome picnic basket or gourmet charcuterie board from the grocery side of the store . One of My traditions I started here was way back when my kids were little, shopping for the holidays like Christmas, Easter and Valentines for the exceptional unique candy I give to my daughters . Now it has been many years of following this tradition , myself as well as my girls really treasure the candies they carry here . Every time I've shopped here I fill my basket with unique treasures , leaving with a smile . read more

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Ordered a $250 rug online and wasn't able to pay for it online because the quantity was low. I had to put it on hold and go into the store to pay for it. The female cashier told me to go around to the loading zone and that they would bring the rug out for me. I went over to the loading zone and rang the bell twice and just waited and waited. 10 minutes later I called the store and Mando told me the bell doesn't work and I was supposed to call so they could bring it out. U think this would be important info for me to know. read more

A very rude sales associate brought my order to the curbside today. The curbside pickup area was occupied by a huge delivery truck, so I asked (by phone) where to park. The employee told me (she sounded very annoyed and didn't believe me when I told her the big truck left nowhere to park curbside), then she hung up on me when I tried to ask another question. When I circled around to park elsewhere, I saw a World Market employee walking away from me so I tapped my horn to let her know I was behind her (she was on the sidewalk so not a safety issue or anything). She marched over to the car and went just ballistic, telling me angrily NEVER to honk at her. (So she's a mind reader and knows exactly where I am when she doesn't even know what my car looks like?) Then she refused to tell me what the date was. She was obviously in a very nasty mood and taking it out on me. I used to like World Market for the occasional gift, but they've lost a customer for good. The pandemic and understaffing are NOT EXCUSES for crappy customer service and bad employee behavior. read more

Haven't been here in a while, but I have to say that I am just as happy as before. Luckily we didn't end up spending quite as much as last time we were here. I really love the wide variety of specialty items that they carry here. One of my favorite gifts to give during the holidays is a homemade gift basket with items from Cost Plus. Last night we just stopped in to browse and purchase a few items. FOund a few good deals. Our cashier was super friendly. I joked around with her a bit and I like it when cashiers are comfortable enough to joke back. Definitely a fan of this place. read more

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I can't stand the Grossmont Center experience to begin with, a jungle of a mall with terrible parking. So to drive across town to visit this Cost Plus and deal with the other boneheads visiting WalMart next door on a weekend is an arduous journey. But I came because they were advertising 25% off everything in the kitchen section, which is great because I needed a lot of stuff for the kitchen. But as I started picking through the offerings, I noticed everything I wanted was actually not part of the sale. I was told that cutlery, for example, wasn't a kitchen item and thus not on sale, but utensils were. I guess that management at Cost Plus keeps their knives, forks and spoons in the bathroom. I don't have time to nitpick over every item, but when you have giant signs both indoors and out promoting everything in a certain section to be on sale, then please don't waste people's time and money when in fact there's only certain things in the promotion. This is why I'm spending more and more money these days on Amazon, etc. read more

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Eclectic store with treasures on every aisle. Great place to shop for european spices, candies, ingredients. Teas, coffees, coffee syrups, imported and local beer and wine, decorations, towels, pillows, kitchen utensils and more. I love to come here for miniature bottles of olive oil, olives, mustards, and sauces to take on a picnic or to our local wineries. At Christmas, they offer ornaments, stockings, advent calendars, sweets, chocolates, wrapping supplies and gifts. read more

Please talk to your managers about customer service. From the minute on the phone, they were extremely rude and not helpful at all. No attitude to be needed but definitely got a lot of it. Go shop at the 4S ranch location! They are so helpful and extremely kind. read more

I love the staff they are so friendly. Plus all the cool stuff to buy makes it even better. Best place to shop for Christmas gifts. read more

Just about every time I come to the Grossmont Cost Plus / World Market store, I buy something. It's that kind of store. There is literally something for everybody here. You can make your home more distinctive, or you can buy gifts for people who are impossible to buy gifts for. The kitchenware department rivals IKEA for variety. And even price, on many items. Yes, you can find bargains here. I did today, in fact, a nice wicker end table marked way down. Gimme that ! I mean it was exactly what I was looking for, something I did not know until I saw it. It's that kind of store. They have excellent sales here, as well. Pay attention to the full-color sale flyer when it comes out, and you will find something nice, I promise you. This location does not have a lot of floor space, but it certainly has a lot of merchandise to gawk at. You simply cannot walk fast through this store, you need to slow down and just mosey along, looking right and left, and wondering why you don't have that thing, or this thing, or those things over there. It's that kind of store. The colors are striking in their intensity and variety. Cushions, chairs, tables, lamps, knick-knacks, everything has a spark of personality. The question is, is it your personality, or somebody else's? Only you can decide, and this is the place to do it. I'm a solid fan. read more

I went into the store on a Saturday to find a shower curtain. I found one in the clearance section, however, it still had the original price on it. I asked the cashier if it was in fact on sale, she said no that it was placed there by mistake.I decided against buying it as I prefer bargains. I stopped by a few days later and to my surprise my shower curtain was still located in the clearance section. I approached the same cashier and store manager. I wanted to say, "Remember me from the other day? Looks like you've made a BIG. I mean HUGE mistake". (Just like Julia Roberts did in Pretty Woman) =) Instead I said, " I was here a few days ago and was told that this item was not on clearance, though it was in the clearance section. Today it's in the clearance section again?". The manager agreed at that point to reduce the item by 50%. Though I'm glad I received my item at a discounted price, I'm appalled that service was not rendered initially. The cashier was too lazy to follow through. Unacceptable. read more

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If you grew up in the 90s like me and always loved Canadian waters then you will love this place alone just because this is the only place that has them. I first came here for the flavored waters and fell in love with their amazing selections. You can buy drinks, food and candy from all over the world! Their furniture and house decor is so cute and pretty much anyone can find something you never knew you needed here. I couldn't find a certain candy i really wanted and asked a worker Michael for help. He showed me where they should be but they were sold out. He offered to take my info and call me when its back in Stock which never happens. Kim at the register was so super sweet! she hooked me up with their new text service and saved me money. Who could argue with that? I 100% recommend this store. You never know what you will find and the employees are great. read more

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Travel around the world while shopping! Nice staff, ready to assists. Wonderful scent in the store & prices are surprisingly affordable.

This place is almost like Target for me in the sense that I always buy more than intended. Lots of cute furniture and homewares- most are reasonably priced. The snacks collection is amazing, I found British snacks that I remembered trying when I visited London a couple years back, and low and behold- Jammie Dodgers, stroop waffles and Cadbury chocolate galore. The wine and beer selection is pretty varied as well, and if you come when there's a sale, stock up! Today it was buy 4 bottles of rosé and get 40%, on top of that rewards members get 10% beer and wine every day. So saved a lot of money today on vino. read more

Adam and I have never heard of this store until we moved here so we were curious and made a trip and realized we struck gold finding this place. This location is perfect because we were able to get our weekly shopping done since it is by TJ's and Target and still stop here if we want anything for our home or even for snacks and wine. Being that is it in a large shopping area, it is also very easy to find parking. Practically everything you can think of for needing, and not needing but wanting, in your home is in here, some furniture too! This store is packed with home goods so it is hard to tell you what they have but some sections include: Candles, lamps, tables, kitchenware (dishes, glasses, pots, pans, decorations, aprons), curtains, blankets, baskets, bathroom goods (towel racks, mirrors, decorations), there is always a seasonal/holiday section in the middle, and to top it off, the back corner has a selection of wine and snack foods to eat along with the wine. Whew, that was a lot. You can seriously find anything that you may want or need and everything is so cute and the best part, it is all reasonably priced. Nothing that my husband and I have purchased was out of our price range. Yes, of course there are very expensive items in the store but there are also cheap and medium priced items. The staff is also very friendly and helpful. If you have any questions about any of the products there is someone there is answer and if you want to know where something is, someone will bring you to the item. They also do a great job at getting the cashier line moving quickly. Overall, my husband and I love this store. Even if we don't want to make a purchase we still love coming in to look around and see what goodies they got in their shipment. I highly suggest checking it out here. read more

I always find something when I come here! Be it foreign candy, my favorite wine, some stuff for my place, or even spa stuff, this place is amazing! I come here to find presents for people that I can't find anywhere else. Their stuff here is pretty exotic and really hard to find elsewhere. I love their selection of soaps and lotions too, especially the Balinese Jasmine and their Ylang Ylang. I like their wine selection way better than anywhere else (other than BevMo), and they offer really good pairings with their wines as well. They also sell hard to find beers & other spirits too. It's just that once you walk right out that door, you're back in Grossmont, and not in Thailand/Bali/Africa/Japan/Malaysia/Australia like you thought you were! read more

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Great visit today with great savings. Yasimina helped us and she really made it a great experience. she is there to help but you can just tell she cares and really does want to help. i rewlly hope she gets recognized and is valued. she was attentive and went above and beyond. Rich manger was also really helpful and friendly. read more

As a child, this (chain) was my absolute favorite store. It continues to impress with an eclectic selection of items that aren't found in most places. Of course it is not "true" to the various regions it imports from, but in most all cases, they work great as gifts, and they've got a fast snapshot of food items to put a little color into a gift, or a meal. The wine selection is decent, prices are OK to average (wait for sales!). Beer selection is just about the same, though beer prices are much higher than normal. Furniture, oddly, is typically a great price and of above average quality. Service at this location has always been at or above par.. read more

They always have the most unusual items that you can't find anywhere else. From foods coffees teas Bears winds so it is you name it they have a vast variety. You do have to be familiar with prices though has some items are overpriced (in my opinion) Seasonal items throughout the year as all other items are very unique to the store and generally not found anywhere else. read more

I can spend hours wandering around this store looking at all the knick knacks, unusual food and beverages, housewares, and furniture, you can get lost in all of it. Such a cool place with funky, unique and eclectic things. I usually have in mind what I need and the intention to get specific things but then my short attention span kicks in and I get distracted by all the fun stuff in here. OH look something shiny! Anyways if you're looking for a special gift for someone that's not your average bolo tie, snow globe or teddy bear this is the spot to go! They also have a great section of beers and wines. If you are like me and always trying to save a buck make sure to sign up for there email they will send you coupons and weekly deals! They have pretty good prices but coupons are always nice! read more

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World market is definitely a must! They have such cute inside for your home! They also have a fun selection of snacks and wine! A great place to shop for gifts for people! read more

Very pleasant people help us right away got absolutely beautiful stuff and great prices

I LOVE World Market and today reminded me why! Aside from all the incredible items they have, I had the BEST customer service today! YASMINA was BEYOND helpful and definitely made my experience a GREAT one!! Will definitely be back :) Thank you Yasmina! read more

Yasmina was an amazing help throughout our visit to furnish my new apartment. She checked in with us all throughout our trip, found the items we were looking for and even gave great recommendations. It was like shopping with a new friend. She made the experience easy and enjoyable! read more

I came into this store looking for a unique gift for my boyfriend's birthday. While putting together a basket, Yazmina asked if I needed any help and we ended up spending 30 minutes or so collaborating on different pieces to add that would set off the basket. It was so much fun going through the store with her and finding unique items to add. She did such a great job and he loved loved loved his gift!! read more

World Market - Put together a basket for my boyfriend's birthday with the help of one of the amazing workers, Yazmina. Here's the finished product. :) - Home Decor Near Me - La Mesa, California

Shoutout to Michael and Ryan! Looked all over east county for a bamboo sushi roller and Michael was nice and answered so fast on the phone! Ryan helped us check out and helped us find the sushi rollers once we got to the store. Super nice guys! Clean store too. He even complimented my husbands new Hawaiian shirt he was so self conscious about read more

I bought Cheerwine here since they sell it and that was cool. I learned about Cheerwine from the comedy advice podcast My Brother, My Brother, and Me. read more

Good stuff for the house/garden/patio and any other place you can think of. The place is well stocked and as it should be, clean. The staff was friendly and I picked a few things as I usually do. read more

I'm on a mad hunt to find a special present for my husband, and had to call the store to get pricing on a few items that are not listed online. When I called I expected to get an overworked completely grumpy employee, and was pleasantly surprised when I talked to Michael. Michael was not only completely helpful- cheerfully looking for the item and giving me pricing- but was also such a pleasant person to speak with. What a refreshing experience especially this time of year. read more

Scored an awesome dining room table here, and got 20% off for signing up for the email list, which saved me $140! Woohoo! Kim was super helpful in explaining all my buying/assembling/delivery options. We chose to take the table ourselves (mom's minivan for the win!) and were so impressed by Gabby and [super great brunette female employee with no name tag] who hauled that 100lb table in boxes out to the van and loaded it themselves! Fantastic service all around. Definitely coming back here to accessorize my new place! read more

Wow, normally a great store and good service but today I waited several minutes in line behind four other people, only one cashier having "an issue" that took a long time. Two other employees standing in the area, a manager-type young man and a woman. Both were doing housekeeping tasks and ignoring customers. I politely asked the young man, "Excuse me, could you please call for another cashier?" He gestured like he was shooing me back into the line and said, "If you just wait, she will be with you soon." Huh. Set my item down and walked out the door. Guess I should shop online from now on. read more

This store DESERVES ZERO STARS FOR LACK of customer service. I bought over 800 tea lights, but the ass that rings me up expected me to hand carry them all out. I DONT THINK SO. I MADE HIM bag them all up. Then he thinks he is being oh so efficient and ignored me when I was showing him my phone & arrogantly gives me 15% off when I had a $10 coupon. IDIOT MORON had to redo the transaction!!! Jerk was too busy yapping @ his coworkers about how his mother dated Brian Wilson. WHO GIVES A FLYING FAWK. THIS LOCATION SUCKS BALLS. I'll take my business up to La Jolla. AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CUSTOMERS IN LINE. Incompetence @ its worst. read more

I have never been to this store before . My nephew wanted some ramen bowls he found online so I called the store because it didn't allow for curbside pickup. Rick helped me out. he checked on the items for me and put it on hold for pickup. He was fast and friendly and super helpful. He also ended up being at the door and processed my payment for me . He even signed me up for a rewards card which I will be using when I come to check out the goodies this store has once it opens ! Thanks for the great and quick service ! read more