Located on the boardwalk at Bethany Beach, Tide Pool Toys is an exquisite gem among your typical…read more"beach stores" filled with overpriced kitsch. Annie, "the Nanny at the Beach," runs the store. It's a pleasure having a conversation with her, and she managed to win my 21 month old son over in a few minutes. This toy store is filled with just the right amount of toys, and the selection is spot on for interests of all ages. Better yet, the store is well-organized and the prices are extremely reasonable, especially considering the prime location (not to mention the exorbitant rent!) My son left with a Melissa & Doug airport truck, luggage carrier, and airplane, a Blue Angels replica plane, a die-cast metal airplane, and a few plastic beach toys. I would go back in a heartbeat, and would much prefer to frequent toy stores such as these, which conjure up the toy stores of yore... it's hard not to feel like a child again in Tide Pool Toys!

The selection was huge for all age levels from infant to adults and sales woman was incredibly…read morehelpful!!! There was one card game we were looking for that they didn't currently have in stock and she offered to call around to the local toy stores until she was able to find a store that had we were looking for. I can't tell you when the last time I had such great service:)

Friendly staff. Great selection and convenient store hours. I Always find something I want every…read moretime I go into the store. New inventory arrives all the time.

Bethany Sports Cards Plus is a fantastic place. The owners are incredibly friendly and always so…read morekind to my son (12) and daughter (8). My son loves collecting football cards and my daughter is big into Pokémon cards, and this shop has become one of our favorite stops. Their prices are very reasonable, which makes it easy to stop in and let the kids enjoy the hobby. I recently brought my son in after he got an excellent report card, and not only did they celebrate his accomplishment, they even gave him a small reward and encouraged him to keep up the good grades. That meant a lot to him. It's rare to find people who genuinely care about their customers the way they do. They've absolutely earned us as lifetime customers. If you're into memorabilia, sports cards or Pokémon cards, this place is a must-visit.

Bottom Line: A store jam packed full of puzzles with a sprinkle of brain teasers, games and books…read more My enthusiasm for puzzles is bordering an addiction so I decided it was time for the trek to Lewes to visit Puzzles. When you enter the store you have to side step a display of puzzles and I love that. I was fortunate when I visited that my husband and I were mostly the only people in the store. The store is so full of puzzles that there isn't room for many people to simultaneously explore the aisles. Shopping the full collection often requires crouching down and shuffling through the stacks. If treasure hunting isn't your thing the staff are always friendly and eager to help. After checking out the shelves and stacks I finally selected three puzzles. Here are some of the brands that I browsed while in the store: Art & Fable Clementoni Cobble Hill Eeboo Eurographics Heye MasterPieces New York Puzzle Co. Piatnik Pomegranate Ravensburger Schmidt Suns Out I also noticed that they had a huge selection of puzzles from Heritage including some of local Delaware sites and generic beach images. As far as puzzles with local images, they also had some puzzles made by Lantern Press. I mostly looked at puzzles in the 300 to 1,000 piece count range but the store carries puzzles that have much fewer pieces, including children's' puzzles, and puzzles that are in the 40,000+ range from Educa and Ravensburger.

Stopped here to pick up souvenirs from our beach trip. We were able to bring our kids inside and…read morelet them pick a toy out. We were glad we came here because everything was super educational and interesting to our kids. It was a relaxing environment and we felt at ease shopping during the pandemic. The store is very small, it is difficult to social distance yourself. We came around closing time so we had the store to ourselves. They did their best to keep the store clean and organized. We made sure we sanitized ourselves upon exiting. We are glad we stopped here.

The bookstore is charming and incorporates a lot of different genres despite being a small business…read morein comparison to a larger book store chain. Outside the store front was easy to find and entrance labeled. Nice location being on a busy local beach street - I visited here on vacation so definitely can see that this is a great place to stop in for tourists while also could cater to locals. Inside, the store itself felt tidy with things put away and things looking clean. I love it when shelves look dusted and centered, and I hate to see trash thrown around the store (I know it is not store's fault that customer litters - it just makes me hate people in general when I see it). Genres and sections were labeled so it was easy to glance at the signs and try to figure out where things were. Things were marked and priced fairly considering it was a small business. The displays were adorable. I felt like there was a wide mix of different curated interests in each section. I adored the Off-Campus display and the Dolly Parton (RIP) display. I noticed a coffee shop area in front corner area of store - I did not purchase anything from it or pay much attention to it, but it looked like a plausible option if you wanted to get a beverage and browse. Staff was very helpful and gave great customer service. Very pleasant during checkout. At one point an associate saw me looking at items behind the register and offered assistance. Embarrassingly I ended up thinking I lost my water bottle in the store and the store associates kindly took down my phone number and offered to call me if they found it! It was very nice consideration although I will note that I found it in a different store I stopped in, so cannot confirm if they would actually call you if you lost something there. But they gave the energy they would! I ended up buying some plushies and stickers! Overall, I enjoyed my time there! Seems like a great friendly place you can go in to look for a specific book or casually browse. A wide multitude of different things to browse or purchase, products fairly organized and prices seem very fair!

This place was awesome. So many good books…read more Miniature buffalo for $0.75 Great displays and it was so cool to see how poppin' it was. I got two books. The lady checking us out was so excited about the books we were getting. Also got free bookmarks. I'm going to go here again. Great displays. Legos. Games.

AMAZING! So many things (old & new) to choose from! The guys there are extremely friendly &…read morehelpful! Their prices are great! They are accommodating & a lot of fun to Chat with!!

This store has it all! So many kite options! I did not realize how pricey good quality kites can…read morebe. But, after flying my dollar store kite around on the beach I am ready for an upgrade. This store had so many amazing and colorful kites. The toy selection was overwhelming, but in a good way. They had so many activities for indoor on a rainy day of late evening and so many for the outdoors. Pricing was not to bad. It was honestly a mixture or pricing. There was one male employee who was attentive and helpful. He explained a few of the games to my friend. Truly a great store to check out!

Set in the north end of the boardwalk this is a great place to stop off for that stuff you…read moreforgot-buckets and spades- or didn't realize you forgot -kites- or for a great souvenir of your day at the beach.

Nice store open year round. Store owner is very good with customers. Nice kite selection and…read morefamily board type games.

CUTEST products, fair prices, and wonderful service I loved the book for people to write in and…read morethe free sticker with purchase, overall atmosphere a 10/10

Along the main drag of Rehobeth Beach there are countless shops selling souvenirs and nick-knacks…read more For most there's a sameness to loud t-shirts and cheap sunglasses and then you get to this place. Yes, it sells t-shirts and flip flops and other things but there are other souvenirs, small items, cookbooks even that make this store stand out. In a boulevard of loud garish shops, this place seems calm and a place where you don't feel the merchandise seeming to scream TAKE ME HOME at you.

I think this place is awesome! There's so much to see and is truly a fun place to walk around. They…read morehave so many fossils and even stones in the shape of animals and figurines and shapes like moons, hearts, etc.! I also love how with most stones they give you a little card with a little description about your stone (as of writing this). I think the prices are generally fair, and the people working there always seem to be kind. I really have fun walking around here, and I can't wait to go back!

I was pleasantly surprised by the variety here. While there was a lot of what you would expect,…read morethere were a lot of surprises, like the fossils. I think that everything was reasonably priced.