World of Gifts

"This store has a lot of neat things, I really like the vintage silver rings he has but as mentioned in other reviews, it’s very cramped and the person upfront- who mention he was the owner- is a real jerk. He gets extremely upset if you aren’t paying with cash and said “this isn’t even money” when I went to pay with card. He has the rings I like priced very cheap. He complained to me that I was paying way less then I should be… Even though it’s his prices. I’ve been there a couple times (we live in the area) and he has never been nice. I won’t be going back anymore after this last time."

"We were looking for a magnet souvenir to take home with us and we ran into this store. It is cramped and stuffy but that was fine. My husband was turning a corner and some older man almost ran over us and didn’t apologize. I thought “man I hope that’s not a worker”. Sure enough, when we went to the till, the same man was at the register. He didn’t say hi, nothing, just grabbed our magnet and rang it through. While he was doing that I noticed he had signs all over that said “Please use cash if you can”, “we prefer cash” and “Cash is still legal tender” (quite frankly that last one gave me “COVID is fake” vibes but I digress). Unfortunately I didn’t have any cash, just a credit card. He didn’t say anything, except when he rang it through he said it didn’t go through, so I asked my husband for his. The man sighed as he took it and said “I wish people would just use cash. If you used cash it would be much easier on me”. I apologized and told him I had no cash. He kept grumbling and saying how people who use card are running him out of business. At this point I’m starting to get irritated, and told him maybe he shouldn’t offer card? He continued by saying “SIGH it’s costing me $25,000 to have Visa”. And then I was done. As he turned the machine to me, I grabbed my card and said “you know what? No thanks. I’m done”. He raised his voice and said “Well now you’re not being nice, all I said was that I prefer cash, and that it’s better for my business”. I said something along the lines of “well now you’re not getting any of my business at all, not with your attitude” and walked out. He proceeded to yell after me. Wow. Just wow. How is this guy still in business? Garbage. Stay away from this place."

"We had a great experience here. When I went to check out, the owner was working the register. He immediately started wrapping our mugs and frogs in extra layers of paper bags to protect them without even having to ask. I asked if he offered a military discount and he said yes. I paid with American Express and got no push back. I don't like tourist trap places but apparently lots of people do. This guy has been in business over 40 years so he must be doing something right. We wanted to buy a couple of coffee mugs for our trip to Oregon so we stopped in this little place. It is chock full of all kinds of goodies. If you are in Seaside and you are looking for a memento to take home, toys for the kids, beach buckets, towels or anything like that, this is the place!"

"Rocco is a great store owner. He told me he has had his store open for over 40 years. There is so much eye candy in his shop, it’s hard to look at everything he sells. From Bigfoot memorabilia, to magnets, keychains and all kinds of treasures for the whole family. It’s not your normal tourist trap store. Check it out."

"This store is full of stuff so if you are looking for a toy, souvenir, or shorts you forgot to pack...you will find it here. There are practically no COVID safety practices enforced. The aisles are small so on a busy August day, maintaining distance was challenging, and at times less than 2 feet. I saw one employee unboxing items without a mask. Masks are not enforced and at least 3 people in the store were not wearing masks. I watched a woman wipe her runny nose with her fingers repeatedly before she pulled out a mask. The cashier wore a mask and is behind a plexiglass barrier, but there is no hand sanitizer available for customers. The checkout line is slow since all purchases were written down by hand in a notebook (maybe they had Point-of-sale issues that day). The line is where there are people standing close together and there is no ventilation. I realize protocols are hard for small businesses but I saw better practices everywhere else. A few changes would go a long way. Bring you mask and own hand sanitizer!"