Elam's Hallmark Shop — Local services in Encinitas

THIS HALLMARK IS SELLING VERA BRADLEY BAGS THAT ARE MADE IN CHINA AND FULL OF A HORRIBLE SMELLING PESTICIDE. MY NEIGHBOR AND I WASHED OUR BAGS OVER AND OVER, HUNG THEM OUTSIDE FOR DAYS AND STILL THEY SMELL UNBELIEVABLY BAD. I READ THAT WE THEY SEND THEM HERE IN HUGE CRATES FROM CHINA, TO KEEP OUT THE RATS ON THE SHIP. THE BOXES ARE FULL OF PESTICIDES. I KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED VERA BRADLEY BAGS, THE NURSES I WORK WITH AT SCRIPPS SAY THE SAME THING. THEY WASHED THEM, HUNG THEM OUTSIDE AND CANNOT GET RID OF THE ROTTEN CHEMICAL SMELL. I WOULD NOT EVEN DONATE THEM THEY...

I preordered two ornaments this year and when I went to pick them up within less than a week the staff said “Kristy, the owner, made us put everything out even though people had them on hold”. I think this is so rude. I have been collecting Hallmark ornaments for 24 years. My respect for this store is zero. Why preorder and be a Keepsake ornament member to be treated with disrespect. I can’t even get Kristy, the owner, to...

Not many Hallmark card shops in North County to choose from. Thankfully, Elam's is a big one and well stocked. I popped in February 13th and found the perfect card for my Valentine - of 27 years. I'm an unbelievably luck guy to have someone to call Valentine for so many years, and this year especially thankful for Elam's great inventory. They had the perfect card for our every changing...