Today I went to one of the coolest places I have ever been in my travels, a toy-store called G. Willikers! Toy Emporium in Old Sacramento. The toy store was massive, comprised of 3 main areas, each with their own rooms and departments. There was a classic arcade, giant robot, huge electric train diorama, a soda shop, a candy shop, a pop culture collectible store and a Disney fine art gallery, among other things. You need to look at all the photos. Trust me.
My only gripe is that this place didn’t have much of a vintage toy selection, but they had plenty of “retro” toys, and more price effective selections like pins, keychains, magnets and candy which is a smarter play for a tourist stop.
I highly recommend remembering to stop by and see this place if you are ever...
Read moreSuper cool store. Highly recommend stopping inside to “Look”. But extremely over priced. Example “the bingo game here was 21.99. While Amazon was 9.99”. I’m all for shopping small business an helping them out but that’s an extreme price difference. Maybe $13.99 an it would have been fair. So I started priced checking everything. Lego sets at Costco for $50 here for $75. Plushies we bought for $15 here $30+. Wooden rubber band guns that retail $35 here for almost $55. We left with a $9 toy which I’m sure could have been bought at the dollar store for its material an feel. Again cool place but prices are a...
Read moreAbsolute joke of a store! Apparently nothing in the cubby, where the sign is posted, is included in the sale. Which is easily something that is confused by the customer. Then when asked why said items aren't included in the sale I was met with utter distain from the "supervisor/manager" with green hair. Why is someone so angry in such a position? How come those aren't included in the sale when they're no where else in the store? This type of experience is exactly why people shop online instead of...
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