South American Imports — Local services in San Diego

This store sells fake rocks. I recently visited from Denver and was initially impressed by how affordable the gems and stones were, especially since similar items are usually much more expensive back home. My little sister and I ended up purchasing a few things—she got an onyx ring, and I bought an amethyst cluster.

Unfortunately, both items turned out to be poor quality. Within just a few hours of wearing the ring, it shattered after lightly hitting a railing. When we examined it more closely, we realized it was actually made of hard plastic. My amethyst cluster also broke into several pieces shortly after purchasing it. I can even pull it apart with my hands—something that should never happen with real crystals.

What’s most frustrating is that the staff told me they import their crystals from Brazil, which gave me a false sense of trust. I’m really disappointed and feel misled. Real stones shouldn’t fall...

DON'T SHOP ANYWHERE ELSE! What an amazing store with the most incredible crystals at really affordable prices. I just returned home with 2 carry on bags filled with fabulous crystals. Chris is wonderful, so helpful, attentive, personable and he really does care about customers and service delivery. He took my shopping experience to the next level by helping me with a spectacular quartz piece. Melinda is lovely too. We went to a few other crystal stores in San Diego and none of them had the selection or the reasonable prices that these folks have. Be sure to go into the small room behind the cash desk if you are looking for something special. I thought it was the office but that's where I found my sensational quartz piece. Huge thanks to Chris and the team! This is a must see store on your San Diego shopping list so don't shop...

All I can say about this place is WOW! i’m so happy to have found this hidden gem(no pun intended)! i’ve been to countless crystal shops across the country, and this place is definitely number one by far! i’ve been collecting for years, and felt like I really hit the jackpot in this store. The variety is amazing for both raw and tumbled stones, and the prices cannot be beat!! And not only is the variety fantastic, but even the selection for each stone as far as shape, size, tumbled, raw, clusters is very large. The owner is also really cool, and showed me more of a specific stone he had in the back that I had been looking for for as long as ai can remember. I really can’t say enough good things about this place. Whenever I return to San Diego, i’m definitely going to make sure to return to this place! Thank you South...