Takashima Flagship Store - Valley Blvd — Local services in San Gabriel

One of the FEW Japanese shops in LA that carry a BIG line of goods - cosmetics, lotions, makeup, wipes, masks, etc. Seriously, hundreds of products of every type. Don't forget to go upstairs!! They've got more auto scents and other products up there. I pop in for their sunscreens and luckily they had my favorite Biore Aqua 50+++, so more convenient than ordering from Japan through eBay. My girl friends love the shop because they generally have everything they're...

Posted store hours on the door are incorrect. On top of that, they lock up and refuse entry at least 20 min in advance to their actual closing hours.

Edit: on top of that, they post advertisements for discount on the front of the store that are long past their valid date, i.e. mothers day sales in late July. Also when I went in, they had a lot of empty shelves...

Poor experience online. Ordered 3 very important items and 5 other items I didn't mind having for free shipping. They cancelled the 3 important items because they were "out of stock" (seriously? Track your item stock better!) and didn't offer a chance to replace with similar item and now I still need to order the three items from...