World Market — Local services in Seattle

I just wanted to update my review as holiday season is my favorite season to shop at world market. I used to shop at the flagship original World Market in San Francisco and they had a massive, perfectly curated food and wine department. I have yet to find another world market with that vast of an assortment, but our Seattle store does very well with the space they have.

During the holiday season, you will find every European cookie, cracker, (yes, Christmas crackers not biscuits, which this store year-round always has proper English biscuits!!)

You’ll find other countries also, but this time of the year it is the European assortment that is wonderfully staggering.

The staff have always been helpful as I often order online and pick up, once a 50lb planter and the staff were prepared and even jovial as they helped me get it into our SUV.

If you’ve never shopped World Market, please give this store a try. Just two blocks north of Pike Place. It doesn’t get all the traffic I...

I love the products at world market but when I recently tried to return a lamp shade I was disappointed with the service I received. I unfortunately misplaced my receipt but I had the tag of the item and the card I used to purchase it. Their system could not find the record. The nice gentleman at the register called for help. The woman who came to help acted irritated and flipped the register screen toward me and said see we don't show an amount for that item. I said well I guess I will keep the shade and buy a new lamp. She also asked me if it was a buy one get one free. Do they do that? I've never seen a buy one get one free on lamp shades but that would be a hell of a deal. I will continue to shop here but I will be sure to keep my receipts. Also the dark haired lady that works at the register is really nice and helpful. She was with someone else during my situation. Also some of the men around the store are...

Parking attendant doesn't understand validation.

I went today to pick up an area rug for a family member. I parked in the garage and went directly to the counter for pickup. After checking paperwork on the order and getting my parking ticket stamped (validated), I went back down to go meet the gentleman at the loading dock.

I was on the premises MAYBE 15 minutes, but when i tried to leave the attendant said I owed $4 for being onsite 0-30 minutes. I explained that, "No, your sign says the first hour is free with validated parking". We went back and forth on this, and even after I left I don't think she understood.

Either she doesn't understand validation and is charging customers incorrectly or she's trying to make a few quick bucks on customers who aren't paying attention. Either way, I'm disappointed in my experience at World...