Mole Hole Cottage — Local services in Solvang

Our family has enjoyed frequenting the Mole Hole for many, many years. My grandmother remembers when the establishment was underground many years ago! They have awesome products.

We were sad to see that the location was changing. This morning, we were at the location it has been for many years one last time before the move (since we visit from out of town). When my mom asked the lady about it, she was short with my mom and said she could buy something to remember them by. At that time, I was looking around the store. This other lady working there kept looking at me and my shopping bag (I had just bought larger items at the hardware store, so the bag was big); it made me feel uncomforable as though she thought I was going to steal something. What made me more uncomfortable was as soon as my mom walked away to look around the store, both sales ladies started talking in low voices and looking our direction. We sadly decided not to buy anything, though we most certainly would have with more kind and gracious sales representatives. As we were walking past them to leave, the one lady again looked at me and my bag to which I asked if she would like to see inside. She got a little defensive asking why I was asking her that. I said that she kept looking at my bag and I then made it clear that I would never steal anything. The other sales lady then starting saying loudly, "Have a nice day, have a nice day." Unfortunately, incredibly rude and very sad, especially since the Mole Hole used to be a favorite store in Solvang that we used...

I visited MANY shops in Solvang on my weekday visit. As it is with a lot of tourist areas there are quite a few of your typical, cheap, cheesy made in "insert country" here stores. This was one of the nicer stores I visited. More of a good place for locals to buy a nice gift or pretty thing. There were nice glass objects and giftware, quality looking jewelry (costume mostly but gorgeous and unusual), lotions, purses (Baggallini, Vera Bradley), small collectible brick-a-brack, a few "for him" things but not a whole lot, "life is good" brand tees, your occasional funny gift...really covered the gamut. An employee greeted me pleasantly, let me browse and said they were available if needed. I didn't ultimately buy anything, but I could see where this could be a go-to shop for...

Have you ever gotten so wrapped up in a shop full of quality gifts and souvenirs, that you didn’t want to leave? Well, step into The Mole Hole in Solvang and you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. My mom and I bought our heart’s desire of stuff for ourselves, but as perfect gifts too for very special people. If you are ever in the area, stop by and I bet you will be in there at least an hour deciding which gift you don’t want, cuz you’ll want everything! Oh and the customer service? I’ve worked in customer service my entire life, so I know when it’s good and I know when it is bad. Five stars is for the customer service alone. I need five more stars for everything else good...