Five & Dime

Definitely a good spot for out-​of-​towners looking for basic necessities (like drinks and snacks) as well as souvenirs and other little knik knaks.
But like other fellow Unilocalers have pointed out, the customer service sucks. If you hate your job, sucks for you, but don’t ruin everybody else’s mood who drove 2+ hours to visit your city –_​_​–

Went in to buy a few things. My total was $ 60. The ditz who was too busy chatting up her coworker at the register rung me up for $ 600. $ 600!!! HUGE oversight! She wasn’t able to cancel the transaction. She suddenly started saying «oh no, oh no, oh no» and pressing the cancel button a million times… Anyways, She had rung my debit card, as a credit, so she returned it as a credit. So, I had to wait 4 business days to get my money back, and spend about an hour on the phone with my bank disputing overdraft fees of over $ 100(rent went through the day after this happened). The employee seemed sorry, but when she put me on the phone with the manager, Denise, she was very rude, not caring or sympathetic to my situation and said all she could do for me was give me a discount off my merchandise. Seriously? As if Id buy anything from your store now! When I said I’d write a bad review on Unilocal,she said «go ahead» …so here I am. I will never step foot in this store again. They are just plain stupid.

A good selection of various items including some nicknack’s like spoon rests, toys, other home accessories, and various items. I am taking off a star because the clerk giped us on change and it took him a few minutes to figure out how much to give back and any questions we had, he could not answer.

I went here and bought a few tchotchkes last month. The person at the register could not be bothered to get off the phone while ringing me up. Acknowledging me as a paying customer would have been nice.

«That ain’t horse shit, that’s bullshit !»
Yup, my children and I cannot get enough of Five & Dime. It’s a definite stop whenever we are at the peninsula.
There’s plenty of knick knacks here, from whoopee cushions, souvenir shirts and hoodies, wall decors, chili sauce etc.
There’s an ATM here too.
The store is along Cannery Row, right across the Ghirardelli shop. They’re open until late and the staff is very laid back.
Prices in the store are alright. Don’t expect cheap, as this is a specialty store.
Parking is metered and in front of the store. Lots of stores to check out next door too.
Check out their assorted chili bottles when you’re in the store!