Lakeshore Learning Store

Excited to be shopping for my first grade class! Customer service was excellent! Sales associate didn’t hesitate to go into backstock to find some supplies for me. Phil, my cashier was great by making sure I received all my discounts! Can’t wait to come back to shop!

Lakeshore has a great selection and their sales are always amazing. Friendly staff and a great place to get quality teaching material.

Thought I got a deal buying from the outlet. Box said «torn» but, nothing about pieces missing. Later, I opened container… disappointment…pieces WERE missing. Went back to try and work out a deal. Unable to find a replacement the manager offered store credit. I was not content with that as I specifically asked the cashier at check out about the labeling and was assured that the label was accurate. Sherri (manager) and I came to an agreement that I thought was MORE than fair to me. I want to recognize her for above and beyond customer satisfaction. THANK YOU so much.
Lesson is that it is okay to open products in the outlet to check for possible issues before buying. However, please do it with an employee so that a mess is not left behind.

I like the San Jose location more. I might have just gotten my hopes up because this one has an outlet section, but the stuff there wasn’t that great. I still like coming here when I’m in the area if there’s a good sale and/​or a coupon.

I’m a 3^rd grade public school teacher and use this store often for classroom materials, bins, curriculum books, plan books, bulletin board stuff, etc. Really good stuff that is incredibly helpful. The clearance section in the back is great if you don’t need a perfect item with perfect packaging. Staff is always fairly friendly.
That being said, especially if you’re a teacher, DO NOT go on a weekend in late Aug/​early Sept. Store was incredibly understaffed the last two years I’ve been there during that time. Literally a 45 minute wait to pay with 30+ people in line stretched all the way to the back clearance section. Also, especially if you’re a teacher, expect to drop at least $ 100. Every time I walk in there, Lakeshore takes a huge chunk of my paycheck. Combination of high prices there and meager pay for me. So, 3 stars.

Great place for teachers and parents alike. Must check out the HUGE clearance section at the back of the store. Well staffed and clean. Restrooms are clean and really come in handy when shopping with the little ones.

This is my absolute favorite place to shop for educational supplies and toys, be they for my own daughter or for birthdays and holidays. You are not bombarded with aisles of mass-​market over-​commercialized toys like you are at the big box toy shops. Whether you come to the store or shop online, you will find all kinds of educational toys and supplies from People Colors paints (crayons/​markers/​paints that capture the diversity of skin tones) to multicultural baby dolls to musical instruments.
My favorite department? The enormous outlet in the back of the warehouse! You can find furniture, toys, books, at half the regular price (prices are higher than toys at Target and Toys R Us .)
Teachers get a discount and free gifts during back to school season. I first began shopping here as a new teacher in my pre-​parent days and it’s a great place to grab art supplies, colored butcher paper, and bulletin board décor because of the variety that definitely beats most stingy school bookrooms.
They also host free arts and crafts every weekend for kids. Haven’t checked them out but will do so in the near future.

Well Hey Unilocal Peep’s It’s ya girl C!!! aka Crystal
We got some major Life changes.
–I have a daughter now. Abigail. She is 1
–My son Gio was diagnosed with Autism. But rest assure all is well.
Ok here we go.
This place was recommended by Headstart Preschool were Gio goes. On Saturday Mornings they have a time where kids of any age (it says 3 – 10 on flyer and website) but the employees don’t really care. I come and I bring my son. They do little art projects or crafts in whatever the theme of the month is! How cool is that?
Now this store has a clearance section in the back. Ya Girl C is now a coupon momma. LOL no I don’t want to be on extreme couponers, just trying to live big really cheap.
Toys, Stickers, Puzzles, educational materials are marked down to 20−40% thats what I’m talkin about! SO Gio was obsessed with puzzles and cars for a while so we came here, Mind you that the things on clearance usually have something wrong, piece is missing, or broken or outdated. Just FYI so don’t got up here and get all «Crazy»
Staff is super friendly and always have kids music playing, almost makes me want to go buy what they’re playing so Gio can rock out to Ol McDonald. If I had questions about stuff that I was required to buy for Gio, they help me out 100%. No pressure here.
Also. They Sell Melissa and Doug Toys. but Go to Marshalls or Ross. They are like 40% cheaper there then here.

My daughter’s Kindergarten teacher had listed a gift card from the Lakeshore Learning Store on her class wish list so I came here last Christmas to fulfill that wish.
The employees are friendly and ever so helpful. They offer a ton of stuff from games and toys to stickers and learning books. I can spend the entire day in here with my kids. The location is out of my way as I do not frequent this area at all, but it’s worth the drive for me.
Check this place out if you have children! You will find something educational and fun for everyone.

I love this place. I spent about 2.5 hours here this time. I came on a Saturday and it was so busy with the kids art workshop, so there were alot of moms there, too. You need to have alot of patience to sort through the sale books. I wish there were a more systematic way of filtering through the boxes. :)

One word… amazing! Went there for the first time cause it’s my littles B-​day. I have been looking for an art easel for her, and could not find a good one. They had everything I was looking for at great prices.

This is my kids favorite place. We’ve been coming here for years. They have everything you need. Sometimes the costs are kind of pricey but you have to look out for sales. I always find more than I need when we visit — but the kids love it and MOM is happy :)

I’ve probably driven by this store a bunch of times but never really popped in but I saw some signs for a 20% sale and I thought «Well, I’ll go see.» Can’t resist a sale, no matter where.
Y’all this store is magical. There’s some major magic going on in here.
When you first pull up it looks like it’ll probably be a small nice little shop but once you go in it just keeps going and going AND GOING. The front of the store has all the regularly priced merchandise things like toys, books, workbooks, craft supplies, classroom décor. All kinds of useful stuff for parents and teachers alike.
But once you go further into the store there’s this HUGE and I mean huge clearance warehouse. It has TONS of things. Books, stuffed animals, science kits, dress up kits, CDs, DVDs, puppets, furniture, craft supplies, workbooks.
I honestly couldn’t believe it. I was shocked at how much stuff they had in there. And everything that is either damaged or discontinued is clearly marked. I saw labels like «Torn», «Stained», «Missing Pieces». They had some items marked as stained or damaged and they really didn’t look damaged or stained to me but whatever I’ll go ahead and accept the deals!
I ended up getting stuff just from the clearance section: a puppy puzzle ($ 2.99) for my baby cousin, a stuffed dog ($ 3.45) and a 1lb bag of sea shells ($ 2.99)
This place is pretty awesome. And whoever uploaded that random picture of a Lakeshore store is a lame-​o. The store in San Leandro looks nothing like that, it’s in an industrial area and looks like a tiny shop connected to a warehouse that has a mural.

I don’t even teach children, but I could easily spend 3 hours and $ 500 here!
They have a clearance warehouse in the back of their store with really good deals on various education items. They have the best variety of educational toys and games, as well as of teacher supplies. Some really cute & creative takes on the regular supplies. I just wish their prices were a bit lower.
Their friendly and helpful staff are the icing on the cake! If I ever met staff that deserved a holiday bonus, it’s these folks.
Even if you are not a teacher of any kind, the shopping here is great for parents wanting to encourage a (fun) educational environment at home or to help with «homework time.»

Usually, Lakeshore can be an expensive place, but because this is a special clearance store, one can find many great deals on teaching supplies, furniture, and learning toys. I went the other day to buy playing balls for my baby, but found myself looking through the shelves for more than an hour to get a whole bunch more teaching supplies and toys.
Staff is always helpful as well. That always feels reassuring especially when teachers are stressed out getting their classrooms together at the beginning of the year.

I debated between three and four stars and decided on four.
This store is amazing for teachers! It has so much more to offer than any other teacher store I have ever been to. I got the best easel there a couple of days ago. With that being said, their stuff is expensive. Noticeably more expensive than items of equal quality at other stores. The only difference is they have so much to choose from. Being a teacher, I am too busy to search around for things. i like going to one place that has everything I need and a variety to choose from. It is worth it, to me, to pay more, but save time and get what I truly want.

In search of chalk for a blackboard I have at home led me to Lakeshore Learning Store. This store is amazing! Though highly ideal for elementary school teachers, this store is also great for the general public of all ages. Here you will find an extensive assortment of educational and learning products such as books, puzzles, games, and countless other stuff!
Aside from the regular store, there is also a clearance/​outlet section in the back filled with selves and bins of discounted merchandise. Additionally, this Lakeshore Learning Store offers free craft activities for kids on the weekends.
Thinking it was going to be a quick shopping trip at Lakeshore Learning Store, I ended staying for a few hours just checking out all the incredible stuff they sell here! It is absolutely a great store for finding unique educational and learning gifts for children that enjoy science, math, reading and/​or drawing. And the staff here was super friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful!

So, I bought these dot stamper things, which are great for kids with special needs and OT issues, but the red one was cracked in the grooves from the get go, and the paint oozes out. Fine, I just tell the kiddos that red is broken. We’re learning to be flexible. Then, after a few more months of use, the same thing happens to the yellow. Now this is a bit much. I mention it to the people at the register in passing and they say I can bring it back for an exchange, no receipt needed! OMG! I did, and it was hassle free. Marvelous.
I still love digging through the clearance section in the back and get so excited when I find great discounted treasures. I think i’d stay even longer, but it’s always so HOT in there!

I’ve been a bit MIA from the Unilocal world since I’ve been trying to squeeze in as much fun & relaxation as I can in my last few weeks of summer break and I’m starting to get ready for the upcoming school year.
It was my first time at Lakeshore and I LOVE IT!!! I spent 2 hours here and came out $ 150 poorer but with tons of goods for my classroom. I could have spent more time here if I looked at every single thing, but I tried not to because I knew I would be tempted to buy more stuff.
This store is catered towards K-​6, but I’d say most of the stuff is for lower elementary. Good and bad that I teach 6^th grade because they didn’t have as much grade-​appropriate stuff, but that means there was less temptation!
Tips: Check out the clearance section — it’s not organized but if you ask the staff for help, they’ll actually locate items in the clearance section and save you more money! Sign up for the Teacher’s Club for extra savings.

I cannot break the streak. This is unanimously a four-​star establishment.
I have come here only on Saturday mornings for their free crafts for the kids (11am-​3pm every Sat). And I stay to shop for more fun crafty things. Just as they intended. The crafts (which you can see on their website) are generally pieces of card board that you paint and glue things on. Today we made Wish Boxes, which were alarmingly similar to the Treasure Boxes we made some time ago. We have also made picture frames and memo boards. The kids enjoy it.
I also picked up several cool toys on clearance to donate the Christmas Toy Drive. Stuff marked down from $ 25 to $ 6. You can find some great stuff in the clearance bins in the back!