Variety Stores near Alameda, CA

“I love Daiso, so this is a review for this location only and not the company as a whole. This location is smaller than most and while there was a wide range of products it felt less stocked than a typical Daiso. The low lighting made it difficult to read some packaging, I didn't find it to be very well lit in comparison to most retail stores like Target or DollarTree. Staff was less friendly than typical for Daiso, but they also seemed to be understaffed, so maybe I was just there on a bad day for them. Parking at this location is ample, there's a huge free lot, but you have to walk a ways to find the entrance and go to the store. I've been going to this shopping center for 5 years and only just discovered it was there, so it's not very obvious to find. The pricing is all listed in Yen, and they have charts to show you how they're converting it to US dollars for your purchase.”

“Five Below, Alameda

I remembered when they first opened, it was a hot mess! I think they wasn’t ready for the grand opening. Everything was everywhere and it was very messy. There were garbage and random customer’s drinks in different places.

Fast forward currently, they used to had self check-outs, now there is a cashier to help you ring up stuff. Sometimes they run out of plastic bags so be warned, FYI, bring your own bag!!

The workers are nice and friendly, they greet you when you walk in. Some stuff doesn’t have prices on their products so it’s like playing Price Roulette. 😂

Overall, I would come back cause some of the workers are awesome.”

“I did not get the name of the young man that helped me yesterday, but whoever he is deserves a raise and a promotion if he wants. This guy went ABOVE AND BEYOND he went totally out of his way to track down an item for me. He didnt just locate it for me in the store....he actually did me a huge favor. I cannot express how difficult it is to find this specific item is and how important it was that I purchase multiple.....which he helped me with. Top tier, 5 stars, heads above the rest, just stellar all the way!!”

“Ok, so Daiso gets five stars in my book - not only because they have cute little containers & organizers of just about every shape, size & material, they also have the necessary supplies to pack & ship just about any shape, size or material!

They also have quite a nice selection of finer dinnerware, cookware and the like, including folded steel knives, and quality ceramics.

But my favorite part of Daiso? They sell art gel ink acrylic colored pens INDIVIDUALLY! That is hands down the most economical and brilliant way to sell these kinds of pens! Because when one buys a pack of colored art pens? It’s inevitable that one would have a favorite color… and that pen would run out before all the others… and, you see where this goes. To be able to replace just the one or few that have run out without replacing the whole pack is fantastic!”