Barnes & Noble

Andy M

Went there to check out their eReaders and some paperback books. When entering the Nook area, there were two employees there talking about future shifts and coverage (schedule related stuff it seemed like). I walked over to the two eReaders they had on display. One was a color tablet (I forget the model but it functioned basically as a laptop) and the other was I believe the Nook Glowlight 4e. I was there a few minutes and neither of them approached me to see if I needed help or had any questions. I left and roamed around to look for the paperbacks I had in mind when visiting this location. I couldn't find what I was looking for so I went back to the Nook area to see if anyone was there to answer my eReader questions. No luck. I roamed around again in the paperbacks, browsing more, then headed back to the Nook area. To my surprise, there was an employee working the area. I walked over to the eReader demo area again, playing with the displays and a lady approached me, asking if I had any questions. I told her that I didn't have any about the eReaders but where to find books on a certain topic. She guided me in the right direction where after about 15 minutes, I found a few books to purchase. On the way to the register, I walked through the Nook area only to find no employees working there. I decided that it might be a good idea to do more research on them on my own before diving in fully. To their credit, I did visit roughly an hour before the store closed, and finally made my way to the register about 30 minutes until closing, but still. I've worked retail before and it has been my experience that if I saw a customer in any given area, I would try and help them as best as I could, even minutes before closing. But I digress... The cashier was pleasant. When looking up my phone number for my account (which I knew was expired), she informed me that I wasn't in the system and offered to sign me up with a new membership. I accepted and received my member discount on my purchase after answering a few basic questions for the account. I felt bad holding up the line as I had to give the cashier a bunch of info as the line started growing (the speaker announced that the store was closing soon, to head to checkout, etc.) Overall, a pleasant experience given the time of day. I'm sure if I visited again, (next time earlier for more employee interaction) I could give this rating 5 stars.

Elio Valverde

i went here to buy some gl manga and this guy started talking to me and it was pretty uncomfortable. someone who was in charge of the store came over and handled it!! it was amazing and made me feel so so comfortable and safe here! the store’s layout is really nice and i found myself buying more than i initially expected!

Starved For Surf

I may be wrong, but I believe it's San Diego's flagship Barns & Noble. There's a lot of good book stores in town but, in my little world this is the place that I go to. It's nice and pretty organized. Chances are good that they have what you're looking for, and if not, they can order it. Sometimes, they host local authors' events where multiple writers talk about their books and writing processes as well as what they went through to get published. I sat around during multiple events and was able to ask questions at the end during QnA's. Starbucks has a little shop inside to keep you refreshed too. Overall, it's a cool place to relax and read for a bit. Buy a book!!

Heather Skale

My favorite b&n in SD. Huge and well laid out. I had a creme brule latte that was nice. I found some of my favorite books in two displays. Lost my husband two times!