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May 2024 by miguel de la vara
Great✌?☕️
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May 2024 by Alfredo Luduena
Fsntastic store with so many books on different editions.
You can have also stories and history about john steinbeck. Fantastic service.
Hope to come back.
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April 2024 by JM Enjuto
I love bookstores. Every time I’m in Salinas visiting family I always stop at Downtown Book & Sound. Tons of books, new and used to choose from and the service is friendly and welcoming.
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March 2024 by Fendi P (Fendi)
Welcoming, comfortable, good selection. Lots of places to sit and enjoy. Relatively quiet.
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March 2024 by Chris Metzler
Wherever in the world I find myself if I see a bookstore I will stop and check it out. When I stumbled upon Downtown Book & Sound a few years ago I quickly fell in love. It's a winner based on it being a great space, friendly but respectful staff and a wonderful selection of new and used books. That is why my family and I keep coming back. Check them out.
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February 2024 by Patricia Joselyn
I love this small business! I like a small bookstore with nooks and used books as well as new books.
The staff is professional and knowledgeable.
I highly recommend this bookstore!
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January 2024 by Frankie Carrillo
Great selection of books, and ownership is really polite & helpful.
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December 2023 by Kathy McKenzie
I found the perfect book for my husband for Christmas here. Wonderful store with so much to explore!
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December 2023 by Carl Twisselman
Nicely organized sections of books. Wide selection of titles. Friendly and helpful staff.
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November 2023 by Michaela
I love coming to this bookstore: staff are personable, friendly and the array of book options has something for everyone.
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November 2023 by Karla Villalon
There are things people should keep to themselves.
I placed an order for a book 3 weeks ago, I went today to ask if the book had arrived since I had yet to hear from them. The owner told me she had been sick with Covid for 2 weeks and the store had been closed. I asked if she was feeling better to which she said no, but she had to be there.
I asked if she could check the status of my order. I was told it was on its way. When I asked for an estimate of when it would arrive I was told maybe next week. I thought the right thing to do was to be honest and tell her that unfortunately if the book wasn’t here by next Friday I would have to order it elsewhere since I need to read it for school purposes. Her response was “I get it, that’s understandable, it is what it is and I’m too sick to care”.
I get it, I’m sure everyone has felt like that at some point but that’s the kind of thing you keep to yourself. Not something that you tell the people supporting your business. If you are still too sick to care then why open the store?
This is not the first time I seem to catch her in a “bad day” since is not the first time she has been rude to me. It will definitely be the last since I will no longer support this business.
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August 2023 by Maggie Celaya
Very nice to have such a great bookstore in Salinas. Great selection.
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August 2023 by Juanita Boutwell
Wonderful place to hang out
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July 2023 by Grace Lin
the owner was so enthusiastic to guide us aroundwhich wroth a five stars!!
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June 2023 by Robert Gruber
A great place in Salinas, a great book store, a great excuse to visit old town and pick out a new book, or at least one new to you. :)
