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September 2023 by Lane Wasden
Wow thank goodness I read the reviews. I have a child with a disability….I was going to stop in this week but looks like I dodged a bullet.
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September 2023 by Kristin D.
Great selection. Other reviews talk poorly about customer service but I did not have the same experience. I went with my two children and they were offered to sit in the little play/reading area available while I looked around. The store was organized by subject and grade, much easier than Books A Million. Will be going again.
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August 2023 by Sarina Katriel
Great place. I’ve used this store for many many years. They have always had what I was looking for whether it was classroom decorations, workbooks, etc. I have home schooled for over 30 years and have used this store for half that or more. My daughter also used this store when she taught public school. The owner keeps his store very clean, organized, and neat. It’s not a place to bring small children unless you manage your child. Too many temptations to touch and the owner works very hard to keep his store neat and organized. As a mother to 12 and my children always having manners and not touching things as I taught them ground up a store is to look not touch, I still did not bring them here unless I had to. It’s a small store with A LOT of things and small children can be a distraction to teachers who are trying to walk around gathering items. If my child was with me it was a quick in and out and I made sure they were quiet and out of others ways. The owner was always kind to me and my children and I admire him for having such a wonderful store and so many items available and for ALWAYS keeping an organized clean store. Not easy for a one man job. So to all the haters on here offended because he asks you to watch your child or he is following to pick up what your child may or may not take out of place please remember he runs the store by himself and it’s always clean and organized because he does restrict children from using his store of supplies as a classroom to try everything out. It’s a store FOR TEACHERS OR PARENTS not children. It’s not a toy section in Walmart or target. And I personally would like to thank him for all his hard work. My children and I appreciate all your hard work.KarenAnn H.
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August 2023 by Courtney Laver
* DO NOT SHOP HERE!! * Old man told me I needed to “restrain my child” when he was walking beside me holding my hand. He touched a CHILDREN’S book and the man fussed at him saying not to touch. I told him he didn’t need to be rude and we left. He told other customers he was escorting us out. Ridiculous… you were escorting me, I just told you I was leaving as you lost my business.
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August 2023 by Patriot Momma
Steve, the owner, is downright rude and threatening to customers with small children. He was verbally abusive to my daughter and my grandson. When I spoke with him about his behavior he became verbally abusive to me. I will never spend another penny there.
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August 2023 by Tyrhonda Carroll
I never seen so many bad reviews back to back like this so I am TOTALLY convinced NOT to shop at this store. Because I surely just saved their address and phone number to go there Monday. But once I stumbled upon these reviews, I refuse to go there!
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August 2023 by Courtney B.
NEVER GO HERE!!!! The owner is a very rude and grouchy old man who yells at children. My two year old ran away and down an aisle to which I grabbed him, got down on his level, and corrected him about needing to use walking feet and hold my hand. Event over. I had it completely handled. This is normal 2 year old behavior. He didn't hurt anyone or anything in the store. He was just excited by all the fun things. I have a very well behaved and sweet child and when I say he ran away, it was like 7 steps away. He wasn't causing a scene. Having been corrected and now holding my hand calmly, we went about our day. After we had already started walking calmly together, the old man goes, "You need to restrain your child. We want children to look with their eyes not their hands." To which I said, "I have it under control. He wasn't touching anything." He raises his voice and says, "Oh yes he was or I wouldn't have said anything!!!" I then told him he didn't have to be rude and my mom told him he just lost a customer. We started to walk out on our own (my child in tears because this adult was so nasty to him and he didn't understand why) when another customer asked him if he worked here to which he said, "Yes, one minute while I escort them out." Escort us out???? After we already told you we're leaving because refuse to give you business? He closed the door on us as we walked out with a smug look on his face. I feel it's important to note that this is not this dude's first offense. There are bad reviews that go back SEVEN years on this guy harassing parents and their children. Amazon is cheaper and I won't have to deal with some arrogant jerk!
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August 2023 by Sara C
I went to leave a review and saw my review is the EXACT same as every other person on here! TEACHERS stop going here!!! You are treated VERY different when you go in with a young child. He yelled at me and my very well mannered child for pointing at something. I ended up leaving with nothing. I really needed something so I returned, hoping it was a bad day, and I watched him walk out of his office as soon as a child walked in and he followed the mother and child around the store! I will never be returning and will spread the word, go elsewhere!! This is HORRIBLE!!!
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August 2023 by Mrs. Kreamer
I’ve used this teacher store for years and they always have everything I need. The owner is so helpful and knowledgeable.
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July 2023 by 720Madmartian
Go to LAKESHORE LEARNING STORE in Tampa..its worth the drive!!!WARNING!! WARNING!!! I went to this store with my extremely well mannered and respectful 5 year old looking to purchase home school supplies. We were intent on examining mathematics board games but were rudely interrupted by the owner saying that children need to look with their eyes not hands. I would remind him that his store sells school supplies for children not fine china and priceless crystal. They should have every right to examine the tools they are going to be learning with. DO NOT SHOP HERE...you will get better customer service and prices on Amazon and won't have to explain to your kids why the rude disrespectful man dislikes children...he's apparently in the wrong business and would be better suited to working in the bowels of a ship far removed from human contact (have you seen Waterworld??). Heading to another school supply store....The "kids" room that we were initially directed to was filthy with one table and old dirty toys to play with...you would not want to leave your child in there unattended...
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July 2023 by brandy Washington
Store clerk is rude. Same experience as last reviewer that includes the no touching remarks. Glad I left. Walmart currently has the same kinder mats for literally half the price… both 1 and 2 inch
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August 2022 by M. K
I watched the owner treat this family with older children very rudely. Yes they were being a little silly but they were not harming anyone nor breaking anything. The mother even scolded the child so there was no need for sarcasm about there being a children's room and to stop touching stuff. I am so glad the grandfather gave a piece of his mind. I now remember why I stopped going here years ago. I tried them again and I can find the same exact items on Amazon for the same price. I love supporting local businesses but in this case I'll stick with Amazon. No one should feel like they need to walk on eggshells in the store and I even felt the tension. I do not even have kids but I will not support such rude owners. They probably act like this because they know they are the last teacher store in Lakeland and people have limited options.
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August 2022 by Stephanie Patrick
I typically don't do online reviews however my experience was horrible I just had to write one. I am a new elementary school teacher and I was very excited to go shopping for my classroom. Upon walking in the store my teenage daughter and I were not greeted, although the guy was in the back. We walked around for several minutes hoping that the guy would ask if we needed help and this never happened. He eventually came out the back and he still never said anything to me or my daughter. So at that point we just decided to leave and even as we left he said nothing! They had good products, unfortunately I will not return to this store!
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August 2022 by Tathiana Muñiz
Honestly, horrible people work there. I was there with my child and was told my child needed to be in a room they had because they shouldn’t touch anything? Mind you my child was not even touching anything she was on her tablet. This man walked past a white man with a child to tell me a hispanic woman that my child needed to be locked up. What is this?! Don’t shop here, horrible quality things as well everything is dirty and so are the employees.
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August 2022 by Emily Cramer
The man behind the desk literally could not be more rude if he tried. Clearly from all the other reviews stating the same, this is an ongoing problem.