Cost Plus World Market

Lapin and I came to this outpost looking for picture frame hooks. I am familiar with the brand but this location is very very small. They have a couple of furniture pieces, lamps, rugs, and knick knacks. The lines can be long but they usually have three cashiers on staff. I wish the store was a bit bigger!!

World Market stores are usually large and have tons of wonderful home goods. Unfortunately this is just a tiny outpost of one of their regular stores. Very limited stock and nothing compared to the selection you can get on their website. The tiny space is designed well, however, and the staff is very friendly. Just save your comprehensive shopping for online or a larger store.

I was sooo excited for our first World Market to open, and I was daydreaming about all the fun kitchen, gift and food items I could finally buy in person instead of having to order online. So I was pretty let down when all I saw was furniture, lighting and rugs. (And yes, a few boring throw pillows, dish sets and candle holders.) I wish the space were bigger so it could accommodate more inventory overall, but I would definitely choose to have their smaller items in stock rather than the large furniture pieces.

The styling of the space was very nice and the staff was lovely. But they clearly want this location to be a showroom for their furniture rather than a place for fun, casual shopping. Bummer.