I can't believe I've never reviewed this toy shop bc I'm here a lot lol. My kids are (all three, 31…read morethrough 11) obsessed w this store. My sons into yo-yos (mostly gentry stein) and this place has a yo yo museum in the back. Friendly staff and any toy you can imagine lol.

Visited September 26th..see receipt…read more This place is off Broadway in Chico. After having amazing suishi at the Rawbar we walked over to this shop which is just a few steps away from the restaurant. They have so many toys! Stuffed animals! Puzzles! Jewelry! They have house decor items and some yummy smelling candles! This place is packed with so much stuff that the kiddos will have a blast looking at all the toys! You could spend hours in here! They also have nostalgic items which I love ( bought a mood ring and some funny gum). In the back of the shop is the Yo Yo Museum which houses the largest Yo Yo and Yo Yo memorabilia! Lovely shop with kind employees!

They're just the best. Best play groups for kids. Best used and new clothes. Best customer service…read moreand experience ever! Great toys & activities! Huge shoe selection. Cloth diapering info galore. I love everything about this place.

I am a loyal Apple Blossom Baby customer. I have shopped around the Northern California, as well as…read moreonline and you just can't beat the selection, quality, and pricing. My grandchildren are well-dressed, and have the neatest environmentally friendly toys all while keeping me on a reasonable budget. THANK YOU FOR REMAINING OPEN

UPDATE: Weeeell I see what everyone was talking about now with the employees and customer service…read moreas I was just in the store as an employee loudly proclaimed, "Dude, that's so r*****ed!" Yikes. At least another employee responded saying, "omg stop saying that at work!" (Which like, don't say that at all?? In the year 2026?? We know better, c'mon. I'm glad it didn't go completely unchallenged though.) They also were continuing loud conversations throughout my visit which doesn't bother me but also, seems they get a bit toooo comfortable sometimes. I implore the employees to please be mindful of time and place. ORIGINAL REVIEW (4 stars): I really really like this store and I frequently come just to browse. I think I can say I got the most value when my baby was a bit younger, like when I was pregnant and from newborn to, say, 6 months or so? Now that my baby is older, around 12 months, I don't find nearly as many things it seems. Or maybe I just don't need as much anymore. I find the service pretty friendly and responsive. They usually ask if I'm ready before I am (not in a bad way), and when I am ready, I never have to wait long for someone to check me out. I'm somewhat surprised that some say that employees are unfriendly. Idk if they're overtly "sunny" personalities, but they never give me problems or leave me in a bad mood either. But maybe that was a previous group of employees who have cycled through. I find their pricing hit or miss. You can't just trust it to be a good deal in my opinion. You *can* get a great deal, and they have special clearances that you can really get some good finds, but look it up. Don't just trust that it's a good deal automatically. For example, looking for pair of shoes for my baby, I was looking for some Stride Rites. On Amazon, they're like $40-60. I figured this was a great thing to look for at OUAC... I found a pair for $9. Well, upon closer examination, these were Munchkin by Stride Rite... Walmart. Looked it up, they were $12 brand new. I also am a bit disappointed in the condition/cleanliness of items like the strollers and high chairs. They just seem rooough to me for the prices they are charging. They also have to display the strollers outside which increases the dirtiness and they get pretty noticeably sun faded. This also is one of the stores where you can't *not* be in the way. I actually prefer the Redding store over the Chico one because of how much space there is and the layout. But they do use the space they have well; they just have much less of it (as I mentioned, they have to display the strollers outside because there is physically not enough room inside the store).

This store is ok. I've been to two other OUAC, one in Roseville (my favorite), and one in…read moreWashington. This store I feel like has changed their clothes so much. All they have is plain and ugly stuff. They don't buy anything cute. No clearance section. The shoes they have are always thrashed. I bought a pair of vans, my kid never wore them, I cleaned them and tried to sell back, and they didn't take them I should have just left them dirty, and maybe they would have taken them. The toy area is a mess, I don't even bother looking over there anymore. The best thing they have is baby clothes

I have been seeing adds for this store and finally brought my 3 year old in to check it out. He had…read morethe best time! The girls working were so friendly, they even let him scan his own items when we were ready to check out. I'm so used to being in stores in Chico feeling like bringing my child is annoying to the people working there and had the exact opposite feeling here- it was refreshing. Thank you Learning Express!

My daughter spent nearly one hour putting her birthday box together in the store. Learning Express…read more"misplaced" it. Every person I sent into this store to purchase something for my daughter's birthday was told the box was sold out. They are supposed to call if the box sells out - that never happened. The owner called and assured me the box sold out and was not misplaced. After opening her gifts, she did not receive a single item she chose for her box. This was disappointing to a 6-year-old who was really excited to do this birthday box thing. I'm back to buying birthday gifts for the many parties we attend for my kids' friends at Target or on Amazon. And every parent I speak to will hear about our experience.

If you like comics and live in Chico go to Collectors ink. It easily has the largest selection in…read moreChico and the staff is always super kind. Any other comic shop in the area pales in comparison

Have been here a couple of times now and absolutely love this store! Family owned business with an…read moreincredible selection of comics, funko, cards, etc. Owners and staff are incredibly knowledgeable. Very clean and well organized store. Highly recommend! Thank you!

Love this bookstore. Wonderful selection and great prices. Knowledgeable staff…read more And I love the way they promote local craftspeople and authors.

The owners are extremely helpful. They are knowledgeable about books and authors. I highly…read morerecommend ABC Books to everyone who reads a lot. Their prices are very reasonable.

I will never again do business with Bat Comics. The website projects the image of a friendly,…read morehelpful local neighborhood store with many resources for local collectors so I went in today seeking advice on what details to include in a database inventory of my large but poorly characterized comic collection. I explained this to the friendly clerk, who then brought out the owner to speak with me. Unfortunately, he turned out to be the rudest, most disrespectful and dismissive person I've ever encountered at a store. He launched into an angry loud diatribe against me, apparently thinking i was trying to sell him comics, which was never my intent. Without ever trying to find out why I'd come in, he vented angrily, then turned his back on me and walked away. I've never felt more disrespected and misunderstood in any local business. Such a person really should find a different line of work.

This place is cool! They have a wide variety of MTG sets and Pokemon sets to choose from! I wasn't…read moregoing to get much at first, but I saw the new Lorcana set! The prices in general were decent. Nothing was that overpriced. The owner of the store and the staff also greeted me and made sure I was taken care of. Dope place overall.

Prices are kinda high. If you want to sell I'd recommend bricks and minfigures as they offer 50- 60…read morepercent brinklink prices. Bryan tried to offer me 20 percent on Ewok village. Wild when he sells his sets for full price. I'd say it was just a bad day but his employee even confirmed this is business as normal.

The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and kind. We love coming here and they always have patient…read moreanswers to my kid's questions.

What a nice antique store. And big with an upstairs and a back building! One thing I was looking…read morefor was sheet music for Bookguy and they had some, but it was inaccessible at the time I was there. I saw lots of beautiful, nicely priced furniture, costume jewelry cases, vintage clothing, soaps, chalk paint, and vintage household goods such as dishes and bakeware. We only spent an hour looking around but could easily have taken a couple of hours or more. Since anything I bought would have to be packed in a suitcase or carry on, I decided there wasn't anything I couldn't live without at that time. If you're ever in Chico CA, this is a great stop for looking at antiques.

We go to a lot of antique stores and this is up there as one of the best. It's huge. It keeps…read moregoing and going. We found so many items to add to our collection at home. Like most antique stores there were some absolute steals while others are really expensive but overall we felt the deals were fair. Found this toy car that I had from my childhood until 2017 when we lost our home in the Northern California wildfires. Brought back so many memories, had to grab it.

There Starbucks is currently under construction and closed, but the stores still open and we found…read morea lot of fun stuff and a book I've been looking for. Service was really friendly. I wish I could remember his name- front counter, really nice. Parking was really easy, as always.

Part of this review is not actually the fault of this particular store, but this particular store…read moreis the one I have to shop at... Firstly, did you know that when you return an online purchase, due to the negligence of Barnes & Noble, you do not get reimbursed for your shipping cost? So when you receive a book in bad condition, you only get reimbursed for the book. Secondly, the location of the store has become increasingly unpleasant to shop at... Thirdly, not overly impressive staff, friendliness, helpfulness, etc.. Makes me sad because it used to be a highlight to go shopping for a new book.