The rudest I've ever been treated. The owner of the new place treated me like an adversary, not a customer. I look forward to their karma causing their failure. read more

Josh is the property manager here and extorted money tonight by having our car towed because it was slightly over the line because another car was parked incorrectly. Santa Cruz aptos auto towing was rude, used fowl language when we asked questions and the owner was slurring his words. Zelda Manager apologized that Josh would do this to 4 senior citizens. Beware of this set up in this parking lot. Police will do nothing because it's privately owned for public parking. A scam for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!! Josh's number is 831-8189593 read more

Capitola Mercantile - Shopping Centers Near Me - Capitola, California

Here is the most updated information, at least for this page: We are alive and well; cold, but well. I opened BFF Boutique: Vintage/Recycled Fashions in March of 2014 in Aptos. I carry many beautiful/fine vintage clothing & accessories; and men's Hawaiian shirts, and hats too. I had the opportunity to move to Capitola Village's Mercantile Mall in August of 2015. It is a challenging location, as many folks don't know what's in the Mall. And, Winter seasons are very cold. But we are all trying to be successful. Please come check us out. i believe you will be pleasantly surprised. Besides me: BFF Boutique, below are the most recent 'businesses' in the Mercantile Mall on the 'Esplanade' side of the building. 'Poke': A delicious Hawaiian healthy treat made w/ raw fish-typically Ahi 'Om Ryhthms'; carrying fun & quality clothing from India & Nepal. 'Reclaimed in Love'; The ladies work with wood in creating cool & many unusual gifts for the home and/or business. On the other side of the Mall (San Jose Ave.) are; 'The Taffy store' 'Carusos Italian Restaurant' 'CAVA Wine Bar' 'Off the Block'; Bubble Tea & Shaved Snow On the outside is; 'Left Coast Sausage' - Great dogs/fun folks read more

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I love Capitola Mercantile aka Mercantile Dwares Landing - Boutique, Wines and Dining! But unfortunately, it is not what it used to be :( However, it is still an absolutely quaint shopping warehouse strip. They have a variety of shops but recently many shops closed. I visited with my mother and family today and we were fairly surprised. Up-to-date shops still in business (in the warehouse) as of 5/11/2014: 1) Seaside Coffee 2) She Sells Seashells & More 3) Cava Wine Bar 4) Om Rhythms/In the Raw 5) Carousel Taffy 6) WFO Apparel 7) Caruso's Tuscan Cuisine and Pizzeria (maybe?) Every summer, I visited Capitola multiple times and always shopped at Mercantile. I feel like a giddy tourist but I follow the beats of my drum! Om Rhythms/In the Raw is an ethnic, cultural shop selling belly dancer outfits, scarves, jewelry (cheap $5 and under), and other knick knacks. Carousel Taffy is the BEST sweets store, and their service is spectacular. However, the female employee informed me that recently they changed their policy on sampling taffy and allow one free taffy per customer from their mystery box (aka you pick the taffy you want). Mercantile used to have shops like the Tie Dye, Flip Flop Hut, Vanity by the Sea, Baby Shoppe, and Nazar Turkish Imports :( The Nazar was one of my favorite stores since I adore their evil eye products! Parking is always insanely difficult in Capitola. Mercantile has a parking lot but it's like winning the lottery to grab a spot there. You're better off parking 5 - 10 minutes away and it might even be free! It was so empty and sad inside the mercantile warehouse this time around. I visited last summer 2013 and the vibe was much livelier and happier. Not sure what happened perhaps an overhaul of old management or lease contracts? Please bring the old shops back or at least place new attractions! read more

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This place is right across from the main Capitola beach. I can't the number of businesses that have come and gone over the years but thee!s always a new one willing to open up. I think the coffee shops the end has been there longer than anyone else. If you're into browsing or shopping it does have some interesting shops. Hint for the on shoppers, while your gf, bf or spouse is shopping on the main drag, there's a bunch of great bars right on the beach. I call that a Win-Win read more

Capitola Mercantile - Shopping Centers Near Me - Capitola, California

This is a indoor shopping center thingy right off the capitola esplande. So an indoor shopping are located within an outdoor shopping area. As such it doesn't quite get the attention it deserves. While they do have their own private surface lot, it tends to fill up quickly. There are a number of surface lots along with street parking scattered around all of which are feasible in winter /fall but in the summer unless it's like 8 am forget about it. Parking a bit away and walking is your best bet in summer. This technically is two properties -this review is specific to the interior shopping space whose main entrance is off the esplande as opposed to the associated strip of shops off the non esplande part of stockton-that is to say the bit by the river. There is more then one entrance however-walking in by Carousel Taffy will admit you as will going thru the back of Cava Wine Bar. This place also is sometimes known as Dwares Landing. There are about a half dozen smaller, local quirky shops inside. There currently is an Asian themed (think bali or thailand) clothing place, a higher end women's resale fashion spot, a shaved ice joint (this will be seasonally open. If you were wanting shaved ice in January, go to Chicago.), a local art/gift shop, and a candy store. Other things may be open-or closed-when you drop by. It can be a shortcut off the main beach facing road on busy days and unusually for a capitola esplande business is air conditioned (handy on those july days). Alas there are is a fair amount of open spaces-empty stores-in this place at any given time, as this new century is hard on retail of all kinds. All in all it's quick spot to browse for items that are just off the beaten path. read more

So many stores have come and gone it makes me wonder why so many stores do not stick around. There usually is a good selection of merchandise if you get the opportunity to try sine of The taffy or walk through to try all the flavors you deff should last time they offered free samples too The taffy is reasonably priced. There is a bohemian style store the worker can be a bit pushy on pushing sales on to a customer especially with add ons like sunglasses read more