A mix of new and used books at reasonable prices, and LOTS of them. Everything is well organized…read moreand the workers were happy to help me find exactly what I was looking for. There's a friendly old cat to pet and lots of fun and unique gift items. What's not to love?

Full book store with awesome selection of gifts, books, & more. A friendly owner with a friendly…read morecat. Highly recommend visiting!

This is just one of the coolest stores ever…read more Yah, it has an old-times feel, but the stuff inside are new and contemporary. there's a small play area for little kids. they have many types of toys, including educational toys. there's a whole section of comic books and many playing cards. they have a room for game nights. the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. spent there over two hours, until each kids chose what they want to get. prices are reasonable. it's on the main street, so easy access and parking. wish there were more stores like this. If you're staying at ridgecrest, or passing by - definitely stop here. If you have kids, or getting gifts, or just feeling young at heart - you'll find here something!

Not very kids friendly for Toy Store. They is never kids in their. It always just sketchy Adults.read more

I've recently discovered BookHounds through a friend and i am now obsessed! Great prices, friendly…read morestaff and cute cat! Definitely will be seeing me more often, I Got 9 books for $27!

This place is cool, Here you can find all kinds of books, music and movies and some comics and…read moremagazines. I look forward to checking the place out again before I leave Bakersfield! The girl at the register was real friendly. Note: There is no parking lot. You'll have to park in the neighborhood

Treasures within a treasure. I believe Linda's has been in business for 30 - 35 years now. Linda…read moreand her daughter, Katherine, are both agreeable and easy to work with. The fact that the store is in a light industrial neighborhood makes walking through the door all the more transformative. Soon after passing the watch cat Shadow, you'll begin to realize that there are many treasures contained herein. Because of that, it may take you awhile to discover your "sweet spot". Turns out mine is in the rear of the store in a second room, three rows from the back. I refer to it as the history/natural history shelf. I have to walk through many "worlds" to get to my "sweet spot" - local history, romance, mystery novels - you never know when something's gonna grab ya'! But don't worry, it'll never be the well mannered Shadow. I find that my visits can typically bring one of three results: (1) I walk in looking for a particular book and walk out with that very book or (2) l walk in looking for a book and walk out with an entirely different book or (3) or I walk out with the book for which I was searching AND an entirely different book(or several).

10/10! First and foremost, any place that has a post it or a sign on the exterior of the door that…read morereads 'don't let the cat out', already is winning in my book. See what I did there? Okay but seriously. An insane amount of inventory. Quite quaint. Loved the occasional kitty ankle rub and boy he's a plump thing. Picture will be attached. Great pricing and great selection. Bought 10 books, had a kitty helping me pay and the owner was a delight. I will be back!!

Cool little bookstore in town. They don't seem to have a…read morehuge selection but they still have a great variety of books. Kids books, fiction, non fiction, etc. Prices are a lot more affordable than most places as well. Just came in looking a bible but will definitely be back to see what more I can find here. The staff was also very friendly soon I was walked in I was greeted and she even offered help to find what I was looking for.

Beautiful but small store. You can order almost everything here. Great customer service. I just…read morewish it were still the store the size it used to be.

Well organized, friendly and professional staff. I occasionally thrift and can usually find a good…read moredeal here. Something is ALWAYS on sale. I highly recommend.

I LOVED this thrift store and for many years looked pass the rude, cranky employees. Last month…read morethey reset their window scape and posted their mannequin with a MAGA hat on. Or at least something that looked EXACTLY like it. When I privately messaged asking if it was in fact a MAGA hat I got a "seen" notification with 0 answer back. That in itself was enough of an answer. I refuse to support businesses that use divisive political strategies to stay relevant.

I stopped by the café in this Barnes & Noble yesterday to grab a chai latte and was helped by…read moreAraceli. It's rare to meet someone as attentive and helpful as she was. My B&N membership (which I paid for) hasn't worked there for the past several visits but she didn't just shrug her shoulders at me like previous associates there. She went into trouble-shooting mode and resolved the issue. She's just awesome.

I always get so happy to go to Barnes and Noble. I am an avid reader and love a good book. But I…read moream a kindle reader and don't purchase physical books so I don't have a need to go here. Usually I come in for gifts or just to get a good sniff of the books that I love so much. I love the vibe of this store and wish I liked holding books just so I'd get to come here more often. When I do go I like to walk around and look at all of the books and the great selection that they have. My kids have become readers like me so I guess I will get to come more often now.

It's a lovely place to get phenomenal customer service even if your not LDS they are still so…read morehelpful and always polite.

Great customer service, very reasonable prices, excellent selection. Went in on a whim just to poke…read morearound and kill some time, ended up spending a good chunk of change because they had such awesome stuff and good prices. Would definitely visit again if I'm ever in the area.

This is a very nice, quaint book shop where you can find really great local history. They also have…read morea god selection of kid books. I've ordered books from them and they are great at following through. Anyway you have to go to Exeter just to enjoy the community.