Such an oxymoron store name. Ice Box would be more appropriate for the stuck up staff and high prices. Lots of random house stuff to purchase, very expensive and they walk around like they're better than you and expecting you to steal. They do gift wrapping though and that's cute. 3 stars. read more

Love love this place! A must go to when in the area. Unique gifts, amazing jewelry and a great selection of comfortable cozy sweaters of all styles. My girlfriends and I always go here when we are in the area. I have purchased great well made textiles here as well. read more

Fun gifts, limited clothing, jewelry, kid clothes & home decor. Overall more expensive than many gift and clothing stores but carries some unique pieces Staff is friendly & helpful & will wrap your gifts read more

Came in recently after taking my dogs for a long walk. I wasn't dressed up and didn't have makeup on however I DID have money to spend. Barely was said hello to, was looked up and down, asked multiple times if they could 'help me find something' and told that if I 'touched the readers bring them up front so we can sanitize them'. It wasn't said politely and they weren't asking if I needed help to be kind, it was clear they wanted to get me out of there. I felt extremely uncomfortable. I understand FEELING like, to you, you have something special and you want the shop to be elite but treating your customers like they aren't good enough to shop at your business is ABSURD! I bought a few items that I went in for specifically and vowed to never go back. I had been in a week before and was dressed well before going out to dinner with some friends and was treated 100% differently. They are profiling and the jig is up! People know that this business isn't kind to customers... honestly surprised they've lasted this long. Shabby chic has been out for a long time and so is being rude to people. read more

Cute and quaint boutique in Aptos that sells everything from clothing to furniture to jewelry. The employees and owner are so sweet and the store itself is adorable. They have an amazing selection of women's clothing. The jewelry is also beautiful. I seriously want to buy everything here! The quality of the items are good, however, the prices are very high. The clothes range in price from around $80 to $200. You can occasionally score good deals from their sales racks where they have items for 50% off. Definitely a cute store and you will want to buy almost everything, so expect to spend a lot of money. read more

Full of beautiful, soft things for the home! Nothing here is on sale or marked down but the quality is fabulous. Bedding, pjs, table top accessories and candles are their specialty. read more

My wife shopped at this store for many many years because it has nice quality unique items, and very comfortable clothes and gifts. This was always a store she went to to shop for Christmas and birthday gifts. She spent thousands here over the years. Last year one of the gifts she bought was a sweater for her step-mom which was something like $200, but it turned out was too small when her step-mom tried it on at Christmas. So my wife brought it back to the store to exchange for a larger size in January - however when she brought it back with tags in tact, the clerk said that it was too wrinkled and worn to take it back and said that someone had clearly worn it. My wife didn't know what to say or how to respond, she explained that the sweater had never been worn only tried on at Christmas, and she just wanted a larger size not a refund, but the clerk said that she couldn't re-sell it now and refused to exchange it. I saw the sweater and that was BS, it was brand new, just wrinkled from being in a gift box. But the store clerk didn't just refuse to exchange the new sweater which she absolutely should have done, she made a point to make a scene accusing my wife of trying to return a used item in front of other customers. My wife was so embarrassed. She came home upset and crying, not because she wasn't able to exchange the sweater, but because she'd been humiliated in front of other customers. She said she was just shocked and just didn't know how to respond to the store clerk. Shame on that employee. While we would never shop at this store again after that experience - I might chalk this up to a one time inexcusable experience and just never shop there again - HOWEVER - a few years earlier, my wife had bought several stenciled pillows at Warmth Company, for our home. When she brought them home we noticed that one of the pillows the ink stencil was kind of smeared, so I suggested she bring it back to exchange it for another - so she did, however the store clerk told her that it must have happened after she had taken the pillows out of the store and they refused to exchange it. At that time, we thought - that's a pretty strange response to a long time good customer - but accepted it and I never thought about it again, until she came home upset and embarrassed from trying to exchange a brand new sweater for a larger size. No one should feel upset or embarrassed by a store clerk while shopping. My wife probably bought a hundred things at this store over the years, and we brought numbers of friends and relatives there and only twice tried to exchange items, which were new - and BOTH TIMES she was mistreated and embarrassed. Shame on Warmth Company. Neither we nor any of our friends or family will ever shop at this store again. I hope the owners/managers take stock in the way they treat customers and change the way they do business. read more

Drove up from Monterey to purchase new bedding. I was completely ignored while I was trying to figure out what I wanted. I walked around the store and still nothing, not a hi, hello or asking if I needed help. I will not be back and it was a complete waste of a trip. Over heard one of the women say she was an owner and that she and her twin own the store together. So clearly they don't care and it's not wonder this store is rated so poorly online. If the owner doesn't acknowledge your presence why would her sales associates step up and help. read more

Checked out the Warmth Company in Aptos today and was not disappointed. From the helpful ladies working there, the amazing and unique home decor/gifts I purchased, to the lovely gift wrapping, I was very pleased! read more

Warmth Company - Furniture Stores Near Me - Aptos, California

The few times I have been there it is always the same. The staff is rude and does not greet or offer help. They stare you up and down like snobs. I guess they judge you on how you look as to whether you have enough money to shop there. I would not patronize a local store that treats locals like that. I recommend the store Outside-In down the street. They really value their customers. read more

The owners here are super sweet. They have beautiful vision and hearts that care to hep you with just that. I always find lovely things to fill my home and gifts for others that are so special. read more

Beautiful store and very rude staff. I see I'm not the first to feel this way. My Mother and I were treated horribly here and I will never go back. Where is the Warmth per the name of the company? If your looking for any you won't find it here. Makes me sad the staff is so unhappy. read more

Store is absolutely beautiful. I can see the talent for merchandising there and I love looking around. Unfortunately this is not the first time I've come in and not one person has even said hello or can I help you or how are you doing? Do you need anything any of the typical things that you should greet customers with . I was there for probably 20 minutes and there were at least 3 ladies working and it was not busy and no acknowledgment. One lady smiled at me but never said a word. There's a lot of other cute stores that I will check out and I probably won't be back there. They made me feel like I wasn't good enough to be there! read more

do not waste your time and $$$ very rude attitude hot sunny day no welcome sadly one tries to shop small business and gets treated poorly my daughter in law and I were seriously looked but turned away with no thanks for stopping no customer service read more

Wow, I'm honestly shocked by some of the bad reviews. I went here today and had a 5star experience all around. Covid protocols allowed only 5 people in the store at a time, so I did wait in line, but I so appreciated the fact that I could shop around without other customers breathing on me. This was a "breath" of fresh air after visiting outside-in, where they were packing people in like sardines and didn't confront a customer or an EMPLOYEE who weren't wearing their masks. I LOVED the fact that the employees at the Warmth Company are non-intrusive. They leave you alone and don't try to give you a sales pitch, but they are right there to answer any and all questions-- which they did plenty of times for me. Everyone was in a cheery spirit, the entire shop looked impeccably clean, and they had a little bit of everything I needed (and then some). Ps they sell Johnny Was masks individually! Thank you for providing such a charming store to this community-- I've been trying to only shop locally for Christmas presents, and you have made that very easy to do. Cheers! read more

I have never felt so uncomfortable in a store. The owners or managers were so rude and unhelpful. I cried in my car after. Truly no warmth to this store they do not live up to their name. Also I thought since they were a small business they would sell local items? No. The candles are overpriced and from China. Do not go here unless you enjoy being humiliated and shamed upon. read more

cute stuff but workers ignored my mother and i when we came in to shop. it seemed that they ignored us for wearing masks to since they all werent wearing any ( they didnt have to at the time but just putting that into perspective!) but when we were ready we had to wait a bit for the worker to finally ring us up and it felt like they just didnt want our business. not very welcoming and the other reviews are accurate and make me feel gross for buying anything. go to a store that actually cares about their customers. im never going here again and i will not recommend it for anyone. not only that but they posted on their instagram about the mask mandate and how its hard to wrap gifts with one on. how? it's a low energy activity, a mask is not a hinderance to gift-wrapping nor is it exhausting! think about all those essential workers who have to wear one all day to save others lives! i understand not wanting to wear a mask however at this point its rude to say stuff like that. read more

Warmth Company - Furniture Stores Near Me - Aptos, California

I really hate to give a bad review, this is my first but I feel I need to share my experience. This store has gorgeous things that are way over-priced. The staff has never been friendly any time I've ever been in there. I was there just today, and was stalked like they thought I was going to steal something. They watched me like a hawk, which made for a very unpleasant experience. They have a tendency to be very snooty. This is not a store I will be returning to, or will be recommending to anyone, either. read more

I used to love and adore this store. I looked forward to strolling through it Starbucks in hand while my daughter was in therapy. A little bit of me time each week. The last couple times I have gone have been horrible. The energy is snootie and the altitude is rather high if you know what I mean. I have been looked up and down never acknowledged and there are usually pretentious housewives decked to the nines flapping their beaks about some "drama". I feel unwelcome and like I have walked into someone's home uninvited rather than a business establishment. I gave two stars because I really like their merchandise but the reality is that if I'm going to shop, especially in a high end store, I expect to feel welcome. I'm really disappointed warmth company, I looked forward to my almost weekly strolls through your store. Today was my last time, I don't think I have felt as self conscious about myself if I had a booger in my nose, or my clothes since the first day of junior high. Not to mention all the looks. No amount of cute decor is worth feeling like the odd one out while doing. I recommend that if this is new energy for the store changing the name to cold or snob company. read more

I have never felt so uncomfortable in a store. The owners / management was so rude / unhelpful. I cried in my car after. Truly no warmth to this store they do not live up to their name. Also I thought since they were a small business they would sell local items? No. The candles are from China. Do not go here unless you want to be humiliated. read more

Owners were very unfriendly, judgmental and rude. Also overheard racist remarks between one of the owners and a customer. Store has good potential but is very poorly managed. Sad to see such disrespectful management in this day and age. read more

Unphased by the pressures COVID has put on many small businesses, Warmth Company doesn't care much for customers. Apparently they close at 5 now, not 5:30 during the holidays. Wouldn't want to let a little thing like customers get in the way of closing early. I arrived 8 minutes before 5 only to have the manager or owner rush over and swoop up the welcome mat as I was about to walk in. I said, "do you mind if I look around real quick?". She said, "do you know what you want? If not, come back tomorrow, my staff has not had a break today." Her staff was sitting there drinking champagne and taking selfies. I have bought gifts there for family members every year but I won't go back. They used COVID as their reason for being rude to me. That is unacceptable. read more

The twin sister team, Naomi and Monica took this establishment over a few years ago. They, along with another designer with a keen eye, (Sydney), do design work as well as stock their store with lots of furniture and other goodies including the coveted Bella Note bedding. They carry a few antiques as well as many, many new pieces of furniture. They have a few massive sales throughout the year. They carry an impressive inventory. Look for their beautiful jewelry from local and european artists, to die for bedding, and elegant tableware. Their location is in Aptos Village, behind the new starbucks (pull into starbucks and drive to back of lot). Their website is warmthcompany.com read more

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Nice store with great stuff. Just too bad they only acknowledged the customers that LOOK like they have $$$. The SC area is a kick back town. You should never judge someone how they're dressed; maybe they're in pain or not feeling well or just dressing down that day. Nevertheless, I was preparing to purchase quite a bit but quickly rethought after seeing others welcomed but not myself. read more

This is my favorite place to shop for furniture, gifts, and accessories in Santa Cruz County ~ actually in the entire Bay Area! The two sisters who own it go above and beyond to be helpful. For example, I had a big over-size sofa from Cisco that was probably 18 years old and it needed new seat cushions. Cisco is a line that Warmth Company carries, so I asked if they could just order the seat cushions. Although that style had been discontinued, they were able to get me CUSTOM seat cushions, two of them, for $100, when they could have soaked me for much more!! I was amazed at their customer service. I'd been a customer for years, but this really sealed it for me. The two sisters are practically twins (hard to tell them apart) and both are very nice, as is the staff. I've bought many, many items here over the years, and highly recommend the store. They also have a well edited line of apparel that they're selling now and I've bought a bunch of that, too :~} Cool place in every way! read more

Today was the first time my family had been to Aptos. We randomly ran into this store after getting Starbucks. May be I am used to the touristy pricing in the Carmel Village, I thought this place has very unique stuff at a reasonable price. The staff was friendly. They offered small talks but gave us space to browse around. My husband was pushing a stroller and the staff gave him no problem. When I went home, I looked this place up on Yelp and saw that many reviewers commented on the owners. I am not sure if I would have stopped by if I read the reviews first. But I am glad that I did as my experience was positive and I found something cute in the store to add to my travel collection. read more

I made my first visit to Warmth Company today, WOW. I can do all my Christmas shopping in one place with their curated selections of gift choices handmade and special in every price range I really loved meeting the owners Monica and Naomi who greeted me personally and were patient with all my questions. This is a one of a kind labor of love store. read more

When you walk in, you immediately want everything in sight! Beautiful selections of bedding, candles, lotions, etc. however being followed around and having everything you recently showed interest in, being reorganized (mind you I am slightly a "Monica Geller") and checked on along with judgmental eyes from each staff member is uncomfortable & unfortunate to both their business and costumers. read more

Such friendly, kind people. Great selection of merchandise. Love to take the drive over from Modesto to hit my favorites. This being one of them! read more

rude, snobby, and judgmental. i have been in here several times for gifts, every time i leave upset with the customer service i have recieved. this place is the home of super condescending karens. I'm not one to leave bad reviews under most circumstances, but after 4 or 5 visits i feel it is necessary read more

I have to write .. I have been shopping at Warmth Company since it was in Crawford's Barn in Soquel. The owners and employees have always been nothing but helpful and welcoming each time I go in. I buy things every once in a while, sometimes I just browse. I don't dress up as a rule and no one has ever been rude .. ever. Only smiling and willing to help .. I love this place. Wish I didn't live all the way over on the west side of Santa Cruz, I'l be in more often. Same with the 41st Avenue store .. top notch ladies working there. Who are these people with their grumpy reviews?! read more

I have been a customer of Warmth Company and they never cease to disappoint. They are kind, treating their customers like family. They have excellent products and decor. I am partial to their fabulous pillows, Egyptian Jasmine soap and lotion, jewelry and pouches. If you haven't visited, it is a MUST! read more

I purchased 2 boxwood topiary's from Warmth. They are very nice. For the most part I feel the items are over priced. Another suggestion for Naomi and Monica is to make sure they say hello to all patrons/customers who visit their store. I feel they can do better with their customer service. I've been in the store a few times and unless I approach the front desk and ask a question they do not acknowledge you are there. I find this behavior to be unwelcoming. read more

Unfortunately, must agree with other Aptos reviews. They have very nice things although pricey. Aloof toward customers, even those who have spent a great deal over the years. They'd do better to treat their customers respectfully when making exchanges. Unable to recommend. Bonnie W., Aptos read more

If I could give negative stars I would. Have gone in a couple of times thinking " maybe it's me, not them"... oh no, it's definitely them. Rude, snobby employees. Don't bother. Spend your money elsewhere. Like Amazon read more

This is my favorite store in the Santa Cruz area. They have wonderful people working here and they are extremely helpful.

My all time favorite store!! Everything there, from jewelry to clothes to home decor is so cool and artistic!!! Love the stained glass cross bottles...beautiful and inspiring! read more

As far as I'm concerned this is one the best stores in Santa Cruz county. It's huge and full of great inventory. They have a little bit of everything-cute contemporary clothes, stunning and unique jewelry, beautiful home interior finds, and there is a small section that has adorable things for babies and kids. They have a great price point on many of their items-you can do a little or a lot of damage! read more

My very pregnant daughter and I stumbled onto this amazing store this week. We have been in terrific stores all across the country and now Warmth is at the top of our list. Go out of your way to check it out. They have lovely things for sale at reasonable prices. Some things are very unusual like the driftwood signs and beautiful note pads. I always feel that a store reflects the energy of the owners and in this case this store reflects the utter loveliness and kindness of the two sisters who own it. read more

We arrived early for an event and decided to wander around for a bit. Wandered in Warmth Company and were immediately greeted. I picked up a couple of items and mentioned that they were going to be prizes for a baby shower and noted that we were going to have to watch the time so we wouldn't be late for our event (there is so much to look at). One of the gals asked if I would like the items to be gift wrapped. When I said yes, she suggested that she could take them right then and wrap them as we continue to look around. Thanks to her thoughtfulness, we made it to our event on time and I don't have to worry about wrapping the prizes for next week. Thank you and we will be back to wander some more. read more