Cost Plus World Market

Cost Plus is one of those places you buy last minute gifts for those «hard to buy for» people in your life. My focus is usually toward the international foods area where I always pick up some chocolatey treats.
— Legally sell Vegemite here.
— They also sell Bundaberg Ginger Beer.
— They used to have better deals after Christmas. Not so good anymore.
Consumer Alert
— They sell TONS of French style soaps here. However, READ THE LABLES. Some are made in China, not France.

Been to this location a few times now and service has been very poor and lacking in basic customer service. Manager seems unqualified, which explains a lot…

Always find myself shopping in the International Food Isles. Find all your snacks and drinks from around the world.

Cost Plus World Market is a cute little store in the Escondido Promenade that offers an abundant selection of different items for your home.
The variety they carry offers an array of international items that can suit your home from décor, to kitchen and dining, to food and drinks… everybody can find something they would love here.
The service is really great here as I came the other night, the cashier was sweet and friendly when I was looking for glass tea carafes she was very helpful.
Get lost and wander in Cost Plus World Market, it’s like browsing IKEA or Pier One with similar, and yet different, unique items :)

I absolutely love this store! They have such neat stuff from all around the world! I always go to just look around and come back out with a bunch of items, I just couldn’t leave without.

The Cost Plus World Market stores are always a great place to pick up a card, gift, snack, and even a unique beverage. I grew up abroad with Cadbury brand chocolates. This is one place where you can find a large variety of Cadbury (and I’m not talking the crème eggs that everyone can find around Easter time)…I’m talking about the chocolate covered cookies called «fingers» and the smashed caramel bars called «curly wurley»…both of these are favorites! There is something different about this chocolate from the UK! Today I saw a hammered dresser and end table that I would love to place in my office… stop and take a journey around the world when you need a break and a snack!

5 stars for sure!!!
Absolutely love this store. They change up their furniture seems like bi-​weekly and the staff is always quick to help out with whatever is needed. I found some bar stools I couldn’t live without, and because they didn’t have it in Escondido, they found one that did and had them set aside for me. Very prompt and friendly staff

Remind me why I haven’t been there in years. But I got a b-​day coupon — which was only 15% — not so great, but I was in the shopping center anyway and needed a couple things.
I noticed many items did not have a price. I was informed that, «we just put the stuff up and haven’t put prices on yet.» Really? I thought you put the prices on the items before you stock them?
The prices I did see are the same or more than grocery stores.
After gathering a few items, I stood in line forever, and the checker couldn’t bother to tell the people waiting she had a problem. I went to the next check-​out, and then someone came and opened another checkout. When I told them about the b-​day coupon, they couldn’t check it by my phone number or validate my birth date, I had to go over to this 15 year old laptop and try several times before getting what they wanted.
So much for the discount. I discovered I was double charged for an item. The girl claimed she accidentally scanned it twice. But she didn’t notice it? Good thing I did. Then she couldn’t give me the refund. I had to wait forever for her supervisor. I asked to sit down somewhere as I have back problems and wasn’t planning on spending all day there. Never again.

One of my favorite places. They greet you at the door. It smells great — like wood, chocolate, bamboo and soap. They greet you every time you come in. They are super helpful. Stuff is awesome, they have good sales. And you MUST join the membership club — you earn points and coupons galore. Last time I went they had sent me a $ 10 off coupon, plus a free $ 10 coupon for my b-​day, and I bought some stuff that was 50% off on top of that. I love this place.
Great selection of chocolates, houseware, dishes, towels, stools, baskets wines, beers and dry goods from other places, as well as soap, curtain rods, furniture, baskets and all kinds of cool random shit. It is also one of the only places I’ve seen around here that carries rice candy — we used to drive all the way to San Diego for it.
Also — I have bought furniture there before and just by asking they put it together for me for FREE and I went to pick it up. Also I have bought floor models and gotten discounts for scuffs just by ASKING. They are ridiculously accomodating and nice. Highest recommendation.
I read other people are complaining about the shopping cards. Hmmm I hadn’t noticed.

This place is great I love the vibe and greeting I get when I come in. the employees are friendly and know how to treat you. plus I always feel like when I walk down an aisle I discover something new and exciting… definetly a great place to go.

Every CostPlus has a different layout and u would say even a distinct personality. And I like what I see each time I come to the store in Escondido. These days you can get ridiculously cute fake vintage French countryside stuff, like red letter boxes, faux vintage clocks, old school office accessories and furniture… so much nostalgia of old good times concentrated in a relatively reduced apace! Needless to say that here you can get to know all the wines and beers from the world at a very humble price, plus you can use those coupons (I never miss one!) and take $ 10 off of your staples like those Greek olives, Italian pasta or Moroccan couscous. Always refreshing my apartment with new items from here, such a new tropical looking doormat. Never a doormat has looked more alive!

This place is absolutely amazing! I cannot even handle being in here! I want everything! Anything and everything you could ever imagine wanting is here!

Very nicely laid out and well stocked location. Much better than Oceanside. It was fully signed and priced which made me not have to guess on prices. Things were well placed and easy to find. It didn’t feel like crazy clutter. Service was normal and good. If it wasn’t such a drive for me I’d go often.

Love this place, has so many great things and lots of great gift ideas. I go there often to put together client gifts. This week I found 2 picnic baskets at TJ Maxx, which is in the same shopping center and I was able to get all sorts of gourmet to put in basket for a these beautiful baskets plus add with smaller bottles of wine to fit in basket. Love their funky furniture, candels, bath items and funky accessories for the home, plus able to get wine and special beers my husband loves. Highly recommend.

My husband and I had a great experience exchanging an item we received damaged in the mail. Taylor helped me over the phone and when we arrived at the store he cut his break short just to help us. He helped my husband carry the heavy dresser out to our truck. On top of that we bought some barstools that were stored way up top and Taylor graciously maneuvered a huge ladder across the store to help take down the stools. He even offered to help us carry the stools out to our car while there was a line of customers forming! Of course we declined the offer but it was just so nice of him to even ask. Even though we have a store much closer to our house, I would consider coming back to this location just because of how well Taylor treated us.

This Cost Plus World Market gets four stars from me despite having the worst, mismatched, wobbly, noisy, ghetto shopping carts of any store I’ve ever been in! (Yes, any store I’ve ever been in in my 30+ years of life.) Yeah, nothing like being greeted by a collection of mismatched, unnesting carts with cracked plastic parts, disconnected baskets from the carriage, etc. But, once you get past the doorway and that cluster of crappy carts, this store is a-​ok.
I like touring this store when I time and money to burn. It’s where I come when I don’t need anything but I am ready to spend money. They have some cool jewelry and accessories that make great gifts. Also they have a fun «market» with internationally inspired food, much of which is imported, like everything else in this store. I always like to stroll the grocery portion of the store to check for interesting food, new beer and deals on wine. Much of the inventory at Cost Plus is inexpensive home furnishings. You can get some good deals here but of course some items are a little cheesy.
If you are a rewards member then you’ll get coupons in the mail and it will make your greenbacks go a bit further. Today I used a coupon for spend $ 30 and get $ 10. Excellent since I can always find something to buy here — scarves, kitchen clutter, fancy chocolate, my favorite tea, etc.
I’m pretty sure that everything here except some beer, food and wine is imported. In many ways it reminds me a lot like Pier 1 Imports, but a bigger and perhaps better version. The staff is friendly and attentive. I appreciate that the store seems organized and well stocked.
I live in Carlsbad but have made the Escondido location my store of choice since its nicer than the O’side version and really not much further from my house.

As an Aussie I love this store! I can get things here I can’t get anywhere else! Things from home.
While I am picking up my essentials I often lose myself in all the other goodies they have. I love their soaps. So delicious.
I’ve never bought furniture from here but some if it sure is beautiful!

I really love walking around this place and looking at all the knick-​knacks. You could seriously spend over an hour looking in all the different bins! I’m a huge fan. Horders, unite.
The people who work here are always friendly and ready to answer any questions you may have. And they aren’t annoyingly attentive either. They know when you leave you alone and let you browse!
3 Things I love about this place:
1. Their wine prices are competitive and sometimes cheaper than Trader Joes and Holiday Wine Cellar. My brother scored 3 bottles of wine for $ 1.98. What? Really? Awesome. He’ll take that.
2. They have all the Canadian goodies that I search for in other stores. Coffee Crisps. Wine Gums. Digestive Biscuits covered in dark chocolate. Violet Crunch. Kinder Surprise. I could keep going…
3. They have awesomely-​colorful décor. I’ve bought a couple of blankets from here and have loved them. The colors haven’t faded either.
PS. As opposed to other reviews, I avoid this place like the plague during the holidays. People just put stuff down everywhere and make such a big mess! It’s seriously a disaster so I avoid it during Christmas so my opinion of it doesn’t change.

This WM is smaller than the Oceanside one. I don’t like the parking situation here, but I come here since it’s closer to me.
Still find the same deals here, and I always find cool trinkets for the home.
I have been buying their Italian Sodas for parties, and recently bought a bottle of wine. A little pricey but quality imported products.

I have come in here a couple of times, but I was not expecting this place to have the Halloween goodies it had. It was a spook-​tacular treat!
This place carries a really nice wine selection and lots of food items from the UK, which makes me feel really happy. The Cadbury Halloween Mallows were squishy and tasty with a layer of currant jam over the marshmallow. The Candy Corn soda tasted like candy corn, for real. Yum, yum, yum!
Holiday season or not, this place has a lot of cool and unusual items at great prices. I highly recommend it for a nice dinner party too. You will be a hit hostess!