Gazebo Books

Like some of the other reviewers, I too wish I could leave a negative review. I’m all about supporting local businesses, but unlike every other local friendly store owner/​employee, the person working here was incredibly rude and hostile. I was with my girlfriend and got out my phone to look up a book review and was told I couldn’t have my phone out, that it’s not fair to look it up and buy it online, and that «I work hard just like you so I deserve to get paid just like you.» We walked out on them as they continued to make assumptions and berate us. The sad part is I really was about to buy that book until she did that. You’re better off not even going inside. Supporting any other local business would be better than buying a pack of gum from them.

Superb selection of books. It’s plain to see the inventory has been conscientiously collected so it’s not overrun with teen vampire silliness. We had a great conversation with the store owner who is kin and engaging. This will be on my list of places to stop every time I’m in Eureka!

If I could give a negative star, I would. The owner is the rudest most hostile person I have the misfortune of encountering. She yelled at my child for looking at a book and at my friend for using her phone to look up a book. We left a pile of books we were planning to buy in the counter and she yelled after me that we were «rude people.» For trying to buy a book? She says being kind to customers «like you» isn’t important because she has been in business for 39 years. Well, good luck! Customer service is important! Support local businesses but NOT angry, mean, rude shop owners!

In the era of Amazon, you’d think a local independent bookstore would welcome customers. They were rude and snotty while I was on my cell phone learning about a relative’s cancer surgery, and I was being completely silent. Ironically, I found the store with … my cell phone! Some proprietors of indie bookstores are closet misanthropists and neo-​Luddites and this appears to be that variety.