Lefty’s at Pier 39

My lefty daughter was excited to see all the novelty lefty items. Unfortunately the mug we got, though cute, was poor quality.

Pretty neat place to check out and buy a few things. I expected them to have more items. The bulk of the items seemed to be t-​shirts and more souvenir-​type things rather than actual items that lefties can use.
The ladies here are really nice and I love that they say «welcome home». It’s a great little shop this no check out and maybe buy something for the lefty in your life.

Review for Fahid — great customer service!!! Helped me with all my questions and was super kind. Thanks dude.

Oh my god I hate this place… I just do. I’m a «lefty» so I was urged to check this place out when on a trip to San Fran and wow, is it hilariously sad. Walking in, there was an overly excited worker who must have gotten a recent raise or is genuinely the most passionate person on earth about left handed merchandise. «Are you a lefty sir?» «uhm…yes.yes.I am», I thought in my head but If I had said «no» would he leave me alone and just let me look around… or does this guy discriminate against the opposite hander? «Yes» I said with an awkward smile and he replied with «AWESOME! We take highly to your kind round here». Now. being Asian I have never actually heard a White man say that phrase to me before, whether it be joking around or serious so I didn’t know how to take it really but I just laughed and let him show me around the place.
Walking me by the left handed mugs, staplers, notebooks, shirts and scissors (which were actually amazing). This guy was serious and meant business. All I could think about was that this man was the real life Ned Flanders from the Simpsons…“Hidey Ho neighbour” If you don’t get the reference it’s because he owned a left handed store on the show… well anyways! Finally he took me over to an open notebook with a bunch of different colored pens and put on his best Bill Mays (oxy clean guy) impersonation to try and sell me on those things. «Have you ever used a pen and ended up with more of it on your hand than actually on the paper?, well these pens were made for you!» Seriously dude… you must have gotten lucky before your shift because no one gets this excited for stationary items.
Then I actually tried the pen… and wow that thing was amazing. It was a funky shape and it really confused me on how it worked but it did… no smudging. I will admit I was a bit blown away at that point but that didn’t make up for the overly-​campy and vegan– pusher– like obnoxiousness this store had me feeling since I stepped inside.
It’s a funny little novelty store that is somewhat amusing to check out but everything in the store is so highly priced that all I ended up leaving with was a penny that a machine flattened out and left the imprint of the store’s logo haha. The guy was pretty impressive though, I have to say… I wish I could get that excited over such unorthodox things.

I was excited to see this place in Pier 39. It’s a novelty store selling office, kitchen and garden items to left handers.
Back when I was in elementary school I needed one of each of their school supplies. They have LH scissors, rulers reading right to left, smear-​proof ink pens, spiral bound notebooks with the spiral on the right side and more.
These items could be practical for young children who are just learning basic skills like writing and cutting. It would save them from using scissors that won’t cut or experiencing ink-​stained hands. I didn’t see much practical value for seasoned lefties though. Most of us have already developed LH habits (such as hooked handwriting) or have fully adapted to right-​handed world.
It would be great if they sold how-​to books for activities (knitting, calligraphy) and sports (golf, tennis, baseball). Most teachers and coaches are right-​handed and they aren’t able to demonstrate proper form and technique for left handers.
Lefty’s is a fun store to browse and it might be a good place to purchase a unique gift for your favorite left hander. I’m glad I stopped in to satisfy my curiosity but I didn’t see anything that I felt compelled to buy for myself.

Such a cool place for leftys! Every single item in the store would make you wonder about how different left handers are! My husband and I loved the place. The names of famous left handed people was put on the board. Unique place but all these come with a price :)

Well we walked in and everything was for your favorite left handed person. No joke. But still a little unique store

In terms of having left-​handed stuff, it delivered. In terms of having interesting left-​handed items, not so much. My south-​pawed husband wasn’t impressed. They kept using the same pun for left-​handed people over and over on every object. I wish there’d been a few different catchy sayings. Ned Flanders wouldn’t be too worried about the competition.

LEFTIES… UNITE!
I’m that Leftie gal who had their grandmother force their grandchild to learn how to write with her right hand when she was a little kid (forever traumatized). As such, I suppose you can call me ambidextrous. You know what they say about ambidextrous people… eh eh eh? ;D Actually, I don’t know what they say about us cuz there aren’t many of us, or any other ambidextrous person that I know of. (lol)
I write with my LEFT hand, and do everything else with my RIGHT — hold a baseball bat on my right hand with my left side to the batter, use a mouse and hold remote controls with my right hand… you get the picture. If I’m utterly bored, i’ll even write with my RIGHT hand. Yeah i know, I’m probably a trader to all the true lefties out there. ALTHOUGH, I do hold a bowling ball, open doors, hold my fork, chopsticks, and toothbrush with my left hand. With that said, I guess just call me one-​of-​a-​kind. ;D
Anyway, back to the point — I went to this store for the very first time about 10 – 15 years ago and was blown away with how much left handed stuff they had! In a way, I felt content inside this store because I found out that I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WRITES WITH THEIR LEFT HAND. Also, I was easily amused with the fact that RIGHT HANDED peeps felt «left out» (get it? «Left» out. Bwuahahaha), and believe that it’s completely pointless to go in this store unless you’re a «lefty». (Now ya’ll know how us «lefty’s» feeeeel!!!) :P
Came back here for the SECOND time last weekend and told myself, «I MUST MUST MUST leave this special store with something!» To be quite frank, the only reason why I’d even look forward to going back to Pier 39 was to go to this darn store. Us Bay Area natives usually leave Pier 39 to the tourists. (Lol)
Anyway, I left this store extremely happy with my new left handed pens for work — 3 pack with a black, blue, and red pen (medium 0.7 thick) for $ 9.99, a notebook for lefty’s with the spiral rim on the RIGHT side instead of the left, as well as a blue left handed coffee mug for $ 14.99 that had a tiny hole on the other side, making it usable for ONLY left handed people (or «righty’s» who accepted the challenge to hold their mugs with their left hand, at least). Otherwise, the liquid in the mug would spill through the hole and onto the person’s clothes. They even provide a warning label on the mug so you can’t return it if that happens. (Absolutely hilarious)
Yes, yes, yes, items are pretty expensive to say the least, but it just goes to show how much turmoil leftie’s go through just to buy their stuff!
Planning to go back here for some left handed scissors and cooking utensils in the near future!
Concluding this review with one awesome fact everyone must know — Ned Flanders is indeed, a lefty! =)

Funny store with gifts for left-​handed people, either by functional design (pens, scissors) or their messages (t-​shirts, mugs). I would have ranked it 4 or 5 stars but their product line explicitly discriminated against me (and my right-​hand dominance).

A neat place if you are left handed (me!). It offers novelties like left handed mugs and such.

Its a cute store… if you’re a lefty. If you’re not a lefty, its a completely pointless store. My boyfriend happens to be a lefty, so we stepped inside and toyed around with some scissors and pens. My boyfriend pointed out that this isn’t a «real» lefty store because if it was, the keyboards the cashiers use would have the 10key on the left side, not the right. #bam

Best place for all Lefties! I have been coming here since freshman year of high school! I have purchased a variety of items from, notebook (school packs), scissors, shirts, mugs, pens, etc. Everything is great!
Would love for more variety of products like medical equipment for left handed doctors and other medical professions, although they do have EMT scissors.
Love this place!
100% Left-​Handed!

As a lefty, I have to admit a little part of me does get excited when I come across a store for lefties. Incredibly gimmicky, overpriced and downright silly, I often see items that would truly come in handy in my day-​to-​day life.
This store, in particular, is fun to browse through, but when all is said and done, despite how cute their novelty items are, I can’t get passed spending this much on things that are more for convenience than having actual practical uses

Came here to get a few gifts for my Dad, lucky Dad! ;-)
I’m not a lefty, but I love gadgets so really appreciated the good range of stuff here. Service by Russell was great — def a guy who knows what he’s talking about!

Welcome home.
That’s their line here, and for a left-​handed fella like me, I can definitely feel the full force of that.
As a child I always got the ganky pair of left-​handed scissors. The neighborhood parents trying to correct my baseball stance. The friends mocking the way I ride a skateboard.
To conform I switched things up. I throw right handed. I golf left-​handed. I play guitar right-​handed. But in my heart, I’m a lefty.
Well, these days they’re so much more accepting of my condition. But there are still things I need. A dang pen that doesn’t leave ink all up my hand when I write and then drag my meat claws through it. Lefty’s has quick-​drying pens.
Actually, I don’t need any of the stuff here. Some of it is a little silly (I never thought about a mug being left or right handed) and you’ll drop dough for the novelty. But in my heart – the heart of that little kindergarten kid with the green-​handled round-​tipped left-​handed scissors – I’m happy knowing this place exists.

It’s fitting that I write this review on International Left-​Handers Day (August 13^th woot woot). As a proud lefty, I was really excited to drop by this store on my trip to SF. Finally, a place where I would be understood. Loved the writing tools, scissors, notepads, pens, t-​shirts, shopping utensils like knives, and more! It’s a really fun store to explore if you are left-​handed. A bit pricey but hey it’s a one-​of-​a-​kind specialty store.
GO LEFTYS YAY!

Sadly this is one of the key reasons I remember pier 39.
If you need a gift for that special lefty in your life then look no further.
Left handed mugs, notepads scissors you name it they have it.
I’m a righty but absolutely love the idea of this shop.

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always hoped someone would open a store like Ned Flander’s Leftorium. I finally found it in SF! =)
Lot’s of cool knick knacks and school supplies in here. A left handed notebook? Hell ya! I would have bought a dozen if I was still in school. I loved also browsing through the kitchen supplies. I was always curious if there were left handed can openers. There are! It’s a small store, so there wasn’t a whole lot of merchandise, but I’m glad that this store exists! It’s in a touristy area, so expect touristy prices.
I walked out with a left handed spork! Spoon, knife and fork all in one utensil. =)

If you’re a lefty then you should give this place 5 Stars!!!
First time I’ve ever slipped my fingers through a pair of scissors and it DIDN’T hurt! Bonus: They’re fiskars!
The wooden spatulas were awesome!!! I don’t know if any of you lefties cook with your right or left, but I cook with my left and holding a spatula upside is frustrating and cuss-​inducing! I love these!!!
You know what else was super awesome? The left-​handed saucepot with the mini spout at the CORRECT side of the pot. This means not pouring anything out by rotating my left wrist outwards anymore! A bit too expensive for me for now so I hope I have enough money and this place is still here next time I’m in town.
Extra plus: Ned Flanders!