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I was surprised
We went yesterday for the first time, my youngest two and I. I had a harder time finding it because I was expecting it to be an actual museum building, not a storefront in the middle of the street...
We went yesterday for the first time, my youngest two and I. I had a harder time finding it because I was expecting it to be an actual museum building, not a storefront in the middle of the street across from the Woolworth's.
When we walked in, I thought, "This is it? Well, I guess it's only $10 and we don't have to join." The girl at the front counter was sweet. We went in. I thought for sure that we'd be there a max of maybe 1/2 hour, since I thought my 5 year old boy would be bored. There were only two other kids there. It was super quiet, so I thought, well this isn't good because that means no one comes here.
I asked the front counter girl and the other two mothers about this place, and they told me that since the weather was so nice that no one was coming, and that most of the people had already come and gone that day for an earlier class. AH HA!
1 and 1/2 hours goes by without me noticing and most especially, without my preschooler noticing. I looked down at my watch, and I was shocked by how long we'd been there. So I joined ($70 got me two households and 3 kids for a whole year, including reciprocity at 17 other kids' museums, 8 free guest passes, 3 free classes, newsletter, etc).
I was then told about all of the other wonderful offerings (Spanish classes, a toddler/preschool class a few times per week, TONS of activities for kids, etc), and I was just simply amazed.
After having had a Seattle Children's Museum membership and letting it lapse because we all found the museum way too boring after a few visits (and too hard to get to and park), I'm so glad that we've found the Tacoma Children's Museum. I agree with the other reviewer who said that this is better than Seattle - MUCH better, by leaps and bounds.
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Incredible place
We joined here as soon as it opened. I took my sons down here quite often that summer. The lines were really long, even for the members, but at least that line was shorter than the general...
We joined here as soon as it opened. I took my sons down here quite often that summer. The lines were really long, even for the members, but at least that line was shorter than the general admission lines. Ooof, and were they ever long lines. The parking was supposed to be sufficient, but it's not because it shares the parking lot with the people who swim in the Cedar River and the Community Center. So as you can imagine, it can get pretty hectic pretty quick. It's SUCH a good deal though, and the kids just LOVE it. Perfect place, better than Wild Waves, because it's less of a drive for the Eastside, South King County, and south Seattle, and cheaper!
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Layout is pretty bad
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that...
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that some seasons, NONE of the jeans are made for my womanly body, and some seasons that's all they have. Old Navy has gotten trendier and I'm finding less and less jeans that will fit my body or are of good quality. I will still shop here first, but it's getting hit and miss for jeans. Even their regular clothing has gotten a little cheaper in quality.....hmmmm. The layout of this store is confusing and hard to maneuver in. It's in a weird location in the mall. Like it's triangular....bad feng shui.
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Old Navy
Category:
Sportswear
4502 S Steele St Ste 1018
Tacoma, Washington
(253) 471-3068
Hit and miss
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that...
I always go to Old Navy to buy my jeans, unless there's some serious sale stuff at Sam's Club. Old Navy jeans fit me well, last for a long time, and they are quite inexpensive. Only trick is that some seasons, NONE of the jeans are made for my womanly body, and some seasons that's all they have. Old Navy has gotten trendier and I'm finding less and less jeans that will fit my body or are of good quality. I will still shop here first, but it's getting hit and miss for jeans. Even their regular clothing has gotten a little cheaper in quality.....hmmmm. Not as good as they used to be. I like this Old Navy because it's in the Mall.
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Great store
There's a reason that this store has been around for a long time. They have a great selection of shoes, and their fittings are probably the best in town. They don't want you to leave thinking...
There's a reason that this store has been around for a long time. They have a great selection of shoes, and their fittings are probably the best in town. They don't want you to leave thinking "well, maybe this fits" like you might at a store without a fitter. Nordstrom could take some lessons from these folks. They will fit even the mose stubborn feet and have a WIDE selection of WIDE widths and lengths, or if they don't have it in stock, they will order it for you.
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Not my favorite Costco
Well I couldn't find the actual store listing for this, so I chose the one for tire dealers. Weird.
This Costco isn't my favorite. The parking lot is better than most, but getting into and out...
Well I couldn't find the actual store listing for this, so I chose the one for tire dealers. Weird.
This Costco isn't my favorite. The parking lot is better than most, but getting into and out of the store is an altogether hardship.
The entrance and exits are frustratingly small, kinda like the one at the Georgetown Costco in Seattle. The food court in Tacoma is right on the way out of the store, so everyone piles up their carts to block you from actually getting out of the store. The narrow aisle they provide from the checkstands to the exit is blocked by all those hot dog lovers.
Oh, and to make matters even worse, the returns and member services are in-between the food court and the exit, so if there's a returns line up there, coupled with the food court pile up, then you're waiting forever to get out of the store, holding your cranky baby and two anxious kids, ready to poke a Costco employee's eye out. They HAVE to have a lot of turnover in those exit screener jobs.
Costco needs to redo that store!!!
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Excellent
A terrific selection of learning toys, the ones you'd never find in a Toys R Us. Those are mostly junk with a few redeeming qualities. Top Ten Toys only stocks quality toys with maybe 1% junk. As...
A terrific selection of learning toys, the ones you'd never find in a Toys R Us. Those are mostly junk with a few redeeming qualities. Top Ten Toys only stocks quality toys with maybe 1% junk. As an adult, I loved going to this store when my first child was a baby. We could have spent all day here (the adults) looking at these toys, and blowing our wad. Quality demands a higher price, because it will last longer (probably till your grandkids), so this place is worth it.
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Wow
You haven't been to a toy store until you've been to this one. This is definintely a "magical" experience. They have the super hard to find toys, and the ones that kids will actually learn from and...
You haven't been to a toy store until you've been to this one. This is definintely a "magical" experience. They have the super hard to find toys, and the ones that kids will actually learn from and play with well into their later years, and the younger kids, cousins and grandkids will find them useful too. These are the toys that have been around for ages and that work, along with some much newer ones that get the imagination rolling....expensive but can you put a price on your child's imagination?
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