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City Lights
1212 Knoxville St, San Diego, CA 92110, United States
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El
Review β„–1

If you want to have different decorations for Christmas πŸŽ„ you can’t find places better than this, everything here has a lot of detail 😍

Ce
Review β„–2

My first time. It was incredible!staff very helpful.Definitely going back.

Je
Review β„–3

HUGE holiday Christmas store.They also have a room dedicated to Halloween πŸŽƒ

Ma
Review β„–4

Awesome fairy tale store. Has everything Christmas.

Je
Review β„–5

Love this place! So much good and rare stuff!

Ja
Review β„–6

This store was full of Christmas items and Disney collectibles. A must visit store, I also did go close to Christmas time, hence the Christmas items.

pe
Review β„–7

Amazing place, where you can buy Mark Roberts fairies and elves. Very friendly staff, worth it. Christmas all the time. 😍😍

Ty
Review β„–8

Very nice store with a fantastic selection of Christmas ornaments and decorations. We went with younger kids, which ended up fine, but beware that there are multiple signs stating their you break it, you buy it policy. Maybe a little on the pricey side, but many of their pieces are either unique or limited editions, so I can understand why. I will probably be back, but only for their specialty selections.

Ro
Review β„–9

Always a fine selection for the holidays.

El
Review β„–10

Beautiful, great for anything you just HAVE to have but cant get anywhere else. Be prepared to pay 2 or 3 times wal mart prices but for hard to find items its worth it.

Je
Review β„–11

This hidden gem in San Diego has all you ever wanted for your Christmas and more!

Ma
Review β„–12

Fantastic store with everything you need - except customer service. I bought two boxes of C7 lights and when I got home 4 were dead already. When I brought them back the next day they said sorry, you will have to buy another box if you want more. I wont be going back. Also, they had at least six people running around filling online orders or stocking merchandise and one person at the checkout - with a line of 10 people waiting.

Ma
Review β„–13

Awesome service n product

Ke
Review β„–14

Great selection on higher end artificial trees. Mike was very helpful in selecting the right tree for us. The cashier is rather slow and a line can develop when it is busy.

Ca
Review β„–15

Great place to find Christmas ornaments and collector items. Wonderful selections. Found my Margaret Furlong ornaments there.

Kr
Review β„–16

Walking into this FABULOUS store creates a euphoric happy feeling every time! Christmas/Holidays year round! The employees are remarkably on the top of their game every visit.Oh did I mention, I LOVE LOVE CITY LIGHTS....

Ki
Review β„–17

Great people, great service loved it thanks Rose

Je
Review β„–18

Fun place to go. I usually go with my gma once a year before Christmas. Tons of ornament choices. A bit pricey, but its cool to look at all the decorations. They even have a Halloween section.

Sa
Review β„–19

Same ol same ol. Nothing new here in the stock of Christmas lights or decor in the past three years Ive shopped there.This place needs an inventory overhaul! A lot of the merchandise looks like its been there for longer than that! Prices are high and their coupon deals are small. Just a one time 10% before Christmas and only 20% after. There are modern Christmas lights at home improvement stores than here. Still fun to see the display of Dept.56 villages.

Li
Review β„–20

Very nice but also very expensive.

Je
Review β„–21

I LOVE the lights I got this year from City Lights! The Customer Service I received from Mike and Robert was excellent!!! I will be back because of them! My house was just featured on the news! πŸ˜‚

ri
Review β„–22

What more could you want? They have everything for Xmas. Floor staff are very helpful. We always visit at least once a year.

Ed
Review β„–23

Always very pleasant to go there at Christmas. great selection of Christmas ornaments and beautiful villages!!!

Ru
Review β„–24

The stores is full of wonderful christmas ornaments and figurines with great detail on most of the figures. Even has a Halloween section in the back with nick nacks and ornaments. Great looking products but really pricy, a small figurine on average was about $40. Bigger ones i saw up to hundreds of dollars

Sh
Review β„–25

It was nice, I guess I was expecting a bit more organized areas, organized trees. Abit more like canterbury gardens was. Better ornaments, lower pricing. Abit surprised how high their pricing was. My favorite waa their town set up just highly priced.

Sa
Review β„–26

I feel like a child again (I am over 60) when I walk through the front door. This is hands down my most favorite store because it brings back memories of holidays gone by, and I love those memories. It also makes me think of holidays and memories to come with my children and grandchildren.

Na
Review β„–27

Love this place, especially around Christmas time. Staff is friendly and always willing to go the extra mile to help you or get your product to you.

De
Review β„–28

Getting the store loaded up for the holidays. Redoing the Halloween section and the tree area. Some beautiful new ornaments.

Ed
Review β„–29

This place is amazing!! Christmas ornaments paradise. This store blew my mind away. Its not a cheap store to come shopping, but the items are well worth there price. Come by and check it out. Its fun to just even walk around. Enjoyed it with the family.

Da
Review β„–30

Great selection and variety of holiday decor but long lines at checkout

Th
Review β„–31

It truly is Christmas all year long at City lights! If youve never been to the store, it is a must visit. You simply cannot believe all of the decorations, trees, ornaments, and everything else Christmas that you can imagine all being under one roof, all year long. Its pretty impressive. They have done quite a good job amassing an incredible collection of all things Christmas. You just wouldnt believe it. Makes you wonder how they stay in business the other months of the year! It seems that most of their items are very costly, but they do also have a pretty decent selection of smaller Christmas things for just a few bucks. so I guess there is something for everybody available at City lights.

Do
Review β„–32

Very cool got there at closing and they still allowed us to shop

Ma
Review β„–33

Beautiful ornaments but kinda pricey! But beautiful nonetheless!!!!....

Be
Review β„–34

It was a awesome store to be in

Aj
Review β„–35

Lots of Christmas ornaments and decorations you dont usually find in one location. Friendly staff willing to assist with your holiday needs. Parking is tight but worth the effort.

De
Review β„–36

If you are super into Christmas, this store is for you!!!The sheer amount of products to choose from is amazing, from ornaments to trees to holiday figurines and so much more. The store is jam packed but everything seems to be organized attractively and logically to make shopping as painless as possible.If money were no object, I can definitely say Id be dropping cash here like no ones business! They also have a small section of Halloween decor which is super cool and unique.No matter your budget, you will find something here that youll love to take home. Highly recommend City Lights!

Mi
Review β„–37

So many ornaments and fixtures to chose from I was there for 2 hours and couldnt get enough of this store. Simply amazing and unique. Only store San Diego. Best of all was the great customer service I received. Cashier named Lauren was very friendly and knowledgeable. She always answered my questions in a very positive attitude and never seemed bothered. Overall great store.

Pa
Review β„–38

Beautiful place. Must see all the displays. Love this store. Purchased many tree ornaments, 2 treetoppers and 2 cute items to turn off tree lights without digging behind tree for wall outlet (helpful with spinal injury)

Mi
Review β„–39

This is my favorite store, staff are really helpful and nice and the owner offers very great prices...i bought 80% of my collection there

Sh
Review β„–40

Although their stuff is nice, the prices are over the top. I will never step foot back in that place, I was followed the entire time I was there. I was there to shop not be followed, they lost a sell that day and anytime thereafter. It was my plan to go there every payday until Christmas to get stuff for my tree. I found some bubble lights I had been looking for and loved them. Not sure why I went back in the fist place, now that I think back they have always followed and was very blunt about it. I will shop on line and go else where, they are not the only Christmas store in the world.

Vi
Review β„–41

Great place to shop for Christmas decor!

Be
Review β„–42

It was alright i guess i was expecting moreπŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

Ry
Review β„–43

This place is the absolute best Christmas store ever. They have every ornament, decoration, and collectable you could think of. The prices are kind of steep but they offer free personalization with ornament purchase.

Fr
Review β„–44

Awesome place and great customer service.

Ja
Review β„–45

City Lights is fantastic, no matter the time of year. First of all, the size of the store from the front entrance is deceptive...the place is HUGE! Every inch of the store is decorated to the max...no matter what you (or special person) collect, you will find amazing decorations for every special occasion imaginable. There are not enough descriptive words to properly review City Lights. I have not been during crunch times (such as Christmas) which I imagine are packed with shoppers. Instead, I like going during quieter times, during the week, with an employee to show you all the special rooms which typically are not open to explore without a staff person to turn on the lighting, put moving displays in action, and answer questions. I would allow myself plenty of time to ooh and awww the whole place. I cant think of anyone I know who wouldnt enjoy a trip to City Lights.First of all, the size of the store is huge, with various rooms dedicated to special occasions around the year.

Ch
Review β„–46

5 employees smoking within 15 feet of the front door when we got there. Couldnt enter without walking through their smoke.Lots of cool stuff but since there are employees everywhere, the place smells like smoke inside too. Ugh!

Ar
Review β„–47

Have you ever wished you could actually go to Christmas Town? Look no further than City Lights! Go to the back to wander thru Halloween Town for good measure!

Gr
Review β„–48

Best Christmas Ornaments and lights.

Jo
Review β„–49

The staff was very helpful, and showed me some of the stores attractions without trying to sell me anything. They have a very impressive supply of indoor and outdoor decorations. I will definitely be going back.

Va
Review β„–50

I love this store. Year round Christmas decorations of every kind. Very unique items too.

To
Review β„–51

They have almost any kind of Christmas decoration that you need. The store is kind of a maze.

Ca
Review β„–52

What a wonderful unique store! Christmas dwells there as well as other holidays! Collectables and those special gifts can be found there too! Gonna go back!

Ma
Review β„–53

City Lights is THE best place to go for not only Christmas but all kinds of decorations. Brian, the owner, is knowledgeable, efficient, and knows his product. If Brian doesnt know about it, it doesnt exist in the decoration world.

Ro
Review β„–54

Awesome place for getting decorating ideas. When I shop local specialty stores like this, I usually come in expecting much higher prices, but I have to say the prices seemed reasonable.Ive recently been into light show style lights and found that this place does not really deal with that. I was after some special plugs that a lot of people use to make custom extension cords, but they did not carry these.Despite that, the staff was very helpful, and they had several open registers the line go as fast as possible.

An
Review β„–55

One of the best Christmas stores I have been to! I love seeing all the lights and trees they have. They have a variety of decorations for everything.

Ru
Review β„–56

Very cool place to check out. Holiday decorations and so much more stuffed 8n every corner. You can find some unique items. Great customer service and clean location

Br
Review β„–57

Lots of Christmas decorations! Centered mostly around holiday village type items as well as higher end Knick knacks for display. They do have a nice selection of artificial trees and lighting.

Gr
Review β„–58

Awesome. Period. So many great ornaments and trinkets. Be sure to bring your wallet!

Ja
Review β„–59

5 stars cause my wife said so

Da
Review β„–60

EVERYTHING anyone could want for collectibles

Ma
Review β„–61

Its Christmas in December and its Christmas in July at this store. Theyve got everything you could want: ornaments, village pieces, all sorts of count down calendars, snow globes, the list goes on. On top of all that the place is enormous and when we went in May, they even had a dedicated Halloween display. If youre looking for your specific Christmas need, stop looking, its here.

Na
Review β„–62

Awesome as usual. I should have gone then in November. It gives you so many good ideas

ju
Review β„–63

My first time at the store, awesome! Brandy and Etti helped me and they were EXCELLENT. Not only were they friendly and helpful and sincere, they knew the store and product like the back of their hand. Only negative was the cashier, not friendly or welcoming.

Sw
Review β„–64

If your looking for Christmas and/or holiday decorations this is your place. City lights has a beautiful collection. It may be a little pricey on SOME of the ornaments but I found smaller glass painted ornaments for around 3 to 5 dollars.

Th
Review β„–65

Best place to get THE special Christmas ornament, lights, elves, outdoor decorations and anything for the Yule Season. And they are open year round. Be sure to support them. Screw internet vendors and keep City Lights blazing.

Sh
Review β„–66

Very cool place - unique, one of a kind items you would probably only see in a magazine - Quite a bit over priced on some things....but, that is expected when you walk in, & see just how much they have packed into this store.... it REALLY is, incredible !

Li
Review β„–67

Winter wonderland, highly recommend it. Lots of ornaments and accessories. Merry Merry Christmas

Ha
Review β„–68

Pretty expensive. Okay selection. Extremely disappointed that they didn’t have any Krampus stuff. The employees didn’t even know what I was talking about. You’ve got naked Santa on a surfboard and WWE wrestler ornaments and all kinds of crazy random things but no Krampus. Very sad indeed.

Kr
Review β„–69

Ordered online Sunday and came in today. Everything was in great condition and loved that they carried retired Department 56 items still, will order again!

Ja
Review β„–70

If you love Christmas lights and all the trimmings then youll love this store. I shop here every year.

Ja
Review β„–71

Seriously 14.00 for an ornaments! I’m trying to spend money on friends and family not buying supremely overpriced Merchandise I’ll use once a year, that’s if it doesn’t break. Thanks for nothing. I won’t be back I wish I could give no stars or negative stars. I’ll go to Hobby Lobby and get the same thing for MUCH Less!

Sa
Review β„–72

City Lights is one of the largest Christmas stores I have ever been in. I love Santas and they have anything you can imagine. Only problem its in San Diego, but they are online.

St
Review β„–73

I ordered a Christmas village house online. I received my order in four days. All was intact and exactly what I ordered. Thanks for the great service.

Mi
Review β„–74

Always have what I want. Excellent customer service

Fr
Review β„–75

This place has just about anything that you could think of when it comes to holiday lighting and decor.

To
Review β„–76

Excellent service.

Je
Review β„–77

They have great options here and so much fun Christmas items!!!!!!!

Ja
Review β„–78

Cool place lots of great stuff

An
Review β„–79

Cute place

Ki
Review β„–80

So love City Light. I love Halloween and they have a perfect section just got that Holiday

Bo
Review β„–81

Super fun Christmas store! Ideas galore!

An
Review β„–82

Great Christmas shop, people that work there love their job. Christmas spirit is everywhere, wonderful holiday store.

Re
Review β„–83

They have every beautiful Christmas item and ideas....you feel like a kid in there!

An
Review β„–84

Wonderful place to purchase Christmas items. Any time of the year.

Ki
Review β„–85

I bought. 7.5 ft. Pre lit Baranca tree about 7 yrsAgo. It was over $500.00. The tree has a 25 yrGuarantee and the lights only 3 yrs. The lightsHave been going out for several years now, but notThat noticeable, however, that changed this year we now have over 9 branches where theLights don’t work. I have talked to the folks in the tree department and they were somewhatHelpful, and I watched at least 4 u tube videosAnd purchased a Light Keeper Pro at Home Depot and that worked on a few bulbs but unless you really know electrical, stuff and I do not I was stumped. I asked for the owner of the store to call me, but that was yesterday, I know they are busy this time of year. But whenYou spend over $500. For a tree I expected toLast longer than 7yrs. What is the point of havingA 25 yr warranty if the lights stop working wellBefore. Just saying buyer beware!

De
Review β„–86

Great customer Service and selection is unparalleled. Definitely looking forward to next visit.

Ch
Review β„–87

Im beyond happy with the options and posting services they provide. We have ordered Forchino collectibles twice now and its been a fantastic experience both times, thank you for that!

Jo
Review β„–88

Had never been before. In spite of beong just before Christmas, crowd was manageable amd store was clean and orderly. Wonderful selection! Neautiful displays, and reasonable prices.

Mo
Review β„–89

They have all kind of Christmas decorations you name it and they have it or theyll get it for you at no extra cost and free delivery and they match Amazon and Waltmart prices

Ci
Review β„–90

Its overblown. Its what you expect - Christmas decorations, inflated prices, grumpy staff, crowded parking lot. Parking is a problem, as there is a very nice Craft Brew next door, which can make the trip worth it if you come down!

M
Review β„–91

Christmas all year! Are you kidding me?? This place has it all. Beautiful ornaments and decor and just about every christmas village in existence. The only they dont have are kringles.

Ro
Review β„–92

Family oriented and now they have vendors

Da
Review β„–93

Best Christmas store ever

La
Review β„–94

Customer service was great as always.

Gu
Review β„–95

Beautiful place and tons to see and buy... Its a must

Sh
Review β„–96

Amazing place for all things Christmas!

Ro
Review β„–97

Love this place and believe it or not they have a great selection of Halloween stuff too.

Da
Review β„–98

Cool place, lots of decorations. Gets you in the Christmas spirit.

Ra
Review β„–99

Pretty . Beautiful. Pretty expensive

Br
Review β„–100

Best. Place. Ever! Because Christmas!!!

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  • Address:1212 Knoxville St, San Diego, CA 92110, United States
  • Site:http://citylightscollectibles.com/
  • Phone:+1 800-262-5335
Categories
  • Christmas store
  • Collectibles store
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–8PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–8PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–8PM
  • Thursday:9AM–8PM
  • Friday:9AM–8PM
  • Saturday:9AM–5PM
  • Sunday:10AM–4PM
Service options
  • In-store pickup:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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