Thornton

 

Mom & Pops

9150 Washington St Unit A, Thornton, CO 80229 

1/9/22 – So, I decided to make the drive out here after seeing advertisements for them on Facebook. First off, if you are using Google maps it puts the location dot further north in the shops then it is. Then trying to find parking can be an issue. The parking lot is very small and it is hard to drive in with all the cars parking wherever they want because all the real spots are full. Don't count on using handicap parking here since there are very few spots and they are at the other end of the shops. 

Then the shop itself is a little small, but they do what they can with the space they have (at the same time there was a lot of empty shelves). When you first walk in you are greeted by tons of snack products. Some are common that you can find at the local Asian markets while others are specialized. They have a lot of Funko figures both common and uncommon, so if you buy any be aware of the price in regards to rarity. I would recommend doing an ebay search to compare prices. I feel like they could have made better use of the space with higher shelfs. The store does feel more open with the shorter shelves and they do help the staff keep an eye on the customers, but they lose out on places to put product. They did have anime products for the top popular animes right now, but not really rare products that you can't find elsewhere. The prices are average to high when compared with other stores in Colorado. Even though they were busy the staff didn't seem that friendly, and when I asked how much the stickers were, it seemed like a bother to them since they are not a high cost product. The stickers are a good example of their prices. These stickers can be bought online for 100 for $5. Most other places sale them for 50 cents to 1 dollar. This place sales them for 1 dollar. It shows how they are on the higher end of local prices. An example of a store that sales them for 50 cents is Cobalt Comics in Aurora (they’re my normal stop when I want geeky stickers).

Also, the cashier wasn't sure how their check out worked. They can't print receipts and she wasn't sure why the text message didn't include the price. Turns out you have to look for the second message and then follow a link to get at it. Not a good system. They need a way to print them for people who want a copy. Overall, it's just average (3 stars out of 5 or a C) and I wouldn't recommend making a special trip out there for it. If you're in the area I would recommend stopping in at least once to just check it out. I’ll put up the reviews of the snacks on In My Mouth Colorado (https://inmymouthcolorado.blogspot.com/2022/01/international-snacks-and-other-1922.html).