After the Quake

This place has cute items, for moderate pricing though there was other souvenir stores with the same items for cheaper price. Items were arrange nicely though items itself was dusty and a bit dirty. The cashier was nice, she has nice nails.

Date: 8÷11÷2015 Time: 2:10 PM 70° Sunny
Walking along Cannery Row and just leaving from Lids, my husband and I saw After the Quake from across the street. He wanted to see what type of merchandise they carry.
After the Quake is one of those touristy store selling an assortment of souvenirs, as in tee shirts, hoodies, key chains, magnets, mugs, sunglasses, trinkets, post cards, tote bags, holiday seasonal ornaments, etc.
Husband asked me to pick some kind of souvenir item (possibly a pair of sunglasses). Well, I did not see any particular pair that I care for — some were of flimsy quality and then others were just plain ugly and bulky looking. They were made in China and being sold for $ 12.99 a pair… meh…I don’t think so.
He suggested that I get another souvenir item, as he was paying. All right, no need to look a gift horse in the mouth. I’m not much of an impulsive buyer of memorabilias and/​or souvenirs. Thus, I just grabbed an ornament made with decorative shells and had Monterey written on it for $ 9.99. Again, a product made in China… ugh…reminds me of Peking Bazaar on Grant Street in SF Chinatown. He added two key chains at the price of $ 6.98 each.
When he went to pay for the three items, he and I weren’t able to find the employees until we walked further into the store. Two young female employees were standing by the cash register. One rang up the purchased items. Merchandise total including tax: $ 26.04. Since I needed a bag to hold those items, they charge us an additional 25¢ for their bag. Three small items and they couldn’t put those items in a size 8 paper bag, which is about the size of a lunch bag, at no additional charge. Hmmm… what a way to squeeze money out of a tourist…25¢ for a big recyclable plastic bag.

A good tourist trap for t-​shirts, sweat shirts, pajama pants, and more! I had not read the reviews before I came and was surprised to see so many negative comments.
My sister and I like a good bargain. We found some really cute Monterey long sleeved shirts for $ 12 on discount. On a street full of tourists traps, that sounds pretty reasonable. It’s definitely one of the shops with a larger selection.
I would recommend it for the average tourist.

Enjoyed being in Cannery Row and Monterey today on a warm beautiful summer day. This carving in front of After the Quake on Cannery Row intrigued me

These people are straight up criminal. They not only would not give me a refund for a shirt that my girlfriend bought for me while I was looking at something else in the store, they purposefully took the same shirts off the racks because they had a lower price on them. They charged her $ 60 for the shirt and when the sticker had said $ 25.99. Literally two minutes later I saw the receipt and the $ 60 charge, I immediately asked for a refund and they said I could only exchange for some other merchandise. I then went back to the rack where the shirts were located and they were all gone!!! She had taken them off the rack and denied doing so to me!!! A person who does these kind if business practices should not be in business. Please do not shop here. They are obviously liars and do not deserve your business.

I’m a big sucker for anything Sulley related and as such I saw a beanie baby Sulley while walking by and I had to have him. All went good until I payed. I tried to use an older fifty dollar bill (1990 pre watermark) and the cashier took one look at a it and asked if I had some other form of payment which I did. I used my credit card and thought the entire thing was odd but I figured that since they are in a tourist area that they have to be careful. Later that same day my mom and sister went and my mom used another pre watermark $ 50 and unlike me the cashier lady gave it the special pen check and put it under a uv light and called the manager over to ok it (which wasn’t needed since she checked it!) My mom and I suddenly realized that the cashier racially profiled me by asking me for another payment as soon as I handed hey money vs checking it like she just did for my mom. she was also rude to my mom and sis and that was when my mom called her out on and threatened to leave and asked why was my son (me) treated like this and made to use an alternate payment while you checked and took mine? they said it was policy to sometimes do that and said that it was too soft Although I pointed out out that they never checked my money. my mom asked if it was because I was black (my sis and I are black and our parents are white) or if it was because I was a kid and she said that it wasn’t still claiming it was policy, the cashier even said I was handsome which was obvisly a ploy to cover her ass. so my mom payed (with her $ 50 by the way!) and left and I will never go back to that one! so beware if your black (or any other race that is not Mexican) or have older money because you will be treated like shit

cool décor! I like this souvenir shop better than the rest here in Monterey. The prices are reasonable! I bought myself a Monterey calendar for $ 13 and $ 20 sweatpants that say Monterey down one leg. Now I can go home with some nice Monterey souvenirs! (:

The only reason Im giving any stars is simply because my brother ended up enjoying his toy gun we got. But the minute my mom walked into the store for change to make a souvenir penny (at THEIR location) she was treated as though she was the scum of the earth and greatly disrespected. Definately didnt appreciate that AT ALL… I will never buy anything from here ever again. They need to train their staff in customer service skills. I have worked in customer service for 5 years, and if I were to have ever responded to a guest the way that me and my family were responded too, I would have lost my job. Guaranteed im not walking into this place again.

We always go in here when we are at the Row. It is fun to walk around, look at stuff, and sometimes pick up a trinket or something if we want to. The décor inside hasn’t changed in, well, years. But we still stop in:) Sometimes they have good prices on branded items and such. Most of the souvenirs in there are decently priced and decent enough. But, since Monterey is only 90 minutes from us… we don’t buy that stuff too much:)

Always the best place to get your souvenirs.
Why? Because all souvenir shops basically sell the same stuff, and this place sells it for cheaper!
I got a cute shirt that says LOVE Monterey. It’s a juniors, off the shoulder shirt, but it was actually cute and it was on sale for like $ 6. I also got my shot glass here.
Everywhere else the shirts were $ 20, and the shotglasses were about $ 1-​$ 2 more.
Yes most souvenirs are uselss, but if you are going to buy it, don’t spend a FORTUNE!

some cool touristy kitsch in here. good place for a treasure hunt and great location at the end of the row. just dont eat anywhere down there

Stopped in here cuz they had their Monterey sweatshirts outside and the price was cheaper than the other stores around there. I was looking for a very specific colored Monterey hoody. I’ve only seen it in one store on one of our many visits to Monterey but I forgot which store it was.
I also wanted to see what knick knacks they had in here. I really like their humurous magnets and shot glasses. I thought the magnets were pretty pricey at $ 6.50.
They have a ton of Monterey t-​shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies. Just not the one I wanted.
Yes, customer service doesn’t exist in this store. I agree with Nine N. about the woman who doesn’t talk to you.
I’d probably come back to get a shot glass or something.

well if you want cheap souvenir items, or if you came unprepared for monterey weather and didn’t pack anything warm, this is the place to go because their fleece sweatshirts or hoodies and sweats are fairly priced compared to other souvenir shops on cannery row.
but don’t expect good customer service. just pretend the worker there is esentially there to ring you up, like a mechanical robot — and ignore the fact that she doesn’t talk to you. she does talk. she’s not mute.

Finally a souvenir shop with affordable prices, this place had the lowest prices on this shopping strip. I was able to get so many different unique gifts here. They had many different sales going on so I was able to get more for my money. They had a variety of magnets, shot glasses, sweaters, bathing suits and more all unique. I didn’t have anyone following me around the store either, so that’s a plus.

Normally, souvenir shops sell a lot of cheap, lame crap that you feel obligated to buy for your loved ones so you’re not greeted with a «Uh, hello, where the eff is my souvenir?» upon your return. Really? You wanted the ceramic peeing cow (bright yellow urine frozen in mid-​stream, of course) just because it’s got «Hawaii» branded on it’s chest? Ok, let’s talk about why we are friends.
At After the Quake, we found not only cute souvenirs worthy of even the most high-​falutin’ giftee, but clothing and other accessories for daily use. The best part? The prices are reasonable. You don’t walk out of After the Quake having spent so much on ugly t-​shirts that you’re tempted to panhandle by the Aquarium for lunch money.

Hmm. really lame tourist trap but hey, they’ve been in business this long so they must be doing something right. Popped in just to buy my girlfriend a key chain because she’s one of those funky, «Hey I collect key chains from different Cities just because…» kind of people. Super inexpensive and poor quality items. Oh well. it’ll do if you’re just purchasing the essential, cheapo mementos for friends that insist you bring something back.
Like other Unilocalers have mentioned, the décor is funky and unattractive. I understand that they’re going with the theme of the place but you have to draw the line somewhere. I have several friends who cant walk into busy-​look stores because they become easily overwhelmed. This is not the store to visit if you’re one of those anxious people.

Yeah… they didn’t have very many things. Also, when you’re walking around looking, the cashier’s eyes are always on you… like we’re gonna steal something? Wonder if it’s a Mexican thing? lol

Typical touristy trap stuff. You can find the same place in Hollywood, San Francisco or Old Sacramento. Same shirts, hats shot glasses… only difference? Yep, the name of the city. Three stars is as good as it gets for these places.

Can’t believe I am the first one to review this place. If you want your California and/​or Monterey souvenirs, this is the place to come. Cheap cheap cheap shirt/​hat combos. I have come here on numerous occasions with friends, not that bad. I only have a problem with the décor. The building is supposed to look like… yep you guessed it… after a pretty bad quake. Having been in pretty bad earthquakes, I don’t see the appeal or the whole «ooh and aw» with tourists and earthquakes. How tacky would it be to open a store on the Gulf Coast called «After The Hurricane» and have watermarks all over the walls and sand and silt all over the floor. But hey, that’s just me. Anyways, like I said: a great place for souvenirs. Also, there’s another one of these beauties in San Francisco, I think on Pier 39 (of course) and probably one in the Los Angeles area where tourists flock.