Tom’s Toys

This place is awesome! This is my first time in SLO for a wedding and my daughter found this place as we were driving by. We stopped in after lunch and I wish we had more time to explore because they have such an awesome variety of toys and games. They have new, popular toys and old school toys and games that reminded me of my childhood. The look on my daughters face when she found the game she’s been wanting forever was priceless! The guy who rang us up was very friendly. I hope to stop in here one more time before heading back home.

Lots of toys with two levels to choose from. Nice Lego display. A haven for the kiddies

Fun place! Lots of adventurous toys!
My hubby has been bragging on this place for 10 years, and we finally made it to San Luis Obispo! Good thing it was his suggestion, cuz’ several hundred dollars later… we had all kinds of things for our grandson…
Having grandkids early in life means WE get to play with them too! Woohoo!

I love this toy store. Sometimes I bring my son here just to play with the train and the Calico Critters they have set-​up. Tom’s has a couple quarter-​machine pony-​rides, too, but my son is a bit too little for that. There is an elevator for wheelchairs and strollers. The set-​up could be a little better, with maybe downstairs more targeted to toddlers and upstairs legos/​8+. We usually stick to the downstairs area as there is more there to hold my little one’s interest. The prices are fair. I compare prices on Amazon for more expensive items (a nice baby-​doll, for instance) and after shipping the price may just be a couple dollars off. Personally, I’d rather pay a couple extra dollars to visit an actual toy store and see how my child interacts with potential purchases before buying. I really love this store, just taking off a star for the strange layout.

What a great place this is! Reminds me of a toy store from the 1960’s. Most of these places have been eaten up by the big box stores.
We have friends that live in San Luis Obispo and we visit a few times every year. And every time, The kids and I head to Tom’s for a special «heading home» toy. This place has rows and rows and rows of toys for newborns to teenagers.
Love this place! Can’t wait to see you again in about six months!

This store and the manager of this store are both amazing! We came here to get Christmas presents for our seven nephews and they had something for every child of a wide range of ages. One of the toys wasn’t working because the batteries had died. The AWESOME manager opened the package and opened a package of expensive batteries and replaced the batteries at no cost to us! He put new batteries in the toy and it worked great! We are so thankful to the customer service there! Doubt they would have done that at Wal Mart!

I haven’t been in this store since I was a kid and now that I’m older I have to say its still pretty amazing. There were so many toys and board games and things I remember having as a child. There aren’t to many toy stores that I see like this so it was kind of refreshing to see they still exist.
The whole time I was in there I felt like I was walking down memory lane. The only draw back is that they were a bit pricey. However I have to say they have things there I haven’t seen in any other store.

How is it that there are only 8 reviews of this amazing gem of a store?
So this is how a local favorite is made!!! The assortment is daunting and so amazing. We were there twice in two weeks (2 separate trips) & they had changed their displays around, and added new items!
I swear to gawd I wouldn’t be at a loss for what to get for the next birthday party we are attending if I were here regularly. If I had a private jet, I’d make this my regular stopover to LA every few weeks!!!
Playmobil items, dinosaurs galore, planes planes planes!!!, lego, k’nex, and I would venture to say, almost anything you’d be interested in if you were of the under 12 set.
Melissa & Doug items that I haven’t seen before.
Picked up a k’nex figurines set of the Beatles to give to my mom, and a few items to keep the kiddos busy on the trip home.
Oh, and if you notice the lego minifigs at the register… Many of them are labeled with what is inside. The staff painstakingly feels the packages to figure out what is inside, then labels them for you if they can. Lego nerds! *love*
Great customer service, fun shop where kids can wander… Thanks for a fun memory of our trip to SLO!
Oh, and I should mention, prices here are totally reasonable. It’s not like going into one of those dinky toystores in SF where you have to expect to pay 20−30% more than anywhere else. Again, *love*.

Great selection of toys, especially for a smaller local place. The educational/​science based toys are phenomenal.

Pretty cool toy store. They have a lot of toys that chain stores don’t have. Great puzzle selection. Little pricey though.

Best toy store around. Warning. when entering this store it is guaranteed to cause excessive smiling.

Over the years I’ve purchased a number of toys from Tom’s for my goddaughter. She’s always been thrilled with the various trains, Legos, puzzles, dolls and prank gifts which I’ve found here. The staff has been helpful when needed, plus they keep the shelves well-​organized, not an easy task when your primary customer has little hands!
Tom’s is the only sizable and dedicated toy store short of driving to Toys-​R-​Us in Santa Maria. As with all of downtown SLO, parking is a huge pain, so just expect to park in the garage and walk. The only reason why they didn’t receive five stars is because their prices are higher than chain stores or shopping for some gifts online. Nonetheless, they stand strong on solid customer service and providing toys which you can’t find elsewhere in this small community.

Love, love this toy store! It has so many great things for kids! A super selection of puzzles, including wooden ones for younger kids, an array of workbooks, sticker workbooks, amazing LEGO selection and tons of Playmobile. This is just a very small sample of what’s inside.
We have two boys and this store sells wooden train tracks in pieces. So, if you need just one curve piece, you can buy it here. It is really amazing.
This store is two-​stories so expect to spend some time here, especially if you have kids[!

Huge toy store. I mean huge.
It has a great variety of toy and stuffed animal. There was things from my childhood, and things from before and after it. There was politically responsible toys and there was Barbies. The game selection was only slightly above average, but it says toys not games so what can I expect.
This made me want to have kids so I could buy some of this cool stuff to play with myself :)

So all of a sudden the new rage for young boys these days is this toy called Bakugan. After going to Target store after Target store, my sister and brother in law could not find any anywhere. They’re practically sold out in the Bay Area. So I took a trip down to SLO for a recruiting even and thought maybe that Tom’s Toys might have them. Upon walking to the store, they have sign out front that said they sold Bakugan toys. Low and behold, they had the motherload of all things Bakugan. Grabbed a few for my nephew for Christmas.

This toy store is WONDERFUL! We have been going here at least 12 years… we always make a stop here on our drives to and from LA.
I still go here even though our teen son has outgrown Tom’s — I haven’t!
In fact, it is fun to see folks, especially kids go into this store. I think they should probably have a paramedic on stand-​by to resuscitate the kids and adults like me who are hyperventilating over what they see. Oohhhhh and ahhhhh — we want everything!
They have tons of Playmobil sets and figures, the whole line of Calico Critters families and furniture, craft and art supplies, fuzzy puppets (large and ultra cute finger puppets), stuffed (now called «plush») animals, trucks, cars, Pez, puzzles galore (from simple wood frame puzzles to 5000 piece jig saw puzzles, magic tricks, knight and pirate figures, dinosaurs, jungle animals, party favors, itty bitty animals and trinkets and much more. All items are attractively arranged.