Pacific Crest Gallery in South Lake Tahoe

Review №1

2024-04-09 23:49:04

I don’t know if she’s the owner or if she was having a bad day but I had such a weird experience at this gallery. I’ve lived in Tahoe on and off for years and I ever never been treated with such disrespect. I am a black woman and my two friends with me were also of color and the second we walked into this gallery the woman manning the store came from behind the desk and followed us as we tried to peacefully enjoy the art. All around the store there were signs saying not to take photos and we were respectful and followed the rules. There was another woman in the store taking photos with the camera sound on and the person running the store wasn’t following her or keeping an eye on her. I’m shocked at how blatantly obvious her bias was in assuming that we were in there to cause trouble or whatever she thinks 25 year old women of color are up too in a gallery. I simply wanted to show my friends from out of town this cool gallery and the art of the local artists and it’s very disappointing that in a place as public the heavenly ski resort that this business is able to just assume the worst in people. Thought artists types were supposed to be kind and understanding of all people, I’ll take my business to other many local galleries in Tahoe. Hope whoever that lady was is just having bad day and isn’t just a profiler.

Review №2

2023-03-10 15:44:34

Tahoe throwback.I forgot to post this while I was visiting Tahoe, but I must share this place. It was a pretty sweet little find. Pacific Crest Gallery fine art furniture and gifts.This spot had some great gifts for others and for yourself. The neatest was this forever candle with these beautiful designs inside that you see in the picture. The regular candles all smelled so good and they had a variety of sizes and prices to choose from. Mittens, adorable nightlights, cutting boards, keepsakes, jewelry, Hammitt handbags, art, great greeting cards, magnets, amazing lamps out of drift wood, hand woven blankets, and great scarves.The Naked Bee is a brand that looks similar to Burts Bees and all the scents and products were awesome. Chirping Bird Wine Pourer - had to get a video of that. They also have silver forest earrings which I learned are super amazing. They will even replace a lost or missing earring if you lose one to your pair.The customer service was great! I thought the lady who was working was the owner because she was so passionate and excited to tell us about the store and the inventory. I will definitely be back and will tell others to check it out!

Review №3

2024-05-25 02:24:48

Well just got a print from these lovely people!!I suggest investing in some local art!!great customer service!! Lake Tahoe has a local artist holly kavonic photo realism is her specialty and wow looks like photos. Just amazing work find her at this gallery!!

Review №4

2021-05-26 19:01:27

My fiancée and I had a great time checking out this shop after visiting Sand Harbor Beach. We were walking around this shopping mall and my fiancée wanted to look at earrings in here. She found 2 that she like and the lady working there that day was very helpful and friendly to us. They had some nice pictures on the wall for sale, I didnt know about the no pictures even though it was posted on the white papers around the store. But the lady didnt kick me out and was very understanding, I did that before my fiancée was looking at the earrings. She found one that she like and got it. They had some amazing pictures that I wouldve got for my living room or bedroom but since I flew into Sacramento I didnt think it would fit in an airplane.

Review №5

2023-01-24 22:56:32

I bought a bracelet from them and it broke within 2 weeks. I called them to ask for an exchange because I loved the bracelet and they assured me once I sent the bracelet back they would send me a new one. I never heard back and had to follow up with them score four times each time with a different excuse as to why a new one had not been shipped. The other problem was the failed to communicate any information with me. I had to chase them down. I ended up not wanting the bracelet at all. Worst customer service and follow up ever.

Review №6

2021-01-09 07:19:44

This is a wonderful gallery!!! The variety of art and jewelry is amazing!! If you bring your wife you will definitely leave with an item or two!

Review №7

2022-10-14 22:29:58

While visiting i had the unique pleasure of shopping at the Pacific Coast Gallery. My UNO50 necklace is beautiful with artistic flare, my gift for my sister a stunning picture of “Cinder” brought my sister to tears. She is a recent survivor of the Eldorado fires. What i wish to share though is a story of human kindness. During my time at the store, I accidentally lost a solitaire stone white gold earring. I discovered it missing boarding my plane to Florida. From home i contacted the Gallery and shared my concern with WENDY. She promised to look for it and i gave her my contact number. Today WENDY called and had found it……..what an amazing woman, what an exemplary employee, what a compassionate kind person. I applaud and deeply appreciate this staff and especially express gratitude. Wendy, thank you. Many blessings..

Review №8

2019-09-15 02:37:29

Really nice gallery owner who moved to Tahoe recently. Some wonderful paintings (even ones that looked like they were taken through a camera). And there were even some abstract & nature pictures. Oh, and who can forget the handmade wooden magenta with their quirky little sayings & quotes? What a great store. Cant wait to go back one day.

Review №9

2020-03-17 14:26:02

This was the coolest most unique shop on the shopping strip. There was jewelry and the most unique candles Ive ever seen. The sales lady was the nicest and very helpful. If you are looking for something very unique and want to support a family owned business, this is your place!

Review №10

2019-06-11 19:20:46

Extremely rude experience at this shop. We stopped in because their forever candles caught our interest while walking by, primarily for a wedding gift. The woman explained the candles to us, the forever wick, fuel, etc. It caught my sisters attention as well who intended to buy a couple of the larger candles in addition. After bringing in the newlyweds to see if its something theyd like, they declined because tho it was nice, its candles werent really their thing; so I decided to buy two of the smaller candles, $29.99 each and the light/illumination base, to test it out and if we liked it, wed come back when we were in town next month to buy a couple of the larger ones... not to mention, my sister was still deciding on which ones she wanted to purchase... however because I decided to buy the two smaller candles, the woman got rude and said after all of that, you are only buying the small candles... after all of that??? I responded and said that wed like to try it out and if we liked it, wed be back next month when were back in town... and her response was (was in a very rude manner) yeah, after all of that youre only buying the small candles? As if it was an inconvenience to her to do her job and explain the product. My sister was planning to make her purchase after we completed ours but instead, we all walked out as I would never spend my money at an establishment that treats their customers in this manner. Its really unfortunate because had she been professional and not been rude to potential customers, we would have purchased a lot more than two $29.99 candles.I rarely ever write reviews but I could not ignore this rude experience. I hope the owner of this establishment takes note.