Jenny K

I really like that they have a great selection of items in the store from everything to Kitchen, Jewelry, Great kids toys, DIY gifts, purses, Great «El Cerrito City» souvenir items, I really like it and it’s nice because it’s near a great coffee shop and in a cute neighborhood. SO that being said. I felt a little discriminated against when I recently went there. Im not sure why I was treated in such a way. you should never assume after a customer buys something that just because they have a question (which happened to be on an additional purchase) that what I just bought I want to «return» OMG! How demeaning! Why would that even come out of a person’s mouth!!! I will think twice about going there again. thats just not how I would treat someone and how I would want my kids to be treated. I would «Always» remember that experience and the person who said that.

Great selection of unique gifts! Helpful staff and I feel good supporting a local family business.

Great gifts for your friends, your kids, or yourself! I like that the selection is always changing, and yet my favorites are always there. The soaps are lovely and Jen has a great eye for jewelry. I have a couple of unique pieces I got there that get noticed every time I wear them. This is truly an EC neighborhood gem.

I really love their selection and it’s pretty low key– but the service needs some work. Just stopped in and the young lady started wrapping presents for the couple ahead of me who, noticing a line of people waiting, said they’d get coffee so she could take her time with that…
They leave, and she Keeps wrapping, oblivious to us being there. She looks up: «oh were you waiting?» Uhhhh– duh (I hope this is not my local school system at work)
Just let me finish this. Keeps wrapping. Woman behind me says «do you think you could check us out and go back to that?» She says well they went for coffee. I say «yes, because they noticed the line and we’re really nice.» She checks us out– tries to check some of my stuff out twice. The whole time the nice couple getting coffee’s signed CC info is still on the counter.
For the prices, which run a little high, they could buy her a vowel I think…

Jenny K is my son’s favorite store. He loves the new space and larger selection. It’s a great place to pick up birthday presents for kids and girlfriends. They have a wonderful jewlery selection — beautiful and unique. All the toys are good quality, within a variety of price ranges. The store has a good selection without being too overwhelming. Jenny K does a great job in choosing interesting and high quality items for her store.

Didn’t find anything that made me jump out of my skin to purchase. Also, I don’t buy any purses over $ 100 unless its real leather. I understand its «local» but the value is not even $ 40 for those purses.

On a hunt for a new soap dish last week, I came to Jenny K. It was the first time I’d been in since she moved to the new location a couple of doors west. The store is much larger than the old one, the layout more open. Jenny joked that now she can fit more than one customer in the store at a time. Her merchandise has expanded and much of it is locally, or at least artisan, made. She had several recycled glass soap dishes in different colors from Arcata. One would have been a pretty good fit, so I filed it away in my mind in case I couldn’t find a ceramic one. She has an attractive assortment of fabric handbags and several enticing jewelry rolls for travel, not to mention the French bath products I am fond of. I didn’t notice all the interesting merchandise she had because I tend to focus narrowly when I’m on a hunt, but what I noticed looked really good.

BE SURE AND CHECK IN ON Unilocal BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING. You might just get a coupon!
Anyway Jenny is awesome and her shop is so cute. It’s the only place in town to get these awesome funky bags made by Leaders in Leather. Her taste in earrings is exemplary as well.

This is my latest review of Jenny K. Jenny is extremely knowledgeable helpful, especially for us clueless husbands who have no idea what to buy their wifes for that special occasion. I don’t know how many times Jenny has «saved» me. My wife shops there, and this gives Jenny great gift ideas for me. As a bonus, Jenny K is attached via an open interior door to Well Grounded (husband and wife team for both places). This is a place for a great cup of dark, rich coffee and delicious sandwich. Small tables outside on the sidewalk, very much like in Europe. The staff is very nice and very helpful. Great place for a snack/​lunch and some gift shopping. Doesn’t get any better than this.

Whenever time allows, on a lazy Saturday
I drive up Stockton Avenue, to stop at Jenny K.
This year, she saved our Christmas with her varied gifts and toys;
a pretty shawl, hair clips for girls, and trains for my small boys.
But honestly? My favorite thing about this little store
is this: when I’m done buying gifts, I’ve got cash left for more.
That’s when I get to take a second, selfish stroll around,
as pretty glass things, jewelry, and fancy soaps abound.
Even better: now the shop and café are combined
I snack on Kevin’s bocadillo sandwiches, divine!
Espresso drinks well-​made and tasty, what else can I say
but «thanks for making El Cerrito nicer, Jenny K!»
(Full disclosure: I knew Jen and Kevin before I shopped at their businesses, but have gone back whether they are there or not. And the bocadillos are hella tasty.)

one of my fave stores in El Cerrito :)
Jenny K has great gifts– unique & inexpensive. love her jewelry (Carmella Rose!), good selection of kids stuff. I am not a candle/​soap person, but what she has is lovely. great cards. lots of holiday merch for Easter, Halloween, X-​mas, etc.
the owner, Jenny (duh) is friendly & accommodating– she will help you find that item you have been searching for. She is really involved in the community.
Support Local Businesses!!!

Looking at my watch, my five year old daughter and I had an hour from the time we left our house to shop for a birthday present and then get over to the park for the birthday party. New to the area and unsure where to go, we Unilocaled «toy store», which brought us to this delightful shop (40 minutes to go). On entry, Jenny greeted us. When I explained that we were tight on time and that my five year old was the present «decider,» Jenny went to work, doing a great job explaining quickly the different possibilities to my daughter, who can be quite picky (though the more pink or purple it is, the more frills it has, the more it sparkles, the more my daughter generally the more my daughter likes it). The shop has a very good selection of unusual items, remarkable given the limited space for the store (but absolutely fantastic if you have a child in tow). We settled quickly on a gift (yes, pink with sparkles). Jenny did a lovely job gift wrapping it. My daughter as we were walking back to the car said, «that’s a perfect shop for a five year old.» I totally agreed. Oh, and we made it to the party with 10 mins to spare!

Support our local stores this holiday season! Jenny K is a one-​stop shop for all of your gifts. They have everything from jewlery to bags to tea pots to hand made hats and soaps. And the selection of kids toys is extremely thoughtful– Plan Toys, TruKids Sunscreen… you can tell Jenny cares about the little ones too.
Thirsty or hungry? Stop by their café next door for a fab-​u-​lous panini and a tasty latte.
Bring your kids!

a GREAT local little gift store. they have really great cards.
the owner is super nice and they also own the coffee shop next door which has the BEST COFFEE IN THE WORLD.
you can find their little son taking a nap in his car seat in the afternoons… so cute!
she has a lot of wooden toys for kids and a lot of great jewelry too!

I have been to Jenny K a few times over the years because I sometimes stop by the coffee shop right next door and then I stroll over. There is a really good selection of interesting items and everything is pretty fairly priced. A few years back I stopped in a couple weeks before Christmas and managed to pick up some really nice gifts for a few people on my list, as well a as a very nice ceramic Asian style tea pot for myself that I still use regularly — when guests see it they always comment on what nice tea pot it is.
The selection of items in the shop seems to update pretty regularly, and as others have said, Jenn is very active in the community. I was at a fundraiser dance for a friend’s son’s school a few weekends ago and I saw that there were donated items from Jenny K (and from Well Grounded Tea & Coffee right next door) offered as auction items.
If you are in the area, definitely stop by for a look.

Whenever I am visiting in the area, I always stop by JennyK to see what new unique item she has. I purchase all of my soap here, great cards, jewelry and I love the Fire & Light glass selection. JennyK also carries some great accessory items — purses etc. A nice selection of high quality children’s toys that make for the perfect gift. Great service — Jen is knowledgeable and helps you to select the perfect gift. Good quality merchandise at reasonable prices — what more can I say. Stop by whether to treat yourself or someone else!

Jenny K is an easy stroll from my home in El Cerrito and yet its Light Years away from all of the construction in our neighborhood. (We’re behind the soon-​to-​be-​completed high school.)
One of my early purchases at Jenny K was a wonderful ceramic windchime, a real lifesaver as the old high school was being demolished. Even now, I can hear the gentle tinkle of the bells as they sway in the breeze outside of my studio. Ahhhh!
Jen is active in the community, ever serene *and* has wonderful merchandise. Pop on by when you are in town… needless to say, you’ll enjoy your peaceful stay at the store, and just might find that special gift for someone you love.

I schlepped all the way from Danville to El Cerrito on Friday just to get my «hair did». Since I was a bit early, I was finally able to walk across the street and check out this little gem of a store where my step-​mom gets her bath stuff.
Walking in, I was impressed at what they were able to do with such a small space. Not only is there bath stuff, there are candles, jewelry, toys and kids shoes, greeting cards, purses and misc. other tchotchke’s. During my brief time looking around, I was able to find a birthday present for both a friend and my 5-​year-​old God-​daughter.
Is this the BEST gift type store I have been to, no. Is this a GREAT local mom and pop type gift shop that deserves some local business-​ABSOLUTELY.

This is one of my favouritest gift-​y stores in the Bay Area. I work right by here, but even if I change jobs in the future, it would be worth making the trip to El Cerrito to find great gifts at Jenny K.
Unlike a lot of gift-​y stores I’ve been to in Berkeley, Jenny K’s selection is always changing, is reasonably priced, and offers perfect gifts for the women in my life that are impossible to shop for (my mom, sister-​in-​law, friends, etc.).
Another reason to shop here: the owner Jen is very environmentally conscious — take it from me; I work for the City’s environmental program. The store is a certified Green Business (
), she supports the City’s environmental events like Earth Day, and she offers a lot of green gifts — Fire & Light recycled glassware (
) and fashionable reusable shopping bags.

I have popped into this place for a last minute gift purchases and never have I been disappointed. I love the idea of this area of El Cerrito becoming a neighborhood full of little boutiques and coffee shops and I love that Jenny K’s is one of the first to encourage this awesome neighborhood transition. My favorite section is the jewelry counter. I have been the lucky recipient of many pieces from here and I love them all. Cards, candles, earrings, and more… jenny’s has it. Take a slight detour from the hustle and bustle of Solono Ave. and take time to meet and greet Jenny K. You won’t regret it