Hudson News

Typical newsstand at an airport. Prices very high. However, the girl that helped (Liseth) on 9÷1÷14 at was very friendly. The man in front of me told her to ‘keep the change’…which was more than just change, there were several dollars as well. She told him it was too much for her to take, and insisted he take the dollars. You don’t find many employees that will do that. She deserves kudos for her honesty and integrity.

Okay, the clerks are so rude and disrespectfull. There are two filipinas here who put my 5 months pregnant wife through stress. And the cashier named «nelly» who was clueless of the situation threatened to call the cops on us, i told her to go ahead.
First of all we are customers here, we dropped our dad off to asiana airlines and due to early arrival me, my wife and the kids got hungry and wanted to buy snacks. My wife accidently tippd a bottle of water or something while getting a hold of my daughter, one of the clerk who spoke in the same language we do kept saying something rude to my wife and insister to neglect our child to take care of the fallen bottle. Could you imagine that? 5 months pregnant wife and a clerk who’s suppose to be speaking in english.
Wow dont ever buy from these people

It is what it is… Yes you will pay full cover price for that magazine. Stick with a newspaper for a lower price point. If you really want to annoy them, just stand there and read as many magazines from cover to cover as you want (and then don’t buy one). Good place for a last minute pack of gum or a $ 3 bottle of water to replace the one they made you throw out 5 minutes ago when you went through security.

Your standard newsstand with some great last minute souvenirs. One to mention was a glass that said «the 101» which further validated how Californians talk directions.

Always crowded due to a lack of restaurants and being close to the gates. There is usually a bit of a line to pay, but the employees are friendly and it moves quickly.
Its expensive, but you are in an airport so that is how it goes…

It is nice to hang out here for a bit while waiting for a flight. I hardly ever buy anything here because the prices are so high. The clerks are hardly ever friendly. With the combination of bad service and expensive prices, I’m giving them only 2 stars.

The folks at these stores are such a treat to chat with. They realize you might be a little grumplestiltskins from a long trip, and they seem to be really interested in your next destination. The young cashier lady was really cool too. It’s a airport store, so of course it would be a little pricier than normal, but you can get everything you need, especially the post-​Vegas Advil…

Great googamooga — do they hose you here, or what?!?
While waiting for my mom’s flight to arrive, my stomach was grumbling due to the 2 hour drive we had from San Diego. Given how I didn’t want to pay $ 12-​$ 15 for a sandwich at the nearby bistro, I found myself going to Hudson News.
It’s appreciated for having a cell phone charging station (which at the time of this review wasn’t working), as well as various magazines and newspapers (and some gifts for incoming passengers), and the only place at the arrival terminal where passengers can buy some water post-​flight. However, paying $ 9 for a Diet Dr. Pepper, a bag of Combos, and a Snickers — when I can get them for half price on the outside — is a bit of a crime. Now I see how the Port of Los Angeles is paying for the upgrade to LAX…

Indeed. Over priced!
A Dasani bottled water 20 fl oz for $ 2.49
Greedy!

I don’t want to sound like a scrooge and state the obvious, but I will. Everything is overpriced. It’s not like I wasn’t expecting that, since everything in American airports seem to be priced at least double of what you pay in regular stores but… Didn’t see myself spending more than $ 3 on a regular bottle of water… But what can you do, thanks to TSA laws world wide, one has no choice but to buy bottled beverages after the security check point… *le sigh*
And there’s really no other choices in this particular terminal at LAX. Or rather, LAX lacks in last-​minute-​stores in general. Quite frankly one of the worst airports to travel from, in my honest opinion.
On top of that, this place lacks in choices in beverages. Homegirl needs a better selection when getting on the plane!

This place fills a much needed niche for the modern air traveler: supplying bottled beverages (no longer allowed past security), snacks (no longer provided in-​flight), printed reading materials (not everyone has a Kindle), and even last minute souvenirs. The prices here, however, are outrageous compared to the same goods outside of the airport– and it just pisses me off no end that once you’re through the TSA screening you have no choice but to pay the markup or suffer without for the next several hours.
One thing in particular really irritates me: water. Every time I’ve stopped in one of these places it seems that just about every customer is buying a brand new bottle of water– because, of course, they weren’t allowed to bring water through security. Travelers ARE allowed to bring EMPTY bottles through though: so how about installing a filtered water filling station at these airport Kwik-​E-​Marts? Sure, you can fill up a bottle at the drinking fountain or restroom faucet (this is what I do nearly every time I fly) but I know that many people don’t trust the cleanliness of such facilities or just don’t like the taste of tap water. How cool (and «green») would it be, then, if one were able to fill up a reusable bottle with cold, filtered water here for 25 to 50 cents? I know, it’ll probably never happen as long as places like this can sell individual bottles of water for $ 2.50 — $ 6.00. And that’s why this place sucks.

Applies to all Hudson News. You’re in their world where they have you by the b***s since there really aren’t any other options available. Prices a bit higher. Selection of magazines good, could use a more varied candy selection. Happy they have Jack Link peppered jerky. Dunno why I am reviewing this place, it’s so meh…

Places like this can entertain me to no end. Recently I ended up talking to the two ladies working here. They’re awesome people with a great attitude in life. They appreciate the fact that they have a job and they not even for a moment complain about small things.
Perfect example of a no monku people!
They basically carry things that you otherwise do not need if you’re occupied. Except that bottle of water that everyone needs after the TSA line.
Quite a wide selection of reading materials and the requisite variety of gums. I was thinking some people should be mandated to buy tons of breath fresheners before they board the plane and this place should provide it for them on an emergency basis! **stinkers**!

Pringles… check…
Rice Crackers that make your breath stink… check
An array of gum — so you can mask your rice cracker breath… check
Trashy Magazines and Sudoku Puzzles to keep you busy on the flight and to help down out the sounds of the baby crying because you need to focus… priceless.
I was too hungover to buy any of the above on my last trip to Denver from Monterey but I did pick up a bottle of water which help me get slightly hydrated and prepare for 4 days of craziness at our annual Snowberry cabin party.

Short Version: A way to kill time.
Long Version: Know what I like doing when I’m bleary-​eyed and have to wait two and a half hours before boarding my flight? Browse in this convenience store. So does everyone else. And I can’t for the life of me figure out why no one else has reviewed this bastion of humanity, this oasis of sanity for the traveler stuck in limbo. They’ve got your drinks, snacks, magazines, books and tourist junk to prove you were in that city. What a boon. We should all be grateful this place exists, because it’s the only way we retain our identity in the oblivion of constant airline travel. The next time you’re there, make sure to buy something as a courtesy, the way you do in a museum to make sure it stays open, and thank the people who work there. They are saving your life.