Tom’s Used Books

My fiancé and I were excited to visit Tom’s bookstore for a second time, and chose to drive 1 hour out of our way for it; we know how important it is to support small bookstores so we decided to take the trip. Unfortunately, the visit this time was disappointing. I was browsing through an aisle and reading a few pages here and there out of a few books, trying to decide what to take—as one does at any bookstore. When all of a sudden, Tom stands in front of me and asks me, “Are you going to buy a book?” and I asked him, “Why do you ask?” I thought it was an odd question. He simply responded that I was in the new book section. I got the impression that he was annoyed with me taking my time in browsing through the books. I wasn’t mishandling the books so I found his demeanor incredibly rude and condescending. By the way, the bookstore smells of cat urine and is full of cat hair to the point where we had to put on a face mask. The books cost less on Amazon but I choose independent bookstores for the experience and charm, but this store is far from that due to Tom’s poor customer service.

This bookstore is probably one of my favorites. Stopped by for a few minutes only explored like a quarter of the place. It’s great, I am planning on going back. This is a good place to find good vintage, collection or just random books. They are priced very good. The books are organized very good. They have a huge plant/gardening selection, Which I was delighted by. They have kitties walking around, super cute and friendly. One of my favorite bookstores for sure!

This is a very well-organized and unique bookstore in Lodi. And it has five friendly cats! If you're lucky enough to meet the owner, Tom, chat him up. He's so well read and absolutely fascinating and a great storyteller. Tell him what you like to read in he will find you a book.nThank you Tom for keeping your bookstore such a fascinating and welcoming place!

lots and lots of value priced books, cassettes, LP’s and DVD’s in this store. Cats dont like dogs but save time for browsing. If looking for a certain author, ask front desk as they can check the catalog. But a fun place to browse and find gems.

I like this place a lot. There are a lot of books and some adorable cats. I never go in looking for anything in particular but I always end up leaving with something. You can't beat the prices and you may find an older treasure in those shelves. I absolutely recommend this place.