Category: | Used Book Store |
Address: | 3613 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA |
Phone: | +1 210-824-2665 |
Rating: | 4 |
Working: | 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 12–7PM |
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Daniel Radcliffe
On the suggestion of a friend, my wife and I went to Cheever Books. Let me start by saying that my wife is handicapped and in a wheelchair. The first thing we noticed was that there is no wheelchair ramp in the front of the building. Its an older building with a set of stairs up to the main entrance. We drove around the back, and noticed what looked like a ramp to the back door, but there was a big sign on the door that said "Not An Entrance". I parked, left my wife in the car, and went around the front and went inside. The store was dark, cluttered, and even if I could get my wifes wheelchair inside, there was no room to push her in it. The place had disorganized piles of books stacked along the sides of every aisle, if you could call them aisles, and very little walking room, let alone wheelchair room. There was only one other customer in the store, at least I assume it was a customer, she was standing off to the side looking through some books. There was one woman behind the counter. I began to ask about the ramp in the back. I stated that my wife was handicapped and in a wheelchair, and wanted to know if the ramp in the back was a wheelchair entrance. The woman behind the counter told me that it wasnt an entrance, and that their store is not wheelchair friendly. I promptly told her, in that case, you do not want my business. And I left. I have no idea what kind of a bookstore they actually are, but I can tell you one thing, with that kind of customer "service", I have no intention of ever going back there to find out. There are a lot of bookstores in San Antonio, and we frequent many of them, but Cheever wont be on that list.
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Michael .b
This is my favorite bookstore in town (and I have been to almost every one in Bexar County, with the exception of the multiple storefronts for the chain stores). It is centrally located, always peaceful and quiet with an extensive and diverse selection. The couple who run the place have always been friendly and helpful... and I suspect that those who claim otherwise have a personal deficiency of manners; you have to show respect to receive it in turn. No there is not a public restroom and the books are sorted by type, and thats it. If you are looking for a particular book they will help you find it in my experience. The charm of this place is that it is like a real book store, in that it is an adventure to peruse through the shelves and stacks of books to find a literary treasure. They have everything from $.99 childrens books to rare leather bound volumes worth hundreds.
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A Private User
I am an avid book lover, and this place was a paradise. Well; almost. The old woman that was running the place was very rude. When asked if my brother could use the restroom, she retorted in a snide sort of way that it wasnt for public use. Another customer walked in an asked for a book, And she retorted to look in the shelves for it, because if they had it, they wouldnt bother to order it. The shelves are stocked with books. It would take days to look through them all. The man looked around for a bit and left frustrated. I will not come back to this store because that old woman was very rude. She ruined a beautiful place for me. Ill continue to go to the half-price books down the street.
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Perla Bobadilla
I went in there today and nicely asked the woman that runs the place if she could help me find a book, she seemed very bothered by the small favor and just showed me where the fiction literature section was and very rudely said "look for it in that room!", well everything was disorganized and so I was not able to find what I was looking for so I just left. I will not be returning to that place again and its simply because I dont want to encounter that bitter lady again.
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Doris Alderman
I went in today in spite of the bad reviews, looking for a book I had in my childhood which I wanted to replace. Although they didnt have the book, the lady knew exactly what I was asking for. She even directed me to an online search (other than Amazon!) and pulled up the search. She was extremely pleasant and helpful.
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Elin Fields
Wonderful place - this is the ideal used bookstore. Ive found some really unique books here that were priced fairly. While I love HBP this place just has a totally different vibe, like a place you could get lost in for hours.
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A Private User
This place is fantastic. Every time I come in here Marsha and I end up talking for at least an hour. Tons of selection for almost anything you could want. Also tons of great rarities. Treat yourself to a visit.
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A Private User
The two ladies running the shop were unpleasant snobs, who were completely impressed with themselves. They really spoiled what could have been a lovely shopping experience. I wont go back.
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Katie Cat
I went here last week and was blown away by the stock of amazing books they had! The owner is a sweet and very helpful woman and I managed to get all the books I wanted at great prices.
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Ryan Glazer
Was in the area visiting family and one of them told me about this store. I instantly fell in love, such a great and varied selection of books! I would highly recommend this store.
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Christopher Hudson
Super sweet owner / operator. Cozy atmosphere. Makes you want to read every book in the store. It is a real bookstore. Loved it, cant wait to go back.
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Jennifer Petitt
Super sweet lady who after me and my daughter we looking at books told us of a great hamburger place to try.
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andrea cabrera
It was so unique, lots of hard to find and out of print books. Plus it had that amazing old book smell.
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Beth Patterson
This a place for book collectors and genealogists! The Texana collection is amazing.
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Jeremecia Perry
Love this spot, knowledgeable owner with some older sought after books...
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evans2098
Great selection of books. Brings my inner book out.
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Rachel Garcia
The owner is very nice and very knowledgeable.
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Ek Gonzales
Loved it great books good price
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Jessica Raimundo
Paradise! A Gem....