Magnetron

Magnets, magnets, and more magnets!!

This store is on Pier 39, and curiosity pulled me into this store, or maybe it was the magnetic pull.

Whatever it was, there were magnets everywhere, even on the ceiling in the back, This is the kind of store that makes you want to buy something when you had no plans to going in. Or maybe I was just magnetized!!! Hey, who doesn't need a few more magnets to throw on their fridge!!

The doughnut magnets looked super real, had to take a 2nd look at them. Most were decently priced, and very unique!!

This is the first magnet store established in 1986 according to them. If you want a banana, burger, donut or other magnet, this is the place for you. They have plenty of other tourist souvenirs.

At first this looked like a cool store to get a souvenir,
I mean, a magnet that looks like a doughnut, a hot dog, or even a banana,
how could I say no, but as I walked in nobody in the store was wearing a mask
and one person was coughing. Definitely not sanitary. The line was about a mile long
But that's the price you pay at Fisherman's Wharf. A lot of things were scattered on the floor,
and even the employees were not wearing masks. I think I was one of the only people in this store wearing one.
They do not care about elderly people or people at higher risks of getting covid, also in general,
the store was not the cleanest. The tile floor was damp and kind of muddy, and a lot of people were sneezing and coughing,
I was really disgusted so I tried waiting outside thinking at least a few people would leave but it stayed packed.

Don't come here,
Everything is overpriced and the store is a mess
And if you do come, expect only a few generous people to be wearing masks

Thanks!

A magnet store on Pier 39? Sounds like a tourist trap to me! However, I was attracted to this store because of the realistic doughnut magnets adorning the store doors. They had a magnetic pull on me that I couldn't say no to, even at $12.50 a piece. Although that is a bit pricey for a magnet, the fun I will have with this realistic looking doughnut magnet at my office will be priceless!

Aside from realistic looking doughnut magnets they had other foods like ice cream and hot dogs. In the touring category they has all sorts of tacky San Francisco magnets. Finally, they had thousands of rectangular magnets with funny sayings and popular quotes on them.

- Gold digger. Like a hooker ... just smarter.
- HOWDY FROM THE LONE STAR STATE. TEXAS... where
EVERYTHING is Big!
- International symbol for totally trashed
- Wisconsin. The land of cows, brats, cheese, and beer.
- Overweight due to Heredity, Glandular Problems, Emotional Issues, Fast
food restaurants, Poverty
- spooning leads to forking

These are the types of magnets I have stuck to my fridge. When my friend said she wanted an SF magnet to commemorate her trip, I knew exactly where to take her. Magnetron delivers the same amount of amusement as David & Goliath in Las Vegas and has all the SF tourist junk you don't really need. We hung out in the store for a good amount of time and took some amusing* photos.

For $9.99 my friend got two souvenir magnets and I got another one to add to my collection:

- chillin with my gnomies.

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I have been going here for years; I love the large selection of magnets you can find. And everything is reasonably priced. I collect magnets, and some of my friends as well, and this store has something for everyone! I could spend quite a few minutes just looking over everything and reading them all. Been a happy customer for couple years now, it's always a place I must stop by when in the bay area!

I bought four postcards for a dollar and they had a 50% off sale for the sunglasses. I got them for $5! That's pretty good for me!

Aside from that, they sell tons of magnets and keychains. They also have toys for the kids.

I was headed north on Pier 39 when I spotted this shop and felt attracted to it. Although this shop seems to be poles apart from the local population, there were a few of them mixed in with the tourists

OK enough of the not very good magnet jokes! This was one of the most original shops I've seen around. An extensive array of different magnets up for sale on the walls. These cover everything from touristy sights of SF to sage sayings. A good place to pick up a fun and unusual gift or souvenir

Just glad to get out of there with my credit cards still magnetised!

so I'll tell you something about myself and it deals with a magnet...and no I am not magnetic..

Anyways, I was a wee kid at the time. My mom was carrying me walking around in the kitchen. So with her back was facing the refridgerator, I was looking straight at the fridge..and there was a bagel magnet. And....I ate it....

Now I dont remember this happening, but my mom stated that she felt that I had put something in my mouth, by that time I coughed a little and swallowed it down. Yes the whole bagel magnet. Apparently I thought it was food and ate it.

Why do I bring this story up? Well a lot of the magnets here are in the shape of food items. Foam food items that could possibly passed up as somewhat real food. Its really neat and amazing from when food magents were hard and artsy looking.

If you saw one of these donut magnets in the kitchen on a table or something you wouldnt suspect it was a magnet until you picked it up. Now imagine if it was a kid that liked donuts? I bet they would of took a bite out of it first before realizing it was a foam donut magnet.

They have other magnets here but the food ones brought up the memories hahaha. Oh and in case you are wondering, my mom said the magnet went to the toilet....

This is one of many magnet gift shops in the area, but after visiting the others in the vicinity, this one has a couple types of magnets that most others don't have. Anyway, it's a fun place you'll like while vacationing in SF's Pier 39.