Judy C.
Yelp
What....When did parking cost $20. bucks here?!!
Owners of San Jose Flea Market, this is highly priced!
FYI, the parking lot rate is $20. on Sundays and $10. on Saturdays. I assume customers will try to avoid parking their vehicles here on Sundays or it won't be as crowded on Sundays due to this parking rate, that makes me feel sorry for all the vendors since when we visited it didn't look crowded. I know its hard work for them to set up and stuff and also pay their vendor fees. I've visited San Jose Flea Market before Covid and took Uber here, We would have Uber or walk it from our hotel but we we had a super busy Sunday, it was a quick visit to the San Jose Flea Market, but waste of $20. spent since we didn't really buy much, unless I could bring home all those plants back to Honolulu. hehe.
Besides the high parking rate and its not even a theme park, we made the most of our one hour time limit here, My big kids split up , while me and other half browsed quickly together. This flea market is HUGE & colorful! With only one hour, we just short cut thru the lanes, one section has the garage sale items, one section is farmers market, ( produce, fruits) Garden and plants are not in one section. The only thing that caught my eyes and made me happy was looking at all the plants. I really wanted to buy those plants but I will have to clear Agriculture bringing it back. I noticed the prices for the plants and veggies, fruits, are lower than back home. I enjoyed looking at the fresh fruits veggies. Some of the fruits and veggies are new to me, like the cactus, interesting- nice green color and didn't know you could eat them.
What did we all purchase here, my son 2 key chains, my daughter- nothing, my other half- phone cords, and for me, some fruits, 2 floral tops for my mother, package of green forks, and a lucky bamboo plant, the ones that goes in water.
Support the local vendors but I say avoid the $20. parking fees. ( greed) only the owner of San Jose Flea Market, benefits from this. Go on Saturdays, $10. is much better than paying double!! When I visit San Jose, I will visit, but will walk it from my hotel.