My daughter wanted to come check out this Kpop store because they had an album that she wanted. It…read moreis a cute little shop with a large variety of albums and blind boxes. The one downside is that they do not have a phone number that you can call if you ever want to inquire about something; you would need to contact them through their instagram. Other than that, we enjoyed visiting this shop! Very friendly service and lots of stuff to browse through :) my daughter is a kpop fan, so we will most likely visit again in the future!

I enjoy coming to this kpop shop because it isn't too big where it's overwhelming or too small…read morewhere it's underwhelming. They always have a diverse selection of albums, from boy groups to girl groups, lightsticks, and other kpop goodies. But something I enjoy now is that they also sell some blind boxes! Some that are rare to find and some that are popular all for a reasonable price. The owner of the store was so sweet. My cousin and I came on a Sunday afternoon and had a couple of other customers and the owner greeted everyone who walked in.

We visited Amoeba Music yesterday, and the staff there were so welcoming to our doggie Meatball…read more They even gave him some treats. So nice! :) I bookmarked this spot to visit since it was my boyfriend's 1st visit in Berkeley, and I thought this was a cool store to check out. We did have to check in his backpack at the entrance of the store, which is no issue. They have lots of selection of music, and my bf found a vinyl that he has been looking for a long time - The Big Lebowski one. He was so happy! This is definitely a good spot to check out if you're into music and especially if you want to get vinyls and cds. They also have some cool lunch boxes and posters as well plus other interesting items. Parking in Berkeley can be tough though. We drive around for about 18 minutes before we finally found a spot to park.

Visited Amoeba today, after a not so favorable stop at Rasputin's and am happy to say it was a way…read morebetter experience. Customer Service compared to Rasputin's is a definite 10! We walked in and yes, there's a gentleman at the door. However, he was polite and advised us that our food bag was ok but to please keep it closed. No problem. Then as we proceeded to walk in we passed the cashiers counter and there were at least 3-4 people working there (all non-minorities) and none of them watched us. They were genuinely focused on doing their real jobs, which included ringing up a legitimate purchase being made by a person of color. Yes, he PURCHASED his item! So not being really noticed or treated any different from anyone else shopping/looking at what was available was nice and appreciated. That was the case the entire time we were in the store! Lots to browse through too. They even had a variety of the cool lunch boxes I remembered from years ago... not the Brady Bunch one I hoped would be there but a good selection nonetheless. They also had a cool mix of music playing from 80's Stacy Q, to Deep Blues playing. I couldn't find the Olivia Newton-John CD selection and asked a gentleman at the front for help and he kindly pointed me in the right direction. Unfortunately, they didn't have the cool one I saw at Rasputin's but that's ok, I'll look online and pay whatever crazy price it's for versus giving them my money. I did make a point to also thank the gentleman at the front for being nice and not following me or profiling me like they'd just done at Rasputin's. Really wanted to purchase something but maybe next time if on that side again. Would definitely go back and refer them versus... well you know by now. Shaking my head thinking about being labeled as giving "fatigue" when the encounter from earlier today has left ME exhausted, especially because I'm tired of being treated like I was. Yeah, fatigued! Anyway, Go Amoeba Records and thank you for still being a pleasant place to visit 29 years later! Thank you!

Another excellent music store with a huge selection and reasonable prices on a lot of the items…read more Both Rasputin and Ameba (when they both open, check hours) make for a perfect record shopping day in Berkeley. Really happy with the selection here but of course that opinion is bit subjective, its well worth the trip if you are a tourist staying in San Francisco. Easy to get to on the bart, a short walk from the station.

Cool spot near Amoeba, making it easy to check out both stores while you're in the area. They have…read morea decent selection of CDs and vinyl across almost every genre, along with movies downstairs. The basement and main floors are open for browsing, while you'll need to ask the front desk to access the classical section upstairs. Prices are fair at the most part, and it's a great place to revisit occasionally to see what rare or collectible items have come in. There is also plenty of good restaurants and coffee spots nearby too.

Oooh such a cute spot for books, records, and vintage clothing! I love that everything here is used…read morebooks from locals - I found two books and I'm excited to come back! Great curation, and it's really a nice pulse on what the community is reading!

Rocket Reuse is a fun shop to browse for vintage clothing, used books and music. They used to be in…read morea smaller space across the street. Now, their shop in downtown Alameda is twice the size. The space is well laid out with various sections, making it easier to browse. Really cute vintage shop with nice owners and unique selection of items. They even had old school board games! Rocket Reuse evokes a simpler time-come check them out.

Reserved some Pokemon ETB sets and we had a lot of question but the staff, especially Leo, were…read morereally helpful and patient. They explained it well, highly recommend!

Horrible customer service and potentially a horrible policy. I bought several brand new SEALED…read moregames from GameStop.com and needed to return them. They were 3 brand new Switch 2 games, completely factory sealed and within the return window. An employee named BRYAN, a senior associate there that clearly didn't want to be there evidenced by his bed hair, told me that they could not accept the return because GameStop.com orders have a special return system and needed to be returned to specific stores around the country. That doesn't make sense for a completely unmarked, completely factory sealed game. Even worse, I had talked to GameStop.com customer service before going to the brick and mortar store who told me the returns were all cleared to be done at this particular store. Now I got to call them back, wait another hour to talk somebody and be told the same thing? This is crazy and HORRENDOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE. If this employee Bryan is incorrect, then he would've wasted one hour of my time to drive to the store, one hour of talking to customer service, and he was simply lazy to do the return himself (there was a line forming behind me). Now I have to repeat this process again and maybe not be able to return this at all? I am canceling everything GameStop from my account and never giving a cent to his store (potentially company) ever again. Everyone should BEWARE heading to this store. Funcoland was the only good game store in this mall and that was like 20 years ago.

The store owner was super helpful in helping me find artists I was interested and even gave me a…read morefew $1 samples for free (yes, there is a sale in the back). I've been listening to some of the vinyls I purchased and they're all excellent quality so far. I highly recommend this store if you are in the area searching for some vinyls -- all budget friendly, the store owner eager to support you and pretty much a wide selection!

This is a great little record store with lots of really cool, hard to find records. The prices…read morereflect people's renewed interest in vinyl so don't be surprised to pay at least $25 for almost anything you find there. They do have a really extensive collection of super cheap records in their back room, but unfortunately, most of the ones I found of interest were very scratched up, and I passed on purchasing them.

I had a very old VHS tape which had a memorable moment for us. A video of my dads 50th bday and…read more Josh from Pacific Optimedia made several DVD's for me and I really appreciate how fast he made them For us and he was affordable.

Josh & Lewis run a great CD & DVD duplication business. I've sent many clients their way and I've…read morereceived many thanks for recommending Pacific Optimedia. They have quality products and fast turnaround times if you're in a crunch. Some of their specials are impossible to beat. You should check them out if you're looking for local short-run duplication on your next CD or DVD manufacturing.

Steve was wonderful-he took his days off to go through my step-father's vinyl record collection and…read morequoted me a very fair amount. He was kind and very respectful. I would send anyone his way who is looking for some gems.

Small record store located behind other stores. You pretty much have to know it's their to find it…read more If you follow the garden path behind the flower stand you'll find it. They have a decent selection of all genres of music on different media including 45's and LPs. There are even sales! The lady working there seemed friendly and helpful. I would definitely go again when in the area.

I'll write a review since I've been coming here for about a year or more and I'll just say 1) she's…read moregreat, a sweet lady! 2) Her rule about not trying on wigs is indeed a bad call, in my opinion, and I think she should repeal it. Since the days I've blew a bag at her store were when I was able to try on wigs. And I have seen her scare off some customers by not letting them try on wigs, but I see why she'd hesitate to let 7 teenagers in a pack wander in at once to try a lot of wigs they may not buy.... a gamble though, what if they all spent their allowance to buy one and became customers? (I think her "pay 2 to 5 bucks for wig caps for hygiene reasons" works well, and I've never had an issue with that. Sometimes she'll bend the new rules a bit about 'no wig trying on', I remember I once almost swore from coming back when a rich date I had was told he couldn't try on a 100$ wig, {she didn't know his income, and figured he was just a straight dude playing around and not a fancy actor trying to expand his look seriously,} but he was charming, so next thing you know he was trying them on and balling out. I'm just saying.) But I like her store. I remember the first time I ever came into her store, she was shocked to see how I somehow fit my medium sized box braids under a bob wig like it was nothing. Always fun at her store, I like to come here and get a new wig whenever I want an uplift. She always reminds me that they're not everyday wigs, and little does she know the wig quality holds up amazingly. The colorful wigs are like 29 bucks lowest (plus 3 bucks tax) and the more pricey colorful ones are like 50 bucks. And i turn HEADS, like full on stopped in the street 7 times in a night to get complimented because of how realistic and iconic the wigs here are, high quality and really nice colors! And people think it's my real hair, I like wearing these more than my natural hair colored Outre wigs. I wear them so often, its a blast. So if you want starburst pink Sabrina Carpenter tresses, periwinkle blue swishy bobs, a Smores platinum blonde bob reminiscent of Xtina Aguilera meets Britney Spears, long red Ariel-like flowy siren hair, or anything, come here. Sue is so sweet. I hope if you've had a tricky experience here, you can give her a second chance. Since funny enough, the place used to be a VHS and DVD store named "Alameda Wigs" with maybe 10 wigs in a small corner of the two room sized store FILLED to the brim with blu-rays, and I remember I came in like a year or so ago like "Hello! Is it okay if I try on a wig?", and she was so baffled and shook that someone wanted a wig. Like, amazingly hilariously baffled, as if I was a biblical angel delivering a prophecy that her wig shop should, yknow, sell wigs. I think people just never stopped by before, since it was a DVD shop in 2024 labelled a wig shop, and so it just was a new concept to her to expand into that territory, yknow? And next time I came in a month later, bet your ass all the tapes were gone and it was ALL WIGS and she had a huge smile on her face. And a lot of new customers! Amen! She seems new to selling wigs specifically and just seems to want to have a high quality hygienic reputation, but I promise it's worth it even to gamble on a wig that seems like it'd be a good fit for you. Even my big HUGE head can fit the wigs, and maybe she'll let you try on a wig if you come in consistently and are polite. (And maybe ask to double cap and reassure you're serious.)

If you or a loved one are struggling with hair loss for any reason and need a wig, this is the…read moreplace to go. They have a wonderful selection of high quality wigs. The owner is very gracious and patient. She gives you the time you need to browse wigs and then will help you fit the wigs gently, giving plenty of space to get a feel for them. You have to use a store supplied new wig cap before trying on, which is a good thing! Highly recommend!

They have kiosks all over, but this one is located in the Safeway at S. Shore AKA Alameda Towne…read moreCentre. We've used the kiosk at Walmart before and figured this was the same thing. Compared to the Walmart one, this had limited selection, so many out of stock, and came with a disclosure that returns needed to be made before 7pm. We didn't realize how literal they were. We figured we'd just be given a late fee. I work in the city, so I have helluva time making it there before 7. When I get there, Safeway is open of course (24hrs as it states on the DVDPLAY website), but the kiosk will not accept the DVD. It told customers to call them. I thought the kiosk was just broken or something, but it turned out that DVDPlay was just closed. Great! So inconvenient. I will not use them again.