I've driven by Thrift Demon so many times--their sign is eye-catching!--and finally went inside…read morewhile walking around downtown during ArtHop. So glad I did! Thrift Demon is much more than just a thrift store , I'd call it "Cool-trendy-classic-Demon". This is a highly curated collection of vintage and new items and the vibe, decor, feeling is so Downtown Fresno at its Best! I went in specifically looking for a pair of overalls (for an upcoming 90s party) and I found a pair! They had a great selection of clothing and some very adorable vintage kiddos sized things and kiddo sized band T-shirt's. Definitely will be going back.

This is one crazy ass store! the clothes are so amazing, cool affordable stuff too. The owner is so…read morecool. his personality is this true and cool crazy guy who is just hyped 24/7 his aurora is just so happy. definitely will come back again. - one happy chicago customer!!!!!

Such a great selection, prices, and the absolute best customer service. The ladies were so helpful…read moreand kind.

It's been a really long time since I've shopped in downtown Fresno. Just being in the area was…read morenostalgic, I remember how live it was as a kid in the 80's. Blue Bird brought all of that back. Awesome shop with affordable jewelry. They even make grillz if ur into that sorta thing. They have dresses on dresses on dresses with in-house alterations. Customer was great as well. 5 starz

Kicsia helped my husband and I with our watch battery replacement and she did a fantastic job. Very…read morefriendly and great customer service. Customers for life!!

Their gold is cheap and very much not to my liking they asked for a bar being at the bottom of my…read morename pendant for "extra support " as if real gold wouldn't be needing to do that. another thing i would say is that the employees are very rude and were disrespectful towards me and my mom. they are also very pushy with they're jewelry and i asked for a design as my pendant and i did not get what i asked for or what they had shown me as the reference and they also spelt my name wrong they're excuse was that its just cause its in cursive , they spelt it like "Sanai" and looked like they made it very lazy and sloppy it was not to my liking and was not correct at all, when my name is Sarai, not what they had on the name pendant and i asked for a small change up since they got it wrong and i was not a satisfied customer and they charged me extra money for even a small change. Dont recommend coming here for your jewelry you will get scammed and will be paying for an outrageous amount of money for laziness work and they are very disrespectful for small action towards how you want your jewelry.

This place was okay..but then the landlord(s) raised the rent on existing stores, causing at least…read moremy favorite Vietnamese place to go out of business. And then the City began to cut down all the lovely old pine and other trees, leaving no shade for passersby and no shelter for the squirrels. Now the squirrels scatter around aimlessly between your feet and the playgrounds in the center of the mall where moms would take their little ones to play..well those are gone right now too. Construction has also made a royal mess of the place. It is a feat alone if you can navigate the "do not enter"," all businesses open during construction," and "no parking" signs. I know it will take a while for those in charge to be able to realize their dream for what this place may become some day...right now, it is a menagerie and a mess of construction, forced out or dying businesses, and displaced families who used to allow their kids to play along the mall but now must guard their children from falling tree branches. I really hope the City puts in more urban parks around the area to ensure these citizens are properly cared for.

I'm not a Fresno native so here is a take on someone not from around here who has seen the Fulton…read moreMall before the renovation when it was actually a mall, and have seen it now--with the streets. On paper being the Fulton Mall seems like a great idea. Place for people to hang out and walk around, do some shopping and grabbing a bite to eat. When I first saw the Fulton Mall prior to the renovation project about 3 years ago--downtown Fresno just felt like a downer. The Fulton Mall was dead with businesses who didn't seem to care about the looks of their store front, several vacant spaces, and very little foot traffic. The businesses that were there were flea market type joints and just not something that would bring people in. The feel in downtown was that of a place no one would even want to go to. This was a similar feeling of downtown San Jose long ago where I am a native of. So it felt familiar, the reputation of high crime, homeless, and no reason to go downtown is what I felt in downtown Fresno and what many locals seem to be vocal about. Once the project started there was a lot of backlash from many locals. Already hating on the entire project before it even finished--heck even before it started. Which made me scratch my head and ask myself is there anything Fresnans like? They hate on downtown all these years, and they hate on projects the city is doing to try and improve it? As the project went underway I noticed more support through pro-downtown groups and campaigns on social media. The high speed rail also contributed by fixing/improving/building infrastructure in downtown so it also help the aesthetics of some parts of the area--I believe the Tuolumne Street Bridge. Whatever was going on was working. There was excitement in downtown and I could sense pride for it--which was heavily lacking years prior. I recently went before the official opening of Fulton as a Street and no longer a mall, but a good portion of it was already open to cars. The new street pavement, new lights, refurbished art, cleaned up store fronts, it's a nice fresh start and I can't help but just feel optimistic and good for downtown and the city of Fresno. It's too early to say how things will be long term, but it's already better than it was before. Honestly, even though only time will tell how successful this project is, right now as it stands renovated, it is already much better than it was before. Now it's up to the businesses downtown to attract people from the suburbs of North Fresno, SE Fresno, and Clovis. The community also has to start showing some support and pride for their city. Unfortunately everything has to be in sync. If investors and businesses see no one wants to come downtown, then no cool things will open there. But at the same time then no people will go. Go to ArtHop and you can get a glimpse of what downtown Fresno could be on a regular basis.

Alma is the only person I'll ever trust with my brows! I…read morestarted going to her in May of 2016. Now that I don't live in Fresno, I always plan accordingly to have her do my brows whenever I'm back home. I would wait months and have her thread them, rather than going anywhere else. When I first went to her, my brows were extremely thin. She was able to work with my thin brows, while still allowing them to grow where needed. You're the best, Alma! This studio is filled with talent - from nails, to hair, to makeup and fashions! I support all these creative women in small businesses!

I came to this studio to get the Aprés Gel-X nails. It's really something that's hard to find in…read morethis area and I think this alternative is WAY BETTER than acrylic nails. Lily did my Aprés nails and she is wonderful and SO friendly. She and the rest of the STS crew were so welcoming and nice. I have found my official nail tech and I am definitely coming back!

If you read into these negative reviews, the reviewer really brought it upon themselves. Seriously,…read morethey start off nick picking the location and quality of dresses -- um hello, you are at the (run down) Fulton Mall wanting to get a cheap knock-off so do not condescend the business. Secondly, just because you are a potential customer does not entitled you to tie up the dressing room or a store assistance for hours. Sheese some common sense here folks. There's complaints about no signs limiting how many try-ons; there wouldn't be no need if you did not use this place as your own personal closet. Lastly, speaking of signs, signs are posted that NO CAMERA are allowed and yet YELP reviewers post pictures from inside shop. The struggle of legit business owners are for real. Established in 2011 they seem to be doing okay. Keep it up Sugar Sugar.

It's costs $10-$20 EACH just to try on dresses WTF? LOL…read more What a joke! I seriously thought they were kidding at first. You can try on pretty much the exact same dresses across the street for free.

I've been going to Emerald Thrift for as long as I can remember. Just tried to donate a piece of…read morefurniture there, which they didn't want, fair. They told me that I could leave the piece with the business next door, so I set it down and went to drive around and tell them about it. These two hillbillies started taking pictures of my truck and telling me that they would report me for illegal dumping. So I said never mind and loaded the thing up and drove off. Just a garbage situation from a store I've always loved, by their two bearded Karen employees. Welp, never going there again.

This shop has super cool finds and everyone that works here is as nice as can be. 10/10 recommend…read morefor clothing, music, kitchen goods and more.