As a first generation daughter, I have no clue as to the traditions for the deceased. I came here…read morethe first time with my mom after dad passed and we bought a ton of stuff to honor him. The staff is really helpful in guiding what is appropriate to buy depending on the occasion. There's no other shop like this in the area so do your best to support them. Yes, you can buy some of the generic stuff at the Asian market but if you want to send cool stuff like a mahjong set, handbag, clothes sets, etc., this is the place to go! With Ching Ming coming up, I'll be back to make the ancestors proud and well taken care of in the after life.

441 8th St Oakland, CA 94607…read more "T & T Company" is my favorite Chinese ceremony shop in Oakland Chinatown. It's open daily, 9am to 5pm. It looks closed because the windows are all boarded up, but it's open! I was there on a Saturday to look at their selection of Chinese funeral money, aka "Hell Money." While I was there a family came to buy a large order of tradition items. The shopkeeper went and did the shopping for them. She walked thru the aisles grabbing the items the customer wanted. Very good customer service. This is a cash only business, and they speak English. Located next door to Layonna Health Food Market, at Broadway x 8th St.

Beautifully curated magical tools and incredibly knowledgeable and friendly staff. I got a book,…read morecandles, jewelry, spell items, pre-made spell jars, perfume...talk about the stars aligning.

Absolutely gorgeous store! All of the employees were super helpful and kind. So many different…read morecrystals, oils, perfumes, bundles of sage/rosemary/cedar to choose from. They cleanse your crystals for you as well. One of my favorites is their Florida water that has cloves in it giving it a nice spiced scent I definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the area!

Mystik was incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and helpful. I really enjoyed my visit to the store and…read morethey had a great selection of crystals, incense, candles, herbs and much more. I'll def be going back.

The owner is kind knowledgeable and wants to see everybody win! His butters are nice and his oils…read morework well in the various products we've made. Check him out and support a small business.

Favorite book store to get me all stimulated over cozy coloring books and markers! Crayons too!!!!…read moreValue is honestly a bit much but it's worth supporting local. Staff is super nice too. I purchase cards here over the store across the street. Books Inc is much friendly and never watches me like a hawk

Books Inc is now under the umbrella of the Barnes & Noble brand. Despite this, this location still…read moreretains its independent/community feel. The staff are helpful and kind here. And I love coming in to peruse their curated and staff choice books, which changes a d rotates frequently. There's a decent selection of books on sale at the back left corner of their store if you want to shop for deals. The kiddie corner has a seated area for families/children to spend a little time looking through the books before you purchase. There's also regular author readings/signings and poetry recital events during certain early afternoon or evenings at the bookstore, which is posted on a section of their wall, facing out from their left window display. If you had a rewards membership with Books Inc, you can transfer your points and member ID info over to the Barnes & Noble rewards program.

I really really enjoyed my reading with Lisbeth, she is direct and concise in her delivery and I…read moreabsolutely loved it. I have been at the beginning of my transformation and inner work for a little over a year now and she touched on things that were spot on and brought new information to light that I didn't know of or hadn't considered or thought of. I left the session with a lot of homework (homework im actually excited about) and now that I've had to time to digest and reflect on what' she shared, im ready to book time again with her to dive deeper into learning about myself and unlocking my own gifts and potential. Appreciate you and your gift Lisbeth. Thanks for sharing it with me and for your guidance.

Not only was she rude in person but she is falsely accusing me of LYING because of some she did on…read moreInstagram apparently? I have no record of what she is talking about. Instead of apologizing or admitting her wrongs, she blames everyone else. I would not recommend this business at all! Please be careful! Thank you for your time reading this!

Cute, small little shop in the heart of Oakland's Chinatown. We picked up a few notebooks and a…read morebookmark for a gift. Very reasonable prices. It's not a store you can spend much time in because it simply doesn't have a lot of merchandise. Would love to see more items come in and I'd be super happy to visit again.

I really love this store. It's small, family owned, and the majority of the items are handmade…read more There are cute little succulents, delicate hand dyed stationery, leather wrap bundles for pencils or brushes, masks, and recently they added a pet section with customizable bandanas and pet toys. For $4.50 you can add embroidery. There are different sizes for the bandanas as and you can pick out the fabric you like. Turnaround time was only a day or two. I ordered a toy and bandana for my pup and am very happy with them. 100% recommend!

Fantastic local vintage shop with something for everyone! Great curation of clothes, media and…read moresecondhand treasures. They are currently moving down the street to expand (yay!) so be sure to confirm the new address when visiting :)

I love this shop! I brought in about 20 CD's to sell and they bought them all for a good price -…read morewhen does this ever happen?? The staff is very friendly and helpful. While here, I picked up Jennifer Egan's A Visit From the Goon Squad in excellent condition for $5 bucks. They also have a great selection of DVD's. Another thing of note is that the store is very well organized and tidy, making it easy to find what you're looking for.

This is my second nostalgic bit of reviewing in a row. Except in this case I'm still working in…read morethe capacity of a college instructor, now in my 27th year of year-round teaching. I starting teaching at Merritt College in 1989 as an anatomy instructor teaching the 5.0 unit lab science that included human cadaver dissection. This work kept me interested because of the college's willingness to support the costs of obtaining a human cadaver. I went on to teach the two semester human anatomy and physiology course that I ultimately fell in love with. I've been continuously teaching this two semester sequence now since the late 1990s. The student population that has come through my classrooms and labs has been the treasure of my lifetime. When I broke my arm in 2005 and ended up in the Alta Bates Hospital emergency room, I heard a nearly continuous chorus of "Hey, Professor!" shout outs. Despite my less than happy physical status, I did have some heart warming greetings that made the process go a lot easier. Since that time I've been teaching my regular classes plus a fee-based Friday night cadaver dissection course to prepare four cadavers as pro-sections for teaching. This has been an ongoing event since 2009 and my favorite class of the week. Sort of a nerdalicious Friday night date night for 15 student nerd-ettes (mostly female students) and myself as students get ready for medical school or for body workers to simply explore the human body that they normally encounter in their clients. It's a time for applying the principles of health and lifestyle to off set the aging processes we find in our little CSI explorations of new incoming cadavers every semester. Through it all I've been a Union member, and because of collective bargaining I've slowly crept up the steps of the pay scale to obtain a reasonable salary despite being an adjunct professor for 27 years. I have seniority so I'm reasonably assured of getting rehired in upcoming years. Most of us have no tenure after many years of service, so the Union makes all the difference. I have a very mindful set of Chairwomen, Dr. McCray and Dr. Shanoski, that keep the faculty honed in on student learning outcomes and institutional outcomes. The Union is every bit as important as the administration in keeping Merritt College alive and well and working on behalf of both student success and program success. Way to go Union! I've become a very strong advocate of what remains of Union life in America.

The owners, Ramesh and Rajani, were very sweet and helpful! I bought two 11" Tibetan singing bowls…read moretuned to G and B flat. They have a super wide range of selections for very fair prices. For me, the ability to test out multiple combinations of instruments was so helpful in deciding the exact combination of tones that resonated with me. I'll be back for sure.

Amazing selection. Great help in finding what we were looking for. Really excited to add our new…read moresinging bowl to our meditation corner.

I would love to give this store a great review. However the…read moreselection of items is so small. Cheap jewelry and barely any crystals. I've been in twice to ask about New Years Eve and Day events. They said yes, they will be doing something for New Year's Day when I asked what, they only had a vague idea. Both times I asked, they said, go the website. So I go the website (3 times now) and there is no info. It is New Years Day and still nothing on the website and nobody answers the phone. Again, I'd really like to support local business. But this place is so disorganized and disappointing.

This is a wonderful place! The staff is really knowledgeable and sensitive in many ways. You'll…read morefind something beautiful here if you're looking for a gift and something beautiful inside yourself if you're looking for that sort of thing.