This is a pretty good Hot Topic. They have a lot of anime merchandise, to my delight. I spent a lot of time staring at My Hero Academia merchandise like T-Shirts and water bottles. I bought some Ready Player One stuff because my fiance is really into this movie. They were having a good deal, 40% off all RPO merchandise like keychains, shirts, etc. Service was very friendly too. read more

since i was already at the Stoneridge mall to check out Pop Figures, i headed here to Hot Topic after my visit to BoxLunch. although with less deals, i found this very nice Halloween Pop figure! plus, the shop has your usual items and collectibles from your usual Hot Topic experience read more

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Even though I'm in a much older generation than most clientele and employees in this store, I still feel connected to what it has to offer. It's nice to come in here to buy music band t-shirts, anime shirts, trendy shirts and various accessories and products. They have a wide selection of earrings, movie and television show memorabilia. The staff are friendly and helpful. I chose to get a t-shirt for full price so I can get a second t-shirt at 30% off. This location also sells what's trending and popular plush animals and characters. Also, this store offers its customers an incentive program by joining their loyalty membership. It can get busy in here but it didn't distract me to much from browsing their array of interesting products. read more

CJ provided more than exceptional customer service assisting me in replacing my misplaced return card 30 minutes after leaving the store. He called customer service, who gave him the run around, being transferred numerous times causing him to re-explain the story. He was patient throughout the whole ordeal and continued to remain professional and pleasant. He was given several dead ends but continued to find other paths. Customer service did not resolve the situation but CJ will have to email internal office. Nonetheless, CJ is amazing! Please promote him! read more

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This is a great store. Of course you have to wait in line just like anywhere else since the capacity is at 10 but it is worth the wait. They have plenty ofFunko pops. And of course plenty of clothing everywhere make sure that you go to the back of the store and check out the clearance it is a plethora of items to look at and see. From things related to music for anime Star Wars and of course everything else that you can possibly think of. read more

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Honestly, the nicest employees out of the entire mall work here. Everyone was so kind and at some point, all of the employees acknowledged me and asked if they could me find anything. This store is smaller but everyone is helping to keep it clean and organized. Huge shout out to all employees there! Thank you for the great shopping experience!! read more

The cashier was very nice and polite had amazing variety of products I could find what I was looking for and the prices were very good

I went there to purchase some new nipple piercings and not only did I find them and a tongue ring but I also purchased my favorite mask from there.its said fuck cvid! They always have good stuff and I bought some cleaning solution for my nipple rings. read more

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Much, much, much better customer service this trip. Greeted nicely upon walking in. Actually asked at multiple points during my shopping if I needed help. Of course being as big as a house in a store the size of a bird house makes you noticeable and most people cant help but ask you if you need help in general. Still, their selection of Nightmare Before Christmas stuff is limited. They did have a good selection of NBC clothes they really didn't have very many good accessories or little figurines, things like that. I found a Jack Skelington shirt for my dear friend and a pair of pajama bottoms in black with silver Hello Kitty's all over them. So one person is checked off the gift list this year. If they keep up the nice customer service Ill be making this a regular Christmas destination. read more

Hot Topic - Accessories Near Me - Pleasanton, California

I've been coming to Hot Topic for years, back in the day it used to be "THE place" to get your skinny jeans, hello kitty shirts, or over-priced band shirts... It still is, but now-a-days, we all use the internet to get better deals than this store. I don't have a problem with Hot Topic, the demographic is very strange, though. IT brings back memories of awkward teenage years when your hair covers your eyes, and your eye-makeup is 1-inch thick lol. I recently bough a cute PInk Floyd shirt here, but other than the occasional band merchandise, I don't really buy anything here. Now it seems like Hot Topic is more for the Goth/Emo kids or the teenaged otakus. They have A LOT more anime merchandise than they used to. read more

Lots of random things here .. Seems like they always have buy one get one half off .. But came in for a nose ring they have pretty nice bone ones here . Very good quality too. This place has a lot of random things , great place to if you wanna just buy a random gift for someone , a lot of Random things here read more

My daughter loves this store, we find ourselves in any Hot Topic we come across as she's always looking for items from Marvel, Anime, Pusheen, Hello Kitty, Harry Potter to BTS. Hot Topic rarely disappoints. This last Sunday, my daughter was looking for some items from the new Loki series. A few of the things were out of stock, but they had the main item she was looking for. The employee (I wish I'd gotten her name) was so nice and helpful and probably as excited as my daughter was to find her item! The cashier who helped us was also super friendly and helpful! read more

i love this hot topic sm the employees are always so sweet and the vibes are so good here i always find the coolest stuff

I was a teen once...a long time. I can see how this place is popular with them. I was here to pick up some gifts for a teen and found a lot of good stuff. read more

This is coming from an ex employee who used to work at a hot topic at a different location. I of course want to give the store the benefit of the doubt but whenever I go in i get such a sense of unwelcomeness and they really dont like it when you ask questions about items or where to find them. I've seen them out right yell at customers which is something im hoping doesn't happen often although i've witnessed it about 3 times :/ even with one msn who even looked as though he had a developmental disorder which is just not a good look at all...instead of perhaps just asking them not to do something they resort to yelling and threatening to kick people out instead of problem solving. But i guess you cant be that happy while being in your (im guessing) late 40s and working retail; I sure know i wouldnt. But there is nothing wrong with working in retail at any age; but if you're projecting your unhappiness onto customers i believe its time to find a different avenue; still no excuse to take it out like that on others. anyway, besides the employees; there is hardly anything on the floor which tells me they aren't adequately putting merch onto the sales floor as i recognized mannnnyyyyy boxes of shipment in their back room and even near their cash wrap when i happened to just be wandering the store-- not to mention everything is very disorganized with no rhyme or reason as to why certain merchandise is placed and mixed up with others. it just makes things that much more difficult to shop. Though I will say their bags are organized well so yay for that? I hope they are able to get some guidance from district/regional managers so they can really show off all the cool stuff they have as well as being excited about the products instead of making the customer feel bad for simply inquiring. Hope they find ways to be happier there as everyone's mental health is the most important!! read more

In searching their web site the products I need are not available for either shipping or store pick up within 50 miles of my residence. I understand COVID has made some products difficult to make/order but I'd like a disclaimer on the particular products that are unavailable due to COVID so I could be more understanding. Also an idea of when the products may possibly be available again in the future. I'm specifically referring to hair dye. Thank you read more

This hot topic is one of the best I've been to. It seemed to have better stuff than the ones in San Jose, that I usually go to. The staff was really helpful and courteous. They even gave me a discount because I told them about a bad experience I had at another one of their locations. How cool is that? Everything is organized really well and it's clean. It was really easy to find what I was looking for and I was even able to find some cool stuff I wasn't even looking for. I would recommend this place to anybody who frequents other hot topic locations...it's really worth it. read more

I was supposed to drive my grandma to the dentist but instead I decided that I had to go to the mall. I walked around trying to meet girls but I was too nervous to talk to them. I tried on clothes that I didn't even leave the fitting room wearing because I just wanted to see if I look cool in leather pants. I do! I do! I could work for MTV! Hella sick. I call\ed my friends to talk about how gay that party was last night and how I wanna go out again tonight cause my mom is being such a freaking dick! As I say talking to Tyler or Kyle or Chaz, eating my cinnabon and washing it down with an Orange Julius, I saw Hot Topic. Holy shit! Is that CBGB?! No?! But look at all the ripped jeans... look at the eyeliner... look at the perfectly irony-intended DARE and BoyScout shirts! And I love that Green Day song! I carved an A with a circle around it into the cinnabon chair and headed over. oi. Two hours later I left with a bumper sticker that says IF YOU AREN'T OUTRAGED, YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. I got a shirt from the band CRASS. I got a belt with lots of metal on it. And I got a punk sampler for 5 dollars. I was feeling ANTI ESTABLISHMENT. I was feeling CONFRONTATIONAL (passively). I was gonna say FUCK YOU to the MAN who I assume is my parents and teachers. I got so into the mood that I started screaming and moshing right there in the store. They tried to stop me but I kept slipping out of their grasp. Then they grab onto my clothes as I slithered out of them; first my chain wallet, then my seXed sweatshirt, then I was naked!! How punk rock was that?! I was such a rockstar that I thought the best was to say FUCK YOU to authority was to poop on the floor..... ... .. . anarchy in the uk. oi. read more

2.6 Stars This store scares me. Most shoppers here are mostly goth/emo teenage girls & punk guys(don't worry I am neither). The theme here is confusing. The employees have piecings and talk very innapropriately, but yet I still see Taylor Swift's new CD & One Direction T-Shirts inside. So can you confirm the theme of your store Hot Topic? Or am I gonna have to call you a mumbo jumbo weird store? Anyways...don't come here if your expecting something cheap. Hot Topic may not be Super expensive, but it's not cheap or average price either. I was originally going to buy my brother a t-shirt for Christmas...but it costed over $20 so I dug through the clearance pile and found a hat with a gun on it for almost $10 dollars that I agreed wasn't too pricey so I headed to the cash register. While I was waiting...I fell in love with this bin that was full of pins! So I ended up finding a good pin which said: 'Keep Calm and STFU' on it xD which I thought would be appropriate. While purchasing my items I listen to a conversation two workers had. Girl Worker: "I don't know what cocaine smells like." Guy Worker: "I do." Ok then. Thanks for letting me know the info. read more

very cool and very hot!!! Hello Kitty hooded black t-shirt caught my eye. ..funky reversible knitted cap will definitely make u standout in the crowd...Picachu slippers, Jack's slippers (Nightmare before Christmas), warm knit gloves in skull prints so unique... tried those all black (Sgt Pepper look alike) jacket...too bad they didnt have my size coz i really want one =( . it was 30 minutes b4 closing time and left the place with that standout reversible beanie cap! read more

I walked in and was greeted by Carly (sp?)...a beautiful girl with red hair and a sincere smile. I told her that I needed an outfit for an 80's party and she lit up like a Christmas tree. I've never seen someone so stoked to do her job. The first thing she told me was that I would need a wig and the best place to get that was at a shop across the street from the mall. Then she busted out with a women's medium Motley Crue shirt, skinny red jeans, a belt chain (which was also red), and the most ridiculous super high top, zipper shoes ever. A couple other accesories that included spikes and I was good to go! Needless to say, I won best costume and I owe it all to Carly (sp?) read more

Hah! Aww jeah! I had to do it, I had to review Hot Topic on Yelp. It's like a trendy hipster sandwich! Hot Topic's always seem the same to me, however, this location wasn't looking so "Hawt" the last time I was there over the weekend. I'm not sure what business model plans a store remodel during the weekend but 1 wall was empty and I wasnt sure if the store was going out of business or just reorganizing the Marilyn Manson and slipknot t's? Ok ok, what the hell am I doing in hot topic? yeah i know.. I'm a tshirt addict, meaning that if i was a SAT questions I would be "crack is to crack head as tshirt is to danny" Occasionally these emo children of the mall are able to lure me in with a sweet retro comic book shirt. Something that Hot Topic is always good for, retro tshirts. As long as they keep the nostalgic tshirts coming, i'll be wandering in, looking around, and hopefully i'll feel old enough to buy something. I'll show these kids! I'll buy something! Yeah! That'll show them how in touch with my youth i am, i'll spend $25 bucks for a tshirt that i already owned when i was 13 years old. read more

Road Trip + Mall Stop (for lunch), had to cruise The Mall to find one of my favorite stores. Since it was Monday it was less crowded (which made a Hot Topic Visit much easier) Different Selections and a Great Variety and Left Happy with Purchase. If you're not yet a Rewards Member, sign up! I saved 30% plus an Additional $5.00 Off!! Loved my Visit! read more

Usually, I'm not one to call out people in my reviews, but I just have to considering the awful customer service I just experienced here. We'll just name the person S. Backstory: Originally, the gf and I were supposed to go as Ghostbusters. We got the Tshirts from Hot Topic. Later, we decided to go as Freddy Krueger and his victim. I returned one shirt at another Hot Topic and returned the other one today. S: What up dude. J: Yeah, I just wanted to return this. S: (Proceeds to carefully inspect the shirt for a minute) I was okay with this because they're prolly taking extra precaution with Halloween returns. Sami: (Looks at the receipt stapled with the return receipt of the other shirt) S: But YOU returned this shirt already! J: Uhh, we bought two. I'm returning the 2nd one today. S: You went to THREE Hot Topics?! J: Yeah... (In my head: WTF does that even have to do with returning this?!) S: (Proceeds to be rude and finish the transaction) Look, I know it's the day before Halloween and there were hella last minute beezies in there trying to find some punk rock slutty costume, but it's not an excuse to be rude to others. read more

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!!! lots of music, cartoon, pop culture clothing in here. Has lots of pop vinyls in the store. Pretty much one of my favorite stores to go now. read more

I'm constantly surprised by the attentiveness of the staff here, as well as the random selection of cool things I randomly want. Stopped by again recently to pick up some Halloween gear. I picked UCLA Captain America shield and the girlfriend picked up a Disney Belle dress. Pretty satisfied! The store is a little bit small and seems cramped... But full of interesting finds! Staff is generally pretty awesome, and are on top of greeting people! read more

Went in today with my niece. The associate named Gianna was extremely disrespectful. So due to the whole covid 19 she was super close to door with sanitizer etc. I approached her to ask her if a purse was on sale it had a sensor that went off near the side of door when I passed towards her. She then rolls her eyes at me and says no rudely. Wth? I ask to talk to the Manager. Manager RO comes over and Gianna flat out says I was trying to leave the store with the bag since alarm went off. Never coming back. Would give 0 stars if I could. read more

Made a special trip out here to get my son a new beanie.. as I am so sick of seeing him wear the last one he got here. He lives in it 24/7! We found a really cute blue one with ears, he loves it (phew)! Nice and helpful staff, really FUN merchandise. I could have spent a fortune here but had to rein myself in. Next time I visit I am taking some pics.. the photos on these reviews are mostly lacking! Where is a pic of the drop dead gorgeous manager and the adorable staff, really now peeps let's do this store justice! I think a few of the mom's previously reviewing this store are a bit uptight, I am 55 and I love this place! I heard no inappropriate language, and I am very tuned into that.. all was well and as it should be in a retail environment. And yes, the a few of the employees have tattoos... oooooh that is SO evil (phhhttt) Thanks, I'll be back! read more

First of all, for anyone who intends to Visit this store, know that most ppl are twice as likely to leave a review based on a bad exp than a good one. I live in Pleasanton and have for 10 years now; been shoppin at stoneridge the whole time. I have never, not once had a bad exp at this Hot Topic, despite the fact that I'm not what one would call a "typical" Hot Topic Shopper. I recently went for gages... Fell in love with Kate, my sales person, so much that I bought the size I needed and the next size down! This store has an awesome presentation and a relaxed atmosphere whether you're there for Halloween or you're just getting a themed Tshirt. Whether you're behind an uncomfortable grandmother with her grandchild or the interesting looking guy with 3pm gages an 6 in platform boots... This store is THEE spot to go! Ask for Kate with a K!! She has gages sz2 and a semi Mohawk (reg color, no spikes) and a nose ring! Shell hook u right up but anyone there, they all know their stuff!! \m/ read more

THIS STORE IS AMAZING! If you love Doctor who, Anime, disney, pop vinyl, walking dead, harry potter, rock bands, goth style clothing, video games, Etc., then you should definitely check out this store! Staff is very friendly and kind and will help you out always! I had a great conversation with one of the nice staff about doctor who! They also recommended me these awesome little disney key chains and then I got $15 hot cash! Almost every time I go there it's, buy one, get one 50% off! If you love collecting those pop vinyl figures I recommend this place because they have a huge wall full of them! Overall this is a great store and you should really check it out! read more

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Brittany the manager was so helpful and super awesome during an exchange...she helped me find the right size and made it super easy! Always glad to see her here and will be back! Go brittAny !!!! read more

The staff is very diverse which makes the overall experience better than most. They are very knowledgeable about music and culture. Everything is in stock 99.9% of the time. And I have never had a problem not finding something in my size. People are what makes a business successful. I'm glad for Hot Topic at this location, it is better than shopping at your garden variety stores. Which have no service! Highly Recommended read more

I did a buy online, pick up in-store order for a shirt. I really didn't like the image in person so about two weeks after I picked up my order, I went in to return it. I walked up to the register and Cheyenne was standing behind it. I said I wanted to make a return. I gave her the shirt (it was still in the original packaging. I never pulled it out of the clear plastic wrap) She then asked for my receipt. Since it was an online order, I gave her my phone which had the email I received after my purchase. She asks again for my receipt, I tell her it's an online order and that email has the order number. Since when has anyone received a store receipt when making an online order? She than states that if I don't have a receipt she can only do store credit. I reply with no. I have an order number for my purchase. She once again states that if I don't have a receipt she can only do store credit. (She's completely ignoring what I'm saying and reading her memorized script) I once again say no, but now I want to talk to someone else. She replies with she's the manager. Before I'm able to respond to that comment about her being the manager (because I never asked if she was the manager) she pulls up my phone and says she'll try my order number and a couple of minutes later she hands me a receipt for my return. I don't know if this is a scam hot topic pulls on their customers to avoid giving there customers their money back, but I'm not falling for it. This is extremely poor customer service especially coming from a so-called manager. If Cheyenne doesn't want to deal with customers, don't stand behind the register. It's a simple solution, and it's very effective. read more

I have grandchildren ages 5 to 25 and with help from a beautiful young woman named Brittany I found something for everyone. She was super nice and had lots of suggestions for me. She was extremely knowledgeable and professional. Thanks to people like Brittany my shopping experience at your store was awesome. read more

It's kinda scary when you and your teenager have similar taste in T-SHIRTS! At any rate - I can live vicariously through my teenager's "self-expression" with this store. Prices are reasonable. But DAMN - can you possibly fit any more CRAP into this store? I mean - if there are more than 3 people in there you have to call the fire Marshall!! Still go there - I just pop a Valium first! read more

This Hot Topic is pretty nice. I have always found the store to have a nice selection of their current merchandise from the website. It's a store where you can find things that you can't find anywhere else. Obviously, Hot Topic doesn't cater to the average person necessarily, but even though there's nothing in there I'd buy for myself, I've found it to be a perfect gift shop for my friends who are more into that scene. It's pretty cool how they always have themes for the latest movies or music, so if you know someone who's really into the latest trend, you can usually find it at Hot Topic. The customer service is effective but nothing special. One time I bought a tie as a gift for someone, and when I was wrapping it, I saw it was ripped in the back. I took my receipt in and the manager gave me a hard time because I'd removed the tags - I had bought it the day before, and I obviously don't wear ties with red skulls all over them, so I was surprized he would accuse me of wearing it. I think he was probably just sticking to policy but it made me not want to go back for a couple of weeks. Otherwise the customer service is fine. Usually they will say hi and then let you shop uninterrupted. If you ask questions they are always really helpful and the only time I've been ignored is when it's really busy and they don't have time to get to everyone. read more

This is my absolute favorite HT store in the bay area! The cutie store manager, Drew, is always so kind and helpful! He has extensive knowledge in body jewelry and will spend a lot of time helping customers to find out their wants and needs. Everyone at this HT has awesome customer service and the store is pretty well kept and maintained so I don't have anxiety shopping there like at other HT stores that look like a tornado blew through them. They always play good music and Drew & his staff are always amicable making it a good shopping experience :) read more

The guy with the Skrillex haircut and torn skinny jeans is the worst. He always leaves the damn security tags on my merchandise. He never greets customers either he just talks to his coworkers about his personal life. He needs to step up his game. He's been there for years he gets worse every year. read more

This was my go to Hot Topic before I was forced to move across country. Everytime I went here I always knew that I would be greeted warmly and welcomed. This Hot Topic by far is my favorite and I truly miss the awesome people who work there especially Shannon, Candice, and Melissa. read more

Staff are very friendly but the selection is terrible unless you like t-shirts, Hello Kitty tank tops and bags or in need of women's panties. read more