BookOff

I haven’t bought or sold anything here yet, but BookOff is a nice little concept that sells a variety of books, DVDs, and so forth. Didn’t have time to go through some individual books, but there are different sections to check out and it’s only three long aisles from front to back.
Like other recycle bookstores, this can save you a hell of a lot of money versus buying brand new books from mainstream stores like Barnes & Noble!

Went to sell a bunch of books. For a medium sized box we got $ 25 credit. If you are trying to make money, you will be disappointed. Was gonna donate the books, so it was pretty much a win for us. Husband was so excited that they had $ 5 video games, I was excited to find $ 1 books for our kids. We ended up taking the $ 25 store credit (instead of the $ 20 cash) and got some great finds! Husband loves the games, and the kids are happy with their new books. Will be back soon!!!

My BF loves this place! He absolutely loves their rows and rows of DVDs. The prices are very affordable. We’ve been coming here since they opened and never had a problem with any of the DVDs such as scratches or not working properly.
I used to come here for books. also very affordable prices and my kids love all the cheap children’s books they carry. We always go for the $ 1, $ 2, or $ 3 ones so they can grab quite a few.
We love the selection and prices which keep us coming back but…
I do wish the rows weren’t so narrow. I have a baby and getting in and out of there with a stroller is nearly impossible. I usually wait outside while my BF browses.
Also, I do wish the staff were more engaging. We are never greeted when we walk in. The only interaction we have is when we pay.
But luckily the selection and prices keep us coming back over and over.

The closing crew on Black Friday 2015 gave me the rudest customer service experience I’ve ever had, especially the female cashier. She had an attitude problem and was insinuating we weren’t going to buy anything when we had our hands clearly full. I understand you might be tired but never in retail are you to rudely rush out customers when it’s only 9:04. I’m seriously so disappointed.

This review will be about me selling my stuff to them
I don’t get stores like this that basically spit in our face when we sell our: Blu Rays, DVDs, games, etc. that are more than the prices they give us. I forgot how many Blu Rays I sold to them the other day, but it came out to be 4 fucking dollars which is equivalent to $ 5.35 in store credit! GTFOH man! I came in the next day to see how much my old Blu Ray movie was worth (I checked before I sold them my Blu Ray to see if they had in stock, which they didn’t) and it was more than they gave me I sold it to them. Lol, crazy world we live in. Overall, my selling experience SUCKED! 0 stars! #MillyMillzDisapproves!
This review will be about me selling my stuff to them
I love their prices on Blu Rays. I come to their store first before going to Wal-​Mart, Best Buy, etc. I wish they had a better selection on their movies, but I guess it’s not their fault. Idk, overall, my buying experience is always good! 5 stars. #MillyMillzApproves!
This review gets 3 stars from MillyMillz because of my selling experience.

Terrible. I came here and bought the legend of Zelda orcarina of time (used) for about 25 bucks and when I came home, my new 3ds XL would not read the cartridge. It said something about a foreign cartridge. I later fed my dog the cartridge but he would even eat it. Nice crappy job!

This place is pretty cool in what they carry and can save you lots of money if you like what they carry. However, the customer service is kind of snobbish, not very helpful. Or they try to help but you get the feeling they’re not happy about it and just wish you didn’t bug them. Can’t really blame them, it all comes down from management.
I don’t really buy books anymore not with the advent of ebooks. However, when a book is really good I like to have the solid manifestation in my hand. Old habit, I guess, dies hard. I haven’t bought anything yet, just haven’t been able to find what I want. When I ask if they ever get them in their response is they do but sells out as soon as they put them out.
They have several areas to look for bargain basement deals. You can spend a lot of time looking through these. I have but haven’t found anything of interest to purchase anything.
If I lived closer I would frequent this store often and try to educate the staff to better customer service.

This shop is one of those that has most of the media covered as far as used merchandise. They have used books, cd’s, dvd’s and electronics. They’ve got it all crammed into this small shop.
I really loved browsing through their items. They’ve got something for everyone from novels to self-​help. You can easily lose track of time in here. And if you are not careful, a whole lot of dollars poorer.
The prices here tend to be on the high side for video games to lower as can be found in the two-​dollar DVD sale section. The cd’s are a mixed bag and if you don’t check, you can end up paying a few dollars more than had you bought it online. A lot of the ten dollar cd’s can be had for less than five bucks which includes shipping. Whoever does the pricing here automatically prices all Michael Jackson and all Led Zeppelin cd’s ten bucks regardless of their market value.
Customer service here is a mixed bag. But overall they are okay. If you want superior customer service, check out Bed Bath and Beyond where the workers are more mature and friendly.
Overall, this is a good shop to buy used books and other used media. As far as electronics, this is not the place to go as they tend toward the high end of the spectrum. You’re better off buying brand new.

Review is for my selling experience. I have not bought anything or really even browsed the store.
Came in with a tote bag and backpack full of blurays, DVDs, manga, novels, and video games. The guy doing the appraisals was busy but still greeted me and gave me a sheet to fill out. This is rare as most people just glance over and go back to whatever they were doing. Plopped down my would-​be 100lb (not really) bags of junk and proceeded to unload it on the counter. I was told 15minutes, cool. I’ll go walk around (I actually just sat down and pretended to look busy)…(like check Facebook 20 times and. stuff).
ANYWAY, as I’m sitting down at the table across from the store, I noticed he was the only guy there while his coworkers roamed around the store. This guy was battling the forces of nature with customers bombarding him with demands of purchases and fellow sellers unleashing a fury of «buy my stuff!!» expressions. I’m completely exaggerating, but this guy really knew how to multitask. 5 stars for you glen coco!
So now the juicy part. My total takeaway was 107.50 cash and 127. xx store credit. What I loved about that was the humble gap between the two. Normally there is an exuberant difference in store credit and hard, cold cash. I mean come on, we all know what we want. $$$ amiright? Too corny? Okay. Sorry.
I never held places that bought items at a high pedestal but this place definitely makes different brush strokes in my book. I’m 107 $ richer and my room is definitely looking a lot cleaner. Besides the laundry and okay. never mind. Review finished.

A good place to go and get used books, games, music and movies. I especially like the fact that I can sell all my unwanted movies and music. My son likes it because he can get a new movie or two almost every week.

Over the years, I’ve managed to amass quite a collection of books. In an effort to clean and purge, I decided to try selling some of them to BookOff. Years of attempting, and failing, to sell back textbooks during college had given me rather low expectations for what I could earn, but I optimistically brought a small box of gently used books to BookOff on a busy afternoon.
You can sell back books, DVDs, and CDs at anytime during BookOff’s store hours, but I happened to be in the area on a long weekend and decided to stop by then. A few other eager sellers must have done the same as there were crates and boxes of books waiting to be sorted through when I arrived. A helpful sales associate handed me a form to complete with my name and phone number. Expecting to have to wait awhile to sell my books, I was happily surprised when he noted that it would take just two to three minutes! If you bring more items to sell, then it will take longer to sort through, but by providing your name and number on the intake form, you can spend your time browsing the books in BookOff or exploring the rest of the mall while you wait. A sales associate will call you when they are ready to redeem your sale.
When you sell your books to BookOff you can either earn cash or BookOff credits. The BookOff credits are always worth a bit more than the cash, but I was eager to clean out my bookshelf, not add more to it, so I opted to redeem my sale for cash. For a small box of about 10 books, I earned $ 18 (or about $ 21 in BookOff credit). The amount you receive is based on a few factors like condition and demand of what you are selling, but BookOff is certainly a fair and reasonable buyer. If you are looking to clear some shelves for the new year, BookOff is the way to go!

I’m only reviewing the children’s section because it’s such a great price — when it’s 50% off. I wish they had it more organized — even if it’s by age. I had a hard time finding things because the children’s section went from infants to YA. I was able to find some cheap books for my son (20 months) and I feel somewhat better that I’m not paying an arm and a leg for a book that 1. he will probably destroy 2. he might lose 3. he’ll get over in a few readings. I wish there were more book stores like this on the island.

I had a pile of old DVDs sitting around my house and didn’t know what to do with them. I brought them down to BookOff and turned them around for some cash. Score! You can redeem your old books, DVDs, and CDs for either cash or store credit. I found their staff to be quick, accommodating, and efficient.
Also, there are some DVDs that are just classic. Now a days you can buy the movie for basically the same price as renting. They have a huge selection of new and used books, DVDs, CDs, and video games. BookOff has quickly become a new favorite store of mine.

I love a bookstore! New or used… it doesn’t matter to me. If you’ve got some time to roam and browse a bookstore — this is the place to go. This is not your typical bookstore — it’s a USED bookstore with phenomenally priced discounted books (paperbacks and hardbacks), DVDS and games.
This is located at Pearlridge Mall and quite convenient to get to. It’s located near the CPK entrance of the mall with tons of parking outside and in a garage. It gets a little chaotic (as in the day I visited — it was 50% off their already discounted books) but all worth it. I paid $ 16.00 for books that would have cost me $ 58.00 (excluding sales tax) if I had purchased them new. There is a very informal and loosely categorized way of sectioning the books and if all else fails, ask for help in finding a book. I’ve called in the past looking for a specific book and have been very pleased that they were able to hold a book for me.
If you’re not into saving the books that you read and tend to recycle them to friends and family after you’ve read them, this is the place to purchase those books. Why pay full price if you don’t have to?
I would purchase books here for children (because you know they will outgrow them) and travel books (seriously, how many of those books will you actually use and save for the future?). I came here to purchase books for an art project I’m working on and was so pleased to find books for $ 1.00! That’s just as good as free!
This is a great place to BUY books but not such a great place if you’re SELLING books. I’m was told that they will buy back books with a USBN number ranging anywhere from 0.50 cents to just a few dollars. Probably not a good idea for the seller if they are looking to make some money.
The only reason I’m rating this a four stars is because like I mentioned above, it’s chaotic and crowded. The aisles are narrow and with not much moving room it tends to get claustrophobic.

I can hangout Book Off for a long time. This is one of my favorite place to hangout and reminisce my past through CDs and DVDs. And I get sad that I’m getting old. Sniff Sniff.
Anyways, I love how they resale their used items in such a clean condition. I’ve seen them clean CDs/​DVDs and put them in a clear bag like it’s brand new. That’s pride.
It’s hard to find pride these days.
My favorite section is the $ 1, $ 3 section.
They also buy books, CDs, DVDs & game systems etc. So if you need to clean out some of these things at home, this is the place for them.

I really love the concept of BookOff, and I always find something interesting and cheap when I come here. Today’s find was the book «Master Your Metabolism» by Jillian Michaels. :D
Used CD’s for $ 1 – 5. Full seasons of TV shows (they seem to keep a very good stock.). I saw entire seasons (sold separately) of shows like Lost, How I Met Your Mother, and House.
The «popular» books section rotates in stock, but today I saw books like 50 Shades of Grey and the last two Harry Potter books, in great condition.
I’ve never tried selling anything of mine to the store, so I’m not sure how much they give to buy your used merchandise.
The only reason the store doesn’t get 5 stars is because it can get crowded in there, and the aisles are really squished. Also, I haven’t had the friendliest customer service from the workers. It’s still a great store, and I will always stop by when I’m on that side of Pearlridge.

I come here because I love books, and the Barnes and Nobles in Ala Moana is too far. Other than that, we don’t have much bookstores on the island. If I had more choices though, I wouldn’t come to this place so often! In terms of selling books, it’s practically a rip off. 30 cents for a book that you’re going to sell for $ 5?! Lame. (Although, I can’t really complain about their buy back system.) What I really want to complain about, are the workers. Every time I come here, there are just a bunch of 20-​something year olds chatting away without any regard to their customers. No greetings, no polite-​ness while accepting my buyback books, nothing. Who hires these people? They need to learn some courtesy ASAP.

First time in Bookoff here in Pearlridge Shopping Center — downtown. As the name implies, this is a bookstore. In truth, it feels like this place is more like a brick and mortar eBay, buying and selling used books, DVDs, blue ray disc, video games, and music CDs. You can find just about anything and anything here that’s sellable and in pretty good condition. I imagine that the store refurbishes the product, checks it for sell-​ability, and hopes that it sells one way or another. Finding vintage 2000’s titles for as low as $ 3-​$ 5 was incredible, since you kind of want to buy when they were hot, but yet not wanting to pony up the money to purchase. It was like that, I guess.
Bookoff is located within the Pearlridge Shopping Center — downtown, pretty much next to the Fun Factory and the food court is upstairs. As you can imagine, this place, along with the other tenants of Pearlridge has ample parking and welcomed your business and patronage on a daily basis. Shopping for great deals is a must here, if you are a book worm, movie, video game, or music junkie. I think that the prices are reasonably fair, but varied to reflect the value and perceived demand it will get, if it sold. They do not feature new releases as the focal point of the business. They sell anything they feel that they can resell. There is a large selection of used books here as well. Many people nowadays use kindles and e-​readers, but there’s nothing like opening a nice book and turning the pages, instead of clicking a digital button.
The feel and ambiance of this store reminds me of a used bookstore, comparable to a very much so down scaled Barnes n Nobles, but with an eclectic flair. They even had many of the movies and music I knew growing up. Maybe this place is a dumping ground for used movies, books, and DVDs, hence the eBay reference. Indeed, Bookit is a hidden gem that for many book worms and movie junkies, this is the place to go. While some deals are to be had, I found that some aren’t so much. I compared a similar product on eBay directly in the store and decided that way. Many times, I could get the stuff cheaper online than in the store — even if it is used! Talk about store mark ups!
For me, this store is a good find for those enthusiasts. Its a good niche for people who love to read and watch movies, at a considerable low cost. I did make couple of purchases though, especially when a lot of the books were just $ 1. Pretty amazing deals, although it did sound like I was in a garage sale. It’s okay really. You get what you pay for and Bookoff is fabulous for what it does. Almost like GameStop where they buy and sell used videogames, Bookoff does the same, but also with everything else. Definitely recommended if you are in the market for a good book or movie, but don’t want to pay $ 10 for used. Sometimes, good deals are to be had if you look in the right place!
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My kids and I love this store! They buy and sell Used books, dvds, blurays, games/​systems and more. Affordable and reasonable prices. They might not always have what I want, but can’t expect much… just depends on what people bring in and if you’re there at the right time.

I really like places like this. Even though it’s in the mall, it reminds me of Jelly’s. I love perusing the old cookbooks, fiction, used video games and used CDS. Another man’s trash is another’s treasure!
I got a Battlefield 3 PS3 game for only $ 15 here. Sometimes you can find older video games for only $ 5 – 10.00. I also got great cookbooks from Food Network stars such as Emeril Lagasse. CDs range from $ 5.00-$ 7.00. All of course in good shape.
Their return policy is fair. We once bought a game that didn’t work and it took literally 2 minutes for an exchange — quick and painless.