Volcom

Store is gone! So sad, because I loved it…

I love me some Volcom goodies! This store is small but fun — the staff is friendly and awesome. I’ve got nothing bad to say except I happen to like the specialized merch in Hawaii better. Other than that this place rocks. Got myself a Volcom Berkeley shirt to show love! My Japan relief shirt is on its way… love that Volcom is down for the cause! LIKE.

The owner here is really friendly. Never lived by a Volcom store so it is very convenient to buy a gift for my brother here since their guy selection of items is pretty awesome.

The store manager, Damien, is friendly and gregarious to everyone walking in. He is very welcoming and always recognizes a familiar face. I’ve been shopping here the past few years, and Damien has always buffed me out.
The store itself is in excellent condition as well. It’s kept very tidy, and there is always a nice deal to be found. If your a fan of volcom or similar brands, a stop by Volcom Berkeley is a must. — grab yourself a ‘Volcom Berkeley’ t-​shirt for your collection, which shows the Volcom stoned perched atop the UC Berkeley Campus!

The owners are great — so friendly and helpful. J bought stuff on sale for a great deal. Nice quality and looks great!

the guy who works here is a creep. ladies dont go here

The guy who works here is awesome. He always answers all my questions, helps me look for sizes, and brings me stuff to try on but also knows when to let me be and browse by myself. It’s really nice having a knowledgeable staff member on hand that doesn’t ignore me and at the same time doesn’t go overboard trying to push products on me that I don’t like.
The prices are normal and I like the clothes, I just wish they had a little better selection.

I don’t even wear Volcom and I’m a fan. I was there with a buddy and as he was trying on jeans, I got to talking to the guy who worked there. We bonded on how poopy my home town was and how awesome the culture in the east bay was.
I bought a hat anyways… I held it too long and got attatched. Plus it made my big head look smaller.

Volcom stuff at regular price is pretty expensive but the entire store is currently 25% off for at least another week while they prep to convert into a Volcom Outlet store. Yay for no longer having to trek down to Gilroy! (Same distance from where I live but I’m in the East Bay more often).
Super excited about this news, since Volcom outlets carry the same, in season merchandise as department stores but at a lower price. The staff here is super laid back and friendly; I’ll def be hitting them up more often once this conversion takes place. I love a good deal on quality stuff!

Ok here goes this was a real experience with this store, no exaggerations and its a bit of a story so if you don’t care don’t read. I LOVE VOLCOM. My friends know me as the guy who wears too much Volcom. I LOVE the BRAND not this store. To be honest I don’t see this store lasting too long. They have issue picking up the phone like no other. Sometimes you get them right away sometimes you can call 3 times straight and no answer and you might think they are closed… call 10 min later and they pick up. The reason why I stress being able to reach them via phone for anyone who wants to know is this:
One day I got off of work early and wanted to buy a new pea coat and sweatshirt so I called ahead of time and they told me they closed at 7 or 8 I forget at this point. I then had my gf pick me up and we headed out at 5 through traffic across the bridge to get there… we arrived at 6:10 in front of the store to find that it was DEAD CLOSED… I mean not even somebody folding clothes and closing the gate… LONG GONE… very very very unprofessional. I don’t care how slow you might be that day if you have one person there to close the store I know they can’t be paid more than $ 10 per hour in retail… it was ridiculous complete waste of time on my part and very frustrating. Needless to say I got a hold of the manager the next day and said my peace. I asked again what time they closed and she promised me they would be open to whatever time. I got there got my coat and sweatshirt and funny enough as I was checking out the person who closed the store early yesterday walks in and the manager says right in front of me to her that «some guy» called complaining about closing so early. Anyways it was nice to see good management… so maybe it will save the store she explained it had to do with things being slow once I confessed it was me who called, but then I explained their clothes are so expensive anyways I was going to come and spend $ 200 in clothing so mathematically it would of more than evened out for her pay and other utilities for that last hour. Anyways thats my rant… unprofessional experience. 2 stars only because the manager handled it and because I love the brand

Stones galore… I’ve only been here once, but I’m planning on going back just because I rock Volcom daily. They also hooked my up with a free hat.
When I moved up to NorCal, I thought that my steez would change or I’d have to do a lot of online shopping to get anything Volcom. Glad to have a Volcom store up here, just wish it was a bit closer, but Berkeley isn’t too far from my place.

The place to be if you wear a lot of volcom.
My first thought when I found out Volcom was putting its store in Berkeley: weird.
But then again Volcom is pretty mainstream these days, and frankly, I have know idea what college kids wear anymore.
So the store is literally 2 doors from the campus, crowded along telegraph with Hot Topic and other mainstream stores that make up the much cleaner version of the telegraph I remember (this is not neccessarily a good thing.)
The store itself looks like most skateshops, but cleaner and a little too Pacific Sunwear/​Zumiez., also without skate stuff. I was expecting it to be more art galleryesque like their original LA store is/​was.
The clothing selection was abundant, certainly the place to be for anyone bro’ing the stone. I saw a lot of cool things and it was even better to see it in all sizes.
The service was distant, but helpful so I found the jeans I came for hightailed it back to the city. I’ll be back…