Rockridge Home

This store is awesome! They have unique gifts that you might not find anywhere else, kitchen gadgets, and and cool knick knacks.
The best thing about this place is that they carry Gund snuffles bears like me! So if you are wanting to adopt a cuddly friend that will unconditionally love you forever, come here and get a snuffles today!

Love love this small locally owned business. I’ve shopped in Rockridge Home for years now and I enjoy every piece that I bought from this store. The quality of the pieces I bought is great. The owner, Jennifer, is very knowledgeable in what she is doing, the staff people are amazingly friendly and helpful. They also have the best gift wrapping .The holiday selections are exciting and every year I buy most of my gifts from Rockridge Home. I give 5 stars to this wonderful place.

Rockridge Home continues to impress. Is it the friendly staff? The remarkable selection of housewares, gifts, books, soaps, cards, and more? The free, stylish, gift wrap service? Maybe it’s the excellent seasonal selections – like the broad selection of holiday ornaments at a range of prices.
What I appreciate most about it is the warm, helpful service. If I want, I can browse on my own – or they’ll offer help with finding a gift. And, while I’m more of a «go to the Post Office myself» kind of guy, they’ll mail things for you, too – and it’s possible I’ve taken advantage of that once or twice.

If you are searching for kitchen gadgets, or a unique small gift for the person who has every thing, you might find it here.

Super cute for everything you could want for home and gifting. I love that a majority of what they have is eco friendly and you can support a local business. I got funny stickers, a button and a scrub brush for dishes. What more could you ask for? Definitely coming back!

Such a sweet gift store. I have to try to refrain from spending all my money at this place. There’s useful kitchen gadgets, warm fuzzy blankets, scented candles, fashionable accessories, and fun gifties for the kids. What I like, especially, is that the staff is super friendly.

Amazing store with fantastic gift items as well as things one would want for your own home.
I have purchased gifts for children, my mother who has everything, and a few items for myself :)
This is always my first destination when I need to find a special, unique gift.

perfect for that random gift. don’t know what to get that friend who has everything or your dad on father’s day or that graduating sr? check this place out. so many cool reasonably priced options.

Great for gifts~ Tons of selections!
Kitchen accessories, home, yard, kid stuff~

Still continues to be great place to find quality, cute, fun, quirky, and unique gifts! Scored cute holiday salt and pepper shakers for half off.

Didney Warrlll

Favorite place for random gift ideas!

This store is always fun to walk around in. I don’t buy a lot because it’s one of those places with a million cool things but not exactly the right thing for the person I’m looking for. However, I did buy a scarf for a friend there last week, so that was good. The staff members are really nice too — the guy behind the counter saw the book I was carrying and got all excited and asked me where I got it, so I sent him across the street to Diesel, where I had just come from.
These guys have kitchen stuff, gardening stuff, bath & body stuff, kid stuff, home stuff, funny stuff… pretty much, if you need a gift for someone, at least check this place out.

I love this place! So many cool, cute, funny and witty treasures… lots of useful things, too. The gal who was working there was adorable, very helpful and friendly. We made off with a few treasures, but I already want to go back for more!

This is pretty much my new favorite store. My mom and I wandered in on Saturday looking for some holiday gifts. We were greeted with a smile, a glass of champagne, and the smell of warm vanilla and other deliciousness.
As we poked around, I found gifts for everyone remaining on my list. Here is a sampling of things I purchased: locally made soap, mustache wine glass markers, spice rub, and kitchen gadgets.
Everyone we encountered was amazingly friendly and they happily gift wrapped some of my items. Next time I would ask them not to put their sticker on it, but otherwise it looks lovely.
Will 150% return.

Rockridge Home is my favorite home /​gift store on College Ave in Rockridge. Nathan & Co. mostly has decorative and gift items and Maison d’Etre is way too expensive. I like that Rockridge Home actually has stuff that I can afford and use like French presses and bamboo salad bowls. They also sell quality gifts at a variety of price points for babies and adults, which they will expertly and beautifully gift wrap for free. Plus, there are 20%-off-everything sales that happen a few times a year.
It is clear that Jennifer (the owner of this lovely shop) takes pride in selecting the products she offers and, if she is around, she will always answer questions about them. I frequently stop by just to see what new items she has found. Some items are reasonably priced and others are marked up, but nothing too outrageous for Rockridge. You just have to look around. I have purchased many products here that are affordable and useful such as these hedgehog shaped dryer balls that function like Bounce sheets for $ 6. They are eco-​friendly and cute!

Reason for visit: Holiday must-​wants
Visit date: December 3, 2011
First time? No.
I love this store. It has everything you don’t need and that excites me. Plus, it’s another store that offers complimentary gift wrapping. On today’s trip I was looking for Christmas presents and comparing prices. Some of their more unique items I feel are worth the purchase, but there some cases where they hike up the price (one thing I was looking for had a price increase of ~36% over normal retail price). This is a great place to shop for that person in your life who has everything. It’s a fun retreat from the mundane.

Tasteful boutique with upscale designer labels, a little something for everything in the home… including Hobo International purse/​clutch/​wallet products (Italian leather!).
Joseph Joseph and Bodum kitchen products… novelties and French shea butter soaps. Lovely garden and outdoor sprucing novelties.
Attractive decorum and layout of inventory for one to either splurge or window shop. Prices are as to be expected in this wedge of Hudson/​College area.
This was the best redeemed Groupon to date!

Dang, Groupon seems to have been a marketing disaster for Rockridge Home. And honestly, how much service does one expect to get at a gift shop? I guess QUITE a lot. Humph. Anywho, There are a few things I love about this store–
They stay open pretty late and their hours are consistent.
They have indoor/​outdoor rugs that are bright and cheery and tacky.
They have something for everyone, but don’t dare bring a man in here.
They also have cool woven area rugs that I am now obsessed with, but can’t currently remember the brand.
Lots of kitsch to be sure– one of my most favorite items spotted this last visit was a tasteful (ish) looking white ceramic candle votive with Cannabis leaves all over it (in white) from Jonathan Alder.
I had a great time looking around at nothing in particular on an uncrowded evening recently, (they have every type of Bodum kitchen equipment you could want, for example) and ended up using a %20 off Unilocal Check In deal to get a cool little metal twig looking thing-​y to hang on my wall for displaying/​organizing my necklaces and other jewelry.
I know, it sounds kinda lame, but I assure you it looks quite cool with my beautiful bling draped all over. And at under $ 15.00, it was a nice little gift to myself.

Oh wow, where to begin…
A co-​worker offered to sell me her Rockridge Home Groupon at a super cheap price, but I’ve learned the hard way to consult the All Mighty Unilocal before buying any discounted service in the Bay Area.
Holy crap this place has some seriously negative reviews. So I called the store with some questions, and this is a paraphrased conversation I had with the male store attendant:
Me: Hi, someone gave me a Groupon as a gift, and I checked Unilocal for store feedback and am confused. Can you please answer some questions for me?
Store Guy: Sure. How can I help?
Me: Well, some Unilocal users say that I can ‘t use my Groupon for sale merchandise. Is that true?
Store Guy: Listen, it goes like this. You can only get one discount, whichever is greater. If something is 20% off, you’d use the Groupon discount instead.
Me: Ummmmm, I’m not following. That doesn’t make sense.
(He explains again, clearly annoyed.)
Me: So, I can’t buy sale merchandise with my Groupon. Is that correct?
Store Guy: You can, but you have to pay the regular price.
Me: Then it’s not on sale. So it’s TRUE that I can’t buy sale merchandise with my Groupon, even though a Groupon is the equivalent of store credit.
Store Guy: No, a Groupon is a coupon. So whichever is the greater discount, that’s what you should use.
Me: Wow, thanks. You’ve answered my questions.
Store Guy: Have a nice day.
(Hang up.)
All I can say is I will never, EVER, EVERRRRRRR step foot in that store. EVER. Yuck.