Old Town Surf Store

Since my review from several days ago — I received a very sincere apology for all inconvenience caused me. Vanessa also gave me a generous gift. I believe in Vanessa’s sincerity, GENUINE!

Such a nice surprise to find a surf shop in the middle of cluttered-​with-​tourist-​crap Old Town. After you stuff yer face at Coyote Café, saunter down to this place to pick up beachwear. On Halloween they offered 30% off everything in the store… SCORE! Nice selection of stuff for men and women.

I try and avoid these types of shops because I tend to over spend. I like everything! We stopped here after we ate dinner at the Old Town Café, which I also encourage you to check out, it’s delicious! We stopped in the surf store relatively late, and it was still open. The girl on the sales floor was Vanessa and she was incredibly sweet and helpful. We were the last ones in the shop and she didn’t rush us at all. Two of the three of us tried things on and were taking our time. She was very helpful with sizes and also shared that every clothing item was 30% OFF which is HUGE! Thanks Vanessa, we will definitely be back!

Every time I walk into this store there is always great service, especially like today. Walking in and when a rude, disrespectful lady demanding a refund on a wet shirt (that she got wet herself) she just bought «5 minutes» ago, the staff handled the situation great. Even though there are signs all around the store and it states on your receipt ALL SALES ARE FINAL, the staff was so great with handling this situation. Knowing how hard this is on a company and working customer service myself, I applaud the staff today and how sweet they were to me even after this horrific customer. Thanks girls!

There is no interest of selling nothing here — representatives are just too busy in updating their facebook status I guess…

This place is cool, I like coming here for my sunglasses. I usually get my Hovens here but since I recently found out they went out business, I started going with Kreed Eyewear. Nice glasses, polarized and for the price, you cant beat it. 35 bucks with case. I gave it 3 stars because honestly, thats all I go there for is the glasses, Other then that, its a bit pricey for the same beach wear you can find at Tilleys or even Sun Diego for a bit cheaper.

The most beautiful and wonderful owner. Great products. Great vibes. Love the skateboards on the ceiling. Make sure you meet Coco Dog!

To start i was looking forward to going shopping in old town since I just moved into the neighborhood. I walked into the store and walked around for about 5 minutes. I felt like I was a hassle being there because the 2 girls that were working didn’t even stop their conversation to greet me. After feeling like that was rude, I felt like I needed to say something. Not just for their business, but If I buy their products I’m paying their paychecks, but for just being a human being. When did our society go to where people aren’t even greeted? I asked why I wasn’t greeted? This proved to be the worst idea. I was attacked verbally not just by one worker but both. Telling me to «go some where else» and «what difference does it make», and «why do I care» and that I «wasn’t going to buy anything anyway.» Point in fact, I had $ 1,500 cash from my tax return and I was looking forward to doing some shopping. I couldn’t believe it! I couldn’t believe I asked a simple question and got such a ugly response. It was so disheartening. I try to support local businesses and want them to succeed. If those girls worked anywhere else they would have been fired. I feel terrible for the owner if they are unaware of the damaging effects rudeness causes their business. Sorry but I will tell everyone how cold, rude, aggressive, and shocking their behavior was. If the owner reads this: I was so in shock when they started talking to me like that I turned my camera on and recorded the whole thing. if you want to see how it went down, I also plan on posting it on You Tube.

OTSS crew is so helpful and flexible. They are very friendly and help you with real smile. I always can find things I am looking for. If I am gonna come to San Diego again, this store is definitely on top of my list. I love everything they sell and store itself is very cute yet they have really a cool classic skateboards hanging from the ceiling! They bring back a lot of old good memories when you were kid.

My partner and I went into this store on the Fourth of July because we some some premium fit t-​shirts that had surf boards in the shape of a flag. We didn’t see any on the floor in large so we asked if they had any in back. She said that what they had was on the floor. As we were walking out she yells that there are some baseball caps with the same design. We replied «Um ok we were asking about the shirts. What does that have to do with any thing?» Her reply «Tough shit asshole those are the only shirts I got.» We walked out of the store, and I went back to ask her name. She refused to give it to me and said that her name has nothing to do with any thing. I told her that her rude attitude was no way to treat customers and she said that she has to deal with a$$hole tourists all day long and isn’t going to put up with any one. I told her that we weren’t tourists and I asked for her name again several times and she refused. I told her that I was going to write a review on Unilocal and she said go ahead she didn’t care.

Why is there a Surf Shop in the middle of Old Town, San Diego? It’s a nice different store for the area.
This small store had signs in front saying there was was $ 10 rack inside, but I didn’t see it– maybe to get the Cinco De Mayo celebrating crowd in the door. I did see the colorful Surf Brands dresses (which I love and my closet reflects this) priced at $ 40– $ 60. Typical, but I’m not spending that when there are three outlet malls back home where I can get them for way less.
Worth mentioning, are the cool large scale tiki hangings– one in aqua, one in natural, both priced at $ 69.99 each, however, there were some broken areas on the aqua one, so my husband passed on it. Besides, it’s more of a Hawaii theme than a beach theme.
Like I said, it’s different than the trinket shops in the area, so browsing is cool.

I thought Old Town Surf Co was a nice little store. Sure it’s touristy and not really a surf shop, but I got a super cute shirt that I still wear and love so I can’t complain. My boyfriend also got a shirt and sandals. I seem to recall there were OK sales so it’s worth looking for a bargain. The surfer dude working was friendly, answered our questions, and even pointed us towards Harney Sushi for some nighttime fun. If you want something a little less geared towards teen fashion than Pac Sun or Quiksilver/​Roxy, I’d suggest giving the Old Town Surf Co a try.

Cute little store !

this place, like all of old town, is super-​touristy. however, it is worth a visit for the veritable skateboard museum hanging from the rafters. seriously, look up as soon as you enter the place and prepare to be blown away at their selection of old school equipment. also some cool, vintage surfboards. saw an old velo spoon there once, but i don’t think it’s there any more…

Some of the coolest and nicest people I met while I was out there, and some really cool stuff. I bought my first pair of rope sandals here and wore them down to the final threads. Never found another pair like them, I miss those sandals :(Maybe If I call them with my credit card they’ll ship me some new ones. Anyway If you surf or not and are in the area, it’s just a cool store to check out.

Yes, it has all the popular lines a respectable surf clothing store would logically offer. But the main reason I like this place is for its usage of used and vertically pointed wooden skateboards as a decorative ceiling feature. Sure, I wouldn’t like to be in there during an earthquake…