Starr Skates

Fully stocked! Great vibe! Friendly staff! This skate shop cares about skateboarding and the Tucson community!

Best Skate Shop in Tucson. Nicest staff ever. This is the only place I will take my son for a skate board.

Awesome place! It has boards and lots of clothes. Almost all of the clothes are 20%-60% off. Very clean and great use of space. The guys there are very helpful and got great information there. :)

Great place, very clean and the staff are extremely knowledgeable of their inventory as well as what’s out their in the market. My son loves the boards and clothes selection. we shopped a couple other skate shops and they didn’t have a very big selection of Name Brand products we needed. We won’t have to go anywhere else again! The owner Jim helped us find exactly what we needed and delivered the items on time as promised. Great job gentlemen. Thank you!

I love this place it is clean, well lit, and well organized. I was greeted as soon as I walked into the door. The layout of the merchandise was great and easily identifiable. I’m a newbie to roller derby and went here with one of the TRD girls to get the gear I needed to show up to newbie practice. While we were there she asked them if they could stock a specific type of mouth guard that the girls prefer for their bouts, Angela not only went looking for it online but called her back to ask specifics about the mouth guard. They are helpful and available when you need them but let you do your thing trying stuff on. I love this establishment and will be back again soon!

Oopsy! I thought I had seen roller skates at the old location. Well, that would have been from the car as we were zipping off to work or whatever. But I finally got in there today and the guy at the counter was visiting with someone and from his words didn’t feel like helping an old lady learn to skateboard.
The Owner, Jesse O sent my an apology and an offer for future assistance. I’m thinking you may see an old lady leaning to skateboard soon. So look out!

Went in today to get some pads and a helmet. My friend and I were there for quite some time, trying equipment on and getting the right fit. The lady there (the owner?) was sure to let us know she could help if needed, but let us do our thing. Perfect! Helpful, but we never felt pressured at all. They are receptive to their customer’s needs and try to order accordingly. They seemed to have a good selection of hardware and bearings and they looked like they had some decent clothes and t-​shirts too. Really impressed with the great customer service!

This place rocks! Diego is the bomb! In other words, the superior customer service we received at this fine establishment was outstanding. I walked in with no idea what to buy and all my novice questions were patiently answered with expertise and enthusiasm. My new purple board was assembled right there and every step was thoroughly explained. There were a ton of choices for wheels and trucks and the variety was a bit intimidating but the staff was super helpful.

I bought my son’s first skateboard there today for his third birthday present. The kid that helped me out was friendly, courteous, and helpful. Being an old skater myself, I really enjoyed being back in a real skate shop. I bought one of the Starr decks and some new wheels for myself and am very happy with them. I also like supporting local business rather than ordering stuff online whenever I can. I’ll be going back for sure.

One of the best skate shops I’ve been in. Huge shop w/​couches, big screen TVs, and a pool table. Clothing and equipment selection is for the most part limited to the big brands, but there’s a lot of it. Staff is all super cool and helpful. They won’t look at you like you’re stupid if you ask a stupid question. Prices are good, and if you buy something they’ll install it for you and/​or show you how to do it yourself. The place is local and from what I can tell they really support the local scene. I’m much happier going to Starr than the mall shops!

Went to Starr Skates yesterday with my 10y/​o nephew. He’s in a skate camp at the Ott YMCA and the instructor said that he needed a new board.
He was immediately helped by the really nice gal (Angela?) behind the counter and soon had not only a new board, but new wheels picked. She installed everything needed on the board quickly and was able to do this while being pestered about tools and parts by the kids in the store that appeared to be «regulars».
The store is set up really well and is clean too (my 14 month old tested the floor with bare feet). No junk just laying around and there are some really nice boards on the wall. There is a pool table and quite a few reeeally comfortable new chairs/​couches in front of two of the four flat-​screen televisions that were playing skate videos.
The only thing that I’d recommend is that they put a sign out front that shows what hours the store is open. Park on the far right side in front of the store if you can. You have to pretty much back into Grant Rd to get out of the lot.