Fat Buddha

Fat Buddha is definitely a ‘lifestyle store’.
Not for my lifestyle, but definitely for someone else’s. I went in to get some spray paint as, being a kinda street art/​skate type shop (I’m guessing, I know nothing about this really), they have an impressive range of Monster spray paint.
Now don’t worry, I’m not about to go mental on the railway sidings, I wanted it for an interiors project. Anyway, the chap was quite helpful — as helpful as I think he could be. And we had fun choosing our paint and looking at all the other items they sell. I never knew such a range of graffitti paraphenalia even existed!
It looked like they had a good range of men’s T shirts and other cool looking tops, certainly some great trainers and man-​bags too. And watches, and maybe some books, and other manly stuff — shaving kits and stuff like that.
Seems like a cool and laid back shop. If I was a bloke and cared about having cool clothes and lovely man accessories, I’d definitely go in here.

I won’t purchase again, I had a bad experience about the staff so cocky.

Fat Buddha is one of the very few shops in Glasgow that currently deals with the «street art» and «skater» market specifically. It is a very «cool» shop selling gear from Rebel8 to Zoo York for people interested in the fashion aspects of this culture, but it also sells a wealth of art anthologies and a huge amount of spray paint (including an area to test out such supplies).
I know that some people think this place is a bit ‘gimmicky’, and certainly there are some gadgets and gear in Fat Buddha that lend to that description being applied. But it really does deserve to be dubbed Sir Cool, since it’s crammed full of cracking merch. The Rebel8 tees are gorgeous, there’s a smaller supply of stuff for girls and I like their KidRobot toys, which make nice figurines for urban kids (but probably more adults buy them for their living rooms).
Biggest selling point for me is their book collection, hosting everything from graphics guides to the History of Fashion Illustration. It’s worth a look in if you’re interested in art, animé or graphic novels, and there are some hidden surprises as far as their book range goes. Only thing I’d say about this shop is that it’s more expensive, but if you save up a couple of weeks it won’t do much damage rewarding yourself!

Fat Buddha is the sort of store Banksy would shop at if he lived in Glasgow. It sells a selection of very trendy street clothing such as Carhartt jeans and old school Nike High Tops as well as a range of graffiti paint. The store even has a paint «fitting room» where artist can spray to their heart’s content.
I see a few previous reviewers have criticised Fat Buddha for being «too cool.» While I am certainly not the target audience the shop is aiming for, I think the young street artists of Glasgow would love this place.

It’s hard for me to get too excited about a shop like Fat Buddha. With no spray painters lingering in my circle of friends, I’m afraid the intricacies of the street art supplies are lost on me, while the bizarre selection of quirky gifts appear drastically over-​priced and completely unrelated. Somehow I can’t see a graffiti artist shelling out 12 quid on a toothpick holder; it’s shaped like a tooth admittedly, but still.
Where Fat Buddha does excel however is with the atmosphere in the shop. Welcoming and laid-​back, it’s nicely set out and even includes a spraypainting room for those so inclined.
I enjoyed having a quick browse in here even if none of the stock particularly appealed to me. In saying that, it did have a stylish, albeit small, selection of t-​shirts at the front which I may well check out again in the future.

Meh. It’s okay. I am not sure what Fat Buddha quite aims to be: the clothing range is pretty limited– all t-​shirts and hardly a smart suit in sight; plenty of modish gadgets and hip books and weird toys. It is a bit bright for the stoner market, though, and the staff are rather like designer versions of cool skate kids. I am, indeed, getting old, and have a vision of cool that is more about depth and quality and vintage: oh.
I am not cool at all, and so this store does not work for me. It does stock some t-​shirts with witty or hip slogans, has stuff for skaters and plenty of accessories, at a premium price.

Fat Buddha is — to mix my metaphors — a mecca of street culture.
Located downstairs on Bath Street, just around the corner from Hellfire, it’s very cool and very, very aware of that fact. It supplies clothing, books, street art supplies, and skateboards, toys, and accessories. Great store for everything Paul Frank, Zoo York, and Heli, Fat Buddha has loads of street labels contained within one basement. So if you’re into funky t-​shirts, cool watches, stylish headphones, or a cool but sturdy backpack, this is the place to shop.
They also stock some interesting and quirky homewares. My favourite parts are the selection of hats — though I know I could never pull them off!
Great wee store, quite pricey but certainly worth a visit.

A very ‘cool’ shop, it sells clothing, spray painting supplies, books, gadgets and gifts galore.
It’s quite pricey and some of the staff seem to think they are too ‘cool’, or that’s just the impression they give, however, but all in all, it’s a decent shop to root around in — the Zoo York clothing’s all very fashionable…
They also sell some quirky items, such as Gelli Baff. Now this stuff is quite hilarious — it turns water into goo, and the back again. God knows how they do it, but it was enough to give my flatmate a heart attack. Ahh…