South Coast Army & Navy Surplus Sales

Not even going to give this place a star! That star was a mistake!! Purchased a used cot from them for $ 30. Had called earlier in the day and they said they had one cot left and asked them to hold it for me since I was on my way. When we got there they had to go to the back and get it. Purchased it and was on my way. The next day, I was giving it to my son so he had something to sleep on and as I was setting it up to show him how to set up, we noticed that it had a big rip on the side of the cot and was not usable, because if you laid on it, it would start ripping more! Called them the next day and let them know what I had found concerning the cot. Told me that since it was a WWII cot that it was sold as is and they would not exchange it. Told them that I paid $ 30 and it isn’t even usable so I guess I had just wasted $ 30! The lady hung up on me! They should have told me that it was «sold as is» and «all sales final». Didn’t even mention it! Didn’t see any signs letting you know that either! Rip offs! Never going back!

Not sure what the fuss of other reviewers are but these guys want to help you. I walked in and was greeted and immediately asked «can I help you find what you’re looking for?»
I walked around and looked at the million things they have to offer and and left extremely happy. I will be back. 5 stars guys!!!

These guys are great! I needed some patches and pins for a Kelly McGillis/​Top Gun costume, and I called ahead of time to make sure they had what I needed. They were super friendly on the phone and assured me they had many options. When I walked in the door and they were quick to point me in the right direction and show me the different accoutrements to make my bomber jacket look legit! It was a really enjoyable experience and I’d definitely go back!

Awesome place for location… nothing like this for miles good gear at a fair price! Friendly staff too! Helped me find what I needed then let me browse for an hour.

Customer service is great as always. Always has new stuff, so it keeps me coming back to see whats new. Also has a steady inventory to build up backpacks and camping gear. Or tools & boots to keep me working through the day. If you cant find anything ASK! the staff here knows every inch of the store, if there is a special thing you need they know rite ware it is.
in my opinion best in Newport Beach. the bad reviews are probably people who have the world revolve around them. if you need something and don’t ask you need a psychic not a salesmen.

I visited this surplus store a few weeks ago to get a flight suit. I spoke with Tyler (I think… could’ve been Taylor) and he was super helpful. I read a lot of poor reviews on Unilocal but my experience was totally different. Maybe Unilocal has had more of an influence on the place? But yeah, he looked several times for a size 13 rubber boot which is hard to find at any store, but he wouldn’t give up. He found me a pair. And when I was trying on flight suits, he overheard me telling my wife that the one I had wasn’t big enough, before I could open the door, he had already found me the next size up. That’s customer service! I can’t comment on the bad service others have had but after my first initial experience being as good as it was, I would spend my money here again.

Awesome selection. Friendly people. I’ve purchased two pairs of zig zags here. Those easily go for twice as much at most places. Also picked up some really nice jungle boots. Been coming here since I was a kid and am glad it’s around today. Great service, low prices.

Been coming here for years, it’s all about the random finds! I’ve come up on some great things here, that you wouldn’t find anywhere else, and compare apples to apples — their pricing is the same if not better than most Surplus places. When they had 5 gallon water jugs in, they were a better price than Orange or LA.
This isn’t the swap meet, you’ve got a three tour veteran behind the counter that’s always friendly. It’s laid back and local — don’t know what the other reviews are talking about.

I mean it’s an army navy surplus store so it’s not like I expected to ever be helped like I was at Nordstrom or something but to my surprise all the guys were reasonably nice and moderately helpful. Over all I got what I was looking for and I’ll probably go back next time I need some camping gear or cool camo gear for my kids.

Stopped by after years of driving passed it and although the place is sort of a mess they had more real surplus then you usually find at these kind of places and it was all pretty reasonably priced.

Needed to buy something that you can only buy at an army navy surplus store. Found it. Got what I expected from an army navy surplus store.

Yes the dune buggy is cool.
That’s about all this place has going for it. The people working there are Richard’ee and not helpful. They almost look upset that they have customers. I was looking for boots, and asked twice before I got a half assed gesture to the corner. By the way… if you’re going to point to where something is… at least put a little effort into it. Selection was poor, and customer service was non-​existent. I had stopped by here a few times when I lived in Newport and it’s always the same. They’ve had a better selection one of those three times I’ve stopped but the customer service has only gotten worse.

Lets just get it out of the way and say that this place has ZERO customer service, and they are extremely overpriced.
At the same time that all kind of comes with the territory. I like to give local business my money, but this store forcibly drives you out with their lack of service.
Do what I do and look online (amazon, etc…) for what you want, then check to see if they have it for cheaper (not often but it does happen) and make your visit quick.
Another thing is that their website does not accurately show what they have or the current prices, and I doubt they would look for you if you called.
There’s another surplus store that is in downtown orange that I much prefer, give it a look.

If I could give a zero I would. I Went there before Christmas to buy my hubby a knife for fishing and camping which they said they had plenty of on the phone. Went in and the there was a younger boy and an older woman behind the counter. Neither looked up at me. I stood looking at the knives for a minute then one set of men came in and then another. The kid immediately asked both sets of people if they wanted anything. I stool back and waited for them to be helped then came to the counter. Ignored again I finally asked the woman if there was a warranty on any of the knives, she just said «no». No help, no customer service. I went to Grants Guns. (where by the way the service was great and their review is next). Not ever coming back here which sucks because I used to like this store years ago.

Terrible customer service and attitude. Walked in and said «hi, how are you» to older lady behind counter. She did not respond at all and just glared at me. A young man working there could see I was seriously looking at ammo cans and I jestured to him several times and all he did was ingnore me. Its ok though. I went home and ordered 16 of the identical ammo cans from an online retailer.

Love this place, brought the kids here and bought some cheap duffel bags.
Kids had fun looking at all the stuff.

Some prices are good… some not.
It’s OK.
We were crusing PCH and saw this place.
A beat up sand buggy out front
With rusted out machine guns on it
Some clothes are ok.
Somewhat friendly people inside.
scarey looking manniquins inside.
Off I go… gotta get ready for my vacation…

Jessica who stated she was owner was rude and impolite. A very poor example to employees. Will NOT shop there again and will definitely get the word out to my home town of Newport Beach and anyone else.

They could be a better place. Like clean it up, and have a lot more surplus. It’s a regular sized place but they make it seem really, really, really small!!! Also they have terrible business hours!!!

This place definitely has what you are looking for, and by that, I mean as a person looking for a costume for Halloween. All three of us walked out of the store with different pieces of clothing that would go along with our military/​naval theme. What I noticed was that this place didn’t really have competitive prices as the other surplus stores we had visited afterwards… and because most of the items are used, you can’t return it and get the better steal elsewhere.
All in all, this place serves its purpose.