Tibet Bazaar

BEWARE OF THIS VENDOR!!! Do not purchase any jewelry from this merchant. I purchased a ring from them for a hefty price at their booth at the Berkeley Flea Market in October and 3 days later the gem fell off. I called them several times to get the ring replaced/​repaired and they still have not called me back to resolve this matter. I disputed the charge with my credit card company in hopes that they could help me resolve this issue but the merchant has not contacted the card company either. So now I have to pay another merchant to have the ring repaired. Do not purchase jewelry from these people. I would give them a zero star rating if I could.

Very helpful and nice. I didn’t feel pressured to buy. I was helped when appropriate. I didn’t feel uncomfortable taking my time perusing everything. I literally was in there for over an hour, was mostly in there the whole time by myself with the employee. They had a good selection of singing bowls, incense, incense holders, clothes, jewelry, angry bird’s hats and other miscellaneous things. :)

I am a huge fan of this store, though I admit I come here solely for their incense selection. There is a large variety to choose from and the incense is high quality, not synthetic, and at least some of it is hand-​rolled. The Tibetan prayer incense is one of my favorite things in the whole world, it just smells so calming and wood-​y, and people entering my home after/​while burning it always comment on how good it smells.
It seems to be the same guy behind the counter whenever I go in, and he always provides good service. It’s a bit of a shame that it’s always very quiet in there, given what a great little store it is. Every time I walk by, I lament that it’s always empty inside. I really want them to do well and stick around.

Another cool store in Piedmont. They had some bags that I was interested in. They also have a nice selection of clothing and jewelry.

This seems like a very nice place to shop. I got a boiled wool shawl for one of my sisters, and a painted shirt and skull necklace for the other sister. (Hopefully they won’t read this review before they get their gifts … :p). The shirts were on sale, so I got one for myself too … they are very cool. We’ll see how long the paint lasts.
The prices were fine — not thrift store cheap, but not too pricey either. And, the quality seems good.
Unfortunately, on this shopping spree, I lost my motorcycle gloves somewhere (cortech accelerator 2’s, not cheap). They had just closed, but I called the owners’ cell (posted on the storefront window), and they came back to re-​open the store and let me look … which was really, really nice. (EDIT: found them at another place, yay!)

I think this place is cool. I went in there for the first time yesterday as I was making my way down Piedmont Ave shopping for Christmas presents. They have a lot of cool rings for around $ 10, I wouldn’t mind coming back and looking at some stuff for myself. I ended up getting a shawl for my aunt that is almost big enough to be a blanket, and it’s made out of this nice soft wool, and it was only $ 22! They have a good blanket/​shawl collection. I might save up my dollars to come back for one of their $ 45 blankets… I swear it was one of the softest things I’ve ever felt.