Purple Skunk

Absolutely good people here, great place for taking your kid to get their first board or get yourself a replacement set-​up.

Checked this place out for skate nostalgia purposes and Didnt buy anything despite hitting skates on haight before. I did come back and order up a Arbor backlash 40 because the staff is cool and will fill you in on changes in skating-​which decks are just for show which can race and all that. The selection is hella rad for wheels n trucks, slide gloves, drop throughs, not to mention old school decks. So when in SF Ill mosdef hit the Skunk up for shred gear.

Almost everyone has an inner child who wishes they can skate — I know… I tried back in the days when «girls don’t skate!»…
Purple Skunk was recommended by a co-​worker who skates. We went in to get our daughter geared up for some basic skating.
Rodney was patient, knowledgeable and super helpful (served up nothing but great customer service)! He conversed with our daughter as though she’s a grown up… loved that. We watched him put her skateboard together… as he tirelessly answered all our questions!

Owner contacted me and explained why they are no longer offering demos in a very kind, thoughtful manner. I am updating my review to 4 stars, would be 5 if the guy had been friendlier.
Also, they should update their website, it still says they have the «largest demo board collection»

Super friendly place! They offer a great selection of discs for disc golf as well as skateboards, longboards and related accessories. They we’re really helpful and were happy to answer the dozens of questions we asked them about Golden Gate Park and disc golfing.

Purple Skunk. Best Skateshop. Period.
No place will you get the same customer service, the same knowledge, the same in-​store products, or the same demo experiences.
The owner, Lizzie really knows what she is doing, and the store really does care about the community, helping to sponsor numerous bay area longboard events.
This skate shop exudes the essence of skating, and you are making a mistake if you dont go here.

My 10 year old and 13 year old boys came here to purchase their first skateboards. Rodney was SUPER helpful and patient with the kids — both kids dished out their own money so this experience enhanced their experience. There was a billing snafu that they cleared up immediately and were warm and friendly throughout the whole process.

Awesome skate shop with great service.
Stopped by last weekend for some new bearings for my board. I got a chance to try some of their new brownies they’re selling that was amazing!

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff! Great new location and love having them in the outer richmond.
Great variety of disc golf equipment. Got a great deal on my bag and some discs during memorial day weekend.

Great customer service. Added new clear Grip Tape to my long board. I’ll most def be back!

Great name, great store. Got a little fuchsia frisbee here and a FREE sticker! I knew I would like this place!

Five stars.
Best service you could ever ask for. Rodney and his staff took good care of me and answered all of my questions. I handed over my ID and took several boards around the block to get a feel of what I wanted (the last time I was on a board was over 30 years ago…)
In the end, I fell in love with a Loaded Tan Tien. I bought a complete board that they felt met my needs. After wards, I went home and talked with friends who are experts. They were (happily) amazed that I got a wonderfully balanced deck (with great trucks, wheels, and bearings) at a fair price. I was not undersold or oversold. I’m an expert on many things but not on long boards and I appreciate the care, patience, and service that they took with me.
These people are the best. Go patronize their shop.

Rodney is a really chill, patient, & respectful guy! Very informative too. They have a great selection of demo boards to give you an idea of what feels the most comfortable with your riding style. So I got to try them all out and I did find a couple that I really liked. But in the end, I settled for placing a special order on a brand new landyahtz deck that I’ve been researching on. Yes, I do my research before I make big purchases! He was really cool about it and helped me with the ordering process. When my shipment came, Rodney gave me a call and I was there within a few hours to pick it up.
I was so excited that I wanted to ride it all the way home rather than take muni. So he helped me complete my deck with caliber trucks, 70 mm venom tweakers, venom bushings, bones reds bearings, and knee pads. I had to get a purple skunk shirt too just because this skate shop is so awesome.
Total bill ended up being around $ 250. Not bad at all. Rodney was even so kind to put my board together and make adjustments to make sure I was comfortable riding back home. Wow, what awesome customer service! So with that being said, I highly recommend this place for anyone who’s looking for good deals on skate/​snowboarding stuff, and want to have any of their questions answered by cool people who know what they’re talking about.

Amazing shop run by good people who care about their customers and community. There’s a very relaxed vibe where there is no pressure to buy anything, and where you can just chill and take in the awesomeness of the place.
Rodney is very knowledgeable and would take his time in explaining things to you. They also have a wall full of demo boards w/​c is great for most people (like me) who come in not knowing exactly what they’re looking for. Just leave your ID and go take any of their boards for a spin around the area.
Bottom line is that this is the SF shop for your longboarding/​skateboarding needs.

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Nice service. Cool people. Cool shop.
Free longboarding if you leave your id card with them! Will be back to try out some of those longboards around the area. Sounds wonderful (:

I’m from San Jose but I came out to visit relatives once, decided to check Unilocal for some skate shops and that’s how I found out about this place.
Great inventory in store of wheels and decks, definitely more than Circle-​A or Ohana in San Jose. I usually had to order my parts online for the lack of longboard shops in the bay. I had to get some new bearings and a kingpin, they even changed it in and out for me for no charge! I came back the next day to buy a pair of slide gloves from them: D
I forgot to mention I was an SJSU student the first time (for a discount) but the second time I came back the store lady felt bad about it and gave me a 15% off coupon! I got the vibe that she was genuinely caring about customers. Actually that’s the reason why I made a Unilocal account, JUST to review this place.
Aside from longboards they have a quirky selection of jelly beans and frisbee golf discs, what an eccentric little store.
I’m definitely coming back for their 4^th of July sale!

Great customer service here! Rodney is great with waxing and tuning my board every year. They have a fast turn around time also. Lizzy, the owner, is fantastic. When she sold Never Summer boards, she helped my boyfriend at the time, ship a board from SF to DC, in time for my birthday.
I highly recommend PS!

Let me get this straight…
This is a skate shop, a disc golf shop, and a Jelly Belly distributor???
Yes Please! 5 Stars for creativity boys!

I have only been here once and it’s a great place. From what I’ve heard it’s the best place in the state of california for chicks who want to skateboard either casually, seriously or just quite awesomely to go.
not only does a woman own the shop, there’s a cool girl working here who skateboard seriously too. Sometimes women owners aren’t very cool with skating girls, so having both someone on top with power who’s a woman and a girl who works here who is really nice and cool is such a rare treat. It’s the whipped cream with that gorgeous cherry on top!
While Purple Skunk is fun for girls, it is not lacking in coolness and doesn’t become one of those dull DARE posters they push on you in elementary school. That’s another cool rare combination. I see people pushing skateboarding for girls and it can be well meaning, but girls aren’t always into wearing all pink when they skate or putting on lots of make-​up. Sure, I am into wearing make-​up and wearing pink, but it’s cool that Purple Skunk makes its boards its own way instead of becoming Barbie for skating.
I ran into the purple skunk skateboarding girl at a Skate Like a Girl event in Berkeley. While most skateboarding guys are OK and the amazing guys and the pros that are really good tend to be pretty chill, it can be a major PITA especially from the young guys trying to get sponsored, not to mention their entourage of freaky girlfreinds.
Skate like a Girl is a great organization that doesn’t mention these hassles, although anyone who knows anything could smile knowingly and wink because being able to just be chill and skate anywhere in any city in the US without having to be the pet rock of a skate crew or sleeping with someone is this bizarre dream all women have.
having a big mass of girls instead of being the only one girl seems to make all the skater guys a lot less wacky too. they get more into doing mad crazy style instead of thinking every time you scream «board» it means you are asking them on a date.
Anyway, the Skate like a girl employee girl there is just testament that any woman wanting to love skateboarding should head straight here. I’m old and corrupt and can handle jerks quite well, but I’m concerned about more sensitive younger girls – and trust me, having taught high school, they’re ALL sensitive whether they’ll admit it or not.
I want to give them a chance to love something beautiful like skateboarding without having to be overly politically correct. I want them to not get hooked on power aerobics when they could be carving beautiful spaces.
They should go to Purple Skunk and then they will realize that we are genetically more advantaged in skateboarding, and that there are a lot of cool guys who skate who will help you out and that you should ignore the jerks, which unfortunately exist in great numbers and tend to be the most noticeable and aggressive to chicks.

I’ve been thinking about getting a longboard for the longest time and I finally decided to get one. Coming to this shop was one of the best decisions I’ve made in forever. The customer service here is amazing. I walked in and I was immediately greeted by Lizzie, the owner. She was so warm and unintimidating which made me less nervous about my lack of skateboard knowledge.
One of the best things about the shop is the fact that they provide demo boards. How do you know which board is right for you unless you get on and ride it? My friend and I had fun riding up and down the block on different boards. Rodney was also helpful as well. When I found my soulmate in longboard form, Rodney switched the wheels for me so I wouldn’t have to do it at home.
Also, Lizzie gave me a small discount because I couldn’t afford the original price of my longboard. All she wants is for me to ride a board that I love so lowering the price wasn’t a big deal. After I made my purchase, she gave me a hug! A HUG! I’m not an affectionate person but sweet baby jesus I gladly hugged her back. Purple Skunk is definitely my go-​to skate shop.