Beats and Bohos — Attraction in Seattle

Do you believe in unicorns? Well, as rare and impossible as a unicorn, is a record store where the clerks are as nice as they are knowledgeable. Beats and Bohos is such a unicorn. They have an amazing record collection, considering how small the section is- good prices on some fantastic vinyl.

But wait, there is more: vintage clothing. vintage house wares. vintage tschokies. vintage furniture. Monthly music and art events. And did I mention the folks who run the place. Nice as pie. No attitude about your record choices, no too-cool-for-school snarls at your ugly Christmas sweater worn without irony. Just good ol' fashion mid-western politeness mixed with a smidge of Seattle swagger and a dose of California cool.

In short: soon to be legendary. Already awesome. Go...

I have been to this store many times since moving to Seattle. I have always loved the vintage selection and thought the store associates to have great taste.

Today I went in with my friend and had a horrible experience. The two women working the shop were hawkish and incredibly rude while we shopped. I can empathize with a store that struggles with shoplifting, but they went out of their way to make us feel like criminals (with no cause) for the entirety of our time in the store. They griped at us any time we neared the dressing room, followed us around the store, and basically talked down to my friend who wanted to buy a beautiful vintage gown. The dress fit her perfectly, did they just not want a Korean woman buying it?

Terrible customer...

i have been visiting this store for a few years now and am a college student who loves vintage. unfortunately i am on a budget so i’m only able to buy from this store every once in a while, but i genuinely love coming in and seeing their excellent selection. however my love of this store pretty much stops there. the customer service from the majority of the workers there is some of the worst ive witnessed. despite having visited their store for years as both a customer and browser who has NEVER STOLEN ANYTHING, i am consistently treated with disrespect. i will probably continue going because their selection is great but i do not appreciate being talked down to and treated like a thief every time i come in. only giving over 1 star for their...