Curiosity Shop — Local services in Berkeley

Been to this shop before and everything was normal. Today however, I was trying to buy a few patches, but an old man in a beard and hat refused my money. I could tell he got upset over where I found the patches but instead of talking like an adult he immediately refused to sell them to me and would only say "ok, bye" as I asked to buy them.

The only interaction I had was telling him what the price sign read and where the patches were. He obviously didn't like that one of the patches was moved (and not by me, I'll honestly say). It's upsetting that this couldn't be handled maturely because I understand that merchandise can be moved, but to immediately be accused of lying and refused a purchase felt so off-putting that it left me speechless.

I'm never coming here again and will definitely let others know what I...

This is my favorite spot In Berkeley, well, excepting the University of California @ Berkeley.

The Campus is beautiful but the Curiosity Shop has 10,000 things I didn’t know I needed, but now, cannot live without.

Remember the 1943 steel Penny? I keep looking for the rare copper type. Worth some real $$$$$$$$$$ folks!

The US government stopped production of the copper penny that year for the war effort. Needed the copper for production of ships to take war materials to England.

A few slid through the pipeline, and are still out there… keep your eyes open!

Best little shop...

the store is more appealing and inviting on the outside. spent most of my time looking at stickers before going inside. the inside was really compact and hard to move around. as of july 2023 i can attest the music is still loud despite all of the reviews - kind of rubs me the wrong way this hasn't been taken into consideration. everything felt dusty and dirty. some guy was also walking around with no socks or shoes on which i don't want to judge but...it was just a lot. left without...