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October 2023 by X RAZMA
Great for gifts! Worldwide treasures, great book selection, jewelery, clothing, adornments of body and home. A kaleidoscopic adventure in color and craft.
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May 2018 by John Larkin
Assembly of unique little treasures here you cannot find in one place anywhere in this cute little shop at the end of the world. A sort of reflection on the uber-progressive, late hippie ethos extant in these parts. Bumper-stickers très unique, Tibetan collectibles, scarves, textiles of the modern, beads, brass, bric-í -brac, etc. I'm heading out there just to get some bells today. Sometimes you get a free one-card tarot reading with check-out. Insouciant staff means you do not get pampered here. Prices reasonable, not esp cheap. Have a drink at Smiley's across the street whilst in town.
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May 2018 by Sophia St. John
had used shirts from kohls for $40... overpriced, and when I tried to check out the lady completely ignored me and talked to her friend for 10 minutes. Didn't buy anything
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March 2017 by Paul K.
Every year, I visit Bolinas, CA around my birthday and make a stop to Kaleidoscope. It's become almost like a pilgrimage of sorts to visit this great town which is a little off the beaten path. The store is fun, and their inventory is vast, and anything you'd wanna find from incense, to prayer books, to various pieces of flare you'd wanna wear on your denim jacket. Also you'll find musical instruments, clothing, and many spiritual and sacred objects. But more importantly, every visit I have a conversation with Tanya, one of the owners of Kaleidoscope. Tanya gives me an reading, it's something she's very gifted in, and these readings have been both fun and insightful. It's an honor to have crossed paths with such a compassionate and sincere individual, who is offering so much to her community and customers. If you stop by, don't just do some shopping, ask for Tanya and get a reading of your own. I'm looking forward to my next visit.
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December 2015 by drea p.
I have a major shopping addiction and finding myself in a place that seemed to have no retail therapy.... I went into this store having stumbled on it. A nearly overpowering smell of incense greeted me it was hypnotizing and I started getting drawn to different things , tooth fairy boxes to beautiful one of a kind jewelry. Wares that seemed to be the best pieces from exotic faraway places all in one magical place. The women working wasn't pushy and let me shop and explore without feeling pressure but was warm and responsive when I implored. If your in bolinas it's a must go.
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November 2011 by Paloma P.
4 - 4.5 stars for inventory. Very cute, beautiful, interesting things; however, nothing you can't find in any global import store throughout the Bay Area - that said, some very charming things. HOWEVER - my friend and I almost walked out due to the atrocious service, which would get one star at best. Listen, we are NOT prima donnas, and we not 'Over The Hill' real housewives - we are grown-up Berkeley kids (so we know all about the nag champa and natural fabrics, sisters) and we know our hippietastic merchandise. But the woman working there (whom two Bo local friends I subsequently spoke to and they told me her name, but because I have better manners than she, shall remain nameless) was SO rude - not only to us two grown women but to the ten-year-old girl who was with us - that we damn near walked out and bought nothing. From the moment we walked in and starting oohing and aahing and 'look at this, no look at this, no look at THIS!' the condescension was palpable. I don't know if she thought we were the aforementioned OTH real housewives or she doesn't like children (and my friend's daughter is very well-behaved, you can be sure of that, we don't play), but the chill and the snark was unreal. At one point the ten-year-old asked her, 'Do you ever keep any of this stuff for yourself?' and the woman snorted at her and said, "Well I work here, don't I?' In the end we dropped $80 at 5pm on a Sunday, and I wonder how often THAT happens there (not). And I'm not the type to think you should kowtow to me because I'm buying, but get some cop on and don't treat your customers like dirt. At one point she was nearly sneering at the child's mother and I because we thought that a decorative embroidered elephant and a cloisonne fish were more appropriate toys than a $30 rose quartz rock. Sure, for an ADULT maybe, but trust when a mother knows her kid and knows what the kid will get value out of. On top of it, she 'forgot' to add one of the items we wanted to buy. I can't help thinking this might have been a passive-aggressive editorial decision on her part, although I could be wrong - but my hunches usually aren't. Great stuff, loved the inventory, but I will NOT be back.
