9AM - 5PM
2919 Union St, Oakland“Kanen Coffee is a great place to get your espresso machine repaired. I recently too mine in for repair. They communicated with me during the process and completed the repair on time. They fixed what was wrong with it and polished it up, to boot.”
“If I could give these folks ten stars, I would! Before Covid my wife and I went here to buy office chairs. We are seniors with a lot of back and body issues so we knew this would be a challenging process. We had been to some other places but they tried to sell us on stuff that would not work for us, could not answer our questions and rushed us. What a totally opposite experience at Blaisdells! We were waited on by Adrienne Quitugua-Hervin and she gave us some of the best customer service we have ever experienced in any type of business. They had a great selection, but even more important was how knowledgeable Adrienne was and how patient she was with us. She was very familiar with all the chairs and gave us all the time we needed to check them out thoroughly. Part of my business is training people on customer service and Adrienne checked off all of the boxes of an award winning customer service representative of this company! She could train a lot of people in customer service! We bought chairs (at very reasonable prices) that needed to be customized a bit and then Covid hit. Being at very high risk, we did not have any deliveries inside of our house. Blaisdells understood our concerns and never pressured us to get the chairs. Eventually we had them delivered and put together on our porch where Adrienne helped set them up and showed us how everything worked. Even the delivery people were as polite and nice as could be! This is a big company that exemplifies the best of a small family business. My only complaint is that they don't sell every type of product we need!”
“Had a great experience purchasing an ergo chair here. David was super helpful in explaining the differences among some of the Steelcase models, as well as the different features of my new chair. Took home a preowned Amia for a great price. He even loaded the chair into my car. Thanks David!”
“Wonderful deals on older but serviceable computers, printers (including good lasers for $50-75), office surplus desks, chairs, filing cabinets, lab equipment/PLCs, etc. Very kind staff.”
“I have strong feelings about even if you want to try every zero gravity chair in the store they would still be pretty kind,How do I know?Don’t ask.-I would name the place 'happy lumbar' though”
“Payn's has an awesome variety of cards, journals, and other neat things. I particularly like their stamp selection. I've been hunting for cute and unique stamps all over -- and I was super thrilled to find some here. I added three more stamps to my collection today :)”
8AM - 8PM
1318 Tenth St, Berkeley“The employees are wonderful in this store, they are very helpful and polite, I come here often and get great service every time, my only complaint is that it’s too hot in the store and ac does not work well, I went in today and was sweating the whole time I was there, not ok for costumers or employees, please fix.”
“I've been using the same printer for the last 10 years, only to find they closed shop in 2022. Panic set in as I now had to find a replacement. After reaching out to several different printers, I went with this one. I'm sooooo happy I did. Communication via email works well. I didn't have to explain what I needed and actually learned I could design my project a lot simpler than I have been. Prices are reasonable and turnaround time is quick. I'm so glad I found a new printer!”
8AM - 8PM
3535 Hollis St, Emeryville“Never had a bad experience at this location. The Manager Jeff is a great guy always on the floor making sure all customers are greeted and taken care of. The cashier Reem was very knowledgeable helped me save a few bucks. Their bathroom was also very clean
Thank you!”
10AM - 4PM
1823 University Ave, Berkeley“A must visit experience. Kenneth Alexander is so nice and so full of knowledge about typewriters. My brother took me there for my birthday and it was such a joy. I collect vintage typewriters, and my brother bought this beautiful Underwood Olivetti, Lettera 22 for me.”
“Nice store with plenty of stationary, all you could wish for. High quality items for a good price. The (vintage) postcards are lovely too. Friendly staff. Will definitely return!”
10AM - 6PM
5940 College Ave, Oakland“Couldn't be happier with the service or products. I needed a cartridge for my Brother monochrome laser jet, and they had what I needed. It went right into printer and fired right up without any need to put in super-secret codes or anything, and the Brother software confirms that it reads it as a full cartridge. On top of that, they happily took in the exhausted old cartridges and drum that I've accumulated since the start of the pandemic, and so I'm free of that mess that was taking up space in my closet and happy that they'll be re-used. Service was quick, cordial and informative.”
“Stopped by today for a few snack items. I got a banana and a yogurt drink for 3.99. The banana was fresh and the yogurt drink was good as well. The have a little section where they sell sandwiches and tamales. They have a wide variety of drinks and food items (both refrigerated, frozen, and dry). They also sell school supplies. I wish I had more time to look around but I will definitely visit again. Employees were kind and they take EBT!”
“From Yelp REVIEW5 star rating 5/22/2019I had trouble with my scanner/copier at work. I called Lasertorium and Norman arrived within the hour and fixed the problem. I thought I would have to buy a new copier. Highest recommendation possible. Thanks Norman.”
“We have used Image Tech twice in the last 6 months for tech calls and Mark has been fantastic. Thank you for always finding the time to get our printer back up and running!”