Plastic Depot

Came to pick up some Worbla, since I needed some by next week and couldn’t wait for an online order to ship to me. Prices are a little more expensive than buying online ($ 92/​roll), but you’re paying for a great deal more speed. They don’t carry black worbla right now, due to production issues, but they have both the original and the clear worbla available. Friendly, fast, and I got exactly what I wanted, so no complaints here.

Ask for kyle. I am a complete idiot who knows nothing about plastics and he really helped me find what I needed and even threw in a piece of plastic for free for me to experiment with.

I went to Plastic Depot to buy some 1″ acrylic rod. James and the guys were really helpful and gave me a great price. Definitely check them out for all your plastic and acrylic needs!!!

My kitchen has fluorescent lights recessed into the ceiling, with flat plastic sheets (diffusers) under them. I dropped one and it cracked! Plastic Depot seemed like the place to get them cut to order — and it was! It took a while for someone to notice me in the showroom, but once they did, I received friendly and quick service. He found out what I needed, and offered to show me what he had in stock or have me look in a catalog of other options. Once I chose from the in-​stock material, he was done cutting my order a few minutes later and I was out the door. Pricing was about what I expected — not discount-​rack cheap, but reasonable. I had been nervous coming in the door because of some of the negative reviews on here, but my experience was great, and I’d come back for any future needs.

I’ll never go here again. The guy at the desk was rude and condescending, just like all the other one star reviews mention. I’ve been working with various manufacturers in the Los Angeles area for over ten years and I’ve never had an experience like this. I feel like I was pretty clear with what I was looking for, I’m used to placing orders with technicians and I came in with a sample and drawings. I described what I was looking for and was met with an annoyed «What is it you want?» It was all downhill from there and ended with them not being able to do the job. When I asked if he knew of a place that could do it he said, «I only work at this place, you’ll have to ask them.»
I saw that another dissatisfied customer recommended ABC Plastics as a better place. Just called them: they were friendly and they can do the job.

So sad about all the reviews! Y’all are too sensitive. And that’s a real thing. No one needs to bow and scrape for your business– you know what you want, you go in there, you smile, you get it. That’s that.
I found this place because I Googled «Where to buy Worbla» and was very excited to find Plastic Depot a mile away from work. I sent a «contact us» email at 4:30PM on Tuesday and got a response at 8:15AM Wednesday morning. They simply said «hey, you should call us to discuss what you want». The guy (Kyle) was incredibly helpful, because I actually knew what I was looking for and didn’t ask convoluted questions– he even offered some suggestions which was super helpful because I forgot the exact name of the other product (Wonderflex) i was looking for. He was super friendly and easy to talk to and I really looked forward to going in.
I just went in for the first time this morning– again, knew exactly what I was looking for and asked specifically for what i needed. It wasn’t Kyle, but a different associate, and he was gruff, but still friendly in that way you expect from people who have to put up with demanding entertainment industry people all day (remember this place is in Burbank). When you go to a cash wrap and a sign saying «Your problem is not my emergency» is the first thing you see, you should really know and understand what you’re dealing with. People are in too much of a rush and are too unhappy in this world– just show a little friendliness and laugh with people and they’ll enjoy the transaction as much as you. If you expect people to serve you just because you’re paying for a product they carry, you really need to review your priorities.
tl;dr these guys are great and they carry unique thermoplastics and i will never order anywhere else.

My husband and I dropped in today to grab a sheet of Worbla (The holy grail of thermoplastics for cosplay props and armor builds) as we live in LA. I am not sure why I overlooked searching for a supplier in our area, but sure enough they are one of the only suppliers in CA. I was greeted warmly, had a good chat, and was out in less than 5 minutes, happily carrying my roll of Worbla. I am thrilled that I no longer have to order online and wait anxiously for my crafting supplies. Thanks so much Plastic Depot for carrying this!

If we could leave a no star review, we would.
My husband went in today to get a quote on having something cut from lexican. He had some questions and wanted to get a ballpark estimate of what the job would cost. $ 5ea? $ 50ea? Just needed to know sort where it would land as we need 200 units cut. He showed them a sketch of the item and they told him they couldn’t possibly estimate the cost. Really in all the years in business, they couldn’t estimate? The woman was incredibly rude and James was an ass. Not only was he rude to my husband but to the other customer that was in there as well (mocking his foreign accent.) The smartass remarks were uncalled for and totally insulting.
Not sure why they bother opening their doors when they clearly don’t want your business. We wish we had read the other reviews here before bothering to drive all the way over there.

In my business, we fabricate a lot of items that are «out of the box». I enjoy bringing my projects to Plastic Depot because they’re always willing to try whatever it takes to create the parts that I need. Kyle and James approach every new challenge as a learning opportunity, and we’re able to work together to determine the best method needed to accomplish my desired goal. Cindy always has a smile for me, regardless of how busy it is when I’m there. It’s a pleasure to work with a team who takes ownership and pride in their work!

I’m working on restoring an old dunebuggy so I went their to check out the prices and pick their brains about West Systems Resin. I walked in to very clean shop with lots of products I was looking for. A very nice knowledgeable lady asked if I needed any help so I asked her about prices. Now… the line of resin I was looking for was going to run me about 100 bucks… and I only needed to fill in some cracks that were the size of a quarter. The sales lady went through all the pros and cons of the products and at the end of it all… I decided that the cost was too much for this particular bit of restoration. I appreciated that she was not hard selling me and was easy going enough to answer the questions I had. I’ll be back for Fiberglass matt and other supplies in the future.

Let me start by saying I have been to this store several times, hoping the staff would all be fired and I could get some expert advice without any attitude. There is a reasonable amount of products in the showroom and I have been able to buy some plastic products there before. But that being said, you better know what you want because these rude people never have the time for discussing alternatives. The last time I called there a woman answered the phone and was clearly not qualified to answer any questions. She sighed heavily and hesitated to call ‘Kyle’ to the phone who only wanted to reply by email because he was going to leave early. After some discussion about my job he basically said what I wanted was too much trouble for the amount of time he had left in the day. (It was only 10:30am when we spoke!) Anyway, it all turned out fine because I went to ART SIGNS and GRAPHICS (North Hollywood) instead and was met with a kind and knowledgeable staff. My job was complete the next morning and was far better than Plastic Depot was going to attempt. Why do people have to be so uptight, unhelpful and plain rude? There are better places to get the same products and since I am in the fabrication industry I will be sure to never use this place again. I’ll steer my employes away as well.

Always trying to do business locally I went to James for a custom made display case. His work was as promised on this near $ 200 piece. Very nice!

My neighbor and I had each bought small air conditioners. We needed holes cut into plexiglass that would be the same size of the exhaust outlet.
James at Plastic Depot cut out the exact shapes we needed.
We were very impressed by Plastic Depot and particularly by the kindness and professionalism of James.
Now we can have AC!

I came here looking to browse samples and had a handful of questions since It was my first time at a plastic store. Two gentleman that were working there were staring impatiently at me and answering in very curt, short answers as if it were common knowledge. I felt rushed and disrespected.
To top it off, I was the only one in the store and when I was leaving, I said «goodbye and have a good one»! And nothing… No thanks for coming, have a good day not even a goodbye.
It might be an industrial shop, but there still should be a consideration to customer seevice.

Just called to get pricing on clear acrylic tubes/​pipes. The sales person I spoke with seriously lacked customer service skills! I was asking about the diameter opening of the tubes and he impatiently and pretentiously corrected me, saying he didn’t know what I meant, but that tubes are sold according to their outer diameter. He made it incredibly difficult to get information. I asked what are the approximate inner diameters that he had around 3″ to 4″ and he quoted me some sizes, adding that he «was doing the math» for me. When I corrected his math that a tube which has an outer diameter of 3″ can’t have an inner diameter of 3.25″ he got very indignant. When I asked to talk to a manager, he said he was the manager. I said wow, that’s unfortunate and he hung up. There is another place in Gardena that sells acrylic tubes, that have exemplary customer service, and are $ 6 cheaper per tube! I’m going there!

Location is out of the way but worth it if need acrylic products or resin. Sales people were very knowledgeable and courteous. There is a great scrap bin for good deals with acrylic sheets sold by the pound. I don’t understand the bad review. I was treated very well. The prices are good. Saved me from having to go down town and deal with traffic.

drove all the way from weho and so glad i did!.. great service and advice… and james even did some minor custom cuts while i was in the showroom…

Great advice from the sales person and then the owner. Chose West Systems resin, the most expensive kind. Worked great for coating my old metal tabletop. Great result, recommended supplier, happy shopper.

What a disappointment. As a trade professional, I have many different vendors I use for my clients. Since I had a client near the area, I thought I’d give this place a try. I was greeted with a nice hello and how can we help you, but I soon discovered the rude, sarcastic remarks after our introduction a bit hard to swallow. After every questions or sentence this guy James thought he was slick with his comments almost sounding annoyed that I had even walked into the shop. I work with people all the time and usually can get along with the worst of them, but man did James make it hard for me to just pick up my folders and run out of there. Maybe he would have had a better approach if I were a female customer cause he sure turned into a puppy dog when it seemed one of their regular customers walked through the door. His prices were fair, but nothing below the usual standard. I sure hope he doesn’t own this establishment. I’d suggest Solter Plastics if you are in the West LA area or ABC Plastics if you’re in the Valley.

YAY! After going to Solter, this place was quite pleasant!
A little shop with essentials and then one guy working there who was quite nice to the older gentleman asking questions about acrylic.
I asked for ¹⁄₈ inch Acrylic sheet in black and yellow, 1 sq. foot each. At Solter, they wouldn’t cut it for me, and made me buy $ 60 worth of what I only wanted a sq. foot of. Plastic Depot brought out the two colors to show me, and went in the back, and came out less than 3 minutes later with exact square feet. I didn’t need fancy colors, though it looked like they had the basics red, green, yellow, blue, black, transparent black, white, clear etc but make sure you call ahead to check. If you don’t need anything fancy (weird size or glitters or weird color) then this place is great.
There’s a sign that says, «1. GOOD, 2. CHEAP. 3. FAST. Pick two» or something to that effect, it’s a joke, I got all three.