UNC Student Stores

The prices were more reasonable than I expected and a ton of selection! There is unfortunately no GAA discount but still worth every penny! The hours are convenient and the location is even more convenient! You can’t come to UNC without going to this store and buying everything and then some extras that you could want!

I bought a notebook here once, when my wife brought me here, many years ago. Came again to show a younger cousin around before she attends here in the fall. You can get anything here. I don’t know if the price is right, but if it’s UNC-​related, you’ve got it. Textbooks and stuff, too, evidently.

My review is mainly based on textbooks, which I think are a rip-​off, but the rest of the store is nice and bring the review up to three stars.
So textbooks here are very expensive (compare to Amazon which are cheaper AND no sales tax). Used books can be a good deal if you find clean ones with little or no markings.
Buybacks are also a terrible deal. Sell your books online and you’ll get much more of your money back. Renting textbooks also looks to be equally good at separating you from your money.
I would recommend using Student Stores only for any used books in good shape, and for the rest just buy and sell them online. You’ll save a lot more money than using Student Stores. Profits are supposed to go to scholarships (I can’t find online what % of profits actually do) but overcharging students on books isn’t the most efficient form of fundraising in my opinion.

They have everything unc you could want! The staff is really friendly and helpful too. Go heels!

They have lots of stuff.
You need UNC gear, books, textbooks, scrubs, food, amenities, computer things, and supplies?
You can get them all here. Are they more expensive than other places? Yes. But going to those other places involves walking to Franklin Street, and you may not have time. Also walking is hard.
So it’s A-​OK.

You’re a student (or alum)…you’re on campus… you need something… where do you go??? Of course: Student Stores!
If they don’t have it, you don’t need it! Food, books, school supplies, dorm necessities, computer gear, and of course, all the Tarheel merchandise you could possibly want! You’ll find a variety of great quality items available for a range of prices. Just perfect for bringing out your inner Tarheel.

Anything «UNC» you could possibly want is in this store. Sweats, shirts, caps, kids’ wear, shorts, exercise gear, etc., etc. You can find some of this stuff cheaper elsewhere, but not the selection. TONS of Carolina gear to be had here!
One of the floors has textbooks; the UNC apparel store is on the second floor. The ground floor appeared to be arts and/​or computer-​related.
«Parking» for this store should be listed as «non-existent»…other than two metered spots in the very small parking space next to the building. Otherwise, I saw no parking.

I really wish that the Student Stores renovation had been finished while I was still a student. The remodeled store is so much lighter and airier than its previous cave-​like incarnation. Merchandise is also much better organized, with school supplies and textbooks on the third floor and the post office and computer shop on the first. The Bull’s Head Bookshop is in its original place on the second floor, but with more space. I don’t love those tiny one-​lane escalators where the stairs used to be, but I guess they do help move traffic from floor to floor. The mini-​mart carries a decent selection of snacks, quick lunches, and personal care items, and I love that they have an external door so you don’t have to go through the main entrance to get there. Yes, prices are marked up, but all proceeds go to scholarships so at least the gouging is for a good cause.

Um… it’s Student Stores. They’ve got a monopoly on shopping at the Pit unless you consider grabbing snacks at the bottom of Lenoir /​the Alpine pre-​made section to be shopping, which it isn’t, it’s getting food…
Anyway. It’s Student Stores. Stores, as in plural, so you’ve got many facets:
Bull’s Head Bookshop, a decent college bookstore. Sometimes they have speakers. They have events too but they always manage to schedule them during my classes.
The Pit Stop, where you buy food. The refrigerator case is pretty good.
And then the non-​named store with your generic UNC apparel, marked-​up paraphernalia, and such.
By far the most useful function, though, is that it’s a good shortcut in and out of the Pit area.

Student Stores is the perfect one-​stop shop on campus. It’s pretty modern and also conveniently located at the Pit. Textbooks and a post office are upstairs. The main floor has UNC paraphernalia and back-​to-​school necessities (everything from spiral-​bound notebooks to poster supplies to blank sheet music for the aspiring composer in Music Appreciation 101). Also, basic convenience store stuff — toothpaste (walk of shame? have no fear!), magazines, gum.
Bull’s Head, also housed here, is a decent bookstore with broad offerings given its limited size; they have a particularly ramped-​up local (NC-​related/​UNC-​related) selection. They also host occasional author events. Be on the look-​out for their book sales — severely discounted tomes mounted high on tables in the Pit. I’ve found everything from a Kama Sutra guide to a misplaced library copy of Abraham Lincoln’s biography.

Student Stores was recently renovated, so when you go by, be sure to tell the stores how good they look. Believe me, you’ll make their day.
At the beginning of each semester this place is flooded with people buying textbooks, but it’s always fairly busy. You’ve got school supplies, text books, clothes, non-​text books, medicine, food, etc. The idea seems to be that if you don’t have a car, you should be able to get all of your sundries at walking distance to most of the dorms, and they do a pretty good job of accommodating that need.
The food selections are really just for a snack on the go, if you want anything more substantial you should head down to the market at the Ram’s Head.

This is the University of North Carolina’s one-​stop shop for everything you might need whether you’re a student or a fan on campus for a game.
Student Stores has by far the best collection of Carolina apparel with Nike, New Era, and Under Armor. As far as collectables go, Johnny T-​Shirt (on nearby Franklin Street) has Student Stores beat by a bit, but not by much. The big difference between Student Stores and the Carolina Shops on Franklin Street is that, where you might find a similar set of products in the Franklin Street shops, Student Stores gives some overlap, but is mostly products you won’t find on Franklin Street.
The Store also features a mini-​mart, the Daily Grind coffee shop, Bull’s Head Book Shop, a US Post Office, an entire floor of textbooks, and a tech shop downstairs. Student Stores is newly remodeled and they really did a great job.
For textbooks Student Stores tends to be the most expensive and the mini-​mart has a slight mark-​up. Other than that this is really a super store.