Chico State Wildcat Store

It is an expensive bookstore, but I will say this: they have really upgraded the space with renovations and a new design! It’s pretty big, and they have loads of school merch. An alumni discount would be nice…‘ya feel me?. We paid for our education, too! The current student software discount is out-​of-​this-​world. Clean store, beautiful beautiful campus, and awesome atmosphere!

As far as college bookstores go, this one is pretty good. It’s quite big. Having seen several other CSU bookstores, this one is really big and well stocked.
The prices of the books are what you would expect, but they have a Chegg rental station too, which is kind of cool.
For everyday use (as opposed to just book buying time), this store fits a lot of needs. I can run in here and buy a sandwich in the deli area, get coffee from the coffee shop, buy a Mac, apparel, or Clinique makeup.
What I don’t love about this store is that whenever it is book buying season, they hire a bunch of «security» from an outside place, but it’s just a crew of people from the temp agency who walk around and make you feel uncomfortable. Extra security is fine, but why the strangers? We have plenty of students to employ, even if it’s just temporarily.

Always fast service, friendly, and efficient. The textbooks are more expensive than you’d find online, though. Their textbook «price match» program is a JOKE — I had to submit a dozen forms, then was rejected because of a minor omission, then had to reprint another three pages, AND wait a whole week to get the difference. FUCK that, I just buy my stuff online.
If you’re looking for a quick bite to eat without having to get your food freshly prepared, you can pick up a hot dog for less than $ 3.00.
Their clothes are a bit boring for the guys, but at least they have a fitting room.
Not sure if the makeup section is even profitable, it takes up a lot of room!
Rewards program is kind of hefty, you have to spend A LOT of money to get any rewards, so I’m not hooked on it yet.
Stay away from the plastic key chains, they fall apart within a week; good selection of coffee mugs.
Oh, and I noticed today they pay a lot of student employees to just kind of stand there… nice! Four guys at the IT counter, none of them doing anything productive.