SDSU Bookstore

Called the store asking about prices for Microsoft office. Told me they had 2011 for 14.99. I drive all the way to campus and tell them what I want. The guy informs me that this is only offered to faculty and staff, students have to pay 150! What a waste of time. Why do I have to pay 10 times more?

They have a «no return» period that starts 5 days after classes start and lasts until the next semester. Doesn’t matter if you need that book for your class or if they incorrectly listed the book on ebooks for you. Even if the book is still wrapped, you can’t return it. There goes $ 200(on one book) I could’ve used for food, rent, tuition, etc. I’m never buying a book on campus again. It’s a shady businesses that doesn’t deserve your hard earned money. Just wait until the first day of classes and buy the books you actually need online. Paying for rush delivery is cheaper than buying a bunch of textbooks that you’ll never use.

The bookstore conveniently has all the school items you need. Just be prepared to pay high prices. You think your’e getting a perk for being a student… NOT! Went in to buy 2 ink cartridges for my HP printer… bookstore had them for $ 45. drove to Wal-​Mart and paid $ 30 for both.

Customer service is lacking, I asked a cashier how much a certain pen was and all he said was «I don’t know.» Seems lazy to me. Also, no other 5 employees acknowledged me at all during my time there and it wasn’t even busy.
They have really cool items here but overpriced. You can get SDSU gear elsewhere, but the best ones is definitely here at the bookstore! Best time to buy is when they have their sales.

Just another overpriced school bookstore. Unlike the community college bookstores their website does not let you look at the isbn of the books online. This means you have to actually walk in there and take them to compare prices. However there is a loophole if you go on their book renting service.
Beware of the long lines that wrap around the store at the start of a semester.

DON’T BUY THE CALENDAR! It’s too expensive and not worth the money. Office Depot, Target, Staples. Any of those are better options for nicer calendars and other office supplies. The rest of the SDSU memorabilia and apparel is also overpriced, even for a university store.
Buyback is a total joke. They sent me an email with a list and prices they’ll pay me for selling back my books. For nearly every book, that is approximately 10% return (I spent $ 13, I get back $ 1.50). 30% or above is the average at all other CSU campuses and California community colleges. Ten percent is an insult and only covers the tax you paid originally.
The bookstore deserves a lot less stars due to the disservice it is providing to students who can barely afford an education, however, it has one because the customer service is not too bad.

This used to be a book store, but SDSU apparel has taken over the downstairs portion of the store, so it is now mainly a clothing store. How many different styles of T-​Shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts are really needed? Ten, fifteen years ago they had a great selection of books and some awesome book sales. Compared to the book stores at UCLA and UCSD, this is pretty sorry for a campus the size of SDSU.
As for pens, pencils, markers, calendars, notebooks etc. the selection is ok, but the prices are higher than stores like Office Depot.

I understand that SDSU is very useful when it comes to providing on campus jobs for students. Unfortunately, I am not sure how experienced these students are when it comes to customer service.
I came to the bookstore at 3:10pm today to refill my ink. The gentleman, who I will call «K», told me to come back in 10 – 15 minutes. I arrived at 3:35pm and a different employee approached me and asked what he could do for me. I told him I was there to pick up ink. K overheard and said, «Yeah, I got busy so it will be about another 10 – 15 minutes. Do you have class?» I told him I did and he said, «Okay, well it will be 2 or 3 minutes». Then, the obnoxious manager, or so he looked, said, «Are you waiting for something?» He said he would check on the ink and I told him it wasn’t going to be ready quite yet. He said, «Well, we can’t give you the exact time it will be ready». I didn’t say that K had given me an exact time because I didn’t want to get him in trouble, so I kept my mouth shut.
I got my ink, and walked out.
Two minutes later I’m sitting at a table and realize I had magenta liquid on my personal items. I was heated, walked back in with the manilla folder that held my ink and presented the issue to someone that worked there. He approached the manger-​looking guy from before (dressed in black) and said, «Do you know why this is happening? He said, «Yeah, the machine puts more in there than it can hold». I said, «Well that would be nice to share with your customers because it just got all over my personal items. With his back turned, he said, «Well it happens rarely».
Not a great location for this manager to work. Bad attitude and bad vibe on an already stressful campus!

Lines move quickly and everything is as overpriced as you would expect. Always some sort of student tshirt for $ 10. The rest is ridiculous. We’ll all end up buying every family member some $ 30 tshirt for Christmas regardless. Get your textbooks and wait in line downstairs. The line could be a mile long and it would still be faster than the 3 registers upstairs. And when finals come save yourself a quarter and find some organization passing out free scantrons ;)

I just found out that they have a price matching policy after wasting my money there for two years! It’s a poorly advertised feature since it would screw over the bookstore but it does exist and it’s wonderful.
Bring in an advertised price from the Amazon marketplace and they’ll match it. They tried selling a book for $ 125 and I ended up getting it for $ 75 with proof from Amazon.
+ 4 stars for a great price matching system
— 2 stars for keeping us in the dark and marking up the price of my book by $ 50 over retail price

I am a UC Irvine graduate, currently trying my best to make it in the professional world. I decided to take a certificate program at SDSU to update my skills and knowledge. Due to the high costs of the UC Extension Program, SDSU seemed more practical as far as affordability, but still a credible university.
I registered for my class on 8÷7÷13. The class starts on 8÷21÷13. Giving me a short but just enough of time to order my books online as I usually did when i was an undergraduate, as opposed to buying books at the on-​campus bookstore where textbook prices are typically jacked up due to convenience. Buying books ONLINE is a very very VERY common practice for students. If we have the option to save money somehow, we will take that option.
I got my confirmation email with the required text books — only the book title and author. NO ISBN. So to make sure I buy the correct version that my class is going to be using I wanted to call the SDSU bookstore to acquire the ISBNs.
I called the SDSU Book store — number dialed was 866−388−7378, they forwarded me to 619−594−7535. From there, I had the MOST IRRITATING experience.
When I called, i was told that the ISBN numbers were NOT available. I was also told that the information would apparently be released online the week before my class begins. Which means I would not have ample time to order my books online, have it shipped and delivered.
I would then be forced to drive all the way to SDSU prior to my extended studies course begins just to buy the books. OR forced to buy it online from the SDSU bookstore at prices I don’t want to pay for.
If the SDSU bookstore, for instance, is selling my textbook for $ 50.00, and I find it on Amazon for $ 25. then DUH of course I’m going to go with Amazon.
I was also told that he did not want to give me the ISBN number and that they are not accessible because they prefer that students buy their text books at the SDSU Bookstore.
So, pretty much, SDSU does not want to release specific textbook information so students would not be able to purchase textbooks elsewhere other than SDSU.
So, SDSU is not allowing us to have the choice where we spend our money?
SHADY. A simple practice like this makes me think twice about even receiving any type of education from an institution like SDSU.

Everything Aztecs!

Good selection of SDSU clothes and gifts. Not the best selection I have seen at a university, but pretty good overall. Buy the student planner and get 20% off and SDSU imprinted item per month with coupons inside the planner.

Pricey to get things that say SDSU, come on make it more affordable

Overpriced books, supplies, and SDSU apparel.
For books just stick to Amazon or Craigslist because it is much cheaper. Even with the rent option sometimes they offer such a limited quantity that they run out within a day.
For supplies, just go to Walmart or Target instead. And for apparel just go to the Nike outlets in Las Americas or order it online. Yes, they have a great selection of gear. There’s anything from Hello Kitty SDSU gear to freaking shirts for your dog but everything is just overpriced in my opinion.
The line can sometimes be long so if you’re going in for just a Scantron then try the Aztec Market instead since the line tends to move faster there.
PS. I hate that there’s no longer a Mac (cosmetics) counter! That’s where I would go to waste time (& money) during my breaks. That has now been replaced with a Bare Essentials area which is nice but I mean it doesn’t quite measure up to Mac. I used to love getting the new collections without fear that they were going to sell out.

One of the nicest bookstores I’ve visited, and I’ve been to a few in my lifetime. The layout is easy to navigate with an extensive collection of sweatshirts, snowboarding jackets, green-​friendly notebooks, gadgets, earrings, beer mugs and BOOKS!
I try to stop in before football season to pick up the latest shipments and always luck out. Lines aren’t bad and the cashiers are usually in good spirits.

The SDSU bookstore is just okay. You can read other reviews of their prices, which are atrocious, especially for SDSU clothing. They are evil personified about their return/​refund/​re-​stock policy. They always advertise on their website the price of used books but when you get there, they don’t have any, just new, so you end up spending twice what you expected. They don’t have any terminals for checking prices like UCSD (that I could find anyway) so you have to go to the library.
Their employees also never know if you are buying the right set of books so if you buy the wrong set (think of extras like Connect attached to the text) you are SOL. You have to pay the re-​stocking fee, which is a lot.
Overall, the SDSU bookstore sucks. You can get better terms and better prices at KB.

Books — I don’t always get my books here. I usually shop elsewhere online (i.e. Amazon) or even check KB Books. But if you’re looking to rent, the Bookstore has a good rental program from what I hear.
Clothes — Now if you go to SDSU, obviously you’re going to need some State gear either to lounge around or wear to games. There’s actually a good selection to choose from. If you’re not in a hurry, wait until the bookstore is having one of its sales (i.e. 20% off all SDSU apparel/​items) and you can save some money.

Oh, how I DON’T miss the days of getting my classes then getting my books for all those classes.
I don’t miss rifling through the used books to try and pick out the one with the least highlighter marks in them.
I do, however, miss the school supplies and Aztec gear. The tent sales were the best! I got this cute Jansport brand SDSU backpack for like $ 18 one year. Score! And I still have it too!
Because I love office supplies so much, I had applied to work here. Sadly, I never got to work here. Instead, I worked a semester at Monty’s Market (bleh!).
Thank you SDSU Bookstore for the memories. I enjoyed shopping here while passing time between classes. *Tear*

According to the SDSU Bookstore website, «Aztec Shops’ retail operations is the SDSU Bookstore which is one of the largest sales volume campus bookstores in the country. The 25,000-square-foot facility — located in the heart of campus — carries every text (required and optional) for every class taught at SDSU.» You can either buy or rent the books.
Aztec Shops is also the exclusive licensee for the San Diego State University logo and related images and the bookstore features the most extensive selection of SDSU-​imprinted clothing and gifts available. There are rows and rows of SDSU merchandise-​divided into a woman’s and men’s section. The school-​imprinted hoodies and sweat pants ain’t cheap but seem to be of very good quality. My daughter told me to look for something cute with the SDSU logo on it, and they had quite a good supply of nice clothing.
The store also houses the Computer & Electronics Department, a full-​service computer hardware and software department. They even have their own computer/​laptop repair shop here. A large selection of school supplies, cards, gifts and even best-​selling fiction and non-​fiction popular books round out the store’s offerings.
There seemed to be plenty of cashiers who seem friendly and accommodating but very few sales staff on the floor to ask questions. Some of the clothing aisles were packed pretty full and difficult to maneuver around and through. There were little to none clearance items that I could find. For these just mentioned reasons, I had to deduct 1 Unilocal STAR. Forget about parking anywhere close by either. I knew enough just to go down and park by Viejas Arena and followed the bike path towards the Aztec Center.
Since my daughter is an alumni of this college and the nicest boss I ever worked for in all the crappy jobs I ever have had-​Ms. Sarah Felix (from May Co.)-is the merchandise manager here at the Bookstore, I just have to say this is a pretty good bookstore.