Double Punch

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Cute store.

Double Punch is such a great spot, I love this place!!! The owners Denise and Omar are very nice and informative every time I’ve gone. They have such a good collection of toys and figures, some that are hard to find elsewhere. I’m always walking out of this place with some awesome Kubricks in hand. They have books, stationary, stickers, buttons, great local art, stuffed animals, t-​shirts, vinyl figures, and so much more… And also on the second floor is a gallery with some pretty great art. Theres always something cool and new when i go in this shop. The prices are good, and I’m happy that there is a store like this in the neighborhood! Thanks for being there Double Punch, you’re the best…

My kids and I love Double Punch! You can get gifts for the whole family (minus grandparents). They carry hard-​to-​find animé collectibles as well as traditional Star Wars action figures. Plus, they have a frequent buyer card that comes in handy during Christmas time;-)

The only reason I did not give 5 starts is that I came here one day and it was closed with no note on the door. I drove across town and was a little disappointed. I went the following day and the owners GF Birthday. The store has a bunch of cool collectables and the guy behind the counter was cool and friendly

This place is well organized, decently priced, and is a nice alternative to kid robot or Super 7. Lots of cool Pop toys and various collectibles for people of all ages. Helps that there’s parking (metered) all over.
Sucks that the service is near nonexistent. Maybe I just came in on an off day but with two or three people near the front, you’d think it’d be easy enough to greet a customer right? Instead we were ignored the entire time because the cashier was too busy talking with two other guys sitting near the front.
I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt though and still say they deserve four stars. Solid help (or any for that matter) would have easily bumped up the score to a five though.

I found some of the dopest dope toys here specially Star wars shit.

It seemed to be a cool place from the outside. I visited around lunchtime before any rush of customers coming in. They had decent amount mystery trinket packs. They had some cool vinyl toys on display like some MIchael Laus, some Upper Playground stuff too. Saw some Lego Ninjago things that you could get at any Toys R Us. The Vinyls I wanted to actually buy weren’t for sale… a little deceptive IMHO.
Yoda was blocking the stairway up so maybe there wasn’t any art up there this time? I wish I could say my visit was pleasant and warm and fuzy and turned out more cut and dry. Maybe next time I visit, I’ll come when there’s more hustle and bustle and the energy is up.

A little off the main thoroughfare in North Beach, and a little far out of the way if you’re anywhere else, Double Punch offers a fun selection of designer toys and little knick knacks and trinkets. I feel a bit corny describing their selection this way, but that’s more or less what it is.
If you like collecting little toys to decorate your room, you’ll really like this place. The selection is pretty good — I saw some brands I had never heard of before, with some great artists doing the work. Prices seem reasonable too.
One thing put me off a little, though. I came into the store about 10 minutes before they were about to close. In my 10 years of retail experience, when someone comes in towards the end of the day, you let them do their shopping for a few minutes after the posted store hours. Eventually you might start getting things ready for closing, as an indirect way of indicating you want to go home. But at Double Punch, the associate behind the counter rather bluntly said, «we’re going to close in 5 minutes.» Maybe this would have been ok if he had made any acknowledgements or contact previously. But to not speak up until you want to close up shop, it seems a bit off. At a store like that, every purchase counts. I know because I’ve worked in smaller retail environments. For all he knew, I could have come into purchase some high ticket items. But anyway, that’s my rant. Maybe he was having a bad night, I just thought it was off-​putting.

Interesting. I went to the We Love Webcomics art exhibit, and I’m glad I did; I picked up a print of the Doctor Cat strip that introduced Lawyer Cat. The thing is, the print was very reasonably priced because it wasn’t framed; add a frame and it quadruples in price. (No joke, it’s actually times four.)
The toy store downstairs was cute; for your average collector it’s probably a nerdgasm and a half. Too many tchotchkes for my taste, but whatevs.
All in all, a pretty decent place.

They had my personal taste in designer toys, and more. The products were pricey, but only as pricey as everywhere else, so it was to be expected. They had a bargain bin, though, I think it was $ 5 per item.
I went because I thought they carried Blythe dolls, which they didn’t have in stock, but had other things like stationary. As I was on vacation, I didn’t carry much money around, but the Gloomy Bears were calling out to me…
There was a cool display on the sides of the room which I found helpful to see the different choices for all of those «mystery box» toys, and other specialized art. There were some wood-​carved sculptures that I thought were wonderful.
Great selection of products, and super friendly staff on top!

Awesome toy store!
Finally visited last week and was not disappointed in the selection! They have a wide variety of everything from designer vinyl to blindbox figures and even some mainstream stuff like LEGO and action figures. They also had some open LEGO mini figures in the front case for purchase which was usual and nice.
Unfortunately the gallery was closed while they were setting up an upcoming show while I was there, but I look forward to going back and checking out a future exhibit.
Definitely stop in and check out if you’re in the area!

It must be the immaculate presentation of their idiosyncratic merchandise that I like. I have to admit I’m not particularly drawn to the type of adult toys and collectibles sold here, but I admire the quality and the fact that owners Denise and Omar really know what their customers want. It’s the retail outgrowth of the Ningyoushi site that sells tons of plastic and vinyl action figures from animé, manga and more recognizable American movies and TV shows.
There’s a gallery upstairs which was a bit sparse when I visited before Christmas. It looks like they feature primarily retro-​style animation art. They also sell Japanese-​style stationery and kids’ clothing, so the store feels eclectic and consistent at the same time. It’s definitely worth a browse if you can find the store… it’s on a relatively quiet block of Powell in North Beach right across from St. Peter and Paul. The nerd factor balances with the coolness rather nicely here… kinda like Anderson Cooper in that PeeWee Herman video. OK, maybe not.

I’m a huge fan of collecting vinyl figures and plushes. Not hardcore enough to know series #s and individual names, but enough to have a collection of about 50 different figures.
I went out of my way to come to this store after reading about it on Unilocal.A+ to the cleanliness and set-​up of the store. The bottom is inviting with tons of figures on display, plenty of lighting, and cool drawings/​paintings on the walls. And the upstairs gallery is awesome. I fully support local artists and urban-​style artwork. It’s too bad there wasn’t more art to see up there.
Anyway, I have to admit that the initial vibe I got from the 2 workers wasn’t that inviting though. I can’t put my finger on it since they weren’t exactly mean… but I definitely got the feeling that I was receiving a slight attitude when I asked questions. Like I wasn’t hardcore-​collector enough for them. Or it could have to do with the fact that I mentioned Kid Robot. Is it wrong to compare the two? Hell, I’ll bring Giant Robot into the picture if I want to… you can’t deny they’re all a bit similar.
Plus they never really bothered to check up on me. I mean I never really like it when employees kiss ass and follow you around a store, but a simple «hey what’s up, let us know if you have questions.» would have been nice. The entire time the two of them just chatted to each other about their going-​ons in life.
On the plus side, the stuff they had was pretty fun. You get the regular collectibles that you see everywhere like Rement toys, Qee figures, Tokidoki, Gama-​Go, and Ugly Dolls. But then there are some that aren’t as common (IMO) like Toy Story figures, lego blind boxes, etc. Oh and thank you for having Mameshiba things. I can never find those toys anywhere in the US.
Overall I thought the selection was pretty decent. Prices were alright. Not too expensive, and not too cheap as far as collectible toys go. I think this store has potential and I’ll be back again to see if I’m mistaken in my first impression. But until the ‘tude gets fixed, I can’t offer the full 5 stars it could easily deserve.

i reeeeeally wanted to give this place more stars… but alas… i cannot tell a lie.
i rode BART all the way into the city just to visit this store. 16 dollar round trip ticket only to visit this store. not kidding. i found out upon arriving here that it was only going to disappoint me.
the selection is poor. honestly, it might look like a lot of stuff but really its a lot of junk with some cool stuff mixed in here and there. i was really hoping to get some things that are hard to find on the internet or special to in-​store only. but it was basically the usual fare.
also, the prices are totally illogical. its actually cheaper to order online and pay shipping than to buy here.
but i loved the little feel of the store and i think someone lives there as their home.
they need a heightened variety of cute toys and lowered prices

I initially like this store, but as Eisa pointed out, they talk down to you when you ask about the KAWS… big no no, especially if you’re not selling at retail. Still I give them credit for supporting local SF artists in the gallery upstairs, as well as stocking KAWS in the first place.

I love this place, even if i don’t buy anything i just go in and browse. It’s a little store hidden in North Beach. It’s full of collectibles. They even have consignment stuff, i thought about putting my little sewn dolls in here, i forgot what the deal was, 60% 40% i think, not sure.
But coolest of all, they have a little gallery upstairs.
Must check-​out!

I love how this lil’ coollectible store also has a gallery on the second level.
Anyone who knows about the addiction that Mario Bro. s, Yoshi, and the like… go to Double Punch. They get, & give at truly decent prices, the straight dope.

Double Punch is a combination Japanese-​type toy & intermittent art gallery. Unlike similar stores like Super Seven & Kid Robot, Double Punch does carry plenty of PLASTIC toys not, just focusing on vinyl.
Owners Denise & Omar are pretty cool & have some of their opened collection on display. They really like Kubricks. They also own & run the online shop
. Ningyoushi (nin-​yo-​she) means dollmaker in Japanese.
The prices are pretty decent for a small non-​chain shop & the folks are not elitist nor condescending to newbies or casuals when asked questions.
I go there primarily for blind-​box toys.
Santa’s Unilocaler sez:”:Psst!:Secret: Denise will even let you trade for an opened display item if the blind-​boxed one you bought is a double. If you ask nicely.”

This was my first stop on an afternoon blitz of the city’s [vinyl] toy stores. I went specifically to pick up the new Gama-​Go yeti produced by Double Punch, but was pleasantly surprised by the shop in general. The folks working were super nice, no attitude. They had a great variety of toys from famous to brand-​new designers as well as imported goodies. They had a medium-​sized selection of Japanese stuff I haven’t seen elsewhere (and didn’t at the other shops that day), including the Dragon Warrior «slime» softies and coin banks. I wasn’t already dropping a bunch on that yeti I would have sprung for a Slime for my desk purely for nostalgia’s sake.
I believe there’s a connection here to Gama-​Go, and they definitely had the largest selection of GG merchandise of any store of the day. Wooden Deathbots, t-​shirts, the aforementioned yeti, stickers, buttons, and assorted other toys and tchotchkes I can’t remember.
There is an art gallery space upstairs, but they were setting up for a show so unfortunately I wasn’t able to see it.
Great little shop with lots of expected and unexpected toys and goodies, very cool staff, and art (when the upstairs is open). Oh, and last but not least, the girl who rang me up tossed a «free gift» into my bag at the end, which turned out to be a Shawnimals Pocket Ninja AND Mini Mustachio. Thanks, guys!