Moon Zooom

I had to knock off 2 starts for rude service but the store is amazing! The clothes go on FOREVER and they’re separated by decade rather than gender. I would need to spend an entire day in there to see everything. True vintage clothing here, not just retro look replicas. Reasonable prices too. Incredible selection of authentic poodle shirts although most need a little work. Men… this is the spot for bowling and Hawaiian shirts. Some of the accessories up front were costume junk but still some nice jewelry and silk scarves. At check out, I was informed about an upstairs so I really do need to go back and try to find those stairs. One could easily get lost in this place. Literally.

I love to shop for vintage clothes, but it’s not often that I find a vintage clothing store that I love. Moon Zoom blew me away in all ways possible! It had an incredible variety and selection across eras, sizes, and styles. The prices were so reasonable, too. The staff was nice and assisted me, but was not pushy at all. I can’t wait to come back!

One of my favorite stores. It is my one stop shop. No matter what I need with a little patience I almost always find it here. Pirate coat, men’s tux trousers in brown, petticoats, whatever. Be prepared to spend time at Moon Zoom. It is much bigger than it looks and every nook and cranny is packed with inventory. Best of all the prices are fair and not that over inflated «it’s vintage» price. I wore Gunny Sax the first time and there is no way I am going to pay over $ 50 for it now.

I love this place. Love love love love. But don’t go there. I want first dibs on everything. My favorite spot is the ethnic corner on the left as you go in. I’ve found some amazing pieces there. I drive two hours each way JUST to spend an hour or two here. It’s that fun.

I’ve lived 15 minutes from this place most of my life and didn’t check it out until a few weeks ago. Can’t believe I waited this long! Such a good shop. I’m a photographer and came here with the intention of finding some ‘70s era clothing for a shoot, but left with some great finds for myself, too! It’s all drool-​worthy if you’re into vintage stuff. Lots of cool jackets, dresses, shoes — you name it! And tons of stuff for guys, as well. My boyfriend always complains that thrift stores never have enough selection for guys, but I plan to bring him here and see what he thinks. Prices were also reasonable in my opinion. Check out how the photos came out! Highly recommend!

For all your costume needs… there is no better choice.

Went to Moon Zooom hoping to find a 1920’s dress for my girlfriend. She had been their previously and found a flapper dress she liked, but wanted to think about it before the purchase. She wanted to get something that noone else would have for a 1920’s party. Got to Moon Zooom, dress was still there, happily purchased it for her, no problems.
Moon Zooom and most reviews on Unilocal applaud it for having «vintage» items. They state that «(about 85%) is vintage» and «All pieces in the store are unique.»
Welllll I decide to go to Diddams party store to look for some accessories. And what do I find to my dismay? The dress I just spent $ 40 on 15 minutes prior. Only this dress, found in the Halloween costume section, is in brand new packaging, comes with accessories, and is $ 25.
So apparently Moon Zooom’s definition of vintage means, used mass produced costumes that can then be labeled as vintage, marked up, and sold for higher than retail.
So my first buying experience at Moon Zooom was a negative one. I’m not giving 1 star though cause it’s my own fault for not doing more research. I guess I just happened to find one of the 15% of items that is not vintage at all. Just a warning for others who want something special and unique to shop around and do your research.

Moon Zoom! How can anything compare?! Ben, Barbie, Ben, Barbie, how can any one compare? I recommend this for every occasion, not just your school play, Halloween or your ugly sweater Christmas party. The selection is huge and groovy and so fun! Barbie was a huge help she dressed me up in all the right accessories once I’d found the perfect 60’s mod dress. I stocked up on some sweet dresses for work (I work in a fairly conservative office), beach wear, got a groovy hat, and a gorgeous leopard dress for the night life and how can anyone forget The Leopard Jacket? This jacket I have been looking for my entire life but IT found me, thank you Moon Zoom for the being the vessel through which it flowed through to me!
Long story short, Moon Zoom is great for all occasions, ask for help and you shall receive in abundance!
(P.S. Obviously I’ve been on a leopard kick.)

A massive collection of killer clothes to be found here! Recently the store has been re-​arranged so that items are divided by decade (50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, modern). Dress clothes, leather jackets, flapper dresses, purses, and on and on make this a place my GF and I love to go to! They also buy almost every day of the week if you have clean vintage items.
We’ve gone several times, and we’ll continue to go back. A great store that I’m glad exists!

I thought the Santa Cruz location was a gem, but the San Jose location is out of this world!!! I would have bought more stuff if I had enough room in my closet. I guess I’ll have to do some spring cleaning in the next few months!

Love the crazy variety in this vintage shop! Browse through hundreds of unique finds and feel like you’re in a different era. If you have dust allergies, I recommend taking some Allegra before coming in though: P

I went to this store a couple weeks ago and bought a vintage 60s dress, when I got home and hand washed the piece a seam pulled up and I saw the entire hem of the dress was hot glued down.
I brought the dress back to the shop and asked to speak with a manager or an owner and was told she was not in. So I showed the sales associate the issue and he insisted there was nothing he could do. At this point I asked if he could call the owner, he responded saying he could guarantee she would not do anything.
I was solely asking for an exchange. I even brought up a dress that I was interested in exchanging for and offered to happily pay the difference. I did not want a refund.
While we were at the counter my cousin noticed there was hot glue on the corset she was considering buying.
He still insisted he could not do anything for me. So I told him I’d be forced to write this review. In response he said to get out of the store or he’d call the police.
I never raised my voice, I did not cause a scene.
I’m disgusted with my experience. I’m so disappointed in their customer service and the quality of their clothing.
I’m not sure how this could be made right, but I’m pretty sure the staff has no interest in appeasing me. Sad.

This is one of my favorite Vintage stores that I like to go to in order to find period clothing pieces for shows I’m costume designing. They have a large selection, the prices are reasonable and the people that work here know their vintage information. Don’t forget to go upstairs! They have a 1980s section up there.
From what I’ve overheard from times I’ve been in there, I’ve discovered that the collections in the store are brought in by several different sellers, who specializes and know their vintage history.
I will usually go here first, before I go to the Vintage stores in the Haight, in SF. It’s a little bit of a trek from the East Bay, but always worth it. Most of the time I find things, but every now and then I don’t, but its ok, because I love just seeing what they have in stock for the next time I go in.
Hold on to your receipts, they offer a small discount when you bring in an old receipt for your next purchase.

This has become a regular stop of mine when trying to put together a costume for some kind of themed party/​event.
They are certianly unique in what they do, and I do appreciate what they offer. But my only qualm is with price. Then again, I don’t do much shopping like this so perhaps I just don’t understand the market. I was expecting a thrift store (it’s used clothes isn’t it) but I didn’t see thrift prices. I think they know people come for costumes, so although much of the clothes can qualify as thrift clothes, they turn up the price just a little bit.
Would I come here again? Sure, but I never leave super happy with what I end up paying.
Service was ok, helpful enough but certainly not super warm, friendly, and welcoming. Maybe I expect to much, lol.

My favorite thrift store hands down. You can literally find anything vintage ever in this shop it’s crazy. The biggest downfall is how creepy this shop really is… Like I can’t explain the only reason why i don’t thoroughly look here is just because of the fact that I’m absolutely terrified!!! Everything is pretty well organized but it’s straight up creepy if you go alone! I suggest you go with a group of people and there’s a place to go upstairs it’s just wow. Amazing place to find clothes at average prices with the scariest environmental feeling I’ve ever been put through. Other than that, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IN EVERY WAY! It’s just really creepy. LOL

This place felt really… Old. Not vintage, just old. It was super cramped and smelled kind of funny and was really stuffy. There was ENDLESS stacks of clothes, but nothing good really. None of it was really even that cheap, and most of them was noticeably worn. I don’t think I’d ever come back to this place again.

Ready to take a trip back to the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s? Then this place will totally rock your socks off! From zoot suits to bell bottoms, and everything in between, this place has every stylistic signature clothing article from all the decades. Vince and I came here looking for something unique to for him to wear to the Unilocal ball. Luckily, we found a leopard print dress hat and a blue ruffle dress shirt to accompany my leopard print ball gown. Even though some pieces can be a little pricey, because they are hard to find pieces, the extra splurge is totally worth adding something unique to your wardrobe. Overall, if you’re looking for a one-​of-​a-​kind piece to wear then definitely head to Moon Zoom.

I have been coming here since I was a teenager, so for about 20 years (geez I’m old!).
At the time, I really appreciated a great vintage shop that didn’t require me schlepping to Berkeley. Now that I work in San Jose, I appreciate a great vintage shop (harder to find than you think), that is ten minutes from work.
It’s fun to shop there, and is like going into the coolest closet/​attic ever. Any costume needed can be found here, and any unique vintage item to spice up your wardrobe can be found here too. I have even in the past dropped off stuff to sell here, and that went smoothly as well. They are always friendly and helpful.
Recently, I got married, and while I already had a wedding dress, I wanted a funky cover-​up to go over the dress and didn’t want to spend $ 200 bucks at BHLDN (ripoff!). I found exactly what I wanted for $ 10 here. I actually got two cover-​ups and used the lacy one. On my big day, everyone thought it was part of my dress, aka the most unique dress ever. I felt pretty and unique, and isn’t that what vintage shopping is all about anyway?

I have a new reason to diet! There are some great items to be found here but you have to be tiny. They carry very few medium or large selections.

How is it that I’ve never heard of this place before? For halloween I was on a mission to find a flight attendant hat… a salesman at Chapel (hat store in valleyfair) pointed me in Moon Zoom’s direction.
NOTE: seems like they’re open later hours (9pm when I called) since it’s crunchtime before halloween, so call to see if that’s the case if you’re bummed out it’s after 7 and you’re reading this review.
Parking was terrible. Maybe because by the time I went, it was already dark out and San Carlos is usuallllyy pretty crowded with cars still around this time. I had to drive through the residential areas, which were tiny ass streets, and circle the block. Eventually I gave up and parked on a residential street.
I’ve been to a couple vintage/​consignment stores before, but man, this place has a LOT of stuff. Lots of Unilocalers say that the rooms are sorted by decade, so I’ll take their word for it. There’s so much stuff, it was a bit overwhelming for me… things ranged from vintage hats & dresses & heels, lace and long gloves, from grooovy flower power days and platform boots, costumes… you name it.
They had a variety of hats, which were sort of kinda «organized» by decade… but not really because there are hat racks allllll over the store. I asked the guy in front to see if I could get some help or if he could have an idea… but alas, no luck for me. That was a little frustrating… I found a lot of dressy hats with lace and flowers. military hats, cowboy hats, clown and silly hats. but no pillbox hats for me.
I left empty-​handed, because all I needed was that hat, but I’ll definitely be back another day to browse through the racks for some neat finds. It’s a little musty smelling, and it does get quite warm in there! I was getting a little sweaty, and it was a little breezy outside! Don’t forget to check out the upstairs room too (see what I mean by a lot of stuff?) Wide selection of random stuff, minimal customer service, but definitely check it out if you’re into vintage and consignment stores.