Paramount Wigs

What a delightful little store this is! I never knew that Paramount Wigs existed until a few days ago. This store was established in 1970, and is probably one of the few original stores in Downtown Tampa.
A friend and I were looking for wigs for upcoming events being held in the next couple of months. The store is a quaint one located on Franklin and Cass Streets.
We stopped in early afternoon, and it was fairly slow. The wigs for sale were beautiful. These wigs are top of the line wigs, not your $ 15 ordinary ones you find in a costume store that shed every minute.
Drew and Connie were very friendly and attentive. Connie was so sweet as she helped my friend try on her wigs. She made putting on a wig cap and wig look so effortless.
Wig fittings are priced at $ 5 for on four wigs. This is understandable due to health regulations. A wig cap is also included in the $ 5 fee.
Another friend of mine loves to bring his seven year old daughter here to try on wigs and she loves it. This is perfect for dads (or moms) who want do something fun on random day.
These wigs are, by no means, inexpensive. These are high quality wigs that will last you the length of its use. If you are into cosplay or love to dress up for other costumed events, this is the place for you!

Store owner very kind and helpful to pick out a wig due to chemo hair loss. Good prices. Parking free on weekends. Wish I didn’t have to buy a wig but she tried to make it fun.

Fantastic store with a big selection. Some of the hair looks fake but if you spend some time looking you can fine some very real looking hair. We went here looking for a wig I be used during chemo and found a perfect match to the current hair color and style. The owner was so helpful and positive.
Highly recommend this place for an affordable wig!

Chemo took my hair two weeks ago. I had no experience with wigs other than an adequate one donated to me by the invaluable American Cancer Society. I visited Paramount today and the lady taught me what to look for in a wig, how to care for a wig, and finally which ones were right for me. I liked many of them, and ended up buying two. One looks exactly like my former hair, and one is a shorter, perky style. I didn’t know what to expect from Paramount, but it’s a serious wig store with hundreds of wigs of all colors, sizes, and prices. The saleslady was infinitely patient and kind, and let me work a little with each wig to figure out if I could make it work. I will look forward to going again, and I would highly recommend that anyone in need of hair substitute go to Paramount. They’re on Franklin just north of downtown Tampa. Parking was not a problem.

Beware, they charge $ 5 PER WIG, just to try them on. I walked out and called 2 other wig stores in Tampa and they said they had never heard of anything like that.

I came here with my mom who needed a wig due to chemo treatments. This place has a great selection with even better prices. My mom bought two wigs, one for $ 110ish and one that was one sale for $ 50ish. This is compared to a place we went to in the Countryside area (Clearwater) where the wigs started at around $ 400. The girls that took care of us were wonderful, very friendly and patient. They help my mom try on about 10 wigs and didn’t try to rush us at all. There were also fashion contacts and a nice selection of false eyelashes plus jewelry, hair accessories and funky wigs that would be great with costumes and some cosmetics. It’s in a decent location on the corner of Cass and Franklin in downtown Tampa and is really easy to get to. Highly recommended!

Last December, my girlfriend and I visited her family in Tampa. With nothing better to do I tagged along one day when she went to get her hair done by her old hairstylist. Somehow she got talked into getting hair extensions and soon enough I was reluctantly driving them to pick up her hair extensions at this place called Paramount Wigs. Pulled up to the place, and was recognizable by the pink awning bearing it’s name. So we all walked in and wow… I’ve seen wig stores in LA before, but dang… this one took the cake. Hair hair everywhere, and it was apparent the people running the place took great care in maintaining and organizing the place. So anyway, the hairstylist talks to the lady behind the counter and soon enough they were browsing through many blond locks of human hair called «Remy» I believe. After some sifting through small piles of hair and a buncha small talk, the girls finally make their choices… and my wallet is none to happy. Yikes… so much for freakin hair! I drove them back to the salon while still dazed somewhat by the cost. Tried to ease the pain by playing a few iPhone games while I waited. After an hour or so my girlfriends hair was done, and WOW… she was a cutie with that short style she had, but the long flowing hair she had now was well… pretty freakin HOT! And it even felt real (…duh human hair.) So in closing, although I felt some temporary financial pain, in retrospect, I think it may have been worth it to have some enhanced eye candy beside me ;-) So Paramount, you’re good in my book… and thank you for warning me about the asshole parking meter guy.