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4.0 of 5 stars.
Aside from the potent aroma of feline urine permeating the place, my first visit to Urban Ore was more than satisfying. With the late afternoon sun filtering through the high windows, the haunting...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan. Check it out. At least once.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --They have a good selection of a great variety of things. "Things" because they have everything from desks, to bathtubs, to doorknobs,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love it when I find an excuse to go to Urban Ore. Today was one of those days. I needed to find a bit of granite and my always-thinking friend wondered (outloud) why I hadn't already checked out...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're looking for a cheap source for building materials, this is it. I got a great little sink with hardware for less than a hundie, which would've cost five or more new.The staff is great,...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is the best thrift store around. very limited clothing section.awesome for EVERYTHING ELSE.
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Again, we when we were searching for things for our remodel project of bath/kitchen. The price tags for the products really seem high for what you are getting. So many things are simply junk that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
just go to GO. sooo much random stuff, and parts of this place are like a museum. i actually found a milk-glass lampshade i needed for $2 and saw a lot of awesome furniture (sadly not the metal...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The thing about Urban Ore is that you can't go trying to look for something specific, or something you actually need. You won't find it. For Urban Ore to be successful, you should go with nothing in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here in need of a dresser, but I found that many of them need more work than I care to do, considering the price tag. I can get similar furniture at Thrifttown for a lot cheaper. However, I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Many great finds over the years, prices are reasonable. Thanks.
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Like many before me, I'm ambivalent about Urban Ore. I would rather find furniture at Uhuru, where the service is top notch (heck, Mark at Uhuru will call you if something you wanted even 6 months ago...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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Urban Ore is the kind of place you'll want to return to again and again. I'm a fan of wandering the furniture section for inexpensive pre-loved pieces to paint. The costs are lower than new by allowin...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A set of 4 Arne Jacobsen chairs for $13 a piece? Whoever cant put up with the cat smell for these prices must be some snob from the peninsula.Their loss...I'm lovin it!I almost never leave empty...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've patroned it for a few years but haven't really found anything too terribly exciting in here. It could be that it's teeming with hauty-tauty socialites, hipsters, and failed art majors. So it's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really do love Urban Ore.My husband and I have made several purchases there, and they have some awesome stuff.I love just wandering around and looking at the stuff.Which brings me to why only 3...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Very very disappointed. Thought this was going to be a fun exploration but no. When the glassware section smells like cat pee, it's not a good day. When everything in fact smells so bad you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Picture a vast collection of curbside treasures piled high in a warehouse. Imagine rows upon rows of porcelain toilets, discarded doors, rusty garden supplies, breakables, damaged art, and abandoned...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore is hit and miss. Some of the people there are really cool and some are curt and even snobby, which is kind of strange for a place selling junk. They have a great selection of some stuff,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to find stuff I don't need, and stuff I collect.Vinyl and analog tape are plentiful."Vintage" stuff is easy to find.Some staff are assholes, some are very very nice.If you need a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You have to have a special sort of tolerance to shop at Urban Ore. When I was younger and my dad brought me here I hated going, I thought it was lame and smelled bad (which it does)...but I really...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Urban ore is just what you think it is, a giant warehouse filled with "junk". One man gathers what another man spills is brought to life. Items are loosely categorized and from week to week you never...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, it's cold and smells like cat pee. So did my great aunt's house. Whoopee.I can find stuff @ UO that would take months to find on CL, Ebay, or cruising garage sales.Pricing is OK; my theory is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, my review rating didn't change, but they once again came to my rescue with an odd object that I was needing for a household project. AND, they gave me a discount on the listed price, just for...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
if you like a hunt, go to another thrift store and garage sales for deals. this place is cool in concept but priced too much like an antique shop.
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My husband seems to remember Urban Ore being much better and carrying "useful junk" back in the day. That day was not this past week. I think Urban Ore is full of stuff that no one really wants....
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place has the potential to be really cool. The first time I went a few weeks ago, I was so overwhelmed by the size and the amount of stuff that I had failed to notice two things. The first being...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore's usefulness went downhill a few years ago as the owner/staff discovered CL and Ebay. It used to be possible (before they moved to the icebox on Ashby) to find functional goods at a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well... this place is huge, which is both good and bad. There are some things that are WAY over-priced, but then you find those fixer-upper items that are amazing steals! So... when you go, make...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wish they had more turnover, but I did find this amazing brass horse head-shaped door knocker. I hope they have more garden/landscaping items in the future.
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love going to this place except for some of the prices are way out of left field. This place is great if you are looking for unique items to use in a remodel or just want some quirky stuff to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Disappointing and over-rated are the two words that came to mind as I was leaving this place.... Sooo overpriced, and junky....Do yourself a favor and find treasures on the side of the road or at a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Today was my first time visiting Urban Ore. I took my dad who is constantly building things, creating, using and reusing junk. This place is his Eden. They have so much stuff!! Not all of it appears...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I sew. I have been looking for a dress form my size for the longest time. Not long ago I was passing Urban Ore Ecopark in Berkeley and noticed dressforms and mannequins in the window. I decided to go...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This yelp is long and before you read on, please don't send me a private message that yelp is not a blog. If you don't like my yelp style then move on. And... in your private, don't accuse me of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for concept! Thank you Urban Ore for encouraging community recycling.4 stars for organization and service! With both an indoor and outdoor facility, one can get lost here for hours even with...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think of Urban Ore as two stores: the indoor one and the outdoor one. Both are fun, but the outdoor stuff is far more reasonably priced...whoever is doing the pricing on the indoor items is just a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have to say, I liked the old location better. The new one is freezing and smells like cat pee.I've still gotten some good finds at the new location, but I always feel like I need a shower after I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Unfortunately, UO's popularity has made good pickings rather slim. Fortunately they have a continuous flow of new material. You need to go on a regular basis to catch the gems.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore is not a charity. They are naked capitalists. They are not doing anybody any favors. I would like to have a look at their books. If you have stolen antique building materials, they will be...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Today was my first time in urban ore and it was like going to the world's largest, most wonderful junkyard. They have everything you could ever want and fairly decent prices. Bathtubss, electronics,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
There was a time when Urban Ore was actually useful, but I think their last hurrah was the former Gilman St. location. Every time I go to their current location it seems to get bleaker and bleaker....
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Junk-O-Rama!!! YEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!I personally call it "The SUPER Thrift Store!" But, that really understates it. Here's a sampling of items you can get there:- A toilet- A power drill- A lighting...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing. Full of the most random stuff ever. So many vintage/retro/antique finds, though sometimes overpriced considering their condition. I'm not sure if they still do this, but I've haggled there...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place appeals to my occasional need for a chaotic random aesthetic. I mean listen, as soon as I walked in the place I saw 2 or 3 different doors that I wanted to buy...I don't even need doors. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i give urban ore 3.5 stars. i love these kinds of places, where you have to sift through junk to find your buried treasure. i found a really cool chair here that i repainted and upholstered....
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When I first visited this "recyclers paradise" I was very excited..so much to gawk at and absorb, and that's not including the diverse group of customers that meander in and out. The rustic exterior...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. It is the ultimate store for treasure hunting. I am pretty sure the Arc of the Covenant is somewhere inside there. The staff is super nice, but the finds are even nicer.
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe I'm just getting older and don't have the patience for places like this anymore. I remember urban ore when it was on 6th street a little more fondly. They had cool stuff, weird stuff and a lot...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Biggest, baddest warehouse full of stuff you'll ever find in the East Bay. Until I hear of another kind of warehouse that stocks random wares, this will be my prime destination. This place is fun to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
A huge, huge place filled with lots of crap. And high-priced crap at that, if you can find a price tag. We stopped in for the first time on Sunday and we were underwhelmed. Maybe this is one of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I will find my husband here.The actual shop is nice and free, workers are happy and helpful, and I always leave with something I never knew that I needed.
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I scored an old pneumatic Paslode framing nailer! Awesome and only $25.00! Even better...I scored the nails in a bin for only $1.00/lb. You have to dig through bins to find stuff but everything is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I still have my first buy from here. A very tarnished faux opal ring, in a oval shape with faux diamonds around it. I was probably 7 and thought it was a pretty cool find, despite the dirt in every...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It might take them awhile to get back to ya, but if your throwing away some fixtures, or anything made of metal, have them pick it up (for free, you just have to put it out for them). We're renovating...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It' s a love-hate relationship. I love the concept and even the things that I find. Someday I will figure out what to do with one of the awesome doors that they sell. I just love walking down the door...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm in the middle, only because I'm confused. The items are very hit or miss. I hate items for sale without price tags...ugh! (although some of my best finds here didn't have price tags. when it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This plays sounds like an adult wonderland - the discarded junk of prior generations? In an oversized warehouse? Alas, I've been there a few times now, and it's always far too overpriced,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A giant warehouse full of discarded material, from doors to record players to fabric scraps.Hmm...if I worked here I guess I'd be surly, too. The lady at the cash register put it best, "everyone's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore gets some stars for being fun to walk around and explore in. I have found some good, useful/cool stuff here--$17 for a big, framed lithograph, $1 cabinet hardware that matches old pieces...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Not only can you replace that door that your drunken roomate kicked in, but you can shop for used records too while your at it!!!! I've found some dollar gems here in their stacks. I always take a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
For junk, this place is expensive. You have to dig to find the pearls but this place is too pricey as far as junk goes.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Hasn't anyone noticed that Urban Ore sucks?!!! They sell shit for $200 and the place stinks of cat piss. Why would you buy a piece of furniture that smells like pee? The dressers and book shelves...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore is a great place. The knick-knack stuff is pretty cheap, and there are a lot of great finds but the home furnishings (unless you find the right employee) are severely over-priced. Maybe...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Have you ever sat in an antique office chair and imagined that you were in front of an old Underwood typewriter taking dictation for your boss who was smoking one of those sherlock holmes pipes in a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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This place is especially great for building materials, kitchenware, and office supplies. There is a constant inflow and outflow of things, but one useful, mainstream thing I can always count on to be here are...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore, recycling mecca...Expect to get your hands dirty and to spend no less than an hour here. Replaced a wood rotten window frame with a used in good condition vctorian bought here. Hard not to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
anyones paradise.
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
oh my goodness...this place is out of control. in a good way. i originally went here to drop off some "junk" that i didn't feel should go in the recycling bin. i wish i had known about this place...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
3 pairs of shoes and 4 books for $16. hell yes. i found three of my favorite books from childhood and a book called "14,000 things to be happy for". skimming through, i found "home brews" and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This warehouse containing tons of great finds! Where else can you find used records, antique rocking chairs and a stack of military chests, across the way from rows of toilets, doors, and windows....
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
wooohooo! sky high prices on moldy, broken particle board cabinets and such!
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Perhaps a little arrogant for people selling what really is a load of old rubbish - you're not all that - sure it's great to recycle stuff, but an attitude from some-one selling over-priced junk is a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you need black velvet dining chairs or a Clue game from the 70s where the marker for Mr. Green has been replaced by a rock, this is your place to go.I know because I bought those things. 70s Clue...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I've worked within a mile of Urban Ore for over a year and always thought it was just for building supplies. I was so pleased to go there for the first time today and discover all the antique...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
we got a bbq!
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Plan a few hours to check out this scavenger's delight. Get ready to pick and peruse the piles, and I mean PILES. This is by far my most favorite place to find old photographs. If you've got tools and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Remarkable shit to substance ratio with unbelievable potential.For the most part one could go to Urban Ore without finding anything worth buying and consider it time severely well spent.Personally I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Talk about lots and lots of wonderful crap! Got some bitchin housewares, a weird Victorian-by-way-of-1970 art, a sweet little wallet and a weird rash on my hands from this place. We initially went to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore: the perpetual garage sale.I love this place. It's a huge warehouse filled with junk! Great place to browse....you're sure to find something random and if you're lucky you might find a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you need old stuff this is the place to look for it. old lighting fixtures, windows, bathtubs, bicycles, trunks. You name it they have it.
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Let's just get this out of the way right now. What is up with the cat pee smell??? I didn't see a single cat on my visit to Urban Ore and yet I could smell them everywhere. It didn't totally turn me...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really do have a special place in my heart for Urban Ore. Sometimes you find what you're looking for and sometimes you don't. But you always leave with something that you don't necessarily need but...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are a thrift-store & junkyard junkie, Urban Ore is paradise. I have found amazing things here -- from Rat Pack-fabulous vintage cocktail glasses to discarded slabs of marble, from pristine old...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I delayed writing this review because my rating has oscillated between a 3 and a 4, with as low as a 2 and as high as a 5 popping in from time to time! It all depends which aspects I think about. The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined the term "flow": a state of mind where you lose sense of time: deep concentration. While engaged in act of choosing that involves your whole being, one...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In my past life, i was someone who worked here and spend their entire paycheck each month on random shit. When I died I left all my goods to my dog.Once my dog died it passed all the goods to the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i was looking for a desk and i found a gold mine!inside this enormous warehouse is everything you are lookingproviding proof of the saying, "one man's trash is another man's treasure," this place...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to Urban Ore for yeeears. I have found some really awesome vintage clothes there and quite a few cool 45s and LPs. Once in a while, you can find a nice Tepco serving platter, and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is great, i have spent many a'hungover sundays pillaging through hidden treasures.. i never really have an agenda when i go here but there is always, always something that catches your...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first went to Urban Ore when it was on 2nd by Gillman.Then 6th and Gillman.Now at its newest incarnation on Murray street It's still going strong.I love the people that work there. I Really love...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Urban Ore for the very first time last month, and it's probably for the best that it's taken me so long to go there.I have gotten--2 chairs-3 lamps-several picture frames (which I have...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I bought a desk that weighed more than 10 goats and smelled just as fresh. There is a sense of history touching broken Loverboy records, unloved Nagels and all things rattan. It can be pricey but...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mice dive into piles of trash. Kids dive into plastic ball pits. Rock stars dive into the waiting hands of the crowd and I would just as eagerly dive into the glorious collection of goodies that is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like treasure hunting - this is the placeLike finding odd things to make art out of - this is the placeLike wandering around aimlessly looking at stuff - this is the placeLike getting your...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore makes me very, very happy. My heart is filled with a profound love for junk... few things bring me more pride or joy than finding new uses for old things. At UO, I like that most items...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A big ole warehouse full of pretty much everything for basically nothing.Mostly "building materials," like the sign says (doors, plumbing fixtures, toilets) but also cheap power tools, antique pianos,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's awesome -- go there! Bring your camera! But... don't expect to find something specific at a good price.
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I would usually be completely nuts for a concept like this, but I felt the prices were too high for products they literally just pulled out of the garbage.
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
urban reuse at its finest.save up your pennies and you could walk out of here with a vintage set of pirate mugs, a wooden flat file for your old maps and architectural drawings, old farmhouse doors...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I feel like I should give this place a bad review just to keep more of the yuppies at bay.I really enjoy going to urban ore for the same reason I love trolling in thrift stores: the thrill of the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, people seem to more or less love the place. I'm kinda ambivalent. On the one hand, it is like nowhere I've ever seen. It is 2/3 home despot, 1/3 thrift store, blend and set 10 years after the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Such a cool place. I used to go there to look around years ago when I was in college and they were on/near Gilman. Last week I needed an old picture frame for a crafty project, and was thinking of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore totally rocks!I've bought here:Vintage pyrex bakeware in awesome conditionCast iron skillets in great conditionA bicycle and more bike parts than you can shake a stick atKitchen stools from...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cool stuff. a fun way to spend a stoned sunday afternoon. But very hit or miss. and not as cheap as you would expect.
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have yet to buy anything at Urban Ore but love walking around and looking at the toilets, bathtubs, doors, windows, dishes, tables, chairs, magazines, and on and on and on. Things seem a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
STUFF - lots of it. If you like picking through mountains of stuff (I do) this is the ultimate Easter egg hunt. Need a big chunk of marble - check. Tile of every imaginable color and size - check....
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The signs in Urban Ore say:"Please treat Urban Ore as you would your own house--keep it clean"Urban Ore is about a zillion times cleaner than our house.As mentioned in the other reviews the GARGANTUAN...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Urban Ore. I hardly ever buy anything, but I love riffling through all the crap people once had. It's interesting what you can find there sometimes. I usually feel like I have to come home...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just bought my new (to me) bed frame here for $60 (eat that, Ikea!) - nice quality (made in Canada) and really neat.It's true that the prices are a little high, but I think they have a deal in which...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the staff give off the "we're too hip for you" vibe. they keep piling more and more crap on top of things (subsequently damaging the items at the bottom) which to me is disrespectful considering their...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Urban ore is awesome. It would get a five if they didnt overprice some of the "junk".I still have fun looking around this place even with no intention to buy. Every once in a while I see that odd...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the thrift store to end alllllllll other thrift stores. It goes beyond clothing, beyond small appliances, beyond crappy old electronics. WAY beyond.I'm not kidding when i say that you...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Step 1: Move into new house.Step 2: Attempt to unpack kitchen.Step 3: Panic at realization that there is no storage space in new kitchen.Step 4: Go to IKEA in said panic. Wander around in overwhelmed...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Concept is cool. Could do with making sure everything is priced so you don't have to go on an endless search for that employee that really doesn't want to be found....
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's huge, it's famous, it's a mixed bag. Sounds like Dom Deloise doesn't it? I love going to Urban Ore, but your chance of getting a bargain here is based on some rather arcane algorithm --...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Their scary warehouse is reminiscent of the pawn shop scene in Pulp Fiction, leaving you constantly wondering whether you'll survive the visit, but its huge and they have a large back lot full of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I guess I don't have the patience to go through so much crap. They need to edit it down a bit. Also, the staff doesn't seem to know what pricing is in the real world. I looked at a door and was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for the concept. There should be more huge warehouses of salvaged materials in more cities than the most OBVIOUS city to have one....Berkeley. That being said, Urban Ore encompasses all of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Shatangi hella hearts this place. I'll mos def go back there next month to buy some vintage housewares / furniture. Takes me back to... well none of your business really!!Shatangi told you
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to spend an afternoon scavenging. Perfect for finding say, those swinging saloon doors for your kitchen....
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it's a five star experience, considering what the place is all about, but you may NOT find what you want, need, or stuff you never imagined existed...which makes it as often a one-star experience. so...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore's warehouse and yard are huge, and it has a lot of stuff. But a lot of it is in such poor condition that it really should be dumped. They certainly may have some old fixtures, doors or...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I furnished my space with a bunch of stuff from this salvage yard warehouse, because I am too cheap to get things custom-made, and have too short of an attention span to commit to something too...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore is fantastic. I'll admit i'm not the most environmentally friendly person & my fascination with Uban Ore is purely for selfish reasons. The amount of stuff that they have for craft making...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The concept is fabulous: offer items rescued or saved from the landfill so they can find a new life. The reality is a little disappointing. The selection is very picked over. I love this kind of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great way to spend a lazy afternoon wandering thru piles of other's people junk and trying to imagine how you can possibly reuse it. Yay for sustainability! Plus, if you want to see nothing but rows...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
An interesting way to spend an afternoon wandering around this place, it makes we wish we had more time to remodel our house. They have some really nice things, like some of the windows and doors are...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Urban Ore has about 100,000 square feet of junk. I mean that in the best way possible. We're talking facuet heads, wash basins, doors, video cameras, screw drivers, mirrors, cabinets, etc. It's a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Totally my jam. Totally not my wallet's jam.
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Salvage & Recycling ~ reuse, re-invent...Such an amazing place for the artist, collector, junk shopper and first time home owner looking to restore their homes on a budget. Everything from glass door...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the most awesome place to find something and feel what its like to be an accomplished shopper without spending your entire fortune.I like the number of doors, personally. I'd get a door there...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2005
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Only in Berkeley could someone come up a "faux environmentally conscious" theme. It would be funny if it weren't so sad. The women who owns the place is no other than Ken Lay dressed up as your...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a bit ambivalent about Urban Ore. On one hand they are fairly unique in what they are and they have some great doors and toilets for low prices. They also have a nice selection of old National...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2005
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Urban Ore is a large reuse/recycling center or salvage yard. This large warehouse and outdoor lot house everything from window frames, doors, medicine cabinets, light fixtures to used furniture, books...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/31/2005
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A mecca of junk and I mean that in the best way possible. It's a warehous the size of an airplane hanger full of everything. Old toilets, scrap wood, books, furniture, clothes, a player piano (!), stoves,...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/03/2005
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Urban Ore is a great 'wasteland' in which to go tooling around whether you have an art project, a home repair, or just some time to be in among a mass of random Stuff. Sells doors, windows, lumber, marble,...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/24/2005
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