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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great store and gallery! You can spend some time checking the latest art and design books, and they have some cool DVDs too. Owners are very knowledgeable and helpful, plus they have a good sense of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
best gem on Clement Street. Assortment of McGee, Killgallen and the like books on sale in limited edition. Also cool gadets for home and computer. Art Gallery is good, too. Mellow vibe in store,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome, relevant ,and mostly local art. Taking someone to this gallery is a good way to test your friendship. By that I mean if you have a friend who doesn't immediately fall in love with Park Life,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I finally made time to drop by when they were open. And what an interesting shop it is! It's a good place for gifts for your friends in design and the arts, as well as a fun place to shop for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Park life is a beautiful little design store and art gallery in SF. If you are a designer, striving to be one, interested in art, enjoy quirky souvenirs or simply need a cool birthday gift for your...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
dope little shop out in the richmond that i stumbled across while walking to brunch with a good friend. definitely a collection of some unique stuff and they also display artwork in their little...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Similar to stores you'd find in the haight district. They sell knick knacks and artsy toys as well as the softest t-shirts! I couldn't resist picking one up. They provide comfort & style @ $32 a pop....
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
of the countless unnecessary purchases i've made in the past month to deal with the stress of school and finals (will attend to my shopping addiction after stressful period ends), my favorite three...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is a tiny store that sells everything I want: a tee shirt printed with hot dogs that makes men both turned on and uncomfortable; art I have been admiring for 10 years and finally get to live...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so maybe it can be pricey, and some of the stuff could be bought at Urban Outfitters, but it's rad so who cares. I heart Park Life.
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This store is amazing. Stef and I showed up around 8pm which is when the store closes, which was somewhat sad. While we were looking in through the windows, the store clerk came over and asked us if...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a great little gift/art store. There's a bunch of weird things to buy and/look at. They have a nice selection of t-shirts and a bunch of 80's type things.
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store!! They have the cutest tchokes and wonderful art on the wall. Almost considered buying a photograph but settled on a Mr. P tape dispenser. The service is friendly.
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, this is the place on Clement right??? Are all these positive reviews from ringers? This place might be the most useless uses of square footage in SF. It's a caricature of itself in it's...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very interesting store.Park Life would be a good store to come to pick up a white elephant gift, if not an obligatory birthday gift that needs to be purchased for various reasons. I'm not sure what...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best place for interesting gifts-- for yourself or someone you love. I am really into hybrid retail spaces like Park Life that exhibit artwork. Shows are always engaging, merchandise is always fun....
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
feels like a smaller version of Giant Robt, with a little easier parking.one extra star because it reminds me of a Blur song.
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of SF's gems. Rad design/skater/arty gifts, books, shirts, and art, plus cute art gallery in the back. The two co-owners are hella cool and friendly as well.
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is the epitome of what I love about San Francisco. Quirky, warm, and creative, the goods here run the gamut from T-shirts to jewelry to art books to kitschy tchotchkes. Some of the more...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
love, love, love it. when i'm back in my hometown i have to stop by. a must to check out what's up in the gallery space. they carry some steller art books on swoon, marcel dzama, chris johansen,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty awesome. Great if you need to find just the right shark tee shirt for that special someone. But whats up with the tude? Sometimes these guys act like its a huge effort to get off...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life store is all the fun everyone says it is. Go here during your two hour wait for your table at Burma Superstar. They've got a lot of kitschy things, which I love. Stuff I dont need is my...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just love this store. It's fun, quirky, and ever-so-interesting. You can find things here that you've seen elsewhere but never know where you can get it... until you see it at Park Life! Ok- my...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lovely, humorous books, and gadgets, that you may not need and can no longer live without.Dangerous for a gal with tchotchke magnetism.
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
dear parklife,why must you be so cool and cost me way more time and money than i'd like to admit. you always have those little novelties that make me go "ooh" and think of how much so-and-so...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Stumbled upon. Browsed. Bought. Loved.Highlights: CA/NV T-shirt, Solo Cup Wine Glass, SF Neighborhoods Poster, Pistol-Shaped vases, series of four skateboard decks side-by-side featuring Victorian...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live half a block away, and would find myself sauntering in here A LOT. Now that I've moved, I hardly ever go, but I still have a very strong affinity for this place. It's creativity,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We happened to stumble upon here while waiting for a table at Burma Superstar. There were tons of people crowded in the store and people drinking wine. I believe an artist was having a showcase that...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
there are stores with the same premise all over town (zinc, ATYS, SFMoMA) and this one is as good as they get...great selection of design-fetish objects. good prices, too.
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Perfectly curated. Got the book called "List of all known metal bands." Left happy.
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is complete and total awesomeness packed into an incredibly tiny space. They've really put the Inner Richmond on the map. The gallery in the back always has me wishing I had more cash to drop on...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A small shop conisting of cool t-shirts, books, cards, gizmos, and a couple of wee ninjas, oh yea and these eggs that grow into plants?!?They also have this wooden digital clock which looked quite...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love parks. I love life (when I'm not at work that is). I love Park Life! Whoever chooses what they sell at this store was channeling my inner consumer thoughts. I mean c'mon an egg that turns into...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is indeed a redeeming factor of the often boring Richmond district.3 stars because I would never buy anything from here ($45 dollar paper chandelier mobile? no thanks..).But alas, this place is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place. It's the #1 place for gifts - unique shit that makes gift giving look like you spent hours searching for that one unique gift that they will like. This place makes you a better...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Lots of cool stuff to look through and buy. Awesome selection of art, books, and gifts for all your weird, crazy, eclectic friends. I snagged a couple of the egglets that you have to crack the top...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best shop in the Bay Area. Guaranteed.
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It really is pretty cool. It is kinda small tho.
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Debated giving this joint 5 stars or not. The fifth star would've been for the big tubs of free alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks they had laying amongst the art, books, paintings, t-shirts and schwag....
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store. They've managed to make a small space seem bigger than it really is, fill it with great items, and fill a niche that was lacking in that area of clement. Fun store to visit and pick...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is in walking distance of my apartment, which means I end up here more often than my poor wallet would like. Actually, my wallet can't complain--yet--because I've yet to buy anything, but...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing! After eating at the Q Restaurant we walked across the street to this fun store. They have great screen tees for a reasonable price. Some fun art exhibits, books, and some other...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i don't think it's possible for me to like this place more. great owners. great books. great lomo. great art. great apparel. found this place by just walking by and i was pleasantly surprised....
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're looking for a White Elephant gift (or really any gift for anything), this is the place to go. My brother took me here during my visit to SF, and I picked up a Mr. P tape dispenser (trust...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can never resist going in here when I walk past it.
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
park life! an interesting art-sy store in the inner richmond [amongst a bunch of asian places up and down clement]! loads of interesting t-shirt designs, knickknacks, books, art magazines, an...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a sucker for cute, hipster-ish, design savvy knick-knacks and fell completely in love with Park Life the first time I set foot into their shop. Conveniently, I'm only 6 blocks away and my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
a bit on the pricey side, but they have the most awesome things there! i did see their monkey keychains on a think geek catalog. hahahah.
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart Park Life!The only problem I can find is that the ladies shirts are way too tiny...and there is only one style of mens shirt with a v-neck. (and you know who knows what I am talking about)
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 STARS for being the best shop and artistic experience on Clement Street! and another 5 STARS for being my first non-food review. **However, they do sell little herb pot creatures that may qualify...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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this place has all sorts of stuff. t-shirts, books, dvds, magazines and oh yeah, it's an art gallery! nice little retreat for the inner richmond and a cool place to check out. get some coffee or hot chocolate...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is a designers spot.i like to go here and check outwhat new, creative, stylish, contemporary things they have. Ilike that Guns N Roses conceptvery clever. The atmosphere isinviting and you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My sister and her boyfriend said my husband and I would like it here. They were right! All the cute, hipster, knik-knacks a (childless, Pruis driving, dog owning, dual income, recycling/composting,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What's this? Located on the same street as so many Asian takeout restaurants and corner markets is the trendy nerdy, Park Life.Their website states, "The retail space features art and design products...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is MY kind of store - accouterments galore! Colored pencils, clothes, gallery, mugs and dishware, kitchy lamps, all with the tasteful stamp of "I am deliciously mod and hip and I know it"!I got...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love stores like Park Life. It's kind of like Kid Robot meets Southern Exposure. Where else can you see a great exhibition by a local artist, buy a couple of small paintings, a copy of Beautiful...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am obsessed and it's not healthy. I don't need any of this totally random Japanese pop whatnot. I've never even heard of nor even conceived of any of this stuff, nor suffered any lack in my life for...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Park Life!! This is one of the places that I love to visit when in San Francisco. It's also great that you can purchase clothing online, but there is nothing like walking into the store and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this store rules in and of itself, and it also adds to the rulingness of the inner richmond, which seriously rules.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A handful of cute gift items at expensive prices. If they got more inventory instead of the same stuff they always have on display, I'd rate them higher. "Art gallery" is a bit of a stretch. In...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cute, inventive stuff. Kinda pricey, but they gotta eat, too.
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool stuff in here. Gallery too.
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cute Japanese collectibles, they have it.Cute/weird stuff, they have it.They also have nice t-shirts.The owners are great, friendly and passionate about their products.Prices are a bit high for my...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply put, Parklife is a gem in a sea of other gallery stores.
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Need to buy me a present? Get me anything from here and I will LOVE it!
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is an interesting stop on the walk down Clement Street. It is presented as an art design shop. There is an art gallery showing some really interesting works of art. The mainstream of the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a hip little place in the Inner Richmond that's easy to miss, but once you're inside is hard to resist. There are tons of shirts, books and tchochkies to keep you busy for hours. Luckily the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is a nice blend of "gallery meets designy bookstore." They're on par with Giant Robot in the Haight and Rare Device near Mission/Duboce. It's an oasis of "cool" out in the avenues. If you...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
cute - trendy - very geared toward the hipster in all of us. think .... banksy or i dunno ... base jumping in a chicken suit shooting silly string out yer beak over an ikea. that said - the store...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place just oozes cool. Whenever I need to get a unique gift for friends or myself, I come here without fail.After years of searching for the perfect wallet, I finally found one at Park Life that...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has everything I want but don't need and more. My friend C and I browsed here after lunch and she was halfway through the store in 15 minutes whereas I was still picking up cute little...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
cute.ya, i said it. i love visiting this store - so quirky and nifty with their selection of artsy fartsy books on design, illustration, and photography, awesome tees and related apparel, prints, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Full stars for bringing some artistic, conscious, funk to Clement Street. Nice, clean, well lighted space in a section of the old BusVan location. Really love that you can buy local, original art off...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When Parklife popped up during one of my Clement Street circuits - it was like receiving a gift that I hadn't realized I desperately wanted. They have a mini-gallery in back and t-shirts, books, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the cutest things!kind of expensive for some items, but still cute as can be.
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a store that rules full of shit that rules. If you don't like it I have a little something called taste I'd like to sell you.
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cover your walls your Deth P. Sun postcards, replace the 100 tattered copies of old Us Weeklies with your Friends With You coffee table books, have photo sessions with the Lomo cameras (Fisheye 2 &...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, yeah, Park Life is in the same club as Giant Robot and Super 7, but I love all of those places.It's a great spot to browse and exclaim at all the adorable stuff ("Look! A stuffed mustache that...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
4 stars for carrying the Matchstick Garden and the Eggling, which I will be sure to buy plenty of as stocking stuffers! And 1 star for being on Clement St!
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. I remember the first time I walked in I thought it just opened. Little did i know, it was open for a while. Great space! The gallery area in the back is nice. I haven't been...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't particularly like these kinds of boutique shops anymore. I think I'm just burnt out on seeing the same art stuff used and abused at different stores. But I'm not going to deduct any stars,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I try to think of who's birthday is coming up just so I can find an excuse to stop by Parklife. Ex: I got a Ian johnson print (ianmjohnson.com) for my boyfriend = major props from him and his friends....
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you need some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing, stop by Park Life. I could spend hours looking through their art & design books, fun screen print tees and unique home accessories....
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kristin E....you read my mind! I too was singing like Phil Daniels part of "Parklife" while shopping as if I had no limit on my credit card. This store had 'Cera' written all over it! This was my...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great place to buy gifts for your hipster friends. It's a little pricey, so hopefully you have a better paying job they than do. The artwork in the gallery space spans a pretty large range of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I visited Park Life on a warm Friday evening to 1. Enjoy art 2. Enjoy free booze 3. Enjoy bumping elbows with hipsters guys. The art featured that night was amazing. Each piece yielded a different...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
More boutique than store. More window shopping than shopping. So hip it hurts. Basically the right store in the wrong neighborhoodTip: Better suited for The Tenderloin or The Haight, but they already...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Gifts for you.Gifts for me.Gifts for you and for me and for me again! :) Park life is definitely great for browsing but more importantly it's fun for buying! Lot's of books, magazines, cute little...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
kinda like a kid-robot upper playground cool nicknack shop. every time i go here someone i'm with buys something, so it's good!
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great addition to the eastern part of Clement Street. It's two-thirds boutique and one-third art gallery. Sure, there are t-shirts, but the designs are more about being interesting or...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lomo cameras. Stuffed mustaches with mustaches. Huge bunnies. Design books. Free Gold Watch shirts. You ain't artsier than me.*gets "PARK LIFE" tattooed across stomach*
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't give a fuck about no giant robot.
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have random cool STUFF here. It's for SALE.And two dorky dudes (like myself) who like good music work here too.Sometimes people hangout here for art openings, and never actually purchase the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
!!! I want to gobble up everything in this store. It's full of cuteness, not food. It's the perfect place to get that gift you've been meaning to give even if it's to yourself. Cute novelty toys,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Five full stars for carrying mofo skivvies.I totally laughed out loud when I saw them today. I'm by the "grow grass out of cute animal pots" section when I see a bunch of rolled up items. Thinking...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this store has the coolest junk. sure, i can't afford half of it. but EVERY TIME i come here, i find something that i HAVE to have and absolutely fall in love with or am already in love with. they...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as... (parklife!)And morning soup can be avoided if you take a route straight through what is known as... (parklife!)Johns got...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
park life is aways a good time. it's clean, well organized, and they have new books and items each time i'm there. jamie and derek are great. they can help you find what you want. jamie has turned...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the little man lamp. Turn him on!I love the mustache with the mustache. I love the cocaine and heroin shakers.I love the tiny designer furniture. I love the combat ready platypus and elephant.I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love when i go into a store because i'm feeling a bit ambivalent about life and things make me laugh out loud - really it almost never happens...- the big stuffed mustaches with their...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan. I always thought Clement could use more edge to it. Show those fancy pants French stores and Durian vendors who's got the moxy, baby!Great t-shirts and books, and definitely more along...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
randomly passed by this spot and immediately had to go inside. once i was in there, i wanted everything! yes, everything!!!!! great selection of coffee table mags and things of that nature. also,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After running around the beach sans shoes in sand and eating ice cream at Toy Boat, it was natural to find myself at Park Life. I've never been here before, and my friend Joe had to show me. Well,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I live close to clement street so whenever I take a stroll down the street I usually always stop in Park Life. Clement street needs a store like this. Lots of design books, cute designer toys,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have a MAD crush on Park Life. It's the cute, quirky design-dork who listens to mellow, indie rock but isn't an emo basketcase. The one who wears cool t-shirts that don't try too hard to be funny,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I walked by this store a few nights ago, and I only had a chance to browse through the windows because I was in a hurry. I had some free time this afternoon so I returned to browse inside the store....
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is currently my favorite store. I came here twice in two weeks once and can't stop myself from buying something everytime I go in. It's terrible and wonderful at the same time. They have...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This store made me very sad, very sad indeed. Why, oh why, little Clement St. must you, too, be plagued by a store selling ironic hipster gear to people who didn't yet get the memo that sincerity is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Giant Robot who? Just kidding. Love you Giant Robot! If you don't want to make the trek down to Giant Robot, this place is great! All the same great stuff, just not as cluttered. I probably shouldn't...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
definitely a great place to pick up some local art. done in the same vein as giant robot, this place focuses more on the art aspect rather than the cute japanese aspects. everything seems to have a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
paid my first visit to this store on monday and thought it was super cute. visually clean with sparse collection of design items. variety of pop art books, upcoming artists, and unique gifts. my...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The store feels a bit out of place in this neighborhood (I can see it on Valencia St) but it's a welcome change from the sea of bargain/discount stores. I love stores like Park Life, Giant Robot and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is what the inside of Lisa's head looks like on a happy day: bright colors, clean lines, shiny surfaces, juvenile characters emitting dry adult humor, anthropomorphic housewares...Okay, I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Modeled after Giant Robot (and its copycat Kid Robot) to be a mecca of hip art, zines, book, and t-shirts. Not sure if they sold out of everything, but the shelves and space were quite sparse. Found...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
a good way to spend twenty minutes... cute, modern, sort of functional (but really, more about form) knick-knacks & t-shirts, as well as an eclectic collection of mags & books. for those who note...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool store, knick knacks and art rolled into one. It's on Clement street, so get your Asian Food on, and then stop by this store. They change their art in the back regularly and the store staff is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this store is awesome!!! fun mix of items with some things i haven't seen in comparable sf stores (kid robot, giant robot, super 7, karikter.) i could be in here for hours.
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cute store which sells all these artsy pieces of decor and paintings. There are designer clocks, water bottle shaped candle, very unique and obscure items.....there was also an ear shaped key...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a cool store with great artwork and unique items. There aren't much there that you would class as necessities. Instead, the items there are more for fun. I could not resist and got myself some...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
*wails in delight.. Park Life reminds me of Giant Robot/Kid Robot.. pop culture.. it's also a gallery space in the back.. i have to really fight the urge to not buy all the cute gadgets, toys,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best odds and ends stores in San Francisco. (It's really difficult to categorize these kinds of businesses! Park Life has t-shirts, books, Japanese toys, a mini art gallery, plus other...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I noticed this cute little store on my way to Genki... And wooooo was I blown away :D I expected just blah shop with over-priced tshirts and nothing else, but I was wrong. All sorts of books,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
These are the kind of San Francisco shops I *live* for! And a welcome addition to Clement--far, far hipper and about time, to be honest. I mean I love all those kitchen supply stores featuring...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
yes, it is true. parklife does have the reputation of being compared to giant robot. understandably so. but, in my humble opinion... parklife is better! other than having a bigger space (for shows and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This store has the qualities of the MOCA-LA gift store with an art sensibility that compells you to visit over and over again. The owners are sweethearts too!The place to get that ceramic NYC Greek...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So glad a store like this has popped up in the neighborhood. This place has a lot of potential and can see it grow. I stopped by for the first time today to find myself flipping through every book,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Smartman! Clever everything. Genius shirts, Cool gadgetry, Inspiring "Urban" art, toysss... Parking sucks usually... Clement is complete now.. nice place to loiter.
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am not sure if the two stores are associated with each other, but this store should be called Giant Robot North. It has a very similar vibe and set-up. Which I am not complaining about because Giant...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've always liked Giant Robot SF more in theory than in practice. I dig Park Life in theory and practice. Even though they're pretty much cut from the same cloth, there's a bit more selectiveness in...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life is a great addition to the growing Clement Street crawl. Pleased with their selections and use of space. Just hoping that they will expand their selection of cool and unique gift items and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing! Friendly staff/ownership, great selection of reasonably priced art, design and graffiti books. Artwork, collectibles and some fun little toys round out this beautiful shop. Park Life saved me...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I kept finding a lot of stuff I wanted, but kept feeling as though I didn't belong. A little out of place in the neighborhood-- yet refreshing all at the same time. It made me really want a gun vase....
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice space, edited goods, busy busy busy inside. Came here pre-xmas crush and it was good-crowded.Shades of GRSF, and a touch of other toy/gallery shops in the city, but am hoping they showcase...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's nice to have the cool T-shirts in the neighborhood since the other clothier options for the Inner Richmond are Ross Dress for Less and the bizarre be-sequined fashion imports from Asia and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's somewhat like Giant Robot, but the parking situation here is much more frustrating than the Haight. Little toki doki figurines = happy Susy.
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Richmond is coming up! Now I can pick up asian groceries, have a bowl of pho and satisfy the hipster in me all in a matter of blocks. They had cool tshirts but no small/xsmall! boohoo.
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When Bus Van's owners retired and shuttered its doors, a large sign went up in its windows announcing "1,000,000,000,000 sq ft for rent - perfect for health club, post office, bank, dance studio,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay so late, late at the end of a hectic but memorable last night, I run from the hipster ethiopian disco kiss-mas party at Waziema and out across the street to Madrone, the "more-upscale" club/bar...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes there are little signs in life that tell you that you are going to like something, and when it turns out to be true, you have one of those "ahhh" moments when everything is aligned in the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Holy crap, Clement Street (aka the less scary mini Chinatown) has a hipster store! I'm not sure I ever knew that this day would come.Great little shop that has a nice mix of art, books, pop culture,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes I stand in front of the store's windows and smoke my Parliament light to the filter. When it's cold out, I cough a lot. When I cough, I spit. I end up looking like the smoking, coughing,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First off: I am thrilled that this shop has opened in the neighborhood, bringing a bit more eclectic life to the once-bustling block of the now defunct and sadly missed Busvan for Bargains. But when I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Reminiscent of Giant Robot, the store brings life into the once vacant Busvan block. Good collection of art books, zines, etc. (tho' some are a bit dated). Graphic tees, hoods, and other cutesy/cool...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic book selection, very nice staff. Great selection of books. Just bought a book on Russian Prison Tattoos there!It's a lovely atmosphere. I go in here almost every day. Why not.
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ask the dudes at the store to demonstrate the catapult and trebuchet. It's pretty sweet. They got Bukowski books there mixed in with the design books. Apparently one of the owners is a big Bukowski...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice little but airy art & design bookstore. I had my reservations about a place like this opening up in the 'hood because I am a jaded biatch that once was employed by a similar type of store... but!...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
stuffed mustaches for sale! woot woot!
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Part art gallery, part retail store. If you're looking for that unique gift, this is the place to go in the avenues. The store is small but the selection is good. Better merchandise than Receiver,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Most Excellent!The Inner Richmond is more than fabuous Asian Restaurants and Irish Bars! It's just gotten a hipster injection with the weekend launch of Park Life!Cool Hoodies. Fun toys. Nifty goods....
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Park Life just opened on Clement and 3rd Ave. It is a welcome addition to the neighborhood: part shop and part art gallery. It reminds me a lot of Giant Robot (and was that one of the GRSF guys behind...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2006
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