I went here today because I had to do some Amazon return stuff at the Whole Foods store next door…read more I walked in here and decided to look at the pens. I was shocked to see new pens here. I got the smoky brush pens and a red multi-pen. I also decided to get some new Writech silent clicker gel pens that have different colors. This place is stationery heaven.

A very convenient location! The store is styled for the new model of Barnes & Noble. It does make…read moreit a bit more confusing to find genres but everything is labeled and once you figure out the layout of the store it works. The personal staff picks/selections are all wonderful suggestions. While they do have a lot of books/genres/authors it does seem like a lot of options were missing specifically in classics and fiction. Again they can't sell every book ever but this last visit was more of a miss for me. The staff is extremely helpful and friendly here and the store is clean!

If you're new to Bookoff, this is a great place to start as it's not so overwhelming. You can find…read morea great selection of Anime merchandise, I was so Happy to find a vintage Hello Kitty Charm for my work bag. If there was something like this near me when I was growing up, damage would have been done. Made me miss Japan walking into Bookoff and enjoying the merchandise!

I think this is my favorite Bookoff that I've been to! It's definitely the smallest, but it's also…read morethe most organized. It's a lot cheaper than the Costa Mesa location, especially for the items they have on the shelves. I don't really understand how their pricing works though. I've seen identical items be priced differently, so I'm not sure what determines that. It's really fun to look around since their stock is always changing, and they have great prices for their Pokemon items. I've gotten a lot of unique items here that would have been much more expensive to buy directly from Japan because of all the new tariffs. Overall, this place is definitely worth the visit! There's so many cool things you can find if you take the time to look through their stock. The workers don't mind if you're there for a long time either which is great. Unfortunately, the parking lot is pretty terrible around noon, but it's fine later in the day.

San Joaquin marsh is a great little hidden gem in Irvine. 200 acres of ponds, flat, groomed trails,…read moreand wildlife. A birder's paradise. I've been going there for many years and am never disappointed.

Wandered around behind the preserve by the Irvine Water District Reclamation Plant and came across…read morethis Audobon Society office. It is small and quaint, but contains a lot of information about the plants and wildlife in the area. It is staffed by volunteers who are super friendly and willing to share their knowledge. Be sure to stop in and check it out when checking out the trails in the San Joaquin marsh and wildlife sanctuary!

Get your LA Dodger sweatshirts and jackets here at Hudson News lol it's a nice place to shop for…read morebooks and snacks before your flight! The lines are reasonable and the shirts are cute

This Hudson News is now South Coast News. Same idea. Same stuff. Same ridiculous prices…read more Decided to pick up a magazine (remember them?) and read it while waiting for the flight, and on the plane as an alternative to this tiny screen. I had almost forgotten the enjoyment of holding an actual periodical and turning its pages. Funny the little things we give away to technology. Maybe never missed. Maybe the things that tie the generations together.

Been trying to order "online only" diploma frames from them for years and it's always getting…read more cancelled. I've called so many times to figure out the issue and they never pick up or return messages. Horrible customer service

The whole time I was at UCI, the UCI Bookstore was just the UCI Bookstore. Apparently in 2013, they…read morerebranded as the Hill and then more recently the Hill has been bought out by Barnes and Nobles. New students may not know the difference if they did not know our former bookstore, but as an Alumni I notice the corporate effects making our once beloved UCI Bookstore less unique and more expensive. I recently came back for a Book Signing for my former Vietnamese Professor for the Vietnamese Stories that is written in Vietnamese and translated into English. It is a great language tool for those who are studying either languages. It has great insight into the Vietnamese culture and traditions, as long as you keep in mind that the origins of these stories were from many eras ago. The Book Signing event was nicely set up and I was able to meet one of their managers who was a fellow Anteater Alumni too. The staff was very sweet and accommodating to the event. Since the staff is still UC students, they are still friendly and sweet -- for the most part. My issue is with the merchandise and pricing. The books here are probably over 25% more expensive than if you were to buy it somewhere else. It is sad that some students who do not have the time or knowledge to buy their books elsewhere will be extorted to buy their books here. Every year the bookstore will buy your books used for dirt cheap and then resell it for barely less than a new book. I am sure things will only get worst now that the bookstore has completely gone corporate on us. Other than buying a few of my respectable Professor's book to support him, I was not too interested to buy anything else. I actually want to buy a few more of these copies for friends and family who want to learn more about Vietnamese culture, but I will probably order it online. Zot Zot!

I ordered my textbooks online and paid for them. I received an email confirming my order. They've…read morecollected my money. After more than two weeks I had not received the promised "we'll let you know when they're ready" email and assumed I'd accidentally deleted it or it had gone to my spam folder. So, I went in. They said they hadn't figured out their system yet and I should wait for that email. I asked if they had the books. "Yes," they replied. "Then please give them to me." "No, we can't do that until we work out the system." It'll be another week tomorrow. How can you be so incompetent that you can't give someone the two books the bought and paid for? I'd fire whoever is responsible, maybe that would get his replacement energized enough to solve the problem.

Hands down, the worst experience trying to receive/return books. Massively overpriced, never in…read morestock, they don't communicate with the staff on inventory needed prior to start of school. Week 4 and books are barely being ordered for courses. I messaged them regarding returning an unopened book for a class I no longer needed. Took them 10 days to respond. They gave me ONE day only to come in person to return. I took off work to return this book, waited in line and the second I got to the front, the clerk told me their boss is the only person who can help and they just left so they can't help me. This is just the most horrific experience in general, trying to enroll, establish financial aid, purchase books, etc. IVC as a whole does not care about their students. If you can take the same courses anywhere else, save yourself the headache.