International Imports

they finally got rid of the bad employees and I’m sad to see international imports go after so many years of being my number one insence and body jewelry store. i loved this place so much and it’s whimsical feel will forever stay in my heart. Sacramento will never forget this little family headshop. what am I going to do when they’re actually gone? *cries i guess I’ll have to buy up everything i can XD I’ll miss this place so much.

Oh sad day.
I was out in Citrus Heights, so of course I wanted to stop in here. I have been a customer for decades. This is the store where I got my nicest wind chimes, and where I bought most of the beautiful sarongs that I use as large scarves to cover my neck and shoulders.
Today I saw that they are going out of business after 40 years. I will miss them.
They intend to be open through Christmas, but may not have much merchandise left by then. They are discounting everything to move it out before they shut down.

Say it ain’t so! I’ve been shopping here for 25 years, I love this place. So sad to see it go.
Everything is on major sale until they close for good this December. Get in here while you still can.
The body jewelry and glassware are a steal.

This is an awesome place full of cool stuff… Unfortunately some of the staff was so rude that I don’t want to come back.

I go here frequently because they have the cheapest hookah charcoal. But every time I have been here I’ve received excellent customer service I once bought a James Dean poster, got it home, opened it. And quickly realized that the poster in the tube wasn’t what it was labeled to be. I called the store and they told me to bring it back in. Thinking I was just going to get a refund, which was fine. I brought it in and they gave me the display, no questions asked. I will always return to this store.

Over stuffed shop with pretty pricey stuff. Came for size 4 gauges which the guy measured in front of me and didn’t know what he was doing, I couldn’t see very well but he assured that they were 4s. got home and tried them on… couldn’t get through ears. So large that my pair fit through the holes of new ones. Very disappointed that there isn’t a return or exchange policy.
The third star is simply for all the cool random stuff.

This owner is from Paris, and she could not do enough for me, I brought back a item and no questions… well a little on why, but she made it right due to the tabletop fountain didn’t work. Gave me my money back and a box of incesne as well. I was totally impressed on how she handled this situation.
We need more private store owners to take note from her… well done!

This is the shop I like to walk through and pretend I have a sh! tload of money. I have purchased unique trinkets here before, but I am in love with their chess sets… unfortunately, not at a point in my life where I can drop a few hundred bucks on a chess set.
Usually, I drop money on their unique coffee cups. My friend is addicted to all things coffee, so whenever I feel she needs a pick me up, I will get her something from here.

This place took my friends deposit money ($ 300) ordered a statue for him, called him when it came in, and then sold it to someone else. SHADY !!! Not doing business here again.

I’ve frequented this establishment for the last two decades. Although it’s not as roomy as their previous location, it still continues to stay true to what you would find in an import store.
The store is a mini Evangeline’s in Old Sac, without all the costumes. They have a wide assortment of gag gifts, Rock Tees, posters and lots of random things you wouldn’t find elsewhere. You do need some free time because there are so many things to look at. But beware, this store isn’t a store you would want young children in, due to all the smoking paraphernalia.

you are better off with Twizted Life, This place sucks, the guy that works here is a pervert, When I was looking at the pipes I would say I wanna see that small one and he would say «Oh, so you like them short and stubby» or the big pipes «Oh, so you like them fat and thick?» Dude, like I get that you work at a pipe store and you want to be funny, but let’s try funny instead of nasty. Also you can’t hold the pipes, the Russian lady who owns the place is super rude and nasty, going off on you for small things, they check your bags if they are a certain size. If you are looking for quality glass, DO NOT waste your time here, all the glass is imported from Russia and Arabia, the glass is cheap, thin, uneven, the mouth piece is lop sided and if you really look at the glass you can definitely see how cheap it truly is.
Moral of the story,
Russian owner: heartless beezy with no customer service ethic.
Man working counter: Creepy, weird and disgusting.
products: Cheap.
Will never return.

love international, been coming to them for all types of random gifts since i was in high school. The new location is a lot smaller and not as much fun stuff to look at but it seemed like they couldnt afford the old location and all the random stuff collecting dust hence the downsizing and moving. Still lotta great products though, Ive found gifts for my grandmother, an awesome japanese silk robe for my aunt, and even a cool waterpiece for my uncle there so theres definetly knickknacks n stuff for everyone. Only place in town that I can find cheap plugs and tapers for ears my size also!(20mm).

I feel that so much of the merchandise is very overpriced, but it’s still possible to find a unique gift for your hippie friends for cheap. This new location is nothing like the old one. It’s so much smaller and crowded. International Imports used to be a great place to find geeky shit, not so much anymore. I’ll continue to stop by once in a while to browse.

My fiancé wanted to look around here, he used to come here heaps. Lots of cool stuff in there… really liked looking around at everything. Unfortunately, when we decided to buy something, the man working there did not acknowledge us when we were trying to get his attention. I politely said excuse me and asked him if he could help us open a case… He interrupted me mid sentence and rudely said that he would «help us in a few minutes when he was done.» He was fiddling around behind the counter, mostly just standing there, and didn’t pay any attention to anyone else in the store. We gave it a minute or so after that, and slightly discussed how nasty his response had been. We decided we didn’t want to deal with him. We are both very polite people and his attitude was enough to make us feel unwelcome. My fiancé said it used to be a better store but that it’s real obvious it went downhill.

its still an awesome shop, but like the guy above said i miss the birdcage walk store so much, why do things have to change. but they still have all the smart alecy stuff as b4 and thats what i go for.

Sadly, this new location is nothing like the old one. 3 times as small and tons of useless stuff… They do have a head shop in the back for all you rip heads out there.

This CH institution is going out of business and a recent visit there made me nostalgic about its old Birdcage Walk location. They used to be the go-​to place for band shirts and stickers, novelties, black light posters, assorted knick-​knacks and beauty products for the goth, Deadhead or Dungeons & Dragons geek in your family. It’s sad to see them go.