Wild Zone

I haven’t been to this shop in over a year because I foolishly didn’t save it’s name or location but I was so blown away by the quality and quantity of this store, here I am a year of searching later and finally found. now to go there this weekend: D

Super weird experience here as every single time I have been in here it’s been a great experience. The owner was always nice and helpful. But this time I walk in to buy some Raw Tips and get told its $ 2 and as I pull out my card he says he can’t take my card for such a low dollar amount. I say ok I’ll buy something else and he says it’s a $ 15 minimum and he doesn’t want to make me pay that much.
I go look for change in my car, only have $ 1.25. Shoot. So I go home and grab 3 quarters and I go back. I walk in tell him I have the money and he says «$ 3?» And I go «Wait you said $ 2?» He says «I’ll tell you what, I’ll give it to you free but never come back to my store»
What the?
Seriously?
I was calm the whole time, just confused. I thought it a bit odd he wouldn’t take my card for $ 2 and not just charge me a fee, but I live just 2 minutes away so it wasn’t really a big deal to drive home really quick.
This has happened to me before at another store in the shopping center as well over such silly things. I feel some racism going on here against me but honestly I’m glad they won’t get my money. Such businesses shouldn’t get honest people’s money.

Sam is the nicest business owner I know! So kind and professional! Best Nose piercing too

used to go here for 8+ years with out issue, purchased a lot of art here…(high tech sokol baby bottle, sokol art of war tube, illadelph tubes etc…) the last 2 times i walked in i felt utterly disrespected. i walked in one day with my mother and was immediately told he could not help me because of the phone call he had, saying it was too urgent… well your urgency lost you 400+ bucks buddy, i was trying to buy a bunch of accessories and the hitman double barrel recycler… but hey i went and bought it at black diamond so dont worry… next time i walked in for some butane for my torches and i get to the counter and tell him i need 3 cans and he gives me the whole «sorry buddy i cant accept your card, minimum purchase is 20 dollars» i understand minimum purchases 5 – 10 $ but 20 DOLLARS I dont know what has gotten into you lately SAM but if you dont want to be there hire some one else who does. Maybe you should also get out more because you seem very out of touch with the community you service… even if you dont give a shit please act like you do… all these rookies walk in and i bet you pull a great number on them with your charm and the fact that they are un assuming so when someone walks in that knows what they are talking about you’d rather just not do business. OH BTW everything in here is over priced 50 – 150 bucks. carpe diem!

This is my first Unilocal review but I wanted to give them 5 stars for the customer service. Sam was really cool and he’s definitely a stand-​up guy. Awesome selection and there’s certainly some nice pieces

Great customer service, cool pipes, best place to get body piercings. Sam is just one funny amazing dude!

I saw the most unusual thing the other day while visiting Wild Zone off La Riviera Dr. I saw a sole-​proprietor earning a customer’s trust. Yep, believe it! I saw a middle age man apparently coming back for the second time in search of a good cigar to smoke while playing a round of golf with his son. He was there with his son, but it seems he’d been in before and Sam, the owner, had spent time with him educating him on the intricacies of different tobaccos, wrappers and ring sizes of cigars. Sam even went on to offer suggestions for cigars when a lady would be present as his experience has given him feedback on what most women enjoy. In short, the man thanked Sam and I’m sure he went off to enjoy a great cigar with his son and possibly a good round of golf. Way to go Sam!

The service was amazing… I love this guy! Selection was great & prices were good. My new go to shop. You should definitely check it out if you haven’t, you won’t be disappointed!

Stopped into the Wild Zone for the first time today. Nice shop with great selection. Unfortunately the prices are not competitive.

Great service… Free liquid tobacco with purchase! Highly recommend visiting this place… The employees are sure to have an answer for any of your questions

Beautiful store. I’ve only ever had great service in the many, I’d say 6+, years I’ve been coming to Wild Zone. Sam is a wonderful man who loves helping out his customers, despite what the low starred reviews say he’s very helpful and I’ve never seen him rude to a customer once.
I was actually there this evening and he helped me out with a problem I was having with my ecig. He even took the time to explain how to use it properly and pointed out what I was doing wrong. Wild Zone will have my business for as long as Sam is there.

The worst service ever!!! They didn’t want to sell me a highly educated dabber separate from the carb cap. They insisted that it comes as a «set». Everywhere else sells them separately but they wanted to charge me for pieces I didn’t need. The owner told me that it came only as a set. From him telling me that I knew he’s trying to hop a fence and get over on me. I didn’t barter or anything, I was being polite. I jus walked out. NEVER COMING BACK!!!

Sam is amazing! I been going to this shop for body jewelry for a long time. I recommend to this shop not only to my pierced friends but to my friends who smoke. You can get just about everything thing, knives, cigars, smoking items, clothes, and so much. I may have moved from Sacramento, but I always go back to Sam for jewelry.

Best place to get help, info, and product if you smoke e-​cigarettes. The owner is a sweetheart. I went there the other night when my e-cig’s battery just would not work anymore… bought the set up which is tank and battery elsewhere for way too much money. He educated me on what was low price, medium price, and high line… and why each was what it was. Bought an Apollo battery and kept my old tank. Tank kept leaking. Tonight he sold me a tank and liquid for $ 10. Works and tastes phenomenally!!! Great place!!!

Despite the unassuming exterior, this shop is first class, with an incredible selection of items– from «value» to ultra high end. I have been shopping here for over four years and Sam is a pleasure doing business with.
More than once he has told me before a large purchase to inspect the options well (he always takes things out of the package and lets you fully inspect at your leisure), then go home, think about it, maybe read some reviews on the internet, and come by when I’m sure what I prefer. Other times he’s told me, I carry this because some people just have to have it, but I don’t like it, I think its cheap, and I think you would be better served by this less expensive but superior option over here. That’s just the kind of guy he is.
In summary, old school service with integrity, and in the business for long term customers, not a quick buck.
As an aside, I find the few negative reviews here interesting, and can only speculate that these folks may not have been of the character that Sam envisions as long term customers. I can’t see Sam being very tolerant of «attitude» in his store.

The owner of this shop, Sam, knows his stuff. He was very pleasant on the phone when I called and then when I visited his shop, he helped me find what I needed and was very professional. I don’t know what others are talking about… I’ll definitely shop here again, as he’s in my neighborhood and I like the individual attention.

When it comes to smoke shops, Wild Zone is your one stop smoke shop. A loyal customer since the store’s opening; I have had the privilege over the years of getting to know Sam the head shop operator. Sam is an incredibal person: a divinely carasmatic and inspirational man. I could never have asked for a better smoke shop or smoke shop operator in all of Sacramento. He runs a clean shop, and always works with the you to get you exactly what you need at an honest price. He will never try and upsell you, and will never take advantage of a novice buyer. I recommend any smoke shop enthusiast visit Sam and see for yourself just what I am raving about.

Got my belly button pierced here. Showed all the materials to me and told me what they were and showed me as he sterilized them. Was very nice and talked to me and told me what he was doing.
Definitely recommend this place if you wanna get your piercing done. Has been doing them since ’76.

this is the WORST place to buy your illadelph «water pipes»
i drove from san jose, 127.7 miles to buy an ash catcher which he said he had in stock, and in he i mean SAM, told me he was the owner over the phone
i drove here in a hurry because he couldn’t tell me the price over the phone, but he said the price was around the same everywhere else
well no it’s not… an inline ash catcher at 499.99, on aqua lab tech for 330.00, i showed him the link and the availability and now what
HE SAYS HE’S NOT THE OWNER ANYMORE, JUST A WORKER
i’m guessing in sacramento he’s the only one carrying illadelph so he jacks his prices up
ALL HIS ILLADELPH GLASS PIECES ARE OVER PRICED
spoon pipes for 249.99? everywhere else for 149.99
this guy claims he has the fattest selection in illadelph, he’s never been outside of sacramento, THE CAVE IN SAN MATEO shits on him
he said he’s been in the business since 76, but can’t even price match?
his excuse is the items are so rare so he has to sell it for the max price?
so you get an account with illadelph, rare, and you jack up all the prices above RETAIL at a RETAIL store.
i’ve worked retail for many years, and i have been using illadelph for two years strong
i know my product, i know my prices, this man SAM, made me drive 130 miles for nothing,
HORRIBLE BUSINESS, in fact i drove 86.6 miles to berkeley afterwards, and they had the exact same amber inline ash catcher for 360.00, done deal
this is by far the shittiest smoke shop i went to
again this is a smoke shop, this man is an old hag who tries to rip his customers off, just because you’ve owned this place for 35 years… you don’t get to raise all your prices by 1−200…
i was nice, i came in after a long drive, had cash ready, and this man just turns me down for regular pricing
at first he was trying to tell me that aqua lab tech was selling a water pipe more expensive than them. COULDN’T EVEN SHOW ME THE LINK TO IT, and believe me i’m always on aqua lab tech’s website.
OH AND SAM IF YOU’RE READING THIS:
I HOPE YOU LOSE YOUR ILLADELPH ACCOUNT, I WILL BE SURE TO SEND THEM AN EMAIL ABOUT YOUR HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COCKY, OLD ATTITUDE; YOU CAN’T LIE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, YOU TOLD ME YOUR WERE THE OWNER, NOW YOU CAN’T PRICE MATCH CAUSE YOU «JUST» WORK THERE ALL OF A SUDDEN
–never returning customer

Huge selection of cool stuff.
Sam, the owner, is friendly He took the time to show me items similar to what I asked for (in addition to) both higher and lower priced.
If you’re looking for an unusual gift this would be the first place to visit.