Salzer's Mercantile Review

Friendly staff is always helpful & knowledgeable. Gotta love Salzer's....a Ventura institution for sure!!

A stellar place with quality Mexican blankets, a decent selection of tarot cards, alot of spiritual stuff, jewelry, bumper stickers, posters. A hippie place where both floors are fun to visit. Definitely a must see in Ventura.

Awesome record shop! Just as good as Ameobas with about an hour and a half less of a drive haha

Mind-blowing variety of gifts you never knew existed!

A true gem that should not be over looked. Great selection of music.

Very different store you can't find anything like it in the area

It was a great visit it really hasn't changed much since the last time I was there and that was back in 1989 I had moved up north and just got back to my home town Port Hueneme. The employees were great, very helpful and respectful now that I'm 30years order

Very professional, helpful knowledgeable employees.

Been shopping here for over 25 years and consider it a great pillar in the ventura music community!

Salzer's has movies & DVD's you can't find in most stores at discount prices. It has odd trinkets, like incense burners, lamps, magnets, shot glasses, coffee mugs, T-shirts, gag toys, etc that make unique gifts. The sales representatives (like Gilda) are very helpful, knowledgeable, & nice...without being pushy or hoovering.

I could spend hours (and a fortune) in here. A large selection of vinyl. Impressed.

Bummer because of Covid 19 no bathrooms. Prices seem to be a little higher now. Can't blame them.
Hope they stay in business forever. Me likey' this place for used CD's.

Salzers takes its place amongst all the funky music stores in history.
Two buildings. Two levels. Tons of stuff.
I go for the vinyl, but theres cds, cassettes, videos, clothes, accessories and novelties, players and about 30 other things I'm sure I'm forgetting.
Staff and customers alike are cool. <3

Amazing selection of tons of gifts and fun/funny items

Sales people does not know a lot of stuff that the store selling n is not helpful for customer.

Love coming here. Huge variety of fun gifts, vinyl records and movies. Best spot to find incense too!

Does this place buy DVDs from you? I have quite a few that I want to get rid of.

Friendly and helpful staff. Was able help me figure out the right thing I needed.

This place is a staple of Ventura. Been a frequent customer for over 20 years and will continue to be.

Its clean. They have an amazing atmosphere, and they also have a wide selection of their products. I especially love all the nik naks they have upstairs.

My hometown Record Store that has all my Musical needs and wants. Friendly and Helpful staff willing to hunt down or look up any item that you may be looking for. So very grateful to have them in Ventura!

This is one of the most important places in town. A place where you can still come and talk about music with people who know music. The second floor is packed with unique gifts and housewares that you can't get anywhere else. Support these guys, it's your civic duty to keep local shops like this alive and well.

I used to go all the time but now a days is alot diffrent i dontt know something is missing here ........ Ahhh i know Mexican people spanish speaking raza!!!!!

Great selection of music, clothing, and odds and ends. Great staff.

This place is damn impressive. A Lil bit of ery'thang for even the most outrageous and electric tastes, but you'll mostly find pop culture and sub-culture items of intrest. Make sure you come loaded after payday kind of place. Literally could spend hours there and walk out with nothing but ul at least have had a great time.

Always great to come in for new releases & get great recommendations from the knowledgeable staff.

Only place to get vinyl in a 30 mile radius! Good clearance and everything you need to start a collection!

I've been going to this place for years. I am a very invested metalhead and they have a great selection of cds and vinyls. They have quite a few shirts. None that interested me and are basically shirts that would appeal more to the masses. Iron maiden, misfits for a couple examples. You won't find any obscure bands shirts here for the most part. It's easy to walk around the store for an hour as they have so much stuff and a huge variety of different things. The area upstairs has quite a bit of jewelry (I'm a guy so I didn't really check any of it out but there did seem to be a large selection). There is a smoke shop area upstairs as well with a wide variety of mostly anything you might need for your smoking needs. A little pricey if you ask me but they are good quality products so take that statement how you will. I do believe there is an area with sex toys and things of that nature (again I've never had the need for any of that stuff but if you are looking for stuff like that it is an option there. Very cool place that I highly recommend. There is something for everyone.

I went in to look for a CD. They did not have it in Stock so they ordered it for me. When it came in the man called to say I could come pick it up. Good service.

Great mixture for a local record store, lots to check out, and hidden gems as well.

Been going here since I was 8 years old (23 years) & it never gets old. I love this place. Great staff with alot of knowledge of everything sold there.

It's always a treat seeing what's new at Salzers! Amazing selection of vinyl records and everything else. The people working there are always very friendly and eager to assist where needed. I've been shopping for cool stuff here since the seventies and I ain't done yet! Ventura wouldn't be Ventura without Salzers! Don't forget to check out their video store across the street!

Giant selection of American cultured this and that's

Perfect place for a gift for friends, or your lover. We can find everything from trinkets, keychains, music , to t-shirts and sweatshirts. They have gag gifts, incense, devices to help you smoke, and interesting books. I highly recommend if you need any last minute gifts to stop by this store. Even if you're not sure as to what you would like to purchase, you can easily get someone a gift card and they can enjoy the store themselves.

Quintessential record and head shop. Looking for hip gifts or music? This is the place.

The best assortment of cds, music and any other media ANYWHERE!!!

Cool Place, People are great, lots of Awesome Music.

Don't go there much, but I WAS HAPPY KNOWING I knew a place to get cool t-shirts for my friend's birthday.

Great shop. Lots of fun gifts and clothes. The head shop has a good variety of glass pieces. Good customer service too.

Jesse was so helpful!!! I recommend you go see her at Salzer's for that perfect gift!!!

SALZERS RULE & THAT'S ALL YOU NEED 2 KNOW!!!!!!!*****

Best Record store Ever!!! I Love Salzers!!! The people there are very nice ... awesome box setz!!! I get all my friends birthday gifts there!!!

Great store with selections you will not find anywhere else easily. Great place for rare imports of your favorite bands. Very helpful and kind staff. Definitely would recommend to anyone.

I have been going here since I was a kid happy it is still around. Great record finds and metaphysical needs

employees are really stuck up and rude at times but other than that it's literaly a one stop shop for all your entertainment needs! 1$ movies 3$ music CDs, and a million cool little items to make your life more interesting...if you're also having video store nostalgia they got you covered with a full 90's deco movie rental place right across the street...love this place!

Workers giving wrong info. Cheap product. wont shop here again

Take a few minutes out of your day to check this place out. A lot of unique and interesting things to buy.

This business is awesome. It feels like you stepping back in time when you come here in a great way. It's a locally run video, record, and gift shop with everything you expect from cult classic videos to used records. I love that this place still exists and is thriving. If you haven't been then get off your butt and check it out!

Excellent selection of unique gifts and hard to find albums

Salzer's is a really really great place to shop everyone should always make a point to stop by there

No one here knows how to smile. I never heard the words thank you. I asked a question and the answer was condisending. I've lived in this area 50 + yrs. It was the first and last time i shop here.

Wow. This place is so awesome. Not enough superlatives exist to describe the people, the store, and the selection! We felt so welcome.

Support your local record store.
First rate selection and wonderful product mix.

Love the workers there. Awesome prices and amazing things there too.

The people upstairs are always friendly and knowledgeable on their products.

Such a fun place to explore. It's been hours rummaging through all of the records and listening to the staff talk about some of their favorites.