Awesome little, cash-only, shop! The owner is knowledgeable and very helpful. There is a huge selesction available. Definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area.
One of the best quality record stores we have been to. Cash only.
Really cool.
Ok selection, ok prices.
Ok selection of vinyl
Great selection, lots of cutouts and promos.
good selection of vinyl if you want to be over charged. Amazon is cheaper for the repops he is selling.
He wants your records for nothing. Not so nice.
I will not return to this shop because the owner humiliated me in front of other customers. The owner accused me of being a dealer and asked me to depart the store after I had just spent 3 hours in the shop selecting records to purchase and asking the owner many questions which he gladly answered. I am definitely not a dealer but a 70-year old retiree who happens to be a relatively new record collector and who has always paid retail prices for his records. In fact, I spent $400 in this same shop a year ago and was prepared to do the same this time. I spent many minutes attempting to convince the owner that I was not a dealer but he remained stubborn and asked me to leave the store. My response to the owner’s response is that the store owner could not be more wrong about his false accusation. If I was truly a dealer, why would I buy records from another dealer at the higher retail price. The owner is totally out in left field on this one! Response to Brandon: What did Joe the owner pay you for your review?
Every time I go to the Ash, the staff are helpful, knowledgeable, and cool! They have a great selection and competitively priced. Always happy to shop here.
Very friendly staff, knowledgeable, and passionate about what they do. Accomplished players selling proven quality with a knowledge that comes through years of performance. I really enjoy getting insight when I need to pick up a piece of equipment because I know their recommendations are qualified.
It was a wonderful moment there, the salesman was very friendly. I would recommend it to someone.
They have a huge floor with instruments you can try out to your heart’s content. Percussion instruments, string, electronic… they have it all. The staff seem knowledgeable about the instruments and when they aren’t, they find someone who is. Everyone here clearly has a passion for music, both staff and customers. Pretty affordable for a music store and they have great rental and used instrument systems in place.
Very good
On floor manager was rude, not cool!
I went with my brother to buy drumsticks, cause he just started learning how to play the drums and he’s 65 and the sales guy there seemed very annoyed because he was asking questions and I think because he saw that he was older and assumed that he knew, but he didn’t. He’s just a beginner, and it was very unhelpful.
Included a speaker cord that was bad, so I had to rush out and buy a cord for the gig that night
6. Sarasota Piano Lessons
Address: 281 Hidden Bay Dr, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Vamo , Florida , United States
I highly recommend the Paradise String Quartet. We hired them to perform at a wedding on Anna Maria Island. They communicated professionally before the event, made suggestions for music, and even learned new pieces for our event. They arrived early, and played beautiful renditions of Be Thou My Vision and Come Thou Fount, other traditional Christian hymns, and classical wedding pieces including Prince of Denmark’s March, Ode to Joy, and Here Comes the Sun, a Beatles number that would have made George Harrison proud. For our event, they worked diligently to overcome restrictions placed on us by the venue to ensure they met our needs in spite of some hitches that were not of their creation. I was so glad I hired professionals who had both musical talent and professional attitudes and flexibility to respond with a seamless solution. If you want to have beautiful music at your event, you will not be disappointed If you hire The Paradise String Quartet.
Nice environment….good prices…I found a few great items here while in town and will definitely come back next year!
I always find a treasure – something I really like. The volunteers are SUPER helpful and always pleasant. Love shopping here. Today I found a bedspread I really like and some pretty little accents for around our Florida home. Prices the best, especially BAG DAY the last Saturday of every month !!!
I bought 2 live seats, excellent condition amazing price, extremely nice and very helpful staff. ❤
Nice place. Nice people
Best prices, nice people !
It gets lots of donations so it is constantly evolving. Prices are sometimes high but it helps to know its for charity. They will not haggle unless somethings broken and you still want the item. I create glass totems, flowers, and bird baths for the garden with the treasures I find!
Couldn’t find the store. I think it’s closed for good.
Perhaps Lady who answered ph was busy but she was Rude & ask a Couple of questions then said she’d call back, Click, line dead! Never asked for name or #, caller ID? I had told her I would bring donations to them if need be! Even gave her brief idea of what I had & noted mostly New or like. I knew the second line went Dead I’d never hear back! I’m truly shocked that a Church sponsored thrift shop would treat a person who wanted to donate to them this way!! I guess she didn’t like my voice,lol! Promptly loaded my car twice & made 2 trips to another charity who also keeps money made in this community!! They unloaded my cacarcar 2 times with Smiles on their face. Gave me a “God Bless” both times. Most importantly.l they Gladly took my “Quality” donations with Open Arms. I’ve dealt w/another donation entity that wants only New Gift Wrapped donations but they were not a religious charity. It appears that
What a disappointment. Based on all the high reviews, I don’t get it. Small, poorly lit store with dirty/splotchy concrete floor. Air freshener near door wasn’t enough to hide the urine smell in the toy area. Average prices. Lack of A/C on a hot, humid day made for an unpleasant experience.
10. Target
Address: 8401 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238 , Vamo , Florida , United States
Bek was very helpful at explaining the benefits of target red card to me. I like his vibes a lot 🙂
Very friendly people and nice clean store
Love Target and all but it sometimes feels like a ghost town in terms of getting help.
Good Target store would be better they had a cafe
Always different and interesting selections, different from comparable stores.
I decided to shop for vitamins, and found the biotin I always take and the same dosage with keratin. Although both of these were interested identically Target branded packages, the product with keratin was produced in China… unacceptable, so for this reason only 4 stars
You guys don’t have black sneakers and tan pants
This location doesn’t have a market like feel like other Targets I have been to. More food options. This location is further away so no worries.
Everything is relative. Since I previously lived near a “Super-Target”, I find this old, small store completely worthless. For example, Good & Gather is a great generic brand, but items are never available at this South Sarasota Store. They should just change its name from Target, to “Not Sold at this Target”.
11. Music Go Round Bradenton
Address: 5108 15th St E Unit 204, Bradenton, FL 34203 , Vamo , Florida , United States
Excellent service, excellent products new and used for a price that can’t be beat. I highly recommend this store. Tara is the best drum expert and tech.
Excellent customer service, shipping speed and better yet… a humanistic approach to selling. Very happy with my soprano sax and my entire transaction.
I bought a used guitar two weeks ago and a piece of it came unglued. I returned it back to the store , they gave me store credit toward another one . They were very nice about it , they gave me no problems with trading it in. I would highly reccommend them and I will definitely go back. I like my new guitar very much.
Experience wasn’t so pleasant the 1 times I visited ugh especially October 1 2020 after I spent 465 bucks for the lady in the store to be rude to meUgh
Cool place, wide variety of”stuff”. Decent prices, no haggeling. Staff wasn’t overly friendly and had to track down someone to test an amp.
Nice price’s
The “owner” is not very kind and not really knowledgeable about music regarding stereo equipment. They can’t even test the speakers they sell properly to show you they work. Being a used equipment store this makes no sense. Especially after being told we are a big store and don’t need your business. Went to guitar center & got bigger speakers for a better deal anyway. Steer clear
I first called to let them know that i am coming to try a specefic 2000$ rare 2020 Fender Telecaster and that i was 3 hours of driving away, then told me rapidly that they don’t make any hold so i took a chance and finally the guitare was there. The atmosphere in the store is very cold with almost no welcome. after switching on 3 different amp to be able to try the guitar, i found out that the bridge pickup wasn’t workin. so i told an employee the situation and he didn’t know anything about music instruments. so he told another employee and came and try to make it worked without succes. with a very bad attitude, he put the guitar on his working banch and start to try to find the problem, no ohms meter tester and no experience, as i can see, it took over an hour to find that the pickup switch was defect. so he replaced it and re-string the guitar without stretching the strings so i had to finish the work to be able to tune the guitar. i finally bought it and then pay for it and ask if there is a warranty and told me that a big NO WARRANTY without looking at you. I hope that i will never have to go back there! The real way to keep customers!!
Weird music store with weird employees
12. Redbox
Address: 8546 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238 , Vamo , Florida , United States
I’ve learned so much from Joel! He does a really amazing job at simplifying techniques so they’re easy to break down and is one of the most patient people I know! I’m looking forward to learning a lot more from him in the future!
I only spent 2 hours with Joel as I live in Oklahoma and he is in Sarasota. I’m somewhat advanced at guitar but mostly self taught. He is very knowledgeable and I would recommend his lessons for anyone wanting to learn or improve guitar skills
Great guitar lessons. Used to take them when I was young and Joel has helped me pick right up where I left off. I have seen great improvement in just a few weeks. Highly recommend.
14. Walmart Supercenter
Address: 13140 S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL 34229 , Vamo , Florida , United States
They repaired my digits piano the same day I dropped it off! Great guys to work with. Ron even proactively followed up with me to let me know he had the parts that were needed for the repair. Thanks guys!
Both associates went above and beyond. The younger gentlemen violinist had wonderful customer service.
great selection of keyboards, helpful staff to answer questions, highly recommend.
Knowledgeable on music and able to help
Very helpful staff! Great selection.
Grandson rented instruments from them
Sometimes. It’s good not to speak…
16. Play It Again Jams
Address: 8208 Cortez Rd W Ste. 5, Bradenton, FL 34210 , Vamo , Florida , United States
The best LOCAL music shop around. Couldn’t have been more helpful! Janice, the owner, is PHENOMENAL! Not to mention her helper/greeter Ozzy! Walked in with a smile, and left with a even bigger one. Thank you Janice!
Most friendly people! Definitely going to buy here over bigger stores once I’m in the market again. Highly recommend this place
This is a great little music store, and every time I walk in, they have more and more gear! Make sure to shop here before going to the chain stores or shopping online. You’ll be glad you did!
scammer
Rode my bike about 4 miles to play guitar for a little bit, am on vacation. I was honest with my intentions with Janice, told her I wasn’t looking to purchase just to play for a little bit. She responded with “no soliciting get out”. I was very surprised. Janice may love music, but she does not love the passion of music. I would have maximum been in the store for 30 minutes and gone my ways. It’s sad to see someone so profit driven who claims on her website “music is not to hear, it’s to feel”. She also claims “Im here to help everyone enjoy the love of music”. This couldn’t be further from the truth. She is profit driven and does not care for you as a person. I suggest to not support someone so rude as an owner, and someone who lies about her true intentions with music. She just wants your money, she does not care for your love of music. Had she allowed me to play for just 10 minutes even, she would’ve made my day. Shame on you Janice, I hope you realize your rude ignorance is unneeded in a world full of it.
Not open during advertised hours. 2:30, Friday Mar 24th. Driving around here is bad enough, let alone doing it for no reason.
17. Sarasota Square
Address: 8201 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238 , Vamo , Florida , United States
First time ever being in a kolls store like it very much staff was helpful and courteous received a $40 coupon for my purchase went back and used it the next day got a bunch of free towels wish I knew about it sooner. Product line was impressive!
The store itself was very clean, well stocked and surely ready for Christmas. The staff was friendly. That being said neither of the two coupons I received either thru email or direct mail would work on my purchases limiting what I purchased. I was advised (and it proved to be true) that upscale merchandise was ineligible. Really?
Over priced , same for less at Wal-Mart
Smaller than the store on University. Ladies department was a letdown.
Not impressed at all!
Went to return something so I could go home and order a nicer one for more money on their website. Used $75 in kohl’s cash to help purchase the original item then when I went to return it I was told I would not get my kohl’s cash back even though it would still have been valid for 4 more days. Went home looked up return policy and it clearly states that you get your kohl’s cash back, very frustrated with lack of knowledge of their own return policy.
Just ok
19. Staples
Address: 8199 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231 , Vamo , Florida , United States
I was only there for the TSA PreScreening certification.
We’ve probably shopped at this Staples store 100+ times, and the people are always helpful. The product line is broad. They have cute items that you might not expect! So even though we go there for business reasons, it’s always a pleasure!
Always helpful for my needs
Typical office supply store
This place was clean and organized. I also found a good sale on an item that was not on sale anywhere else. Bonus!
People are great. ALWAYS understaffed
Didnt go to staples, went to the new Dollar Tree store next door.
Went in today and asked for help with finding *5* items on my kid’s school supply list and after consulting with the manager a man working there told me that they were too busy to help me when they had only a handful of customers in the store. I complained to the other manager and left. Don’t go to this store. POOR customer service. Went to Office Depot instead and was treated very well.
This store is the worst. Really bad customer service. Especially for a return of defective merchandise they sold. Just buy everything on Amazon Prime.
20. Redbox
Address: 8409 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34238 , Vamo , Florida , United States
