A to Zen

What a weird place! Its pretty cool. You never know what you will find here.
It was like a storage locker was stored for over 30 years and bang… here’s all the items.
New and old items vintage items.
The coolest part is the back area with couches and chairs that is a place for live music! Fun

Dude, what a kickass trippy place! I don’t even know how to describe it or where to begin! I was out cruising Carson City from Reno trying to help promote the Great Basin Geek Con and I had been recommended this store by a few friends. I stopped in and they were more than happy to put up a poster for the upcoming Con and at that point I started checking the place out. So many knickknacks and weird things, trippy esoteric items and old books and this place has a vibe like it’s from a different age or like maybe it belongs in Haight Ashbury or something. As I chatted with the nice woman who was working behind the counter she began telling me about all the cool events they have there too like bands, poetry readings and other stuff!
While I was there I got to try on a chicken mask, wave some pom poms, leaf through a book about some Hari Krishna dude, drink a 20 year old TAB soda, strut in some pimp daddy shoes, and sniff some groovy incense! Now where else can you do all that in less than an hour I ask you? For some reason I got the munchies when I left and I kept chanting, «Om Mani Padme Hum!» Weird experience but call me a fan!

I wanted to love this store, I really did. It’s an amazing mix of what seems like it would have populated a Dollar Tree sometime around 1971, used stuff, and the odd bit of handmade furniture (the woman working at the register told me her father made the wood end-​table-​with-​a-​lamp-​built-​in that I was checking out). There’s a poster section in the back that will fulfill all your landscape, kitten, Christian inspiration, and Native-​American-​cultural-​appropriation needs. And there are lots of weird old cookbooks.
But what’s up with the Confederate flag on the ceiling?

More novelty than thrift and kind of reminds me of a tourist gift shop, BUT if you enjoy looking in these sort of places definitely stop and browse. I think it’s a little on the expensive side, but the stock here is different. Give it a try and see for yourself!

I was surprised regarding the positive reviews for A to Z by other reviewers. I found the place creepy. It’s dark with small rooms that led through a honeycomb of old cloths, piles of stuff and discontinued merchandise from other stores. There is always odd furniture displayed outside the front of the store that intrigues but is over priced. I understand they do a great haunted house at Halloween and offer costumes for rent as well. It’s more of a junk store than a thrift shop. Worth going to if you are in the area but its not a shop you go to on a regular basis.

A to Zen is a new found favorite! We were in a «bunny mode pinch»…needed to find a last minute Easter Bunny Costume and our resident Brianna referred us here. Mike was so accommodating. We were able to find the sweetest bunny costume and our Easter Egg Hunt was a complete success! Heck, our bunny even did the Harlem Shake with all the boys n girls! Way too cute! Thank you to Mike and A to Zen for making this Easter the best ever. We will certainly be back for more!

Walked in yesterday on a whim during my lunch hour and loved it instantly! Drum set in the corner, mike in the middle with couches and very cute furniture in the middle for a get together. By a posted advertisement, I saw that they have an open mic every Friday night which is awesome!
I am originally from the bay area, CA and a big fan of thrift stores and flea markets, which I miss terribly! Here I found a nice selection of older records, vintage books, which I plan to go back and pick up for my collection at home. Also a lot of great older comic books, Archie Iron Ons!, and misc toys from back in the day!
Cute, vintage furniture, a poker table made of felt by the owner which is awesome, but a little out of my price range, sadly :((knick knacks, stuffed animals (Snoopy and Cabbage Patch dolls), older jewelry. If you are in the area I would recommend checking it out.
Lots of framed art, Rat Pack, Monroe, Elvis, a bit pricey but very, very nice!

I was expecting a regular thrift store but this place is more than that. They have thrift store stuff (clothes, books, shoes) but they seem to specialize in deadstock knicknacks from the 80s and 90s. Toys, home décor, jewelry, kiddie prizes, school supplies… all sorts of random and interesting things. I found several things from my youth in brand new condition (rainbow colored shoelace hair clips, anyone?). Definitely worth checking out if you’re in the area.