The Raider Image

Let me start by saying I LOVE The Raiders. Today is Christmas Eve and I needed to get some last min gifts, I walk into the store and there’s a female employee leaning on the counter with the nastiest look on her face, when I was done shopping I had to ask her (politely) to move so I could purchase my items, she gave me a even nastier look and I said the look on her face when i walked in almost made me turn around and leave in a joking but not joking way… she barks at me «y’all last min shoppers need to be happy that I’m here to help you.»

This store has the most amazing staff. I am a regular to say the least :) and they are always VERY helpful & nice. They know their inventory & make sure to point out the new merchandise I hadn’t seen yet. If they don’t have my size they peak online for me. You can purchase online & make returns to the store. Let’s face it… NFL gear isn’t cheap. If I’m going to spend alot I’m going to a place that I enjoy shopping at. JT & his crew are the best! GO RAIDERS!!!

Today I brought my brother here to get a gift for his father in law who is a big raiders fan. A salesman asked if we needed assistance and my brother made a small joke about there being no niner gear. The man turned and walked away. We left we will buy our gear elsewhere.

They don’t have a very good selection of women’s clothing there at all, and if you do manage to find one or two shirts that you like, you can’t even try them on to be sure they fit before you spend a small fortune on them. One women’s shirt came out to $ 45, which is a lot of money to spend on something you haven’t even tried on. Will go somewhere with fitting rooms next time.

The Raider Image Rocks!!! This is my favorite R.I. location, and I’ve been to quite a few of them. JT is the manager, and he also happens to be one of the best managers for these stores. Sometime they have players and cheerleaders for the team stop by, that hasn’t happened in a while, maybe that will happen again this year, we’ll find out. This should come as NO surprise, they only sell merchandice here for the Oakland Raiders. They typically also sell tickets here for all the Raiders home games to, which is convenient. I have a feeling as a team that the Raiders will do better this year. Here’s to JT and his staff!!!

I would have loved to give this place a 5 star rating, but they are just way too Damn pricey. Don’t get me wrong, they have an enormous selection of hard to find items, but I’ve noticed for most of the mass produced stuff, it’s cheaper to look online or to visit stores like Walmart and Target. I saw the same lanyard and hat that I own, for almost twice the cost. Don’t get me wrong, I support this place, I’ve come here plenty of times for rare or exclusive Raiders hats, I’m just suggesting that you shop smart when coming here. All in all, this place is still great.

I dropped by The Raiders Image and found customer service to be great. They offered assistance promptly. It wasn’t a big store so everything was very easy to find.
I ended up picking up a dog a collar. Not for me silly! It’s for my dog to match up with his jersey. We are preparing him for the upcoming season and are very amped up on the latest new roster. Big ups to the customer who cheered, «Go Raiders» as we left. Die hard baby!

Before it was the only place to get Raider-​specific gear, it was Meh. Now it’s slightly better. but Unilocal does’t provide a Meh (+).

HOLD IT DOWN FOR THE BAY, REPPIN’ OAKLAND
Last year for Christmas I received an authentic Palmer jersey from my in-​laws. So this year that’s what my husband asked for and I volunteered to get him one. We both like the white ones better than the black so I headed to Raider Image for an easy gift purchase.
It was only easy until I got there. I had no idea authentic ones are $ 250! Replicas are $ 100 and even though they’re nice, there’s a pretty big difference. I probably would have impulse bought one that night but I wanted to think about it. Plus, I was the only one in the store and I had to ask the girl for help and that annoyed me.
I’m glad I went back a week later. There were a couple employees working but one greeted me upon entering and I told him what I wanted. BIG problem: The Raider Image never got while Palmer jerseys this season! I asked if another store might carry them and he told me about Sports Fan (also located in the Mall). I called even though it wasn’t far, and the kid that answered asked which team Palmer plays for. (what!!!) So I hung up, walked down there, received no help, and came back.
I bought the replica. Which is good because it’s white. But back because it’s not authentic (like mine). But good because it saved me $ 150. Maybe the tag should read: «From Santa», in case it’s disappointing. I guess in reality, nothing can be as disappointing as the season we’re having…

Just WIN BABY! Obviously I’m a Raider fan and I had to check this place out while browsing in the mall, first off I was surprised at their prices, they have some great deals! The 2 men working there were extremely friendly and helpful! I wanted to buy a hat and one had a stain so they both made sure to find me one quickly with no stains. After buying it I ended up talking to both of the guys working there for over 30 mins about random stuff. I will definitely be coming back here to purchase some more stuff for my game room! Thanks guys, keep up the top notch service!

Decided to stop by here on black Friday to see if they were having any deal. I had never actually been here before but it was a pretty cool shop. If you want anything Raiders, this is the place to go. They also had a couple Raiderettes signing calenders out front, nice black Friday touch.

For once I thought ahead. That is, I looked at the weather report and saw that rain was likely for the Raiders v. Seahawks game. Looking in the closet and couldn’t find a black or Raider jacket that was waterproof, nada, zilch, bupkus, so off to the sporting goods stores I go. Kohls, Penny’s, Sports Authority, Sports Chalet, Big 5 and assorted other store that sold logo gear and found nothing! Off to the Raider Image I went and 55 bucks later, was wearing a very sharp looking water proof jacket. GO RAIDERS!
POST GAME REPORT
Naturally, the sun was shining and I didn’t need the jacket. Raiders 33, Seachickens from Seattle, 3, A REAL GOOD DAY!

After my horrible visit to the Oakland Store, I went to the Concord store.
The store is in the Sun Valley Mall which is cool becasue I can check other stores and get a workout at the 24 Hr Fitness before I leave.
This store is much better than the Oakland one, more items to pick and choose from, great sales staff and much, much better area to shop and hang out.
After 20 minutes of shopping, I spent my $ 300.00 gift card and went to get in my daily 6 mile run.
I will always come here to spend my annual Raiders gift cards!