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Expert Reviews of Friend

Citysearch | Playful, ultramodern renderings of everyday objects for the home fill this Hayes Valley shop.

The design-conscious housewares and furnishings here range from sleek and modern coffee tables to quirky kitchen utensils, from avant-garde lighting fixtures to smooth earthenware in rich, unexpected colors....
citysearch.com - expert review - 01/24/2007
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User Reviews of Friend

Yelp.com Review - by Sarah S.

2.0 of 5 stars. NOTE: Obviously I predicted the demise of this joke of store...Skunkfunk is next. If you like tired, cliche, modern pieces, you'll love Friend. If you like Jonathan Adler vases, Angela Adams rugs,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Wei H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Friend is one of the places that magically lures you in for hours yet for some reason you always walk out empty handed. Friend stocks bunch of eye candies that are overpriced without much…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jill C.

4.0 of 5 stars. The salespeople are fabulous, if not a little quirky. They definitely put a smile on my face and softened the sting of paying probably more than I should have for a small side table. Definitely worth…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Hello K.

4.0 of 5 stars. My boyfriend loves places like this so when we came in here yesterday afternoon he had a ball. This place has some very creative and unique items. It is pretty pricey and after seeing some of the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Berna ..

3.0 of 5 stars. I love Alessi and Marimekko, which seem to be two very popular designers in San Francisco....you see them everywhere....including here, at Friend. It's kind of like an Italian version of the Sharper…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa B.

4.0 of 5 stars. OK I love when I go into a store and find the perfect item that I did not even know existed or know that I needed. Their prices are pretty standard for the things I knew, so no, there arent any real…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sooj O.

3.0 of 5 stars. If the clocks, lamps and furniture at SFMOMA makes you ooohhh and aaaahhhh, you can get more of the same at Friend. It was quite exciting for me, as this was the only existing store I could find…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Claire C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I LOVE this store. Now, the respective caveat is that this is the closest shopping haven after an alcoholic brunch at Absynthe, however, I like to believe that since I have returned here sober on…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by charles p fa t.

4.0 of 5 stars. Real nice stuff. Prices not as bad as everyone here says...you have to pay for good design. Place is a little too Euro for me. Not sure exactly what that means. Just a bit off. Overdone.
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by buntcake j.

4.0 of 5 stars. i must not seem like the exemplary patron of this fine establishment, but guess what!? i can totally afford to buy some of this merchandise! and i just might if i could get the attention of the shop…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom C.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place rocks. It's the first store I've reviewed on Yelp that doesn't sell something I can eat or drink. Usually I don't bother frequenting stores like that. Anyway, Friend was filled with…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Brye L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I would love to live in this store, however I couldn't afford it. Tons of fun housewares, however you have to be able to have some extra jack to be able to afford the paperweights!
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by .Ken R.

3.0 of 5 stars. Fun store. Lots of modern-style, minimalist, "things". Stools, bean bags, lamps, kitchen things, bags, etc. I like to go here to look, and get ideas for interior designs.
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by C D.

3.0 of 5 stars. at first glance, there's a lot of beautiful stuff, but on second glance, it's all just a little to modern or useless for me. the prices are a little high. I did find the perfect gift for a friend here…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jaime C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have two words for you... LINT PENGUIN.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindley E.

3.0 of 5 stars. Great furniture and accessories, but bizarro service...we tried to buy a piece of furniture but got very confused as terms for purchase kept changing. Long story, but in the end we didn't buy…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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Friend

If you are a fan of minimalist decor and modern furniture, you will love Friend in Hayes Valley. Th...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/23/2006
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Cool one of a kind items.

This place is a bit on the expensive side, but they offer one of a kind gift and decorations for your home. I went in once to check out their cool ipod wallets. It's a good place to go to buy a gift for...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Katherine R.

4.0 of 5 stars. "I WANT MORE CLUTTER FOR MY MINIMALIST-STYLE APARTMENT!!" I just love the minimalist throw pillows and the shiny (and of course, minimalist) utensils, and the minimalist chandeliers, and the minimalist…
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Friend is now my friend. When Friend first opened, I wasn't that impressed - I thought, why the hell do we need yet one more store in this city selling expensive minimalist modern products for the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Andi T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Some folks are gonna hate this review because of the disclaimer, but here it goes... I'm just not a modern gal. Call me old-fashioned or traditional or just plain frumpy, but I don't like a chair I…
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by D d.

5.0 of 5 stars. I am now in luv
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ed to the M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Obviously, Friend is not for everyone. It always has in stock the latest in interior design and of course, you have to pay a premium to get a jump in on interior decoration before Ikea mass-produces…
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by sam Z.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's not really the prices in here that bug me. Most of it is stuff that's just expensive (a john adler vase is about $78; a kartell chair is whatever hundred; an eames bookcase is, well, an eames…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Wel C.

2.0 of 5 stars. If you're a fan of modern knick-knats, this store is for you. It seems like a fun store but I am sure there is a better way to display things. It looks busy which also translates to wide…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by roshni r.

3.0 of 5 stars. a lot of the stuff here is really funky and really cool, but it's also seriously overpriced and TRENDY. i'm totally anti-yuppie, and this place epitomizes yuppie so i'm gratuitously docking stars.
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by miriam b.

1.0 of 5 stars. Overpriced, overpriced Ikea style stuff. Tho they had a 50% sale during the Memorial Day weekend, still overpriced.
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Cindy Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Friend, I really like everything inside you, and your wooden wall just kills me. But you're too expensive, and I have never found anything I really need to buy. Still, you're nice for looking at.
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Wendy H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Srini's right...overpriced IKEA pieces. This place has things that you'd want in your pad, but would never want to spend the mulah on. Roshni and I fell in love w/ the paper lamps though, HELLO…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Srinivas R.

3.0 of 5 stars. Really cool store, but like an overpriced Ikea. I saw a giant calculator that cost 50 bucks and a box of legos for 40. Overall, a great spot, if you can afford to shell out some $$$$.
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Helen J.

4.0 of 5 stars. Like a good friend with good taste. This place has a little bit of everything, from Blu Dot storage units, ghost chairs and Acme Made laptop cases.
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Yan M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Funky and modern gadget store. Quite a majority of the items were on the pricey side but found this innovative reading lamp ($9) which transforms from a single piece of metal into an interesting LED…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I first discovered Friend about a year ago. However it wasn't until recently that I made my first purchase. They have a lot of cool modern nick knacks, very cool stuff if you're into modern design.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Sally K.

4.0 of 5 stars. For whatever reason, I can't seem to ever find the Alessi store downtown, so Friend, here I come! Cute gadgets, little gifty items, etc. Nothing too phenomenal furniture wise, but Friend makes up…
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel J.

3.0 of 5 stars. In a nutshell: some cool stuff, but mostly overpriced and overplayed.
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Very cool store. This place is the polar opposite of typical high-design stores, where you basically feel like you are walking through a lifeless catalog, and where everybody already knows exactly…
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Charm B.

2.0 of 5 stars. This is a knick-knack store with a mediocre selection of Acme bags, Umbra, etc. period.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben N.

1.0 of 5 stars. Quirky design store with well-placed displays and ridiculous prices. "Friend" reminds me of the chic knick-knack stores of SoHo in the mid-to-late 80's NYC. Good for a la carte purchases, but I would…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2005
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Cool Furnishing

Friend sells very modern and colorful home furnishings, but not for cheap. Their stuff is pretty uni...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie T.

3.0 of 5 stars. Friend was a fun store two years ago when it's stock seemed new and unusual. Moleskins were just breaking (back) out, obnoxiously bright colors were hip, and the Tord Boontje midsummer lamp was the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Kevin S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Like most of your friends, I suspect, this one is a bundle of contradictions, isn't it? A few fairly unique modernistic items but those tend to be at really over the top prices. Some cool things…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by John L.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you need furniture made out of less-traditional materials (lucite, pleather, etc) to go in your moderne set-up, Friend probably can help you out. A little pricey compared to getting some of the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeremy S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Some of their home accessories are unique and fun, but the majority is the same stuff you'll find in the SFMOMA gift shop.
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Nish N.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm not a big fan of the name, but I'll let it go since this store carries some really fun home accessories. It's an easy place to find a cool gift for someone, and I've been lucky enough to receive…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Lula Mae W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Kartell closed at 6 and you need a lucite fix, well friend is your friend. They've got plenty of non-plastic goods as well. They round things out with an assortment of watches, ceramics, and other…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2005
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