Video Wave of Noe Valley
Movie rentals and sales since 1983! Now with candy, ice cream, sodas, popcorn and assorted movie treats! Newly expanded!
Our store is the oldest in San Francisco, and the highest rated on Yelp. We have over 20,000 items for rent, including dvd's, blu-rays (including 3D), and vhs tapes, and we occasionally sell those things too. We think of a visit to the movie store as a mood prescription, suggesting things you might like from our collection to fit whatever mood you happen to be in. Our knowledgeable staff can answer most of your movie questions, and can always suggest something good you probably haven't seen yet.
08/05/2023
Godzilla day…
08/01/2023
Todays returns #1
Video Wave is open again on Friday May 12, with limited bonus hours on Sunday Mom’s day, usually a closed day, but have to make up some of the closed days somewhere…
store hours may fluctuate a bit in the oncoming weeks, but there will be advance notice of any changes, thanks for your patience and understanding as this personal matter is attended to
Video wave is closed until Friday May 12th due to a family matter.
05/01/2023
Columnists agree: discs rule! | Video Wave Patreon on Patreon Official Post from Video Wave Patreon
04/25/2023
The demise of by mail Netflix, posted about here earlier, resulted in some press coverage. Here is a link to the excellent and flattering San Francisco Examiner article from 2 days ago...
The video store that outlasted Netflix Business has picked up. The past holiday season was the best since the pandemic.
04/23/2023
A new Patreon thread started today...
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In light of adding Patreon to the methods of supporting Video Wave, here is an update made today to the GoFundMe campaign. Thanks again one and all!
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Amongst the many changes and updates happening around the store, one to look for is the end of Netflix by mail has prompted reporters to contact me for comment, and there was a KCBS radio story yesterday, and in the SF Examiner online tomorrow and in Sunday's actual newspaper there is an actual article, with supposedly a photograph of yours truly in the shop.
04/20/2023
Now adding reviews for my Patreon subscribers!
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Netflix discs by mail, R.I.P. This independent local San Francisco based shop, with 27,000 items and growing, has outlived you. Here before you (since 1983!), survived Netflix and streaming, and still here! Look for Video Wave in the press about the official end of the red envelopes as we’ve been interviewed twice already!
04/19/2023
Video Wave is happy to announce a new way to support our business and services! Just today we launched a Patreon account, which is designed to help creators and small businesses in the form of small monthly subscription dues. This is more in line with our own subscription based, in-store business model, and is we think a better option than using only GoFundMe, as meeting monthly expenses is our greatest challenge.
Https://www.patreon.com/VideoWavePatreon
This is needed due to the ongoing higher rent being paid to the property owner since November 2022, and despite the increased revenue from price changes and the wonderful support of neighbors, the community and fans through the GoFundMe campaign, additional efforts are needed to keep the doors open.
Loans have been obtained, and additional efforts such as securing business lines of credit or other financing tools are underway. Looking at any and all ways to expand our services and reaching out to you all is just one way we are fighting to stay alive. Thanks for reading!
A GoFundMe update on the store, the increased rent demanded by the property owner, and damage updates from the storms
HTTPS://GoFundMe/02c7cdda
Happy Halloween! Due to Halloween coming back this year full bore, all the neighborhood events and Noe Valley trick or treating craziness on 24th street from the merchants returning, Video Wave will CLOSED on Halloween this year.
Wishing you a happy fun and safe Halloween. Overindulge in moderation.
Monday Labor Day hours: open 12 to 7
09/03/2022
07/31/2022
A couple days after that last post about the nice video piece from San Francisco Standard, I got a call from NYTIMES, they saw it, loved it, put it in their Friday CA digital newsletter and linked to the video. Out of the blue. Again, Mike, thanks! Sfstandard.com
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07/26/2022
The San Francisco Standard has posted a very nice video piece on Video Wave, a five minute short story about the shop. Check it out, hopefully like it, and share it with the world, this kind of positive exposure can only help. Thanks Mike!
https://youtu.be/ZiByL-RCtbE
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02/06/2022
10/06/2021
It’s been a while. It’s been tough these past 18 months, but the shop is still here. Getting back, but not back yet. The Examiner just this week had a nice profile, link:
https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/how-sfs-last-video-rental-store-survives-netflix/
How SF’s last video rental store survives Netflix - The San Francisco Examiner Video Wave of Noe Valley is for streaming sceptics
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Our store is the oldest, largest and last dedicated video store in San Francisco, and the highest rated on Yelp. We have over 25,000 items for rent, including dvd's, blu-rays (4K UHD, 3D, regular BLU, Playstation 4 and 3 games), and vhs tapes, and we occasionally sell those things too. We think of your visit to our movie store as an opportunity for us to find you THE THING that fits your mood and your audience, suggesting things you might like from our massive collection. Our knowledgeable staff (right now that is comprised of Colin, Co-Owner) can answer your movie questions, and can always suggest something good you probably haven't seen yet.
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4027 24th Street
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94114
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| Monday | 1pm - 7:30pm |
| Tuesday | 1pm - 7:30pm |
| Thursday | 1pm - 7:30pm |
| Friday | 1pm - 8:30pm |
| Saturday | 1pm - 8:30pm |
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