A quick snapshot to preface my review:

Merchandise: 5 stars
Service: 2 stars

It pains me to give a mediocre review to a small, local artist-supporting shop, but alas it seems like the fair thing to do. I visited Sharks + Hammers to buy one of those East Vancouver street name t-shirts for my husband, who recently moved to Northern California to accept his dream job. He loves Vancouver and... more

Nice shop, unique items. Bummer: the girl working the store when we visited did an amazing job of ignoring us and answering our questions with the shortest possible answers while avoiding eye contact. We bought a whole bunch of great stuff here but no thanks to the sh!tty staff.

Edit: The store has since moved to 54 Alexander Street

Sharks & Hammers is primarily a t shirt shop stocking a few big name streetwear brands and their own line of shirts. Some of which are unique East Vancouver/Lower Mainland-centric graphic tees that reference long gone but not forgotten East Vancouver establishments such as Juicy Fried Chicken & Save On Meats. (I hope an Only Seafoods is in... more