The Bascom Bookcase
330 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
Our take
EditorialOur take: The Bascom Bookcase on Bascom Avenue in San Jose is an old-school adult bookstore with a video arcade, not a traditional bookstore, and it helps to know that going in. It serves a specific clientele looking for the arcade format alongside adult media and novelties. The reviews are mixed: some shoppers describe a helpful, polite person behind the counter and a comfortable enough visit, while others report an unwelcoming or unprofessional staff experience. This is a gritty, no-frills, arcade-focused spot rather than a modern retail store. If that format is what you are after, it is one of the few of its kind in the South Bay, but set expectations accordingly.
Store description
Adult Book Store
What customers say
Summarized from 14 reviews- One of the few arcade-format adult bookstores in the South Bay
- Helpful, polite counter staff on good visits
- Adult media and novelties alongside the arcade
- An unwelcoming or unprofessional staff experience reported
- Gritty, no-frills, arcade-focused format
- Not a modern retail or toy-boutique experience
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