Reno - Random Curiosities
So you've got time to do some fun shopping in Reno before heading home to Black Rock City, or maybe you left your pink wig on your dresser underneath that Sari you also meant to bring? Either way, there are plenty of strange, useful, and fun-to-explore shops in the Reno area, and here's a place to find out more about them.
We've included businesses here that sell costume stuff or used clothing that could be converted, wig shops, sex stores, tattoo and piercing galleries, tobacconists and purveyors of smoking accessories, electronics, shipping outlets, discount merchandise stores, variety stores of the old-fashioned kind, and other businesses that don't easily fall into major categories.
If you're returning from the playa and you just *know* you need to dump some stuff in a storage unit and stop hauling it all the way out here every year, you'll need to find a location that suits your needs. Check here for a listing of storage facilities in the area.
If you need to ship things home, you'll want to check out the post office or UPS store locations that are mentioned.
Anyone thinking of getting a piercing or tattoo to celebrate their Burning Man experience will want to consider healing times and weather conditions on the playa. It's a lot easier to keep your new body art healthy and happy in the clean environment of your own home than it is in Black Rock City. Simply put, be smart!
For complete descriptions of these businesses, follow the link to the appropriate shopping hub. You never know what you might find or where, or what you may need nearby, but we hope you'll find what you need!
US Post Office
(Robb Drive & Mae Anne Ave.)
Triple P Discount Store Cigarette & 99 Cent Plus
775-324-0360 - (Keystone Ave.)
Smoke-n-Head Shop
975 W. Fifth St. - (Keystone Ave.)
Radio Shack
495 Keystone Ave Ste. A - 775-786-0119 - (Keystone Ave.)
Dollar Tree
450 Keystone Ave - 775-323-4998 - (Keystone Ave.)
Warc Thrift Store
201 Keystone Ave - 775-324-1992 - (Keystone Ave.)
2nd Time Around
143 Keystone Ave - 775-324-7688 - (Keystone Ave.)
The Melting Pot World Emporium
888 S Virginia St - 775-322-9445 - (Downtown)
La Bussola
254 W 1st St – 775-348-8858 - (Downtown)
Burner Boutique / Junkee Clothing Exchange
960 S Virginia St. – 775-322-5868 - (Downtown)
Nevada Museum of Art
160 West Liberty Street - 775-329-3333 - 775-329-1541 - (Downtown)
Romantic Sensations
1065 S Virginia St - 775-322-1884 - (Downtown)
Chocolate Walrus Boutique
1278 South Virginia St – 775-825-2267 - (Downtown)
Aces Tattoo
681 S Virginia St - 775-333-0915 - (Downtown)
Black Hole Body Piercing
912 S Virginia St - 775-329-6010 - (Downtown)
Stingray Productions
902 S Wells Ave - 775-348-8383 - (Downtown)
Pirate Tattoo
1039 S Virginia St - 775-337-1153 - (Downtown)
Absolute Tattoo
620 Ryland St - 775-324-2223 - (Downtown)
Body Graphics Tattooing
460 S Wells Ave - 775-322-8623 - (Downtown)
Salvation Army
1925 Sutro St - 775-688-4588 - 775-688-4589 - (Downtown)
Prism Magic Clothing & Imports
2161 Pyramid Way - 775-356-5577 - (Pyramid Highway)
Sally Beauty Supply
668 N McCarran Blvd. - 775-331-5520 - (East McCarran & Prater Way)
Factory 2 U
650 E Prater Way # A - 775-331-3116 - (East McCarran & Prater Way)
Big Lots
650 E Prater Way - 775-356-6188 - (East McCarran & Prater Way)
Radio Shack
578 N McCarran Blvd - 775-359-6451 - (East McCarran & Prater Way)
Washoe ARC Thrift & Gift
580 E Prater Way - 775-351-1117 - (East McCarran & Prater Way)
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Smoke Shop
2001 East Glendale Ave - 775-329-2972 - 775-329-0275 - (Grand Sierra Resort - Reno Hilton)
Rad Betty's Fresh Thrift
141 Vesta Street - 775-322-3889 - (Plumb Lane)
Miss Fits
1715 South Wells Ave – 775-324-4554 - (Plumb Lane)
Ben Franklin
245 E Plumb Ln - 775-348-0050 - (Plumb Lane)
Wig World
1503 S Virginia St - 775-329-2711 - (Plumb Lane)
Hidden Woman
1507 S Wells Ave # 100 - 775-329-8050 - 888-403-7055 - (Plumb Lane)
Saver's
3800 Kietzke Ln - 775-284-4350 - (Moana)
Big Lots
5017 S McCarran Blvd - 775-826-5565 - (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Beads Etc
5025 S McCarran Blvd - 775-826-0777 - (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Toys R Us
5000 Smithridge Dr - 775-827-8697 - (South Virginia and Kietzke Lane)
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony-Smoke Shop
11450 South Virginia - 775-852-4010 - (South Meadows Parkway)
Carson Hot Springs
1500 Old Hot Springs Road – 775-885-8844 - (Carson City)
Need more info? Try: Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority, Reno News and Review, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno Magazine, Reno Passport, National Traffic and Road Closure Information, PlayReno, NevadaNet, goTahoe.com, Tahoe.com, Fernleynews.com. 
