GREAT Place! Its been a long time since Ive seen a good ole military surplus store. This place is perfect for guys to dig for treasure.

Fun. Eclectic. One of a kind. Got a military buff in your family....shop here!!

Hell of a guy and the place has a ton of cool stuff if you know where to look.

Cool shop, neat inventory, wacky place; Im all about weird hole in the wall spots but the owner wasnt particularly welcoming. Had my eye on a couple things in the store but the vibe was negative. Political signs on display also a turn off.

The customer service is fantastic and personal!

Old style surplus store lots of items sid is very helpful if you dont see what you need ask along with surplus there are costumes and more

I love browsing at Surplus Sid. Over time Ive purchased a few things there. He has the most unique shop. Youve just got to get in there and root around. I always stop in when Im visiting Chapel Hill.

Phenomenal place! Everything under the sun! You could definitely spend a whole day here and still miss something!

I absolutely love this place. Its a cornucopia of fascinating stuff. I go here to find new additions to my knife collection and he always has something that I set my heart on. Theres loads of other stuff as well: everything from your average military surplus to wild costumes. He is also an all around friendly, helpful and interesting to talk to guy. My highest recommendation.

Fantastic collection of surplus goods and interesting little treasures. Plan on staying a while because there is much to see! Very friendly owner stayed late so we could browse.

I am grateful to SID for his kindness and sentiment!

Thank you for your supporting the military

Glad these places are around. Its like walking into an antique shop and wondering what the story is behind this or that. Just enough stuff in there to make it interesting without tripping over it. Maybe Id add a little more standard items for sale.

Good customer service and very helpful

This is an awesome store! A lot of military, antiques and really obscure hard to find items. He even has medieval armor suits (authentic repro from Spain). This is one of those stores where you’ll see different things every time you go. Not sure why a comment was made about creepy. My wife and I spoke to Sid and his daughter and found them very pleasant and interesting to talk to. Can’t wait to go back!

Sometimes you just gotta laugh and appreciate a place for what it is. Its a grimy, disorganized, interesting surplus store. Lots of cool items, a character of a store owner, and a plethora of unique finds. You could walk around the place three times and find a new object (and smell a new smell haha!) Sid told us about the mouse or squirrel he reckoned died in the junk somewhere.A good experience, nonetheless. Found a cute cauldron to add to my alter. Happy Samhain Sid! Thanks for the experience and my little find.

Great place. Lots and lots of awesome stuff. Sid is there to help, and knowledgeable in so many ways. Stop in and have a look around.

I stopped in to Surplus Sid while visiting the area on business. I was immediately greeted by Sid and his co-worker as I walked in, and Sid helped me find a sling I was looking for. I also picked up a great old field telephone. True surplus stores like this are a dying breed. I love browsing around them because you never know what cool piece of history youll run across. Thanks for the hospitality, Sid!

This is the quirkiest surplus/antique/thrift shop Ive ever been in, and I love it. You can find a ton of niche items here for a good price.

Awesome service great variety of stuff fair prices.

While I didnt wind up making a purchase while I was there, theres a darn good chance Ill go back and do so. This place is full of ideas and inspiration, both in the wild selection of antiques for sale and from the owner, a story-teller who can give you a solid background on every item you will find.

Cool military surplus store plus any other really odd thing that you can think of. Must see for unusual one of a kind experience!

You can spend a good while digging through old surplus items. Sid and his staff were extremely friendly. Worth stopping and taking a look around.

Ole shop of knickknacks, great place to buy things you want more than need.

If u need to find vintage military wear this is the place!! Great for cosplay & costumes. Amazing selection. Really nice people and super knowledgeable!

Great surplus, salvage and costume store. A community treasure!

Friendly store

Great store. Lots of cool stuff and nice people.

Great military and costume store which prides itself on the odd nick knacks of yesteryear. Hidden gem of the area. May have extended hours around Halloween.

A store full of things you never knew you wanted. An interesting place with good possibilities for amateur film makers needing military props, costumes, etc.

I bought an amazing Russian winter coat there. I still get compliments about it to this day.

Cool stuff but the people here are so creepy. He wanted me to sell my friend to him for anything in the store. Weird

This store is truly amazing.The staff is awesome and they have cool tales to tell.I would recommend this store to anyone who loves cool things.

Awesome place, great staff. Blink and you might miss something; the place is PACKED with military surplus, costumes, and home furnishings.

I loved the place! It has everything from parachutes, helmets, gas masks, and even soviet era badges and gear ( Fun Fact:they have stuff from 29 different countries). You could actually repurpose a lot of stuff in there. Like a old bullet holding pouch could be used to hold pencils, or a old, nice, leather jacket worn by a italian officer, well could be used as a winter jacket (and it’s even MILITARY GRADE STUFF). You can even go in there going looking for history. Theres two 1940s radios that people used for tvs in there time. You can go in there also intending to make a last minute halloween costume (or just a regular one), like last year i bought a WW2 helmet, and it was the pinnacle of my costume. The staff were also kind, and respectful to me. They were willing to put up with my endless questions, and mistakes. They were even willing to tell me more in depth about their products. The only criticism i have is how it’s a little unorganized. But it actually gives the place a lot of character. It also allows you to stumble upon a really cool thing like the radios, and more. When i had to leave i felt sad inside, if i had the choice i would live in there, and i’m looking forward to going back again!

Very friendly, great service and reasonably priced.

Unique old surplus store. Sid was fun to talk to and hear his stories.

Sids a pretty cool guy to talk to and hes got a TON of stuff to browse through.

I worked at Sids for at least a year, and believe it to be the number one tourist stop in Carrboro. Rock stars and movie stars find it in the afternoons before their shows at the Cradle. I shot a portrait of Kirsten Dunst against the parking lot wall I ought to have managed and sold better. Sid himself is a character who prides himself on procuring things for stage and film. It is at least 30 percent of the business, the costuming and props part of the business.There are some real military surplus uniforms and it is where I got my invaluable GI cook kit. He also carries MRIs.Pilferage is a problem for Sid, so he does hide things. I myself lust for a 1920s radio, of the sort that required difficult tuning in three stages which will lead one to understand how superheydrode modern radio circuitry was such a fantastic invention.Anyway you are certain to find something you really needed, and had been looking for, for a long time.

Excellent service and range of items

Great experience

Very friendly, and lots to look at

So helpful!!

I met this military goods store a few years ago and I fell in love completely, everything is like piled up and there is toooodo, if you like vintage clothing this is a good place, there are backpacks. Camping and fishing equipment, canteens of the US army, definitely my favorite shop in Carrboro NC.