Author: Melina Ramos

Melina Ramos is currently a Radiology Administrative Assistant working in a medical facility. She is a hard-working woman who is actively pursuing her dream career as a Radiologic Technician, which she hopes to achieve in the next 2-3 years. Additionally, she is a social media content creator and hopes to grow her page in the upcoming future. She received her Associate's Degree in Science in 2022 with high honors and is actively pursuing her dream career. In her downtime, she loves to go to the gym, try new foods, shop, spend time with her cat, and constantly listen to her favorite artist, The Weeknd.

Surfko

📍Location: 1861 Ventura Blvd, Oxnard CA 93036

A new small and local business that just recently opened in the Market Place in Oxnard, CA is waiting for business to take off!!

Do not let the name mislead you. Surfko is a general clothing store that sells primarily women and men’s clothing. They also sell children’s clothing. Surfko is a store for all beautiful ages. This store recently launched men’s shorts for the beach. These shorts are two in one. Not only are they every day walking shorts, but they are also board shorts. Wait until you hear how affordable these one of a kind shorts are. For only $10, you get stylish every day lounge wear and waterproof swim trunks!

The prices at this store are out of this world. Not only are the prices cheap, but everything in the store ranges from $2-$10. There is nothing in the store that costs more than $10! These prices are like no other 💸.

History 📜

Surfko’s very first location started back in 2012 at the Camarillo Outlets. The store was located by the well known UGG store and the food court. The company first started off as a surf company that manufactured T-shirts and sweatshirts. As business was growing, Surfko was able to expand to a more general clothing selection. Thanks to being at the Camarillo Outlets for 12 years, they are now able to have a wide variety of affordable clothing. Some clothing products that Surfko sells in store includes:

Hawaiian shirts
Jackets
Denim Jeans
Joggers
Fleece pants
Sweatshirts
Hoodies
T-shirts
Pajamas
Tank tops
Leggings
Skirts
Shorts
Dresses

Unfortunately, due to recent inflation and rent prices sky rocketing the owner decided not to pay the expensive rent prices at the Outlets. This is the reason they are at a new location in Oxnard, CA. They need all the support they can get right now!

🗣️Surfko’s Motto 🗣️

At Surfko they believe it is important to have good quality, fabrics, and great designs. Plus, the best deals on clothing items, so that we as customers can save money.

💵Forms of Payment 💳

Surfko accepts many forms of payments via:

American Express
Apple Pay
Visa
Venmo
Google pay
PayPal
Mastercard
Shop
Meta Pay
Cash

Don’t forget to check out surfko whenever you are in oxnard, ca… guaranteed you will find something you like + it is affordable 🎉!

Feel free to follow Surfko’s social media to help their business grow 🙂

Tags Business, Ventura County

Food & Beverage Local Business Podcasts

Best Happy Hours in Midtown Ventura

Post author By Melina Ramos
Post date March 27, 2024
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In this podcast episode, we as a group, focused on the best local happy hours surrounding midtown Ventura, CA. Each individual provides the places they tried, their personal ratings, expense total, and overall experience. Whether it’s food, or drinks, or both, we’re here to give you our findings and hopefully new places for you to try for yourselves. Enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more!

Here is the cast and their links!

Michelle Mercado

Email: ⁠⁠michelle_mercado1@my.vcccd.edu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

2. Melina Ramos

3. Tonisha Franklin

4. Cynthia Nava

Email: ⁠⁠cynthia_nava3@my.vcccd.edu⁠⁠

Below are the Instagram profile links to the restaurants that we attended.

Waters Edge Restaurant and Bar:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com /watersedge_ventura?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠⁠

Two Trees Restaurant and Taps:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/twotreesrestaurantandtaps?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠⁠

Rincon Brewery:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rinconbreweryinc?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠⁠

Yolanda’s Mexican Café:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/yolandasmexicancafe?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠

Margarita Villa:

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/margaritavilla805?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠

Social Tap Ventura:

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/socialtapventura?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠

Boatyard Pub:

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/boatyardpub?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠

Brophy Bros. Ventura:

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/brophys_vta?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠

Tags Food & Beverage, podcast, ventura

Arts & Entertainment Business Local Business

Review of Brooklyn Charm in Ventura, CA

Post author By Melina Ramos
Post date March 2, 2024
1 Comment on Review of Brooklyn Charm in Ventura, CA

As someone who does not live in Ventura, CA this shop was excitingly new to me. It took me around 30 minutes to get to the shop and when I first entered I was in shock. I expected the store to be somewhat bigger, but it was a cute local shop size. While in the shop, I found charms, beads, rings, bracelets, necklaces, pins, earrings, crystals, shoe lace jewelry, costume jewelry, and so much more! Upon entry, there were already quite a few people in the store picking out charms for custom necklaces/ bracelets. This is predominately a shop to make custom jewelry.

For example, customers pick their own chains and charms for necklaces or bracelets, when finished, they take it to the front of the store. The employees at the front then ask the order of the charms on the chain and put the jewelry together, which typically takes around less than 15 minutes. However, this depends on how many people have already turned in their jewelry to be assembled before you.

COST 💵

When making a custom bracelet or necklace all charms do not cost the same amount. The pricing for most charms are different they typically range from $6-$15 per charm.

Rings: $5 each, 3 for $10, or 10 for $25
Disney pins: $8 each or 4 for $20
Premade bracelets: $12 each or 2 for $20
Earrings: ranging from $5-$20
Stickers: $2 each, 3 for $5, or 8 for $10
Crystal bottles : $5 each
Permanent jewelry: ranging from $45-$100+
Mystery bags: $5-$15
Chains: ranging from $3-$20

RATING ⭐️

I would have to rate Brooklyn Charm a 3.5/5, due to the fact that there is a humungous variety of all kinds of jewelry. In general, there is so many diverse charms, chains, rings, etc. that you could easily spend 1-2 hours of finding amazing products. The service was great, staff was friendly, and the store was aesthetically pleasing, clean, and organized. This could also be a fun activity to do with friends, family, or even a date! Nonetheless, I think the pricing for most items were too overpriced. People are already paying around $35 if not more for only 5 charms on a necklace or bracelet. I do realize they are a small business in Ventura and they need to make their income, but in my opinion it is too overpriced.

Images taken at Brooklyn Charm 📍