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Post by radical347 on Nov 7, 2005 4:27:23 GMT -4
Which is your favorite record store chain? I didn't include places like Wal-Mart, Best Buy or Borders because even though they sell music, they're not exclusively music stores and they don't have as extensive of a selection as the others.
I picked Tower due to having an unbeatable selection and better sales than the others, although Virgin Mega is a close 2nd because most of them have an import clearance rack worth rummaging through, and I like that I feel drenched in superficiality whenever I go into one.
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Post by slinky on Nov 7, 2005 13:41:59 GMT -4
FYE and Sam Goody have terrible selection and are overpriced. They're also the only ones I've seen around here. Tower's not much better.
I'll go with Virgin Megastore. It's a cool place to look around. If I actually want to buy something I'll go to Best Buy or order it online.
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Post by czarina on Nov 7, 2005 14:12:11 GMT -4
All those places seem overpriced I go to Target if possible...if not, online.
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Post by The Duality Of Man on Nov 7, 2005 23:12:49 GMT -4
I go to a lot of local music shops downtown.
There used to be one right across from the U of O campus called Face the Music that I frequented, but they closed.
I order a lot of my music online these days.
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Post by halo19 on Nov 7, 2005 23:52:15 GMT -4
Of the ones mentioned, Virgin Megastore by far.
As for others, I usually like going to one downtown that sells vinyl singles and albums, several rare, as well as a few surprisingly good prices. However, some of the prices there are wonderful where others are appalling.
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Post by Jeffster on Nov 8, 2005 23:24:55 GMT -4
Camelot
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Post by Mega248 on Nov 9, 2005 16:02:33 GMT -4
I voted for Virgin Megastore, though I've never been to three of those six, mainly due to having spent the first 18 years of my life in Maine.
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Post by The Max on Nov 12, 2005 16:33:23 GMT -4
HMV! I also worked there last pre-Christmas season!
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Post by radical347 on Nov 14, 2005 0:49:25 GMT -4
Yeah, Tower can be a bit spotty. I've been to a few that weren't so great, but the one down by the Sports Arena is the best record store in San Diego. Though I guess when the next best one is uhh... the Sam Goody Superstore ( ), that's not saying much. Still, I've found everything that I want at this particular one and I couldn't even say that about Virgin, which we don't have, but there needs to be. I also like that Tower will still honor sale prices if they forgot to take the price tag off. HMV is good too, I'd put that close behind Virgin and far above the next one. Though it doesn't seem to be doing that well in the US. I stocked up at both of the ones in Boston during their going out of business sales (I think they went kaput just one or maybe two years apart), & did get quite a deal on the Simple Minds re-issues. I'm curious to know which Virgin Records Megastores you've been to. Are there any special sections? Some are better than otherrs, like the one in Times Square has the best import section of any place I've seen. The Boston & Chicago ones have a cafe, which looks like a cool idea, haven't seen that at any others (Except for the one in Tokyo, where I got a green tea mocha... lol.) The other ones I've been to, in Sacramento, Newport Beach, and Salt Lake City, aren't terribly big, but still had a decent import rack.
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Post by Mega248 on Nov 14, 2005 0:58:18 GMT -4
I'm curious to know which Virgin Records Megastores you've been to. Are there any special sections? Some are better than otherrs, like the one in Times Square has the best import section of any place I've seen. The only one I've been to is the one at Downtown Disney Marketplace. I'm not completely sure if that one is exactly the same inside as the other ones in the country, but I assume it is. It has two floors and it does give me that superficial feeling you mentioned in your first post.
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Post by crash46 on Nov 14, 2005 1:31:49 GMT -4
My pick here would be the Musicland group, of which Media Play is a division. They have sales all the time where they put all their import singles into a dump bin and sell 'em at a $1.00 each. I bought 27 of them in one trip earlier this year.
Never heard of HMV, but I'm an hour plus time through customs away from one.
I've seen neither a Tower Records or a Virgin Megastore and it's a 4-5 hour drive to Chicago for the closest ones. Haven't heard of Wherehouse either, and I can't tell if I'm closer to Roanoke or St. Louis, but I'd be splitting hairs either way.
The only thing Fye is good for is that occasionally they'll have a decent sale with rebates. For 3 months you could have bought an Xbox or PS2 for $120 after rebates, when everyone else sold for $150. But the sales are never for music, so nevermind them. They also get points taken off for soliciting their s*** at concerts for jacked up prices, for the opportunity to have the band autograph it. Um, what about the real fans that bought the cd the first week it came out, you assholes.
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Post by mtm4319 on Nov 19, 2005 4:01:41 GMT -4
The only one of these I've visited enough to form an opinion on is Wherehouse. I only go there for the used CD selection, and otherwise I just go to Best Buy (or occasionally Wal-Mart and Target).
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Post by mtm4319 on Nov 19, 2005 4:03:53 GMT -4
I've seen neither a Tower Records or a Virgin Megastore and it's a 4-5 hour drive to Chicago for the closest ones. Haven't heard of Wherehouse either, and I can't tell if I'm closer to Roanoke or St. Louis, but I'd be splitting hairs either way. Roanoke or St. Louis... do you live in Kentucky now? Southern Ohio might also be equidistant between the two.
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Post by crash46 on Nov 19, 2005 4:20:13 GMT -4
Toledo to St. Louis: 490 miles Toledo to Roanoke: 530 miles
That's actually pretty close distancewise, although Roanoke would be more time per mile because of all the mountains I'd have to drive through.
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Post by gpduke on Jun 10, 2007 4:58:16 GMT -4
Sam Goody has been bought out by FYE, right?
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Post by a Nick O! on Jun 10, 2007 5:00:55 GMT -4
Yes. Actually, Wherehouse has, too.
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Post by gpduke on Jun 10, 2007 5:02:18 GMT -4
Interesting. FYE sucks, but so did Sam Goody. Talk about price gouging.
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Post by a Nick O! on Jun 10, 2007 5:03:57 GMT -4
Interesting. FYE sucks, but so did Sam Goody. Talk about price gouging. It's not their fault the big box stores can afford to sell CDs at a loss...
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Post by gpduke on Jun 10, 2007 5:05:25 GMT -4
Interesting. FYE sucks, but so did Sam Goody. Talk about price gouging. It's not their fault the big box stores can afford to sell CDs at a loss... Not just that, but everything in there is ridiculously priced. I don't know if FYI sells them, but for example Sam Goody had music-related stickers (like a Linkin Park sticker, Fall Out Boy sticker) and they were like $6.99...One sticker. What idiot's going to pay that?
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Post by jessielou on Jan 27, 2008 13:57:35 GMT -4
VIRGIN MEGASTORE IS MUSIC HEAVEN.
They have a crap selection on Lita Ford though. LOL.
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Post by golden eagle! on Feb 10, 2008 1:09:15 GMT -4
My pick here would be the Musicland group, of which Media Play is a division. They have sales all the time where they put all their import singles into a dump bin and sell 'em at a $1.00 each. I bought 27 of them in one trip earlier this year. Never heard of HMV, but I'm an hour plus time through customs away from one. I've seen neither a Tower Records or a Virgin Megastore and it's a 4-5 hour drive to Chicago for the closest ones. Haven't heard of Wherehouse either, and I can't tell if I'm closer to Roanoke or St. Louis, but I'd be splitting hairs either way. The only thing Fye is good for is that occasionally they'll have a decent sale with rebates. For 3 months you could have bought an Xbox or PS2 for $120 after rebates, when everyone else sold for $150. But the sales are never for music, so nevermind them. They also get points taken off for soliciting their s*** at concerts for jacked up prices, for the opportunity to have the band autograph it. Um, what about the real fans that bought the cd the first week it came out, you asshol es. There was a Wherehouse music not too far from where I lived during my time in Atlanta. I only went there a couple of times or so. Atlanta is also the only place where I've visited Tower Records. I used to work for Musicland for a summer over a decade ago, but I voted other because I don't know if any music store is any better than the other. Plus, I think music stores will go the way of the dodo bird in the next few years as more people shop for music online or in Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
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