HMV goes bust

I get weirdly sentimental for Glasgow record shops, I loved the original Rat records in the Virginia Galleries so much.

Fopp, Oxford

aw RIP. I'll miss it at least as much for the cheapo books as the music tbh (also the international DVD section)

there were a few books and gifts I was eyeing over xmas, should've bought myself more presents

xxp I was most disappointed when I went to Mono a few years ago that Stephen Pastel wasn't working that day

You hoped he would service you.

I loved theJohn Smith's record shop even though I only had access to it for under a year. Came back after Summer 2000 and was gutted to discover it had become a Starbucks. Obviously, Monorail replaced it 2 or 3 years later but there was something special about it. I ended up being able to use that space as a practice room for about 5 years until the third or so new manager couldn't work out why were there and had access to the top floor and their electricity, so eventually got booted out, but it was nice to occupy what had once been a brilliant shop.

I worked in braehead for a few years and nearly every day I passed HMV they were playing Reef's "Place Your Hands", that alone made me question what business decisions were being made across the business

I still don't get why they haven't started doing trade-ins like Game, also their tech section is a grisly experience regardless of whatever brance you venture into looking for replacement headphones

HMV had a scheme a few years back where they'd buy secondhand CDs and give you credit to use in store. I got rid of a right load of rubbish which I'd acquired over the years and then bought box sets and blu rays with my credit.

Trade ins on Video Games, have a lifespan of about 6 months and after that drop in value quite quickly, as the new price in stores drops quickly. The console generation changes also keep things limited to most recent generations. You also can complete Video games, so they lose their worth to the consumer as well.

With Music Trade ins you might well be trading in stuff over a decade old, or stuff that easily available elsewhere. It just fills the store with Melanie Chisholm solo albums and MOS dubstep compilations.

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try Glasgow more, indeed