Stores you miss going to

[NickNitro]

Sam Goody! ahhaha ohhhh man I haven't heard that name in such a long time. You win

 

[PyroChamber]

Are there actually any music stores around anymore? I ask after they closed the FYE I would go to last year.

 

[runawayboulder]

Not really a store, but I have nostalgia thinking about the arcade when I was a kid.

I was just going to post that. I miss them immensely. From malls to amusement parks....they're practically extinct. They're still huge in Asia though.

 

[Drizzle]

And Hills. Sort of the precursor to Wal-Mart in a lot of areas. Did anyone have Hills in their state?

Nah, but I did have Caldor, which was kind of absorbed by K-Mart. There's virtually no difference at all between those two stores besides the name, so I can't really say I miss Caldor. I also vaguely remember now-defunct department stores like Ames and Jamesway, but again, I wouldn't really say I miss them.

 

[NickNitro]

Are there actually any music stores around anymore? I ask after they closed the FYE I would go to last year.

Remember when Best Buy had rows and rows of CD's/Albums? I saw one lonely little CD stand with dust on it recently at my local BB....it was soo sad.

 

[SpideyFan866]

 

[webhead9707]

Yeah, I miss F.Y.E, but I also miss...

 

[runawayboulder]

Service Merchandise were pretty awesome as well. They had the BEST X-Mas catalog. t:

 

[SentinelMind]

I kind of miss Circuit City although I should have jumped on the Best Buy bandwagon earlier.....

 

[charl_huntress]

I miss Koo Koo Roo, which used to be a food chain that served great food. I really miss them. There's only one left and who knows how long that will last.

 

[Soapy]

Hills

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

K.B. Toys... fond memories with that one.

 

[warhorse78]

JC Westerns and Stitt's Tack and Feed shop. He had the most beautiful western saddles for sale.

Blockbuster. I love Netflix, but their selection is still limited compared to what my local Blockbuster had.

BooksAMillion. I got some of the best calendars there.

 

[Manic]

Me too, unfortunately this is one of the reasons it went out of business. Most people would go there read books and hang out but not buy anything, I know I did.

I couldn't even be shocked when Borders closed up shop. I helped put them out of business by sitting in their stores and reading the whole of Batman: No Man's Land, Neil Gaiman's Sandman, the entire Ultimate Universe up to (but not including) Ultimatum, Grant Morrison's New X-Men, assorted magazines, a book by Lewis Black, a book by Larry Wilmore...

I hope retailers learned an important lesson about letting customers use their unpurchased merchandise in an environment with comfy chairs and coffee.

 

[charl_huntress]

I miss Borders. They always stocked their new romances the day they were released.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Loved going to Suncoast for my DBZ VHS tapes. Blockbuster on a Friday night. Old school Toys 'R' Us.

 

[Slushy]

Sun Coast

Electronics Boutique

 

[Maximus One]

KB Toys
Toys R Us
Blockbuster

I used to love Gadzooks and Pacific Sun too but I dunno if those are still around or not. I know PacSun ended up selling stupid stuff and here, Gadzooks became a store for girls. Are Hot Topics still a thing? They were awesome from like 97-2003 or so but after that meh

 

[Maximus One]

Service Merchandise were pretty awesome as well. They had the BEST X-Mas catalog. t:

YES!!!! A thousand times YESSSS!!

 

[jonathancrane]

Caribou Coffee

 

[PyroChamber]

I remember when I was kid and my mom and I would go to a mall, my favorite stores were KayBee Toys, Babbages, Sam Goody, and Waldenbooks; and if the mall had one, Suncoast.

Now all five of those stores are gone. I also miss Funcoland, best place to get NES games for cheap.

 

[Maximus One]

Oh yea Babbages! Forgot all about that place

 

[Venom75]

They were expensive,but I miss Suncoast as well. Although they aren't a particular store,I do miss those old mom and pop video stores, and arcades. Hills department stores were fun too. I remember they had these great soft pretzels at the front of the store.

 

[webhead9707]

KB Toys
Toys R Us
Blockbuster

I used to love Gadzooks and Pacific Sun too but I dunno if those are still around or not. I know PacSun ended up selling stupid stuff and here, Gadzooks became a store for girls. Are Hot Topics still a thing? They were awesome from like 97-2003 or so but after that meh

Hot Topic is alive and well. They're doing extremely well I think.

Also, another one, does anyone remember Rhino Video Games? That place was like heaven when I was little.

 

[BLACKVULCAN]

Merry-Go-Round ( which later changed to chess king!)
Man! did i freaking LOVE THAT PLACE! i had the freshest pair of parachute pants with the " thriller" white and black jacket!!
Hahahah! Hey! it was the 80's that was what you did back then! so sue me!