Virgin Megastore Sunset Closing

[Ardentbiscuit]

I actually enjoy visiting this place. The movies, books, cds, games, it's just fun browsing.

The last day is January 31st, 2008.

They claim they are going to have a huge sale.

Here is the link to article.

http://www.videobusiness.com/article...?desc=topstory

[Boourns]

Huge sale = the best merchandise gets shipped off to their other stores and the leftover crap is 20% off

[Ardentbiscuit]

The article claims 50% off closing sale. I doubt it's that good.

[Heresy]

Wait why are they closing?

Edit: Nevermind I read the article. I like going in there whenever I'm in Hollywood. Damn it.

[Glamour Damaged]

It was awesome when Tower Records closed. Everything was at least 50% off, and at the closing point of the day, they locked their doors and announced everything was 10 cents....

[SFChrissy]

It was awesome when Tower Records closed. Everything was at least 50% off, and at the closing point of the day, they locked their doors and announced everything was 10 cents....

Damn...I would have pee'd my pants at that opt.

[JustSteve]

tower records here in costa mesa got progressively cheaper the closer to the closing date it became. started off at 20% off and by the end was at least 75% off.

[BoardsofCoachella]

It was awesome when Tower Records closed. Everything was at least 50% off, and at the closing point of the day, they locked their doors and announced everything was 10 cents....

It was never awesome when Tower Records stores closed.


Edit: And it's too bad another record store is closing.

[ficklecycle]

It was awesome when Tower Records closed. Everything was at least 50% off, and at the closing point of the day, they locked their doors and announced everything was 10 cents....

I was there and got the Apostle Of Hustle cd for like a dollar.

[JustSteve]

It was never awesome when Tower Records stores closed.


Edit: And it's too bad another record store is closing.

what do you expect when cd's cost $18. sure it was a cool store, but there is no way in hell i would pay that much for a cd just because i enjoyed the atmosphere.

[fatbastard]

Huge sale = the best merchandise gets shipped off to their other stores and the leftover crap is 20% off

Someone who transferred from Sunset to Hollywood and Highland says this is right on the money.

[ficklecycle]

Oh well...

[kitt kat]

i've stumbled in there several times
its right by f scott fitzgerald's apartment

[Ardentbiscuit]

When Tower got to the last day all I could find was hundreds of "Held Up" soundtracks among other bad movies and the complete Tuck and Patti library.

It was dismal at the end.

The sad part was there was a tip jar at the front counter at the tower that said, "our Christmas bonus" and there was only like 3 bucks in it.

I put money in..

[JustSteve]

fuck tipping record store employees, fuck tipping in general, that shit is getting out of hand. who doesn't expect a tip these days? my tip? get an education and an actual career.

[MiamiNate]

when they closed the virgin store in Miami it was at least 50% off everything. there was crap at the end, but quality stuff the first few days. the best deals are the dvds.

[Botrocker]

Amoeba's killing all of them! haha

[travolta]

fuck tipping record store employees, fuck tipping in general, that shit is getting out of hand. who doesn't expect a tip these days? my tip? get an education and an actual career.

++1

[airguitarvet]

i went to the virgin and bought the justice 7" dance single and the daft punk interstella dvd. i asked the dude- when do u guys close, with a rude tone he replied, i dont even know. asshole.

[with the kills]

good riddens

[Ardentbiscuit]

Amoeba should have a picture of a giant Amoeba on the side of their building engulfing all the other record stores.

[with the kills]

ha!!!!!

they need a picture you can see that from the freeway when you turn your head towards hollywood

[airguitarvet]

i love amoeba

[iv3rdawG]

Went there today and they actually had a lot of stuff. Picked up Lolita for $14 and "We Are The Pipettes" on Vinyl.

[kroqken]

Virgin closed January 20, and on thier last day, their CDs were only 40 percent off.

[MeowMixer]

They probably sent their stuff to Hollywood and Highlands virgin.

[kroqken]

Hollywood and Highland store sucks. It is like a third the size of the Sunset store.

[instinct]

I never went there... Amoeba is so much better (or I just assumed).

[kroqken]

Amoeba is better but competition is healthy. It leads to various companies seeking improvements or closing due to failing to adapt to the changing times. That is why Levitz Furniture is going out of business, all of thier stores looked like they were stuck in the 1970s.

[bakersfield]

Amoeba's killing all of them! haha

Amoeba is a great store!
But it is sad seeing these the Tower & Virgin record stores closing all over. Sad...and old...because I remember a day when you could have never imagined this.