isavedlatin54 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Good Luck Waterloos is one of the most overhyped stores I have ever been to End of an Ear is a great store Friends of Sound is really weird...some good stuff found but mostly overpriced used Trailerspace records...these dudes must not pay rent because everytime I have been there its empty and not alot of records. they do pride themselves on having bands play Piranha Records in Round Rock is like Waterloo light....Trying to sell a bunch of crap and music too. Although I do love their t shirts Did I miss anything worthwhile? Will be back in a month for Psych Fest and really will only visit End of an Ear trailerspace is a fucking joke. the owners are assholes. A band i managed for a while decided to play a show there and the owners were walking around trying to fuck every girl there with the "i own this place" line. they were rude to me when i was asking questions and were outright making fun of people at the show. oh and breakaway records is really cool. nice people. http://www.breakawayrecs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 If you have major/well know competition, you should come up with some kind of marketing ploy to drag people in. How do you plan to pull business in? Not being negative, just thinking and thought this could end up being make or break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 If you have major/well know competition, you should come up with some kind of marketing ploy to drag people in. How do you plan to pull business in? Not being negative, just thinking and thought this could end up being make or breakI totally agree. We have been toying with a few ideas. Nothing concrete yet. But we have some tricks up our sleeves.Think the social aspects of a skate shop and or barber shop mixed with a record store. And that one episode of dharma and greg where she opened a business that sold nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 One thing to keep in mind for a social gathering place is it tends to attract teens who don't really buy anything. And it alienates older customers who have money. nothing worse than having to babysit teens in your store my friend owns a restaurant and teens used to come in all the time and take up table space. They would order one thing...half would not eat...they would sit for hours...not the social place you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 One thing to keep in mind for a social gathering place is it tends to attract teens who don't really buy anything. And it alienates older customers who have money. nothing worse than having to babysit teens in your store my friend owns a restaurant and teens used to come in all the time and take up table space. They would order one thing...half would not eat...they would sit for hours...not the social place you want having worked retail forever, I've mastered when to be the bad guy and when no to be. my buddy is more the numbers side of this. im the everything else. I'm good at a lot of things, i don't math well though. thats where he comes in. with that being said. if i can get the social aspect down without attracting freeloaders, i will be ok. i was that kid once...and now I'm the man that hates those kids......so I'm confident i know how to regulate this. but we aren't even there yet. we are at the beginning. as long as we can prove to the banks we can turn a profit and show (on paper) that our model works.....we can work out the kinks as we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 right now we are in the "how can we prove our concept to work" stage. to be fair, I've been watching a lot of shark tank. hipsterasfolk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 This sounds cool! I hope it is a success. Interesting thread so far, I'd like to keep an eye on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 i like waterloo, but only because i tend to find obscure stuff there that i wouldn't find at a smaller shop w/ smaller stock. i've had several really great finds there. wide releases are definitely cheaper elsewhere. love me some end of an ear. i usually hit up austin a few times a year, so i'll definitely come visit. good luck man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Cheapo hasn't increased their new selection? I remember they were trying that out when I lived there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Cheapo hasn't increased their new selection? I remember they were trying that out when I lived there. Cheapo closed a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 i like waterloo, but only because i tend to find obscure stuff there that i wouldn't find at a smaller shop w/ smaller stock. i've had several really great finds there. wide releases are definitely cheaper elsewhere. love me some end of an ear. i usually hit up austin a few times a year, so i'll definitely come visit. good luck man! Thanks! Its going to be a long road but im stoked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Cheapo closed a while ago.That's sad. They used to have midnight openings. That's something you should do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 i like waterloo, but only because i tend to find obscure stuff there that i wouldn't find at a smaller shop w/ smaller stock. i've had several really great finds there. wide releases are definitely cheaper elsewhere. love me some end of an ear. i usually hit up austin a few times a year, so i'll definitely come visit. good luck man! I was at Waterloo about a month ago and everything seemed to be at least $5 more that it should have been. Going to avoid that store from here on out. End of an Ear is the best store in that city if you ask me. Anyway, good luck with the shop! If you're open next time I'm in Austin, I'll swing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Seems like somewhere out there is a record store closing due to the current environment. They'd probably love someone to come in and buy all their stock in bulk. You'd get an incredible deal and fill your shelves and dollar bins, then can fill out whatever else you want to carry. That's how I would try and start out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Seems like somewhere out there is a record store closing due to the current environment. They'd probably love someone to come in and buy all their stock in bulk. You'd get an incredible deal and fill your shelves and dollar bins, then can fill out whatever else you want to carry. That's how I would try and start out. absolutely noted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 That's sad. They used to have midnight openings. That's something you should do. i would love too, but stuff like that really depends on where you are renting, unfortunately that was something i learned while searching for space to rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 You gotta wear the pink wig when working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I'm hoping you have a wonderfully punny/witty shop name. Best of luck though. If I ever travel the 4800 miles over there I'll be sure to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 You gotta wear the pink wig when working This is a must +hecollec+or 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 I'm hoping you have a wonderfully punny/witty shop name. Best of luck though. If I ever travel the 4800 miles over there I'll be sure to check it out. The wife threw one out when i told her i wasnt thinking about a name right now. For/Off/On The Record. One of those if not all is probably taken though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Just call your store the vinyl collective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albie007 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Congrats and good luck! I daydream about owning a record/comic book/pot dispensary/whiskey bar......all in one kinda place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Congrats and good luck! I daydream about owning a record/comic book/pot dispensary/whiskey bar......all in one kinda place. Do it. Id be lying if i said i knew exactly what i was doing. Luckily my buddy has the knowledge that i dont. But damn id lose my mind i didnt try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isavedlatin54 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Just call your store the vinyl collective You and I both know thats a horrible idea. I could also call it "overpriced hyped up bullshit" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Just call your store the vinyl collective SRC already has its own physical stores actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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