somethingvinyl Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I just need to bitch that the main HT here with vinyl sent it all back because they never sold it (except for when I bought it on clearance, haha). So annoying to stock so much of something then decide it's not cost effective. The entire store is not cost effective. I wish I could tell the local district manager that I will never go in there now because I have no reason to. Would make sense to put records in stores that will sell them, no? Sure. I get it. Just sucks it happens to the store near me. And I wonder how much they sold? What was their idea of a successful bottom line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Would make sense to put records in stores that will sell them, no? Sure. I get it. Just sucks it happens to the store near me. And I wonder how much they sold? What was their idea of a successful bottom line? Not really info. I can share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Sure. I get it. Just sucks it happens to the store near me. And I wonder how much they sold? What was their idea of a successful bottom line? Not really info. I can share I know, and I wasn't really trying to get you to spill the beans if you have any relevant info. Just speculating at what their revenue would need to be to justify them keeping vinyl in one shop versus another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I just need to bitch that the main HT here with vinyl sent it all back because they never sold it (except for when I bought it on clearance, haha). So annoying to stock so much of something then decide it's not cost effective. The entire store is not cost effective. I wish I could tell the local district manager that I will never go in there now because I have no reason to. why is this the stores fault? seems dumb for a profit making corporation to lose money solely so one person can get merchandise at a loss for the company. I imagine if the entire store was not cost effective they would close the store and relocate it. Might as well move the vinyl to somewhere where it might sell for full price (for a profit), than let it sit and go out for a loss. If the only reason you went in there was to buy clearanced records, you really werent supporting the store anyway, so i doubt the district manager could care less if you ever go in there again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I just need to bitch that the main HT here with vinyl sent it all back because they never sold it (except for when I bought it on clearance, haha). So annoying to stock so much of something then decide it's not cost effective. The entire store is not cost effective. I wish I could tell the local district manager that I will never go in there now because I have no reason to. why is this the stores fault? seems dumb for a profit making corporation to lose money solely so one person can get merchandise at a loss for the company. I imagine if the entire store was not cost effective they would close the store and relocate it. Might as well move the vinyl to somewhere where it might sell for full price (for a profit), than let it sit and go out for a loss. If the only reason you went in there was to buy clearanced records, you really werent supporting the store anyway, so i doubt the district manager could care less if you ever go in there again. Firstly, it is the stores fault for choosing to discontinue having vinyl available. Yet, I didn't say they couldn't do that because clearly they did. Nor could I prevent them from closing if they chose to. I was simply lamenting over the fact that I will not be able to buy records from them again. Clearance or not. Can you read? I originally said I was the only person who bought vinyl there because I never saw anyone else looking at the same time, but it's absurd to believe that only I shopped for records at this particular store. There is no way of proving that empirically without looking at sales figures. But the store has been selling LP's for a few years, so it stands to reason that it must have been cost effective at some point, or else they wouldn't have continued the practice for so long. It's also naive to believe that just one person buying records on clearance was creating a loss for the store. Perhaps they were losing some money on clearance weekend. But, like you said, they would close the store and relocate if they weren't making enough to profit considerably. So, me buying records and only shopping on clearance probably assisted them in making a little profit because they would be guaranteeing some sales, regardless if the margin of profit was cut by 75%. And HT has those sales to get rid of stuff that they would have sent back to the warehouse. They do make money, albeit a small amount, whilst clearance sales abound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 So Kings Road has DEP/Patton Irony Is a Dead Scene. Does anyone (Travis?) have any idea if these are coming to Hot Topic? Yea, its still coming. Hopefully soon. Just found this at my closest HT today. Its on clear vinyl if anyone cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khojem Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Anyone know if Hot Fuss by the Killers has turned up recently at a Hot Topic location? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Anyone know if Hot Fuss by the Killers has turned up recently at a Hot Topic location?Thanks! No, its out of print. You might be able to find a copy of the LP/Tshirt package thing. Its like a box that has an exclusive colored LP and a Tshirt together. They are all on clearance too so if you find one it will be cheap. There's The Killers, Manson, Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones and a couple others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Double clearance this weekend, in-store only: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenuthouse Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Oh, boy! Goin' outta town for clearance vinyl and tacos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Nothing's been marked down in a while so everything is pretty much cleared out around here. I hate it when that happens and there is one of these sales. I have extra percentage off too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 If anyone sees a BTBAM, grab it and hit me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenuthouse Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I hear tell the HT in Olathe at the Great Mall is closing. True or false? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkuout Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Nothing's been marked down in a while so everything is pretty much cleared out around here. I hate it when that happens and there is one of these sales. I have extra percentage off too. I was thinking the same thing. Anyone know how often shit gets marked down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I was thinking the same thing. Anyone know how often shit gets marked down?Stuff used to get marked down every couple months or so. But with less and less Hot Topics carrying vinyl it seems to be happening less often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Checked out my local store today, it's had the same stuff on clearance forever: that Michael Jackson record, some hip-hop singles from Flo Rida and shit, and DJ Vadim. Same stuff every single time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holland623 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I hear tell the HT in Olathe at the Great Mall is closing. True or false? true, ironically, i think they're closing the same weekend as streetside january 23(ish)... i stopped in last week, all that's left are band shirts, women's jeans, a few cd's, lots of body jewelry. there was like 4 or 5 records left, but nothing really great. everything was 50% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenuthouse Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I hear tell the HT in Olathe at the Great Mall is closing. True or false? true, ironically, i think they're closing the same weekend as streetside january 23(ish)... i stopped in last week, all that's left are band shirts, women's jeans, a few cd's, lots of body jewelry. there was like 4 or 5 records left, but nothing really great. everything was 50% off. Got two pairs of jeans for just a little over $31. I can now act all rock star at the ripe old age of 31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgel Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Picked up the No Doubt orange vinyl and T-Shirt combo for $8.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I was thinking the same thing. Anyone know how often shit gets marked down?Stuff used to get marked down every couple months or so. But with less and less Hot Topics carrying vinyl it seems to be happening less often. less hot topics carrying vinyl? ive noticed more hot topics carrying vinyl, and the ones that already did have expanded their selection from what ive noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewmatic Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 anyone from Jersey, the Freehold HT has a decent amount of vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 God this is pissing me off. I'm calling stores that are roughly 1-2 hours away and none of them will look in their racks for me. I'm thinking of taking a road trip to Baltimore since there are 14 stores in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokyochaser Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 If anyone can find any clearance vinyl at the stores...there is another clearance sale on NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Just picked up the Purple Rain 180g reissue and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 2x10"... both on clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damianzamora Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Prince, Crime In Stereo, Ted Leo, Riverdales and Teenage Bottle Rocket. nice score for under $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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