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    Supreme Echo

    Supreme Echo

    5.0(5 reviews)
    45.6 km
    $$

    Jason is fantastic, and knows his inventory and music history! Plus he's super cool to deal with…read more The store is tiny, but MIGHTY! If you're in Victoria and love vinyl, you owe it to yourself to stop in and see his selections, some of which are quite rare! I picked up two super obscure Pink Floyd variants from him, and if it wasn't for Supreme Echo, I'd have never even known they existed! I did pretty good with the exchange rate, coming from the US - we even made a deal on some 8-track tapes that he just happened to have on hand! Well worth the price and the time spent.

    I popped into a handful of record stores in Victoria during my recent New Year's getaway to the…read morecity, and Supreme Echo was the best of the bunch. It's a tiny little place that's packed with a diverse selection--from '80s new wave to jazz, from metal to country classics, from Bowie to Branigan and back again, and pretty much everything in between. I was particularly tickled to find a bunch of Polish pop and garage rock from the '60s and '70s there in the bins, a lot of neat stuff I'd never seen before. The selection is great, the prices fair, and the guys working the shop are friendly and fun to chat with about music. If you're in Victoria and you're into vinyl, it's definitely worth venturing a few blocks north of the downtown core to check this little place out.

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    Supreme Echo - '70s Hungarian rock via Poland...via the bins at Supreme Echo.

    '70s Hungarian rock via Poland...via the bins at Supreme Echo.

    Supreme Echo - Supreme Echo, on the inside.

    Supreme Echo, on the inside.

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    Lucid Records & Clothing - Can you spot the dog?

    Lucid Records & Clothing

    3.7(3 reviews)
    46.1 km

    At 5:50pm I walk in delighted, a store is open around here!! They sell dark sea woohoo i can grab a…read morebutton up for my husband yay present. Sign is out, open sign on. just off my plane ready for some retail therapy. I call out "hello?' After about 3 full minutes the retail clerk shows up. I wait near the door because in Vancouver its bad form to burst into a shop without offering to check your bags (I assume the shoplifters are as bad if not worse here. I'm like "wow! I can't wait to have a quick shop. I'll just set my bags down here" my bags have viable harbour air laptop tags and I'm carrying a, albeit quiet, luxury handbag. Oh and wearing cute new furry moon boots. I was a bit wet from the showers outside. But it would be a very huge stretch to think I was transient/homeless. Regardless of what class or financial situation a person is, I would want my.retail front line representation to treat all visitors with respect and to serve all visitors until the time we close as advertised.. That said, our associate responds to me "Nope I'm going to start cashing out amd cleaning up, come back tomorrow" I look at my phone and say (respectfully) "it's 5:54pm, looks like I've got 5 mins to check it out after all ha-ha!" He's like, "sorry I'm already closed' and grabs the sign and carries it in. So I was totally insulted, tbe way he looked at me and the snobby face he made...I felt..judged? So I respond "you know I have 5 bills on me right now and prob would have spent it !?" (My husband would be late to pick me up so we decided I would wait for him at the local "casino nanaimo" down the street So I being the gambler I am, loaded up on cash before heading to the plane) I guess that offended him as he responds angrily: "if you are going to be like that. Don't you EVER come back" I'm like bewildered, disappointed "???woah man, slow down, really,?" He marches in angrilly fussing with his sign. Bangs the door closed and audibly locks it saying nothing. Wow. All I can say is if you are this stores manager or owner PLEASE reprimand. Your future clientele is NOT in good hands. Check cameras, every word of this is true Wed Oct 30th 5;55pm guy was wearing a blazer and had a big frizz/back-combed hair do.

    I live in Victoria but ever since I have discovered Lucid, I've been driving to Nanaimo to do my…read moreshopping, thats how awesome this store is! They carry a diverse selection of clothes, hats, shoes, wallets, bags and bathing suits from brands like Obey, Sitka, Brixton and Tom's. The prices are amazing and I often find great, unique pieces here that I don't find anywhere else. The store itself is super inviting and is a beautiful space, the staff are always helpful and welcoming. Whenever I visit I always feel genuinely welcomed and never feel pressure to buy. They are always really good to their customers, its an absolute pleasure shopping at Lucid, I wish we had more places like this in Victoria!

    Krazy Bob's Discount Tapes Records & Cd's - Krazy Bob himself

    Krazy Bob's Discount Tapes Records & Cd's

    3.5(36 reviews)
    85.2 km
    $$

    I really like that this whole place takes you back in time. It's a major trip back to the 90s, and…read morethen early 2000s with the DVD sets in the back. I came here for cassette tapes, and it was a little difficult to find at first. It's a little disorganized at first glance, but then you realize that everything is organized in its own way :) Their staff did point me eventually to where the cassettes were and they had a ton! It was great rummaging through their collection. We did have a funny/interesting encounter with Bob himself in the beginning. He was very accommodating, especially because I'm quite short. Always making sure I have a stool when I needed it :D I'm not used to big personalities, so it might take me awhile to go back again, but I really appreciate the vast selection and the fact that this is local.

    Bob immediately interacts with everyone and always has a lot to say; always off beat and quirky…read morewith wit and humour. Some people find him a bit too much but that's because it's difficult to keep up with his antics and energy. The guy just has a lot of passion and it shows in his business and interactions. I love coming here even tho I'm an introvert because I feel welcome and there is a LOT to see here in the store. He's got different formats of music and video which caters to analog and digital worlds. 110% support his local business and hope he stays around for a long time.

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    Krazy Bob's Discount Tapes Records & Cd's - Foodieatlarge.yelp.ca

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    Krazy Bob's Discount Tapes Records & Cd's

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    Russell Books - Andrea, store owner

    Russell Books

    4.5(60 reviews)
    46.8 km
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    Best for: discounts on new cookbooks…read more Huge space, lots of books and yet... their selection seems small. I can't usually find what I'm looking for, new or used. Shelves are a bit too close together for browsing. More signs indicating genre and letter of alphabet would be nice. As for browsing.. I wish they had displays and handwritten reviews, tables highlighting new releases by genres, etc. Their new releases shelves are shockingly small and oddly placed upstairs. What a great space! It just needs help with the browsing experience.

    Forget Munro's Book on Government St., this is where it's at. Honestly the outside is not…read moreremarkable at all, as the mini strip mall and immediate surroundings are deceiving. The inside is way different being bright, spacious and airy...and best of all 2 floors with an elevator and escalator. While there is a lot to look at as a casual browser, the kids/toddler book section was pretty impressive. There was a large variety and some quality items were even on clearance markdowns which I could never recall seeing at any bookstore in my lifetime. The currency conversion works out in with U.S. dollars too. Overall I think it's worth a tourist stop if visiting in town.

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    Russell Books - View of our upstairs fiction room

    View of our upstairs fiction room

    Russell Books - This was a relatively "clean" section... The fiction section was a glorious mess with stacks and stacks of books in front of the shelves!

    This was a relatively "clean" section... The fiction section was a glorious mess with stacks and stacks of books in front of the shelves!

    Russell Books - Ron, store owner, in the upstairs fiction room

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    Ron, store owner, in the upstairs fiction room

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