Payton and the young man helping were very friendly and helpful. I haven't bought music in years…read moreand it was a lot of fun flipping through all the old and some new records. Walked out with handful of records at very reasonable prices. Make sure to come hungry. There's a bunch of delicious Mexican restaurants nearby. Looking forward to coming back soon.

It's like Sanford & Son are running this place. Went in looking for vinyl. They had some. None of…read moreit was priced (first red flag). Most of it was water damaged. And then wanted way to much money for this junk they had. Was even told by one of the clowns that "we don't negotiate on these prices." Don't waste your time here. It's in a shitty part of town anyway.

A great store with many different vinyl records, CDs and cassette tapes. when I went there the…read moreprices were really low which was great. and when I got the my CD of master of puppets by metalica the checkout was really fast.

I finally went here a few weekends ago, after wanting for ages to visit this store. Honestly this…read morestore was SO GREAT to browse, that I wish I had visited here sooner. And the prices are really great, as well. The owner(I forget his name) was really awesome to talk to, and explained a lot about the store to me. Including the record/band/artist reference book in the front, where those artist/band and album name books used to be periodically mailed out to his record store and other stores, by a certain company. Though from what he told me, that company stopped producing those reference books by the early 2000s, sadly to say. The unfortunate thing is that too many other Chicago record stores seem a little overpriced IMO for their used records, such as for example Rattleback Records in Andersonville(Chicago) and Rediscover Records(Elgin). I'm glad this store wasn't like that for being overpriced for used records, and actually OTOH was pretty affordable. Their prices for used CDs, DVDs, and tapes was decent, as well. Yes no doubt for some people this store may be slightly out of the way. But I'd say for darn sure if you do like browsing in a record store, you should visit here at least once in your life! I do like how the inside of this store still felt pretty old school in its inside look, as well. And probably little changed, from when(I think) it first opened in the 1970s.

How can this place only have 3 stars. Everyone stop what you're doing and head over to Barnes and…read morenoble. We have to keep supporting these book stores so they don't disappear. And they have SO much more. The biggest puzzle collection I've seen. They also have so many legos and cool crafts. To make things even more exciting they have a cafe. And booooooiiiii is it good. You can sip on Harney and Sons tea (if you know you know) or grab a Starbucks coffee. They also have mini pies, tarts and more. It's so cute because it's all served on a cafeteria tray. We got a book and to the cafe to read and eat our goodies.

Relatively smaller B&N but still give you the same vibes as other stores. Sale shelves and what…read morehave you.

Many hard to find selections and fabulous service. I drove in from Indiana and I will be back.read more

Fantastic selection of Vinyl, as well as a very good selection of concert DVDsread more

Another great Chicago vinyl institution located in the Loop. The have a wide range of genres of…read moremusic with a huge selection of new and sealed pieces. The store is fairly large and the music is well organized. They do stick of few used pieces of all genres of music but "new" wax is definitely their specialty. Store is located right in front of the Wabash lights which is an art installation that uses L.E.D lights to create visual art on the L tracks. Reckless is a great store to check out when you are in downtown Chicago. It's just a few blocks of Michigan ave, and not far from the Theater District of Millennium park. Enjoy!!

Had every record I was looking for. Great selection and great vibes. Prices are reasonable.read more

If you walk into FYE at Gurnee Mills, you'll notice it's like Hot Topic and a candy store had a…read morehyperactive pop culture baby. Everywhere you look, boom!!! Anime, music CDs, DVDs (yes, those still exist), t-shirts, plushies, snacks, and enough Funko Pops to make your shelves cry for mercy. You've got Keroppi and Hello Kitty winking at you from one corner, Demon Slayer staring dramatically from another.... and, of course, i had to grab those Demon Slayer glasses. Bc who doesn't want to sip juice like a true anime protagonist? In short, if your vibe is "chaotic fandom energy meets sugar rush," FYE is your temple!!!

The store manager Christian is amazing, his playlist is top tier! He's a vibe, def a dream part…read moretime job. I'll be back in the summer for an application lol. Coming back for him, he's so cool

Spent a lifetime in the world of vinyl and I can definitively say Squeezebox knows what they are…read moredoing. From variety to quality to customer service, they tick all the boxes above and beyond.

Great selection of new and second hand books and vinyls! Very reasonably priced and friendly staff…read more Love this place!!

Mega Media Xchange has been around for 5 years and this was my first time. I had something…read morespecific I was looking for, and I found it! My search did not include DVDs. What they have is not just a few DVD's but a library of probably every movie, boxed set, special limited edition known to exist. If they have over ten thousand DVD's I wouldn't be surprised. There were also games and even 2 pinball machines, with a change machine located just steps away. At the front of the store there is a few restaurant equipment items. I think I saw a soda machine and a stainless steel prep table. Not sure how that ties into everything else in the store but it's there. I did stick to my list of what I was looking for and I will definitely be back again. The employee who helped me was great. I was picky with what I wanted and he was genuinely happy to help. I'm disappointed that I didn't know of this place years ago but I'm glad I found them. While I was there an employee did take a phone call to answer a question about an item being in stock. The space they are in is a huge space, maybe during my next visit there will be more stuff to look through.

I love the selection. The value is great. Cheap video games. I love it. I have an Xbox 360. I am a…read morebig Call of Duty fan. I got 5 call of Duty video games.

Great location, great selection, great customer service, left with a hard to find Billy Joel album…read moreand great memories.

Great selection of album and reasonable prices,lots of older music and lots of soul musicread more