I used to work here back in 79... I traveled around various…read morestates selling paraphernalia to head shops... Some crazy times indeed! This is still such a wonderful place with a great selection of music and so many cool retail items at a great value. Expertly curated and displayed. Still, my most favorite record store I've ever been to anywhere! Moved to California 30+ years ago and every time I'm in town I gotta take a peek and do that whole nostalgia trip in my head-if only the walls could talk, OH MY! I love the creaking floors as you walk across the showroom remembering those sounds heard in the basement packing my own orders to ensure in stock items were shipped. The cast of characters that visited and cool musicians- one day Devo came popping through handing out 3-D buttons with those flower pot looking things on their heads and strange jumpsuits. "It's not too late To whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight Go forward Move ahead" my daughter wore my old jacket from 1979 (in picture) . The nice staff were very friendly and enamored with the jacket and the manager took some pictures which gave my daughter a huge tickle. I think the cat's name is Bob Fuchs and he's been there since the late '80s and a good ambassador of the brand and so kind to indulge us. This is a must visit if you're ever in Minneapolis set aside some time it's worth every minute!

Great selection of vinyl, CD's, and yes even cassettes if my eyes were not deceiving me. Along with…read moresome excellent items of t shirts, decals, music art work etc. You can easily spend a couple of hours in store. Found a few albums for under $10 and a few unique ones at prices in the $30 to $40 range. Depending on your taste well worth the money. Check out staff was personable. I did not see any floor staff wandering the aisles asking if you needed any help... but guess that is the part of the experience; seek out your own finds!

One of a kind store full of history and an eclectic mix of records. The owner, Tim, is very…read morefriendly and helpful. Can't wait to go back for a show sometime soon!

Owners and genuine people who have built a great operation. Come here to support a local small…read morebusiness with their wide selection of records!

I enjoyed my trip to this little independent used bookstore - it is packed with books. There are…read moreeven nice signs hanging up over each genre/section so you can figure out where to look. I was just browsing but I left with several books. The lady had her two dogs at work with her but they were calm and stayed behind the counter. There was no pet odor even though they look to be frequent visitors. There's just the lovely smell of books :) I will be back! * side note - It looked like there might be several cute shops or cafes on this street to visit as well. I can also recommend the post office nearby as the clerk was helpful and friendly. Make a nice afternoon of it!

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Another great half priced books location!! Easy to sell with them as well. Just wish they had a few…read moremore chair to sit while waiting. Staff were very nice and friendly. Store had a great selection across all genres and ages.

I used to live near Maplewood over a decade ago and I completely forgot that I used to go to this…read moreHPB location. Compared to other locations, I think it is bigger and has a wide variety to choose from. Originally, I was looking to hopefully snag a cookbook, but didn't plan on finding myself a planner as well. You will find a variety of potential gifts for others or even yourself - ranging from bookmarks, planners, calendars to board games or books. Maybe this is what 40s is looking like to me, but HPB is severely underrated.

This half price books is always stocked and has a good amount of new inventory every week. I…read moretypically check out the manga and comic book sections and find new additions to my collection. I usually stop by on the weekends to see what they've got in. All the staff have been nice and helpful each time I have been in. I will continue to shop here!

I'm so happy this bookstore is in my neighborhood! It's surprisingly large, with a great selection…read more I went in a few days ago to get several kids books for party favors for a birthday party, and was really impressed by the selection. The books were in great shape and cheaper than other used bookstores I'd visited recently. It's like buying brand new books, but for literally half the price. I'm more than happy to give my money to this store rather than Amazon.

So... I went to hymies for the first time because they were recommended on Reddit as a good place…read moreto sell records... I brought in a few boxes and was told it would take the day to go through. Later they called and told me they were keeping some and others they didnt want and to come and pick up the cash and records they didn't want.... I went in to pick up what they had rejected.. I was handed the cash and told to take the crate. I even said (as should be on their cameras!) I brought my items in boxes, are they sure I should take the crate? They insisted it would be fine for me to take... well.. found these messages in my filtered "unknown senders" today... lovely business guys. Thanks for the horrific insults because of your mistake... and thanks for the lovely curse. Please don't stalk and harass me at 1am because your mad your employee made a mistake. You had no reason to make the accusations and insults you did other than your own fears and insecurities as you're up late at night thinking and obsessing over me. This is not acceptable behavior on so many levels. I can't believe I have to say this to an adult. Every action has a consequence. Had I checked my filtered messages sooner perhaps we could have avoided this childish outburst and I wouldn't have known this side of you. Perhaps you have an amazing business but unfortunately I'll now have to warn people about you. It's not a good business or life practice to make assumptions about people, especially such negative ones, because your assessment could be incredibly incorrect. You don't know who a stranger is and who they might know, better to assume the best and always treat everyone with respect. You're definitely doing a great job of being authentic to the world about who you truly are, perhaps you should spend some of your sleepless nights focusing inwards instead.

My buddy and I wanted to stop at a couple record stores before we left the Minneapolis area and…read moreHymie's was high on the list. It's a really cool record shop. The guy working their was super nice and answered all of our questions. He had a few rare records and some good new/used records in the racks. Even though I didn't buy anything, (my buddy did), it was a really good experience and I would go back again.

Mill City Sound where I'm rebuying vinyl from my youth. This is a great store with 2 levels of new…read moreand used records. I find the prices very fair and more importantly every used record I have purchased has been in great condition. They are very transparent if a record isn't in great condition. I wasted a lot of time and money scrounging antique stores for records only to be disappointed when I played them at home. Now I just go to Mill City where their great and friendly staff always steer me in the right direction. I bummed that my mom got rid of all my vinyl when I went into the military, but pumped that I discovered Mill City.

Two floors of an incredibly diverse selection of new and used vinyl…read more We love this store and visit any time we are in the area.

My son and I stopped in to check out some Vinyls. We found one he wanted and I was able to…read morepurchase a Pax. Customer service was phenomenal and so many cool thins to look at. Definitely recommend.

I placed a fairly large online order that included preorders that were expected to arrive today…read morethat I set for in-store pickup at the GV location. I called to check on the status and was simply blown off. The person that answered the phone refused to even look up the order or to provide any information whatsoever. I was told, "if you didn't receive a phone call, then the order isn't ready." Fair enough, I guess I will take my business elsewhere then.