What a hidden gem! Music DNA is an old school record store and a blast from the past. The owner is…read morevery nice and helpful. The place is super tight and not that organized, but the owner can help find what you are looking for. I scored some vintage Madonna cassettes today as well as some promo Madonna poster cards.

Such a cool throwback music store…read more This small shop is located next to the County Kitchen that I'm a regular at and consistently going to just to get Matthew A off his Duke Ship here. The owner is named Jeff he's super laid back and a reminders me of a OH (original hipster- just made that up but as a gift to you I will let you use it-Your Welcome) not that new age hipsters that are taking over Brooklyn faster then that mice on a NYC subway station. This shop has all your favorite music that has inspired the vast majority if not all of the current music your hearing today. Jeff opened this store over 30 years ago and is a music genius himself. This shop is packed floor to ceiling with very cool Atracks, Vinyls, Tape Cassettes, CDs of all oldie but goodies. Music is a passion for some people and you can feel that this store is filled with not just music items but packed with Love. You can see that like this name of this shop music is in Jeff's DNA I'm not a music person. I love music but hated my grade school musical teacher so that were I being to dislike music. I respect people who do have musical talents as I don't have any. It's a cool great place to come and get inspired. I'm sure if your a music person Jeff will gladly talk about all that.

This Newbury Comics location has a decent selection of new & used music, movies, video games,…read moreperiodicals, apparel, books, comics, toys, novelties, candy, and more. This store is very popular since it's located north of the MA border where there's NO SALES TAX and the parking lot is a bit tight in front. I'll shop here often to pick up new releases and scavenge through the used CDs and DVDs. I've picked up a few great deals in Salem including $2.99-$3.99 used CDs and $6.99 used DVDs and cool toys such as kazoos, bobble heads, and a George W. Bush Talking Bottle Opener, "Fool me once.... shame on...shame on you..... Fool me, can't get fooled again." Newbury Comics has an Email Club which is free to join and they'll send newsletters with lists of new releases, specials, in-store events, coupons, and even cool freebies each week to your inbox. I've collected the set of Newbury Comics limited edition pint glasses, which is offered free to Email Club members with an email coupon sent throughout the year. However, several times, this store runs out of the glasses and other freebies quicker than other locations. NOTE: This store will be closing in March 2016 and relocating to The Mall At Rockingham Park in the former FYE space. This has been the trend lately of several Newbury Comics stores moving into malls (ie Nashua, Burlington MA, Peabody MA, Natick MA, Braintree MA, South Portland ME).

Ah, Newbury Comics. So "indie" and "unique" yet so commercialized. But that's what I love about it…read more You can walk into any Newbury Comics in New England and it will smell exactly the same. I don't know what the incense is that they use in this place, but I want some. The staff looks essentially the same from one store in the chain to the next, and the walls and the shelves above the CD racks contain the same useless junk from one store to the next. It's that useful junk that makes Newbury Comics fun. Very rarely do I actually buy something here. It's just fun to look through all the weird things they have and wonder who would actually wear these stupid t-shirts and tote these obnoxiously quirky bags. If I wanted to buy cheap used CDs, DVDs, or Blurays, I would go to Bull Moose down the street. Newbury Comics just has a charm that pulls me back to enjoy gazing at the strange, strange things it stocks.

Cafe doesn't know how to make drinks correctly. Iced Americanos looks like iced tea and tastes…read moreterrible. Cafe staff should be retrained.

We live nearby and have visited this location several times. We're avid readers, so the fact that I…read moredidn't write, "Many times," is very revealing: The selection of books is so limited, and the obnoxious "reviews" they attach to specific books is incredibly insulting. The shelves are often a mess, no matter what section you visit. We have gone to look for a specific book or author and we have left empty-handed every time. The selection is so small. To top it off, we bought a book from B&N online, and it didn't arrive in time for an event. When we went to return it at the store, with the receipt, within three days of receiving it, we were told at Customer Service that they only hand out online orders, and that we would have to wait on line for a cashier to make a return. When we handed the book to the cashier, who wasn't nice, (they act as if you are intruding and bothering them), she said she didn't think they would take it! Then she asked a supervisor who wasn't nice, and he said they wouldn't take it. They both didn't apologize or offer guidance, and said we'd have to take it up with B&N online. Funny thing, is that when we did, they said we could return it at the store. They sent us a label anyway, so we'll send it back that way and avoid the ridiculous scene and discourteous treatment at the store itself. Don't bother with this location: There are other choices for bookstores, and the service is much better at any of them.

I stopped by there today to buy a Baptismal gift for my Grandson. The selection of Christian gifts…read moreis unbelievable. Catherine was so accommodating and cheerful for my request to wrap my gifts for me. She has put together a needed store in these times.

DeColores is a good store for Catholic gifts and items. They have fewer books, some pre-Vatican II,…read morebut mostly books written with Vatican II theology. They also have a section for Protestant books. Parking is easy and right outside the store. The checkout process was easy. Visit this store if you want to purchase Catholic gifts.

I actually only stopped by here for a few minutes when I was in the area, as I'd never been before…read more Didn't get the chance to buy anything quite yet, but I will definitely be back regularly. These types of stores tend to be on the unorganized side, but GOOD LORD this place was meticulously arranged for what it is. Retro games were ALPHABETIZED. I was in heaven. It's fun just to poke around in this place, as opposed to other used gaming or second hand stores where it's basically all a jumble like some sadistic treasure hunt. Prices are fair. Obviously you're not going to get eBay-type prices, but this goes for any physical store selling items like this. Core Gaming's prices are very fair when compared to other stores of this type. I love searching around in bargain bins of N64 games and things like that, and this place had well organized bargain bins. WELL ORGANIZED BARGAIN BINS. That sounds like an oxymoron, but I assure you it is not. The location is good. The parking lot can be a bear to get in and out of at certain times of day, but I assure you that this is the fault of the city of Salem NH and not of Core Gaming.

I used to love coming here. They tend to have really cool things and lots of items in stock…read more However their prices tend to be insanely high on most things, to the point where you'd might as well buy them online. They also wouldn't let me price match a game on their own website while I was in the store! The game was twice as much in the store than it was on their own website! This location has gotten terrible in the last 2 years...

Newbury Comics is now open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in the former FYE space next to Dick's…read moreSporting Goods, which relocated from its original location on South Broadway. The relocation of older Newbury Comics stores into indoor shopping malls has been the trend for the past 10 years. This store has a fresh bright modern look with shiny hardwood floors and nice colorful displays of merchandise. They still offer a decent selection of new & used music (CDs & records), movies (DVDs & Blu-Ray), and games, but the selection of music (CDs) at Newbury Comics is considerably less than 10 years ago. With many people now downloading their music, buying from Amazon and the existing competition from Bull Moose Music & Movies, this probably made good business sense. In addition to the music and movies, this mall store is more focused on offering hip clothing, t-shirts, hats, cool toys, gag gifts, comic books, posters, calendars, and Star Wars merchandise. Like other Newbury Comics locations, they also offer a good selection of Pop! figures. The newer updated FYE stores also have a similar focus as Newbury Comics, offering more toys, games, action figures, and Pop! figures. IMO, as a music buyer, I liked the old Newbury Comics better (in the 1990s-2000s), which offered a vast selection of new & used music and movies at very reasonable and bargain prices. Newbury Comics was the place to buy most of my music and movies. However, for a great selection of new & used music and movies (and books too!), there's a large Bull Moose store on South Broadway across the street from the old Newbury Comics location.

The New Newbury Comics reminds me a lot of the one in the Cambridgeside Galleria. It looks more hip…read morewith white and wood finishes but just overall seems smaller. Compared to the old location, which I loved, it seemed like this one focuses more on clothing, toys like the pop figures, and trending show items. The old store had a bigger book selection in my opinion, and more used CDs. For those things, I'll now stick with Bullmoose. But I do like this more than the old FYE. It's a good for for the mall since there's Spencer's and Hot Topic which carry similar stuff. They're shifting towards that audience now.

Had an issue with the Nintendo switch bought three Nintendo switches the week before with…read morewarranties gentleman was really even unwilling to look at anything and told me to call Nintendo real class. Act just spent an arm and a leg in this place and the guy is not even willing to look at the system. I would not shop here or get any systems here at all. There's no benefits to buying from a gaming store like this

Haven't written a review forever (that's what kids do to you not complaining... I love them)…read more Stopped over here to pick up a gift for nephews (from my mom). I called earlier in the day to see if they had something in stock and headed over asap as it was a highly sought item. 1 left in stock sort of item. This review is mostly to give 5 stars to the employee Tayah for her strong customer service and strong knowledge. She gave all sorts of recommendations and intel on he product I was purchasing, which I loved because I have no knowledge on game systems (... other than my old school 8 but Nintendo system haha). Store was neat and everyone seem happy in there. Great Game Stop store experience! And Thanks Tayah again!! You rock!