Stumbled into FYE at the mall with my boyfriend and instantly knew this place was our kind of vibe. As huge fans of collectibles, we were seriously impressed by their unique and well-rounded selection. Everything from toys and clothing to movies and tons of fun merch. I was living for all the nostalgic finds! They had goodies from Scooby-Doo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Powerpuff Girls, Invader Zim, SpongeBob, Pokémon, and so many other cartoons I grew up loving (and still do). It honestly felt like stepping into a curated throwback dream. They also had tons of cool Sanrio and Anime stuff. Fair warning though... this place is dangerous for your wallet in the best way possible because I kept finding things I wanted. Luckily, they had a lot of in-store promotions and prices that felt super reasonable. The store itself is spacious and nicely organized, so it didn't feel overwhelming despite how much they carry. The staff was also super friendly and helpful, which always makes a difference. As a horror movie lover, I was especially excited when my boyfriend surprised me with the "King of Horror Expanded Edition 8-Film" DVD set--such an amazing find! I've been wanting to build up my physical media collection, and this felt like the perfect start. Safe to say, I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in the mood to treat myself. read more

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This store lists it's closing time at 9pm. So I dont understand why as my husband and I were going to walk in at 830pm we were shoo'd out by an employee stating they're already closed... this behavior is becoming oddly prominent amongst more businesses and I dont get it. If you want your employees to leave by 9...then close at 830. Advertising a closing time and ushering out potential customers is a silly business model which completely supports why this place has such a low yelp rating- among many issues apparently. read more

Fye brings me back to the days of Tower Records, and Amoeba in Hollywood. They bring a bit of history with a twist of new mixed together. You can find Music in Vinyl and CD forms. Next aisle, you can find figurines of music memorabilia to new school Funky Pop. You can browse another aisle and there's a t-shirt wall, then plushees . Prices is a hit and miss ,... but I do like to visit this store . There's so much to see. read more

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Took forever to just get a price check on one of the only things that they had in stock and I felt bad for taking their time up so when they said that they had a loyalty card and started pushing it, I figured it wouldn't be an issue since they just needed an email address right? Apparently, FYE Backstage VIP is a well known scam though and they had signed me up for it without previously telling me that it would start charging me. When I called them out on it, they confessed and just directed me on how Id be able to cancel and its been 2 days going back and forth with FYE via email and phone to cancel this service I was tricked into getting. No apologies just "ha yea actually its paid you can cancel here ok bye" no remorse over the bait and switching. I found out FYE used to be Suncoast which I used to enjoy going to and thought it'd be nice to check it out but I'm going to be avoiding this chain in the future. I'm so disappointed and irritated with this store and hope to see it for lease but given the lack of inventory it's already halfway there. read more

Browsing through the music section particularly the K-pop section and noticed that many albums were outrageously priced. They were far above the original retail price. These albums are still in print so I don't understand the price gouge. I've personally found these and many more at a fraction of the price. Moral of the story stick to Amazon, your local k-pop stations or literally any other retailer! read more

FYE - NOEASY Stray Kids album - Music & DVDs Near Me - Montebello, California

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Very interesting store located in the Shops at Montebello. You can find music items, CDs, anime-related products, funky pops, snacks, etc. read more

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Compare how this store was before. Looks like there going out of business. So you should go take a look in a bit selection they have. Service was ah ok. read more

FYE - Music & DVDs Near Me - Montebello, California

The workers here are very rude. Poor customer service. The manager is rude as well and not very helpful. I don't recommend this FYE. Would love to talk to the higher up of this FYE but they will probably be as rude as the manager so what's the point. If they continue with this horrible customer service they will likely go out of business. read more

Imagine you find two versions of the same album you like on vinyl. One of them is a bare picture disc in a disposable plastic sleeve and the other is a mystery disc inside a traditional cardboard sleeve. Surprisingly enough, the fancy bare picture disc is a few dollars cheaper than the properly sleeved album. Does that mean the sleeved album also has a picture disc inside? Well, I didn't have to imagine any of this. It actually happened to me! There I was: flummoxed, baffled, almost discombobulated. Well, not really. It was something of a head scratcher though so I asked one of the employees there if she knew what was inside the sleeve and she didn't but she googled it! I mean I guess I could have done that too and maybe I should have but still, it was an excellent display of customer service that moved me enough to write this review. For what it's worth, the album was The Black Parade by MCR. Those who know, know lol. I ended up getting something else, though. Not only that, I ended up returning it some time later because I never even opened it because streaming lol. 5 stars out of 5! read more

In this day of age there's very few DVD, Bluray, Music CD specialty stores around, and to find a FYE store here at the Shops of Montebello may help you full-fill a collection. Coming in I was hoping to find any collectible merchandise on sale. There were a few deals here and there, but not really the items I'm looking for that suit my taste. The were deals like buy one t-shirt get the second half off. Bundle deals on used DVD movies. Percentage off on Pop! figures. There's a clearance section at the back of the store for deep discounted items. Service inside the store was good. I did have an employee walk up to me if I needed help. Overall, there wasn't really a significant buy here in FYE. Outside of some of the odd ball deals, in general I did find the prices here fairly high. Being a specialty store that it is, they do sell exclusive items like speakers, turntables, gadgets, and cool toy collectables. read more

FYE - Exclusive Super 7 figures - Music & DVDs Near Me - Montebello, California

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shady place! DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THEIR SO CALLED REWARDS PROGRAM. They told me their rewards program "wasn't a credit card" so I wouldn't get charged monthly. So, I agreed to it thinking it was a regular rewards program. But tell me why AFTER I got the card and gave all my information, they say "you'll be charged, but you can cancel anytime" and I was just standing there like what??? I'm so ANNOYED. Not to mention, after I cancelled my rewards card I am now being charged for these TME magazines that they claim to be "free" with your rewards program. FALSE INFORMATION GIVEN BY EMPLOYEES. I am being scammed by these magazine people and now have $100 charged on my account because of them. SO ANNOYING. Not going back here again. This entire company and the employees need to get their information straight. read more

Extremely slow shipping (not USPS, but leaving FYE warehouse) followed by receiving damaged records due to negligent packing. Customer service was slow, inefficient, and dismissive. This company deserves to go out of business. read more

FYE - Damage to the inside of the gatefold sleeve. Every side of the cover had damage! - Music & DVDs Near Me - Montebello, California

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Another PSA to beware of the "VIP Backstage Pass" offered at checkout. This goes for every FYE store. I was at this specific location last month (which is why I'm posting my review here), cashier asks if I want to sign up for the points programs to get 10% my purchase right then and every time I shop at fye. Wasn't until I was all checked out that I see pamphlet says it's a one month free trial but $11.99 afterwards. At the time I didn't think much of it, I've tried several other trials where everything was history after quitting during the free period. I do a search for more info on the backstage pass program and I suddenly realize it's a scam after reading negative review after negative review from people who still kept getting charged without their knowledge (because they were never given the info booklet and plus were lied to by cashiers telling them it was absolutely free forever), or even people who cancelled within the free period would still get charged by having their cancel requests ignored. Apparently the representatives at the phone number listed will try to fight you to keep the program by offering to lower the price to $5 monthly instead of the $11.99, etc. Even if you are interested in the program, people who tried it out said the coupons they offered are bogus and retailers don't honor them. This rewards program is a money grubbing scam. Unbelievable that such a big mainstream company has been allowed to go on with this for years! I saw negative reviews dating back 2009!! My free trial month isn't up yet so I've requested for my bank to cancel my current credit card and send me a replacement so hopefully FYE and their "free magazine" scam don't charge me. I'll also be avoiding this company from now on. Even though I've been here a handful of times since 2017 and my experience was normal/good, discovering this thing left a bad impression on me. Often the cashiers can't always be completely to blame because management sets a quota of how many VIP signups they must get and employee who don't push it tend to get less hours/pay. If you still want to buy something from any FYE store then use cash only. Because some people were sneakily signed up without their knowledge by cashiers sneakily scanning a code and saving the customer's credit card number. If you're looking for k-pop albums then there's a store in La Habra called K-pop Republic that sells 100% k-pop with a good selection. read more

Love the atmosphere here and the salesperson was as always a delight I bought two packs of magic the gathering cards at 7.49 each

I've never been to a store that was this shady. They train their employees to scam you into signing up for 10% off your purchase, but conveniently forget to explain the $12 dollars a month charge on your card. Funny thing is, I cancelled my debit card, and all my subscriptions I had stopped charging me EXCEPT this one. They were somehow able to get access to my back account number. Even if you know about the scam and just say no to the sign up - please don't shop at a place like this that has such a petty and sad way to make extra money. read more

Do not sign up for anything they offer to get a discount. I made that mistake and am never doing it again at any store ever. It is such a drag to cancel and the customer service representative are very difficult to understand and they don't understand you no matter what you say. I thought it would be easy but it is proving to be a monumental task. This is horrible and shame on you FYE and unassuming employees that do it without first warning a customer. read more

Didn't know this place still existed lol had a great time looking through the albums and funkos and a lot of cool doodats

When the employee asks you if you'd "... like to sign up for their membership" and you ask them "does it costs anything" and they say "no, it's free", they actually mean "no, not this month, but we'll save your credit card information without telling you and bill you $12 every month without your knowledge and when you try to cancel, you'll speak with one of our specially trained representatives whose training and sole purpose is to not give you your refund. Or to be shady and only give you one month." Shady.. so shady.. read more

Had a horrible experience here... i use to love walking around and buying cool horror stuff but after the experience i had i will never go back. And if i could rate this place lower than one star i would. The management here is horrible and the customer service was below par. Please avoid this location, they dont care about their customers read more

Watch out for this company. They signed my son up for some Susbscription monthly charge even though he said he didn't want it and they have been charging his Debit card for 4 months before I caught this!!! read more

I got some stuff there that were opened by someone else and they just put it on the floor with new tape. The cashier was trying to help me but another one gave me attitude like she believes that she is owner of the store. She even said she was the manager when of course the manager doe shot were the same uniform than cashier. The only reason why I came back was cuz it happen the same with other product before but I was like ok cuz I notice it like a week later but this time it wasn't an hour when I found out. When I spoke the manger she was different, she helped me out better and she understood my frustration. At this point if u need something better order online service costumer isn't the best in the personal zero stars read more

The employees there are amazing , always willing to help .. I drive 40 minutes just to go to this store .... Monique is always on top of things , every question I asked she had an answer for right away , very polite and professional .. you guys want great funko pops come here , they even have old school dvd movies here , a crazy collection of movies and have great deals all the time!!! definitely love this FYE.. read more

My wife and I were purchasing a few items when the employee asked if we would like to sign up for their membership card to receive discounts. When we asked how much it costs, she said we pay "Nothing" and that we only need to provide an email address. We agree semi-reluctantly (hate spam email!), but once she swiped the card for payment, she enthusiastically proclaimed "Oh and if you don't like this program, make sure you cancel here otherwise you'll be charged $11.99 EVERY MONTH"!!! WTf?!?! WE GOT BAMBOOZLED. THIS IS A SCAM. I then said "So it Does cost money!?" She tried justifying her lie by saying its Easy to cancel.... but that's not the point. Our time is worth more than her lie and this treatment of customers is so disrespectful. DONT SHOP HERE. You can buy many of their products at lower prices in Downtown or Little Tokyo. read more

Hi I wanted to write my review that although the merch is awesome, I realized that some of these aren't even worth buying You could probably get them somewhere else But the real reason why I wanted to write this review is because I feel like they need to work on their customer service and get their info right cause I ASKED if the membership to fyes is free and the girl on the registers said yes it's free so I signed up And today I got charged 11.99 on my account and I was like ??? I don't remember spending $11.99 And it was from the fyes membership. I realized it was a scam. The staff are really shady. Please work at a kiosk or something -_- You guys are terrible read more

If I could I would give zero stars!!! Rude and full of attitude at this fye! The worker accused my 10 soon if stealing and when I went to talk to her she did not say sorry. She just gave attitude and denied what she did. We will not be returning. So sad they treat kids this way!!! read more

This store is very helpful nice thanks for your service only thing is the lines in the store please need more. Cashiers once there is is two or more there should be another cashier ready to checkout read more

FYE - Music & DVDs Near Me - Montebello, California

Went last night for Christmas shopping. Decided to go in with my boyfriend to check it out. Mind you I've been here twice due to me working at this mall years ago. We had to make a long wait in line because of Covid which is understandable but when the time came US coming into the store I had an amazing experience. They had good merchandise and the employees let me tell you were all nice and welcoming. Kept checking up on us to see if we needed anything. The girl at check out unfortunately I did not get her name was sweet from beginning to end of my purchase. I went in around 8 PM. I will be coming back to shop more. read more

Rather surprised to find this place un-Yelped when I ran across it. Your traditional brick and mortar music/video store. What a trip down memory lane this was. Didn't think these even existed anymore! Cool and old school. Managed to find myself some ancient things called CDs. Those little round discs that when placed in an appropriate reader, would elicit music (wow, I know right?!) Also saw some rustic discs I believe were called DVDs, but I will have to research to verify it. read more

I went in to buy a gift for my friend. I payed with my debit card. For months I never payed attention to my bank statements but after awhile I noticed I was missing a little bit of money.. when I logged into my bank statement app, I saw that I was getting charged $12 every month for some type of subscription I NEVER authorized to. When I called costumer service to cancel, they gave me a hard time and told me to think about it and call back if I was sure to cancel!!! Wtf ?? The lady "cancelled" my card but I read online that many people were still getting charged even after cancelling. I called my bank and filed a claim. Thankfully my bank cancelles my card just in case they did still try to charge me and gave me a refund for those few months and FYE is now under investigation. Please pay cash when you come here people ! read more

DO NOT PAY BY DEBIT/CREDIT!!!! They will rob you!!! When I went the employee ISABEL asked me several times if I wanted to join their so called "VIP rewards." I said no thank you. She than asked if I would like to subscribe to three magazines for free. I again said no. But here we are...two months later and what do you know?!?! I got charged for a "Rewards program." When I called corporate to handle it, the woman was rude and...well, kind of stupid. She kept asking me what my card number was. I asked what number she's talking about and she said "your rewards card." I said "I don't have one." She said "They should have gave it to you at the register." I said "Ummm, if I said NO, why on earth would they give me a card?" I than asked if they always steal money from people without them knowing. She really didn't know what to say. Anywho....be careful with these snakes! read more

if i could give this place a negative 5 stars.. i wouldn't cause i perfer a negative 10 for giving me bad info and plus wasting my time when i could be chillin at home eating ice cream. i called this place and asked if they were doing the pre order for a funko pop and they said "yes".... when i took off my daisy dukes shorts and wore my sexy thong on... i drove there and they said , "no" .. like WTF waste my damn time... probably some noob.. well, thanks alot FYE... and you guys suck FYI... read more

I went here with Debra R and Jose R yesterday. We got a CD and a tin of tea. I think the CD section of the store got smaller. The store was clean and the customer service was good. read more

I bought Headphones here. They were defective. The store did not have bags when I bought these headphones. The cashier with a lot of piercings on his face had bad attitude. I then called for the manager, who has also nonchalant attitude about not having bags in a very big store. They hid cheap headphones in the back and put the more expensive ones on display, they're the same models. This store and its employee and its manager R shady. Be on high alert when shopping here. read more

I absolutely love coming here, friendly staff great prices, and especially when you reserve a movie and you get a little bit anal discount to. It's totally worth coming here. I will work I recommend this spot to my friends and family The staff is really friendly and helpful read more

Supposed to be open at 11 am, well it's 1145, been sitting here 45 minutes and this place still isn't open! Absolutely ridiculous, the management is incredibly irresponsible! read more

This place is the worst. I had a very bad experience when I was there. The worst customer service I have ever seen and it wasn't even towards myself. Another customer was being treated so badly while trying to do a return. I'm guessing it was the manager was treating him like a transaction and not a person. Just terrible. read more

Nicely remodeled! I thought this was a new store so I decided to look around. The blonde girl was surprisingly very quick with finding my cds (music section is confusing) and the cashier was nice enough sign me up for the free month membership so I can save some money!! I saw reviews about employees not mentioning the cancellation and charge so I want to bring this up, the girl that helped me explained it pretty well so I didn't have that problem. I thought this company closed down I used to come here a lot back in the day. Everyone seemed friendly and they had a bunch of cool stuff so I'll most likely be back soon. read more

Great selection. Reasonable prices. Costumer service was great. We came here for Batman day not really knowing what they sold. Pleasantly surprised to see a large variety of quality goods at great prices. William, the cashier, was very courteous and a great help. Definitely coming back!!! read more

Dora and christine are super awesome!!!! Great selection and customer service. Great place for nostalgic toys and memorabilia and music

This place has good merchandise, however upon check out a couple months back the girl ask if we wanted to sign up for FREE and no charge will happen and the magazine subscription will cancel itself after a 3 month trial. 3 months later I started to get charge $11.99? They saved our card number and have no idea how they had access to our bank account and now I was charged $17.50 for their membership when I was told it was going to be cancelled? Horrible of the staff to tell lies, this is a scam do not sign up if they ask you! It has happen to a lot of people read more