This place greets you with a warm smile and the feeling of family everything you go in…read more If you feel uncomfortable with being social they are there to help you and encourage you

My wife entered Rocket's Hideout a few months ago to buy some card sleeves. She was completely…read moreignored by the store owner, April, who decided that chatting with fellow Magic players was much more important than a paying customer. They were talking about something irrelevant, like "OMG, DIS CARD B TEH STONEZ". They went on for 15 minutes while my wife was ignored at the counter. I thought it might have been a fluke, so I paid a personal visit. The store was in total disarray, just like my wife described. I saw April and was ignored. Once again, she was talking to Magic players and completely neglected me. It was deja-vu, my experience was just as my wife described. All I wanted was a pack of card sleeves (which were sold out). I excused myself into the conversation so I could buy my stuff. She gave me a rude look, mumbled something about not having them, and wouldn't make eye contact after that. The Magic players eyeballed me and continued the conversation. I have never seen a store with so much potential that was thrown away. It is extremely drab, dirty, cluttered, hot, and unorganized. There is a car seat in the front, functioning as a makeshift bench. It has little to no product to sell. The card selection was abysmal. I dabble in several card games, and I saw absolute junk in the card cases. I've seen other card shops. The owners listen to me and what I want to buy. They are fully stocked, have current product, are clean and well furnished, air-conditioned, polite, have snacks and cold drinks, and a few of them have those Yu-Gi-Oh games (DTs) that spit out cards (a neat idea if a store has the space and the customer base - Rocket's certainly does). But these stores do not have the player base that I hear Rocket's players raving about. I guess the players stick around for each other more than the store - I can't see any other reason why anyone would willingly be here. Improvements: Add vinyl slips over playing tables so the place doesn't look like the inside of a trailer from the '80s. Air conditioning needs to be turned ON - a large fan that circulates hot air is not acceptable. Top priority: product selection - card sleeves should be fully stocked for all games. Card selections should feature current cards at competitive prices - not completely useless, unplayable junk priced 25% more than eBay BINs. If I wanted a card at eBay prices, I'd buy it off eBay. The booster packs - and there's no way I can make this up - were from 7 years ago, and it was the worst set that the card company has made. Others were from several sets back. Anything current is "sold out". The battered posters and random stickers in the window do a fantastic job of trashing up the place. I'd recommend tearing everything off the wall and putting on several layers of white paint. You can frame 5-7 of the nice, memorable posters (like ones from a great set). I even saw a card store print and cut high-resolution pictures of the original 151 Pokemon, each in front of a Pokeball, on photo paper and neatly place them on the wall, with Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling and wires neatly lined (not hanging down) - the whole setup cost the owners less than $250. It was a work of art for pennies on the dollar. Vacuuming or even ripping the carpet up in favor of the modern look of concrete would help substantially. You don't have to spend a fortune to have a decent shop. I visited the Facebook page. The owner has pictures of people partying, drinking, dogs, etc. I don't understand why you'd want a page combining your personal and business life. That's a recipe for disaster. If you want a personal page, get your own. All things personal should be out of business. It isn't that hard. The page should be deleted in favor of two new ones: one for the store, the other for the owner. I took one look at the place and I can tell you the financial management is extremely poor. Here's a very small example: I saw shirts. Yes, shirts. For sale. How they spent money on shirts before improving the store, I have no idea. It blew my mind. I hope they have some fantastic reputation and win every national championship, because there's no other reason to make shirts before improving the store first. I saw a few Yu-Gi-Oh players were gathered the day I went, and they looked like they were having a good time. I went over and talked to them, and they seemed genuinely nice. One of them recommended which sleeves I should buy for my nephew and which ones I should avoid. These players were more helpful than anyone behind the counter. Rocket's Hideout has such potential, and if the owners can wise up, gut and clean the shop, re-prioritize spending to focus on all games and not MtG, then it can be the card shop it deserves to be. April needs to drop the "you don't like it, screw you" attitude that I received. When this place improves, I'll be sure to increase the rating and update the review.

I was travelling from Mississippi to Texas and I wanted to find a comic book store to stop at for a…read morefew minutes to take a break. The store was small but with a good selection of comics, including some nice older wall books, a couple rows of long boxes, & a decent selection of new books. Seemed to have a smaller selection of sports cards & toys. The man working behind the counter (owner?) was nice, greeting me as I entered with my 2 kids. He offered assistance but I didn't need any. He continued his conversation with a regular customer about old sci-fi episodes. Eavesdropping on their conversation made me feel right at home. Just like my local comic book store. I ended up buying a copy of Captain Marvel 17 & Thanos 14. They were having a 15% off sale on back issues. Next time I pass through Baton Rouge, I'll be sure to stop by.

The owner was super knowledgeable and helpful. We were looking for comics for a birthday present…read more Great selection and perfect location right in the heart of Baton Rouge. They supply new editions and action figures. Will recommend in the future.

Great selection of TTRPG books and minis, friendly folks and an amazing room for gamers of all…read morestripes. You can tell they love what they do.

Great selection... awesome service and simply a fun atmosphere... great for the whole family.read more

Great place went therewith an issue on nitro rc car. They are very knowledgeable and helped with…read moreparts and info. I love all the parts and models they have. I would spend my money there first before anywhere else.

Great hobby shop, and the nicest people you could find. Gotta keep frequenting these kinds of…read moreplaces do they don't disappear!

They were super nice as you can see we got becktee books there ewe were ligt there for only 45secread more

I went to this shop as a young kid in the 90's and returned for the first time this week after a…read morebad experience at another local shop that I won't return to. This shop greeted me and offered help as I entered, had reasonable prices, and good stock. I'll return. This time I scored vintage packs.

Always long lines Never enough register open…read more May need to consider self Check Out options! Out of 10 registers 2 Open and One is for refunds and exchanges only!

Hobby Lobby is a great place to kill some time and browse, get ideas for decorations, and find a…read morelot of things you forgot you needed. As for this location, my first thing to note, if there is a large puddle in the parking lot, don't park in it. It's not rain water - there is a sewage issue and the parking lot often has flooded spots. I parked near it on my last visit, and you could smell the sewage and there was wet tissue in the puddle. Just find another spot. I can usually find what I am looking for at a decent price here. Lots of items are damaged, but you have to know what you're getting. Also, if you're buying something with words, check the spelling. An associate and I had a great laugh at a few misspelled Christmas items last year. There are usually some pretty good sales on most the things, so I'll stock up on little holiday extras here and there. They have a lot of registers, but usually only a few are open. I like the staff there mostly, everyone is pretty friendly. I also notice that, unlike the Dollar Tree next door, they actively keep people away from loitering at the doors.

Staff was very rude if you're outside their clique. I tried to ask a question three times and I was…read morejust ignored. There's little to no RPG material and they are mostly a card shop-mostly Yugioh. Little Wars is still better as a gaming store.

When I was on location working on a movie in Baton Rouge. My downtime was spent perusing books and…read moreenjoying my cup of coffee in the cafe. B&N was conveniently located to the hotel I was staying at. The employees were always friendly and attentive to my needs.

Wifi! My iced mocha cafe was tasty and not over sweetened. Polite,awesome, quick service from the…read morebarista. When surrounded by so many great book selections it's tough to pick one to focus on. I got part way into a book by the founder of movie pass, Netflix and Redbox. He was quite the character. I'd like to read more. Serendipity lead me to his bio. The company was stimulating and the conversation around varied non-weather, non-surface level subjects was quite memorable. It's easy to bond over a table, a shared drink and a couple of idea stimulating books. Not sure how u choose a read in this sea of wisdom. I wandered and trusted God to guide. He lead me to a Buddhist. Go figure!