This is easily the best record store in the Greater Cincinnati area. The service is wonderful, the…read morestaff is super helpful and friendly and the selection is crazy good. The prices are also fantastic. I found every single thing I was looking for and a couple of bonus items as well. I will definitely be back and recommend this store to everyone who's looking for music!

Greatest record store around. The staff are great guys, very helpful. One of them sparked a…read moreconversation with me about one of my fav bands, t rex, we talked for a bit, he gave me really good info on some records I didn't know about, and then as I continued to shop, he put a trex album on in the store. I shop here often but, just a nice story for those looking for a great place to get your music and possibly make a few friends. Also found just what I was looking for at a great price, I never leave empty handed. Shop at everybody's records.

Wonderful to see such an abundance of CDs, LPs and other music/culture related stuff in this…read moreslender storefront. As a music collector, I appreciate the well-organized stock. I bought several cool, uncommon items including a used 4 CD box set for $35 that I've seen as high as $100 elsewhere. The longer you look around in this store, the more you will find!

Fantastic record store. It's has everything from the 20s to currents. It has a Kings Records…read moredisplay downstairs.

Made a stop while I was in the area yesterday…read more Heavy on Black and Death Metal while also having vinyl from other metal and metal related subgenres. Some areas were sparse but my guess is that they were waiting on stock to come in to restock those areas. Staff was friendly and knowledgeable. If they're busy it can seem cramped. Prices on par with other shops. Definitely plan on stopping in again with my list because I was just browsing, but my wife grabbed a couple records on her list.

All the shirts are bootlegs, they have real metal cds from good bands but NOT their good albums…read more All of the vinyl and CDs were the stuff you can buy online, but more expensive. For a place that advertises as being an underground metal store, I was expecting rarities and secondhand records you can't buy anywhere else. The staff were playing shitty metalcore from the moment we walked in the door. If you're advertising yourself as a metal store you'd better have some real metal on the playlist. After about 15 minutes we couldn't take it and left. My boyfriend and I left without spending a single cent which is rare for us when we visit a record store. We've found better selections at The Exchange.

If you know what you doing you can get some really good stuff out of cd/game Exchange keep it…read more100!!!!

From the owner: We buy, sell and love most media items: DVDs, Blu-Rays, CDs, Video Games, and more. All genres and…read morespanning most systems and formats. We would love to help you find that one item that you long to complete you library. Or just talk about the latest releases.

This was an interesting, small vintage store with a unique variety of items throughout. They have…read moreclothing, vinyl records, books, DVDs, CDs, random antiques, antique hardware, miscellaneous accessories, and all kinds of unexpected vintage finds. While the store is small, it's a fun place to stop in and browse and you never know what you might discover. They also have a sales rack where proceeds go toward different charities!

This is one of the strangest record stores I've been in, which is apparent from the moment you walk…read morein. It's a rather large space with records shelved everywhere, on every wall, on every surface in fact except the ceiling. There is nothing new here, and the only nod to "record store conventions" is a small selection of newly arrived used records right up front. They have one of the largest selections of records I've seen at any record store anywhere, but the organization is a bit disheveled, so be prepared to spend a couple (enjoyable) hours here. Once you work your way to the back of the store, you'll notice a dimly lit staircase going downstairs. You'll think about whether or not you're supposed to go down there, but when you finally decide to, you'll find another equally large space in the basement, filled even more haphazardly with much more obscure stuff. You'll see a corner in the back with thousands of records tossed into a heap on the ground, and you'll find really obscure genres and collections from vinyl's infancy down here. This is my favorite part to visit, even if it can be frustrating navigating through it all. The pricing in general is fair. I get the impression the prices are determined on a whim without any research in advance. On any given trip I find records that are both greatly overpriced and insanely cheap. I tend to ignore Discogs when I'm here and just go with the flow. If you're in OTR this is a must visit, even if you don't buy anything. And when you're done, stop next door for a coffee at Iris, which is owned by the same folks.

This store used to be my favorite place to the point where several employees knew me from bringing…read morein DVDs. That changed a few years back, now it's a overpriced merchandise and underpaid employees that don't want to go above and beyond. That would be okay with me if they didn't decide to do things like randomly close the store 2 hours prior to their stated closing 5 days before Christmas (closed at 7, store supposed to close at 9). They went around the store for 15 minutes yelling that everyone needed to get their stuff, pay and leave. If this is the type of way FYE management and corporate seek to do business, then they've lost a longtime customer permanently. We'll see this chain go down like all of the other overpriced retail stores in recent years.

I have been waiting for over an hr for the store to open, and they have yet too. Even though their…read morestore hrs on line say 11 for a Friday. VERY frustrating to say the least!

Such a neat spot!!…read more It was hard for my mom and I not to spend hours and hours here. The only reason we didn't was because I was wearing my baby and he was starting to meltdown for nap time. The selection is great. And the organization is honestly amazing for a used bookstore. I love pretty close, so this is a dangerous discovery. Can't get over the prices! My only qualms with the store come from the service; the woman checking us out was wildly unfriendly.

This is quite and eclectic shop! They have aisles and aisles of books. We mostly shopped in the…read morechildren's section this time and left with some great books for my kids at a super reasonable price. All of the books we got were in great shape (though you should definitely look through them before you buy), and even the children's section was organized. I would definitely go back again to look through more options for myself as well. It's also great to know you are supporting your local library programs!

This FYE location is probably one of the better ones in the area, but that's not saying too too…read moremuch. They seem to have a slightly better selection of music than usual, but I have noticed that the section has been shrinking in recent visits. I have the same issue with the pressures to join clubs and sign up for things at checkout here that I do with other locations (I won't go on my rant again, if you want to hear it refer to my previous FYE reviews). That will always be my biggest problem with any of these stores. In the off chance I don't get the harassment at checkout I take note and really appreciate it. Seeing the direction these stores have been taking lately I can't see them being around too much longer, especially the locations in the more dying malls (like this one in Tri County). In the meantime I'll continue to attempt to patronize them..and regardless of my issues I'm sure I will really miss them when they are gone.

Here is another review I could swear I'd done already…read more I've been dealing with FYE since around 1998 when I lived in Florida and they opened a store (with video arcade!) near my house. Since they were in the mall, they were expensive. You expect stores in malls to pay extra for rent, etc., correct? I was amused by the "100% used guarantee" stickers on the DVDs and CDs traded. That's easy to guarantee that they were used. I suggested that they change the stickers to "Used, with 100% guarantee" but that still didn't make the point. I guess blank stares are what people on minimum wage do best in Florida. I saw a lot of them. Okay, so you're making your own right at this moment? Yay! I'm consistent. FYE, in my experience, runs great manager's special sales. When things aren't moving, they drop the price drastically, and you should buy it then, and don't look back. My first time at this location, they had some 3D movies for $19.99, which was about $20 cheaper than FYE, Best Buy, or even Walmart. You generally have to shop there regularly to spot those deals. Employees at this location are sometimes incredibly friendly and other times, very quiet. Does Tri-County Mall do that to a lot of employees? I see that across stores.