My girlfriend and I were spending the day in Erie after attending a wedding the day before. With…read moresome free time, we decided to explore the area. A quick search and we came upon this gem of a store. A truly unparalleled selection of movies, vinyl records, and video games. I could have spent all day here. The helpful staff was always nearby to answer any questions or concerns. Everything was displayed to easily see what was in stock. I've seen other stores like this in the past fail to neatly organize their stock, and the shopping experience suffered. I'm glad we found this store. While we made a brief visit here, we will definitely be back again in the future. I'll have to make a list for things to look for. It will help to both make the best use of time, and reign in my spending, lol.

The Exchange over the years (at other locations) has ALWAYS been fair to me on trade-ins for store…read morecredit - but this place was the epitome of low balls (Bricks and Minifigs comparable???). They spent 30 minutes looking at a handful of DVDs/games, gave me a figure without telling me which items they were going to take, and then tried to convince me my extras were worth trash value. This place is turning into a Goodwill. Never going back here again. Clean store though. Sad.

this is one of my favorite record stores in the Buffalo area. I love how a whole lots of listening…read moreparties for different album releases or even early listening parties before albums are even out. It's a pretty good size record store with lots of old records used records in brand new releases. I found lots of cool records here that I would've never found anywhere else including little 7 inches and old Christmas ones. I love how it's really close by to a lot of other stuff in buffalo, which makes it really easily accessible when going to other places in Buffalo. Everyone here is really nice and the staff is always super helpful when you're looking for a specific record. Overall, a great record store.

Super great record store out in Buffalo. My family and I come here a lot for their album release…read moreparties or early list parties and we love it here. The store itself has such a great variety of both new and old vinyls, posters CDs and more. We love the little bar in the back, which has sodas that we can drink during the record release parties. The staff here is super friendly and approachable, which makes the store even better. Overall, if you're looking for some good priced vinyl or a place to celebrate new album releases this is your store

A beautiful eclectic shop with every genre of books, puzzles, gifts, and it all goes to support…read morelocal literacy programs! Rotating stock from local artists of all kinds!

Great shop! Great prices! Love the idea of recycling good books! Great kid boom selection.read more

Great selection of used vinyl and reasonably priced cd's. I love everything arranged in…read morealphabetical order instead of categories. Worth a trip if you are in the area.

Music Matters is a great spot to pick up new vinyl, tons of cds, awesome amount of DVDS and Blu…read moreRays for sale too- the owner is super cool, helpful and will bring out bin after bin of more movies if that is your thing- just ask him. What a great way to spend a snowy day in NF- listening to Ziggy Stardust. 3 hours of pure joy for this movie lover. Highly recommend that you stop in to check out this hidden gem.

This place has every album, movie and show on Cd, Vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray that any other store in…read moreBuffalo doesn't have. Service was amazing! Prices are very low and affordable!

RUN, don't walk to this gem of a physical media store. If you want CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays or vinyl,…read morethis is the spot. Extremely fair pricing and in a very easy to browse shop. Everything is carefully organized and well displayed. I can not say enough good things about this store. I've been coming here for years and will continue to do so. The owner is extremely friendly, knowledgeable and a true music fanatic.

I recently moved to Buffalo from Seattle and have been checking out the local record shops. I was…read morestarting to feel a bit underwhelmed until I visited this spot! Large selection. Well organized. Good prices. (I'm especially into soundtracks, and this place has an impressive collection of used soundtracks.) This is my new favorite local record shop!

This is officially my favorite record store in Buffalo. The owner, Wayne, is such a genuine guy and…read morewill ask if you need any help looking for something specific the moment you walk in the door. And if you stick around browsing long enough, he'll tell you incredible stories about famous musicians and his friends in the business. The atmosphere in his store is like no other. Wayne takes pride in the memorabilia he has on the walls and shelves, as he should! Each piece he collects has a story that's worth hearing. The walls are covered in artwork by local artists, concert posters of famous bands who performed locally, and some really fun stuff too, like a drawing by Bono that his friend gave him! Cool Beat has an awesome collection of vinyl. Both new and old and all different genres. The store is super organized and every artist/ record was easy to find. Wayne is always working on getting new music in so always check back in from time to time to find something new. He also sells cds, 45s, posters, and other retro Buffalo/ music related items. His store seriously has a great collection and his prices are extremely fair in comparison to other record stores in the area. He also has a stamp card to get $5 off when you spend $50. All in all, Cool Beat is hands down the best place to come if you truly appreciate music and want to support local business.

I was very happy with my visit to Gutter Pop Comics. First thing I noticed was the large selection…read moreof comics and graphic novels available. The graphic novel wall was stacked and broken down by genre, which was very helpful while browsing. The man working was super helpful. He wasn't sure they had a comic series I was looking for in stock. He looked it up on the computer and went down to the basement to get me the issue I was looking for. I also enjoyed the zine wall as this allowed me to browse local comic artist creations that you would not usually find. I wish I lived closer to this shop. One of the best comic book shops I've visited.

Love it!! the place pretty clean and organized . They even…read morehelp me look for some Godzilla comics. They got good prices as well. Im going to add this location on my maps.

Love a great book store and this sure is a nice one... clean, well stocked and the staff is very…read morehelpful! Lots and lots of books to choose from.. yes, real, hold in your hand, made of paper books!

This is a new-to-me Barnes & Noble. It's out next to the McKinley mall. It's large and has a lot of…read morepeople in it which is lovely to see. The cooking section is very large and open and easy to navigate. There's a huge Starbucks inside which also has plenty of people sitting in the tables and enjoying the environment. I'm very glad I made a stop here. 3 stars for this large chain. I default chains to 3 stars as they must be A-OK to expand as they have.

Nice large, organized store. They have a lot of records and a lot of gift ideas. They also sold…read morerecord players. We especially enjoyed the $1 record bins at the bottom of all the shelves. A lot of selection. I got a kick out of the two workers that were very loud talking to each other.

Super cool new record shop in the old bank on Payne Ave. lots of great art, music and equipment for…read moresale. Plus be sure to check out the actual "vault" itself which houses the rare and hard to find vinyl. I had a great time digging through the stacks of albums in the bins.