Review Visit: October 5th, 2013 Music. Movies. Games. Debt. Let me preface this by saying that I love what Slackers offers. They have a huge selection of video games and as a gamer, I love that. They also have a wide variety of stuff between movies, cds, anime, posters, figures, and whatever else you could be looking for. Now the negative aspect. What I do not like are their prices. I am thrifty, so when I am shopping used video game stores, one tends to get a general idea/feel for what things should be priced at. Slackers tends to price everything above Market Value. Whether they do it because it is a college town or because it is a bit of a nicer area... it seems to be working for them. I love swinging by when I visit my friends in the area, but I hardly ever purchase anything since I can find it for a lot cheaper where I live. Any who, they really do offer a large selection of everything. I love the fact that most of their SNES-era games have boxes on the shelves. Nostalgia kicks in looking at some old gaming boxes. The games don't come with the boxes, as they are store displays. But still cool to see! I will try and snap a few photos the next time I go and update this post with them. It's a great place to scratch almost any nerdy itch you have, but it does come with a premium price. If you are in the area and are looking for something a bit cheaper on the video game side of things., check out Grumpy Bob's Emporium a few miles away. If you need more of a geek fix (board games, figures, comics), you can pop over to Heroic Adventures. It is literally a 2 minute drive from Slackers. read more

Slackers CDs & Games - Videos & Video Game Rental Near Me - Glen Carbon, Illinois

First time I've been back in literal decades! And man how I missed this store! I just got back into collecting pokemon cards and this slackers HAS IT ALL! I know I haven't really been searching but why do that when the one store you know and love has been a mainstay?! For all your music and gaming and toy needs this and every season, check this store out!!!!! Tell them I sent you! read more

Their cards are amazing for younger kids and very very nice staff sometimes somebody will come with me and the staff will treat us amazing even if you ask multiple questions relating to other sources read more

offered me $35 for 16 complete seasons of South Park. Only offered store credit. this place should do Edwardsville a favor and shut down.

Some of the items you can stumble across here can be overpriced, but what store isn't proud of a few of their items for sale? They have a variety of fun and nerdy items to pick from and the staff is always ready to help! read more

Slackers CDs & Games - Front of store - Videos & Video Game Rental Near Me - Glen Carbon, Illinois

The video game selection is pretty good, but most are overpriced. Some deals are there, though don't be surprised if cartridges come with those horrible rental stickers on them. They also had an interesting assortment of game accessories. In particular, they had a variety of fighting sticks for older and more recent systems. read more

I have visited Slackers often and had really good experiences, they have a decent selection of vintage comics that I love. It is amazing how one interaction can skew your viewing of a place, it may not be fair but its worth noting. I went into the store on April 24, 2015 to pick up some comic bags to fit my collection of vintage 60's comics. I grabbed a package and went to the front and asked "will these bags fit 60's comics you think"? I got a very snarky reply from an employee who's name I did not get, which in hindsight I wish I did, who replied "Well the package says golden era so that makes sense", as he then quickly walked away. It was condescending and rude. Overall this place is good save for a few choice interactions, most of the employees are nothing but nice and helpful. read more

Why are you selling new things for twice the price you can get it at Walmart or on line. Band of brothers new on blue ray 79.99 online 37.49. Also they have movies and tv shows the same price or more then you can get online read more

Some decent prices but the staff is mediocre; not unfriendly but not very competent, either.

Better than Wal-mart or Best Buy for games and music.

They're fine. They generally price everything based on what it's selling for online. If not it's because they just haven't updated it yet. I get that people are saying they have high prices, but to think that a small chain could compete with a massive chain like Wal-Mart or online retailers like Amazon is idiotic and ignorant. That thought process is pretty much what kills local businesses like that. But please keep at it. read more

Terrible customer service! Bought a new item and discovered it was defective. Not only would they not accept a return (citing a policy that applies to used items only), they suggested it was our fault that it was broken. No help whatsoever and completely unconcerned that we were out the money. Do not recommend buying from them! read more

Super friendly staff! They are great by not saying hi at all when you enter the store, just staring at you like you're an inconvenience. Then when you stand at the counter for ten minutes, I guess they expect you to jump the counter to purchase anything. I'll take my $100 elsewhere. Thanks Slackers! read more