HMV

HMV in town is pretty much a monopoly now which is kind of unfortunate. Back in the days where I actually had disposable income and I enjoyed acquired Cds and DVDs, I preferred Virgin/​Zavvi being close by to provide a potential alternative!
I do praise this HMV though. It has an excellent selection of Cds, DVDs and games ranging over 3 floors, with a wide range of music related accessories like t shirts, posters etc. In recent years the store has also increased its range of electronic items for sale and its music accessories!
Staff here are friendly and have ordered in obscure comedy DVDs for me on a number of times when the usually impeccable fellows at Amazon fail me. Unfortunately the store is frequently jam-​packed with people, most of whom are merely browsing which makes me fear for the future of such stores on a long term basis. I must say my concern is a little bit hypocritical: I am the biggest downloader around! *
*To all copyright lawyers out there I do mean I download off reputable music and DVD download websites. Ahem.