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May 2023 by D F.
Disgusting place. The moment you walk in, you are instantly hit with an ungodly smell. The place totally reeks. I'm by no means a germaphobe, but I felt an overwhelming need to bathe in bleach after being in there for a few minutes. I've poked around in there many times over the past several years and have left empty handed nearly every time. I'm finally giving up on this place. It has been in sharp decline since I first came here in maybe 2013 or so. Half of the store has been closed off for the last few years. There used to be rats (swear to god) that would chew on records. On more than one occasion I've heard them around. I remember back in 2017 or so, I stumbled into an old kombucha in the back that the store owner was "brewing." Yeah, it looked like a damn witch's cauldron and was infested with flies. Absolutely filthy place and the owner is a dirty dude who clearly doesn't bathe. I'm willing to put up with the disgustingness of the joint if the records were worthwhile, but they suck too. Nothing but junk in this place. Don't waste your time. I'm actually shocked to see any positive reviews at all. This is definitely an awful store. Hope it closes soon.
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April 2023 by Jeremiah Crotts
I went on April 22 for the Record Store Day to attempt to find the Folklore long pond studio a vinyl by taylor swift. i was searching in the green bin with all the other record store day items, where he told us to search, knowing he didn’t have any and told us to search anyways. there were vinyls kicked up in a box that i though we could search through because it was open and i saw other people going through them as well. he told us to go check anywhere there so i thought it was okay. so i went to look through it and then he comes over and yells really loud at us, being ruder than the devil, being so disrespectful and then kicking us out. truly terrible service and i would not want to give him any service. if he didn’t want people going through the boxes then he shouldn’t have them out for people to look though, or set up a sign or write a box. he should not treat his paying customers like that.
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April 2023 by Google user
I went on April 22 for the Record Store Day to attempt to find the Folklore long pond studio a vinyl by taylor swift. i was searching in the green bin with all the other record store day items, where he told us to search, knowing he didn’t have any and told us to search anyways. there were vinyls kicked up in a box that i though we could search through because it was open and i saw other people going through them as well. he told us to go check anywhere there so i thought it was okay. so i went to look through it and then he comes over and yells really loud at us, being ruder than the devil, being so disrespectful and then kicking us out. truly terrible service and i would not want to give him any service. if he didn’t want people going through the boxes then he shouldn’t have them out for people to look though, or set up a sign or write a box. he should not treat his paying customers like that.
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February 2023 by Raquel C
good variety of vinyls, friendly guy at the register, and saw a really beautiful cat! will definitely come back!
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December 2022 by James Pete
First off, the store smelled of rotten eggs. Second, there were buckets placed all over the store to catch dripping water from the ceiling. I didn't stay long but the few bins I flipped through, the records were way overpriced for the condition they were in. Also, the owner is very rude and has an extremely dry sense of humor which made the entire experience super awkward. I would definitely recommend shopping somewhere else for your vinyl needs.
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October 2022 by Hillel Abrams
Don't recommend selling any of your LPs here. Most of the other area record shops will tell you what they are looking for and more importantly, what they are not. Not Record Krate - just bring it all in and I'll take a look at it. Thanks a lot. Works real well for RK since you are the one doing the hauling there and hauling back. The prices we got were much less than what we received elsewhere as we split the collection up before making the rounds. RK has no problem wasting your efforts and paying very little for your property. You can do better; much better.
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August 2022 by Randi Jenkins
Adam is very knowledgeable about his inventory and he values giving the customers a good experience. He doesn’t cater to the mass-produced-dime-a-dozen clientele. Picked up some artists I’ve never heard of! Excited to stop back by Record Krate the next time I’m town.
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July 2022 by Randi Poirier
Adam is very knowledgeable about his inventory and he values giving the customers a good experience. He doesn’t cater to the mass-produced-dime-a-dozen clientele. Picked up some artists I’ve never heard of! Excited to stop back by Record Krate the next time I’m town.
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July 2022 by Allen Plott
For those giving him a hard time about his mask and person limit, understand it's for your protection and his. I don't mind it at all and it actually helps me feel at ease. I can krate dig as long as I like and I don't have to worry about being in a confined space for too long. I mostly visit the Wake Forest location as it is the closest for me. But whether you go to the Wake Forest location or Raleigh location, it's always a great experience. He has a great vinyl selection to choose from and he also has other types of media like CD's and cassettes. I love to go krate dig and chat with Adam! He also does online sales as well and I have been very satisfied with those as well!
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July 2022 by Zaza Pachulia
Great selection but a horrible owner who acted like he did not want us in the store or giving him business. Extremely rude. I thought a store was there for consumers, not here though.
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June 2022 by Robert Doelker
A completely Rude and arrogant j*** wearing a mask greeted us. I had a handful of CDs i wanted to buy. But after meeting this lazy j*** who didn’t even get up off his chair to be rude. We left. Can’t see how they stay in business. I assume he was the owner because if I had an employee like that he would be fired on the spot. DONT WASTE Your TIME here!
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June 2022 by Robert D.
Mask nuts! Rude as can be. Hope they go out of business. The Wake Forest location is worse.
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June 2022 by Carolyn Savino
My first time in, and I walked in without a mask. The owner asked that I put a mask on which I had no problem doing - his shop, his rules. Great selection of vinyl, and a cute shop cat, named Nico. Left with 3 records. Will be back.
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June 2022 by Dan B
Awesome store. Good prices, and fun to dig for records.
