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November 2023 by Michael G.
Zero Stars. The owner is an absolute PRICK! I walked in the door around 4pm on a Tuesday and said "Hi, how are you? Are you closing soon?'" Because I didn't know his hours and I was being courteous. He could have given a shit. He looked at me like I was crazy. Later he was cleaning record I was interested in and I said "How much is this record?" and he said "it'll take me 30 mins to price this." I said okay and moved away from the counter. He then blurted out "$20 bucks." I just said "Is that your best price?" He said "How about $25?" Then gave me shit about negotiating. I would have paid the $20 but his condescending attitude and blatant disregard for ANY human civility caused me to not buy the record for $20 (and would have if he wasn't a DICK) and also leave 2 records I was going to buy on the counter. I told him "It's not that you didn't negotiate with me, it's your right not to, it's your horrible attitude towards me that will cause you to lose this sale." He didn't care and my buddy bought a few overpriced CDs and we left. I even said "Take care, take it easy." When I left. He just grumbled some snide remark as I walked out. Just know before you walk in that this guy is a miserable sack of shit and you'll be okay and he'll make a sale.
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November 2023 by Charles Thompson
Fantastic selection of jazz records with fair prices.
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October 2023 by James B.
I was visiting town for five days and hitting local record shops was one of my biggest goals. I hit up three, this being the first. I'm glad I didn't read the reviews first. The guy has some decent stuff, but prices are all over the place. He had one record priced $30 that I'm guessing he put that price on 20 years ago and it's been sitting there ever since. I looked it up online and it was $10 in mint condition, so I was going to see if I could offer him $15. I asked very politely if he was open to any kind of negotiation around prices and his response was, I'm paraphrasing, "I priced things what I think they're worth. Why would I accept less than what I think they're worth?" So I didn't get that record. I did however buy a Madonna CD for $7.99 which is actually a 24k gold Japanese import release with a rough estimated value of $250, so karma's a bitch.
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July 2023 by David Cutter
Selection of desirable used records could be much better.
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May 2023 by Mary M.
Wish I'd looked at the reviews before stopping in today. I was looking to donate a handful of my grandpa's records. He was a pretty famous DJ back in the 50s/60s. Didn't want to sell them, was just hoping to get them to people who might appreciate them more than I could. Any store has the right to say "no thank you, these aren't for me" but before I could explain where they came from or their history, the owner cut me off, mocked me, and rounded it all off by insulting me for wanting to donate them in the first place. Breathtakingly rude. I've never left a bad review in my life. I want independent stores to survive. But if you go in here looking for customer service or just base level human decency, Godspeed.
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May 2023 by Triple J.
Known the owner for over 35 years. Biggest record store owner j*** you will ever meet. If you think I'm kidding, go for yourself. Miserable and quite frankly, never got his a** whooped as a kid, with no people skills. Hope his shop burns to the ground sometime very soon. I wouldn't piss on the owner named Steve, if he was on fire. One of those guys who makes you feel uncomfortable with his rude behavior. A real turkey. Don't waste your time.
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January 2023 by Sabrina
Good selection, but nothing remotely new, which is fine but wouldn't be the place to go if you're looking for anything after the 90's.
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January 2023 by James Hallgring
A little pricey, but fun place to shop.
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October 2022 by Jim Coningford
Stopped by here since I was attending an event in the area. Round Again had a vast array of media: CDs, albums, DVDs, etc. And just about every genre you can imagine. A large feat from a small store. The owner let's everyone roam about without hovering over them, yet is available for questions at a moments notice. Service you just can't get at large superstores.The prices are comparable if not lower than similar stores.
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October 2022 by Paul A.
Good service nice TVs for the game the cobb salad was not tasty at all
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October 2022 by Aden
Owner is the most self-important individual I’ve met in this state and will antagonize anyone who isn’t stuck in the ‘70s with him.
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September 2022 by Jason Pytka
Never again. Owner agreed to sell me an album. I showed up during posted business hours to complete the transaction. Store was closed. Next day they were open, I contacted the owner and was told he sold the record to someone else, even after we had an oral contract to sell to me. Had the store been open as scheduled when I went, the deal would have been completed. Owner did not offer any recompense or even an apology for either being closed during business hours OR for selling the item out from under me. I will NEVER give him another chance to earn my business because of his sleazy business practices. There are plenty of better record stores in Providence with friendly, ethical owners like Music Research Library or Olympic Records (just down the street from this place). I recommend taking your business to them instead...I certainly will be doing so!
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August 2022 by Paul D.
This guy was a j*** 30 years ago and is still a j*** today. If you hate your customers, just go sell records online.
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July 2022 by Richard C.
Went in to look around with my girlfriend and the man behind the counter didn't greet us, just looked at us, shook his head and sighed. While going through records, made a comment of the t-shirt I was wearing and again sighed and shook his head. Immediately left for feeling like we were a burden for being in the store. Miserable workers who drive away customers trying to support local small businesses. Will never come here again. Wish I could give it a half star review.
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June 2022 by Paul S.
This place is just a rude, obnoxious, creepy guy in a dusty room full of moldy crap. Really. The guy is a total dick and smells like pee. Not so sure what he's so smug about. STAY AWAY
