Barnes and Noble has vinyl records...who knew?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (188970)
United States
September 28, 2023 4:21pm CST
They only had a few in the store, but the sign said they had thousands available online. It has been a long time since I have been anywhere that sells vinyl outside of a thrift shop.I was pretty shocked to see them especially in a bookstore. I mean I am sure flea markets probably have some too. How long has it been since you have seen vinyl in a regular store?
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Sep 23
Do they? I never even knew they were still in business.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
28 Sep 23
They are...and I know of a couple of large ones...including this one.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
29 Sep 23
@RebeccasFarm One of the big cool ones I used to know of in the Baltimore Inner Harbor area is now closed. I just looked it up. It was in an ol power plant..and the neatest thing ever.
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Sep 23
@snowy22315 Nice. I used to love sitting in the big arm chairs and reading..so long ago now.
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@AmbiePam (97883)
• United States
28 Sep 23
I don't think I go anywhere that would normally have vinyl records. It has been awhile since I have even been to a thrift store. I vaguely remember Borders, which went bankrupt over ten years ago, having a section with vinyl records, but I never looked at that section since I was there for the books.
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@AmbiePam (97883)
• United States
28 Sep 23
@snowy22315 Borders shut down for good over ten years ago. It is a shame.
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@AmbiePam (97883)
• United States
28 Sep 23
@snowy22315 They have done a great job staying relevant.
@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
28 Sep 23
The Borders in this area have all closed, but they are probably around somewhere. I don't remember seeing vinyl there, but then again I wasn't looking for it. A store like Fyes, probably has them though or music stores.
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@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
29 Sep 23
Walmart started selling vinyl records four or five years ago in their book section of the stores.
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@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
29 Sep 23
@snowy22315 I only know because the book section in a Walmart is beside the electronics section where I worked.
We only have two grocery stores in my city. The expensive one and Walmart. We mostly shop at Walmart.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
29 Sep 23
Maybe you should donate them to someone in your will. There are music libraries too that would probably enjoy having them I doubt everything is digital.
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@JudyEv (352665)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Sep 23
@snowy22315 Good idea. Our sons will have first pickings but I'm sure they won't be just tossed.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
29 Sep 23
@JudyEv That's assuming they want them, but I bet your musician son would be interested in some.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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29 Sep 23
Yes, the Barnes and Noble close to me that I love to browse in, has a ton of vinyl. I think they put that section in ours right before the pandemic.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
29 Sep 23
They only had about 4 or 5 albums in the store, but the sign said they have thousands online
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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29 Sep 23
@snowy22315
Oh, ours has a big selection of them. But I do know B&N online does a big vinyl business as well.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
29 Sep 23
I don't have a turntable any more
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@marguicha (226286)
• Chile
28 Sep 23
I haven´t checked anywhere but I have lots of vinyl records here at home.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
28 Sep 23
I don't have any here...I don't think so anyway. I got rid of the turntable I had that played vinyls.
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@marguicha (226286)
• Chile
28 Sep 23
@snowy22315 I still have a very good turntable that was my Dad´s.
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@kaylachan (77472)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Sep 23
The Walmart Supercenter we frequent has them, and I think we were there two weeks ago.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
28 Sep 23
I don't usually go in the entertainment or electronic section of Walmart, and when I do, all I see is phones, TV's,DVD's, video games and computer based electronics,,and or headphones, bluetooth devices etc.
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@kaylachan (77472)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Sep 23
@snowy22315 The way our War-mart is laid out, we don't have much of a choice. Sometimes that's the the only way to get from one end of the store to the other.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
29 Sep 23
I don't remember seeing them either. I was mildly shocked.
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@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Sep 23
I used to practically live in record stores as a teenager and young adult, Now I have not idea what happens out there and if there are any record stores left, I have no record player,
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Sep 23
I did visit a bookstore in Metairie several years ago called Barnes And Noble and I did see any vinyl records for sale.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
28 Sep 23
This was a big two story B and N. They probably aren't all that big.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Sep 23
@snowy22315 The local B and N was a small store.
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@LindaOHio (188022)
• United States
29 Sep 23
I haven't been in a store in years. Vinyl is making such a comeback. Have a good weekend.
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