HMV

Do people even buy CD’s or DVD’s anymore? Well if you’re one of those people that do, then HMW is the spot! They got a lot of variety of local and foreign CD’s, DVD’s, and even vinyl records. The prices of everything depending on what you buy is pretty much the same as they are anywhere else. Although, some of the vinyls that I saw, like some old school Jacky Cheung or something, they were more pricey than some of the less popular stuff. But that’s to be expected, I guess.

Loving their new idea of putting eat, music and lifestyle all together at one place, enjoyed the atmosphere very much, esp the interior design with a very strong sense of industrial rawness. The eatery on the 4/​F was the most excited part for me to visit, the staff are very nice but not attentive enough — well as it is newly opened I am sure they will get better afterwards. The truffle fries are ok, and the flat bread is a little bit too spicy for my likings. if you love spicy pizzas bet you will love that. The menu is not big at all and alcohols are not available during my visit. Hope to try again soon and see what happens.

The good old days when you can buy records and cds are still here. The selection is not as vast and lots of space has been devoted to retail and a restaurant on the top floor. But still a nice place to visit and reminisce on how record store used to be.: p

Before iPods and torrenting everything was a thing, HMV was the place to be for all your music, TV show and movie needs. I bought my very first album (Avril Lavigne, if you’re interested to know) there, and all my subsequent albums after that at HMV. I find that they are a little expensive, but HMV was always my go-​to because well, I was thirteen then and didn’t know any better. The place was like an entertainment haven and everything was so magically organized. I’ve bought movie DVDs there too — they used to, and still do pretty good sales around Christmas and Chinese New Year on selected movies.
Now, HMV has kind of become an empty nest of sorts — most people just don’t buy music or movies anymore. Who needs to, when the Internet is at your fingertips?
But HMV is so much more than just CDs and DVDs. The thing HMV does best, in my opinion, is books. Yes, you heard that right. There’s a small book section in every HMV, and I don’t know if the manager just wants to get rid of all their books, but the books there are sold at some pretty ridiculous prices. A lot of books are $ 49 or $ 79, or two for $ 99. Forget going to Page One and Dymocks! The downside though is that most of the books at HMV are very mainstream books — basically whatever’s doing well with the teenagers or whatever’s being made into a movie — so you’ll see a lot of Nicholas Sparks, Sophie Kinsella, Hunger Games, Divergent etc. If you’re looking for say, a classic, you probably won’t be able to find it here. They do sell a number of autobiographies and biographies, but from what I’ve seen they’re more expensive than the fiction books. Besides books, HMV is a great place to buy earphones too because they have a pretty extensive selection — you’ll be sure to find what you need. The prices can range from a mere $ 49 to close to a thousand, depending if you don’t care much for sound quality as long as it does the job, or if you’re a self-​proclaimed audiophile!
Overall, HMV is a good place to buy albums and DVDs because they have such a large variety, though they may be a little more expensive than other places. It however is a wonderful place to buy earphones and especially books (they don’t have as large a variety as they do CDs and DVDs, but if you can find what you want I guarantee it’ll be cheaper than at other bookstores!)