HMV

Can get nearly everything you want in this store. you have to search for what you want though as its quite big. HMV defiantly needs more staff on shop floor though to help their customers to find what they need.

I pop in here to order my jazz-​fusion DVDs by artists that most people have never heard of, including the staff (LOL).
However (brace yourself) what’s this wait-​for-​ages-​load-​of-​pants-​idea while an assistant disappears upstairs for an eternity to find one’s ordered item???
20 minutes is the longest I’ve waited so far why can’t they just keep customer orders behind the counter? It’s such an inefficient system.
Anyway, it’s not a bad store although a few of the staff need to be sent to Charm School.
As mentioned below, there are indeed some bargains to be had at HMV even in this age of Amazon etc.
I hope this store survives this difficult time as it’s well-​stocked with a wide range of products.

Don’t know what’s going on with HMV but everything has become so cheap. Finding rare box sets and movies i haven’t see in years. Right on the high street, definitely worth popping in.
If you haven’t been in there for a while give it a go. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

HMV is the music and video store that has weathered the financial storm and see competing Virgin close in its wake. HMV has it all the full range of CD, DVD and Books, with some novelty items and t-​shirts. It is the perfect place to get a gift, and I could spend hours here. You’ll always end up purchasing some cheap DVD before exiting the store. With so much entertainment under on roof it can be a struggle to narrow down the choice and can be overwhelming.
When HMV put a sale on it’s time to cash in and buy in bulk, you can get a whole music collection by doing this.
HMV does a good job of keeping music sales on the high street when nowadays people are mostly ordering online.

Besides all the little stores selling a few DVD’s and CD’s there is not a huge store that sells DVD’s, Games, CD’s other than HMV. But this is all that Cardiff needs because HMV has everything you need for your home entertainment. Obviously they have films and music but this store branches out to more departments including gadgets, books and clothing.
If there is ever a sale on at HMV I am there because you can get so many good films at great deals like 2 for £10 or 4 for £20. They have so much music on the ground floor that it stretches all the way to the back of the store. They have all the latest gadgets involving many iPod docks and DVD players as well as some top of the range clothing. They have hats, t-​shirts and jumpers that have that ‘cool’ look. When I last visited I was very pleased with the service my friend and I received from the man at the counter who eventually persuaded us to join the HMV club. He was happy and didn’t mind talking to us. Service like that will always make me return.
HMV is the best store for entertainment in Cardiff. It has everything to choose from at some excellent prices. It can’t be beat!

Much like Game, how HMV is still going is beyond me. The prices for most things are absolutely crazy. I went in to get AD/​BC: A Rock Opera recently. It’s only half an hour long but HMV were charging £18.99. They occasionally have a good deal or two on the go but on the whole it’s very pricey.
They’ve got a great selection, spread out over three floors and in my opinion the best value for money deals are to be found in the books section. They’ve got some really cool books here and I recently bought a Hunter S Thompson anthology and Charlie Brooker’s book for £3 each.
They also have a small selection of musical instruments on the uppermost floor but nothing of great quality. The best thing I could see was an electric guitar with a built in amp which, at £80 caught my eye, even though in all likelihood it’s tosh.
I hardly ever get DVDs, Games or music from here, preferring to save the money and go online. I recently picked up a few films online for £24 that in HMV would have cost me around £70. It really is that pricey.

Following the demise of MVC and the steady downfall of Zavvi, HMV on Queen Street is the only decent place left in Cardiff to find DVD’s, CD’s and games.
With a huge selection on offer your are quite often spoilt for choice when it comes to home entertainment and you will quite often find yourself leaving with a lot more than just what you went in for.
Unlike most home entertainment superstores, this outlet also has a very capable musicians section on the second floor that often goes unnoticed by the masses.
The only downside here is the cost, with many items being quite pricey for the items you’re after. In an age where most shopping of this kind takes place on the internet, you can more often than not find a better deal on Amazon or eBay if you have the patience to wait a couple of days for your goods, but for sheer convenience, this shop wins on all accounts if you happen to be in the capitol.

Sometimes I wonder how it’s possible to have only one store that sells DVDs and CDs in a capital city like Cardiff. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs, if you ask me.
I know I sound like a cranky ol’ lady, but I’ve got to be honest: I really don’t like this store. I shop here because I have no choice — if the desire to watch a film strikes, I have to come to HMV because there’s not much else around.
Every single time I’ve been here, I haven’t found what I wanted. HMV are always out of everything even remotely decent, but somehow have an endless stock of films like «Transformers» and «The Devil Wears Prada». The CDs and DVDs they do have are astronomically priced, unless you manage to secure one for £3 on sale, which I will admit is a pretty good deal.
Their only saving grace is their somewhat meagre selection of books, priced a bit lower than you’d pay in Waterstones (I bought a collection of short stories for £7, when the RRP was £7.99).

We all know what HMV is, and so it would seem it goes without saying. But that is until you’ve witnessed the sheer vastness of this store. It may because I’ve always lived in Cardiff and HMV used to be smaller. Or it may be because it’s four stories high and filled with every DVD and CD that ever existed.
They’ve really expanded out lately, so they also have plenty of board games, t-​shirts, books, video games, mp3 players, mp3 player-​related gadgetry and pointless trinkets.
Since renovating and expanding this store seems to be constantly occupied by a lot of people. And be warned of the queuing area around the cash tills, because they have loads of cheap classic books, and bargain-​bucket CD’s and DVD’s within easy grabbing reach on your way to payment, so that you may end up spending an extra £6 on a Robert Louis Stevenson novel and an Adam Sandler film without realising completely. My tip would be to close your eyes throughout this queue. You may need extra guidance from irate customers, but you will save money in the long run.

Come for the massive amount of choice, leave because of the obscene prices. That’s generally the thoughts on HMV, unfortunately. And, unfortunately, it’s not at all undeserved.
Ever since Fopp and Virgin left the city centre, HMV has been almost the sole purveyor of CDs and DVDs around. Sure, there’s Spiller’s for CDs, but most everything else is done online which is not exactly ideal for impulse buyers or people who need to purchase a gift right now. This monopoly has allowed them to crank prices up to obscene amounts.
There is a silver lining here though; as no one is prepared to buy their preposterously over-​priced wares, HMV has a massive sale approximately once every six hours and these sales are actually quite good value for money. You can collect DVDs and CDs in there for less than you’d pay online, which is quite nice and lets you feel smug for a little bit until you realise you’ve just fuelled that evil, money-​hungry monster and helped validate the insane prices. Then you sigh, cry a little and maybe jump on
to make up for it.

The sad thing is that HMV is one of the only places in town these days where you can buy music, videos ect, and that probably explains why its so expensive. We all know you get this stuff online cheaper but if you want something right away you will have to pay more for it here.
That being said this HMV has 3 floors full of choices and cover lots of different genre’s. I generally find the staff really approachable and helpful and will help you find what your looking for. Everything is still quite crammed though so expect to be bumping into people when its busy.

We are all familiar with HMV I’m sure. What is a little more surprising that this is the only high street store that dedicates itself to Games, DVDS and music in the Centre of Cardiff. Speaking as a true Cynic, this means that the monopoly are very much in their hands and don’t they just know it. Prices here are utterly ridiculous, bordering on robbery in all honestly. I would fully recommend looking everywhere else first if your looking for non ssle items or anything recently released.
One of the probable causes then are their constant sales. I have to admit, their sales a generally really good and can save you a load of money if you can handle waiting a while for the film/​game/​cd you wanted.
Staff are generally always helpful and in good spirits. The shop layout is fairly cramped and as such causes pile ups in certain areas.
HMV do have the odd celebrity signing here too and is worth keeping an eye ou ton their website if you fancy that sort of thing. I met Stereophonic there a few years ago… I say met, they signed a CD whilst distracted by my friends boobs… They are only men after all.
In all seriousness though, if you can wait a few days for deliveries try their website instead. It is a lot cheaper.

The Hmv in cardiff is located in the city centre and can easy be spotted as it is three floors high, first floor has special offers at the front, going into CDs and then games at the back. Even though the game selection is quite small compared to the size of the shop it does hold alot of stock and alot of variety and have bough many games from there, The Cds on the other hand — they never have anything that i want in stock! and all the other CDs are high priced compared to Zavvi etc. The second floor which can be accessed by escalator and lifts hold the Dvds and the third floor has Hooters, the musical instrument store and is good even just to have a look around!

I found the shop over specialised, catering for lighter forms of music Nothing wrong with that of course But you would not go there if you wanted CDs of the Beethoven string quartets !

HMV sells games, clothes, posters, cds, & dvds. Their staff are knowledgable so if you need help remembering the name of that song by your fav band just ask & they’ll surely know, the prices are ok, you can usually find them cheaper them cheaper online but this seems the norm with most things nowadays.

HMV has almost everything you need for that night in. Be it a chick flick to watch with the girls (or your unimpressed other half) or a thriller to intensify the evening.
The shop is laid out over 2 floors and has a very good layout that is easy to navigate.
The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable.

staff helpful!

Good music store selling cds, dvds, games at good prices & efficient knowledgable staff