A Newark, Delaware institution for over 40 years. I cannot sing the praises of Captain Blue Hen…read moreComics enough. From the moment you step through the door, you're enveloped in a world of wonder and excitement. The selection of comics is unparalleled, with shelves stocked full of both classic favorites and the latest releases. Whether you're a seasoned comic aficionado or just dipping your toes into the world of graphic novels, the staff here are incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and always eager to recommend new titles or offer insights into your favorite characters and storylines. Shop here confidently.

Captain Blue Hen loves comics and the community! Great events and friendly atmosphere.read more

John and Bruce are fantastic! I recently got into sports cards and they are a wealth of knowledge…read morethat has helped me tremendously. They also have a wide selection to choose from. If you are driving though or even on I95... get off the 273 exit and you are there. You will not be disappointed!! Great guys and a great selection.

This store is awesome with great customer service and the best selection of cards and product.read more

Love SZC!!! Have been a customer of safari zone collectibles for 3 years now and am happy to call…read moremyself a savage. The owners are awesome and always looking out for their loyal customers! Also supportive of their local players. Love them.

New Castle DE is very fortunate to have a selection of really great record shops (Goodboy Vinyl,…read moreJupiter Records and Squeezebox to name a few) and Rainbow Records is no exception. Here's the breakdown ATMOSPHERE & MISC: 5 out of 5 - Ample parking in the new location. New digs are clean, well lit, easy to get around given the relatively small overall space. Cool posters and wall art. Records are well organized and tidy. Always cool music being played. Restroom is accessible for longer deeper bin diving sessions. When weather is nice, can move some of their selection outdoors which is always nice as well. SELECTION: 4 out of 5 - This is a pretty small to average sized store so dont expect them to have some completely all-encompassing selection of obscure or super rare nitsch stuff like Amoeba or a Tower records or something, there's just only so much space in store and they gotta sell stuff. Fortunately, it's located in a college town so they're clientele is typically hip enough that they're able to stock plenty of high quality stuff. Bread and butter is definitely alt rock, hip hop and used rock and jazz but there's all sorts of goodies if you go looking for a little while (I usually find some great world music every time I go though it's not a large section). I'm guessing most people won't have trouble finding some good deals there, but clearly those looking for ultra rare stuff may be better off looking elsewhere. That being said, if you talk to the staff there and tell them what u want or are looking for, they'll more than happily order you anything that's available online and I've taken them up on this on numerous occasions and they've shipped to my house for a very good rate. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: 5 out of 5 - Being that records have competition these days, it's incumbent on a record store sometimes to need to fill a greater role in the community just to stay around. Rainbow is always organizing events, sales, and live music and Dj shows for all sorts of charitable local events. They're social media is updated every day with the latest releases and the owners like I said are very accessible with requests for records or whatever. They have a great Facebook community and "what's on your turntable group" as well as a Record Club you can sign up for via email that sends out all sorts of cool, rare, new releases and every month for a very fair price. They support and work together with all sorts of other record stores in the community and local artist merch and music is always in stock and easy to find. This is a store you want to support people! CUSTOMER SERVICE: 6 out of 5 - Saving the best for last. Todd and Melissa are simply put some of the nicest, hardest working and accommodating people you'll find anywhere. I've been shopping here for a while and I'm always impressed with the lengths they're willing to go to make the experience of buying records a more enjoyable one. We've all had at least one lousy experience with a snobby, less than helpful record store owner in our life, and while I can't recall very many if any at all in Delaware, Rainbow really does excel at not only being extremely helpful, but making you really feel a part of the family as soon as you step in the door. As I've alluded to above, they'll order anything you're looking for and won't charge anything additional at all really for it. Since COVID hit, theyve worn masks all day I've been there, and provide gloves and hand sanitizer and regularly disinfect they're surfaces. Besides all this, I've also either heard of or personally been involved in some instances of customer service and kindness on behalf of the staff that are really special. I happen to know that on at least one occasion, when the mail was really backed up early on during COVID, Todd drove records to a customer's house about 30 miles out of the way just to get it to them on time. Another time, i was playing a show down the street from rainbow and our guitarist broke a string and didn't have another set and I texted Melissa who was down the street and she showed up with another one within like 10 minutes. This just serves to illustrate the character of the people behind the scenes at this place. As I said above, these are the kind of small business owners it's an absolute honor to have in my community and a joy to support! Theyre everything a small business should be really (familial, accommodating, active in the community). If this was the worst record store in the world, I'd honesty keep coming back because they're such quality people. FINAL VERDICT: 5 out of 5 - The owners of Rainbow Records clearly are driven by a passion for music and strengthening their community however they're able, so if you want to start loving records or love them already, I can't think of anywhere better to recommend stopping into! ***UPDATE*** 30 minutes later: I still love Rainbow Records !!!!!

You guys are gross I literally went to high-school with surenur and she was bullied relentlessly by…read morethe same disgusting hypocrite harassers who lobbied for her removal you guys ruined the entire music scene. You let online bullies and threats of disruption by people who have bullied Surenur Ozturk with xenophobic slurs, body shaming, burning of her clothes and property, physical assault, awful rumors dictate whether she gets to play the worst part of it all is that she has went to the police multiple times about the same girls who have a documented history of harassing her. She has went to the police multiple times and made repkrts and you guys remover her from her first ever live music performance because of awful girls. Very corporate run and you guys obviously dont care about protecting young vulnerable talent

I have been going here for over 19 months & these two combined spaces are amazing!! So many…read morecollectibles & so many wonderful finds. The owner is super kind & knows so much about the history of all the items he sells! Picked up some cd's yesterday. Thank you so very much! Great prices.

The old man who owns this store exploded on me for looking through a box of comics in an isle way…read more Getting nose to nose with me, he used foul language with women and children in his store. He should be ashamed of his behavior and of the disgusting condition of his store. Again I was simply looking through his back issues and was going to purchase some very expensive books. My recommendation is to keep your distance as this man has clearly lost his marbles.

The UD Merch Mecca at more affordable prices than the Barnes & Noble "official" store…read more I've shopped here in person countless times, and also have placed online orders to ship home. The customer service is unmatched! Friendly, helpful and you never have a problem finding someone to ask a question. Besides all the great UD merch, they have so many stationary, houseware and school supply items when your Blue Hen needs something fast & close by. I love this place. Visit every single time we come to UD!

5 & 10. It's tradition. Great selection. Great prices. Great fun. Let's go Blue Hens!read more

First time visiting this store.. the owner was fantastic in helping me getting into train hobby…read more Disabled vet here . done many crossword puzzles .regular puzzles. 10 to 15 paint by numbers.. revamped shed , just to stay busy here. Outside visit my wife in nursing home..too much boob tube (tv).. I can recite practically every line in many episodes of Chicago fire. Chicago med. Chicago P.D. LAW AND ORDER SVU. NCIS ETC ETC . that's bad lololol.. now I am going to take my time making a train platform. Every train scenery is small towns. Open country.. Christmas.. I am going to do something different. I also built enough naval ships. Entire collection would ensemble 2 carrier battlegroups. Carrier. 3 cruisers.5 Burke class dog's. 2 fast attacks, 1 ssbn.(2) battlegroups like that. Built (1) amphibious battlegroup consisting (3) helo carriers. Of the 3 I altered 1 to nothing but vstol. Fighters.. 2 new York class amphibious MEU TRANSPORT. 3 OLD LST. (3) AEO Detroit class support ships. 3 Burke class ddg's. 5 uss perry FFG frigates. Another (3) fast attack Virginia class subs (1) Ohio class boomer.. when I spread all models on blue carpet on front lawn. If it was real.. see that on the horizon on any coast.. ooohh boy.. all heck from USA AT OUR FRONT DOOR.. IF IT WAS REAL SHIPS. I AM BORED . Between visiting my wife. Spine surgery recovery. ETC etc. I needed an outlet.. now just trains fits the bill helping me..

They definitely have a large selection of stuff! It's a cross between an Ollies and a bin store.read more

Good people and good selection of goods. I recommend stopping and exploring what they have.read more