At 5:50pm I walk in delighted, a store is open around here!! They sell dark sea woohoo i can grab a…read morebutton up for my husband yay present. Sign is out, open sign on. just off my plane ready for some retail therapy. I call out "hello?' After about 3 full minutes the retail clerk shows up. I wait near the door because in Vancouver its bad form to burst into a shop without offering to check your bags (I assume the shoplifters are as bad if not worse here. I'm like "wow! I can't wait to have a quick shop. I'll just set my bags down here" my bags have viable harbour air laptop tags and I'm carrying a, albeit quiet, luxury handbag. Oh and wearing cute new furry moon boots. I was a bit wet from the showers outside. But it would be a very huge stretch to think I was transient/homeless. Regardless of what class or financial situation a person is, I would want my.retail front line representation to treat all visitors with respect and to serve all visitors until the time we close as advertised.. That said, our associate responds to me "Nope I'm going to start cashing out amd cleaning up, come back tomorrow" I look at my phone and say (respectfully) "it's 5:54pm, looks like I've got 5 mins to check it out after all ha-ha!" He's like, "sorry I'm already closed' and grabs the sign and carries it in. So I was totally insulted, tbe way he looked at me and the snobby face he made...I felt..judged? So I respond "you know I have 5 bills on me right now and prob would have spent it !?" (My husband would be late to pick me up so we decided I would wait for him at the local "casino nanaimo" down the street So I being the gambler I am, loaded up on cash before heading to the plane) I guess that offended him as he responds angrily: "if you are going to be like that. Don't you EVER come back" I'm like bewildered, disappointed "???woah man, slow down, really,?" He marches in angrilly fussing with his sign. Bangs the door closed and audibly locks it saying nothing. Wow. All I can say is if you are this stores manager or owner PLEASE reprimand. Your future clientele is NOT in good hands. Check cameras, every word of this is true Wed Oct 30th 5;55pm guy was wearing a blazer and had a big frizz/back-combed hair do.

I live in Victoria but ever since I have discovered Lucid, I've been driving to Nanaimo to do my…read moreshopping, thats how awesome this store is! They carry a diverse selection of clothes, hats, shoes, wallets, bags and bathing suits from brands like Obey, Sitka, Brixton and Tom's. The prices are amazing and I often find great, unique pieces here that I don't find anywhere else. The store itself is super inviting and is a beautiful space, the staff are always helpful and welcoming. Whenever I visit I always feel genuinely welcomed and never feel pressure to buy. They are always really good to their customers, its an absolute pleasure shopping at Lucid, I wish we had more places like this in Victoria!

Every time we got into Sound Heritage its like being greeted by an old friend. Not only is the…read morerecord selection and ambiance amazing, but the customer service is by far the best in town. Want to try out a record before you buy it? They will happily put it on their speakers, and chat with you about it. I would HIGHLY recommend checking them out and you will not be disappointed.

Visited this store yesterday and was greeted by kind people and found a great handful of records…read moreand tapes to take home. They also have a great selection of vintage record + tape players. I will definitely visit again when I'm back in town.

A good selection of new and Second Hand records and CDs and 100% good customer service go check the…read morestore out you will love it.

I had to pick up some DVD's for my mother and didn't want to drive all the way to Richmond…read more Asian Movie Centre has a pretty decent selection for a kiosk business. They don't have a lot of the older movies, but they do have the popular ones. Plus, they have subtitles in their DVD's. $25 for 4, not bad!

Jason is fantastic, and knows his inventory and music history! Plus he's super cool to deal with…read more The store is tiny, but MIGHTY! If you're in Victoria and love vinyl, you owe it to yourself to stop in and see his selections, some of which are quite rare! I picked up two super obscure Pink Floyd variants from him, and if it wasn't for Supreme Echo, I'd have never even known they existed! I did pretty good with the exchange rate, coming from the US - we even made a deal on some 8-track tapes that he just happened to have on hand! Well worth the price and the time spent.

I popped into a handful of record stores in Victoria during my recent New Year's getaway to the…read morecity, and Supreme Echo was the best of the bunch. It's a tiny little place that's packed with a diverse selection--from '80s new wave to jazz, from metal to country classics, from Bowie to Branigan and back again, and pretty much everything in between. I was particularly tickled to find a bunch of Polish pop and garage rock from the '60s and '70s there in the bins, a lot of neat stuff I'd never seen before. The selection is great, the prices fair, and the guys working the shop are friendly and fun to chat with about music. If you're in Victoria and you're into vinyl, it's definitely worth venturing a few blocks north of the downtown core to check this little place out.

Great store with plenty of selection. Very organized. I have been going there for years.read more

From the owner: We are one of the few Vinyl Record Stores that inventories all of our stock for our 2 locations…read more Secret Tips: 1. You can search online at home, in your fav jam jams, in a comfy chair with vinyl spinning in the background. 2. If you see an album that is on everyone's Vinyl Want List, you can buy it online, or choose to pay for it in store and we will put it on hold so no one else gets their Vinyl loving mitts on it! We also offer free store to store product transfers. Come on in and absorb the RETRO vibes of VINYL STORE.

Very disappointing on a few levels. Other reviews compared this place to actual "good" record shops…read moreion Seattle and the NW. I disagree. They seemed to have a great selection of music that most people have never heard of. Good niche but it should be in addition to what is considered mainstream music. The young lady that was working there was a smart aleck which I did not appreciate either. That was my first visit and will be my last!

Curated, organized, community driven…read more Visited twice now and have really started to like this shop. I have mostly interacted with the young woman there who is incredibly knowledgeable about some local and underground music. It is important to note that The Business is not a dusty-crate style record store. Almost all of their vinyl is new or in tremendously good shape. Prices reflect this, but are not unreasonable. Also, this isn't a shop to go hunting for classic rock or bargain bin grails. Their selection is mainly newer artists but with a wide range of genres to be found. Seriously, their bins are bulging with new artists waiting to be heard. They also buy and trade. However, I wouldn't advise bringing in moldy Christmas/Polka/Slim Whitman LPs expecting to leave a penny richer...

I come here when I'm looking for a Chinese movie…read more They have a pretty good selection. For $5, you can pretty much get a movie in Cantonese, English and some other languages. I also love how it's conveniently located right next to my favorite Chinese BBQ place!

This is a rental store that reminds me of what Videomatica used to be. Not that I was even there…read moreto rent vids - I was there to buy. And it's a barrage of amazing titles new and old. Plus they have DVD, Blu-ray and even laserdisc. Counter gent was an old school movie geek like myself and was super fun to chat movies and the like with. I even headed off to the new sales Videomatica store afterwards and since I bought very little, went back to purchase more including a lessor-seen but reasonably priced Atom Egoyan collection of early films. (They covet the greats!) This store has it all in both rentals and sales - both of which are reasonable. LOVE THIS STORE!!!!!

AKA Video Cat. This is effectively the last video rental outlet in the Lower Mainland, but should…read moreendure for years as local leases are stagnant while landlords can't grasp the cool they're sitting on. On-street parking is always available for a quarter, with grocery and liquor store on same block plus quick eats across the street. Browsing with friends is priceless. There is no icebreaker like proposing and then having to defend the potential awesomeness of "Krull" from 1983. Staff are fittingly knowledgeable and casually geek about the films. Price is high. Late charge (over 7 days for regular titles) is just 50¢/day.

Everytime I go in here I find so many more books to read. They have great deals on their books and…read morealso do passport photos. The service is always helpful and friendly. Great location!