Great selection of records here! We even found some movies we like. This charming record store has…read morea huge selection of records and casettes. The front section had an entire gift section too. We were walking around Boise and stumbled upon this. I am not a huge vinyl user, so this is coming from someone with little knowledge on this, but from what I browsed I got excited. The back has some beautiful posters to look through. I almost bought one of their t-shirts I liked the design so much. Prices seemed reasonable here. I didn't interact with anyone who worked here, but they seemed available to ask questions to.

I travel the country seeking out record stores wherever I go, and I got an overwhelming amount of…read morerecommendations to visit The Record Exchange. Honestly, I was wildly underwhelmed after how much it was hyped up. It reminds me a bit of Zia Records in Phoenix, but a version that has kind of lost the plot. Their record selection was much smaller than I was expecting, as the knick knacks and gifts have all but swallowed the store. I understand in this market, to survive you gotta sell socks...but the sheer overwhelming amount of tchotchkes prattling to Swifties and pop culture made the shop seem incredibly dorky and visually overwhelming. It felt more like a tourist spot than an actual record store and was not very relaxing to browse in. Not to mention how pricey the tchotchkes and such are. $8 for a sticker? No thanks. Their t-shirts have a premium as well, at least $5-10 more than other local record stores. The record selection was...okay. They had some cool stuff as far as reissues but the markup was high. (Which I understand because distributers already charge a premium). The used records were alright, I found some cheap gems in the $2-5 range that were in the VG+ range. But it was nowhere near what I expected. I still supported them, but I doubt this would be a return spot for me since I'm spoiled by Zia and Amoeba. I love what they provide for the community, but it's probably not the spot for more serious record collectors who want to browse without a bunch of kids yelling next to them.

This is actually inside the Avalon Antiques shop…read more The owner has a table where he inspects the records by hand for scratches and other flaws. He cleans up the records and puts them in a plastic record bag with pricing on the outside. Everything on the top of the table is guarenteed to play and are all the cleaned records. Everything is sorted by genre and are in alphabetical order making things easier to find. All of the bottom "bargain bins" are $2 or less and aren't inspected but of the few I've gotten from these bins work just fine. You could spend over an hour in here looking and still find something new. I highly recommend coming here and looking for old records.

From the owner: We are located in Caldwell inside Avalon Antique Mall Are…read moremission is to make shopping for music as much fun as listening to it! Our Inventory is Organized and features a friendly, knowledgeable staff.

We always hit this store when we're in town. They have a little of everything, and all for good…read moreprices. I've collected lots of Nancy Drew books and horror books from this location, and I look forward to buying more!

EXTREMELY disappointed! This my first 1 star review, I've left 5 on everything else. Please read…read morewhy I believe them to be unethical. When they "buy" books from you, they give less than 10 cents for most of them. Then they throw away tons of books and CDs that they just bought from you without telling you. Only a small portion actually makes it to the shelf. Why don't they just tell the customers they won't buy them? Why would I want my things to be thrown away rather than go to a little free library to be read??? This seems like false advertising for a business that advertises being eco friendly and "saving" books. I loved them before I found this out and now I feel disturbed that they hide this from customers.

Top notch service and the selection has always been rad as it constantly rotates…read more Owner is an amazing human and knows his stuff. He's also helped me find some esoteric stuff I have been looking for and even shipped to me after I moved. 12/10 would recommend.

Really strange experience…read more I brought some records in, the owner looked at what I had and made me an offer that I felt was far too low. No big deal, I declined. He shook my hand, thanked me for my time, and I left thinking we had a perfectly normal, cordial interaction. Afterward, the owner went online and wrote a nasty review about me, including calling me a liar. It was honestly jarring and incredibly unprofessional. If someone has an issue with me, I would much rather they address it directly than wait until afterward and attack my character online. The whole thing felt bizarre, unnecessarily hostile, and frankly a little creepy.

Not a local book shop feel but staff is friendly and helpful in finding product. Don't have the…read morebook you want? Have no fear they can probably order it! Coffee? Check, pit stop at the Starbucks located in the center of the store. Line to check out can be long at times but what can you do but read while you wait? Good rewards member program to boot. P.S. Did someone say Lego's? They have some awesome sets to pick from!

I'm giving stars for the people working because they're delightful! but my god. I don't want to…read moresound horrendous for this but the homeless man allowed to just hang out there with his dirty cups and shoes off is so gross. it's got to be a sanitary issue. he's reading all the books and PICKING AT HIS FEET. WHAT!?! How is this acceptable?! I'm never touching a book there again. I get its warm outside, but set some boundaries for the love of god.