The Service Is Amazing The Selection Is Great…read moreAnd The Value Was Excellent My favorite Record Store Currently! Can't Find Any Pictures But That's Okay!

Hostile toward the disabled. I brought my special needs daughter in with me to browse the records,…read moreand she signaled an urgent need to use the bathroom. The smug employee denied her access with a smirk on his face the entire time, despite her obvious predicament as she clutched at herself. It turns out that the state statute that would have required them granting access has been repealed, but I am accustomed to Bloomington businesses conducting themselves ethically and extending consideration to vulnerable members of the community, so it caught me off-guard to see someone evidently delight in my child's discomfort. It was the fine banal tradition of someone just doing their job with no hint of compassion or sympathy. It's a true shame, because we've had such a fantastic experience with the owners in the past, which is another reason why this callous indifference by their employee caught us totally off guard. We barely made it across the street but would have had to cancel our outing had we not, and these are few and far between for us.

The Selection Of Movies Was Jam Packed! The Service Was Good…read moreAnd The Value Was Great And Cheap 10/10 If You Want To Buy Some Movies That Is Not Goodwill, I Recommend This Place!

Great store with lots of selection. They have some cool vintage items and lots of older books. The…read moredeals are great and you can get most items for $4 or less in my experience. Also, they do lots of incredible sales!

This store is in our family buying history. There is the wonderful scent of paper dust. It's…read morecurated books broken down by genre. There are art books, foreign language books, references, sci fi, mystery, romance, kids books, and more. It's not necessarily cheap, but the selection is eclectic. Their discount books bring me in, too, but I inevitably leave with a stack. My father did this. I inherited volumes from him, and added to it, refining the collection along the way. It's plainly stunning to see the variety of content available here. This store is a magnet for the mind. As I mentioned in my prior review, it's not as large as Powell's in Portland, or has the karma of City Lights in San Francisco, but in a way, it's close the same magnetism you feel in a really good used bookstore. Plan to spend time, and go oomph when you carry the stack when you leave. It's a dangerous place, with dangerous ideas. Go there.

I have been a customer of Caveat Emptor for many decades. At one point the owners were sub-par,…read moredidn't seem to get what owning a used bookstore was about. But the current owners have things back on track and it's just a great place to visit. I always find something to buy.

This gem is well-organized for the best browsing. The staff is mostly volunteers who know and love…read morebooks. It serves the good purpose of supporting library programs. The prices put owning books in everyone's reach.

This is seriously the best bookstore in Bloomington. Nearly new books for amazing used prices!…read moreCharming staff! All sales benefit the Monroe County Public Library.

A red sea of clothing and virtually no books (yes, I know that part is on the 4th floor). It's…read moreorder on line & pick up when it's available. Otherwise, it's a typical, well stocked university logo clothing & swag shop. Not very busy on a Sunday afternoon.

My evaluation of this bookstore is only as a visitor to campus and not as a student, which puts me…read morein a different category as someone who was only visiting Bloomington to celebrate a graduation. So, I obviously cannot offer an assessment regarding textbooks and wasn't looking for regular books per se, but I can advise re: Indiana University memorabilia, clothing and other items. The selection of these particular items was, in my opinion, better than what's available at most college and university bookstores. I bought a long-sleeved IU shirt and a notebook. These items were priced reasonably, and shopping here was a good experience.

The Indiana University Memoria Union is a pretty impressive place, both architecturally and in its…read moreelegance. If I were a student here, this is one place I would hang out to study, meeting with friends, and put my parents up at their hotel. I wandered the building for quite a while before I found the bookstore. University bookstores have evolved into more of an emporium for branded merchandise, which this store has in abundance. There's also a nice selection of books, some stationary supplies, and a space selling tech-related equipment. There's even an architecturally impressive multiple story open room that's also a nice study space. I picked up a calculator (yes I'm old school) and a few tchotchkes, and I was on my way, perhaps too soon.

Such a wonderful place! They offer top notch books, events, food/drinks and fun little gifts…read more Staff are super nice and knowledgeable. Make sure to check out the calendar of events!

I'm a fan. Wish I lived closer. There's a great cafe with plenty of room to work and read. The…read moredrink I had was good too! I had a blackberry matcha. There's quite a section of books and many gifts too. I will be back the next time I'm in Bloomington!