My friend and I visited two different record stores on two different days. This one was in the…read moreGlebe. Out of the two, this one, Vertigo Records, was my favourite. This store has used records (vinyl for those who weren't around when records were hip the first time), CDs, cassette tapes, posters, and more. The selection of used and new music was decent. I'd say that roughly 70% of the collection is used and in great condition. I could have spent a good hour here, at least. I love browsing and finding albums or music that I don't have. I wanted to return, but I couldn't squeeze it in. It meant that my vacation was pretty good. The variety of genres was terrific. I saw everything from Belinda Carlisle to George Burns. No joke! You can get comedy records here. A mark of a good music store is whether I can find an album that I don't have. I love my music collection, but it's far from being complete. I doubt that it will ever be, which makes my frequenting music store even more worthwhile! I found Depeche Mode's People Are People album on CD. I oddly don't own it. I do now. This CD was going for $6.99. It's pretty good considering that this album came out in 1984 and I had not heard of this band back then. As a side node, Depeche Mode doesn't perform the first track off this album, "People Are People," in concert. I don't know why, as its message back then is relevant today. However, the band plays the last song on the album, "Everything Counts," at all live concerts. It's guaranteed. You can get albums for $1 here. It requires some time and patience to go through bins of hidden gems. Stopping here before I headed home would have been perfect because carefully moving records in a car is ideal. When I travel, I don't buy records. They are so fragile that I'd likely carry them on the plane and care for them like a little baby. There were two staff member at the counter. They were nice. I paid with a debit card. I tapped and was good. I had a bag with me, so I placed the CD in there. I thanked them and happily left with my purchase. I have played this album a few times since returning home and reuniting with my CD player. The CD is in excellent condition. I like this music store. I look forward to hibernating here next time. (263)

Love this place. Anytime I'm in this store (shopping for my husband's collection), they know their…read moreinventory and they know records; newer, older, rare etc. Prices are about what you will find in other record stores and they don't mind you browsing, but they are very helpful, knowledgeable staff. Easy to get to and despite being on a busy street I can always find parking. I also found when I was looking for a couple of records I could call and as long as they weren't really busy they could answer questions about a couple of records I was looking for. But don't deny yourself the pleasure of browsing in this store!

I love a good record store. While in Ottawa, my friend and I were fortunate to visit two record…read morestores. The Record Centre was one of them. Well, my numbering is a bit off. No, it's not that I can't count. It's the fact that The Record Centre has two locations. It's weird. I saw two Canada Post offices across from each other downtown. We have a similar situation here. This Yelp listing is for The Record Centre. Its address is 1099 Wellington Street West. We crossed the street at some stage during our walking tour and discovered The Record Centre Too at 1112 Wellington Street West. There is no listing to the latter because Yelp moderators rejected my friend's listing for the smaller store (ugh!), so you're getting both reviews here. We went into The Record Centre Too first. It's the smaller store out of the two. The name is cute. I couldn't tell you why there are two locations with the same owners. The smaller store had records, CDs, cassettes, and 8-track tapes. I love these media types. Sadly, the selection was slim. I frankly didn't enjoy the smaller store because it was tiny and packed with music enthusiasts. Perhaps if there weren't so many people, I would have enjoyed browsing. This smaller store had a top floor that was for employees only. It was an interesting setup, almost as if half the store was for storage, and it was decided to open the lower floor for music merchandise. The larger store across the street had more records and selection. You will not find CDs, cassettes, or 8-track tapes here, though. You need to cross the street. Imagine if you are looking for a specific media format and you visit the larger store. You ask for help and are told to go to the smaller store across the street, which won't guarantee that you'll find what you're looking for. From a customer perspective, it's not the most convenient and pleasant setup. It is mainly why I lost my enthusiasm looking at new and used music at both locations. It is rare for me to feel this way. I didn't experience a relaxing space for me to browse albums at either location. It's huge for me, as I am the type who can spend hours at a music store. Instead, I wanted to leave both stores as quickly as possible. You can also get record players and other accessories, such as a record adapter for 45 RPM records, at the larger store. I wouldn't know if you can at the smaller store. I'd say no because it was too tiny. I had a better experience at Vertigo Records. One store. Everything in it. Lots of happy album browsing. I'm not sure if I'd return here. If I do, I hope that it's not as crowded. (291)

This listing is for the main store, called "The Record Centre" at 1099 Wellington St West; they…read morehave a smaller supplemental store at 1112 Wellington St West called "The Record Centre Too." Cute name, eh? Anyway, on a recent outing with a friend of mine, we visited both stores. Since the smaller "The Record Centre Too" store didn't have a listing on Yelp, I created one. They are physically different stores on opposite sides of the street. However, the Yelp Moderators merged it with this listing. So some of my posted pictures are of the smaller store. I have indicated so in the photo captions. Both "The Record Store" and "The Record Store Too" are owned by the same folks. I will review both here. The main store is much bigger. It has a good selection of records as well as record players. They have a lot of brand new still sealed records too. No CDs, cassettes or 8 track tapes. If you're looking for these, you need to go to their smaller location. The smaller location has records as well, but less selection. The smaller location has a lot of space that is reserved for employees only. It's like a storage area. The space that's open to the public is very small so it gets very crowded if there's more than 3 customers in the store. It's much more enjoyable to browse at the main location. Street parking only.

Legendary Ottawa record shop with a deep selection of records and other media, great staff, and…read moregreat prices. I always find something cool here!

Turning Point is one of the best music stores if you're looking for a wide selection. They have two…read morefloors of 20,000 titles, including 10,000 LPs on their second floor. They offer music from every genre and strive to sell hard to find music rather than mainstream CDs you could find anywhere in the city. Prices of LPs are generally $4-$6 and CDs range from $4-$11. If you're looking to sell, they claim to be one of the highest buyers of used CDs, records and movies. Turning Point also has a huge selection of DVDs and some VHS all categorized by genre. Their prices are reasonable with DVDs costing about $10 and VHS costing $2. You can sometimes find a rare film here, but their selection is mainly what you'd find in HMV.

This location seems to have as much to offer as the Crosstown Traffic on Bank Street. They may…read moreactually have a larger assortment of rare, exploitation, horror and cult DVDs. Like the other store, they also have records, comics, books, vintage porn, pot paraphernalia and action figures. They pride themselves on being Ottawa's countercultural variety store. In some senses, they deliver because you'd be hard pressed to find all these things in one store. Their movies are also pretty rare and they mainly tailor their book selection for a certain demographic. This place is also not for everyone, but it's definitely worth some people checking out.

Excellent selection, helpful and knowledgeable staff. You can order pretty much anything online…read morethese days, but shops like this are where you can browse and get ideas for gifts. Vinyl selection is wonderful.

I love this Indigo. It's relatively new, as is the entire plaza that it's in…read more They have lots of giftware and fun items in addition to books. They have good sales and staff are friendly. Orleans doesn't really have a big bookstore, so this Indigo is a good addition. Lots of free parking in the plaza parking lot.

Wow, I am not sure if I walked into a book store today, or an art gallery…read more I've driven buy this newly built Indigo over a dozen times, and I finally decided today was the day to check it out. One thing that I noticed when I entered the store is the smaller entrance way. It was a tad tight getting in with a stroller while people were trying to exit. Maybe there is another larger entrance that I did not notice? The store is super bright, and super clean, but kinda sterile. I usually visit Indigo to browse the latest home decor and sale items, so I was a bit thrown off that all their home decor and knick knacks are scattered across the store, but it was tastefully done and I get what they were doing there. For example: where the yoga books and fitness books were displayed, so were the yoga items and water bottles. Another example, the cookbooks were surrounded by kitchen tools and kitchen decor. It was nice to walk around this store and browse, but it was not bookstore vibes. I love grabbing books and browsing through them. I didn't find any chairs in sight besides going over to Starbucks, where I could get comfy and browse through some books. There is also an indigo kids, that looked bright, and fun, but I didn't venture too much into that department. This store is nice, but it's just OK in my books. I am a traditional kinda gal, and I really liked the old school "chapters" vibe of bookstores where they had tables and chairs all throughout the place, and it was more cozy. This is not the kinda of place to meet up with friends and work on projects at, unless you buy a coffee and do so at Starbucks.

Seems legit, big selection, good location. Not sure how necessary it is, but could say the same…read moreabout the record store next door. Had customers so that's a plus. Fingers cross they cut it in the long run. If you need a dvd, go here?

Top movie selection here folks. All the blu-rays you could want including 4K UHD. Prices are…read moreunbeatable and service is beyond good. New or used no scratches. The owner will personally go out of his way to get you what you like and the staff are very knowledgeable. There is even a nice little used CD section.

Trove Fashion is a consignment shop in Hintonburg. I walk by it all the time, but only went in for…read morethe first time with my friend visiting from out of town. I was showing her around the neighbourhood and it was a scorcher of a summer day, so we went in partially for a reprieve from the heat, lol. The space is a bit smaller than I expected from the outside. I found the prices high and the items were mostly just regular clothes. I didn't see any unique pieces. I like consignment shops for unusual pieces, like asymmetric styles, oversized zippers, grommets, origami pleats, etc. I didn't see any at Trove. They do have a mix of luxury brands and more contemporary brands. They had a cute Burberry bag. Staff greet you when you enter, but pretty much leave you alone to browse, which I definitely prefer to salespeople who follow you around asking if you need help, lol. It's not quite my cup of tea, but don't let that deter you from visiting. I always enjoy having more fashion choices in the neighbourhood. Street parking only.

I was fortunate to spend a day checking out stores with a friend in neighbourhoods that I had never…read morefrequented. As luck would have it, we were outside on one of the hotter days that week. As someone who doesn't do well in such conditions for long periods, we often ducked into stores to enjoy their air conditioning while satisfying our shopping curiosity. Trove Fashion was one such business. It was one of two consignment stores that we dropped by. It's located in Hintonburg, a pretty trendy part of the city. I will admit that I don't visit consignment shops often. However, I do enjoy browsing to get style ideas and see what folks have previously loved that may be a valuable wardrobe addition to others. My first thought when I saw the available fitting rooms was how stylish they were. The full-length mirror with beautiful lighting, a side table with accents, and a chair made it feel like you were at home, in your bedroom, trying on items. So classy! The shoe section was pretty decent. There were a few size 11 shoes that looked cool. Looking at these shoes and sandals was almost a premonition to get a new pair of sandals on this trip! As you'd expect with clothing, some items were cool and classy, and others were articles that I would never touch with any pole within arm's length. I liked a cute burnt orange skirt with rounded edges. It had a lot of character. Prices vary, but I find that they run on the higher end at this store. There were a pair of burgundy high heels that were going for $225. To be frank, I don't own a pair of shoes that go into triple digits. It was enjoyable browsing around. The air conditioning was effective. I may need to add air conditioning as a criterion in my summer reviews now... haha (251)

I want to give this review no stars that is how bad this place is. I have been to many comic book…read morestores in general and have had no problems ,but this place is a joke. Staff are rude and horrendous to customers they will accuse you of stealing and start yelling at you to leave. They will threaten to call police on you when they have no proof and ban you from coming in the store.What makes it even worse is they have no security cameras to prove you did anything or stole anything which is totally bullshit. If I am accused of something and threatened to go to jail I want proof from security cameras of me stealing. Oh wait there are none. A good comic book store to go to is myth and legends on bank street much better store prices are great and I love the staff there super friendly and helpful best store in town love it there.This store should be shut down for good before more people get banned for no reason!

A nice selection of comics. It's kind of tight in the store but you get used to it. Friendly,…read morehelpful staff and comics for a good price. Nowhere near as huge as the comic book stores in Toronto when I visited, but it is Ottawa after all.