This place greets you with a warm smile and the feeling of family everything you go in…read more If you feel uncomfortable with being social they are there to help you and encourage you

My wife entered Rocket's Hideout a few months ago to buy some card sleeves. She was completely…read moreignored by the store owner, April, who decided that chatting with fellow Magic players was much more important than a paying customer. They were talking about something irrelevant, like "OMG, DIS CARD B TEH STONEZ". They went on for 15 minutes while my wife was ignored at the counter. I thought it might have been a fluke, so I paid a personal visit. The store was in total disarray, just like my wife described. I saw April and was ignored. Once again, she was talking to Magic players and completely neglected me. It was deja-vu, my experience was just as my wife described. All I wanted was a pack of card sleeves (which were sold out). I excused myself into the conversation so I could buy my stuff. She gave me a rude look, mumbled something about not having them, and wouldn't make eye contact after that. The Magic players eyeballed me and continued the conversation. I have never seen a store with so much potential that was thrown away. It is extremely drab, dirty, cluttered, hot, and unorganized. There is a car seat in the front, functioning as a makeshift bench. It has little to no product to sell. The card selection was abysmal. I dabble in several card games, and I saw absolute junk in the card cases. I've seen other card shops. The owners listen to me and what I want to buy. They are fully stocked, have current product, are clean and well furnished, air-conditioned, polite, have snacks and cold drinks, and a few of them have those Yu-Gi-Oh games (DTs) that spit out cards (a neat idea if a store has the space and the customer base - Rocket's certainly does). But these stores do not have the player base that I hear Rocket's players raving about. I guess the players stick around for each other more than the store - I can't see any other reason why anyone would willingly be here. Improvements: Add vinyl slips over playing tables so the place doesn't look like the inside of a trailer from the '80s. Air conditioning needs to be turned ON - a large fan that circulates hot air is not acceptable. Top priority: product selection - card sleeves should be fully stocked for all games. Card selections should feature current cards at competitive prices - not completely useless, unplayable junk priced 25% more than eBay BINs. If I wanted a card at eBay prices, I'd buy it off eBay. The booster packs - and there's no way I can make this up - were from 7 years ago, and it was the worst set that the card company has made. Others were from several sets back. Anything current is "sold out". The battered posters and random stickers in the window do a fantastic job of trashing up the place. I'd recommend tearing everything off the wall and putting on several layers of white paint. You can frame 5-7 of the nice, memorable posters (like ones from a great set). I even saw a card store print and cut high-resolution pictures of the original 151 Pokemon, each in front of a Pokeball, on photo paper and neatly place them on the wall, with Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling and wires neatly lined (not hanging down) - the whole setup cost the owners less than $250. It was a work of art for pennies on the dollar. Vacuuming or even ripping the carpet up in favor of the modern look of concrete would help substantially. You don't have to spend a fortune to have a decent shop. I visited the Facebook page. The owner has pictures of people partying, drinking, dogs, etc. I don't understand why you'd want a page combining your personal and business life. That's a recipe for disaster. If you want a personal page, get your own. All things personal should be out of business. It isn't that hard. The page should be deleted in favor of two new ones: one for the store, the other for the owner. I took one look at the place and I can tell you the financial management is extremely poor. Here's a very small example: I saw shirts. Yes, shirts. For sale. How they spent money on shirts before improving the store, I have no idea. It blew my mind. I hope they have some fantastic reputation and win every national championship, because there's no other reason to make shirts before improving the store first. I saw a few Yu-Gi-Oh players were gathered the day I went, and they looked like they were having a good time. I went over and talked to them, and they seemed genuinely nice. One of them recommended which sleeves I should buy for my nephew and which ones I should avoid. These players were more helpful than anyone behind the counter. Rocket's Hideout has such potential, and if the owners can wise up, gut and clean the shop, re-prioritize spending to focus on all games and not MtG, then it can be the card shop it deserves to be. April needs to drop the "you don't like it, screw you" attitude that I received. When this place improves, I'll be sure to increase the rating and update the review.

Local game store that will cancel your order, pretend it's not in stock, and then will rise the…read moreprice on said item to sell it higher. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE to just hang up and laugh at someone and act like it's no big deal. This place is doing the whole gaming/card community a disservice. Use another place more trustworthy that will not cancel orders on you. Very very sad a store would do that to their customers. Hope they enjoy their 2.5 star review on Facebook! Trash company if you can even call them a company. EDIT: They ban anyone who leaves a bad review on their Facebook page. I can't access the Facebook anymore to see my review. Clearly shows how they manipulate their reviews to seem like a " good" store. Makes this whole situation even funnier and sadder because they know they were so wrong they have to go block people to pretend they didn't screw over the card community.

No problems Good communication, friendly and responsive to…read morequestions. Fast shipping

They were super nice as you can see we got becktee books there ewe were ligt there for only 45secread more

I went to this shop as a young kid in the 90's and returned for the first time this week after a…read morebad experience at another local shop that I won't return to. This shop greeted me and offered help as I entered, had reasonable prices, and good stock. I'll return. This time I scored vintage packs.

Probably one of the better Barnes & Noble stores I've visited. Being newer helps, and they have the…read moremore modern display layout. It can be a little confusing to find exactly what you're looking, but I'm glad they brought back seating areas throughout the store. The cafe is also really nice and open, with plenty of tables and a comfortable atmosphere.

Went there as a birthday that for myself. The store layout made it to find what I wanted and what I…read morecouldn't find the an employee (who's name i didnt get) had help me find it. Great place to go if youre a reader. They had a great selection of books and legos

Associates were all very helpful and knowledgeable. I wish they had a larger hardback selection,…read morebut the paperbacks were good. My daughter and her bestie were having a preteen girls day and loved every moment.

Barnes and Noble @ Perkins Rowe is the best…read more The customer service is consistent and to the employee who was kind and helpful in assisting me in finding the cookbook I was searching for recently. Thanks again.

Great place went therewith an issue on nitro rc car. They are very knowledgeable and helped with…read moreparts and info. I love all the parts and models they have. I would spend my money there first before anywhere else.

Best hobby store in Baton Rouge. This place is amazing, simply put. You can find something for…read moreeveryone here. The owners are the sweetest people and remember us every time we come in. My husband and I love to build gundam models and they have really expanded their selection of these recently. Everytime we come in, the man working gets excited to show us all of the new stuff they got in and reminds us that he takes out recommendations of what to buy seriously and cares about customer feedback. We have never had issues with anything weve bought here. The prices are great and the selection is so huge it is unreal! They sell puzzles as well which I didnt realize for a long time so it's always fun to grab a puzzle when I come in. I will never stop supporting this local business!

Amazing people and a great selection. Everyone is super friendly and helpful. The prices are good…read moreand if there isn't a book there that you want they'll get it for you! And it's super fast! They have an amazing selection and it's very organized.

I'm visiting Baton Rouge and while here I wanted to support an independent bookstore, Red Stick…read moreReads did not disappoint. The store was fresh, clean, and well organized. They also supported local artists, displaying their journals, cards, and book marks. In addition, the staff was very friendly. So glad I stopped in.

Great place for gifts and needed Catholic resources. Everyone that works there is always…read moreknowledgeable and friendly.