Hot Topic OFFICIAL Poll (I added official for officialness.)

[Dymytry Vance]

Has Hot Topic ruined or improved your life (Obvious poll winner is obvious.)

[kcpunk]

if it was still punk

[Dymytry Vance]

if it was still punk
Who the fuck are you joking? there's nothing mroe punk than buying 20 dollar scene band shirts for a multi-billion dollar store in the mall run by fake Marilyn Manson dolls and friends. It's nothing close the alternative equivalent of Ab&Fitch.

[Poe-tryGirl]

Who the fuck are you joking? there's nothing mroe punk than buying 20 dollar scene band shirts for a multi-billion dollar store in the mall run by fake Marilyn Manson dolls and friends. It's nothing close the alternative equivalent of Ab&Fitch.
Exactly why it sucks now.

[Dymytry Vance]

Exactly why it sucks now.
Occasionally you will find some cool stuff there. And no, I don't mean the BASTARD SQUAD tees. I mean like along the lines of TNTLLY and FB tees. Some of the music is admittedly legit. Once I found a Bright Eyes shirt there for 5 dollars. Awesome.

[Poe-tryGirl]

Occasionally you will find some cool stuff there. And no, I don't mean the BASTARD SQUAD tees. I mean like along the lines of TNTLLY and FB tees. Some of the music is admittedly legit. Once I found a Bright Eyes shirt there for 5 dollars. Awesome.
Well, yeah, but really have to look. They have so much stupid crap there.

[Dymytry Vance]

Well, yeah, but really have to look. They have so much stupid crap there.
Like the yellow tutus

[Poe-tryGirl]

Like the yellow tutus
Exactly. My point has been made.

[Dymytry Vance]

Exactly. My point has been made.
Ansd the frilly frilly millionaires corsettes.

[Poe-tryGirl]

Ansd the frilly frilly millionaires corsettes.
Yeah, dude. I get it already.

[TheZeroKid]

I work at HT...it can get pretty annoying at times, but none of the people who work at my store are the "stereotypical" hot topic employees, and we rag on customers for being so lame for shopping there in the first place. A job's a job, I guess.

[Dymytry Vance]

Yeah, dude. I get it already.
And the Chowder shirts.
And the Flapjack hoodies.

[Dymytry Vance]

I work at HT...it can get pretty annoying at times, but none of the people who work at my store are the "stereotypical" hot topic employees, and we rag on customers for being so lame for shopping there in the first place. A job's a job, I guess.
Do me and everyone else a favor and don't just randomly walk up to people at the listening station and rec a Skylit Drive. Never again.
Although how is the job in general? Minus the "OmGGGGzZXZzzz I adore this 400 dollar neon bracelet and this Brokencyde T-shirt. FreAXxxxaxxxsad1232242342." people.

[SanePsychotic]

I like to browse in there sometimes. A lot of it is horrible, but every now and then I'll find something cool that isn't too expensive.

[singyoutocoma]

It doesn't really affect my life, actually.

[riseagainstfan]

Hot Topic only cares about whats popular and i can back that up, few years ago when Panic at the Disco first became big i went in just to check some stuff out and all they had was Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco merch. Then probably a few months ago i walked by a hot topic and saw a big sign inside that said something about the new brokencyde cd

[TheZeroKid]

Do me and everyone else a favor and don't just randomly walk up to people at the listening station and rec a Skylit Drive. Never again.
Although how is the job in general? Minus the "OmGGGGzZXZzzz I adore this 400 dollar neon bracelet and this Brokencyde T-shirt. FreAXxxxaxxxsad1232242342." people.

LMAO, are you kidding me? I've been reprimanded by my manager for giving people my honest opinion about some of the music we sell, and by honest, I mean brutally. I know it goes against the whole "retail salesman" aspect of it, but if somebody asks for my opinion about a certain band or shirt of said band, I will say it. I am, nor will I ever be afraid, to call someone my age considering buying a Brokencyde shirt, a (and I quote an actual quote) "fucking tool". As far as the job goes, I've come a long way from viewing it as "omg I work at HT, best job ever". The co-workers I am close with I consider family and are probably the only reason I've stayed on (a little over 3 years), to be honest with you. Everyone else I've had to work with/serve can go to Hell, really.

[re7ard1337]

there isn't an option for indifferent to hot topic. i fall under that category. for real, if you hate it so much, just don't go near one and save yourself the angst.

[fightinirish217]

It doesn't really affect my life, actually.

My answer. I've never bought anything from there. Walk in to look at the albums and t-shirts, then leave.

[muchoawesomeo]

hot topic is the only store in my area that has physical compact discs. and the selection there recently got cut in half.
so the only cd's in town are all these awful neon, electro bullcock bands.
it's a nightmare dewey!

[NateGolubiewski]

Vampires.

[batmannj]

I like to browse in there sometimes. A lot of it is horrible, but every now and then I'll find something cool that isn't too expensive.

Same thing for me. I might get the ETID album and t-shirt for $20 bucks this week, that's a solid deal.

[decaying1713]

I voted that I loved it.
Which isn't very true. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I just like it because I can get band shirts there as well as CD's and vinyls. At my closest HT, they carried two copies of TTTYG on vinyl for 12.99. And they were the limited copies that they only made 1000 of.
The rest of the stuff they sell there (*cough* TWILIGHT *cough*) is crap.

[Dymytry Vance]

LMAO, are you kidding me? I've been reprimanded by my manager for giving people my honest opinion about some of the music we sell, and by honest, I mean brutally. I know it goes against the whole "retail salesman" aspect of it, but if somebody asks for my opinion about a certain band or shirt of said band, I will say it. I am, nor will I ever be afraid, to call someone my age considering buying a Brokencyde shirt, a (and I quote an actual quote) "fucking tool". As far as the job goes, I've come a long way from viewing it as "omg I work at HT, best job ever". The co-workers I am close with I consider family and are probably the only reason I've stayed on (a little over 3 years), to be honest with you. Everyone else I've had to work with/serve can go to Hell, really.
Well the manager of the HT where my friend works is so depressed and lax about what they do it's really funny, so I walk in there sometimes, say hello to people I know and help them when they don't know a band. I've had people thank me for it. I drew so many epople away from Brokencyde shirts, to get them, they have to ask for open box stuff.

[(infinite)]

I voted with the obvious poll winner because Hot Topic blows.

[Theseventhson]

It's decent, they still sell CD's and vinyl records. Sometimes they carry a shirt for a decent band, too.

[mrnegativezero]

I work at HT...it can get pretty annoying at times, but none of the people who work at my store are the "stereotypical" hot topic employees, and we rag on customers for being so lame for shopping there in the first place. A job's a job, I guess.

That's awesome.

I used to like the store, but now I tend to avoid it. A good majority of the stuff in there sucks.

[domotime2]

everytime i go to the mall i go to hot topic.

ive purchsed three things there my entire life. A green hoodie that I liked, a warped tour DVD from 03 that I wanted, and a flogging molly poster. I would buy more stuff if they had better stuff. I never understood why stickers, pins and posters aren't pushed more?

its kinda fun to look at the big wall of tshirts and notice how every scene band has the exact t-shirt design, and they've had the same damn flogging molly shirt for years haha, come on man.

[domotime2]

burn hot topic - south park.

[TheZeroKid]

its kinda fun to look at the big wall of tshirts and notice how every scene band has the exact t-shirt design, and they've had the same damn flogging molly shirt for years haha, come on man.

lol, I think it'd be awesome if we ever got the Thursday "stupid scene shirt". I'd buy that in a heartbeat. And yeah, Flogging Molly's shirts all pretty much follow the same design: Green, w/ 4-leaf clover, ship, mermaid, skeleton, or beer bottle. Sometimes all of them at once.

[eags2]

when you get past all the cute is what we aim for and the maine shirts you can find the occasional good find

[Yellowcard2006]

And the Chowder shirts.
And the Flapjack hoodies.
those are excellent shows. Not sure what your point is.

I like Hot Topic for their occasional good band shirts (Thursday, Rise Against, Taking Back SUnday, The Academy Is, The Almost)

[tonyC4L]

Flogging Molly's shirts all pretty much follow the same design: Green, w/ 4-leaf clover, ship, mermaid, skeleton, or beer bottle. Sometimes all of them at once.
chillingly accurate

[Sydney_Darko]

Who the fuck are you joking? there's nothing mroe punk than buying 20 dollar scene band shirts for a multi-billion dollar store in the mall run by fake Marilyn Manson dolls and friends. It's nothing close the alternative equivalent of Ab&Fitch.
Ab&Fitch sucks~

[Dymytry Vance]

Ab&Fitch sucks~
:hitself:
those are excellent shows. Not sure what your point is.

I like Ho Topic for their occasional good band shirts (Thursday, Rise Against, Taking Back SUnday, The Academy Is, The Almost)
My point is that you shouldn't be wearing shirts about TV shows. Especially the ones with foil Flapjack faces that say you're so beauteous on the back.

[Dymytry Vance]

when you get past all the cute is what we aim for and the maine shirts you can find the occasional good find
I've never seen merch from either of those bands at hot topic. Ever. :shrug:
Here there's 5 sections to the band wall. 1/5 goes to rap bands. 1/5 goes to movies/other tv show shit. 1/5 goes to scene bands (grr) 1/5 goes to good bands. I walked in there last week or so. It was a couple of Fear Before shirts, TNTLLY (subjective), CTTS, Alkaline Trio, Dance Gavin Dance, God Is An Astronaut (yeah, that surprised me...), and I think there was a Company of Thieves tee. 1/5 goes to a medley of illegible band names....

[Indoor Living]

Seriously, give an in between option. Come on, duder.

[Theseventhson]

I've never seen merch from either of those bands at hot topic. Ever. :shrug:
Here there's 5 sections to the band wall. 1/5 goes to rap bands. 1/5 goes to movies/other tv show shit. 1/5 goes to scene bands (grr) 1/5 goes to good bands. I walked in there last week or so. It was a couple of Fear Before shirts, TNTLLY (subjective), CTTS, Alkaline Trio, Dance Gavin Dance, God Is An Astronaut (yeah, that surprised me...), and I think there was a Company of Thieves tee. 1/5 goes to a medley of illegible band names....
CTTS at Hot Topic? No fucking way.

[more heart]

OP, you need to stop with these stupid threads.

The only purpose Hot Topic serves in my life is it's someplace I go to find records Best Buy doesn't have.

[Kozzy333]

They don't have them in Canada. If they do, I've never seen one.

[Yellowcard2006]

My point is that you shouldn't be wearing shirts about TV shows. Especially the ones with foil Flapjack faces that say you're so beauteous on the back.
Yeah they really just try and cash in on trends. I like chowder a lot but I'm not gonna wear a shirt with his face on it. Especially not for $20

[nellbelle]

I've never seen merch from either of those bands at hot topic. Ever. :shrug:
Here there's 5 sections to the band wall. 1/5 goes to rap bands. 1/5 goes to movies/other tv show shit. 1/5 goes to scene bands (grr) 1/5 goes to good bands. I walked in there last week or so. It was a couple of Fear Before shirts, TNTLLY (subjective), CTTS, Alkaline Trio, Dance Gavin Dance, God Is An Astronaut (yeah, that surprised me...), and I think there was a Company of Thieves tee. 1/5 goes to a medley of illegible band names....

HT does things by what's in demand in the area. So if those bands don't draw many customers where you are, they aren't going to carry their merch.

I didn't vote in the poll because I neither love it or hate it. I used to get shirts there and still will if I can't find a better one anywhere else, but that's the only reason I've ever gone in there.

[Nick Hull]

The best store for band shirts...

[Theseventhson]

The best store for band shirts...
Merchdirect.com

[Nick Hull]

Merchdirect.com
Not a "store."

[Theseventhson]

Not a "store."
Sure it is.

[Nick Hull]

Sure it is.
okay.

[Dymytry Vance]

CTTS at Hot Topic? No fucking way.
Only seen 1 of them there and that was the one time.
OP, you need to stop with these stupid threads.

The only purpose Hot Topic serves in my life is it's someplace I go to find records Best Buy don't have.
I get bored...
They don't have them in Canada. If they do, I've never seen one.
I highly doubt Canada is as heartbroken and dillusional as U.S.
Yeah they really just try and cash in on trends. I like chowder a lot but I'm not gonna wear a shirt with his face on it. Especially not for $20
35 dollars here.
HT does things by what's in demand in the area. So if those bands don't draw many customers where you are, they aren't going to carry their merch.

I didn't vote in the poll because I neither love it or hate it. I used to get shirts there and still will if I can't find a better one anywhere else, but that's the only reason I've ever gone in there.
yeah.... for whatever reason there's a shitload of Chiodos at ours....

[Dymytry Vance]

Merchdirect is an online store.

[undonesweater93]

Is "Fuck You I don't give a shit and you care too much about where I get my merch" an option?

Fuck people who work there. I usually buy my merch online from however the band "officially" sells their merch.

[FueledByRock]

It doesn't really affect my life. I go there occasionally to scour for decent band shirts that don't either cost too much or aren't fucking stupid.

[HometownHero]

I work at FYE and there is a Hot Topic on the other side of the mall. Sometimes I buy music there because it is cheaper. But I hate it so fucking much. No one in there knows anything about music and they never have their new releases out in the morning. They typically get them out by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Sometimes takes the whole week to get everything. Such a pain in the ass

[runningohfive]

I used to go to hot topic....in 2003

[Broden Terry]

I don't think we have a Hot Topic :shrug:

[CodeName - Nate]

I worked there for a bit and it's not really what most people think about the employees, it was a chill work place... but we did get some really really dumb things. No lying or getting around that. ha

[briewer]

And the Chowder shirts.
And the Flapjack hoodies.
Don't be hatin' on Chowder and Flapjack.

[Dymytry Vance]

I work at FYE and there is a Hot Topic on the other side of the mall. Sometimes I buy music there because it is cheaper. But I hate it so fucking much. No one in there knows anything about music and they never have their new releases out in the morning. They typically get them out by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Sometimes takes the whole week to get everything. Such a pain in the ass
I saw AoF for 7 dollars at HT, and it was 14 at FYE. lol.

[Dymytry Vance]

Don't be hatin' on Chowder and Flapjack.
They're not worth 35 dollars.

[jmirand1]

It doesn't really affect my life, actually.

I was about to post this. I don't like Hot Topic, but I can't really say I hate it.

[HometownHero]

I saw AoF for 7 dollars at HT, and it was 14 at FYE. lol.

Not if you get it used :-)

[Dymytry Vance]

Not if you get it used :-)Stop promoting yourself.... lol.

[HoldThatSound]

I don't shop there, but I think I've bought a few band t's there a long time ago.

[AMackChuck]

I used to buy my band t-shirts there but they stopped selling good ones in place of moar ICP shirTz

[NervousDestiny]

They have cute accessories and stuff (I got some cool shoelaces there once) in there, but since Edward Cullen and Co. took over I generally stay away. Far...far away.

[LastDeclaration]

It's just a fucking store, Jesus. Who cares if they support shitty bands?

[ctmk]

cd selection is decent and cheap

[EvilZeppelin]

I don't miss working there.

[ted is lying]

Ab&Fitch sucks~
There clothing is so comfortable and warm. I have never found a hoodie that is as warm as my A&F's. Dont be mad cause you cant afford it, go back to your hottopic tween vampire twlight falloutboy panic at the disco store.

[Dymytry Vance]

There clothing is so comfortable and warm. I have never found a hoodie that is as warm as my A&F's. Dont be mad cause you cant afford it, go back to your hottopic tween vampire twlight falloutboy panic at the disco store.
I prefer HT to AF anyday. Imo the clothing is more comfortable, and why not support a band you like (once you sort through the twilight/bmth shit)?

[ted is lying]

I prefer HT to AF anyday. Imo the clothing is more comfortable, and why not support a band you like (once you sort through the twilight/bmth shit)?
You can wear both I do. Sometimes rock some brand new or anberlin next day look fresh with my A&F or hollister.

[AUGK]

Hot Topic fits my music needs, no matter punk or not only store i can buy legit band tees around here =]

[Dymytry Vance]

You can wear both I do. Sometimes rock some brand new or anberlin next day look fresh with my A&F or hollister.
Remove brand new and insert a better artist and then yes. But honestly, the only shirts I like from Hollister are the blue woven ones with the giant square patch tag in the back. Do you know which ones I'm talking about?

[ted is lying]

Remove brand new and insert a better artist and then yes. But honestly, the only shirts I like from Hollister are the blue woven ones with the giant square patch tag in the back. Do you know which ones I'm talking about?
I no which. Try there hoodies they are so nice. Also there shirts make you look so muscular its like not going to the gym for a month work.

[Dymytry Vance]

I no which. Try there hoodies they are so nice. Also there shirts make you look so muscular its like not going to the gym for a month work.
I look like The Incredible Hulk in those shirts. I'm trying to lose muscle mass actually.

[FueledByRock]

lol'ing at what this thread has become.

[SincerelyMe]

I go in there every once in a while and pick up a shirt or two on the sale rack.

[ted is lying]

I look like The Incredible Hulk in those shirts. I'm trying to lose muscle mass actually.
There shirt turn you green and make you rip your pants?

[Dymytry Vance]

There shirt turn you green and make you rip your pants?
Yeah.

[ted is lying]

Yeah.
You should probably get that checked out. Huh so how many band shirts do you lose, when ever you get angry? Also your movie sucked it was only tolerant cause Edward Norton was in it. His movie career went down hill after that movie.

[denissuxx]

Hot Topic is not punk rock

[VIVALAMATT]

not enough Glassjaw being sold there.

[xupxinxarmsx]

I no which. Try there hoodies they are so nice. Also there shirts make you look so muscular its like not going to the gym for a month work.

LOL

I bought an awesome batman t-shirt from there like a year ago. As far as band shirts they're louder than the music the store plays.

I cant lie, Ab&F make pretty high quality sweaters and jackets.

[ted is lying]

LOL

I bought an awesome batman t-shirt from there like a year ago. As far as band shirts they're louder than the music the store plays.

I cant lie, Ab&F make pretty high quality sweaters and jackets.
Yup they make them so good fucking love them. Nice to mix and match band stuff with abercrambie/hollister. Best of both worlds.

[Dymytry Vance]

You should probably get that checked out. Huh so how many band shirts do you lose, when ever you get angry? Also your movie sucked it was only tolerant cause Edward Norton was in it. His movie career went down hill after that movie.
http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/d/failfood.jpg (http://www.pyzam.com/funnypictures/details/10331?cat=fail&sort=popular)

[Dymytry Vance]

But the movie did suck. Just a really low blow at myself.

[ted is lying]

But the movie did suck. Just a really low blow at myself.
yeah im sorry although it was better then any superman movie.

[Dymytry Vance]

yeah im sorry although it was better then any superman movie.
true

[ted is lying]

true
Although the one coming out in 2011 sounds amazing so far. Also spending nearly 200million is sure to create a good looking movie.