Bull Moose Music

This is essentially Newbury Comics’ arch nemesis. But better.
I got a $ 50 gift card the other day. I was able to get 3 books, all hardcover. A mystery keychain, 2 CD Grab bags that come with 15 CDs for 1.97 a bag, and a drink and I STILL had $ 10 left over.
The selection is almost identical to Newbury except they don’t have shirts and they have more books. But their prices for everything are so much cheaper. Plus they have a rewards program.
They also sell games from old consoles like the N64, incense, guitar strings, and a ton of vinyls.
There’s something for everyone at this place, and for the price, it is so worth coming here.

This place is awesome. Waaaaaay cheaper and better selection than newbury comics. Staff is awesome. Great prices on dvds. I take the ride from Manchester about once every couple weeks. I highly recommend. Did i mention great prices?

If I lived near this store I would be broke! They have so much for the right price! Even the staff is personable. We will return next time we travel that way.

Love this place no complaints needed so happy my friend showed me this place last year

It’s like Tower Records was resurrected for the non-​ironic vinyl era. Zero complaints and it’s the type of place I could easily kill a day at with a hundred bucks to spend.

This place has become my new favorite store. I highly prefer it over Newbury Comics or anywhere else. I first went to Bull Moose while on vacation back in January in Portland, Maine and when I found out there was one closer to me in Salem NH (I live in Beverly MA) I became pretty excited. There’s just so much stuff to look at I can spend hours here if I had the chance to. My boyfriend and I stop in here every once in a while and I always find something new and something I want to buy. In fact, each time I’ve been in I’ve bought something. I usually stick to the used stuff cuz it’s cheaper but it’s still good quality. Why pay full price when you can buy it used? All I can say is that I love this place and probably always will. I have had no issues and the staff is super friendly and I’ve always gotten help when I’ve needed it.

Bullmoose is probably my favorite store ever. The staff is ALWAYS amazing. You can’t go in there without finding something amazing to buy. Their prices and quality of merchandise is unbeatable. I bring all my friends here and I’ve never ever seen them be disappointed.
If you’re not shopping at bullmoose you probably don’t know how to have a good time.
Again. The staff! They’re so personable and friendly and funny.
If you guys ever close the store in Salem I don’t think I’ll know how to cope.

I was passing through and looking for a good record store. I wasn’t disappointed — the place is massive and extremely well-​stocked. If you purchase CDs it’s among the best I’ve seen on the east coast. Vinyl selection looked comparatively thin. Staff were friendly and there were finds galore in their selection. Prices are okay… a bit higher than I’m used to paying for used CDs, but on the other hand rare discs are often well below internet prices.

I’ve been a regular at Bull Moose since before they expanded to a nearby larger location and they’ve only gotten better. Excellent selection of vinyl, CDs, electronics, movies and even books as well. For some reason, everything from video games to records seems to be priced cheaper than anywhere else here, including Amazon — and they have an excellent points system that rewards you for your loyalty with discounts. However, what really makes this place special is the staff — they’ve placed countless special orders for me, emailed distributors, called other stores and busted out all the stops to order me the obscure stuff I’ve been torturing them with finding for years now, and they always manage to get it. On Record Store Day their turnout and inventory is always leaps and bounds above their competitors, and they seem to genuinely give a shit about their customers. Support these guys, seriously.

I’ve run out of superlatives. I was already very fond of Bull Moose’s previous location in Salem. This one is phenomenal. They’ve put this larger space to very good use with an incredible and well-​organized selection of many media. I would have been satisfied just with CDs and DVDs, but now they have have the room for books as well things like games and novelties.
P. S. I’m pretty sure I’m the individual to whom Ian W. was referring in his review, and he was 100% correct.

First time shopper at Bull Moose today & found the size of the store impressive indeed. The have a large selection of CD’s & DVD’s but a very small selection of Vinyl & is all new release’s from what I saw & being partial to the vinyl format, I probably not stop in to frequently unless it’s Music Store Day or something.

I LOVE the new location! They have SOO many new and used CDs, DVDs, Blu Ray discs, video games, and books. They also have toys, games, and other odds and ends. It’s a fun store, and everything is reasonably priced. The old space was way too small and cramped to contain it all. I was sad to see Used Book Superstore go, but I’m glad that Bull Moose is in this space now. I like that it’s across the street from Newbury Comic; now I can go to both stores easily. :)

New location, so much bigger! It had been a long time since I’d been to the old location so I wasn’t sure what to expect; I was delighted to find such a huge selection of video games, CDs, DVDs, and even lots of books. Hard not to find something to buy here!

Bull Moose Music moved from its former smaller digs up the road to a much bigger location inside the former Used Book Superstore and next door to Myriad Games. I know one Unilocal friend from the Mid Hudson Valley who will be really stoked about those two stores being located in the same strip plaza. It’s also interesting that Bull Moose relocated directly across the road from the much smaller Newbury Comics. That is just «wicked bold» which is like the «moose» staring down at the «clown» across the road «Here I am dude!»
Anywho, this new Bull Moose store is about three times bigger spacewise than its former cramped location. The store had their grand opening on Saturday with spin the wheel with prize giveaways (including $ 5-​$ 10 gift cards, free CD, free movie, free video game, free t-​shirt, free sleeve item, free book, or free «lucky plastic firefighter hat») and free pizza from Balducci’s (same strip plaza) at noon. I spun the wheel and I was given the choice of a free movie (up to $ 30 value) or free lucky firefighters hat donned by a Bull Moose Dude. I wisely went with the first choice.
Like its old location except more spread out inside, the Salem location offers a pretty good selection of new and used music and movies to choose from. The store is still coming together as some of the merchandise is still being moved from its old location to the new store. The music is organized by genre with a mix of new and used CDs, though some blocks of CDs were not on the shelves yet. The DVDs and Blu-​Ray movies are separated and organized alphabetically, TV and music titles separate. There is also a good selection of video games and game systems in stock and toys, novelties, snacks, candy, and miscellaneous too. This store now offers a decent selection of books at 35 percent off cover price organized by subject including children’s, regional, art, humor, biography, nonfiction and others. I did not see travel books here, though there were some good regional Images of America books here.
The prices including the sale prices here are very competitive to other area stores (ie. Newbury Comics, FYE, Best Buy, Target).As a holder of the Bull Moose Music FBC (Freakin’ Buyers Card), I earn points with each purchase here and receive the Bull Moose Music weekly emails with their e-​sales flyers, new releases, promotions, and events (chainwide). This store stays open late and after midnight on new release dates (typically late Mon-​early Tues).
IMO, the new Salem Bull Moose location is an improvement to the old location which was very cramped. The old location hosted Joan Osborne on Record Store Day 2014 which was a lot of fun, but folks were really packed in tight in the front portion of the store and in between the CD shelves. This new location is ideal for acoustic performances and autograph CD signings, similar to a few of its stores in Maine.
This store is still a work in progress and offers more parking too. The Bull Moose Superstore in Scarborough, Maine is still my favorite location with a larger selection of new and used books to choose from, which also had some good travel books offered at deep discounts.