Sam Goody

nnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
this place cant be closed! i love this store. why?! say it aint so… say it aint so… :(

Sad to see it go but it’s a sign of the times. Given the amount of retail space available for rent in downtown i’m curious to see who would pick up this prime spot.

Such a great place to get movies, tv show series’, music, and hot new accessories!
Get your DC/​Marvel models, Domo hats, and your very own life-​size Sheldon cut out!
There’s so much more to get from this store. Just go in and be amazed by all the gifts you could possibly attain!

Sam Goody in Horton Plaza is going out of business. I walked by the store during my lunch break and my eyes were bombarded with yellow and red «Everything Must Go» signs. It was only a matter of time before this store (like other record stores before it) surrendered to the digital age. But as overpriced as Sam Goody’s CDs (and movies and video games and merchandise) were the music geek in me is still sad to see them go. I bought my first cassette tape at Sam Goody — 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged — back in the day. I’m fairly certain I paid way too much for it even back then.
This afternoon I made what is sure to be my final purchase at Sam Goody: The Walkmen’s «Heaven» CD and The Big Bang Theory: Trivia Game. At 40% off the original price it was hard to pass up.

For a music store this place has a good selection of all types of cool accessories and random things. The store is spacious and the prices are reasonable.

As a relic, it is fun to visit.
Would I buy media here? Oh, no. Not at all.
There are some unique gift items here for those who need something for a game or movie lover.
For the most part, enjoy some browsing and remember how awesome the 90’s were. Then remember how awesome it is not to pay $ 20 for a CD.

As many have stated, Its remarkable that Sam Goody is still in business due to the way we are distributing, purchasing and viewing these mediums of MUSIC, TV and FILM have impacted the retail market.
One of my passions is film and one of my biggest hobbies is to collect DVDs. I’m grateful to have Sam Goody selling used and new DVDs (99.9% of the time I buy used movies). I will never, ever, purchase digital copies of films or start my collection with Ultra Violet. Well, I hope I wont have to. I prefer to physically own a DVD with the box, booklets and all that good stuff. For those of you, Criterion Collection DVDs are meant to be purchased to own in its original artwork, double discs, essay booklets with storyboards, shot list, articles etc…
My favorite level is the second floor because they do have a large inventory of films categorized and displayed by genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Horror, Documentaries, Gay&Lesbian and box sets. And, they have several bins throughout the second floor with various titles ranging from $ 2 to $ 5.
I’m a sucker for their deals they usually have and change every few weeks. I usually see signs indicating to purchase three used DVDs and receive the fourth one free. I like that very much. I agree, most titles are overpriced but there are many that are extremely cheap. I usually hunt and study prices at different department stores and I’m good at purchasing the lowest priced movies at certain stores; at Sam Goody they always have several movies cheaper than other places. I’ve bought many, many movies from here as low as $ 1.99 to $ 9.
Every visit I’m always being assisted by courteous staff members that are always willing to look up any title for me.
Viva Sam Goody!

It’s kind of sad that places like this probably won’t exist in a few years. Whereas I get all my TV shows and movies from places like Netflix and HBO Go, I have something to admit. I still buy CDs. Yes, I understand the concept of downloading. It just hasn’t caught on for me (I also buy books — hardcovers, mostly), yet.
Sam Goody has a good selection of every genre in new and used. It’s huge… two floors. There’s something about buying music from actual music stores. Compared to the often limited selection at Target, this place has a kind of vibe to it. You can walk around and browse for a while. There are deals to be had if you look. Overall, I liked it. It wasn’t all bright and blinding fluorescent lights and screaming kids (Target). The customers seemed to be into music and were passionate about what they were looking for. I ended up buying the 2^nd season of Justified (Timothy Olyphant — LOVE) for someone looking for it and at a pretty reasonable price.
So ultimately, I guess it’s people like me who keep these places afloat. If I lived in the area, I’d come here for pretty often for CDs. Since I don’t, well… I guess I can always visit.

Just like everyone else has said, I’t nice to find an actual brick and mortar DVD store. That being said, the staff is always nowhere to be found.
The selection is pretty good, as far as dvds go. However their cds are way over priced. I’d never buy music from here.
Their used dvds are where its at. They usually have sales, which is totally the time to buy.
I wish the staff were more attentive.

If I could rate it zero, I would.
I’m currently on holiday in the USA from the UK, and I popped into Sam Goody to see what they had on sale. I ended up spending $ 171 on Blurays and DVDs. That’s the good part of the story…
The bad part is this: When I was the cashier, the girl asked me if I wanted a loyalty card. I said, «No thanks», wary of anything shops try to get me to join. She said, «Well you’d get 10% off this purchase… Are you sure?». She said it in such a «no brainer» kind of way, and I have had previous experience in the UK with loyalty cards, and how you get a discount with your first purchase, or similar, but I was still wary…
I asked if there was anything else to it… She said, «No, I just need your telephone number». I said, «And that’s IT? It’s just a ‘loyalty card’? There’s nothing more to it?». «No», she assured me. So I gave her my US telephone number. She then asked me to confirm my US address and my DOB.
After I got home, I happened to look at the receipt and it said: «You have agreed to pay $ 11.99 a month for your FYE loyalty card. You have 30 days to cancel this.» etc.
I was shocked and livid!
The next day I called the number and asked for it to be cancelled, but the person said I had to wait three days before I could cancel.
I’ve never seen such underhand and evil tactics!

This is the kinda place I write off and swear I will never return. I browsed thru the store for about one hour and finally saw something I could use. It was an Apple iPhone wall charger from the defunct Sharper Image. Got it back to the hotel and it didn’t work. Brought it back to the store for a refund back to the credit card. SORRY SIr, only store credit. There was nothing I really wanted in the store for the credit so I left the charger on the sales counter and left in disgust.
I assume this place is bleeding money and customers to proper retail chains. May they die a proper bankruptcy death and take thier dinosaur stock and policies with them.

This place makes about as much sense as an electronics store that sells those «cool» standard CRT TVs from the 90s that have a built-​in VHS recorder for prices that are 20% higher than the newest Samsung 1080p HDTVs that we all enjoy today.
SELLING CDs FOR $ 20!!!
Why the hell is this place still in business? I mean, really, who the hell buys CDs these days except for old people who are intimidated by MP3 players and iTunes?
I wandered in here out of morbid curiosity. I remember going to Sam Goody back in the 80s to buy my concert tickets to Duran Duran and U2, and to buy CDs… you know… before the internet existed?
AND AGAIN, this place charges almost $ 20 for a CD!!! I really want to know who the idiots are that pay for these. Seriously, if anyone out there reading this spends $ 20 on CDs, I would love for you to send me a message and explain why, because I am completely dumbfounded at the thought of it. I mean, not only is it WAY OVER-​PRICED, but it is a product that scratches and ruins easily, takes up storage space, and has inferior sound quality.
As for the customer service… there really wasn’t any. I think the people who work here just assume that most people come into the store to take a gander like it is a sideshow attraction at a carnival of oddities. I made eye contact with an employee who looked down at the floor, head hung low, as if they were conveying to me «yeah lady, I know this is over-​priced outdated technology, but by the grace of god I have a job in this economy so please just have your laugh and leave before I am forced to talk to you».

Whoever their vinyl buyer is knows their stuff! I’ve never left here without at least a couple of things!

Stopped through here this afternoon. Pretty big store; I’m surprised they are still in business considering the rise of Netflix and itunes within the past five years or so.
This is primarily a music, video game, and DVD store. Many of the DVDs are reasonably priced compared to some other places and the same hold true for many of the albums there. A majority of the music CDs were below $ 10.00 but I believe that is for albums over at least three years old. I haven’t really check out the video games here.
On the ground floor is where the video games, magazines, and music CDs are located. The second floor is mostly DVDs of movies and television shows, along with miscellaneous merchandise such as t-​shirts and posters of random artists and video game characters.
Most dedicated music stores have closed down in recent years. However, I think the fact that they also sell video game items and DVDs is helping the store remain in business a little.

I give it 4.5 stars. This store is H-​U-​G-​E! Besides being accessible to the mall on two levels, there are several entry doors on the ground/​street level. Since there are no more stores like this in Las Vegas, we always go to these stores when we are out of town (usually Hawaii and San Diego). There were many customers here.
Movies (dvds and blu ray dvds) and novelities (stuffed animal dolls like smurfs) upstairs while the music cds are downstairs. My husband was looking for a particular movie combination, «Mr. Bean/​Johnny English», which he found for $ 9.99. This ended the months-​long search. Checkout was not bad, a few other people were in ahead of my husband in line, but it didn’t take long at all.
Everything is neatly organized/​categorized and the displays make everything easy to find. Besides that, the staff is extremely friendly and we were asked several times how we were doing by different sales people. This has to the biggest Sam Goody store that I’ve been in!

Wow, a Sam Goody still around in this day and age? Couldn’t resist going to check it out.
Over it’s a pretty nice store. 2 story (use to be 3 but apparently that’s been sectioned off).
Lots of selection. Have vinyl records. Highlight for me was just browsing through the vinyl and CDs. Even managed to find a few DVDs worth purchasing. Though be away a lot of their selection is full price, you can still find some good deals amongst it al if you’re looking for something.

Good to see a Sam Goody in existence. They are having a used CD sale: buy one, get the second of equal or lower value for $ 1. This Sam Goody has two floors and is located in Horton Plaza on the first level. This location carry a lot of cool merchandise, for instance, an Inuyasha keychain. There’s plenty to look at and see. I did not wait in line.
Check this out if you are interested in music, magazines and movies. Most other Sam Goody shops have closed down.

Bad: They didn’t have what I first wanted, a digital voice recorder for taking notes.
Good: After seeing the dubious expensive digital voice recorders at CVS, I was relieved that Sam Goody had computer microphones.
Bad: The series of sales pitches I had to hear at checkout: warranty, DVDs, CDs, magazines… By the 3^rd «no, thanks», it was hard to not sound annoyed, even though I know the poor cashier had to ask. Ugh.

Dedicated CD/​DVD stores are becoming hard to find these days. In the last 10 – 15 years, I’ve seen my local Wherehouse, Tower Records in La Jolla, and the Sam Goody in UTC close down.
Recently, I had some time to kill during jury duty, so I found myself meandering the halls of Sam Goody in Horton Plaza. Nice selection of CDs, DVDs, and various video games and merch… but the prices are a bit steep. $ 18.99 for a new CD? In the 90s this was acceptable, but in this age of Best Buy, Target, and Wal-​Mart? Inconceivable!
Overall, not too bad — the used stuff is affordable — but they really should do something about that escalator leading nowhere (or is it more like a Stairway to Heaven? Sorry, I had to say it!).

Nothing good about this place.
I only came in here because I needed to kill some time and have a list of CDs I need to buy. I figured they may not have anything I wanted, but why not give it a shot?
Out of 4 CDs, there was only one there that I wanted. A couple of the bands were not even part of the merchandise. So… does this mean that I am really that hip with my music? I guess so… hipper than mall culture, which isn’t saying much.
Of the one that I wanted, it was «on sale» for $ 18.99. I mean… that was a sale in 1993 when CDs were still a new concept. Today, it’s an insult.
Icing on the cake was the homeless woman who was wandering through the store and calling out someone’s name. No one cared. I can see how some would not want to step foot in that place.
Never again.