Comments on: Mega No More: Virgin Megastores Closing Down, Liquidating This Summer

By: Lakenya Koerwitz

Lakenya Koerwitz — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:24:20 +0000

the 3 dislikes were clearly looking for clips from the groundbreaking 90’s movie with will smith…

By: Earle Rudman

Earle Rudman — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:22:01 +0000

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By: KikoJones

KikoJones — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:21:23 +0000

If I recall correctly, the Union Square Megastore opened in in ‘99; at the time, the 4th/B’way Tower was averaging $100K/day in sales. Ten years later, both gone. Damn.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:11:08 +0000

That was my favorite place to buy good music CD's but I'll
visit Virgin Megastore one last time this spring before they close. I'll miss you Virgin Megastore and Thanks for
the memories!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:18:44 +0000

So does this put an end to the midnight release day. After Tower there was only Virgin, what will I have to do now wait till the store opens in the morning??? Or even worse…..iTunes?!????! Sigh, yo.

By: pantsonfireliarliar

pantsonfireliarliar — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:26:42 +0000

Damn, Tower used to be my home away from home when I was waiting for class at NYU. Now Virgin Times Square is the only thing good about the fact that I work in Times Square, the only refuge in the area left. No more new music Tuesdays I guess.

Oh well, at least Apple & AT&T saw fit to let me download music over 3G. Funny how all those hours of sampling music at Tower and Virgin are now available any time I want all through my tiny phone. Guess that's one reason why Virgin is closing...

And their liquidation prices are a joke. At least Circuit City offered 10% off PS3s. Virgin is doing 5%, not even gonna cover tax.

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:23:21 +0000

To people from big cities, these (and Tower before it) are a big deal. They never really affected me in any way, so it's hard for me to feign sadness. I always found them overpriced (when were these $10 sales?!) and uncomfortable. The myriad indie stores I love and have loved over the years, in places like Starkville, MS, Auburn, AL, and here in Athens, GA, will be the real losses to me if they go (and many have already gone). Not saying this isn't a big deal...I just have no relation to the story having never lived in a city with a population over 100k!

Sad to see record stores go, though, in any form. I hate to see consumer options and jobs disappear.

By: michaelpop

michaelpop — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:25:41 +0000

@30f:

Does anyone remember the Virgin in Burbank? I used to go there every week because they had a great selection of hard-to-find imports at pretty decent prices. And then I guess the roof caved in (literally) during a particularly harsh storm and they closed it down. When they reopened in Hollywood a couple of years later I made the trip once, but it's really inconvenient. Who the hell wants to deal with Hollywood Blvd. and all the tourists and crazies?

So sad, though. Thank god the Rhino Records in Claremont is still alive!

By: doublewhiskycokenoice

doublewhiskycokenoice — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:05:10 +0000

vin diesel once walked into a virgin megastore. when he left, it was just a megastore.

By: Cam/ron

Cam/ron — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:00:40 +0000

@30f: Ameoba mainly gets by on enormous amounts of used CDs and records, as well as having a reputation for being a go-to spot for music junkies.