Spin-It Records & Video

Scammers.
Used to live here and this place screwed over my friend on consignment things for sale. The person ‘in charge’ of that stuff was never available and when he said he’d be there he wouldn’t show up and kept the merchandise and the money. The staff working would just be shitty about it when questions were asked. They’ve been reported to Better Business Bureau dozens of times (Look it up.)
Its amazing how people who work minimum wage look so far down their noses at everyone who walks in here. Not a place you want to hang because the hipsters will just roll your eyes if you ask a simple question. Total sham and the only reason why people go here is because there is nowhere else to go like most niche places in Moncton. Positive reviews are made from employees so watch out.
Save your money and stick to Netflix and YouTube. Douchebag Hang out.

Best site to go to in Moncton for movie rentals, vinyl, CDs, video games and much more! Their selection is just about the widest I’ve seen for vinyl and movies, with the former constantly growing. Great staff who know their stuff, my only real complaint is the lack of modern/​underground metal, which is only touched on a general level.

Three and a Half Stars (someday, Unilocal)
This is an awesome place to get your geek on. Toys, records, pop culture collectibles, video games, genre movies — bascially anything that would get you made fun of in high school — they sell here. New and used.
When you walk through the front door you’ll think that you were just transported back in time to a 1980s corner store/​video rental shack. The Bearded Wonder at the counter next to the popcorn machine (oh yeah, they sell popcorn too) will glare at you as if you just walked into his bedroom without knocking — but that’s okay — just ignore him. He’s too stoned on popcorn fumes to do you any harm… or provide any customer service (more on that later). The movies are situated in a cool, geek-​chic fashion (Festival Flicks, American Directors, etc.) which lets you know that this isn’t your average video rental store. Actually, video rentals aren’t that average anymore which is another thing that makes Spin-​In unique.
Past the video rental section is the toy section where you’ll find vintage G.I. Joe and Star Wars figures in a glass case. There’s also a lot of new action figure releases and collectibles.
Phase III of Spin It is the music department. This section houses a plethora of new and used vinyl as well as CDs and cassettes. Their record selection is awesome and perfectly organized. They have a lot of cool used 45 rpm records. I picked up the Japanese version of KISS’s «I Was Made for Loving’ You» single from 1979 for $ 12. Good deal. One of the few good deals in the store.
That leads me to my biggest pet peeve here: This store is waaay expensive. The G.I. Joe and Star Wars figures I mentioned range in price from $ 10 – 30. While I understand the temptation to jack the prices for vintage toy items, I don’t agree with it. I think that this store is taking advantage of people who are unaware that they can find this stuff on eBay for way better deals. But people will apparently pay the high price to have it in their hands right away, so it is what it is.
What I can’t fathom is why Spin-​In charges so much for new items that can be picked up at big box stores for much less. For example, why would I pay them $ 35.99 for one of the KISS vinyl re-​issues when I can get it at the HMV at Champlain Place down the street for $ 22.99? If I’m paying that much extra I should get a tax receipt with it so I can claim it as a charitable donation. I know it’s important to support local businesses but there’s a limit as to how far I’ll go. It has to be a win-​win situation for both the business and the consumer, not win-​lose in favour of the business. Not all of the new toys are outrageously priced, but some are. This leads me to pet peeve #2:
I wanted to purchase a couple of items from the locked collectibles display. I looked around for employee assistance. The record counter guy was busy with three customers in line plus he had another guy waiting for him in the video game section. I went back out front to see Tommy Chong who was still standing dutifully by his popcorn machine huffing butter fumes. «You’ll have to see the guy in the record shop. He has the keys to the display,» was his response as he stared off into the distance with his mouth hanging slightly open. Mr. Chong wasn’t busy and had zero customers to take care of. I guess being the popcorn monitor is a pretty intense job and he can’t be bothered with other menial tasks such as assisting customers.
I had to wait for the record guy, who was totally patient and friendly and didn’t seem to be at all bothered that he was busy while his co-​worker wasn’t.
Spin-​In is a great place to browse around and take notes as to what to look out for on eBay and Amazon and at least one of the staff members is friendly and helpful. Their prices are simply too high to patronize them on a regular basis. While there are some good deals to be had amongst the used records and toys, they are few and far between and if you’re not a patient person who likes digging for treasure you’ll just turn around and leave.

I got a message from someone butt-​hurt over what I said about Spin-​It 2 years ago so I thought I’d do an update.
I find their prices on things that can be bought on thinkgeek and
too high. Yep. Still do.
Their record selection is amazing. Some prices are a bit too high for me, but I’m cheap. Again, the selection is amazing, fantastic even! I love that they carry local artists *support your local artists please* and maybe some of their staff are getting a bit softer in their old age. Still not the nicest staff ever considering it’s a sweet fucking retail gig, but there you have it.
Still overpriced? Yep, for some stuff. Worth your time? Yep.

I was visiting tiny Moncton from out of town and was astonished to find a video store with such a great collection of videos. They had many movies I had been looking for for some time.