Hot Topic

I came by Hot Topic and found a tank for Dia de Los Muertos today and was stoked to find something while on vacation.
First of all this store is a mess, and the employees didn’t seem helpful. I was standing waiting for a fitting room and not acknowledged as workers passed by a few times. I finally got to sneak into the only fitting room they had once somebody left the fitting room to try on two sizes.
Excited to purchase it I headed for the cash register and the girl working it was ignoring me looking down at her paper as I was right standing in front her. After awhile she finally glared at me and said she could ring me. She then bugged me four times to buy a second item to get half off the second item. I said no thanks because I only needed one item and then I headed out happy to get out of there with my new buy.
Then I realized as I left the mall and was in the parking lot I took off my priceless sunglasses when trying my top on. I hauled back to the store the «alarm» was going off. Luckily nobody went into the the fitting room I grabbed my shades and stormed out. «Beep, beep, beep!!!». Again And so I had I felt my bag and my «favorite» cashier left the security tag on :(Just my luck I had to go back inside and the other cashier was pleasant and apologized as she removed the security tag and the chick who helped me didn’t say sorry and was being awkward.

This store is absolutely disgusting. Nothing is in the right spot, the staff is frazzled, and everything is so close together that if there are two people in the store you can’t help but bump into them. Boxes are half open, I am certain the shrinkage in this store is huge, and the prices are high for the quality. Why, you ask, did I even enter this den of despair? Because they sucker my tween in with minecraft, pokemon, and my little pony paraphernalia. However, this store is the worst Hot Topic I have been to.

We were greeted at the door so that was nice. I waited patiently to have an associate get a shirt off the top rack and was ignored. Then, my friend goes to pay and they ran out of change. I have never been to a Hot Topic in my life and even with super cute The Breakfast Club items, I would not return.

The staff was friendly and even searched for an item I had been looking for. They found the last one they had in the store for me.

Always when you walk in you are greeted and told what deals they have going on. This time was buy one of something and get another something a 50% off.
The store is located in the Galleria Mall upstairs near the food court. It is a small store but, they always have it cleaned and maintained. The staff is very friendly and helpful if you are looking for a particular item or size.

Several sales staff on the floor and the male staff amused me in answering my questions. Think I might have made him feel uncomfortable when I asked about his ear and the spacer size he was at. If nothing else I got a kick out of it. :-) not a store I would buy things for myself anymore but could find things here for others.

I remember this place from my high school days and back then I could always find something cool. I walked into this place the other day and it has totally changed, not for the better. Hot topic has turned into an emo Hell hole. I was concerned that there would be someone cutting themselves in the corner and bleeding on my boots. There were some interesting t-​shirts but at $ 22.50 for a t-​shirt ill pass.

It has stuff that reminds me of the fun-​filed 80’s. It has rock shirts from the 80’s. I bought myself and my nephew matching Rush Moving Picture t-​shirts. They looked good, but they are not exactly like the original MP tour shirts that had the movie clapboard on the back, but heck, he does not know about that stuff. Also got my Flogging Molly Shirt there. If I was a kid, I would see myself in here many hours

So the only thing I ever go into Hot Topic for is jewelry for my piercings. My sister and I always go to the Galleria Mall because it usually has the best stuff.
HOWEVER I honestly think that the Sales Associates at this Hot Topic are lacking an I.Q. I have been there so many times and when I need someone to show me jewelry I look around and they are all talking. I see none actually helping customers at the long line at the register.
One experience in particular I wanted to buy a nose stud so I went up to a male Sales Associate and asked him to open it for me. I walked back to the stand thinking he was coming and he was just looking at me. Then he continued with his conversation and ignored what I had just asked. I was shocked so I kept staring to see if he was coming. I went up to him again and asked him if he even worked there and he said yes. Then I asked why he hadn’t opened the jewelry case like I had politely asked him to. He then had the nerve to say that he though I was staring at him… he thought I was hitting on him.
I just left the store and never went back.