Drastic Plastic

Best store in the old market for new and rereleased vinyl. Check out their Drastic Records Remasters. The source for punk and post punk vinyl.

Very cool record store. Even though I don’t buy records I love going to this store to look at the T-​Shirt collection. If there is a shirt that you like and they are out of your size; you just have to talk to one of the employees. They will take your name and number and give you a call when they get it in. :)

As a vinyl collector, I’m always on the look out for new record stores! Drastic Plastic, in The Old Market, seemed like an obvious stop for me while I was visiting Omaha.
The store itself is relatively small, and the vinyl selection is also pretty small. But they did have a lot of new vinyl, which is nice. I’m looking for new and rare indy/​alternative releases, and this place had a lot of the bands I was looking for. If you’re interested in used vinyl, you should check out Homer’s across the street. The prices on their new vinyl were reasonable… About what you would pay on Amazon.
I ended up leaving with a shirt and no records, because I didn’t find anything I needed. The shirt selection is awesome… Really cool Nebraska/​Omaha shirts, and a lot of variety for different music types as well. They also had cool accessories and even colored hair dye in the back… It almost felt like I was in a grown up Hot Topic.
The people that work here were friendly, the store was clean, selection was ok, and prices were very reasonable. Overall, pretty good.

Step 1. Look at store’s webby, in the retail section, to see if they have a specific T-​shirt, in a specific size in stock — Confirmed!
Step 2. Use your lunch break to drive all the way downtown from West Omaha
Step 3. Drive around Old Market, block after block, until you find a parking spot
Step 4. Put money in the parking meter
Step 5. Walk another few blocks to the store
Step 6. Can’t find the T-​shirt that was confirmed on their retail site… ask one of the employees.
Step 7. Whip out phone and show employee exact shirt, in exact size and show them where it shows in stock.
Step 8. Be told the store has never carried that shirt and the «new website guy must be running some tests».
Step 9. Leave store and walk back to car and drive back to work hungry and without a T-​shirt.

Drastic Plastic was the premier shop in the Old Market to get your newest sounds. That was over a decade ago. They are still a staple for unique finds and vinyl. Do you need a mimobot Ramones character? Just look by the register. Now Drastic is best known for having the coolest tourist shirts that you can get. Sorry ‘Good Life’ you don’t count. Many folks like to collect shirts that collaborate their travels and this is where you should go. Solid 4. Great knowledge and if I go back to CD’s I will get them here

Went into this place to get a Nebraska tee for my primo.
They’ve got a quirky selection of Nebraska and rock tees, but I mostly wanted to give them a review for great customer service.
I walked in and the guy on the counter was on the phone. But, unlike my experience at that cupcake place (see that review), he actually apologized a couple of times for being on the phone and not being able to greet me. I don’t expect someone to stop the world to wait on me, but it’s greatly appreciated when someone takes the time to so that kind of consideration. The person at the counter was friendly and chatted me up for awhile. In a city where customer service is a bit of a crap shoot, I want to give them a shoutout for that.

Drastic Plastic is definitely a place I stop at if I find myself in Omaha. This place has a good amount of apparel and collectable, gifty type things, as well as a decent selection of vinyl.
The store is clean and well organized. The vinyl selection may look scarce, but I really had a lot of fun going through and looking. The used section is pretty small, but contained some pretty cool things.
I thought the staff was helpful and very lovely. I bought two albums and the woman that rang me up was very pleasant and chatted me up about my purchases. Another gentleman working glanced over when she was bagging them up and said, «Cool, someone’s buying good music» rather enthusiastically. Nothing better to hear before leaving a record store!!!

Great rare & out of print LPs that are very reasonably priced, especially compared to what you’d pay on eBay. They also have a pretty impressive selection of band t-​shirts and a few ironic Nebraska t-​shirts. The employees were very attentive as I spent an hour narrowing down what I was going to buy. I’ll be sure to stop back in the next time I’m in Omaha.

Not normally my type of store since I’m not much of a music person, but they have a killer selection of tshirts… too bad I’m so plus sized that most that I want don’t fit lol… I like stopping by every so often to see what new selections they have… the people here today were really friendly and helpful and answered my questions… I’ll continue swinging by because it’s a nice little store with a good crew of people working…

Honestly this place is more of a t-​shirt shop than a record store. They do stock some new and used vinyl and a handful of 7″ singles. On the positive, the staff is very friendly and eager to help.

If you want ironic Omaha t-​shirts at a reasonable price than this is your place. I picked up a couple and I love them. Naturally, walking around Chicago with ironic Nebraska tees you get complements. But these take the cake and you get the best possible ones.
Just ignore the couple of employees that seem put off that they are asked to do their job. I think its a pre-​req…

Drastic Plastic was bookmarked way before we arrived in Omaha.
Yes, they have a lot of tshirts and a lot of Omaha call out items. Honestly, I didn’t look over the music. I was lost in racks of tshirts. Yea! I scored an Army of Darkness S-​Mart shirt on clearance and a reasonably priced Thin Lizzy shirt.
If you’re looking for a funny Nebraska tshirt or band tshirt, this is the place to go.

Drastic Plastic is more of a tshirt /​memorabilia shop than a record store, almost a local version of Hot Topic if you will.
The store featured plenty of clothing from local Omaha tees (some of these were really clever) to some Star Wars influenced clothing mixing in some zombie-​related pieces as well as plenty of band merch as you make your way to the records in back.
The record selection itself was really small. There was a table with used CDs and then branching into new and used vinyl. There looked to be more new than used however I wasn’t able to get a good look because it was slightly busy and some of the customers were staking claims to their territory. I’d like to come back just to dig for a half hour or so, just to see what’s in there.
Maybe one of these days.

good selection of new vinyl, very few used lps. some rare stuff. good prices.

The cashiers name is Donna and she is wonderful! Great smile, beautiful face and very charming personality! This place is super lucky to have her work here. It is one of a kind stores that sells, unique t-​shirts, old records and just cool stuff. Funny T-​shirts, patches, stickers, little knick knacks from Japan and super cute Nebraskan and Omaha t-​shirts. The one I got is a Godzilla t-​shirt, i thought it was super cute. Big enough and the people that work here are all very friendly. I am impressed by the customer service you get here. Will totally come back again when I get the chance.

This is the record store to go to if you want to buy a t-​shirt. They’ve got a very small selection of good new vinyl and bad old vinyl, which I find kind of weird. Its ok, I prefer the two other record stores within two blocks of this place.

Best place to buy an Omaha related t-​shirt or find some cool band tees. I come here for the new vinyl which is cheaper here than at Homers. A must stop for tourists and locals alike when in the Old Market.

I have to admit I have not been in there in like five years, and more like ten since I went there often, but I still fondly remember this as one of the best record stores I’ve ever been in– and I lived in Manhattan, San Fransisco and owned over 10,000 music releases in my life. Worth it for the hardcore obsessive music nerd, even for such a small place off a coast.
I found stuff here that was rare, out-​of-​print, imports, things I’d never heard of or seen since. Albums I listen to weekly. I still have the ratty remains of shirts I bought there a decade or so ago. I’d find so many things every time I went I could never afford to keep up. Luckily I could go back later and it would almost always still be there or be back (the locals didn’t buy all this stuff up?!). I have no idea what kind of styles/​scenes Omaha has gone through in the last ten years– I DO know what the record store industry has gone through (I started this review mostly to make sure it still existed) but I think it’s a fair bet that a tourist at least will still be impressed or at least satisfied stopping here.

When you’re a tourist in any city you wanna buy something to remember it by. Usually… a t-​shirt, a shot glass, a key chain, etc., etc.
Well…I searched all of Omaha and found Drastic Plastic to be the best place to buy unique t-​shirts. The prices are reasonable and they have great selections.

I didn’t really look at their record selection. I came here for t-​shirts. Sorry, yes, I’m a tourist.
During my first two week stint in Omaha, I spent too much time trying to find a good gift for my poor wife who had to stay back at home alone in New York. I wish I knew about Drastic Plastic then.
Anyway, I stumbled upon Drastic Plastic and saw some cool shirts in the front window so I had to check it out. They have the coolest t-​shirt selection in all of the Old Market. They especially had a great selection of Omaha or Nebraska themed shirts. This is the place to go if you want to find a cool Omaha shirt.