FYE — Attraction in Port Charlotte

Just had an older cashier blame me and my husband for physical stores going out of business because we wouldn't give him our email.

He brought up the fact Rue21 was going out of business, unprompted, after my husband said he'd pass on the email or membership card. We said it was sad because we preferred physical clothing stores over shopping solely online. Which he replied "well that's the way all things are all going." We couldn't disagree, but his following comment struck us as rude when he used it to then say "that's why we ask for your emails- so you'll keep coming back." We didn't respond after purchasing our one $15 Funko, and left. There's a tone that I can't replicate through typing, but the condescension was palpable. I don't think it's necessary to give us a life lesson on economics when my primary reason for shopping online is so I can specifically avoid opinionated human interactions like this. My husband and I are protective of our personal information and choose to not have our emails clogged with junk. And in response to that cashier's reasoning- I've never needed an email to remind me to shop with this company before, but now I'll remember this sour...

Well kept store with a 90s style merchantry. Wepl stocked and groomed, especially for how behind the times FYE is now. Unfortunately, they are still sneaking in the unethical practice of selling services to people not paying attention. Better yet, when it's time to cancel your backstage pass, that you didn't purchase or receive paperwork for....prepare for the hellscape of phone cancelation practices with fye, who will make it a multi day nightmare. Ot you can cancel your whole debit card.

Won't shop here anymore sorry, guy. "It's like a sams club membership", yes it is, like a membership I didn't want, that you sold me anyways. Classic FYE experience, just like the 90s with best buy magazine...

FYE has moved away from focusing on music and now is essentially just another Hot Topic/Spencer gifts style store that caters to the teeny-bopper crowd.

Lots of pop culture tchatchkas, tshirts and for some odd reason, a ton of Japanese candy & snacks. Not very much in the way of new vinyl at all, despite the format's revival.

For instance: a copy of Soundgarden's 1994 record "Superunknown" in vinyl format is sold for the ludicrous price of $69.99 at FYE. You can go to TJ's CDs a little way down US41 and find the same album brand new for $29.99. FYE is merely marking the album up to capitalize on the untimely death of Chris Cornell.

My advice? Buy...