Hot Topic — Local services in Cerritos

I'm so hot! Now that I made that clear, I should refocus & stay on Topic

BIRTHDAY MONTH=BIRTHDAY COUPONS=HAPPY RODNEY

$5 Birthday Month credit

Evolving from rebel punk to more pop culture nerd, Hot Topic has all the current trends & fads popular amongst the Netflix/Youtube generation. Not one to let $5 in credit go to waste, I visited my local Los Cerritos Center to see what my free money could get me.

The store is divided into men's merchandise on the right & women's on the left. All the latest pop trends are covered. We're talking video games, anime, movies, music & more. Prices seem to be more competitive than the 2 other stores similar to Hot Topic in the mall.

I've been getting into New Japan Pro Wrestling ever since Dave Meltzer gave the Okada vs. Omega match at Wrestle Kingdom 11 6 out of 5 stars, and I found out Hot Topic now carries NJPW shirts, starting with "Bullet Club" related shirts & introducing more, such as "Los Ingobernables de Japon", as the apparel line becomes more successful. Browsing to see the availability of "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega shirts, who happens to be my favorite wrestler, I was perturbed to see none available. Still with $5 in credit, I combed the store to find that special gift for myself.

Urethra, I have found it! Oops, I mean, Eureka, I have found it! Behold, Mjolnir in all her glory. "Whoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of.......Rick Moranis" j/k. Thor! Being a comic book geek, Spider-Man, Hulk & Thor were my fav superheroes, so when I saw Mjolnir keychains, I knew I found the perfect gift to spend the $5 on. I now prominently display my own personal Mjolnir next to my Samuel Adams bottle opener, CPR mouth shield & flashlight on my keychain lanyard. So, don't mess with me, our I'll fry you by shooting lightning bolts from my hammer. By the bristling beard of Odin! ;p

Service was good. The staff were courteous in asking if I needed any assistance. When I was being rung up, the cashier wished me a happy birthday as I left, which was a nice touch. Hot Topic is located between Forever 21 & food court.

Another birthday perk redeemed! Hot Topic has some novel merchandise & better prices than stores of the same ilk. I'm quite happy I was found worthy enough to carry Mjolnir everywhere I go, and hopefully, I'll be sporting a Kenny Omega shirt soon...

Whoever was working around 2:30pm on January 31st, 2024 should be fired for rudely talking to me and my friend. We had our backs turned to the t-shirt wall and were unaware of this employee, (she was light skinned with tattoos) and the guy behind her. they were pushing some loaded carts and instead of a simple ‘excuse me’ or ‘please step to the side’ we were greeted in a rude tone ‘can y’all move.’ Seems like she either needs to be fired or retrained for customer service skills, because that completely enraged my friend and myself that we left the establishment immediately. I wouldn’t have been upset if she had approached us in a more humane and respectful way, and I had no shame saying please for her since she seemed to have forgotten her manners. 0 stars if i could give that a rating, please don’t come into this store if you want to be greeted with attitude. you’re better off going to...

This store has evolved a lot over the years. In general theyre doing a great job of keeping the store clean and keeping track of maximum capacity. I was asked almost too many times though if I was aware there was a sale going on in the store and when I got to the checkout I was asked whom I spoke with. I responded by saying I wasnt sure. The cashier proceeded by saying well what did they look like. I wasnt comfortable answering that question andbi responded instead, I believe everyone here assisted me. That seemed to placate the cashier. The merch is fun the store is a great hot topic...but being grilled over whether or not and by whom I was assisted felt...