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I almost live in that store! Because it's the only places here that you can buy band tees.
Yeah, I get some band shirts and movie shirts from there, haha...just went there today and got an Invader Zim shirt!! 
haha Hot Topic 'gothic' store? They sell Tinkerbell, Hello Kitty, Simple Plan, and Good Charlotte stuff there! Their merchandise are so overpriced, they're pins are $1.50-$2.00 each and their shirts are $25 I believe. Not to mention it smells horrible in there.
yeah... but they're all Goth. and i'm preppy urban. 
yeah so guess how many times i've walked into that store
lol
yeah so guess how many times i've walked into that store
lol
Oh no beware all the "goth kids"! Fact of the matter is, Hot Topic ain't "gothic" nor "punk" nor "emo/hardcore/screamo/metalcore/grindcore...etc."
Hot Topic is mearly (as I quote Jack Black) "The Man" sending his little reporters everywhere taking detailed notes of kids at big-name bands, as well as local, shows.
There is nothing "punk" about spending $75 on bondage pants with 2 foot wide leg openings and 15 useless zippers. Then buying a Simple Plan or, dare I say, GOOD CHARLOTTE shirt and calling yourself a "PUNK." Your not a punk, nor are you different than any of the kids walking out of Aeropostale or Abercrombie. As many people shop there as any other popular store in the mall. So while your "going against corporate America by spending $150 on one outfit", THE MAN is raking in just as much moola from American Eagle or The Gap.
In the meantime, a TRUE punk spends roughly $10 on his outfit. Now you may be wondering why his superior brain is saving the $140 he probably doesn't have in teh first place. This is because these guys go to places such as GoodWill and other thrift stores and spend a few bucks (and yes, I do mean about $3-4) on a pair of jeans, then another $2 on a T-shirt. Then they go home, whip out the sewing machine, and taper the legs and up the rise (cause unlike you, they don't wanna look like they took a huge load in their pants) and throw on some grommets, studs (Hot Topic charges $5 for a pack of 10 studs that will rust in a week. Studs$Spikes charges $6 for a pack of 100 rustproof/stainless steel studs.) and a few D-Rings and snaps and make some bondage straps. Then you have a perfectly good pair of pants that costly you less than a pair at Wal-Mart, but that you could sell for a good $40 if your heart desired.
Consider the Sex Pistols, the pioneers of teh snarling, angry, snot nosed Anarchy-Punk of the 70's. They didn't pay $100 for their leather jackets or bondgae pants or anything of the sort. They literally pulled their clothes from the garbage. They put safety pins on their shirts and pants not to look cool, but because they couldn't afford belts. They went to sex shops and bought bondage straps and buckles so their pants would fit around their knees. Then THE MAN made it a fashion scene which pisses off Johnny Rotten to this day (for more info watch The Filth and The Fury)
Now about the gothic scene. First off, Slipknot ain't gothic, Evanescence ain't gothic, My Chemical Romance ain't gothic, Cradle of Filth ain't gothic (they are black metal), even The Misfits ain't gothic (for the record, they were horror-punk). True gothic bands were such as Joy Division, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M. (to a certain degree) and even the Doors could fall under this category. And wearing all black doesn't made you gothic, as some goths are are even known to wear all white or neon/UV reactive clothes. While it is true that most have a facination with death , in a morbid sense, it does not mean that they all "wanna die and I cut my wrists just to show all my friends that way they THINK I'm a depressed youth and thus I get more attention =D" Your not depressed, your just an attention-slut.
For all the emo/hardcore kids, lay off all the straight leg crap and if you want some good fitting pants buy some chick pants and peg the legs. Make sure you get a good size (for example if your a size 30 waist, buy a size 4-7 in girls. Don't go wear your girlfriends size 0s or 1s cause, unless your package was delivered extra-small, you'll be hurtin in the morning. I hope this clears up lotsa things for you.
In conclusion, FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SHOP HOT TOPIC!
Hot Topic is mearly (as I quote Jack Black) "The Man" sending his little reporters everywhere taking detailed notes of kids at big-name bands, as well as local, shows.
There is nothing "punk" about spending $75 on bondage pants with 2 foot wide leg openings and 15 useless zippers. Then buying a Simple Plan or, dare I say, GOOD CHARLOTTE shirt and calling yourself a "PUNK." Your not a punk, nor are you different than any of the kids walking out of Aeropostale or Abercrombie. As many people shop there as any other popular store in the mall. So while your "going against corporate America by spending $150 on one outfit", THE MAN is raking in just as much moola from American Eagle or The Gap.
In the meantime, a TRUE punk spends roughly $10 on his outfit. Now you may be wondering why his superior brain is saving the $140 he probably doesn't have in teh first place. This is because these guys go to places such as GoodWill and other thrift stores and spend a few bucks (and yes, I do mean about $3-4) on a pair of jeans, then another $2 on a T-shirt. Then they go home, whip out the sewing machine, and taper the legs and up the rise (cause unlike you, they don't wanna look like they took a huge load in their pants) and throw on some grommets, studs (Hot Topic charges $5 for a pack of 10 studs that will rust in a week. Studs$Spikes charges $6 for a pack of 100 rustproof/stainless steel studs.) and a few D-Rings and snaps and make some bondage straps. Then you have a perfectly good pair of pants that costly you less than a pair at Wal-Mart, but that you could sell for a good $40 if your heart desired.
Consider the Sex Pistols, the pioneers of teh snarling, angry, snot nosed Anarchy-Punk of the 70's. They didn't pay $100 for their leather jackets or bondgae pants or anything of the sort. They literally pulled their clothes from the garbage. They put safety pins on their shirts and pants not to look cool, but because they couldn't afford belts. They went to sex shops and bought bondage straps and buckles so their pants would fit around their knees. Then THE MAN made it a fashion scene which pisses off Johnny Rotten to this day (for more info watch The Filth and The Fury)
Now about the gothic scene. First off, Slipknot ain't gothic, Evanescence ain't gothic, My Chemical Romance ain't gothic, Cradle of Filth ain't gothic (they are black metal), even The Misfits ain't gothic (for the record, they were horror-punk). True gothic bands were such as Joy Division, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M. (to a certain degree) and even the Doors could fall under this category. And wearing all black doesn't made you gothic, as some goths are are even known to wear all white or neon/UV reactive clothes. While it is true that most have a facination with death , in a morbid sense, it does not mean that they all "wanna die and I cut my wrists just to show all my friends that way they THINK I'm a depressed youth and thus I get more attention =D" Your not depressed, your just an attention-slut.
For all the emo/hardcore kids, lay off all the straight leg crap and if you want some good fitting pants buy some chick pants and peg the legs. Make sure you get a good size (for example if your a size 30 waist, buy a size 4-7 in girls. Don't go wear your girlfriends size 0s or 1s cause, unless your package was delivered extra-small, you'll be hurtin in the morning. I hope this clears up lotsa things for you.
In conclusion, FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SHOP HOT TOPIC!
QUOTE(XLilAznGrl592X @ May 30 2005, 9:38 PM)
i never went there but i've passed by it many times... my teacher said that some kids in the high schools near my town by their PROM clothes there 
prom clothes...from HOT TOPIC!?
wtfuxors.
yup but never shopped there.
i dont go to the US very often
i dont go to the US very often
Yes, I have.
I mean, who doesn't?
It's a great store.
I kind find things I like in there.
But so many "preppy" girls or "gangsters" are scred to go in there.
'Cause they say only goths and rockers shop there.
Typical.
Hater.
I mean, who doesn't?
It's a great store.
I kind find things I like in there.
But so many "preppy" girls or "gangsters" are scred to go in there.
'Cause they say only goths and rockers shop there.
Typical.
Hater.
It's a fun store sometimes but their clothes can get repetitive at times
QUOTE(StratusX @ Sep 3 2005, 12:31 PM)
Oh no beware all the "goth kids"! Fact of the matter is, Hot Topic ain't "gothic" nor "punk" nor "emo/hardcore/screamo/metalcore/grindcore...etc."
Hot Topic is mearly (as I quote Jack Black) "The Man" sending his little reporters everywhere taking detailed notes of kids at big-name bands, as well as local, shows.
There is nothing "punk" about spending $75 on bondage pants with 2 foot wide leg openings and 15 useless zippers. Then buying a Simple Plan or, dare I say, GOOD CHARLOTTE shirt and calling yourself a "PUNK." Your not a punk, nor are you different than any of the kids walking out of Aeropostale or Abercrombie. As many people shop there as any other popular store in the mall. So while your "going against corporate America by spending $150 on one outfit", THE MAN is raking in just as much moola from American Eagle or The Gap.
In the meantime, a TRUE punk spends roughly $10 on his outfit. Now you may be wondering why his superior brain is saving the $140 he probably doesn't have in teh first place. This is because these guys go to places such as GoodWill and other thrift stores and spend a few bucks (and yes, I do mean about $3-4) on a pair of jeans, then another $2 on a T-shirt. Then they go home, whip out the sewing machine, and taper the legs and up the rise (cause unlike you, they don't wanna look like they took a huge load in their pants) and throw on some grommets, studs (Hot Topic charges $5 for a pack of 10 studs that will rust in a week. Studs$Spikes charges $6 for a pack of 100 rustproof/stainless steel studs.) and a few D-Rings and snaps and make some bondage straps. Then you have a perfectly good pair of pants that costly you less than a pair at Wal-Mart, but that you could sell for a good $40 if your heart desired.
Consider the Sex Pistols, the pioneers of teh snarling, angry, snot nosed Anarchy-Punk of the 70's. They didn't pay $100 for their leather jackets or bondgae pants or anything of the sort. They literally pulled their clothes from the garbage. They put safety pins on their shirts and pants not to look cool, but because they couldn't afford belts. They went to sex shops and bought bondage straps and buckles so their pants would fit around their knees. Then THE MAN made it a fashion scene which pisses off Johnny Rotten to this day (for more info watch The Filth and The Fury)
Now about the gothic scene. First off, Slipknot ain't gothic, Evanescence ain't gothic, My Chemical Romance ain't gothic, Cradle of Filth ain't gothic (they are black metal), even The Misfits ain't gothic (for the record, they were horror-punk). True gothic bands were such as Joy Division, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M. (to a certain degree) and even the Doors could fall under this category. And wearing all black doesn't made you gothic, as some goths are are even known to wear all white or neon/UV reactive clothes. While it is true that most have a facination with death , in a morbid sense, it does not mean that they all "wanna die and I cut my wrists just to show all my friends that way they THINK I'm a depressed youth and thus I get more attention =D" Your not depressed, your just an attention-slut.
For all the emo/hardcore kids, lay off all the straight leg crap and if you want some good fitting pants buy some chick pants and peg the legs. Make sure you get a good size (for example if your a size 30 waist, buy a size 4-7 in girls. Don't go wear your girlfriends size 0s or 1s cause, unless your package was delivered extra-small, you'll be hurtin in the morning. I hope this clears up lotsa things for you.
In conclusion, FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SHOP HOT TOPIC!
Hot Topic is mearly (as I quote Jack Black) "The Man" sending his little reporters everywhere taking detailed notes of kids at big-name bands, as well as local, shows.
There is nothing "punk" about spending $75 on bondage pants with 2 foot wide leg openings and 15 useless zippers. Then buying a Simple Plan or, dare I say, GOOD CHARLOTTE shirt and calling yourself a "PUNK." Your not a punk, nor are you different than any of the kids walking out of Aeropostale or Abercrombie. As many people shop there as any other popular store in the mall. So while your "going against corporate America by spending $150 on one outfit", THE MAN is raking in just as much moola from American Eagle or The Gap.
In the meantime, a TRUE punk spends roughly $10 on his outfit. Now you may be wondering why his superior brain is saving the $140 he probably doesn't have in teh first place. This is because these guys go to places such as GoodWill and other thrift stores and spend a few bucks (and yes, I do mean about $3-4) on a pair of jeans, then another $2 on a T-shirt. Then they go home, whip out the sewing machine, and taper the legs and up the rise (cause unlike you, they don't wanna look like they took a huge load in their pants) and throw on some grommets, studs (Hot Topic charges $5 for a pack of 10 studs that will rust in a week. Studs$Spikes charges $6 for a pack of 100 rustproof/stainless steel studs.) and a few D-Rings and snaps and make some bondage straps. Then you have a perfectly good pair of pants that costly you less than a pair at Wal-Mart, but that you could sell for a good $40 if your heart desired.
Consider the Sex Pistols, the pioneers of teh snarling, angry, snot nosed Anarchy-Punk of the 70's. They didn't pay $100 for their leather jackets or bondgae pants or anything of the sort. They literally pulled their clothes from the garbage. They put safety pins on their shirts and pants not to look cool, but because they couldn't afford belts. They went to sex shops and bought bondage straps and buckles so their pants would fit around their knees. Then THE MAN made it a fashion scene which pisses off Johnny Rotten to this day (for more info watch The Filth and The Fury)
Now about the gothic scene. First off, Slipknot ain't gothic, Evanescence ain't gothic, My Chemical Romance ain't gothic, Cradle of Filth ain't gothic (they are black metal), even The Misfits ain't gothic (for the record, they were horror-punk). True gothic bands were such as Joy Division, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M. (to a certain degree) and even the Doors could fall under this category. And wearing all black doesn't made you gothic, as some goths are are even known to wear all white or neon/UV reactive clothes. While it is true that most have a facination with death , in a morbid sense, it does not mean that they all "wanna die and I cut my wrists just to show all my friends that way they THINK I'm a depressed youth and thus I get more attention =D" Your not depressed, your just an attention-slut.
For all the emo/hardcore kids, lay off all the straight leg crap and if you want some good fitting pants buy some chick pants and peg the legs. Make sure you get a good size (for example if your a size 30 waist, buy a size 4-7 in girls. Don't go wear your girlfriends size 0s or 1s cause, unless your package was delivered extra-small, you'll be hurtin in the morning. I hope this clears up lotsa things for you.
In conclusion, FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SHOP HOT TOPIC!
It's all true! me and a friend were talking about this last night. at our school so many of the "punks" dont even think twice about not talking to "preps" Just because of clothing but really they have no right because you spend almost the same amount of money on pants @ hot topic as they do at Abercrombie or Hollister. Do I like it there yes...But! For me it's the only place to get good Band Tees around here! Also to quote the Filth and THe Fury as he did Punk was very much a do-it-yourself kinda thing!
I like Hot Topic.
I think some of their stuff is cute and fun. <3
I love (sarcasm) how you call people... 'true' punks and how you stereotype them to be the type to wear non-expensive clothes, etc. What if the person likes the band Good Charlotte and wants to wear a tee showing that they are a fan of Good Charlotte... does that make them a fake punk? or a 'poseur,' shall we call it?
I think some of their stuff is cute and fun. <3
QUOTE(StratusX @ Sep 3 2005, 12:31 PM)
Oh no beware all the "goth kids"! Fact of the matter is, Hot Topic ain't "gothic" nor "punk" nor "emo/hardcore/screamo/metalcore/grindcore...etc."
Hot Topic is mearly (as I quote Jack Black) "The Man" sending his little reporters everywhere taking detailed notes of kids at big-name bands, as well as local, shows.
There is nothing "punk" about spending $75 on bondage pants with 2 foot wide leg openings and 15 useless zippers. Then buying a Simple Plan or, dare I say, GOOD CHARLOTTE shirt and calling yourself a "PUNK." Your not a punk, nor are you different than any of the kids walking out of Aeropostale or Abercrombie. As many people shop there as any other popular store in the mall. So while your "going against corporate America by spending $150 on one outfit", THE MAN is raking in just as much moola from American Eagle or The Gap.
In the meantime, a TRUE punk spends roughly $10 on his outfit. Now you may be wondering why his superior brain is saving the $140 he probably doesn't have in teh first place. This is because these guys go to places such as GoodWill and other thrift stores and spend a few bucks (and yes, I do mean about $3-4) on a pair of jeans, then another $2 on a T-shirt. Then they go home, whip out the sewing machine, and taper the legs and up the rise (cause unlike you, they don't wanna look like they took a huge load in their pants) and throw on some grommets, studs (Hot Topic charges $5 for a pack of 10 studs that will rust in a week. Studs$Spikes charges $6 for a pack of 100 rustproof/stainless steel studs.) and a few D-Rings and snaps and make some bondage straps. Then you have a perfectly good pair of pants that costly you less than a pair at Wal-Mart, but that you could sell for a good $40 if your heart desired.
Consider the Sex Pistols, the pioneers of teh snarling, angry, snot nosed Anarchy-Punk of the 70's. They didn't pay $100 for their leather jackets or bondgae pants or anything of the sort. They literally pulled their clothes from the garbage. They put safety pins on their shirts and pants not to look cool, but because they couldn't afford belts. They went to sex shops and bought bondage straps and buckles so their pants would fit around their knees. Then THE MAN made it a fashion scene which pisses off Johnny Rotten to this day (for more info watch The Filth and The Fury)
Now about the gothic scene. First off, Slipknot ain't gothic, Evanescence ain't gothic, My Chemical Romance ain't gothic, Cradle of Filth ain't gothic (they are black metal), even The Misfits ain't gothic (for the record, they were horror-punk). True gothic bands were such as Joy Division, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M. (to a certain degree) and even the Doors could fall under this category. And wearing all black doesn't made you gothic, as some goths are are even known to wear all white or neon/UV reactive clothes. While it is true that most have a facination with death , in a morbid sense, it does not mean that they all "wanna die and I cut my wrists just to show all my friends that way they THINK I'm a depressed youth and thus I get more attention =D" Your not depressed, your just an attention-slut.
For all the emo/hardcore kids, lay off all the straight leg crap and if you want some good fitting pants buy some chick pants and peg the legs. Make sure you get a good size (for example if your a size 30 waist, buy a size 4-7 in girls. Don't go wear your girlfriends size 0s or 1s cause, unless your package was delivered extra-small, you'll be hurtin in the morning. I hope this clears up lotsa things for you.
In conclusion, FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SHOP HOT TOPIC!
Hot Topic is mearly (as I quote Jack Black) "The Man" sending his little reporters everywhere taking detailed notes of kids at big-name bands, as well as local, shows.
There is nothing "punk" about spending $75 on bondage pants with 2 foot wide leg openings and 15 useless zippers. Then buying a Simple Plan or, dare I say, GOOD CHARLOTTE shirt and calling yourself a "PUNK." Your not a punk, nor are you different than any of the kids walking out of Aeropostale or Abercrombie. As many people shop there as any other popular store in the mall. So while your "going against corporate America by spending $150 on one outfit", THE MAN is raking in just as much moola from American Eagle or The Gap.
In the meantime, a TRUE punk spends roughly $10 on his outfit. Now you may be wondering why his superior brain is saving the $140 he probably doesn't have in teh first place. This is because these guys go to places such as GoodWill and other thrift stores and spend a few bucks (and yes, I do mean about $3-4) on a pair of jeans, then another $2 on a T-shirt. Then they go home, whip out the sewing machine, and taper the legs and up the rise (cause unlike you, they don't wanna look like they took a huge load in their pants) and throw on some grommets, studs (Hot Topic charges $5 for a pack of 10 studs that will rust in a week. Studs$Spikes charges $6 for a pack of 100 rustproof/stainless steel studs.) and a few D-Rings and snaps and make some bondage straps. Then you have a perfectly good pair of pants that costly you less than a pair at Wal-Mart, but that you could sell for a good $40 if your heart desired.
Consider the Sex Pistols, the pioneers of teh snarling, angry, snot nosed Anarchy-Punk of the 70's. They didn't pay $100 for their leather jackets or bondgae pants or anything of the sort. They literally pulled their clothes from the garbage. They put safety pins on their shirts and pants not to look cool, but because they couldn't afford belts. They went to sex shops and bought bondage straps and buckles so their pants would fit around their knees. Then THE MAN made it a fashion scene which pisses off Johnny Rotten to this day (for more info watch The Filth and The Fury)
Now about the gothic scene. First off, Slipknot ain't gothic, Evanescence ain't gothic, My Chemical Romance ain't gothic, Cradle of Filth ain't gothic (they are black metal), even The Misfits ain't gothic (for the record, they were horror-punk). True gothic bands were such as Joy Division, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, H.I.M. (to a certain degree) and even the Doors could fall under this category. And wearing all black doesn't made you gothic, as some goths are are even known to wear all white or neon/UV reactive clothes. While it is true that most have a facination with death , in a morbid sense, it does not mean that they all "wanna die and I cut my wrists just to show all my friends that way they THINK I'm a depressed youth and thus I get more attention =D" Your not depressed, your just an attention-slut.
For all the emo/hardcore kids, lay off all the straight leg crap and if you want some good fitting pants buy some chick pants and peg the legs. Make sure you get a good size (for example if your a size 30 waist, buy a size 4-7 in girls. Don't go wear your girlfriends size 0s or 1s cause, unless your package was delivered extra-small, you'll be hurtin in the morning. I hope this clears up lotsa things for you.
In conclusion, FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS SHOP HOT TOPIC!
I love (sarcasm) how you call people... 'true' punks and how you stereotype them to be the type to wear non-expensive clothes, etc. What if the person likes the band Good Charlotte and wants to wear a tee showing that they are a fan of Good Charlotte... does that make them a fake punk? or a 'poseur,' shall we call it?
yay it's lyk a gothic store.. and wen ppl are trying to be "goth" they'll be lyk everything from there..
but i think it's a kewl store..
but i think it's a kewl store..
O_o How can you have not heard about HotTopic? do you not go to the mall? I go there sometimes for Anime shirts and stuff like that. =] But I'm not one of those emo/goth/punk/stoner/druggie people, so I don't really pay attention to the "actual" skater/emo/ goth clothes. XD
its a gothic store // its not my taste
but if it is yours, thats fine with me
but if it is yours, thats fine with me
We have one at our mall. It's not too bad, they sell nice earrings.
Jesus, Hot Topic is my temple.
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