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[reanimateddroid]

about a store called Hot Topic?? i heard its pretty cool but havent gone yet. My friends are constantly taling about it and it got me wodering. Whats the big deal about it n e way??

[oksooners101]

Hot Topic's a gothic store. Pretty weird if ya ask me. They sell all that black junk with the red stitches and chains, etc.

[MzShortieAlli]

the place kinda scares me with the people they hire
i think this should be in fashion

[Eryi]

My cousins call that a prep area. Don't know why. Never been there either, but I could get scared.

[ANG33ZY]

Yeah I have. I go there sometimes to buy pins and wristbands and stuff.. sometimes.

[ThePrincessofTKD]

i remember when i went into hot topic for the first time `cause my friend wanted to go, and while i got distracted, i lost her, so i was lookin` for her around the store and i couldn`t find her. while i was lookin` for her, some dude that worked there was following me around and when i finally stopped, he asks me, "are you lookin` for something?" lol i got freaked out `cause i thought he was stalking me. turns out my friend was outside.

[jnukes]

hot topic .. i went in there once .. weird people in there ..

[b0st0ngrl]

Hot Topic is kinda cool. I don't really like that style for me but my friends wear clothes from there. I get my shoelaces there though..

[megan_x3]

Hot Topics .. i think i heard of that before .. they sell like those rock stuff and musics .. my friend likes that so much because hes rock // gothic person .. hate him much... not a really nice place for me to fit in there aniwaise ..

[aera]

Hot Topic'c ok. its really dark and stuff but its not that bad.

[racoons > you]

how are you scared of hot topic, exactly?

dude... you need to toughen up, methinks!

and how have you neve rheard of it. theres one in like every mall in america

[yummy_delight]

i go there sometimes. me gusta algunas cosas.

[heyyfrankie]

My cousins call that a prep area. Don't know why. Never been there either, but I could get scared.

please enlighten me as to how hot topic is a prep area.

[slowtyper]

i've heard of it, it's pretty kool but really expensive

[lilliannnn]

yeah. it is kinda scary, but not when you get used to going in there..
i'm not saying that stuff is my style cuz its SO NOT, but some of the tshirts/jewelry is cute.

[Melissad1016]

Hot Topic is a great store. If you are curious about what sort of merchandise they carry go to the website. You could easiely find it by typing Hot Topic into a search.

[Im So Vain]

yeah ive been there. i had to buy a fishnet top for part of dance costume.

[emazing]

I pass by the store, but I never venture inside. Besides, with a store called Foot Locker right next to it, I'd just head in there and look at the Nike's.

[loljuliana]

of course i've heard of hot topic =) i bought shirts, and armwarmers from there. i love it. and the people who work there are extremely nice. i was talking to one of the guys that work there, and we talked about how he felt kinda sick.

[*basick*]

i never heard of this hot topic store

[Stephan2004x]

I used to go to Hot Topic all the time to get earring gages, clever t-shirts, beanies, wristbands, wallets, and so forth. It's really mainly, I think, for the more skateboarder/gothic/stoner people. They sell shit like drug t-shirts and band t-shirts, stuff of that nature. Really cool store, I'm even wearing my "Whore Master" beanie I got there.

[toodlepops.]

I think I've seen the store in a magazine advertisement. Looks kinda freaky to me.

[sk8ter4life750]

Ive been in hott topic once to get shoe laces... scary.

[ghjgfkgfk]

the sales people are kind of bitchy

[*XLilAznGrl592X*]

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

[shortiiex]

i think everyone heard of hot topic...i would definitly go there if i turn punk or goth...


they have nice clothes...in a certain way

[slipper]

mostly rock-related-listeners shop there. :P

bought a fairy couple kissing shirt, cute no?

[jambaJUICE]

how are you scared of hot topic, exactly?

dude... you need to toughen up, methinks!

and how have you neve rheard of it. theres one in like every mall in america

there;s not one in two out of three malls in my area =]

[miss barnes]

and how have you neve rheard of it. theres one in like every mall in america

yea thats what i was thinkin...every frekin mall i know has hot topic...except this 1 small ass one

[breakfreeberebel]

um. i go into hot topic every time i go to the mall. its not scary. wtf. and how the he!l is it a prep area??? the other day, i went to the mall, and the preps were daring each other to go into the store. i mean, come on. that is so stupid. i like their mascara and eyeliner stuff...i like their clothes and armwarmers. i LOVE their pins and wristbands. heck, i like everything in Hot Topic! but i guess it is pretty much an area for punk/goth/skater people, even though i don't like to label myself.

[waitwaitwait]

Hot Topic?
Way to be hardcore.

Let me know when they sell something with color.

[zbrittanyz]

I've been in there once, and I don't understand why people would want to wear those kinds of clothes. I'm all for being an individual, but please, could you lighten up on the black and the studs?

[sunissed14127]

I've never been there cuz we don't have one around here.

[*mzkandi*]

You havent been to Hot Topic. Wow its almost in every mall I go. Its a cool place.

[surfhottieoffcoa...]

omg i really dont like that store. sooooooo not me.

[angelrevelation]

i'm pretty sure EVERYONE (at least in the US) has heard of that store i dont shop there though. sort of creeps me out, and it's getting too popular now anyways

[ichigofan]

ok Hot Topic was originally a Punk/Goth store where you could buy Shirts of GOOD BANDS like Led and The Doors but now it has turned into a SIMPLE PLAN and GOOD CHARLOTTE warehouse eghh I still go there to buy some Napolean Dynamite shirts and lunch boxes but It has turned into a disgrace to the whole rock society

[Azn_Pryde06]

At first I was really scared of that store. I never dared going in there before. But then when I had to buy a superhero tee-shirt; I had no choice but to get it in there. So yeah. Hahaha. Although it seemed fine, it still freaked me out. Which is ironic. Hehehe...



-[Lalaine]-

[*Statistik*]

Yeah..theres like all gothic clothes and weird ppl there..f**k no i wouldnt buy clothes from there

[jue]

yeah; ive been there a couple of times. its pretty cool. its like one of those store s like YRB. Punkish style.
It also is created by the person that created uhhmm.. i think areopastale. A preppy store and a punkish store by one person.

[LOVE machine x]

hot topic... um.yeah. the only thing ive ever bought from there was a Thrice t-shirt lol, weird people man.. WEIRD people.

[GoodCharlotteRoc...]

i've heard of that store! i've been in it 2! it's weird.......it's like a lil' 2 gothic. since it's like a gothic store i thot it was weird that they were selling Napolean Dynimite stuff.

[yupimchuck]

Im friends with alot of people that work there.
I dont really like their stuff.

but everyone says my first job will be there.
Eh, I dont know thou.

The whole "mall-goth" thing that they started, i dont like those people.

But its cool to get a job there since you can go to free shows if you fill out a report of what the kids were wearing.
&most the poeple i know thta work there are great.

[xlaydee_v]

Hot Topic's a gothic store. Pretty weird if ya ask me. They sell all that black junk with the red stitches and chains, etc.

lol i agree too. they have this ugly punk goth dress.. but no offense if you're into that kind of stuff

[Gypsy Eyes]

hot topic is where the little poser kids go near me. It's been killed.

[sandy_lumpy_shor...]

My cousins call that a prep area. Don't know why. Never been there either, but I could get scared.

WTF a prep area. how strange. were the bein sarcastic... umm i dot really liek it. just not my style...

[thatoneasiangirl...]

They have hott belts but it's pretty expensive there.

[misoshiru]

hot topic is in a lot of places. i dont live in the states, they dont have hot topic in taiwan, and even i've heard of it.


how can you be scared of the place? O_o. it's owned by the owners of abercrombie&fitch. i like the clothes, i'd buy stuff from there only if it werent so damn expensive.

it's not even really that hardcore.

[KMFDM_MDFMK]

I have been to hot topic. I got some bondage pants there and a Band shirt. I usually go to online cyber goth stores to get my clothes

[HappyHeart]

that store is freaky and kinda poser-ish.

[THiS__CHiCK]

I always see black clothing there most of the times.
i think this is the store you're talking about. (:
http://www.ocmi.net/images/Hot%20Topic%201%20090502.jpg

[__xxfrappachino...]

i haven't been to one of the actual stores but i check out the online store alot =P seems pretty cool to me =D

[Paradox of Life]

Who doesn't know what Hot Topic is? I go there all the time, but mostly to get small stuff. The clothes are pretty expensive. Check out their online store: Hot Topic
Costs like 5 dollars shipping for me though, so I just use it to browse.
I think it's a pretty cool store and it's really original. Has a lot of clothes that are really "out there". You should go check it out.

[T3hReaLAnarchist]

Wow. I am just so utterly horrified by basically all of the posts in this thread.

For one, how is Hot Topic 'scary'? The employees are not 'freaky', either, they just dress in the same clothes that the store sells. Now, isn't that a no brainer? Wouldn't you want to work at a place where you are accepted for your style of clothing? Well, no duh. Oh yeah, and they tend to follow you around a lot. Whenever I'm in there (I rarely go, and basically it's always just to buy pins, patches, stickers, etc.), I usually get my own little self-appointed stalker that follows me through the store. It's a bit creepy (hilarious, all the same, if you pretend to pick your nose and wipe it on the clothing, or some other thing of that grotesque nature), but I always supposed it was because Hot Topic is often the victim of theivery. Yes, many a times have my friends, brother, or I unscrewed and stole spikes, ripped off the pins that come on those annoying pre-tied ties, etcetera etcetera.

Next up, and this is more of just a little comment, but how, exactly, is it that there are so many people who don't even know about Hot Topic? It's become a nationwide phenomenon (unfortunately).

Being that it is now so widely known, people should be informed: Hot Topic is a mainstream, mall-chain based clothing shop that merely tries to sell off the goth, punk, emo, etc. cultures and subcultures. Not only is just about everything extremely overpriced, basically all of the clothes are now rip offs. I guarantee, if you walked around the mall long enough (for a mere few hours, no less), you will most likely find two people either wearing the same pants, or wearing the same shirt.

How is Hot Topic a 'prep' area? It is more of a... Goth/punk/emo-in-training area. Watch, everyone, as the young teens of angsty disposition and rageful views finally burst from their cocoons to realize- *gasp!* Hot Topic isn't quite as authentic as it seemed!!!

I suggest to everyone who has ever bought anything from Hot Topic immediately run to your closet, break out with the scissors, safety pins, sewing kit, etc., and start customizing your clothes. Really. Yes, it was a very annoying process for me, too, when I had to explain to my mother exactly why I had totally mutilated the stupid $50 pants that I had gotten from that wretched store of ill-gotten puke.

Oh yes, and, as a closing note, to all those goth/punk/emo-in-trainings, it doesn't get any easier from here! Nope, now you have to deal with people that don't accept you, trying to actually find clothes that aren't some cheap rip-off of the alternative cultures (oh, and trust me, everything is terribly expensive- everywhere. Interpunk, Dogpile, Lip Service, and even Angry Young and Poor [I found it extremely funny that when I was browsing the website, I found another vile pair $60 pants])- oh, and you have to realize what brand is real goth/punk/emo, and which ones are just cashing in on your new lifestyle!!!

Have Fun.

[kill me please]

i know what hot topics is. i used to buy stuff there all the time, but now its too mainstream, and uh i dont like there pants anymore. so i just buy stuff like posters and pins and stuff... that doesnt matter.

[sammi rules you]

...well, i don't see how hot topic is scary. but i really don't like it. people who normally shop there (most) are all like "ooh look at me i'm different cause i shop at hot topic" when really they're all the same.

[picaso_smile]

Do you guys realise Hot Topic and hilister are run by the same company that owns abercrombie? They're all just stores. Hot Topic isn't anything special.

[Abercrombie77]

Awesome store!!! LOVE IT!!! I mean, I've only bought like shoe laces there and underwear lol... a few wristbands. But, its not really my style but that have some awesome stuff!!!! And some really good music!!!

[ichiban]

er, they just have a lot of rock and gothic ..stuff. or something. i dont go there often since people who work their sort of creep me out

[lozerface87]

hot topic is for poseurs. who want to be gothic..but they just cant seem to get there.

[TaintedDesires]

I go to Hot Topic all the time. I love their corsets and jewlery.

[tofuburger]

honestly...it's sorta creepy in there..ahh

[andriaalazing*]

well, some of it is okay.

[sheepy]

i think the place is pretty neat, cept i never bought anything from there b4.

[enyceXaddiction]

hot topic been their so punky it creeps me out [no offence to punk ppl] my friend loves hot topic so i go with her everythings black there!

[rx_azngirl]

Are you kidding me? Hot Topic is one of the coolest stores (for me) you can go into!

[mocassinsx29]

Errrhm. Hot Topic tries really really really hard to attract "punks," "hardcore people," and "goths." It's really expensive and personally the stuff is ugly but some stuff is nice. Go to the website.

[Looow]

I really like their earrings and stuff. They have some cute shirts sometimes. I've only seen clothing I like uhm twice. Usually I like the earrings.

[*lolita kitty*]

duh. everyone knows what hot topic is.
i <3 their stuff they sell. its so random. they have foamy stuff, anime stufff, rocker stuff, napolean dymnamite stuff... its all kinda my style.
and i <3 all their jewelry!

[*reflection*]

i've heard of it but i wouldn't buy that stuff cuz it's not my style

[Wereismybelt]

nice store.... usually buy my shirts there

[im_aGERM]

hot topic is where avril lavigne most likely buys all of her clothing. the workers arent scary, they're actually really nice if you go in and talk to them. just because they dress differently, dye their hair etc, it doesn't mean they're mean.
just go in and find out yourself.

o.O

[katssso]

Yes i heard of hot topic they have some cool things in there, but i'm not really into that store or that kinda apparel.

[[Mediocre]Artist]

Ah, Hot Topic... where would I be without all that I have taken from you... from my kickbutt shirt to my comfy armwarmers... I go in, read t-shirts, look at posters, poke at pants I can't afford, and buy some earrings. The fun thing about Hot Topic that the people that accuse me of poser-ness aren't punks at all. *shrug*

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

its mainly goth and punk or rocker clothes. they have really cool buttons !

but they also have really cool shirts, like one from napolean dynamite. its an old store over here. basic things are forever 21 charlotte russe papaya and such. hot topic is a spreading across the us isnt it ?

[lbjshaq2345]

im scared i'll burst into flames if i go into that store but its hilarious cuz its right next to a maternity store

[SMiLEEFORMEE]

it's a gothic store. not very into it myself

[super_grover08]

please enlighten me as to how hot topic is a prep area.

they might of gotten it from the fact that abercrombie owns hot topic. yes two COMPLETLY diffrent stores. i personally am freaked by hot topic, but i luv a&f

[Latina Babii]

how are you scared of hot topic, exactly?

dude... you need to toughen up, methinks!

and how have you neve rheard of it. theres one in like every mall in america

So true. sheesh I shop there. I got my tripp pants there they are awesome. Good store

[elmogurly]

ehh, i don't really go there. it kind of smells..interesting.

[*danielle_x3*]

of course i've heard of hot topic. lol my friends shop there all the time to get their jelly bracelets or other jewelry. its a sort of goth/punk-ish store. i don't shop there though. :|

[katssso]

yes i heard of hot topic, that store seems to be very popular

[KERP1UNK]

i love hot topic! but i'm always afraid to buy stuff there bcuz the ppl scare me lol

[eli5e]

YEahhhh ..i haaaaaave heard of it ...o_O haha

what about it ??

it's a clothes/accessories store for more of the "punk" style people that are into the bands haha

they have cute earrings ..lol but they're not my styel.e

[towelwin]

yahhh.it's a gothic/ punkish type of store but they sell some cute stuff too. like those thick shoelaces or landyard (sp?) and funny funny magnets. i laugh whenever i read those and people look at me like im retarded. but it's okay

[angel-roh]

i dont really go there because i dont really like their clothes there. but my sister goes there a lot....

[x LUV x ALWAYS x]

I've been in there. Yes, it's technically a 'goth store' (ugh I hate how goths are labeled by how they dress...) but my friend has gotten stuff there that looks totally preppy and all. It's not scary...unless you're intimidated by beeotchy people and the color black and chains.

[monxcheri]

yeah i think it`s more of a gothicy punkish place.. i went in there once and saw napoleon dynamite stuff and happy bunny stuff 2 though.. but the rest of their stuff`s pretty dark

[sheddingtears]

Hot Topic is pretty much on the dark side... as in for punk, rebel, gothic, hardcore stereotypes. theyve got studs, creepy dolls, stud earrings, skeletons, shoes laces, band/stupid saying tshirts, 5-inch shoes, bullet belts, yakno all that stuff.

[shutupnlissenx3]

never heard of it

[short_stop08]

I've heard of that store when I was on vacation once but that's about all I know. I've never been there.

[xchrystizzle]

yea...i have a few invader zim/gir stuff from there i usually get shoelaces and patches from there...

[REBELnDISGUISE]

I only shop at Hot Topic.

[turbulent]

im too afraid to go in
and i try to walk on the other side of the mall when i walk past it

[pyrochick19770]

Hot Topic, normal store for ur everyday wannabe. (:
& core ppl work there... poor core ppl. LOL
It's just a regular store...

[x1_krazie_ladie]

they have sum pretty cool It's Happy Bunny stuff in there but then again you're right its kinda creepy

[kill.t3h.r0cK]

It's not Gothic...Sure, they have a few Gothic cds, but they're more into diff. genres of music there. Oh yeah, && those parachute pants? It's still not Gothic... It just looks pretty dark, but, it's just another store in malls. I like buying t-shirts there. >_< I go there all the time because I only shop there && Target. Heh, I'm cheap. I feel like a poser when I step into that store because all the other kids are so scene, but, I don't give a shit.

[seriouslynikki]

That place does kind of scare me, but i like it there. They have some nice clothes i would like to wear. Not too bad there.

[xx_Fashionista_x...]

Been there, but I don't shop their personally, but I get gifts for friends there all the time.

[lisaaaaaaa]

i like hot topic. i usually just buy jewelry or shoelaces there. basically accessories. but, i do like the t-shirts there. the salespeople are really nice in my area o_o