Store called ............, n e one heard Options

[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 ?