Once upon a time, maybe during a similar time period you are writing about, there was a Best Buy next to the Ralphs in Westwood Village. I used to go there all the time to buy all kinds of CDs, DVDs and technological stuff. I think I bought my current TV there ( that means it’s really old, and who knows when it’s last day will be). One day there was a sign up on the Best Buy saying it was closed permanently. I was so upset. That store was my neighborhood “candy” store. I used to go just to look around at all the cool stuff they had. Your story brought up nostalgia for me of that Best Buy. I loved browsing there. It’s not the same at all to try to “browse” online. Nothing to pick up and hold and look at.
Time does go by without us noticing till something like your recent experience at Best Buy wakes us up.
Great story, Alex. Good memories of a time of real browsing and finding unexpected things that delighted me.
I didn’t know the Anthology story of the Beatles, so thank you! I had those double albums on cassette, another piece of the past. I still have a CD player and CDs which makes me happy. I think I also bought them at that Best Buy in my neighborhood. I miss that time.
We bought a TV at the Best Buy in Westwood, too! They didn't have the model we wanted at the Pico & Sawtelle store, but they had one left in Westwood so we zoomed over and got it (and pulled up to the entrance to put it in the back of my car).
I was more a fan of Circuit City. I believe the one I frequented was on Hawthorne Blvd. in Torrance.
I bought a bunch of smaller things at Circuit City and was sad when they went out of business.
Once upon a time, maybe during a similar time period you are writing about, there was a Best Buy next to the Ralphs in Westwood Village. I used to go there all the time to buy all kinds of CDs, DVDs and technological stuff. I think I bought my current TV there ( that means it’s really old, and who knows when it’s last day will be). One day there was a sign up on the Best Buy saying it was closed permanently. I was so upset. That store was my neighborhood “candy” store. I used to go just to look around at all the cool stuff they had. Your story brought up nostalgia for me of that Best Buy. I loved browsing there. It’s not the same at all to try to “browse” online. Nothing to pick up and hold and look at.
Time does go by without us noticing till something like your recent experience at Best Buy wakes us up.
Great story, Alex. Good memories of a time of real browsing and finding unexpected things that delighted me.
I didn’t know the Anthology story of the Beatles, so thank you! I had those double albums on cassette, another piece of the past. I still have a CD player and CDs which makes me happy. I think I also bought them at that Best Buy in my neighborhood. I miss that time.
We bought a TV at the Best Buy in Westwood, too! They didn't have the model we wanted at the Pico & Sawtelle store, but they had one left in Westwood so we zoomed over and got it (and pulled up to the entrance to put it in the back of my car).
Best Buy really was like a candy store back then!
It really was!