Hey guys. We took our son up to Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga, Tennessee. What I didn’t remember was there was a Vintage Stock a few units down. I discovered Vintage Stock last year in the Huntsville Mall in Alabama. I popped in and thought it might he fun to do a Store Review.

This os my first store review so the format may be subject to change. I spent a good bit of time in there, but didn’t have this idea in my head when I was touring it. So I may update these rankings next time I go in. But let’s see how Id rank it for now.

Merchandise: 7 out of 10

Merchandise for a store like this can be tricky to rank. Do you put more weight in depth and variety, or judge them on specific things? Because the variety of a store like this is awesome. They offered movies, comic books, trading cards dnd sets, music, video games and consoles and cords and controllers. But the specific offerings in those product lines was… well, again a mix. For example, they have games for just about every console, but very few note worthy games. Their best selection for a retro console was probably OG Xbox. N64 had slim pickings and Gamecube was non existent. Oddly enough, there were plenty of GBA games. Still I found Usagi Yojimbo comics and Arrow’s recent release of Stranger Things the complete set. I think most people could find something that interest them.

Pricing: 3 out of 10.

Yeah… pricing is rough. I always think that’s the cost of having such a cool inventory. I don’t claim to know the prices of every single thing in a store. So to be fair, they could have had some items at MSRP and they could have had some items listed under a going rate. But I wasn’t see much of a bargain anywhere in the store. Most stores in this genre have been getting wackier and wackier with their prices lately which is a shame. I didn’t see any comics under $1.99. I didn’t really see any DVDs under $5.99 with very few exceptions. Most video games were listed over pricecharting. That isn’t necessarily a deal breaker. However, I couldn’t get over the Megaman Battle Network price. Pricecharting has it loose for around $20ish. They had it loose for over $50. Which is closer to the complete price. It makes me think their employees might not know how to price things.

Cleanliness and Presentation: 9 out of 10

The store looks nice. Its big and spacious. I didn’t have any trouble navigating a double wide stroller through the aisles and open areas. Most items and sections were alphabetized in their sections. I didn’t photograph any, but they have nice showcases and display cases. It was really nice that despite being large and carrying a wide variety of items, it was very easy to see if they had any items I was looking for. They had hundreds and hundreds of DVDs and comics and each area constantly had people searching through them, yet everything looked pretty neat and organized.

Deals: 8 out of 10

Again, the prices were a little… hit or miss. But one area they have the potential to make up is deals.

These are some of the deals I’ve seen. I talked to the employee there and he said the comic book buy 10 get $10 off deal is all year round, the same for all the buy 4 deals in the above picture. I frequently get text message coupons, so I know those are pretty common.

Location: 8 out of 10

Vintage Stock is located inside of Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Malls are always fun to visit. They’re big and spacious and easy to find. It’s located kn the bottom floor of the mall, but it is located near the back of one of the sides. Still, nowhere near as inconvenient as other store’s location.

Final Score: 7 out of 10

This store is really cool. In a day in age where physical media and human interaction are dwindling, it’s nice to have a reason to visit a mall. It was super clean and foot track seemed steady. It was feel organized, well stocked, and genuinely fun to dig around each section. If pressing was more in line, or the selections of certain product went deeper, this would be a no brainer. As it stands, I do believe most people could find something in the store. It stands out to me as certainly one of the cooler stores in the mall.

How do you feel about these 5 categories? What other categories should be here? I think employee friendliness or helpfulness could be added. There was a gentleman there who I did strick up a conversation with and he seemed. But he’s the only one I talked to.

Anyway, thanks for reading and have a great day!