Strange Loop Records

The worst experience I had shopping for records in Columbus happened last year and it was at this place. After asking about a few titles via their Facebook (they never responded to their posts) I was in the area and tried to stop in many times only to find the store was closed despite what hours were posted. When the stars finally aligned, and the store was open, I decided to give it a shot. I was greeted with a «hi» and then the guy went back to his cell phone. I looked over the store a bit and found the tiny space severely lacking in both quantity and quality, selection-​wise. The few titles I found (new) were over-​priced and I couldn’t justify supporting a store that obviously had no interest in what they were doing. A few minutes later I asked about a title I didn’t see that had been recently released, the person working had clue about it, and the conversation stopped there. I soon left thinking why I had wasted my time.
There are far better options in Columbus when it comes to buying your records:
Records Per Minute, Spoonful, Magnolia, Used Kids, just to name a few.
Update: seems I wasn’t the only one, this placed has either moved or now closed.

I went two weeks ago to the adress and they are closed and haved moved. No info on where except to check fb page.

We found this funky little shop in Grandview Heights on Small-​Business Saturday. It’s a small shop with lots of vinyl records, a seating/​jam area, art on the walls, and even a record display. Super-​cute. The store clerk was friendly and helpful in pointing out the various areas for genres and where things were in the nooks. We ended up getting a record of Great Moments in Sports — the spouse will no doubt gift this to a younger, hipper family member, as we got rid of our record players back in the early 90s. Still, love record stores, and this place was a great find.

Nice space, nice people, decent prices.
However, I withhold the 5^th star because the space is somewhat small, and there aren’t any listening stations to test albums.
The size is fine, *but* only because they sacrifice the massive dollar racks of [mostly] junk through which we all love to sift (right??). Instead, the selection here is relatively well curated, without a zillion copies of crap you’ve never heard of and disintegrating gatefolds in 3+ pieces.
I picked up a copy of Van Morisson’s Moondance in fair-​good condition for 12 bucks. Not great, but not awful.
I’ll be back, but not too regularly.