someone to engage me in such a conversation, personally.

that the Slint album I was buying (Tweez) was the best album ever made. I kept quiet.

mostly because I get a bit intimidated when going to record shops, as to what the super-cool staff are thinking of my purchases.

When someone's OVERLY enthusiastic, it gets a bit much and you wonder whether they're shocked anyone but them (especiall y the likes of you) has heard of the band.

But generally, I think it's cool.

me and Homesick Alien were buying a bottle of Mad Dog or two when the lady behind the till commended us on our choice and stated that the drink was an excellent colour.

They're told to complement purchases, at least, my friend who works in HMV has to.

I like it when you get some chat with them they are there all day and maybe they are just happy to see someone is buying some good music they like too. Maybe all they get is folk buying pish or maybe they are just the chatty type either way I’m sure three seconds of chat aint going to kill.

fucking hell are you hard to please.

if it's somewhere like HMV it's a little strange but if it's a small independant record shop and the person behind the till knows their stuff then it's very enjoyable.

I hate it when they look over it disapprovingly. I felt really happy when the man in Rough Trade complimented my CDs, they don't normally!

everyone else who is normal loves it, I love it when the store im sipporting actually CARES about music.

complimented me on buying a decent movie with some disparaging comment about most of the customer purchases there.

I'm sure my other purchase was just a piece of shit action movie but hey ho.

I don't have anything against people saying stuff to me but I come over as immensely rude when they do because my surprise renders me speechless.

that's about it.

it's shit, you'll probably like it...

except when I bought The Soft Bulletin in HMV at lunchtime on the day it came out and the assistant remarked that they'd already had to order more copies in.

leave me alone. you're one of the mean ones.

what a stupid post. the guy was most probably just being nice. you have thrown that niceness back in his face by being snide about it on the internet. you win, i guess.....

I'm always a bit surprised when people borrow stuff I like.

I dont mind it if its genuine, infact i ejoy it, it makes me feel dead smug

the bloke was talking for about 10 minutes to me :D
it was great

The best looks I get in Zavvi are ones of "don't look at me, I have no soul".

on buying a Manic Street Preachers album, went in the shop next day, bought a Shania Twain album from the same girl - not such a warm reception that time.

when I worked in a record shop.

I made a few friends just doing that.

i once bought three albums in Virgin and the guy nearly leaped over the counter to hug me, such was his happiness to see my choices. I don't think it's any more patronising than anything else!

why are we all so bloody dismissive of it? and everyone jumps to accusations of 'oh they're being fake'. just have a bloody conversation! it's refreshing once in a while!

LOVE music, but have to sell rabbie williams records 8 hours a day. when the rare occasion comes that they serve a customer who is buying something that hasn't been through 12 autotuners, they are overcome with delirious happiness and will sometimes mutter a few words to said customer to express this happiness.

i had a good discussion with a pretty girl shop assistant about micah p. hinson. i'd always said his name like "my-kah", but she said his name more like "mih-kah". i've changed the way i say that name now.

i don't have conversations like this irl about records and stuff. only when i'm in record shops. bring it on, i say.