Hong Kong Records

As I have often said about record shops these days– how are they making money? I mean with the advent of MP3, iTunes and all the other channels in which we could have music for very little or no money at all; who is buying CDs nowadays?
Turns out, quite a lot. Now Hong Kong Records is not your old stuffy CD store, they have reinvented themselves extremely well in providing a wide range of products in the store– DVDs, video games, magazines and even toys could be found in the shop. This must be one of the changes that has kept it alive for as long as it has.
For me in particular, Hong Kong Records makes a great effort into making Classical and Jazz music lovers feel special. They have always had a separate section for Classical and Jazz music which is glassed off from the rest of the shop. that way you could enjoy your music without the new fangled stuff disturbing your peace from the main section of the store. The staff at these sections really know their stuff as well and they were able to find the album I need however obscure that album label may be.
I think in general– the scale, the products, the fact that the shops are always a nice place so be– I think that’s why they have survived that long and why they will be here to stay.

I hate to admit, but actually Im also a creature of habits. There was a time in my life that I have to go to city u like 3 – 4 times a week; it is no surprise that I would walk around festival walk before or after the rehearsals in city U. Normally there are 3 stops in this level of festival walk and Hong Kong records normally is my 2^nd checkpoint before spending like forever in Parson’s next door.
Another confession I would like to make is that i dont normally buy CDs for music; a logical question to ask now would be: why on earth do I have to visit the place?
So this brings us back to the first statement that I am a creature of habits and I have been visiting this place since high school until uni; well… another more legitimate reason is that it is always good to keep yourself updated with the hits in different music charts and this is a good place to gain info regarding the latest release of albums.
Other than music albums, there are also dvds of movies and drama series for you to choose from; that is to say if you are indifferent to pop music, there will still be sections that might interest you.
Now you see why I have developed such a habit of visiting this place when ever i go to festival walk.