Is It Ok to Buy Records at Urban Outfitters?  By Chris Chafin
The other day, I found myself flipping through records in
massive clothing chain Urban Outfitters. I know. I had certain
expectations about what I'd find: Bob Marley, Dr. Dre, maybe
some new dance records like Niki & The Dove, and not much else.
Basically, the vinyl equivalent of a sidewalk dorm room poster
sale.  Instead, I kept finding more and more crates full of more
and more records. And pretty decent ones! And not super
expensive (generally between $10 and $20). Still, I thought, I
probably shouldn't buy a record at Urban Outfitters.   The more
I thought about it, though, the more I realized that I couldn't
really articulate why I felt like I shouldn't shop there.
They're putting small record stores out of business? Their CEO
is evil? Somehow nothing in my size ever makes it to the deep
sale rack? Something. I honestly didn't know.  In recent years,
Urban has gone big in music sales, becoming one of the nation's
largest retailers of vinyl re