I used to come to the Capitol Hill location on Fridays, just before midnight, and at midnight almost everything went on sale. But a few years after the other locations opened, the first storefront wasn't doing as well, and shrunk by a third of its size; fewer catwalks, but more of that catbox smell. Having Half Price Books move a few blocks away probably hurt them a lot! Some of its former employees complained about the neurotic aspects of working there, but it's still hip. I come by occasionally, because they still have some unique finds on occasion, but they seem to have been dwarfed by their aforementioned new neighbor.
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