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Hot Topic is a MUSIC store that some people confuse for a 'poser palace.' Newsflash, its not. If you like it, great. Yes, Hot Topic is based on music. Some people think that people go there to be different, other than shopping at 'preppy' stores, like Hollister, A&F, AE, etc... And some people DO want to be different. But the only thing that is crazy is people think 'low, life-less emos' go there to get a whole lot of dark, creepy, black clothes to look scary and dark and creepy, and blahblahblah...PEOPLE! IT'S STORE! a MUSIC store that just happens to sell other stuff than music. It's not a place where posers hang out. It's not a place where people go to live out their 'lifeless-ness.' And its most definitely not a scary store. If you like the store, great. If you hate the store, I'm sorry, just find a different store. Don't hate, its not fun.

emo: ima go to Hot Topic to go get some more radtastic clothes. prep: ew, they wear black? That is so fetch! poser: wow..now EVERYBODY is going to get that stuff! I might as well go get it too! emo: wtf? i might as well be preppy..

By xMiSSxPECULiARx

A good, although pricey store (but still a bargain bin compared to Abercrombie & Fitch and with better made clothing) that has been given a bad reputation ever since that poser Avril Lavigne (shudders) became popular.

By Kevin

its just a freakin store that sells clothes and other stuff ya sum stuff is expensive just b/c you shop there dosnt mean your a freakin poser its not lie you can go 2 american eagle and find the sam type of clothes there

prep::omg that store is so0o0 creepy look at the losers in there i mean like dont they know amborombie and bitch is so totally cool punk rckr::i need that new blink 182 cd dude lets go 2 hot topic

By punkbuny69

Hot Topic is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol HOTT. fuck the coporate world but be a day trader and buy some stock in mall stores

See contradiction, Oh dude i made a huge killing in the market off of little kids trying to dress to fit in by wearing clothes saying they dont want to fit in

By alyx

a "punk" clothing store. the cds they sell are pretty good. they support alot of stuff that isn't too mainstream. they could do better though. the store is what you could call a sell-out, but if you're looking for the media punk rock clothing, here it is. i remember going there in 2000 and it was awesome. then now, if i walk in there, 2005, you see hello kitty, carebears, and random things in there that shouldn't be there. i've heard so called-punk kids go in saying "man there are so many fucking preps in here now." well, if they were really "punk rockers" they wouldn't go shop at hot topic and spend their parent's money. poseurs.

dude that goth kid only shops at hot topic.

By my shot heart