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  • 38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    RazzaLazza

    5 Stars Seek and You Shall Find Review with images 13/03/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages An excellent service is offered, cheap postage on vinyl if ordering multiple items.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some records may never be found, they're just too hard to come by.

    Hard To Find Records was originally set up in Birmingham in 1991. The store is located at Vinyl House, 10 Upper Gough Street, Birmingham, B1 1JG, and for a long time now they have been selling online also. The great thing about Hard To Find Records is that a lot of the records they stock are no longer in production. This makes htfr.com a great place to visit as you never know quite what you could find there, you can pick up some brilliant bargains on the website of records that have long since been deleted. There are over 200 000 vinyl records to choose from, they have an eclectic selection of ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    GeoffreyHawkins

    2 Stars 100,000 records 07/09/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages 100,000 records

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Poor service both on-line, and in-store

    Hard To Find Records (HTFR) is one of the largest record stores in the world, and is based in Birmingham. It opened in 1991, and supplies all forms of house, garage, techno, trance, hardcore, drum & bass, hip-hop, electro, soul and disco. They currently have a choice of 100,000 records in store, as well as a wide selection of dj hardware (turntables, mixers etc). There are 20 Technics decks for listening on, and there is a chill out area for when all those records get just a bit too much. They operate an excellent web site for ordering on-line, and will ship records anywhere in the world. It ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jamieoyeah

    5 Stars HTFR 30/01/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages AMAZING SELECTION OF DJ ESSENTIALS

    Disadvantages Disadvantages I DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND THERE!

    HTFR have everything a dj needs on one site and in their fab DJ megastore. What's great is they always have exclusive products on offer at stupid prices that you will be har dpushed to find anywhere else. There website is so easy to use with a complete divide between gear and tunes. you can check their ace review for a good idea of what you arw buying (or need to buy). You can even listen to thousands of records on there too! DJ's needn't bother shopping elsewhere. I've been to the shop loads, and the staff have always set-up the gear i ask to see (if it's not already out to play with). And ... more
  • 2 of 2 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Irishanon

    1 Star Indifference to customer anxieties/concerns and incompetence 28/09/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Nothing I can think of.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Incompetence, indifference to customer concerns, non-updated website, supplied by Dolphin.

    I ordered from these people after seeing that the product was available, online, at their website. I phoned them to confirm that they did indeed have it in stock and they assured me they did. Later, an automated response email arrived to say that they were out of stock and that it would be a two-week wait. During this time, I ordered something else from Dolphin Music, who informed me over the phone that it is they who supply HTFR and that it would take a month rather than two weeks. I then rang HTFR to confirm this and they told me that they couldn't reveal the name of their supplier. I asked ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kateflet

    5 Stars Excellent all round in my opinion 10/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great Range of Records - Good Customer Service

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too far away from me to visit!

    The range of CDs, records, tape packs, t-shirts, needles, decks, gadgets etc.. is amazing. The prices aren't too much and the service I've received has been satisfactory everytime. Only once out of probably over 50 orders has a record been lost. This was quickly sorted by a friendly customer service rep by sending another the day I called. I'm sure at times you aren't going to be 100% happy with any service you are given by a company. There's always bound to be something that goes wrong with the amount they are shipping each and every day, but 1 mistake out of 50 is fine by me. The range is ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    the_stress

    1 Star Legal action against HTFR 22/05/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Good website with good range of products

    Disadvantages Disadvantages EVERYTHING related to their service

    I am an online shopper for more than 10 years. I use similar websites like musicstore.com or recordcase.de and never had a problem. I wanted to try a UK website, because of the recent GBP alteration and decided to try HTFR, which seemed very proffessional. I can now see I'm dealing with the lowest kind of dealers. Firstly, they made me send them a whole lot of documents as proof of id "for my security" and to "avoid fraudolent behaviours". I was very suspicious about this, but agreed and sent them a lot of personal info as well as copies of id documents. The order process was delayed more than ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bassl1ne

    1 Star Hard To Find Records dont want to refund faulty product 05/10/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages I have no positives from this only wasted fuel and wasted time.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hard To Find is quick to take your money but not to sort out any problems afterwards.

    I purchased some DJ equipment (Denon DN-HS5500) from Hard To Find Records store. After testing the unit it home it was apparent there was a fault with the software on the unit. Looking on the internet also confirmed that hundreds of other people have discovered these software faults which are yet to be solved. With this in mind I require a refund because all units have the same inherent fault. I called Hard To Find Returns to make sure I would have any problems and a wasted journey, the guy there called Matt assured me this is no problem and to bring it back in store, which I promptly did ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    JungleVIP

    4 Stars Good online record shop 08/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Really good selection of vinyl and equipment for any dj

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It is quite expensive

    I first looked at hard to find.com about 3 years ago, this was before i really started getting into Djing but was still very interested at first, i found the site very easy to navigate and looking at the amount of vinyls they had i was amazed. Now a days i have my own decks and as any dj would know it is a very expensive hobby, first there is the decks, mixer headphones, speakers and then the continuous yearn for more tunes. Well hard to find is a dj store and it offers probably the largest colection of everything you need, search for a mixer there is about 100 to choose from so on that side ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    thedjcraiglee

    3 Stars Hard To Find Records - Errr... 29/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Large selection of vinyl & products

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expensive

    This store is one of the biggest mail order specialist vinyl shops avaliable to DJs to date. There is a huge selection of vinyl, and an ever expanding product range. However it is based in Birmingham, and I am based down sounth, near Dartford, so i have never actually set foot inside the store myself. However this review is based on my online experiences. Basically you can normally find what you wnat, from new to old, but the hard-to-find vinyl is always out of stock, just like everywhere else. However this website offers a wish list (where you can order songs), and a wait list (where you wait ... more
  • 4 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    koen_on_ciao

    3 Stars HTFR for equipment 09/12/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Large catalog also for equipment, low price

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Customers can't see if items are in stock

    I ordered a piece of equipment from HTFR, and it turned out to not be in stock. They had to order with their supplier which - luckily - did not take too much time. Still, I think they should show it on their web shop when an item is out of stock. I prefer to order only items that are in stock so I can get it fast. HTFR customer support could be improved. Sometimes it takes a day or two days before you get an answer to your enquiry. For both records or equipment you may also check Chemical Records or Juno. With HTFR included, all of these offer equipment at a sharp price. I never ordered ... more
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