# What's your putzing-around store? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 19, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239 "2017-02-19T18:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/81 "2017-02-25T16:16:14Z")
Midwest Gun Exchange in Mishawaka, IN. Big, big store with lots to look at. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/82 "2017-02-25T19:06:07Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Foyles, for those who don’t know, is a British bookstore chain with seven stores. I prefer the flagship. That’s the big one in the Charing Cross Road (not keen on the new site, but there you go.) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/83 "2017-02-26T09:38:09Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > :: pictures **Johanna** , whom IIRC is a thoughtful Dylan-fan type, at the local GC playing face-melting shred leads on a guitar shaped like an iron cross fucking a dragon:: > > 😉 LOL! Sorry to disappoint you, but I’ve never even tried electric guitars there. I go there for the acoustic guitars, keyboards, and percussion. The keyboard room is my favorite of all to while away the day in. Guitar Center has these soundproofed rooms: electric guitars, acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drum kits, where you can jam to your heart’s content. It’s a literal playground for musicians. Now that you’ve sparked the idea, **WordMan** , I think I would like to shred some “All Along the Watchtower” or “Obviously 5 Believers” on the electric guitars next time I’m there! Great idea! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/84 "2017-02-26T14:03:11Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Spencers, Sharper Image, or any kind of gadget store. Browsing a Sharper Image store? Good luck with that. Maybe afterwards you can have lunch at a Steak & Ale. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/85 "2017-02-26T14:09:14Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > LOL! Sorry to disappoint you, but I’ve never even tried electric guitars there. I go there for the acoustic guitars, keyboards, and percussion. The keyboard room is my favorite of all to while away the day in. > > Guitar Center has these soundproofed rooms: electric guitars, acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drum kits, where you can jam to your heart’s content. It’s a literal playground for musicians. > > Now that you’ve sparked the idea, **WordMan** , I think I would like to shred some “All Along the Watchtower” or “Obviously 5 Believers” on the electric guitars next time I’m there! Great idea! Great! As long as you do so on a guitar shaped like an iron cross fucking a dragon 😉 😃 and get a shot of yourself throwing metal horns \m/. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/86 "2017-02-26T14:14:10Z")
Oooooh [dragon guitars](https://www.google.com/search?q=dragon+guitar&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW3cfk-K3SAhVJ5mMKHaw4DYQQsAQIGw&biw=1324&bih=962)! (I haven’t found one yet that was fucking an iron cross tho… I suppose I’ll just have to keep looking… :p) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/87 "2017-02-26T14:35:35Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Oooooh [dragon guitars](https://www.google.com/search?q=dragon+guitar&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW3cfk-K3SAhVJ5mMKHaw4DYQQsAQIGw&biw=1324&bih=962)! (I haven’t found one yet that was fucking an iron cross tho… I suppose I’ll just have to keep looking… :p) Jeez, Freud would have a field day. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/88 "2017-02-27T13:15:31Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Oooooh [dragon guitars](https://www.google.com/search?q=dragon+guitar&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW3cfk-K3SAhVJ5mMKHaw4DYQQsAQIGw&biw=1324&bih=962)! Those look… uncomfortable. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/89 "2017-02-27T13:19:21Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Used to be bookstores. But there are none left, at least around where I live, so I no longer do any putzing around in stores. ^ This is also me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/90 "2017-02-27T13:42:30Z")
Music /Pawn shops - I’m always looking for different gear for the rig or the music room. Thrift shops - you never know what you may find. We have a small chain here in Canada called [Princess Auto](http://www.princessauto.com/en/), we joke that it is THE Toy Store for men! I can kill an hour or two there easy. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/91 "2017-02-27T20:45:44Z")
Lee Valley, Long and Mcquade, Princess Auto, KMS Tools, Chapters/Indigo, and local pawn shops because you just never know what you’ll find. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/92 "2017-02-28T16:55:52Z")
I tried browsing pawn shops. It was incredibly disappointing. Ridiculous prices on crappy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239/93 "2017-02-28T18:32:58Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I tried browsing pawn shops. It was incredibly disappointing. Ridiculous prices on crappy stuff. Agreed. But they can be great for collectibles, rarities, etc… and usually cheaper than brand new. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-putzing-around-store/780239.md?page=4)