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| - If you really wanted to survive a zombie apocalypse, I'm not sure this store would have you covered. For one thing, their ability to sell weapons is limited. Sure, every survivalist needs a good pocketknife and lighter, and they'll outfit you in those with both function and fashionability, but you'll have to go elsewhere for the big guns (and little guns, and high-powered crossbows, and axes, and...).
But fortunately, we don't seem to have entered the zombie apocalypse yet (though the dead-eyed drunk gamblers do make it hard to tell sometimes), so you probably will just go to this store for fun. And I think that's why it's there - maybe they're actually Libertarian preppers (I did see some political propaganda), but the store feels like a gift shop for every modern zombie movie you've seen. In fact, they'll sell you popular zombie books and DVDs, or even a poster with all of the rules from "Zombieland." They'll also let you pump your quarters into a zombie shooting practice game. It's a small store, so you'll probably be in and out in 15-20 minutes (depending on how many zombies you want to shoot and how long you spend debating whether your house really needs a vintage metal "fallout shelter" sign).
There actually are some good survival supplies here, but the selection is somewhat limited and the prices are a bit high on many of them. The one place they shine is on long-shelflife foods - if you'd like a bucket full of freeze-dried chicken or piles of disgusting compressed MREs, this is the place to shop. And if you're looking for a quick-and-easy survival gift pack, they have military surplus backpacks preloaded with a variety of items for $55. Oh, and they sell a bunch of souvenirs for the store itself, which points to this being a tourist attraction over a true apocalypse preparedness store. I think they know why people are coming in, it's probably the fact that they have the words ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE STORE painted on the wall outside with various zombie-themed dioramas. Bonus fact: they also sell artificial turf. I guess zombies hate that stuff, too.
Tourists - this is off the strip, so you'll need to catch a cab or get creative to go here. The major issue is that you can get a cab TO here, but you'll have to call a cab back because this isn't an area where cabs linger. It's only a mile from the Rio, which can be accessed by a shuttle from the back of Harrah's or Bally's. So I'd catch a cab over, and walk the mile back to the Rio to rejoin tourist civilization. It's right on the outskirts of Vegas Chinatown, which gives you something to do (and eat) while you're over there. Oh, and don't expect to be able to bring many of the items they sell back on a plane.
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