Yes it's a little dirty...yes it smells like dusty old books...yes it's a little bit sloppy and disorganized; but isn't that half the fun?
I generally go into bookmans with nothing whatsoever in mind to buy, randomly browse shelves and leave with wonderful treasures.
The only time I have a mission here is when I go looking for pre-movie book covers(i have an obsessive hatrid of movie book covers) And I found Fear and Loathing and High Fidelity pretty quickly my last two trips.
I also love that they have used magazines. I am a mag junkie and this saves me so much money and lets me know what the highest fashion was in 1986. They also have a dirty mag closet if you are brave but used porno freaks me the hell out.
My only complaint is that the staff here never seems very helpful or happy to be there. If I worked at a used book store I would be smilier than Ron Jeremy...Well maybe almost as smily as.
The vinyl is a bit like shopping thrift store but it's ok I really like the process of digging for that perfect find.
All in all, good stuff.