Why would I write about a strip mall store? I'm not sure except that I really do like popping in to look at the sale racks. As a child of the 80s, this place reminds me of the multiple Duran Duran buttons I'd buy for my jean jacket and all the Depeche Mode posters I had taped to my wall. Strangely enough, those same bands are still at a shop like this. It's retro baby! You can still pick up a David Bowie or Blondie T-shirt like it was the 80s but now it's 2013 and you're in Hot Topic.
So.... maybe it's nostalgia. Maybe it's a curiosity of what the teens are into these days, but Hot Topic is fun to shop. You can find neon socks, frilly panties and patterned corsets. There's always at least one bondage pant hanging on a rack somewhere. And tons and tons of T-shirts and CDs. I recently brought my friend to get a smaller gauge ear plug. I also brought someone else here to get fishnet tights. The sale racks can be pretty good but it helps if you're a smaller size.