Forbidden prices (Forbidden Planet)

Member Name: Dinah93

Product:	Forbidden Planet
Date:	22/12/08 (44 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good selection

Disadvantages: Painfully expensive and intimidating to enter

Forbidden Planet is a small independent sci-fi and comic store. It is crammed full of games, toys, comics and DVDs and often there are good bargains to be had. The one in Newcastle is on Grainger Street, and is the store I am thinking of in this review.

Forbidden Planet specalises in toys, games, comics, manga books and DVDs. The full price items are more expensive than can be found on the high street or online, however there are often mystery bags of comics at 5 comics for £1 or 10 of the better ones for £5. You can find some rare items in the toys section, and games and figure's you would never have known existed. It is therefore great for scouting out what you want, but if you're watching the pennies go purchase it elsewhere.

The shop seems a little scary due to the sheer amount of goods crammed in, and the blacked out windows do not encourage passers by to wander in. The shop in Newcastle seems to be staffed by deathly pale youths, with equally vampiric looking customers.

Summary: Great geek shop, not welcoming to outsiders