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It's hard to be edgy when the average person isn't thrown off by the store anymore. I used to love this place. I could spend a couple hundred dollars easy in one trip. I understand it is trying to keep up with pop culture, but it has completely left the rock side behind. There are hardly any corsets, no Tripp attire, and quite honestly, I can't take walking into the place and seeing Bieber on the walls. From someone with the opinion that less is more (I'm talking about detail, not skirt length), this place has gone downhill. Not everyone likes the "goth" style, but some do (actually a good portion do). This was the last (really only) hope for those into something other than shirts that all say the same thing with maybe slight font and shirt color differences. The stuff that is still angled towards that crowd is covered in animal prints and fake fur, which just defeats the point in my opinion. The only thing I get from here anymore are studded belts and nail polish (three dollars a bottle is a bit much, but it stays on). I guess dark just doesn't sell anymore.