• The dirty carpets
• Being told off for going in boxes we shouldn't
• Hanging with Scruffy single blokes
• Putting Boy George records in other people's piles of tunes
• Aching knees, siezed up ankles and bad backs
•  Just one last look
• Missing that last bus and having to walk back swapping the heavy bags from hand to hand
• Having to decide which out of the 36 tunes you've picked up has to go back into the quid box
• Asking the guy for double bagging
• Leaving your bag upstairs
• Asking the missus to stay in Habitat for another 30 mins
• Trying to keep your tunes between your legs so no one nicks your finds
• Trying to stay one box ahead of the other guy
• Working from the back as that's where other junkies stash them
• Going all wierd as you haven't eaten all day and the blur of tune flicking makes it worse
• Resting your tunes on another box to stop the next guy from looking in it
• Having some prune start flicking through the box you're flicking through - because you're pilling tunes on the box by the side of you
• Spending hours going through soul box after soul box for that elusive Jackson Sisters lp only to see Mica Paris 12s and Fatback lps
• Looking in the one pound hip hop box in the hope they fucked up to find out that it's full of Derek B 12S
• Actually finding a shop where they have cocked up and were sent loads of B12 and Black Dog whites but didn't know what speed to play em on
• Getting records that you were sure they sounded good in 1996 to find out that they started sounding suspect in 1997.
• Building up gaps in your Nu Groove collection, even though they only made about six good 12s
• "It's got no writing on but a pic of a breaker - must be good"
• "This ones Norwegian - must be abstract"
• "This one ones in a paper sleeve - oh fuck Basic Channel 2"
• Switching sleeves to get all the nicely coloured ones instead of just plain black or paper white
• Ahhhh smell the dampness and cat tiddle
• Wondering if the guys behind the counter will ever actally get proper jobs
• Feeling embarrassed about taking a one pound 12 inch from the bargain box and saying 'yes' when asked; "Do you want a bag for this mate?"
• "The rush of blood as you get nearer the shop - only to find out it's 1) Closed. 2) Gone out of business. 3) Only stocks hard house.
• Buying tunes with a knowing smile only to get them home to find it's the other mix you wanted -clue, that's why it was cheap.
• Spending hours getting down a street as you check every charity shop only to find Jim Davidson and Fleetwood Mac lps in the boxes.
• Finding that a dj has actually donated his whole collection to your local Oxfam, who then go and charge £2.99 per 12 inch - er?
• Getting lovely 10 inches on obscure labels that actually sound very good.
• Playing records on headphones whilst trying to scan what everyone else is buying - it's called tune rubbernecking.
• Going shopping with mates and then trying to win the battle of the bargains - it'll all end in tears.
• Is it signed ? Ahhh no its someones address