While I do not object to books being overpriced as some reviewers have noted, I have another objection. Unlike other book stores in Chicago, Myopic seems to have a ceiling price of $10 no matter how many good books you bring them. I would not recommed selling books here.

* "Overpriced books" - Store carries mostly mass-market books. Objection seems to be many could be bought for $0.01 online. However, those reviewers do not consider overhead cost of operating a storefront. True in that no advantage to this store if price is the customer's criterion. * Mandatory bag check - In this case seems justifiable given sketchy location. One person raised a counter-argument that store employees should not necessarily be entrusted with valuables. * "Employees too surly to work in fast food" - Accurate. We witnessed unacceptable behavior which would get an employee fired from food service jobs, but is tolerated in this store. Consistent history of customer complaints of rudeness, ineptitude, bad attitude. * "Store smells like urine" - There was a foul odor, concentrated in rear section of ground level. Previous reviews suggested the cats which roam the store may urinate and/or vomit under bookshelves. * "Store is dirty or ramshackle" - Place seemed not often cleaned. An area in upper level was covered with broken pieces of wood. Books themselves were not dirty. Some construction dubious but not obviously structurally unsound or dangerous. * Idiosyncratic policies - Signs were posted stating "price of unshelved books will be raised by $1.00". Gives the impression of laziness, and pettiness, much like other observations of staff's attitude.