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krj
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response 125 of 170:
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Sep 22 23:16 UTC 1992 |
Because of the European currency crisis, the pound has dropped from
a peak of $2 about two weeks ago to a current value of about $1.70. I hope
this will be reflected in Schoolkids import prices soon, because I
went into sticker shock this weekend. Several new British Isles folk
items were priced at $24, $28 and $30. Argh! I just settled for the
one I wanted which was $20.
I don't love the Whisky Priests $28 dollars worth.
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krj
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response 126 of 170:
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Oct 18 05:52 UTC 1992 |
(OK, maybe I do love the Whisky Priests $28 worth. :-( )
Latest Schoolkids pricing outrage: A CUPPA TEA AND LIE DOWN by the
Able Tasmans, $21 at Schoolkids. I got it for $14 at Tower. Both copies
on the Flying Nun Europe label.
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mcnally
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response 127 of 170:
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Oct 19 05:41 UTC 1992 |
Not a tremendous surprise.. Schoolkids' sucks..
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krj
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response 128 of 170:
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Oct 20 04:24 UTC 1992 |
Yeah, but for my tastes they still get a half-dozen albums per month
which nobody else within 500 miles carries. Like THE WILD SIDE OF TOWN
by The Albion Band, which I hadn't seen in 5 years; last time I saw a
copy I'd given up on Ashley Hutchings & the Albions and passed it over.
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krj
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response 129 of 170:
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Nov 21 00:46 UTC 1992 |
Schoolkids is advertising a 20%-off sale in today's Ann Arbor News.
This should bring their prices in line with other stores for a few days...
:-) Is Mike out of town? (re: #124)
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mcnally
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response 130 of 170:
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Nov 21 05:41 UTC 1992 |
Hmmm.. I was in Dearborn all day, if that counts.. But then I'm in
Dearborn just about every weekday, and they don't have sales that often..
Did I miss the sale (i.e. was it Friday, or was the advertisement Friday
for a sale on Saturday?) There're only one or two discs that they have
that I know I want, but they're pricey ones, so 20% off would be a decent
incentive..
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krj
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response 131 of 170:
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Nov 22 07:44 UTC 1992 |
The Schoolkids sale is through Monday.
Sorry I left that important bit out.
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mcnally
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response 132 of 170:
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Nov 22 21:13 UTC 1992 |
hmmm.. maybe I'll check it out this afternoon..
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krj
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response 133 of 170:
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Jan 9 17:38 UTC 1993 |
Tower's having another storewide sale. The usual deal: most normal-priced
discs at $12, with +0reductions on all other albums. Through Tuesday,
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krj
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response 134 of 170:
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Jan 9 17:39 UTC 1993 |
Tower's having another storewide sale. Through Tuesday 1/12.
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mcnally
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response 135 of 170:
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Jan 10 08:58 UTC 1993 |
It's sad, but I went there and looked around for nearly an hour,
*wanting* to buy something, and I couldn't find something I could
work up the enthusiasm to shell out 12 bucks for (warning to would-be
pedants: I don't *care* that I'm ending a sentence with a preposition.)
I suppose it's not such a bad thing, since I've currently got any number
of other financial drains, but I do want something new to listen to..
How about posting some recommendations in the brief reviews item?
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krj
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response 136 of 170:
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Feb 14 06:46 UTC 1993 |
I don't care that your sentence ended with a preposition, Mike, but leaving
the period in the wrong place is unpardonable. :-)
Tower sale report: most "budget line" products are on sale 3 for $25, or
$9 each. I think the sale goes through Tuesday. Last year we bought a
bunch of stuff we didn't really want at this sale, so I think I'll
skip it this year.
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mcnally
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response 137 of 170:
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Feb 14 18:03 UTC 1993 |
Would "budget price" refer only to the normally $9.99 and below discs
or would the $10.99 and $11.99 discs be included?
(doubt it about the $11.99 discs, I suppose and if I couldn't find
anything I wanted last week I doubt their selection has changed all that
much.. I think I need to pass by Vinyl Solution in GR more often, I never
have trouble finding something intriguing there..)
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krj
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response 138 of 170:
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Feb 16 17:54 UTC 1993 |
I believe that the description "budget" covers everthing Tower
prices up to $11.99 -- not the red sale stickered stuff, of course.
But I'm not sure, and I've already spent my CD budget for February,
so I'm not going to worry about it.
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krj
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response 139 of 170:
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Feb 19 05:51 UTC 1993 |
Confirming #138: Pop/rock cds normally priced between $9.99 and $11.99
are on sale at Tower for 3/$26 (they raised that; it was 3/$25 last
year). Sale is through March 2.
I'm in a really retro mood lately. I'm gonna pig out.
(Budget cassettes are 2/$9.)
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mcnally
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response 140 of 170:
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Feb 21 00:09 UTC 1993 |
Yeah, I just dropped by today. Un(?)fortunately recent computer purchases
have constricted my cash flow so I only picked up 3 discs but the price
was pretty good.. (I bought an XTC singles collection, Enya's first album,
and a collection of early Bob Marley ska stuff..)
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krj
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response 141 of 170:
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Feb 21 03:42 UTC 1993 |
Lessee, what I found at the sale: new Cordelia's Dad, Blondie's PARALLEL
LINES, The Byrds' YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY, Jefferson Airplane BLESS ITS
POINTED LITTLE HEAD, first B-52s album, CHEAP THRILLS by Big Brother &
The Holding Company. (I *said* I was in a really retro mood; except for
the Cordelia's Dad, which I'm sure none of you have ever heard of,
everything is pre-1979, quite a bit is pre-1970.)
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krj
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response 142 of 170:
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Mar 30 05:53 UTC 1993 |
The longboxes are disappearing! Last weekend they were gone from Tower's
blues & oldies sections.
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mcnally
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response 143 of 170:
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Mar 30 07:33 UTC 1993 |
Yep..
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ecl
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response 144 of 170:
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Apr 1 04:39 UTC 1993 |
Apparently the long boxes will no longer be manufactured.
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goose
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response 145 of 170:
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Apr 1 18:06 UTC 1993 |
I saw them going through the aisles one by one, ripping the long box off the
CD and putting the CD back in the bin. It seemed odd.
I'm glad that they're making the effort to get rid of the longbox though.
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krj
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response 146 of 170:
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Apr 7 04:52 UTC 1993 |
How about those new improved CD prices?? East Lansing's Where House
Records is in the process of hiking prices by $2 a disc; marquee-name
artists like Sting, Eric Clapton and Living Color are now priced at
$16, and the hoi polloi are being priced at $15. This follows a
$1 price hike about a year ago. This makes for about a 23% price
increase in 12 months. I hadn't realized inflation had gotten out
of control again.
I had thought the Harmony House chain was way out of line when I saw
that it had moved most items to a $17 price, but it looks like this
is the coming thing.
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goose
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response 147 of 170:
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Apr 9 03:00 UTC 1993 |
Ugh! This really irritaes me. CD's are nothing more than a tool to
generate extra income. A CD costs no more to produce than an LP in
compreable mass quantities. Early on that wasnt the case, but it is now.
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steve
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response 148 of 170:
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Apr 9 16:05 UTC 1993 |
Actually, it costs less. They use a lot less plastic, and its of
a cheaper variety, too.
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redwood
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response 149 of 170:
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Apr 10 00:59 UTC 1993 |
So, they are charging more for CDs that are of po
orer quality?
Glad I just had my turntable upgraded...
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