naivar@dspo.UUCP (Mark A. Naivar) (07/08/86)
A friend of mine just bought a CD player and is now wondering where he can get CD's cheaply. (as in around $12) If anyone out there knows of a mail-order outfit or similar place that sells CD's for a pretty good price, I would really appreciate hearing about it. If there has just recently been a posting of this, sorry. I unsubscribed when there was too much flaming going on about LP's vs. CD's. Thanx in advance! ihnp4!lanl!dspo!naivar -Mark
ahv@masscomp.UUCP (Tony Verhulst) (07/10/86)
In article <333@dspo.UUCP> naivar@dspo.UUCP writes: > >wondering where he can get CD's cheaply. (as in around $12) >If anyone out there knows of a mail-order outfit or similar > ihnp4!lanl!dspo!naivar -Mark The cheapest classical CDs that I know of are had thru Andre Perrault Inc. Virginia Beach VA. Their prices range from about 12 to 14 dollars (including shipping). The only draw back is that they are slow to deliver. They are very up front about this and state explicitly the expected delivery time in each catalog (8 weeks). Unfortunatly, they only deal in classical imports.
trainor@ucla-cs.UUCP (07/14/86)
Unless you buy in bulk, you're still gonna get reamed. Don't pay over
$12 for domestic CDs and $14 for imports. Wait--you've got to be patient.
Hit the $10.99 sales at local record shops, especially the chain ones
who don't know much about CDs, except that they sell them. I've gotten
lots of ridiculous $18.99 imports at the sale price. For instance the
Odyssey (mostly video and cheap plastic dayglo trash) in Los Angeles
indescriminatly marked a bunch of their CD's down to $8.99. I guess
they needed more room for cheap dayglo trash or something.
Sales clerk in Tower Records in Washington, D.C. looking at DK's CD:
Is this jazz?
Me:
Sure...
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SPUD: trainor@russet.spudstern@princeton.UUCP (07/15/86)
I have called several CD warehouses that claim to have "low low low"
prices. Some findings:
OZ Warehouse Outlet 404-292-5450 (Georgia)
discs range from $13.99 to $15.99 (imports)
reasonable selection
The Essentials Marketing 206-771-4820 (Washington)
discs range from $12.99 to $14.99
fabulous selection -- 62 page catalog
Most other places either took more than 8 weeks to send a catalog
(how long will the discs take to get here?) or have prices worse
than your local McRecord Store.
--Hal Stern
Princeton University
{ihpn4, allegra, seismo}!princeton!sterncwa@houxl.UUCP (07/15/86)
Try the CD DELI, which I am using (and couple of my friends) for more than a year without any problems. They specialize in TELARC label and used to keep all of them in stock (no backorders). They carry also other labels but sometimes you will have to wait. We like their prices - the lowest we found in N.Y. : TELARC sells for $12.99, other labels (PHILIPS, LONDON L'OISEAU LYRE, ARGO, etc.) for $12.00. Some "imports" may be more expensive, eg. $14.99 for Michell Jarre. You can buy any quantity you want. The shipment charge is always $2. No tax outside N.Y. state. The address: CD DELI 5706 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 tel. (718) 439-3324 Zbigniew Cwalina houxl!cwa
dcf@xrx3b.UUCP (Dave Fuller) (07/18/86)
In article <596@princeton.UUCP>, stern@princeton.UUCP (Hal Stern) writes: > I have called several CD warehouses that claim to have "low low low" > prices. Some findings: > > OZ Warehouse Outlet 404-292-5450 (Georgia) > discs range from $13.99 to $15.99 (imports) > reasonable selection > > The Essentials Marketing 206-771-4820 (Washington) > discs range from $12.99 to $14.99 > fabulous selection -- 62 page catalog > > Most other places either took more than 8 weeks to send a catalog > (how long will the discs take to get here?) or have prices worse > than your local McRecord Store. > > --Hal Stern > Princeton University > {ihpn4, allegra, seismo}!princeton!stern The best prices I've seen for CD's was at a place called the Great House of Guitars in Rochester, NY. The place is amazing! Not only do they have most CD's at $11.98, but they have current record releases at only $5.98! They also have a huge selection of oldies at anywhere from 2.99 to 3.99. I'm not sure if they do mail order or not but its worth a try. They also carry many musical instuments in wide array of price ranges. As a matter of fact they're one of the only places that has several Steinburger bass guitars in stock at all times. dave fuller rocksvax!xrx3b!oscdcf!dfuller
cwa@houxl.UUCP (Zbigniew Cwalina) (07/22/86)
I have received a whole bunch of mail on CD DELI mail order house. This is some additional information about them. I have been using this outlet without any problems more than a year now. CD DELI sells compact disks (TELARC but also other labels) and various DENON products (eg. my friend bought there CD player model 1500 for a decent price). The price for TELARC disks is $12.99, all POLYGRAM (London, Argo, L'Oiseau Lyre, etc.) $12.00. The address: CD DELI 5706 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11220 tel. (718) 439-3324 1. CD DELI accepts orders by phone 2. They accept American Express, COD, personal checks 3. No minimum or maximum order, shipment is always $2. 4. They do not have a catalog yet. 5. They HAVE in stock all TELARC disks (!), so you wait only on UPS shipment to arrive to you. 6. Disks arrive in original manufacturer's sealed packing. Zbigniew S. Cwalina houxl!cwa