michaelk@tekmdp.UUCP (Michael Kersenbrock) (09/22/83)
Whereas Sears is supposed to be putting a $589 CD player on sale for Christmas and Whereas I would not expect Sears to be the country's price leaders on CD players (?), one might think that some even cheaper ones will come about soon (in the U.S.). Mike (I try to buy things before they get cheap) Kersenbrock Tektronix Microcomputer Development Products Aloha, Oregon P.S.- byebye Linn
dsj@rabbit.UUCP (David S. Johnson @ ) (10/03/84)
I've been paying roughly 12.99 for pop/rock/jazz CD's and 13.99 for classical at J&R Music World in Manhattan, with 15.99 being their normal price for Telarcs and some other higher priced spreads. In NJ, the standard recrd stores seem to be charging 13.99-16.99, the latter for classical (including Telarcs). This week one NJ store has a sale with everything at 12.99, however (and J&R did the same last week). The J&R prices are about 65% above their prices for the same LP's on classical, and 115% above their LP price on rock/pop/jazz. David S. Johnson, AT&T Bell Laboratories
hgcjr@utastro.UUCP (Harold G. Corwin Jr.) (03/07/85)
[Is this thing still hungry?] > I don't understand why people keep spending $15, $16 or more on > mail order CDs. There always seems to be a sale on somewhere. > Classical Wax (Palo Alto) recently had every CD on sale for $11.99. > > Bob (Piety) at hplabs We do it because we don't live in high-volume markets. The best price in town on classical CD's at the moment is $14.99 -- but the selection is terrible. The shops with even decent selections start their classical prices at $15.99, and $18.99 or even $20.99 is still not uncommon. I refuse to be gouged, so I mail order. Good (cheap) listening! Harold G. Corwin, Jr. uucp: {ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao,charm}!utastro!hgcjr arpa: hgcjr%utastro.UTEXAS@ut-sally.ARPA [or] hgcjr@utastro.UTEXAS.ARPA mabell: 512-471-4461 X 463 Dept. of Astronomy, RLM 15.308, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1083