rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (10/02/84)
[:-(] On Saturday, Sept. 22, as I was passing within a few miles of Manhattan, I decided to divert and visit the legendary Tower Records. After an hour or so of searching, I finally found it in the Village on Broadway. It occupies 3 or 4 floors (counting a mezzenaine). I was after a CD I had been seeking for about six months. Eureka! They had it. ..But after poking around in their stock I said to the man at the cash register, "Am I missing something? I understood you had a huge selection at wonderfully low prices. You do have a pretty big selection, but your prices are higher than I pay in Red Bank." He pointed to a sign that said Polygram was on sale (for about $13). I said, "Yeah, but there aren't any." He averred there were a few if I would look hard enough. Finally, he said, "We believe our prices are competitive with other stores in New York City." So I paid my outrageously priced bill which included the 9% sales tax and departed forever. The next day, the Sunday Times had big ads for Tower Records advertising all kinds of special low prices. Apparently I missed these wonders by about 4 hours - well, more like 12 hours. They are only open to 12 midnight, not 24 hours. Pity. Dick (disillusioned again) Grantges hound!rfg