I mostly buy my cd's new, when they're on sale. Tower Music almost always has on sale catalogue cd's from the major labels.. most recently the Tower in DC has had WEA cd's on sale, so I've been stocking up on those- $7.99 each for stuff like The Doobie Brothers, Everything But The Girl, Chaka Khan, etc.
Tower usually has a good selection, but their prices are a little high.

Best Buy usually has the best prices for new cd's, but the selection isn't as good.

All this to say:
My "cd purchasing habits" are directly related to what cd's I find on sale. I somehow manage to have enough self control (!) to only buy about $30. worth of cd's each time I buy..
but easily..
I could buy more!

My bad!

I am so compulsive.

First I wanted to collect some of my favorite oldies, then I wanted to update my Beatles collection. Then I had to update Prince, then I had to update Cat Stevens, then I had to update Earth, Wind and Fire, then I had to update the Whispers, then I had to update the Isley Brothers, and on, and on!

sag10 said:

hehe... it just never ends does it?! I love it... (even though my purse doesn't!)

Diva said:

so true, and I love every minute of it!

I'd rather look for something in a store for months than look for it online, unless it's only available online or seriously OOP. I also tend to buy one disc at a time, because if I don't, I'll tend to neglect some of them and feel like I've wasted money on discs I never listen to.

Last CD I bought was Depeche Mode's Exciter, but I got it with trade credit for misc. crap discs I've picked up over the years.

Uaually I get an urge to buiy cds...I will go to he rec store and stay there an average of an hour and see 500 cds I need to purchase..I get so overwhelmed I end up leaving and not purchasing anything because I couldnt make up my mind and it hurts.

Allright Diva, I am on my way to purchase "Hard Day's Night"..

These days I'm very cautious in buying new music or indeed videogames. I don't do many "impulse buys" unless there is a sale on and it is like 3 CDs for £20 or something. Generally, I only buy albums that I know I want - it's just too expensive to make hasty CD purchases these days! I tend to have a list of about 10 or 20 of my favourite bands / artists who I'll pretty much buy every new album they release, everything else is either an old album that I've been meaning to buy or a new album that I've checked out by downloading MP3s.

The biggest recent disappointment recently was Lauryn's acoustic album... because it is copy-protected you can't play it on a PC (and my PC is my hi-fi basically) so I brought that MF back pronto)

$10 for a CD ? God now I am missing life in america ! geeze we spend like eh what 23 euro on a cd here and like most people we are compulsive shoppers ... and Martijn realy cant walk past a cd shop without having to go in ... then we leave the place with 4 or 5 disks so I keep him away from the shops as much as I can ...

TMBGITW said:


Now you're talkin'!

Moonbeam said:

Damn I do not know what I would do without you...you are
the sweetest and you know it. Yo tequero mi amour.

Moonbeam said:

Ian

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it...

endorphin74 said:

clearing my throat

Didn't you have a friend that bought one of your import Charlatans CDs back for you? Your exact one that got stolen and wasn't she broke at the time but decided it would be fun to see you all happy??

My purchasing habits tend to follow my menstrual cycle.

Once a month I get 1 or 2 cd's. I would get more if I could only afford it.


Ur welcome 4 the visual.

Nep2nes said:

I thought that you'd have like 30-31 cds a month since it seems that you are always on the rag.

Natsume said:

I'm taking that kiss because I'm "ian" and he is "Moonbeam" dammit!

ian said:

No fair, I want it back!

CarrieMpls said:

CarrieMpls

Yes, Carrie was the SWEETEST...months (maybe even a year) after my CDs were stolen, we were in the local used cd shop in Uptown and they had my Charlatans cd. It was a live bootleg (shh) that I picked up in Manchester and still had the 1/2 scratched off price sticker from the store I got it from, so I knew it was my cd... They were selling to for $30 or something. So Carrie grabbed it from me cos she said I shouldn't have to pay for my own CD again and she paid for it.

THEN, for my birthday this year, she remembered me whining one nite that I'd never repurchased the first Stone Roses cd. So, she got me that for my bday...

CARRIEMPLS IS A GOOD !!!

endorphin74 said:


Those are the kind of friends everyone should have. A very good kittie indeed. Let's hear it for Carrie!

My purchasing habits are like this...

I think of crap that I want and I search around and find it.

I don't really like ANY MTV or radio music, so I have to keep searching for underground stuff that I like.

Well Today I purchased

Emancipation
The hits disk 1

and the most recent issue of Uptown...which at 6.95 here in chicago...kinda high...but what makes it worse is tax on purchases in Chicago is fucking 9.75% I looked at the receipt and was like WTF it went up again!!!

I am on my way to replacing all my stolen CD's

Moonbeam said:

=== I'm like u moonbeam. i tend to buy in spurts, then i stop. i'm looking forward to princes cds, bowies, and santanas new ones...

yesterday I bought my FIRST cd online:

"It's A Funny World" by Mae Moore!


like the Pointer Sisters,
I'm so excited!


This weekend I will probably buy a (Cuban) salsa cd..
Next week (after I get paid) I will definitely buy the last Nikka Costa cd..

she really intrigues me...

(((IannyBabe)))

Ok now to the subject here...

I'm a lot like you, I buy all at once. I usually go a month without buying anything and realise there's a CD I want and go get it. Unfortunately I don't know how to buy just that one. I come out with many CD's, games, and software. Maybe it's a good thing I stay clear of the music stores.

Much Love,
LoLinex