OFF: CD prices

[Jerry Guizar]

In <33300893.578E at pi.net>, on 03/19/97 at 07:38 AM,
   Jerry <stayer at PI.NET> said:

>> > > --On tis 18 mar 1997 11.02 "Andrew Gilham" <Andy_Gilham at MSN.COM> wrote:
>> > > >     No, seriously--CDs _are_ bizarrely inflated in price, especially
>> > > >outside the US (there too, but not as bad).  Or it wouldn't be possible
>> > > >to mail-order CDs from the US to UK for less than it costs in a UK shop!
>> > > >(Which it not infrequently is ....)

>I think Holland is among the top five as well. Regular CDs (no import)
>are 43 guilders, which is about US$ 23.

   Not sure how good my memory is, but I'm pretty sure I was paying over
$20 for imports in the 70's (Kraftwerk, Gong, etc.). I spent between
$200-$400 everytime I went shopping (for 10-20) albums. It was a pretty
cool head shop in the D.C. area. They had a huge import section of
independent, alternative (70's not todays'), electronic...... There was
always incense burning, black lights, and albums playing. I was like a kid
in a candy store :)

Jerry

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