BOC: My BOC Holiday

Stephen Swann swann at ST-CANARD.SPC.EDU
Wed Mar 25 14:50:33 EST 1998


John A Swartz writes:
>
 [...]
> First the local (again, Burlington MA) Tower Records.  Based on some
> previous research, I fully expected to NOT find HF in the store.  Well,
> I did happen to find it - about a dozen copies as a matter of fact (all
> priced at $17.99!! - which seems to be what most new CDs at Tower
> are going for) - however, they were NOT in the main racks, but
> underneath them, where they typically keep the extra CDs.  "Well,
> this is incredibly LAME" I thought, "Who's going to see them down
> THERE?"  So, after putting a few behind the "Blue Oyster Cult" divider,
> I spied the space above the racks where they often put popular, new,
> or sale discs.  Figuring that no-one really wants to buy Mary Blige CDs,
> I put a bunch up on top where the much-debated cover could be
> prominently seen.  Then, I snuck the remaining 4 or 5 CS onto Tower's
> rack of new releases near the front of the store.  "MUCH better" I thought.

John, you kill me.  You forgot to leave a trail of breadcrumbs from
the front door to the "B" section, though.  ;-)

Steve



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