Re: (TV) Amazon.com

[Sam Inglis <sam@sospubs.co.uk>]

Hmmm. I guess we're lucky in Cambridge. We have a local independent
record shop, Parrot Records, which is as keenly priced as any discount
store/ online shop, as far as I can tell. They do new/chart CDs for £11
or £12, and have racks of mid-price stuff for £6. And they're very
helpful, and they'll order stuff for you, and... oooh, they're lovely. I
don't know how much money they make out of it, but unsurprisingly the
place is often packed. One of the guys who works there, Bill, also runs
one of the best MP3 new band sites I've seen (www.l3r.com).
There's something about browsing in record shops that on-line shopping
can't replace.
Sam

Jeremy Smith wrote:
> 
> A few points
> 
> 1.    My local record store sells new CDs at £16. The chain stores, e.g.,
> Our Price will sell normal CDs at £16 and chart CDs at say £12.
> 
> 2.    I can buy non-chart CDs from Amazon at say £13 and chart CDs from
> CDWOW at £9 all including postage
> 
> 3.    I will still buy some CDs from the local shop because I like it and
> don't want it so close and become an estate agent (realtor) or mobile phone
> shop. I won't buy expensive CDs from the chain stores
> 
> 4.    The local shop seems awfully empty
> 
> 5.    The chain stores still seem full.
> 
> ergo - the chain stores seem able to survive, maybe better buying power -
> the local shop will close.
> 
> Sad really
>
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