09-05-2003, 06:58 PM
Universal or what ever they are called up here in Canada is cutting prices very soon like maybe this week. CDs that used to cost 20 Bucks Canadian should now only cost about 15 bucks Canadian, they have said that all their CDs will be 15 bucks or cheaper. They are saying they are not doing this because people are downloading alot of songs, they say they are doing it because the people have asked for it. The people have been screaming for lower CD prices for many many years now.
I have some rules when I am buying CDs.
If I don't like at least 50% of the songs on the CD, I will not buy it.
If there is only like 40 minutes of songs and the CD costs more then 8 bucks, I won't buy it. That is so much wasted space that more songs could be on there.
If the CD costs more then 20 bucks, I will not buy it.
Due to these rules I have not bought many CDs in the last few years. Most of the groups I like I only like 2 or 3 songs from the CD at most. There are a few exceptions like Gwar where I like most of their songs, but around here their CDs are usually more then 20 bucks Canadian. I like them, but I'm not rich. Also Their CDs are hard to find and I usually have to take a trip into Halifax to find them.
I download music now and then. If I have much music on and a good song comes up I will download it. I will then check out the full CD. If I like most of the songs from it, I will get it. If I don't like most of the songs, I will delete the ones I don't like and keep the ones I do like.
Canadians still can't buy music online, also I don't have a credit card so even if there was a place for me to buy them online I couldn't.
Sure downloading is wrong, but untill prices get better, they stop putting filler songs on to CDs and they start filling up CDs fully, thats when I will start buying more CDs
I have some rules when I am buying CDs.
If I don't like at least 50% of the songs on the CD, I will not buy it.
If there is only like 40 minutes of songs and the CD costs more then 8 bucks, I won't buy it. That is so much wasted space that more songs could be on there.
If the CD costs more then 20 bucks, I will not buy it.
Due to these rules I have not bought many CDs in the last few years. Most of the groups I like I only like 2 or 3 songs from the CD at most. There are a few exceptions like Gwar where I like most of their songs, but around here their CDs are usually more then 20 bucks Canadian. I like them, but I'm not rich. Also Their CDs are hard to find and I usually have to take a trip into Halifax to find them.
I download music now and then. If I have much music on and a good song comes up I will download it. I will then check out the full CD. If I like most of the songs from it, I will get it. If I don't like most of the songs, I will delete the ones I don't like and keep the ones I do like.
Canadians still can't buy music online, also I don't have a credit card so even if there was a place for me to buy them online I couldn't.
Sure downloading is wrong, but untill prices get better, they stop putting filler songs on to CDs and they start filling up CDs fully, thats when I will start buying more CDs