Bye Bye Tower Records

innerSpaceman · 12-13-2006, 11:00 PM

Yeah, that was the whole problem with this .. and other close-out sales. The initial discounts aren't low enough for me ... but that's when all the good stuff eventually sells out. By the time the discounts are really what I would consider Going Out of Business Sale prices, all that's left is sh!t.

Bottom Ironic Line: I've visited my local Tower zero times in the past 3 months of their prolonged departure, and would probably visit (and buy) 2 or 3 times in any 3 month period before that since the day they opened.

Ghoulish Delight · 12-14-2006, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yeah, that was the whole problem with this .. and other close-out sales. The initial discounts aren't low enough for me ... but that's when all the good stuff eventually sells out. By the time the discounts are really what I would consider Going Out of Business Sale prices, all that's left is sh!t.

Yeah, it's almost as if things for which demand is high cost more than things for which demand is low. Weird.

Alex · 12-14-2006, 10:33 AM

But if you're willing to wade through the 95% crap there are some good things to be found (assuming all stores are in about the same condition as my was). Particularly if you stray outside of the mainstream new release type fair. I got several decent finds in the foreign films section.

Nothing great, but I still managed to spend $50 on the visit. None of them were things I'd spend full price for (especially Tower Records full price) but $5 sure.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, that was the whole problem with this .. and other close-out sales. The initial discounts aren't low enough for me ... but that's when all the good stuff eventually sells out. By the time the discounts are really what I would consider Going Out of Business Sale prices, all that's left is sh!t. Bottom Ironic Line: I've visited my local Tower zero times in the past 3 months of their prolonged departure, and would probably visit (and buy) 2 or 3 times in any 3 month period before that since the day they opened.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	But if you're willing to wade through the 95% crap there are some good things to be found (assuming all stores are in about the same condition as my was). Particularly if you stray outside of the mainstream new release type fair. I got several decent finds in the foreign films section. Nothing great, but I still managed to spend $50 on the visit. None of them were things I'd spend full price for (especially Tower Records full price) but $5 sure.
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