Super cheap singles

[Sarch]

Has anyone noticed that stores such as HMV and JB are now offering far more
singles priced at $3.99? And they appear to be almost permanent prices as
opposed to the sweet $1.99 limited releases that we occasionally see.

While the majority of singles are still priced at $4.99, it seems a good
quarter of releases are now coming in at the new, lower price point.

I think this is great for consumers but I fear it's gonna decimate the
singles market. And gawd forbid if you were an independent planning on
releasing singles.

Now, if only Sanity Online adopted the new pricing...

Sarch
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[DJ]

"Sarch" <aa@zip.notreal.com.au> wrote in message
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> Has anyone noticed that stores such as HMV and JB are now offering far
> more
> singles priced at $3.99? And they appear to be almost permanent prices as
> opposed to the sweet $1.99 limited releases that we occasionally see.
>
> While the majority of singles are still priced at $4.99, it seems a good
> quarter of releases are now coming in at the new, lower price point.
>
> I think this is great for consumers but I fear it's gonna decimate the
> singles market. And gawd forbid if you were an independent planning on
> releasing singles.
>
> Now, if only Sanity Online adopted the new pricing...
>
> Sarch
> --
> Spamblock in action: Remove NOTREAL from email address to reply via email.
>
> "Look, if that's where those poor children are, of course I'll go
> to Somalia." - Amanda Keller, "The Hub"


A couple of years ago Dick Smith Powerhouse near me were selling all new CD
singles for $2 each. Only problem was that they had a very limited selection
(but often 20 or 30 copies of the same single) - usually of Top 20 songs. It
was a good way to pick up a single that you rather liked (but didn't
necessarily grab you), for an album you had no intention of buying. A few
months back they went up to $3, which is still quite good from the consumer
point of view.

Thanks for the tip re HMV / JB, I'll check them out as they normally have a
(slightly) better range than DS Powerhouse.

DJ