Price For Music & Other Stuff
On Saturday, I went to J&R Music World in Manhattan. For most of the non-NY area readers, these guys usually have everything for the lowest price. It is at this moment, that I realized that the price for CDs has gone up during the past year or two. I usually get stuff the day it comes out so I get a bargain price. Even that is $10.58. Now the good-average price is roughly $13-14 less tax. I firmly believe that it should be a lot cheaper, but what can you do? If the record company still gets the demand, they will supply, and people will buy.
I've found that iTunes has just about everything (they don't have Zepplin, Radiohead, AC/DC, Metallica). All the stuff is usually around $10 and there is no tax on anything. Sometimes they do special stuff with a new album (ex: they did a pre-sale of the new Foo double album and gave an extra 2 previously unreleased tracks, gave a digital songbook, and bonus interview video for $18; sometimes the cost of an album in a store). I think I might just push Apple sales up, although I would still prefer to buy an album if I can because I like the artwork, however I would pay $10 over $15 and screw the art.
If I thought music prices were drawn high, real estate is worse. Reading the paper, people would pay hundreds-of-thousands or even millions just to live in Manhattan. In an apartment. I would rather buy a huge plot of land in the Midwest and build a house, like Ted Nugent and his ranch. That's how you do it.
ROCK ON
I've found that iTunes has just about everything (they don't have Zepplin, Radiohead, AC/DC, Metallica). All the stuff is usually around $10 and there is no tax on anything. Sometimes they do special stuff with a new album (ex: they did a pre-sale of the new Foo double album and gave an extra 2 previously unreleased tracks, gave a digital songbook, and bonus interview video for $18; sometimes the cost of an album in a store). I think I might just push Apple sales up, although I would still prefer to buy an album if I can because I like the artwork, however I would pay $10 over $15 and screw the art.
If I thought music prices were drawn high, real estate is worse. Reading the paper, people would pay hundreds-of-thousands or even millions just to live in Manhattan. In an apartment. I would rather buy a huge plot of land in the Midwest and build a house, like Ted Nugent and his ranch. That's how you do it.
ROCK ON
posted by Anonymous at 7/25/2005 08:34:00 PM
4 Comments:
I've been turning to iTunes more and more too. I wouldn't mind paying for a CD if there were more than two songs that were good on it! I'm tired of the albums sucking. iTunes means I can get the good stuff and leave the crap behind. :)
esther:
i would mind paying a certain price for a CD. iTunes gives me everything for a solid price, but it lacks the artwork. i have no clue what you've been getting, but all the stuff i'm buying, the albums are great.
elijah:
what your friend did, is something i would do. an apartment in a city should in no way, shape, or form, be worth more that a 14 acre ranch. land is what should be worth more, not location.
Manhattan, is a poor choice for comparison. Per square foot it is the most expensive real estate on Earth except for a few places in Tokyo.
Demand drives the price and there are a lot of high dollar businesses that compete for Manhattan space.
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