Author Topic: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7  (Read 56933 times)

definitivedoodle

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #30 on: October 12, 2006, 07:18:00 am »
are these discounts final? or are we going to see 40% off cds at some point? WTF is 10% off a $14.99 cd...

Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #31 on: October 12, 2006, 09:03:00 am »
I'm sure the 40% will come. Just be patient!
 
 
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  are these discounts final? or are we going to see 40% off cds at some point? WTF is 10% off a $14.99 cd...

terry

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #32 on: October 12, 2006, 09:16:00 am »
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Originally posted by definitivedoodle:
  are these discounts final? or are we going to see 40% off cds at some point? WTF is 10% off a $14.99 cd...
When I went at lunch 2 days ago, there was PLENTY of stock left. So I think everyone is waiting for the 40%.

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #33 on: October 12, 2006, 09:31:00 am »
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Crap, paying $18.99 (with or without the 10%) for an import is one thing but for a new domestic release, that's just ridiculous!  
I had an interesting conversation with the music buyer at Politics and Prose who are slowly but surely beefing up their CD selection....still tiny compared to a 'proper' CD store but not bad for what is primarily a bookstore.
 
 Problem is most CDs are full list price....$17.98 and I was telling him that while I liked their selection there was no way I would ever pay $17.98 for a CD....he said they need to sell them at that to make any money which I doubt because Ollsons and Revolution routinely sold stuff for $13/14....although Revolution is out of business now so maybe that speaks for itself
 
 95% of their clientele are rich boomers so they probably couldn't care less if a CD is $18....

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #34 on: October 12, 2006, 10:20:00 am »
Yes, I fully understand that the retailer must make a little money (and a lot in DC!) but my problem is on the label's end.
 
 We've been through all this before and it always seems that $12 ends up being about the fair price that the consumer is willing to spend. The DIYers often do it for about $10-$12 but they don't have quite the overhead; however, they also don't have the advantage of bulk prices on their end for their needs.
 
 Same old arguement and the same people end up losing out when these prices are too damned high. Even though the better off professionals couldn't care less about how much they pay, it's the rest of us whom they need to factor into their equation if they all want to stay afloat; otherwise, we all lose out in the end for a few extra dollars that lasts for only so long.
 
 I still firmly believe that any retail music store in the DC area now needs to supplement their income by combining as both a music store and something else. It's sort of innovative but definitely doable with the right combination of creative and business minded owners.
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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #35 on: October 12, 2006, 10:24:00 am »
yeah, such low discount. Borders regugarly issues 20% off coupons off any single item. troll around on dealnews.com to find them. This tower thing is hardly a steal.

Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #36 on: October 13, 2006, 02:38:00 pm »
15% off at Foggy Bottom yesterday...zzzz...somebody please let us know when it's up to 40-50%!

definitivedoodle

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #37 on: October 16, 2006, 10:45:00 am »
anyone know what the discount is this week? if any?

MaLo

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #38 on: October 16, 2006, 01:18:00 pm »
just popped into the one in fairlakes..its still 15%

Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #39 on: October 16, 2006, 01:29:00 pm »
I think I read somewhere that the liquidation would be taking place "throughout the holiday season." So it may be awhile until the true bargains.

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #40 on: October 16, 2006, 02:29:00 pm »
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  I think I read somewhere that the liquidation would be taking place "throughout the holiday season." So it may be awhile until the true bargains.
I would pop in around 25%. That's when the good box sets really start to go, as well as many special editions, e.g. paper sleeve imports. 40% will get the rest going. And don't wait too long or dealers will suck up all the good stuff (CDepot spent over $20K at Annapolis because at 50% off the prices were lower than their wholesalers).

Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #41 on: October 16, 2006, 03:09:00 pm »
So that's where they got their huge, but shitty inventory?
 
 
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  (CDepot spent over $20K at Annapolis because at 50% off the prices were lower than their wholesalers).

bellenseb

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #42 on: October 16, 2006, 03:20:00 pm »
Isn't it time for CDepot to mark down some of the gazillion Collective Soul, Third Eye Blind and Better Than Ezra used copies in inventory? Hello, $1.99 bin? They should take some cues from CD Cellar.

terry

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #43 on: October 19, 2006, 03:16:00 pm »
Just thought I'd post the latest from the Penn. Ave. Tower (as of lunchtime today):
 
 CDs and DVDs are 20% off the lowest price, but it doesn't seem like much has been marked down so it's basically off the list price.
 
 Also, for what it's worth, magazine's are now 40% off.

definitivedoodle

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Re: Tower Records To Be Liquidated starting 10/7
« Reply #44 on: October 20, 2006, 07:12:00 am »
FairOaks Tower also has 20% off cds, 40% off mags...