CD Wow loses / backs down

savemejebus

Tried the website(s) today, both .ie and .com.hk include the surcharge after you enter your address and progress to the cc details page.

.ie adds €3, .com.hk adds HK$28 (approx)

Given that the .ie site is already charging €15.95 for most cds, does this mean the extra €3 pushes cdwow into the rip off ireland category???

For the Irish site yes but with regards to the hk site I don't think so, because if you look at the prices on the hk site, even with the HK$28 surcharge, they still only come to what the irish version of the site was charging to begin with.

eg: CD costs HK$106 + 28 =HK$134 = €13.91 (Typical CD price before surcharge on .ie site is €13.95)

Ripwave

Originally posted by BaZmO*
I would imagine what happened is that the big record companies put pressure on any companies that sell CDs to CD WOW and told that if they do sell to CD WOW that they wouldn't be supplied anymore. And with CD WOW knowing this they were forced into playing ball!!

Huh? What happened was that CD-WOW were threatened with legal action which they decided they would lose, and so they came to an agreement with IRMA and it's UK counterpart to impose a surcharge.

PWEI

Try this one,

http://www.101cd.com/Home/index.asp?asptnr=


Their new releases are about €13.50 but they have loads of good cd's at bargain prices from about €7.00 to €9.00.

Stark

seems such a shame to leave CD-Wow. They always delivered high-quality merchandise, fast delivery and great customer service