How much would you pay for a CD?

therecklessone · 04-01-2004 05:40PM #1

Given the general consensus that we are charged too much for CDs/DVDs etc, I got to thinking today about what price I would be prepared to pay for such items from a bricks and mortar shop, as opposed to online.

On the specific topic of CDs, how much would you pay?

I reckon €15 is a reasonable price . I've found myself shelling that out a few times recently, knowing that I could probably save a few € by buying online. Usually I buy about 85% of my music online, but I'm partial to a bit of impulse purchasing.

What about yourselves?

Drazhar · 04-01-2004 05:54PM

id pay €15 alright, but very reluctantly. Between 10 and 15 is reasonable, but, at least as far as im concerned, shops in ireland have lost my confidence, and i will only buy stuff if i really need it (god, when will bog role be available online!!)

billy the squid · 04-01-2004 06:39PM

as for CDs €13 for a single CD album

€16 for double CD

and €20 for a new dvd

god when will bog roll be avqailible online

byte · 04-01-2004 08:00PM

I'd pay up to €15 for single CD album, maximum €20 for double album, €20 for new DVD release. Nothing more than €4 for a CD single, though I dont buy these anyway.

silent · 05-01-2004 12:16AM

10E for new cd (although I would prefer a dvd-a or sacd) and 15E avg for a new dvd
single cd? 3E max

Nolimits · 05-01-2004 12:50AM

Maybe you people can help me out but where do you find a new release dvd ina real shop (ie not online) in ireland for €15

Creamy Goodness · 05-01-2004 12:59AM

Originally posted by Nolimits
Maybe you people can help me out but where do you find a new release dvd ina real shop (ie not online) in ireland for €15

you can't.

Cabaal · 05-01-2004 03:19PM

€15 for a double CD, €10 for a normal one

But I'm unwilling to pay as I don't like CD players, MP3 players are so much better

Nolimits · 05-01-2004 05:58PM

Originally posted by Cr3m0
you can't.

Thats what i thought, why are people saying they will only pay €15 for a new dvd. Do you guys just wait till everything is out 5 years.

Syth · 05-01-2004 06:22PM

Do you guys just wait till everything is out 5 years.

No i think they shop online.

Creamy Goodness · 06-01-2004 12:45AM

i think the topic implies how much would u think is a fair price to charge in shops.

Mossy Monk · 06-01-2004 05:17AM

€12 for an album
€15 for a double cd
€15 for a DVD
€3 for a single

long time before i see prices like those in an Irish shop. but i have been known to impulse buy maybe once or twice a year. albums only

davros · 06-01-2004 12:22PM

I will not pay more than €10 for a CD. I'll wait for a sale or until I'm abroad on holiday if I have to. Walk into HMV in Hong Kong and you can buy the latest CD releases for about €10. So I don't see why we should pay much more than that (allowing a couple of euros extra for VAT).

That said, I'm not much into chart music so it tends to be back catalogue material and the less popular stuff that I'm buying.

MisterAnarchy · 06-01-2004 03:31PM

I'd pay €12 for a cd album regardless of size.
A DVD should be no more than €15 .
It always baffles me why a dvd should cost more than a videotape as a dvd is cheaper to produce .

D-Generate · 06-01-2004 04:00PM

€12 for a Single CD album
€15 for a Double CD Album
€20 for a DVD

I have one question though, are record stores allowed charge extra for the Special Edition and Limited Edition discs. A couple of years ago they cost the same but now the special edition and limited edition cost a couple of euros more, i always thought that idea was to reward the buyers of the album who rushed out and bought it first....

sceptre · 06-01-2004 04:12PM

Originally posted by D-Generate
are record stores allowed charge extra

They can charge whatever they like, though an RRP can be issued. Any move to fix a price would be price fixing.

eclectichoney · 07-01-2004 10:51AM

again i'd go up to 15euro for a CD, in fairness to Tower they sometimes have reasonable prices on new release CDS like the last Belle & Sebastian was €15.99 there, and 20 yo yos in the *other* record stores round town. at that price i have often been tempted for the couple of quid extra to buy them there and then, rather than going online and witing 4 or 5 days for delivery etc. its sometimes nice to have a CD on release day

MisterAnarchy · 07-01-2004 10:38PM

I read recently that the high street stores pay 6 euro for the average cd wholesale.
Twice this would then be a fair price.

AntiRip · 07-01-2004 10:49PM

Id pay the same price as cdwow!! no more

kida · 08-01-2004 09:42AM

if you preorder on cd-wow you can have it on release day - I know people who have actually got it before that.

Pacifico · 08-01-2004 09:55AM

Originally posted by kida
if you preorder on cd-wow you can have it on release day - I know people who have actually got it before that.

It can also come late. 2 weeks in my case

Mossy Monk · 08-01-2004 11:41AM

the longest and shortest i ever had to wait from cdwow was 1 week. is this the same for most people or is my local post office full of idiots

Pacifico · 08-01-2004 12:32PM

Yeah i know there normally good and have used them for ages. Pre order stuff though is hit and miss as they didnt get the delivery of the CD i ordered so it took longer....

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