Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)

wynn72 said:
Same. I'm more cool with VMP now that I don't stress about shipping. Mine shipped pretty damn late this month and I just got it yesterday but everything is there and intact. Would I have liked it earlier? Of course! But I spared myself the stress of it and have everything now so whatever.

Also, got my Gwen Stefani from UO yesterday and it was trashed with the worst packaging I ever got from them.....Used to be a big fan of the way they sent stuff but it's been a shitshow lately.
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See and that’s a good example! You’ve already received your Gwen Stefani order and mine hasn’t shipped yet! I definitely imagine they have a lot of orders to fulfill though! Of course I would’ve wanted UO to ship my order on time like they did with you, but all good they can’t. They’ll do it eventually. Same thing for VMP, like, they are worse with shipping deadlines for sure, but same kinda idea. I haven’t gotten my Tyner McCoy yet but they shipped it not long ago and is coming with Bar-Kays and Lord Finesse!

Lucky for you, you can go to an UO store and refund/replace the item. I don’t have that option. If it’s not good, UO won’t replace it for me and will want me to send it back, which will cost me like AUD$40! I know I’m taking a risk though! Like I know there’s a good chance there will be an issue but I love the album so much, I’m willing to make the risk haha
 
Skalap said:
PM before making any mistake :p



I am not sure Dukey really wants the AotM. I think Dukey hates the idea of missing the AotM. There's a big difference.
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Don’t worry, I think one of the PIFs is one that you’re after, so I’ll definitely let you know once i dig it out and it’s ready to go. I think you will likely have all the ones I’m putting up for sale but I’ll give you the scoop on them anyway 😂
 
wynn72 said:
the worst packaging I ever got from them.....
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How was it packaged? I ordered one LP from them like 4 years ago (Beyonce S/T) and it came trashed in one of those plastic garment bags. Returned and never ordered anything since. You say you were a fan so I'm assuming they can do better?
 
Skalap said:
I am not sure Dukey really wants the AotM. I think Dukey hates the idea of missing the AotM. There's a big difference.
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tbh.. kinda both...

i wanted it a lot.. but i hate the idea of missing something that i know i love... thats also why i have brittany howard and denzel curry on my RSD list... i could just stream denzel and brittany seems like a niche live album but i know i really like them and wanted to buy them. so my brain is always living off fomo
 
duke86fan said:
yeah no offense nathan but you are being very uncomfortably predatory...
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Sorry, I apologise. I was being insensitive and actually thought you really liked Ghostface Killlah’s Fishscale. But I understand it now. You know the album is highly regarded, critically acclaimed and you don’t want to regret missing out on it if you do happen to love the project! I didn’t mean to come off as predatory at all! 🙈

My bad again! Definitely a miscommunication on my behalf! 🤝
 
NathanRicaud said:
Sorry, I apologise. I was being insensitive and actually thought you really liked Ghostface Killlah’s Fishscale. But I understand it now. You know the album is highly regarded, critically acclaimed and you don’t want to regret missing out on it if you do happen to love the project! I didn’t mean to come off as predatory at all! 🙈
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i do like what i HEARD of the project btw....

i just only listened to about up to whip you with a strap and yeah its pretty good but i dunno if i wanna hear the 2nd half
 
duke86fan said:
i do like what i HEARD of the project btw....

i just only listened to about up to whip you with a strap and yeah its pretty good but i dunno if i wanna hear the 2nd half
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Ahhhh sorry again! You have heard a bit of it and did enjoy what you heard! Gotcha! 😅💡

mmmm if you don’t think you wanna hear the second half of the album, it’s probably a good indication that Fishscale isn’t worth picking up, especially at USD$33! I think the second half is great and I would be happy to walk you through the songs briefly and say why I love it all. But if you’re not motivated to listen to the second half of the album, it speaks for itself. It isn’t worth picking up Fishscale at this moment!
 
gaporter said:
You're right. All my typing is in vain, I won't be able to change @NathanRicaud's mind. And I guess if I was him with my free records it would probably take a lot for me to jump ship too, so whatever. What's more befuddling to me is the people coming back to them after the price jump, the mood a few weeks ago was that VMP had finally put the final nail in the coffin and that everyone was done with them. Now they have some pretty colors and people are suddenly screaming "please take my money!" I guess it was naive on my part to believe it would actually stick this time. Just more temporary outrage before people decide to keep enabling VMP to screw them over again and again.
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🤷🏻‍♂️
Why do other people’s purchasing decisions make you so upset?
 
NathanRicaud said:
See and that’s a good example! You’ve already received your Gwen Stefani order and mine hasn’t shipped yet! I definitely imagine they have a lot of orders to fulfill though! Of course I would’ve wanted UO to ship my order on time like they did with you, but all good they can’t. They’ll do it eventually. Same thing for VMP, like, they are worse with shipping deadlines for sure, but same kinda idea. I haven’t gotten my Tyner McCoy yet but they shipped it not long ago and is coming with Bar-Kays and Lord Finesse!

Lucky for you, you can go to an UO store and refund/replace the item. I don’t have that option. If it’s not good, UO won’t replace it for me and will want me to send it back, which will cost me like AUD$40! I know I’m taking a risk though! Like I know there’s a good chance there will be an issue but I love the album so much, I’m willing to make the risk haha
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Their CS is pretty good here and always offer a replacement or full refund while keeping the damage. Luckily for non sold out items it always works out but its still annoying
 
NathanRicaud said:
mmmm if you don’t think you wanna hear the second half of the album, it’s probably a good indication that Fishscale isn’t worth picking up, especially at USD$33! I think the second half is great and I would be happy to walk you through the songs briefly and say why I love it all. But if you’re not motivated to listen to the second half of the album, it speaks for itself. It isn’t worth picking up Fishscale at this moment!
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the issue with fishscale is its 25 tracks long... if it was say 16 tracks i wouldn't mind and immediately go with it, but with the skits and the many other songs on the record i feel like i couldn't sit through the whole thing
 
duke86fan said:
yeah no offense nathan but you are being very uncomfortably predatory... i had already planned on doing some stuff to make an extra 30 but only to pay for my subscriptions (my crunchyroll for anime and spotify student is about 15 bucks)... and was planning on doing work that would get me about 30 dollars soon.... but now i dont have enough to pay for them as well as pay for the ROTM and all this stuff
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Nothing in here is Nathan’s fault or responsibility.
 
Lord Diaper Baby said:
How was it packaged? I ordered one LP from them like 4 years ago (Beyonce S/T) and it came trashed in one of those plastic garment bags. Returned and never ordered anything since. You say you were a fan so I'm assuming they can do better?
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It seems to depend on where theyre shipped from. Most of mine are in a white uline type mailer and then in a bigger cardboard box with big bubble wrap around the Uliner. Generally come in perfect and are always shipped via Lasership (an easy coast shipping service Ive literally only seen used by them).

Occasionally, but more often recently, they have been shipped via ups in a flimsy cardboard mailer and almost always show up trashed.
 
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duke86fan said:
the issue with fishscale is its 25 tracks long... if it was say 16 tracks i wouldn't mind and immediately go with it, but with the skits and the many other songs on the record i feel like i couldn't sit through the whole thing
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Especially the “Heart Street Directions” skit. Yecch
 
wynn72 said:
Their CS is pretty good here and always offer a replacement or full refund while keeping the damage. Luckily for non sold out items it always works out but its still annoying
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So weird they offer a replacement whilst keeping the damage. They’ve never done that for me. Must be dependent on what CS rep you get! If my Gwen Stefani is faulty, I’m going to keep emailing CS until they send a replacement because I know they let others keep the faulty one! I’m not going to accept returning mine to their address.
 
gaporter said:
I outlined pretty clearly in my post what my issues were, you chose not to pay attention to it. Bottom line: buy whatever your going to buy, like you were going to anyway.
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Lol.

All I’m saying is, worry about yourself. Getting yourself all worked up about what other people choose to buy isn’t great for your blood pressure.
 
juiceless said:
Nothing in here is Nathan’s fault or responsibility.
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I was being a bit insensitive though with Dukey, I have to admit! 😶

I think I can’t help but just get so excited when I really like a ROTM pick though! I still think Ghostface Killah’s Fishscale is the best Rap & Hip-Hop ROTM this year along with Prince Paul! 💎👌
 
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