bdm105
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The conspiracy would be they want the code to go out to sell more
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The conspiracy would be they want the code to go out to sell more
walkingdogs
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If a corporation gives a code, use it. They don't actually care if some people that it's not meant for use them. They just care about how many things can sell and how much money they rake in via those sales. They are still making money on 100% of the things sold and the fact that VMP can offer 40% off and still make money just drives home how egregious their pricing is in the first place.
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MikeH
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capitalism baby. i'd wager that nearly everything you buy day-to-day has way more than a 40% markup from cost of production.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Especially when you flip that product over and see a big fat Made in China
avecigrec
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I mean, our dollar is worth damn near 40% less, so that's like 80% markup!!
Hemotep
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I think someone mentioned a while back about the markup on cables. The company I used to work for would throw Ethernet cables on all our data center hardware quotes for $300 a pop. Granted these quotes were usually $50k-$1M in size, so they figured the customers often wouldn't notice and they usually didn't put didn't care. But our cost on each was about $3. When a customer did notice half the time they would complain and then still just buy them from us rather than order a couple off Amazon for $10. It wasn't their personal money, so why go through the whole procurement process again on just a few cables. Total rip off. But I'd make a $10 bonus on each one I sold so I did the dirty work.
walkingdogs
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Accessory margins are insane!! But then again the margins on the actual hardware that they are used for have much slimmer margins so they make up for it through insanely priced necessities. I know electronic stores used to make like 1-3% on the actual TV, laptop or desktop and often the sale of one USB or HDMI cable would come with more actual profit than the main big ticket item.
I'm currently selling an item for $20 that cost to produce is just under $5. Shhh.....
MikeH
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avecigrec
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Nothing to be concerned with here...
MikeH
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DHL is confused why you're getting a package that doesn't have Sun Ra records in it.
TrainFan73
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It’s probably a record @Mather ordered.
There goes months of saving VMP credits. I just placed an order for Cadet Anthology, Method Man and Tito Puente.
I'll come back in a few months when Impulse Anthology is out, there will be another 40% discount at some point.
I'll come back in a few months when Impulse Anthology is out, there will be another 40% discount at some point.
MikeH
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Cadet is SO good. The set is worth it for Afro-Harping and The Peace-Maker alone.
I had to choose between Cadet and Impulse. Them I remembered VMP is VMP and they can always mess up with Impulse box. At least there are not known issues with Cadet's so I went with this one. Agreed about these two.
Jeff Lerner
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I was dabbling in the Cadet titles this morning. Peace Maker did not make an impression, but maybe I need to give it a closer listen. Would definitely love to have the Etta, Muddy, and Ashby. Thoughts on the others?
MikeH
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I was more interested in the Cadet box than Impulse, but I did end up ordering Impulse with the code. I can always cancel if I want it. I think that will stick around longer due to a few of those titles getting recent reissues.
MikeH
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they are all great (well maybe aside from Ramsey Lewis haha), but Peace-Maker was the album that i wanted most. Originals are in the hundreds of dollars. Same with Afro-Harping.
Electric Mud is great--a clear upgrade over the recent Turd Man reissue. Etta is also really really great. Mono copies of that one are hard to find from what I recall.
I actually enjoyed Ramsey Lewis album but it was more in the background than really focused on the music. I have been playing the anthology on Spotify quite a lot in the last weeks. Too good to pass with the discount code and the credits.