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    Posted: February 10 2006 at 08:18
i personally prefer record shops
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Internet shops: records in local shops are expensive, ther's no choice, it's noisy and crowded, the vendors know nothing...

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I am fortunate to live in a state that has a chain of 14 stores called Record and Tape Traders that carry nothing but rock and metal cds.If they don't have it,they will order it for you at no extra charge and you get it within 5 days at the most.I find most of my prog cds there.

I only order cd's online if I can't find them there,which is rare.


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I have got no alternative except online.There was this cool record shop,called Rock-A-Roll-A,where I started my prog collection about 3 years ago,but now it's the same all stuff there,plus recently it moved to Nowhere's place...so I have my collection from online hunting.
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Record Shops and Internet Orders.
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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2006 at 08:38

I have both options. for online I prefer Synphonic and Jazzis, and I have two local relatively unknown prog stores, which have a nice collection and have a policy of 1 cd for free for each 10 cd's you buy (they give a card which they mark upon the number of cd's you bought).

I do the majority of purchases online as they offer a much bigger collection than stores even though the shipping costs can be a nag, but what can you do?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2006 at 08:45
All of the above , hell I will even go to garage sales hoping I find a misplaced gem
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I also do both, recently I found mysleft buying alot directly from InsideOut online shop, but noting beats a couple of hours in a well assorted record shop
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We're fortunate enough to have a prog specialist store in my Town,but even if they do carry lots of stuff,there is always some items missing.

When I order online,I do it through the small independent stores like Synphonic,Record Heaven and Doug Larson.All of them have huge selections and offer fast and reliable service,not to mention reasonable price.I avoid amazon and the big ones.
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Definitely local record stores (store).

We have a great store here in Helsinki for serious music lowers, which is cheap, has good service and   has a great collection (and is willing to get the albums they are missing if you just ask).
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Points: 20392 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2006 at 10:34

although more expensive, the local record shop does allow you to have the object in your hands and put an ear on it before buying it.

I do roughly 50-50
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For me internet is a too expensive option, because its all in dollars, and the shipping is also very expensive...so I must seek my prog from the stores...it really sucks because a lot of things I MUST have like any good proghead are either nowhere to be found or way to expensive...it really sucks
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I buy almost all cd's at Internet-stores. They're most of the times cheaper, and where I live, there's no good record store. Maybe in Lille, a French city which is not so far from where I live, but I still have to check that out.
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Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

For me internet is a too expensive option, because its all in dollars, and the shipping is also very expensive...so I must seek my prog from the stores...it really sucks because a lot of things I MUST have like any good proghead are either nowhere to be found or way to expensive...it really sucks


Are you blind or what?...why are you always writing with letters of this size???   - it always looks like you are screaming when u use these big letters and everybody else not.
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If he uses (like me) a very high resolution, then the regualr letters like these, seem very small and the ones he used are regular. That, or he just likes to point out what he says
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Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

If he uses (like me) a very high resolution, then the regualr letters like these, seem very small and the ones he used are regular. That, or he just likes to point out what he says


wow....and i thought i use a very high resolution

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Points: 31619 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2006 at 13:55

Sometimes ordering, sometimes buy in store.

Depends on price and if the store have the CD im looking for!
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Points: 130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2006 at 14:20
I'll choose record shop if there's an interesting one near from me.  But I prefer internet anyway. 
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Originally posted by GFoyle GFoyle wrote:

Definitely local record stores (store).

We have a great store here in Helsinki for serious music lowers, which is cheap, has good service and   has a great collection (and is willing to get the albums they are missing if you just ask).






I think I know the shop you mean. Every time I go to Helsinki I visit there. Unfortunately where I live there isn't such good record stores. So sometimes I order also online because it's easier to get the more rare albums. But I like to support the local record stores too.
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I do all of my purchasing through internet shops.  There aren't any record shops worth going to here in Jersey.
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