Chances are Kranky sells more of their product
and has some type of business mail deal.
I'd just special order the CD through your
local cd shop. a decent indie shop can probably
order the CD from F.E. or Massive and get it along
with their usual order.
Peace,
A
On Friday, February 6, 2004, at 04:27 PM, David Hodgson wrote:
quoted 36 lines At 12:06 06/02/2004 -0700, phase@booyaka.com wrote:> At 12:06 06/02/2004 -0700, phase@booyaka.com wrote:
>> I ordered 'Socially Inept' and Proswell's 'Carrot Dossier'. I
>> *wanted*
>> to order them direct from the label, but the prices aren't any better
>> than Forced Exposure. Merck charges $4 to ship one or two CDs, while
>> FE
>> charges a flat fee of $4.50 per order (any size).
>>
>> Merck offers discounts on orders of three or more CDs, but isn't
>> $17.50
>> a bit ridiculous for one CD, direct from the label? Look at Kranky
>> Records; they charge $11 per CD, and that includes shipping within the
>> USA. Their artwork/packaging is just as elegant, and they include
>> stickers, etc. just like Merck.
>>
>> Yes, I'm a tightwad. But this was not the first time I've wanted to
>> buy
>> less than three CDs from Merck. It sucks having to wait until I can
>> afford a larger order (from PJ or FE) to hear the latest Merck
>> release.
>>
>> phase
>>
>> np: Greg Davis - Arbor
>
> playing by ear sells MERCK CDs for $14US...buy 3 and shipping is only
> $5US for PRIORITY MAIL w/ delivery confirmation...so you get 3 MERCK
> CDs for $47US total ...cheers David Hodgson
> <playing.by.ear@mindspring.com>
>
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