QUOTE(Hentai Addiction @ Jun 28 2007, 04:09 PM)

this is gonna get moved eventually (happened to me)
anyways
Avenged Sevenfold, and Hawthorne Heights...
i dun even know what month they come out =/
uhh... ya why are cd's $13-$17?
i just walked into walmart, and they were like $10
then like record stores are llike $19
i'm like wtf where do i get it from?
i'm paranoid bout these things, cuz u know bootleggers

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so i'm hoping for a 320 kbit cd =P
Its better to buy from independent records stores for a couple of reasons.
1. They usually carry harder to find records, none of that britney spears nonsense.
2. The artist themselves get paid more money then if you were to buy it at walmart
3. Usually the staff at an indie record store are super knowledgeable and can introduce you to new bands
4. Walmart/bestbuy/etc never carry underground music and if for some reason they happen to catch a rare CD they charge $30 as an "Import" when they only paid $3 for it.
The reason record stores are more expensive is because they don't buy in bulk quantities
also when you buy a CD you are paying for the art or music itself, not how much the CD production costs...its like buying a painting but only paying for the price of the canvas...