Did you purchase a new CD at a store in 2014?

i didn't buy anything, except an itunes download of 'black messiah'

I basically only buy CDs if 1. they aren't on Spotify or 2. they seem obscure enough that they're likely to slip from major streaming services at some point and 3. I feel like I'll desperately need to hear them at some future point in my life. I bought two CDs last year, one from Amazon and one from eBay, both used.

Wow. These results are...disappointing.

had the fortune to visit the Squidco store in Wilmington, NC.. that was a treat. they've got their inventory in a front room, arranged on broad shelves, library-like. they're primarily a mail order business, but you can purchase items in the store. dunno if that counts.

vinyl prices are ridiculous, and you can still play CDs in a car. don't have a smartphone, and don't really use Spotify. mp3/flac/wav or whatever is viable/cheap/instant, but a strictly digital format is less desirable. cheap SanDisk player for 'on the go' shit. I traded in some old discs for a new CD copy of Syro, and found a used/promo copy of pom pom at a local shop. otherwise, Amazon is usually cheap as fuck. also have had good experiences ordering directly from labels online.

I buy vast numbers of classical CDs online but there aren't many shops around selling things at reasonable prices.

With pop, i'm not convinced that everything is going to be available to stream forever so i want anything that i like in either a DL or physical format.

Wow. These results are...disappointing.

― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Thursday, January 1, 2015 5:04 PM (Yesterday)

Yeah, but my answer would have been very different were the OP not constructed to exclude vinyl. While I purchased only one CD, I bought a lot of records in 2014, many of them new and from stores.

I bought some as gifts. Didn't vote though.

why not run a Did you purchase any new VINYL at a store in 2014? poll

Bought a few new CDs in 2014 but all were online. Spent probably close to $1k on vinyl from local stores though.

nope, useless garbage plastic

― The Reverend, Thursday, January 1, 2015 5:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol at the idea of people buying records because they're... useful.