No wonder SACD hasn't caught on

My wife went to Walmart the other day, and I asked her to pick up the Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Sessions Revisited" CD/DVD for me while she was there...it was listed on their web site for under $15.00.

They did not have it, and the sales person had never heard of the Cowboy Junkies. Two more sales persons, also told her they had never heard of the Cowboy Junkies.

The internet is taking over music sales.

Dave

Dave,

No I'm not saying that BB is stocking vinyl now but I can drive to 6 or so stores, 2 of which have good selections of brand new vinyl, and find really great, high quality music at reasonable prices. I found 4 LPs just last night on my way home from dinner. This weekend I got a very nice LP that sounds better than any recording I have ever heard. That's why, to me at least, vinyl is a better option.

so few posts on an audiophile sight is another reason

But wait, it gets even worse. The reason I'm looking to purchase music at Circuit City in the first place is so that I can use up the $50 gift card I got for participating in a work related study. I got to choose from a list of stores and chose Circuit City specifically because I knew they carried music.

So, since I couldn't find what I wanted at the store, I went back to the website. By this time I had spent quite a bit of time on this little project. When I finished making my music selections on the website, I had a total of just over $100 in merchandise to which I was planning to apply my gift card.

I started wading through the checkout procedure and came to a page whereon I am asked. Do you wish to apply a coupon or gift card to this purchase? When I selected "Yes" I was informed that I would not be allowed to use a gift card for music or video purchases.

Thinking I must have misunderstood something, I called the 800 number and was informed that, in fact, this was true.
Unfortunately for me, the very reason I had chosen Circuit City as opposed to some other store was to apply my money toward music. At the time of choosing a store I was not informed of any such restrictions. All I can say is that Circuit City just lost a potentially good customer for no good reason.

Let me put it this way. If I went to Circuit City and said that I wanted to buy a gift card but that I was placing specific restrictions on how Circuit City could spend the money I gave them for the purchase of the gift card, how many gift cards do you think they would be willing to sell me?

Why should I feel any different? I won't be giving them any of my business in the future.

Yes I know this thread started in 2008, but it is still relevant today

 Recently I was discussing music with a colleague who is in her 30s.

I'm 65.

I mentioned I was looking to purchase some CDs and SACDs.

She was incredulous!

Her only response was "You're kidding, right?"

To her, listening to music involves compressed streaming and her phone. Period.

I honestly was surprised by her response.

I guess I should have known better.

Sigh...