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From: ben@catnip.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Columbia Record Club
Message-ID: <221@catnip.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 01:16:08 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 12 01:16:08 1986
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In article <5100003@uiucuxf>, rjp392@uiucuxf.CSO.UIUC.EDU writes:
> Several years ago, I borrowed a record from a friend of mine.  I noticed a
> sticker saying "Manufactured under license by Record Club of America."
> The sound wasn't very good, and, after I bought a brand-new copy of it at a
> nearby record store and compared the two, I found that the record store copy
> was FAR superior.  Needless to say, that turned me off of record clubs!
> Also, in a local record swap place, I've noticed a lot of used "Record Club
> of America" albums...

Ah, the Record Club of America.  I paid my money to become a lifetime
member in this club.  Turned out to be their lifetime, not mine.  They
were out of business within a year.

I have never done business with a more screwed up organization.  As
part of my lifetime membership, I was supposed to pick 5 free albums.
I did.  They sent 2 of them, and substituted others for the remaining 3.
I wrote and complained.  They sent more unwanted records.  By the time
the club went out of business, I had about 15 of their records, only
3 of which were the ones I ordered.

-- 

Ben Broder
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