Xref: utzoo tor.general:440 ont.general:491 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!julian!uwovax!36_5130 From: 36_5130@uwovax.uwo.ca (Kinch) Newsgroups: tor.general,ont.general Subject: Re: Compact Disk rentals Message-ID: <517@uwovax.uwo.ca> Date: 26 Jul 88 12:25:52 GMT References: <8807240106.AA17556@explorer.dgp.toronto.edu> <258@telly.UUCP> Lines: 26 Organisation: University of Western Ontario, Canada In article <258@telly.UUCP>, evan@telly.UUCP (Evan Leibovitch) writes: > In article <8807240106.AA17556@explorer.dgp.toronto.edu>, ckchee@dgp.toronto.edu (Chuan Chee) writes: >> MAC'S (variety store) is now renting compact disks for $0.99/day. >> It is available 24h from Avenue & Eglinton and Avenue & Brookdale >> in Toronto. > > So? I borrow CDs regularly from the public library for three weeks at a time > (renewable). For free. Even the overdue penalty is $0.15 per day. At $0.99 per > day, it's cheaper to BUY the CD than rent it from MACs for three weeks. > > The selection at the public library is both intelligent and varied. Even here > in Brampton, I never see the same titles twice, and they're always expanding. > Certainly Toronto must have an even bigger selection. > > Your tax dollars buy those library CDs. Why not use them? > -- > _______ > The great mystery revealed: | Evan Leibovitch, SA, System Telly > 1st - Egg: 2 min 41 sec | Located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario > 2nd - Chicken: 2 min 49 sec | evan@telly.UUCP -or- utzoo!telly!evan yeah and STOP advertising for (ugg) MACS, they dont need your help they already ahve taken over the variety store market and they are making a mint at it!!!!!! Dave Kinchlea