http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sat, 4 Dec 2004 16:10:51 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/184232.php#comment-101800 I almost exclusively use Amazon.com to buy my music these days, since most music stores (the ones that are left) only carry the top 100 and other well known artists. You surely aren't going to find the obscure progressive rock and metal CD/DVDs that I like at Best Buy or Walmart. Their prices are often the best you will find and you get to read all of those great customer reviews before you buy. The free shipping on items over $25 is amazing too. I don't really know how they are making a profit...or are they? I just hope they stay in business and keep provind the excellent service. 101800@blogcritics.org Sat, 4 Dec 2004 16:10:51 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/184232.php#comment-101708 excellent and interesting information - thanks all! 101708@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:19:45 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/184232.php#comment-101704 Amazon was the very first company I did business with online, and they still account for a large percentage of my internet purchases. I dont' care for the department store aspect -- I mostly buy books and occasionally DVDs from them, but their book prices are very hard to beat, and we buy lots of books in my house. 101704@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:08:33 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/184232.php#comment-101682 I should note that I used a gift certificate to pay the shipping cost on my recent oder, too. So it still didn't really cost me anything. 101682@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:03:32 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/184232.php#comment-101681 I *love* the free shipping on orders of $25 or more. I recently paid for shipping on an Amazon order for the first time in over a year. And that's because the items actually came from ToysRUs and not Amazon itself. So on pure Amazon shopping, I still haven't paid shipping in a looong time. I also signed up for their Amazon.com Visa card last year, just before Christmas. I got $30 off the order I was making, plus I earn a point toward Amazon gift certificates [in $25 denominations] for each dollar I spend anywhere but Amazon and 3 points for every dollar I spend at Amazon. We put just about everything on that card, from day care to groceries to gas to whatever, and I have a stack of gift certificates waiting to be used. I get at least one every month. So not only have I not paid for shipping in a long time, I also haven't paid for any actual purchases in a while, either. We don't buy that much music or that many books, but when we do, they're free. What's not to like? 101681@blogcritics.org Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:59:47 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/02/184232.php#comment-101549 Amazon is gold, and I have not had any issues with their sales/service - I do think they are stretched too thin. I used to own their stock, sold at $60, haven't looked at them since. Great books, Eric - will likely get the first. 101549@blogcritics.org Thu, 2 Dec 2004 20:48:49 EST