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[Sonique]

On 18 Mar 97 at 15:05, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

> > --On tis 18 mar 1997 11.02 "Andrew Gilham" <Andy_Gilham at MSN.COM> wrote:
>
> > >     No, seriously--CDs _are_ bizarrely inflated in price, especially
> > >outside the US (there too, but not as bad).  Or it wouldn't be possible
> > >to mail-order CDs from the US to UK for less than it costs in a UK shop!
> > >(Which it not infrequently is ....)
> >
> > If you think prices are bad here, go to France
>
>      Or Australia, eh Sonique?

It's not *that* bad (as France) for local releases, but it's true that
Australia is a huge market for the US MAil Order business. A typical local
release will be between $A23 and $A30 (10-14 pound) compared to say $15 USD
(incl P&P) for mail order.

Imports are another thing ..... the Virgin "V/A Monsters, Robots and Bug Men"
CD was $47.95 (22 quid) for instance ... and Virgin *ARE* distributed locally
... by Virgin!!!

Sonique

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