Aharpo.263 net.records utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!cbosg!harpo!ber Fri Jan 22 00:41:54 1982 record clubs There is no catch with the record clubs. When you average the money you have to spend to meet the agreement over the number of records you get, it's pretty reasonable. The big drawback is the poor selection. Back in my black past my roomies and I subcribed to every 'get 10 free' record offer we could lay our hands on. Using aliases, we ended up with hundreds of 'free' records and tapes. That's part of the overhead that drives up the prices of record clubs. Ironically, I have since reformed and rejoined our favorite target (columbia) legit like. After three years of routinely returning the card marked NO SELECTION, they just stopped sending me cards. Of all the nerve. But I find that the reel to reel selection is better than most stores. Also, if 'The Record Club of America' is still around, they were the most legit. You just sent them 5 bucks up front, no obligation. brian r. (last name witheld by request) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.