NationStates Jolt Archive

I was going on my lunch break today and I decided to check out the wares of the local independent music shop. I had a CD in mind, Beulah's "The Coast is Never Clear," but was debating whether I wanted to spend the money on it. Lo and behold, I find it in the used section for $9. Not only that, I but their most recent album "Yoko" was right behind it for $9 as well.
Now I am standing there thinking, do I want to buy neither, one, or both of these CD's. It took me about 10 seconds to decide that, since I was probably going to pay 14-15 bucks on the one CD, $18 was more than reasonable for both.
So I walk up to the counter and am pulling a 20 out of my wallet for the CD's and I notice that Chris Thomas King's "Red Mud" is sitting in a CD case on the store counter. Now I'm panicking, here is a CD that I have wanted for months and now here it is for only ten bucks, and I am in the process of finishing the transaction for the other CD's. I don't want to be a dick and say "You know what? I don't want those other CD's, take 'em back." So I say "Could you throw this in with it?" The cashier gladly agrees and I hand him 30 bucks. I get ten cents back. So much for lunch.

So does anybody have this problem? Can you walk into a record store and not purchase 1,2,3 or even more CD's? I am in serious need of a support group.

I can't go to Borders without buying several books. I say, "I'm just going to get a coffee," and before I know it, I'm at the register with some books.

Pretty easy to resist the CDs and DVDs, though.

I struggle. But since I'm skint at the moment, I just avoid them. Book shops too!

Congratulations, Vittos. You have just taken the first step to controlling your habit

*Group clap ensues*

Now we shall try some association of CD shopping with pain. Everybody, beat that addiction from Vittos' Body

*Crowd descends...*

Seiously, I never buy less than 5CDs at a time. I know your pain

Pfft ... just download MP3s and burn your own CDs. Save your money for more important things ... like drugs.

Pfft ... just download MP3s and burn your own CDs. Save your money for more important things ... like drugs.

How about I buy CD's and grow my own drugs?

How about I buy CD's and grow my own drugs?

But then you need to save money for grow lights and all of that ... unless you prefer guerilla growing ... then knock yourself out! Buy all the CDs you want. :)

I'm a horribly compulsive shopper when it comes to anything, but especially shoes and handbags :).

When I went shopping last weekend I went into Saks (because they're closing their store on the Plaza! *gasp*) to see what kind of sales they were having.

I soooo shouldn't have gone in......

I went to look at the shoes, and saw a pair in pink that I realized I had to have...but then there was the same shoe but in red.....and I of course had to have both colours......soooo....after I bought those I went to look at the handbags....and they had this slouchy shoulder bag that matched the pink shoes....but I would have felt bad for the red shoes not having a handbag to match them too...wouldn't want them to feel left out....and they had this other clutch....in black....and black goes with everything!

Needless to say all the items ended up at the counter and into a shopping bag.

But then you need to save money for grow lights and all of that ... unless you prefer guerilla growing ... then knock yourself out! Buy all the CDs you want. :)
I grow 60% of the Heroin bought in the world. Five CDs at a time is an indulgement of my addiction. To music. Not heroin :p

I can't go to Borders without buying several books. I say, "I'm just going to get a coffee," and before I know it, I'm at the register with some books.

I have that problem,
But in Waterstone's bookshop
(Borders ain't big heren)

CDs and the infinitely less cool D&D books are my vices. I have way too many of both, and both have caused me to spend money that I didn't actually have, much to my chagrin when my credit card bill came.

How about I buy CD's and grow my own drugs?
You should do both Vit,
You will save a lot more cash
Save for a Hi Fi

You should do both Vit,
You will save a lot more cash
Save for a Hi Fi

Awww yes.... If only my taste in music were more of a downloadable nature. I listen to a great deal of lesser known bands whose albums are difficult to find in their entirety online.

Awww yes.... If only my taste in music were more of a downloadable nature. I listen to a great deal of lesser known bands whose albums are difficult to find in their entirety online.

Isn't that such a pain in the butt? That's why I have so many CDs.

CDs and the infinitely less cool D&D books are my vices. I have way too many of both, and both have caused me to spend money that I didn't actually have, much to my chagrin when my credit card bill came.

You should play Traveller instead of D&D. Or, if you really have to play D&D, you should play Hackmaster.

You should play Traveller instead of D&D. Or, if you really have to play D&D, you should play Hackmaster.

I've already invested way too much into D&D to not play now.

I had this problem when I used to have money, now I just hide CD's around my house and when I find them later on I pretend they're new. For this trick to work properly your brain needs to be at least as crap as mine.

PS: You haven't baught 'Under The Western Freeway' by Grandaddy yet have you? Go shopping again tomorrow, steal a child's milk money if you have to feed your habit.

I had this problem when I used to have money, now I just hide CD's around my house and when I find them later on I pretend they're new. For this trick to work properly your brain needs to be at least as crap as mine.

PS: You haven't baught 'Under The Western Freeway' by Grandaddy yet have you? Go shopping again tomorrow, steal a child's milk money if you have to feed your habit.

I am damn glad I didn't remember that CD, or I would have had a fourth. I do plan on purchasing it sometime.