Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
- Thread starter Captainfog
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MikeH
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I'm sure others will come out too but there's a US/Canada store link there too for ya. Not sure how much shipping is to ya tho.
Joe Mac
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At least, like with the current PJ Harvey series, they are staggering them so it’s not one big whack of money up front!
bdrummond
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Minimum shipping is $23USD. Probably cheaper from VMP.
Mather
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Yeahhhhhh, $23 USD shipping... The VMP will work out to be by far the cheapest option if I want a variant.
MikeH
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Dang. US media mail is about $7 which is expensive but...
bdrummond
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I find most stores are absolute trash when it comes to shipping costs to Canada. UK is usually the way to go if the price is right (in this case it still isn't).
MikeH
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It seems to just be real expensive overall. I've shipped records to Canada myself and I know I don't get any kinda discount for bulk rates like a store would, but it's $23+ for me and thats without tracking.
Joe Mac
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On bandcamp now too and the shipping is much cheaper, looked like $11ishCAD for yous and was €8ish for me, plus the free lossless download that we all love so much!
bdrummond
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Yeah, shipping as a Joe Sixpack is insane, but I wish honestly there'd be some kind of break for buying from a company that deals in bulk. As much as I think VMP's prices are high, sometimes with shipping it actually works out.
Joe Mac
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Rough Trade are advertising 2LP which I think would suggest 45. Nothing stating it though. That said at over an hour it’s always going to be 2LP regardless.
bdrummond
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VMP's price point probably going to be what....$35ish? Still saving money if I bundle with my ROTMs.
Joe Mac
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Fuck! All international shipping from the US seems crazy! Under 1kg and I can ship to both of you for €15.50 across the Atlantic!
Joe Mac
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$30ish USD as a price point. Yeah you probably are. I’m always going to look away from VMP personally wherever possible lol.
bdrummond
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Yup, which is why I tend to stay away from US stores. I've been buying a lot from the UK and have been paying on average like $5-10CAD for shipping. I mean, I still have about 10 albums that have been in limbo for over a month but Canada Post is royally screwed lately.
Mather
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Yeah it's been both a 2 LP 33 and a 2 LP 45 in the past...
Joe Mac
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The postal system is in general. I sent one express to Poland that I sold on Discogs and it took almost 8 weeks! Plus anything from the U.K., as opposed to the rest of Europe, is extra fucked because brexshit
bdrummond
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Over here our main distro centre for the mail (in Ontario at least) has been hammered by COVID. One entire shift was sent home, and I think I heard another walked off. It's getting back now but the backlog must be insane.