hayema7
Well-Known Member
Per Paulium on discord, they used the code so there could be a sale over the holidays while the team was on break. It doesn’t sound like it’ll be a normal thing and we’ll be going back to prices being modified in store.
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max_stacks
Member
Gotta be careful asking these types of questions on Discord. You’ll get yelled at.
max_stacks
Member
I’m fine with the price increase, but not fine with the utter lack of compassion shown to members by not releasing any notice of the price increase. It’s a terrible plan for communication, but probably looked really good for their bottom line. Felt disrespectful.
hatfieldpdx
Well-Known Member
VMP didn't want to miss out on boarding this train(wreck). Quote from the article:
torontosun.com
'BLOOD FROM STONE': Huge price increases coming for vinyl albums
Get ready to shell out more cash for new vinyl records of your favourite artists starting next month.
torontosun.com
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
welp it will make it easier for me to cut down on my intake this year.VMP didn't want to miss out on boarding this train(wreck). Quote from the article:
'BLOOD FROM STONE': Huge price increases coming for vinyl albums
Get ready to shell out more cash for new vinyl records of your favourite artists starting next month.
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
what weird new math are they using? 23.38 to 41 is a 75% mark up and the other is a 71% mark up (I rounded).VMP didn't want to miss out on boarding this train(wreck). Quote from the article:
'BLOOD FROM STONE': Huge price increases coming for vinyl albums
Get ready to shell out more cash for new vinyl records of your favourite artists starting next month.
JonnyH
Well-Known Member
Og price divided by new price equals percent increase.
Skalap
Well-Known Member
Mather
Unknown Member
The Toronto Sun is an absolute rag so I'm not the least bit surprised they are incapable of doing simple math.
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
new math = wrong math... got you...
Skalap
Well-Known Member
Maybe VMP is using the new math too and it would explain their pricing...
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
VMP doesn't Math.
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
Void Math Practices.... new math found monthly.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
More like VMP Rising prices ammirite??
Joe Mac
Well-Known Member
Why is their graphic designer involved in supply chain logistics? Am I missing something here? Maybe thats why they can’t bundle shipping? The graphic design guy has been sending the warehouse pretty artwork of bundled shipping and they just don’t get it?
MikeH
Well-Known Member
The two most annoying things now about the price increase are that old banked credit is worth less (a one month swap doesn’t cover a record anymore) and they raised prices after saying that everything is being pressed at GZ until the VMP plant is open.
MAYBE I’ll eventually rejoin if the VMP plant joins the ranks of QRP, RTI, Pallas in terms of quality and the curation gets better. But raising the price after saying you need to start using a lesser plant to plate and press records is kinda crappy.
MAYBE I’ll eventually rejoin if the VMP plant joins the ranks of QRP, RTI, Pallas in terms of quality and the curation gets better. But raising the price after saying you need to start using a lesser plant to plate and press records is kinda crappy.
MikeH
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They did say on discord the other day that it’s actually cheaper for VMP to not bundle shipping. Which is the screwed up state of shipping these days…but sending MORE packages means better volume shipping rate for them apparently
MikeH
Well-Known Member
Looked at this yesterday and the funny thing is that with the lower end of the salary for the job, you probably couldn’t afford to be a VMP member.Anybody a graphic designer?
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Joe Mac
Well-Known Member
iT wAs A jOkE
MikeH
Well-Known Member
I know but I haven’t had much sleep and then remembered that VMP said that’s why they didn’t bundle shipping the other day haha