Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)

[Andy]

they said in the email that they are working to potentially have ROTMs for internationals come back same month in the store i think?

yeah, but looks like a future thing. Hopefully they can introduce that before this months membership expires.

 

[Hemotep]

I sent them an email with only this:



And the CS person said they are happy to send my feedback to management and gave me a $15 store credit.

 

[Mather]

-eyeballs Fela box pre order-

I'm going to regret not cancelling you, aren't I?

 

[hatfieldpdx]

I sent them an email with only this:



And the CS person said they are happy to send my feedback to management and gave me a $15 store credit.

"What would you do with more time?" has evolved into "what would you buy with more store credit?"

 

[Hemotep]

Effectively, Matt now asking: would you buy with more store credit?

I ordered the Los Reyes record for $13.75 and I sent them an email asking for a refund on the last three months of my sub now that Rock is over. I was on the fence about keeping it, but at this point I'd rather take that little bit and spend it on something I know I want. Hopefully I'll be able to get the Neon Indian on the cheap or have someone who's still a member do an add-on for me in December.

 

[avecigrec]

Anybody on the Discord willing to try and get a direct email address to Pauly for me?

 

[Hemotep]

"What would you do with more time?" has evolved into "what would you buy with more store credit?"

Very Bandbox vibes.

 

[hatfieldpdx]

Very Bandbox vibes.

Yes, and you were smart to cash in your VMPbux without hesitation.

 

[TimmahTao]

I wonder if this is really it. I feel like they’ve been asking for more and more and offering less and less value for YEARS now, but I gotta admit that I miss when the club was inexpensive and fun. ‘Member when it was $25 a month? I do.

 

[NewsFedora]

I feel bad for this guy the most.

 

[avecigrec]

In the end, I'll be forever grateful to those idiots for being the catalyst that created this place at least.

 

[avecigrec]

I feel bad for this guy the most.View attachment 212782

The worst part is, I feel like that album is something I would absolutely love to have — but not at that price point.

 

[hatfieldpdx]

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I wonder if this is really it. I feel like they’ve been asking for more and more and offering less and less value for YEARS now, but I gotta admit that I miss when the club was inexpensive and fun. ‘Member when it was $25 a month? I do.

There was a spot on comment posted to reddit this morning: "I’m convinced at this point VMP is a social experiment designed to see how much BS customers will put up with and still purchase the product."

 

[Nee Lewman]

I love how they said in that email that cancelling international subs was the best choice for you. Which is probably true, as it removes the temptation to buy their records.

They HAVE to have a scapegoat!

 

[wmeugene]

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My sub ends with October and I am so hopeful for something good in Hip Hop or Classics, because Essentials ain't it.

 

[NewsFedora]

Anybody on the Discord willing to try and get a direct email address to Pauly for me?

Pauly is saying he’s been swamped. You might just need to bite the bullet and get on discord to hit him up directly. :/

 

[wmeugene]

Pauly is saying he’s been swamped. You might just need to bite the bullet and get on discord to hit him up directly. :/

Understandably. I sent a message last week asking to use credit for my add-ons and crickets.

 

[Hemotep]

There was a spot on comment posted to reddit this morning: "I’m convinced at this point VMP is a social experiment designed to see how much BS customers will put up with and still purchase the product."

It was really a self inflicted wound too. They were on a high note with the plant about to come online. Sure they were in the hole, but if they had gone all in on that they would have crawled back eventually. Eating that as a loss and having nothing in the pipe to keep the stream of customers happy and they're imploding as a result. Being a sub service they rely on the good will of customers to invest with them, and burning out all the trust they had started to earn back in 2023 is just a perfect case study on how to run a business into the ground at terminal velocity.

 

[wmeugene]

Oh, and all the past ROTMs have been raised to $39 bucks.

 

[Nee Lewman]

For annual subs, pretax, we’re looking at $44 a record. $4 more than Rhino High Fidelity and annual IVC. It’s common to see new releases at record stores at $40, and even Target/Walmart are rolling out $40-45 new releases. It’s not terrible just looking at that angle. Feels like they adjusted it higher so they won’t need another increase in 2025.

It will come down to curation, and it likely always has for most members. Certainly not going to take a chance on records at $44+ unless that’s immaterial to your vinyl budget.

But the Rhinos I have are across the board AMAZING, even shit I was so so on like the Doobies. Most VMP are average. I also don’t buy shit at regular price any more.