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

[goodoohuru]

Good thing VMP shut down the forums so they have the time and energy to devote to more important stuff.

Ahh.. thats what you do with more time, just make more of it!

Love this movie, cult classic...Withnail and I...

 

[TimmahTao]

So they are taking orders for albums, that they have no actual stock data about, and offering store credit in return? Do some fuckin' chargebacks, boys and girls.

 

[TimmahTao]

I found a picture of a VMP employee in one of their new, exclusive FOMO beanies!

Or is it the people who keep on buying from them... I'm confused.

 

[Tys1]

An interesting case study: The fact that people are STILL entrusting their funds to this company, and willing to overlook the dozens and dozens of very large mistakes simply because a STAX box set with a bunch of second best albums that will soon be repressed and available for a cheaper price comes out

 

[Ponman2003]

An interesting case study: The fact that people are STILL entrusting their funds to this company, and willing to overlook the dozens and dozens of very large mistakes simply because a STAX box set with a bunch of second best albums that will soon be repressed and available for a cheaper price comes out

 

[dhodo]

An interesting case study: The fact that people are STILL entrusting their funds to this company, and willing to overlook the dozens and dozens of very large mistakes simply because a STAX box set with a bunch of second best albums that will soon be repressed and available for a cheaper price comes out

You sure they're all 2nd best?

lower

 

[Murfocakes]

FWIW I had talked to Tyler, the other co-founder, about 6 months ago about all of the issues. I just messaged him again to set up another call and he is no longer with VMP. I'm not saying that's bad or that unusual but I don't think it's a good sign for long term health of a company IMO

This company sounds like it’s doomed in the long term. Only a super brave/wealthy/foolish person would commit to yearly membership.

 

[Murfocakes]

You sure they're all 2nd best?

lower

Just spotted your little lower there.

 

[Dead C]

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I don’t get it. How can you not know how much you have of that? It’s obviously an incredibly popular record by a big time indie artist? But just in general for any exclusive? How is there that kind of breakdown of information?

FO
MO

 

[bdm105]

This company sounds like it’s doomed in the long term. Only a super brave/wealthy/foolish person would commit to yearly membership.

I don't plan on canceling mine because it's a grandfathered price and worst case I can file a chargeback with amex

 

[Murfocakes]

Oh shiiittt. If a founder leaves, usually means he doesn't agree with what the other founder was doing... Probably pushed out as well.

He’s setting up another company - Vinyl Me Perhaps, will you get your record or won’t you. As he owns the VMP initials Matt is going to rebrand the company as Answer Me Please, the new CS drive is looking to trial this ethos.

 

[Skalap]

He’s setting up another company - Vinyl Me Perhaps, will you get your record or won’t you. As he owns the VMP initials Matt is going to rebrand the company as Answer Me Please, the new CS drive is looking to trial this ethos.

Vaguely Maybe, Perhaps ?

 

[Dead C]

so I can only speak to the direct inventory management experience I have, but you basically want your inventory to be within a variance of 2-5% for item count and value. On this one item alone, they are way off and I can't imagine with the issues they've been having across the board that this is an isolated incident. We've all seen stuff magically pop back up in the store like a fairy dropped it on a shelf. No, it points to the warehousing and inventory methods they are using being very bad...

I'd imagine it also relates to making people stick with the first swap they choose, because they clearly can't track a fucking thing at this point

 

[Dead C]

Good thing VMP shut down the forums so they have the time and energy to devote to more important stuff.

The forums were toxic and negative, bro. Reddit is much better

 

[Melt Face Molly Drop]

I used to take pride in talking about how long I'd been a member at VMP, now I take pride in how long I haven't. Just received my coin for 6 months clean. Praizbee.

 

[JonnyH]

I used to take pride in talking about how long I'd been a member at VMP, now I take pride in how long I haven't. Just received my coin for 6 months clean. Praizbee.

One day at a time.

 

[Dead C]

He’s setting up another company - Vinyl Me Perhaps, will you get your record or won’t you. As he owns the VMP initials Matt is going to rebrand the company as Answer Me Please, the new CS drive is looking to trial this ethos.

Answer Me, Please. AMP. Perfect. They already have a logo built in.

Until then, I think VMP should go with some rolling dice

 

[Dead C]

I used to take pride in talking about how long I'd been a member at VMP, now I take pride in how long I haven't. Just received my coin for 6 months clean. Praizbee.

I take pride in talking shit, so I'm good no matter how this pans out

 

[Dirtbag Auntie]

Bon Iver I,I, more copies available

Hey all-- Turns out that our order for Bon Iver records was actually 1500, not 1000, so we have extra copies up now in the store if you missed out. Shouts to the guy in a thread for raising the flag; we realized there were more thanks to that.

They have lost all semblance of professionalism

All In the details

 

[frodo-pkt]

Just a quick update that I still have no tracking information or a package for my November shipping. I'm just going to re-read my generic boiler plate email response I got back since that's all I can really expect anymore.