why do people still steal CD's???

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  • DangDang
    DangDang Posts: 1,551
    Because they are small, cute, and flat.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    what kind of record store shelves the CDs without protection or with the disc inside. thats just asking for it.

    my indies keep the stock in drawers. my major binds it in a double layer of plastic so stealing isnt an option.
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    catefrances wrote:
    what kind of record store shelves the CDs without protection or with the disc inside.

    record stores who want to establish goodwill with their real customers.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    mookeywrench wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    what kind of record store shelves the CDs without protection or with the disc inside.

    record stores who want to establish goodwill with their real customers.

    dont tell me real customers would be offended if the CDs werent in their cases... cause i know its not because of me the CDs are behind the counter or wrapped in layers of plastic.
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    catefrances wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    what kind of record store shelves the CDs without protection or with the disc inside.

    record stores who want to establish goodwill with their real customers.

    dont tell me real customers would be offended if the CDs werent in their cases....

    oh...but I just did :twisted:
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    mookeywrench wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    record stores who want to establish goodwill with their real customers.

    dont tell me real customers would be offended if the CDs werent in their cases....

    oh...but I just did :twisted:

    i dont believe you that they would be. :P
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    People go to record sotres for the atmosphere/experience.

    The more distractions there are to take from that experience, the less likely they are to return.

    One distraction is constant monitoring and theft supervision. The more in-your-face it is, the more it takes away from the record store shopping atmosphere.

    granted some customers aren't going to care as they go to a record store to buy an album, but the majority of the long-term customers are going for the experience.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    ah yes i know all that. ive been going to my indie store since the early 80s. and having to wait while they find my CD takes nothing away from the experience. it just gives me more time to take in stuff i missed. and theres always something i missed. whether it be a cute little pink blondie tshirt for the toddlermonster, a piece of vinyl id like, a boxset i was unaware of or barney hoskyns' book on tom waits. it allows me to slow down and breathe.
    mookeywrench wrote:
    One distraction is constant monitoring and theft supervision. The more in-your-face it is, the more it takes away from the record store shopping atmosphere.

    well with the CDs safe behind the counter that wouldnt be a problem now would it??? ;) :P the staff could relax and fall into easy conversation with the real customers without having to worry that little johnny over there looking a little too nonchalant is trying to hide green day under his hoodie.
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  • mookeywrench
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    maybe its a matter of what you grew up with.

    I like to spend a bunch of time browsing. but when it comes to check out time, I want convenience.

    I don't want to deal with someone tinkering with those stupid antitheft cases, especially when it's the new guy who can only unlock it halfway for some reason. And I don't want them to spend extra time looking for CDs. Just ring up my purchase, make some small talk about an album or two, take my money, and I'm good to go.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    mookeywrench wrote:
    maybe its a matter of what you grew up with.

    I like to spend a bunch of time browsing. but when it comes to check out time, I want convenience.

    I don't want to deal with someone tinkering with those stupid antitheft cases, especially when it's the new guy who can only unlock it halfway for some reason. And I don't want them to spend extra time looking for CDs. Just ring up my purchase, make some small talk about an album or two, take my money, and I'm good to go.

    is that your definition of a real customer??
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    my definition of a real customer is someone who doesn't steal
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    as opposed to a real music fan who may well need on occasion to steal music through unadulterated desire for said music. ;)
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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,080
    catefrances wrote:
    as opposed to a real music fan who may well need on occasion to steal music through unadulterated desire for said music. ;)

    are you going somewhere with this?
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    mookeywrench wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    as opposed to a real music fan who may well need on occasion to steal music through unadulterated desire for said music. ;)

    are you going somewhere with this?


    i havent decided yet... 8-)
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  • DangDang
    DangDang Posts: 1,551
    catefrances wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    as opposed to a real music fan who may well need on occasion to steal music through unadulterated desire for said music. ;)

    are you going somewhere with this?


    i havent decided yet... 8-)


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  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    SeaTut73 wrote:
    Working at a record store it never fails to amaze me when I find an empty jewel case of a CD that someone has stolen from us....with all the downloading & burning going on nowadays WHY THE FUCK would you go into a store....open up a CD case and steal JUST the CD?!?!?
    If you really don't want to pay for the music just fucking download it off the internet!!!
    If you're gonna steal something from a store, steal a pack of CD-R's....THAT i would understand.

    okay, that's my thought for the night.

    thanks.
    I'm movin' to the neighborhood soon. Maybe I'll be the undercover CD browser for you and watch for thieves. You can pay me in CD's and food from the cafe :mrgreen:
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  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    Dark Star wrote:
    He probably didn't have enough money... If yall would stop selling cd's for 16.99 maybe the kid wont steal again... ;)

    Exactly, I don't find it weird at all.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,880
    They steal cds because they have the balls to do it right in front of the people they are stealing from instead of from the basement of their moms house hidden behind a computer screen. ;)
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