JB's a crapshoot with their packaging. The way it's supposed to work is they find the shop closest to your location that has the item and post it from there. So if the storeman at Barkley Square gives a stuff about vinyl he'll pack it well but if the guy at Water Gardens is thinking about the beer waiting at home he'll throw it in a Toll plastic bag and forget about it. I deal with them every day so I can actually see the difference in stores.
I think you may be only something there Swifty. I'm always meaning to take time out from buying and actually listen to the stuff I've accumulated, but the bargains on that damn monopoly monolith just keep coming.
That's really interesting and explains a lot. Due to Amazon, I'd forgotten that JBs weren't just a few big warehouses shipping everything out!
https://www.amazon.com.au/THINGS-MUST-PASS-50TH-ANNIV/dp/B096TRV85G Wow! Ordered this yesterday and it arrived in less than 24hours! It was only packed in a standard box for protection but survived the trip. I still have a lot to listen to from the sale before I crack this open. Did anyone else buy the Bran box?? Turns out to be excellent Welsh folk rock, not a million miles from Meic Stevens who released some stuff on the same Welsh Sain label.
Had a listen to a couple of Bran tracks on YouTube, Welsh psych/folk is a little too weird for me - which is saying something!
Finally! One of my long time in the basket items went down a substantial amount Cold Chisel The Live Tapes Vol 5 Live At The Bondi Lifesaver https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08P6ZLPGG/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ANEGB3WVEVKZB&psc=1
Step 0ne of the 12 step program 1. I have admitted I am powerless over buying records and CDs on Amazon—that my life has become unmanageable ( well, not quite!) I have now gone two days without buying anything on Amazon.
I’m still going through the records I bought last month…slowly getting through them to listen. CDs are easier - all burnt to USB for car ..not that I have made much of a listening dent. it’s stupid really - I have so much music - don’t need anymore. It’s all want! The addiction is real
Yes it is addiction that Im also guilty of. But it’s a far better addiction than gambling, drugs etc.
Yep, I've yet to hear of people committing burglary or stealing from family to fund their music addiction!
It's definitely a disease. There is no two ways about it. However, if I ws to sell all the bargains I got from Amazon I would definitely come out way ahead. So that's a positive. But yes, I admit, I have a problem.
I have now gone three days without buying anything from Amazon. It has been very difficult, I still spend too much time crate digging through the website and I walk up and check my mail box every couple of hours, even though it is Sunday and I have no orders outstanding. Amazon have been very supportive, none of the items in My Cart or Saved Items have dropped significantly in price
You guys are funny. wish I was similarly addicted and in trouble, but alas, if you're only chasing certain vinyl titles like myself, its been a very dry 18 months.
What titles are you looking for? You never know what people may have in their collection they may be prepared to part with.
Hey Ill play along with that! Old ones: BEASTS OF BOURBON FROM THE BELLY OF THE BEASTS 1993 BEASTS OF BOURBON GONE 1996 BEASTS OF BOURBON LOW LIFE 2005 BOB DYLAN MTV UNPLUGGED 1995 DAVE BRUBECK TIME IN 1966 FLAMIN' GROOVIES TEENAGE HEAD 1972 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS Arnhem Land Volume 3: Authentic Australian Aboriginal Songs And Dances 1960 JOHNNY CASH SINGS BALLADS OF THE TRUE WEST (MONO) 1965 LOU REED BERLIN 1973 NEIL YOUNG JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST 1972 PINK FLOYD A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remix Bootleg) 2019 ROBERT PLANT/JIMMY PAGE WALKING INTO CLARKSDALE 1998 SIMON & GARFUNKEL The Graduate Soundtrack (mono) 1968 SYD BARRETT BARRETT 1970 THE WHO A QUICK ONE WHILE HE'S AWAY (stereo) 1981 BOB DYLAN Bootleg Series Vol 6 (Bob Dylan Live 1964) BOB DYLAN Bootleg Series Vol 8 (Tell Tale Signs) BOB DYLAN Bootleg Series Vol 13 (Trouble No More) DAVID BOWIE 1. OUTSIDE 1995 DAVID BOWIE BUDDAH OF SUBURBIA 1993 DAVID BOWIE BLACK TIE WHITE NOISE 1993 THE BEATLES REVOLVER (US mono) 1966 and these are new releases that if anyone has and they dont want: BOB DYLAN Bootleg series Vol 16 (Springtime In New York) 2021 JOHN LENNON PLASTIC ONO BAND (50th 2xLP) 2021 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS RARITIES AND B SIDES PART I AND PART II (Big Box) 2021 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS RARITIES AND B SIDES PART II (2x LP) 2021 P J HARVEY/JOHN PARISH A MAN A WOMAN WALK BY 2021 P J HARVEY ALL ABOUT EVE SOUNDTRACK 2019 THE BEATLES LET IT BE 50th ANNIV LP BOX 2021 THE BEATLES LET IT BE 50th ANNIV CD BOX 2021 LOUIS ARMSTRONG and THE ALL STARS LIVE IN GERMANY 1952 2020
Sweet idea, thank you. I'm OK though. I'm a patient man and will wait for Amazon to deliver what I might need. can I also suggest that is done by PM perhaps, rather than cluttering up this thread?
Four days gone without an Amazon purchase - I didn't want this important piece of information to be buried beneath other news like increased Co-vid cases, Djokovic's Court case etc.
Four days without an Amazon purchase in January 2022 is not the same as four days without an Amazon purchase in January 2020 but keep up the good work!