Good Deals on amazon.com (part3)

Discussion in 'Coupons, Discounts & Sales' started by lv70smusic, Mar 14, 2014.

  1. latheofheaven

    latheofheaven My Pants are FULLY Analog...

    :doh: What have I wrought...
     
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  2. Buggyhair

    Buggyhair Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Mine arrived packed only in the dreaded thin plastic envelope, so the corners were softened up, though no serious damage. I've never received a record from Amazon that wasn't in a cardboard LP box, but I guess I couldn't keep my virginity forever.
     
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  3. latheofheaven

    latheofheaven My Pants are FULLY Analog...

    Let's try this again...

    And, THIS time I will be careful so that my perfectly innocent statements *cough... won't be twisted by the Evil minds that reside here...

    UB40 - Unprecedented (2-LP) $22.62 PRIME
    https://www.amazon.com/Unprecedented-UB40-featuring-Campbell-Astro/dp/B09SKZ9KCY

    BETH HART - Better Than Home $21.99 (Transparent vinyl 20% Off) PRIME
    https://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Home-Clear-Transparent/dp/B09L4YY174

    BRIAN SETER - Setzer Goes Intru-MENTAL
    (White vinyl w/Red & Blue) $14.69 PRIME

    https://www.amazon.com/Setzer-GOES-Instru-MENTAL-Brian/dp/B0915HG2WM/
    [​IMG]

    SELENA GOMEZ - Revelacion Deluxe (Red vinyl) $14.39 PRIME
    https://www.amazon.com/Revelacion-Deluxe-Colored-Vinyl-Selena/dp/B094X8XP8L

    HORACE PARLAN - Speakin My Peace (Blue Note Classics - Pre-order 15% Off)
    $23.49 PRIME

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRNJGKQP
     
  4. throwupmyhands

    throwupmyhands Forum Resident

    Location:
    Washington, DC
    uh huh...
     
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  5. black sheriff

    black sheriff Magic City

    That’s strange. My copy was pre-packed by the label in a LP mailer. Amazon also placed it in one of their cardboard boxes with air pillows, which hasn’t happened in a few years.
     
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  6. 5-String

    5-String μηδὲν ἄγαν

    Location:
    Sunshine State
    I just realized something.
    Whenever I buy a record from Amazon on sale with a price below $20, like the recent deal, Two Headed Freap from Blue Note Classic, or the Bevis Frond, it always arrives in this flimsy plastic envelop with absolutely no other protection.
    Whenever I buy a record which is not on sale with a list price let's say between $25-40 it always arrives in the appropriate LP mailer, and sometimes they put it inside an additional box with air pillows.

    I wonder if these cheap bastards decide what packaging to put the record in based on the price.
     
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  7. GentleSenator

    GentleSenator what if

    Location:
    Aloha, OR
    they don't. my copy of THF arrived in a lp mailer... inside the plastic bag.
     
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  8. latheofheaven

    latheofheaven My Pants are FULLY Analog...

    That's because you have Dark, Lurid, Underworld connections...
     
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  9. hype

    hype Forum Resident

    Location:
    California
    If I have learned anything about Amazon it's that there is near zero consistency or reason with there packaging for vinyl.. Every time I think I figured something out or see a pattern it's broken soon after.. Outside of stuff that's given to amazon in well protected boxes already like most boxsets or the more expensive albums it's simply a hail mary and you just have to hope for the best! The last album I got in a plastic bag was $40ish I believe and I didn't even try for a replacement. I buy probably 70-80% less vinyl from Amazon then I did 2-3+ years ago so at least when things do come damaged it's not nearly as often anymore. I live in a slightly rural area so I still use them for a bunch of other stuff where it doesn't matter if it's not packaged great at least.

    If you do get a majority in mailers still you should celebrate it and embrace all the deals you can get with minimal headaches.
     
  10. struttincool

    struttincool Senior Member

    Location:
    USA
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  11. Buggyhair

    Buggyhair Forum Resident

    Location:
    Ann Arbor, MI
    I try to purchase more that one LP at a time, with the assumption being that they'll use a box for two or more. This was a rare case when I only bought one, and it didn't turn out well. It might just be coincidence but in my mind it reinforces my bias.
     
  12. 5-String

    5-String μηδὲν ἄγαν

    Location:
    Sunshine State
    Does your copy has no-fill on side 2? Mine is full of no-fill noise on tracks 2 and 3 on side 2.
     
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  13. Starquest

    Starquest ‎ ‎ ‎

    Location:
    Twin Cities, MN
    I ordered Bitches Brew ($20.39+tax) a couple weeks ago and finally received it. It was loose in the box, banging around, with a crease to the cover. No record mailer, just a few sheets of packing paper, no air pillows. It's going back. They do this to themselves!
     
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  14. I don’t think I’ve ever ordered more than one LP at a time from Amazon, over the last few years I’d say 9 times out of 10 they come in either an LP mailer or a larger box. Guessing it’s all down to whatever fulfillment center processes your order.
     
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  15. 5-String

    5-String μηδὲν ἄγαν

    Location:
    Sunshine State
    I know it is probably random based on who is processing your order.
    I buy maybe one or two records per week from Amazon maybe more if I find a good deal.
    For the last two years, they all have arrived packaged in an LP mailer.
    I have gotten all my Tone Poets and Classic BN from them and the THF was the first that arrived without a mailer, without even a box.
    It goes back anyways because of the non-fill on side 2.
     
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  16. marcb

    marcb Senior Member

    Location:
    DC area
    Nope. It must be you.
     
  17. marcb

    marcb Senior Member

    Location:
    DC area
    What’s wrong with it that you’re sending it back?
     
  18. Starquest

    Starquest ‎ ‎ ‎

    Location:
    Twin Cities, MN
    corners dinged up and a bad crease
     
  19. Swordsandchains

    Swordsandchains True metal never rusts

    Location:
    Chicago
    literally said creased cover in his post
     
  20. jason202

    jason202 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Washington, D.C.
    Please pay no mind to our resident Amazon packaging quality apologist.
     
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  21. hutlock

    hutlock Forever Breathing

    Location:
    Cleveland, OH, USA
    ANYWAY back to some deals on a couple of classic Blue Notes:

    Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)[LP] https://a.co/d/0yKmULu
    $18.79

    Dial 'S' For Sonny (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)[LP] https://a.co/d/c7wFan2
    $18.60

    Tons of other Blue Note Classics going for around this same price right now, most less than $20.
     
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  22. GentleSenator

    GentleSenator what if

    Location:
    Aloha, OR
    keeping my eye on a dozen or so that i haven't yet picked up. less than $20 a piece is a real deal!
     
  23. Matt I

    Matt I Forum Resident

    Location:
    Alabama
    Any packaging issues lately?
     
  24. latheofheaven

    latheofheaven My Pants are FULLY Analog...

    :doh:
     
  25. hutlock

    hutlock Forever Breathing

    Location:
    Cleveland, OH, USA
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