Anyone else receive their 1st VNYL subscription LPs package?

Funny how they are marketing to women with social media. (sell to the Kardashian crowd)

 

They have a 1 year plan for $420.
https://vnyl.org/plans

 

Store is now in Santa Barbara, in the Goodland Hotel.
https://vnyl.org/store

(I wonder if they skipped out on their rent in Venice?)

 

#grifting

 

Clicking on that link was a mistake. Now I seem to be getting a VNYL ad in most pages I visit. Grrrrr.

 

add ublock to your browser

 

the nightmare , continues

 

#dinnerparty

 

that's really more Goleta than Santa Barbara (as their monthly rent will indicate). and for as odd as the decision to move 100 miles north is, I would imagine they're targeting the hipster UCSB/IV crowd now.

also, why anyone would willingly agree to pre-order anything from these folks is one of life's great mysteries

 

VNYL, TRNTBLE, etc....

When did they stop making vowels? How did I miss this?

 

January 2000, apparently. Maybe it was something to do with Y2K?

 

I am told , you have to see the new store to believe it, i had a friend make a special trip today, as he lives in the immediate-area. The vibe seemed to be "renting" records and/or turntables or something to that affect, it was hard for my friend to understand what the deal was, as everyone just seemed to talk in "circles". The pricing was way to restrictive to actually buy a record. He had to get out of there , as they were giving him a headache. I will be out on the WC in 3 weeks, so he is going to take me , so I can experience just what he was trying to explain. They also do not allow any pics inside. Can't wait!!

 

#rentingrecords

lol

 

Didn't this whole hilarious trainwreck begin with the conundrum that renting records (the basis of VNYL's entire business model) is illegal in the USA? Have we already arrived back at the beginning of the rollercoaster ride? (No, I'm not going to get off - I'm having too much fun!)

 

I think vowels are optional when texting on I-phones.

 

I don't think your friend was in the right spot. New store is in a hotel lobby so you can take records back to your room. There are a lot of pictures on Instagram.

 

Nothing screams pointless hipsterism like renting a used scratchy record to take up to your hotel room where you can play it on a Crosley player that offers sound worse than any modern mp3 player with any pair of $15 earbuds.

 

Never said I thought it was a good idea. LOL.

 

Please report your findings! Mainly I'm just wondering if you "rented" any Pablo Cruise albums.

 

I was just thinking about this outfit yesterday. Are they still in business?

 

Apparently still have the TT on pre-order (likely made by Hanpin). It appears rental is for hotel guests (looks more like a motel) and you can also buy vinyl. They are still doing that mailing thing were you get records they choose every month.

VNYL, vinyl record membership club. Subscription service for music discovery.

 

What's with that turntable? I see zero information on it, only a preorder link. That should help with sales.

 

Yeah, the mailed record "unboxings" are all over youtube.

 

They have apparently gotten better

 

....Or not

It comes with a page to color. WTF? How exciting, "Like, OMG".
"OMG"
"OMG"
"OMG"

She is waiting for them to send her a specific record. Says she's too cheap to just buy it. How does that make any sense?