industrial-music vs. eide's

Fri Apr 14 05:57:41 EDT 2006

Wow, Parker... nice way to work the plug!  (How much is Jim  slidin' ya for that one, eh? =)  Eide's should consider changing  their anniversary to about a month or two later--when folks actually  have their tax returns in-hand.  God knows I can't afford a thing  right now. 

  One thing you forgot though... the complete hassle of dealing with  ISOTank.  I put up with so much shit to get Skinny Puppy tix that  there's no way I'll ever deal with them again for anything.  I  don't remember the details, but I do remember that shipping rates were  insane and they wouldn't ship to my house via standard mail (where I  have a secure mailbox--and no untrustworthy co-workers lurking  around).  [All that, and then at the show, the staff at the  Electric Factory were such complete assholes about so-called  "security"... And when it was all said and done, Mario was still  walking around with a 5" spike coming out of his face--but they're  harassing kids with pyramid studs on their belts and bracelets!?   What a complete waste of energy that show was!  lol]

  ~sc'eric 

  From: "Brian J. Parker" 

Subject: Re: not sure if anyone noticed....

Yeah, but we might be the only ones who have to pay sales tax... their
business is officially still located in PA, I think.  Still, better
than IsoTank or Storming the Base, to whom we must render both sales
tax and shipping costs.  But then Amazon takes neither (on orders over
$25).

Given the amount that I buy, I often spend some time just comparison
shopping on all the major sites to figure out the most economical way
to order.  IsoTank generally has the best prices and a good selection,
industrial-music.com usually does best with Metropolis stuff (the
label is run by the same guys), Storming the Base usually get imports
cheapest, and Amazon is almost always the best bet for major labels.

Of course Eide's has its niche; it's usually more expensive than mail
order, but there's no shipping, and Jim has good relationships with
some tiny labels like DSBP.  Also, next week is Eide's anniversary
sale, which means 20% off everything!

B

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