Re: All My CDs Marked down to $5.00

[Paul Mimlitsch <pmimlitsch@mac.com>]

Totally agree with the sentiment and personally pass things along as opposed to trashing them.  The problem is still that any material purchase is going to wind up in a landfill eventually - whether the original purchaser puts it there or passes the responsibility on to someone else.  Also, someone who may not be able to purchase a CD at $16 may be able to purchase the same full set of tunes for $9 from "iTunes" or at least the "hit of the day" for a lot less.  How many times does one listen to a CD (album, vinyl etc.) before it goes to the shelf where it sits for years before getting another listen?  


On Jul 31, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Krispen Hartung wrote:

> Next to diapers, none of this matter. :) 
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> Seriously, though, if anyone is generating a product that they are certain will be trashed, then that seems a bit futile and wasteful.  But there are also a lot of folks who keep their CDs or albums for a long time. And if they do get rid of them, they don't sell them, but trade them in. I don't think I've ever thrown away a music CD. Has anyone on the list thrown several music CDs away? You can at least take them to a record store and trade them in, or donate them to a charity...there are many people much more unfortuante that us that can't afford to buy new CDs, and can't afford iPods or computers, but might have an old CD payer or CD radio/boombox. They rely on being able to get a used CD for $2 or getting them from a benefit.
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> I hope no one is throwing away music CDs.  That's not very thoughtful.
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> Kris