From: marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Bob Marshall)
Subject: BMG Compact Disc Club
Reply-To: marshall@nebula.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 92 03:26:18 GMT

I'm a member of a great Compact Disc Club called BMG. You've probably
seen the advertisements in various magazines, and have probably just
skipped over them like most of us do when confronted with those "Get
20 CDs free, just buy ten more in the next year..." pitches. But I
joined this one a few years ago and have saved tons of money since.
The deal when I joined was that you got 4 CDs free right away, then
you had to buy one more in the next year (at list price, like $15.99,
plus shipping and handling and tax, so it came to about $19), then
you got 3 more free. So, 8 CDs for $19; not bad.

But the best part is that they have great deals every month. Usually
it will be something like "buy two at half price, get one free". This
month everything is 60% off, so all CDs in the catalog are selling
for $5.99 - $6.39. On the average, I figure I spend about $8 per CD.

The downside is that the selection is not all that great; all of the
top stars are there, but if you prefer the lesser-known artists (which
I actually do, as a matter of fact, but...), then it may not be for you.
For example, in the country section of the catalog this month there are
just 72 selections to choose from, which is certainly not like walking
into Tower Records. But, for example, I can pick up Mark Chesnutt's
"Longnecks and Short Stories" for $6.39, Aaron Tippin's "Read Between
the Lines" for $6.39, Brooks and Dunn's "Brand New Man" for $5.99,
Travis Tritt's "It's All About to Change" for $6.39, etc. The club
is usually a couple of months behind the release dates, so if you're
the type who likes to snap something up as soon as it comes out, then
this club is probably not for you, either. But it's a great way to stock
up on stuff that you missed the first time around. I also see it as an
opportunity to take a gamble on something that I don't want to spend
$15 on in the stores, but am willing to risk $8.

Why am I telling you all this? Just out of the goodness of my heart?
Well, mostly. *BUT*, if you're at all familiar with these kinds of
clubs, there is always a "get a friend to join, get lots of free stuff"
pitch. And this club is no different. If I can convince someone out
there to take a crack at this, then I get "lots of free stuff".

So, here's the way it works. If you're interested I will mail you
this month's catalog, along with the enrollment form. You pick out
4 CDs from the catalog. Then sometime during the year you buy one more
CD at regular price (like I said, about $19 total), then you get to
pick 3 more. After that you can quit, but you really ought to stay in
it, because you'll save a lot of money. Your only obligation after 
that is that they send you one of those stupid cards every month, with
a featured selection, and if you don't send it back they automatically
ship you the featured selection, which you never want (for example,
this month's featured selection is Billy Ray Cyrus). So you have to
waste $0.29/month on the stupid card.

If you're interested, respond to me via E-mail and I will send you the
catalog and the enrollment form, which has full details. I only have
one catalog and two enrollment forms, so only respond if you're serious.
By the way, the fine print reads "Continental USA only"; sorry, guess
I should have mentioned that earlier.

I apologize for the greediness/commercialism of this post, but in honesty
I think this is a great club to belong to, and I wanted to share it with
the rest of you.

E-mail me at : marshall@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com

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Bob Marshall                     \\     "It ain't age
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.     \\     That makes me look this way
Sunnyvale, CA                      \\    It ain't the years, boys,
marshall@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com\\   It's the miles"
"I tell the truth 'cept when I lie"  \\     - Chris LeDoux
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