Amazon Vs. Lunchbox


Almost every day people come into the store and I hear them talking about how they'll just go home and get some record on Amazon because they think it's cheaper. Believe it or not, everything IS NOT cheaper on Amazon. They are the Wal-Mart of the internet that has done a good job branding themselves as the cheapest though. If a record in Lunchbox is priced high, it is because of the record label, not us. So today I decided to make a little price comparison chart in a break from Black Friday preparation to demonstrate this. Shop local!

This is all stuff that is on our display wall that I got bored and looked up:

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy LP - amazon - 17.98 Lunchbox = $13.99 (on sale now for $10.99)
Sigur Ros - Inni 3xLP/DVD - amazon $31.76 Lunchbox = $29.99
Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire 2xLP - amazon $20.28 Lunchbox = $19.99
Kurt Vile - So Outta Reach LP - amazon $13.26 Lunchbox = $9.99
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo LP - amazon $16.99 Lunchbox = $13.99 (on sale for $10.99)
Feist - Metals LP amazon $17.98 Lunchbox = $17.99
Florence + Machine - Ceremonials LP amazon $17.98 Lunchbox = $17.99
War ON Drugs - Slave Ambient LP - amazon $16.98 Lunchbox = $12.99
We Were Promised Jetpacks - In the Pit of the Stomach LP - amazon $16.98 Lunchbox = $12.99
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here LP reissue - amazon $31.33 Lunchbox = $29.99
Bon Iver - Bon Iver 2xLP - amazon $17.41 Lunchbox = $14.99
Void - Sessions 1981-83 - amazon $16.45 Lunchbox = $11.99
Beirut - the Rip Tide LP - amazon $16.98 Lunchbox = $15.99
Panda Bear - Tomboy 4xLP box set - amazon $34.98 Lunchbox = $34.99
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest LP - amazon $16.98 Lunchbox = $12.99 (on sale now for $9.99)
Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler LP amazon $15.11 Lunchbox = $13.99
Toro Y Moi - Freaking Out LP - amazon $10.98 Lunchbox = $9.99
Washed Out - Within Without LP - amazon $16.98 Lunchbox = $14.99
Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage 2xLP - amazon $21.52 Lunchbox = $19.99
Wilco - Whole Love 2xLP - amazon $26.88 Lunchbox = $25.99
Russian Circles - Empros 2xLP amazon $19.98 Lunchbox = $17.99
Mastodon - Hunter LP - amazon $27.89 Lunchbox = $22.99
Mogwai - Earth Division EP - amazon $14.60 Lunchbox = $8.99
Bjork - Biophilia 2xLP - amazon $29.42 Lunchbox = $25.99
SBTRKT - SBTRKT LP - amazon $17.98 Lunchbox = $12.99
Com Truise - Galactic Melt 2xLP - amazon $27.98 Lunchbox = $22.99

and some classics:

Explosions in The Sky - Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place 2xLP - amazon $19.01 Lunchbox = $14.99
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea LP - amazon $18.12 Lunchbox = $16.99
Shins - Oh Inverted World LP - amazon $13.99 Lunchbox = $9.99
Smiths - Queen is Dead LP - amazon $26.32 Lunchbox = $22.99
T. Rex - Slider LP - amazon $16.98 Lunchbox = $12.99
Black Keys - Rubber Factory LP - amazon $16.82 Lunchbox = $12.99
Minor Threat - Out of Step LP - amazon $14.78 Lunchbox = $9.99

1 comments:

Lowell said...

You're absolutely right, amazon is the internet awl-mart. They sell their devices like the fire at a loss because they make all their money from media sales. They're basically selling you a cash register so you can ring yourself up.

The reason I prefer to buy local is because amazon doesn't have a shop owner standing behind the counter to give me recommendations.

Some of my favorite bands I discovered by asking the guy who runs lunchbox what albums I should get.

I'm a very satisfied customer and I fully support local music.

Lowell