tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post2751406499070819088..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: All The Donny Osmond You Could WantComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-70056471362900841212017-08-21T15:32:54.466-04:002017-08-21T15:32:54.466-04:00I was intrigued by these ads, but never bit. With...I was intrigued by these ads, but never bit. Without looking too much into it, I figured those prices were too good to be true, which of course they were. Like B Smith, though, I would look at the ads and say "Now, if I did join, what selections would I want...?"dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-45808822104045904472017-08-02T04:47:31.634-04:002017-08-02T04:47:31.634-04:00B, those introductory selections really should hav...B, those introductory selections really should have made it pretty easy to pass on the offer--but there were enough good selections there to catch your eye, and you can often talk yourself into filling the quota with even choices you may not put on your player too often if it meant making a good deal. :)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-42199610967438364502017-08-02T02:05:26.980-04:002017-08-02T02:05:26.980-04:00It was only after I'd been to art school that ...It was only after I'd been to art school that I'd look at ads like the first one you've shown and think "Holy moly, pasting up all that typesetting and halftones must have been murder!"...no wonder they went for the cleaner (and much more assembly-friendly) layout in the second ad.<br /><br />Have to admit I was never tempted to join any of these clubs - it all looked too complicated (much easier to pop down to the nearest record shop) - but I would often pore over them thinking "Now, if I did join, what selections would I want...?"B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-39262876619935201682017-08-01T18:45:12.724-04:002017-08-01T18:45:12.724-04:00Warren, I'm not sure if Columbia's debt wa...Warren, I'm not sure if Columbia's debt was acquired in the nine years <i>before</i> the company shifted their inventory and operations to DVDs, or afterward. Maybe a bit of both. I imagine the Internet played a part in many such businesses not being able to compete, in one way or another--especially those still relying on mail-order to ship their wares. (Though Amazon is admittedly still thriving as a mail-order company. Perhaps the other stock they ship more than compensates for their offerings of movie and music discs which may not be moving as briskly.)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-16587255007186819662017-08-01T18:41:42.884-04:002017-08-01T18:41:42.884-04:00More often than not, I forgot to send that stupid ...More often than not, I forgot to send that stupid response card back. Sometimes I sent back the CD that was automatically shipped. If I did so too often, I'd get a nice little letter advising me in a nice way to knock it off.Funny Book Funnieshttps://funnybookfunnies.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-33415593618576654392017-08-01T15:28:57.428-04:002017-08-01T15:28:57.428-04:00Debts of $60 million! I can barely imagine it. You...Debts of $60 million! I can barely imagine it. You've got to wonder if that was all down to MP3s, or if they had a new CEO with 'great' ideas.Warren JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743987856127631574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-46880681523863533962017-08-01T06:33:03.921-04:002017-08-01T06:33:03.921-04:00Defunct or not, M.P., Columbia was so tenacious th...Defunct or not, M.P., Columbia was so tenacious that I wouldn't put it past them to have a contingency plan in place to pursue their former members from beyond the grave.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-57281949057498267122017-08-01T03:07:15.343-04:002017-08-01T03:07:15.343-04:00I think Columbia House is still looking for me...
...I think Columbia House is still looking for me...<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com