Security Check
You know what really annoys me? Well, a lot of things do, but the annoyance de jour is used record stores that do not disable anti-theft devices in discs that you buy.
Today, J1 and I ended up going into Academy Records and CDs. (It's on West 18th, between 5th and 6th, near Cupcake Cafe, which has some really good cupcakes.) It's not a bad store, although it's arranged poorly, making browsing difficult. fn1.
Anyway, I bought a few CDs (including the Flaming Lips single for "Fight Test" with the "Thank You Jack White (for the Fiber-Optic Jesus You Gave Me)" B-side) and a DVD. One of the discs had an active anti-theft tag. I realized this as soon as I walked into TJ Maxx and the alarm went off. Of course, I knew I would catch hell when I left.
Not surprisingly, the pissy security guard yelled at me when I left. I handed her the paper bag and walked back through the detectors to prove that it was the bag that was triggering it. Fortunately, she was reasonable enough to figure out that there was no problem and let me go.
But this hilights a common problem with used CD stores. They often sell punchouts or other "new" discs that still have anti-theft devices, but they don't demagnitize them. Consequently, you set off the theft detectors in every store you enter afterwards. Not particularly convenient.
So this is a memo to all used CD store owners. Just get the freaking demagnitizer. Run CDs over it. Save your customers a crapload of hassle.
1. This reminds me of another pet peeve, specifically about used record stores. CDs should be placed spine up, so that you can read the artist/album title. It speeds browsing by about 150%, and allows the bins to be packed much more tightly. Looking at the top of a CD case tells me nothing.
Today, J1 and I ended up going into Academy Records and CDs. (It's on West 18th, between 5th and 6th, near Cupcake Cafe, which has some really good cupcakes.) It's not a bad store, although it's arranged poorly, making browsing difficult. fn1.
Anyway, I bought a few CDs (including the Flaming Lips single for "Fight Test" with the "Thank You Jack White (for the Fiber-Optic Jesus You Gave Me)" B-side) and a DVD. One of the discs had an active anti-theft tag. I realized this as soon as I walked into TJ Maxx and the alarm went off. Of course, I knew I would catch hell when I left.
Not surprisingly, the pissy security guard yelled at me when I left. I handed her the paper bag and walked back through the detectors to prove that it was the bag that was triggering it. Fortunately, she was reasonable enough to figure out that there was no problem and let me go.
But this hilights a common problem with used CD stores. They often sell punchouts or other "new" discs that still have anti-theft devices, but they don't demagnitize them. Consequently, you set off the theft detectors in every store you enter afterwards. Not particularly convenient.
So this is a memo to all used CD store owners. Just get the freaking demagnitizer. Run CDs over it. Save your customers a crapload of hassle.
1. This reminds me of another pet peeve, specifically about used record stores. CDs should be placed spine up, so that you can read the artist/album title. It speeds browsing by about 150%, and allows the bins to be packed much more tightly. Looking at the top of a CD case tells me nothing.
posted by N at 11:16 PM
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if assclowns would stop spamming my blog, i'd appreciate it.
Fight Test is awesome. I have Yoshimi on vinyl and it's got to be my favorite track off of that great album.
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