Thanks so much, Sweets :)
I have always -- well, obviously not always, but for many years -- cared deeply about fighting for what is right, and I think we can all agree that preserving indie stores and small/"endangered" chains -- such as Virgin, Wherehouse, Best Buy (any record store nowadays -- except for price clubs such as Costco -- are in danger), local community booksellers, etc -- is so extremely important; and after searching around the web, the beyond sad announcement of Tower Records shuttering -- really because of a lack of record sales -- was a wake-up call to some people, I think.
I am not going to write an entire essay or anything on why indies and small/endangered chains are important; frankly, it would be a waste of time here. All that I ask is for you all to look in your hearts and do the right thing. Just because the same exact product is cheaper in this other store doesn't always make it right; if the cheaper store is part of a huge conglomorate and the competitor is a small chain or an independent, all the conglomorate is doing is betting on the public's gullibility.
And unfortunately, the conglomorate almost always wins.
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