I never got into a record club, but when I first moved out of my parents house, I joined a recipe club. Worst idea ever! I ended up paying about $100 for about the same number of recipes that would be in a book, and I never use them! And, there was a point where I didn't pay (I told them to cancel it and they didn't), so then they tried to send me to a collections agency for $30! I finally sucked it up and paid it, but I'm never doing anything like that again!
My Dad was in one of them and he let my brothers and I pick a few cassettes each. This is when I was younger, obviously. It worked out good because we each got some new music every so often. We didn't have any problems as far as I know.
I did one of the two when I was younger. I did it without my parent's permission. A penny was easy to come by. Like Riggs, I never fulfilled my end of the bargain. However, when I grew up (hold on that has not happened yet!) I joined both and within like six months I developed quite a cd collection. However, now I just listen to FFR. Thanks Riggs you are saving me money everyday!
So far I'm surprised to see a 50/50 split between people who joined and people who didn't.
I thought the record clubs were a rite of passage for every kid. Although, it IS interesting that ALL the people who answered that they DID join have said they joined MULTIPLE TIMES
i joined so many times with so many different names and so many different addressses. it was crazy. First name / Last Name First name/ Middle initial/ Last name First Initial/ Last name First name as a nick name instead of full/ Last name First name spelled wrong/last name and then repeat it all at different addresses, grandma's house, Auntie's house, etc. out of the 600 or so cd's i have probably a good 1/3rd of them came from columbia house deals.
Luckily i have outrgown columbia house scam thing. (actually, i don't buy that many CD's anymore, i have moved into burning my own)
Are you kidding? I cannot believe all those who have not experienced it. I used to join under different names. I had a cassete and LP collection like you could not believe. I would fulfill the contract and then cancel. When you do, you get even better offers back in the mail. I do not do it now, but they roped my daughter in BMG. Even still to this day I have probably over 500 cd, 300 cassettes and 300 lp's. Most are duplicates now as I buy the cd's of the favorite album. I didn't watch TV in high school or college. I worked as a Bartender, so music was everything. I will admit that there is one song I learned to hate, "It's Raining Men" It was played a lot at Park Avenue every other Sunday night where I tended bar. Those Sunday's were the alternative lifestyle nights. I loved working those nights becasue my tips doubled.
