I'm so old I'm reading accounts of the demise of an actor I never heard of and scratching my head at an obituary of #columbiahouse that for some reason makes it sound like the company started with mail order CDs (formed in '55 as Columbia Record Club, became CH in the early 70's).
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Columbia House shutting down after 71 years
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@pitchfork/news-pqu92e91z/-/a-ds6STNqrSSKBglJMRVOZ8A%3Aa%3A910329480-%2F0
I had no idea they still existed. I joined when I was a kid back in the late 70s, thinking I was getting the bargain of my dreams. My Mom *never* let me off the hook for that one. 😆 I still have the Bowie album.
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After 71 Years, Columbia House Closes for Good: The Mail-Order Giant That Defined a Generation Is Gone
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2001 Get 4 DVDs For 49¢ Each? You'd Be A Fool Not To!
Remember the thrill of membership clubs and scoring incredible deals on your favorite movies?
#columbiahouse #dvds #dvdcollection #movieclub #49cents #retroads #nostalgia #2000s #homevideo #braveheart #gladiator #thematrix #thesixthsense #filmdeals #vintagead -
#ColumbiaHouse was a popular mail-order music and video club that operated from 1955 to 2010.
Members could purchase discounted albums, CDs, VHS tapes, and later DVDs, with a "buy one, get one free" or "8 CDs for a penny" type of promotion.
The company was known for its innovative marketing strategies and played a significant role in shaping the music industry.
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Ah yes: the old #ColumbiaHouse mail-order record club. Sure, it enabled me to get that Grand Funk album I'd been hankering for since first hearing "We're An American Band". But then . . . I'd have to buy a bunch of lesser, rando picks (maybe The Guess Who? or BTO? Perhaps a later Sweet rec?) - paying full list price for the privilege. I'd come up short every time.
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A girl is born in 1979. Her mother buys her a lifetime subscription to Tiger Beat magazine, signs her up for the Columbia House Record Club, and buys her a top of the line typewriter.
A girl is born in 2024. Her mother buys her a twitter blue account, reserves her user ID on Instagram, and signs her up for TikTok.
Which girl is more out-of-date by the time she gets to age 21?
#poll #socialmedia #twitter #instagram #tiktok #columbiahouse #tigerbeat #typewriter
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Who else stuck their favourite CD stickers to the card and mailed it in?
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Most Popular Song Each Month in the 80s
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Prior to that, I had only really listened to the radio with my parents. So, only listened to their music. I was 11 by mid-1994 and I wanted to kind of learn my own taste in music. So, this was a perfect chance to do so.
What about you? Even if you weren't alive or were little in 1994, imagine what CDs you would get at that time.
Tags: #QuestionOfTheDay #Music #90sMusic #QoTD #CD #ColumbiaHouse
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Since I asked the question, I should probably answer it. I actually did this around that time as an 11 year old kid. What I did was I had no clue of what was good or not, so I did a smattering of ANYTHING that was popular at the time to try to figure out my taste in music.
Here are some examples:
Ace of Base - The Sign
Boyz II Men - II
Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Green Day - Dookie
Nirvana - Nevermind
Shaquille O'Neil - Shaq Fu: Da ReturnNo, I am not kidding.
Tags: #QuestionOfTheDay #Music #90sMusic #QoTD #CD #ColumbiaHouse
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The year is 1994. You got a flier in the mail from #ColumbiaHouse that you can get 12 compact discs for a penny! With some other fine print about buying more later. Whatever.
What 12 CDs are you going to pick for this, clearly legitimate promotion?
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Choosing the 7 least awful CDs from a catalog for a dollar, and paying with your eternal soul
#EverybodyWasDoingThisInThe1890s
#HashtagGamea
#ColumbiaHouse
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