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    No way!  Noteworthy, if you're going to be here more than 2 days.
    
    B
    

    I figured NOT Strawberries or any chain, as I'm looking for bulk
    discount and they probably wouldn't be interested...
    
    A

< Note 1461.0 by LESLIE::LESLIE "Andy ��� Leslie, VMS CSSE/Europe" >
<                  -< Cheap CD's in bulk in the Nashua area? >-

<    Having just sold a bunch of albums, I'm looking to spend about $400 on
<    CD's on mey visit to New England w/c 16th Jan.
    
<    Where will I get the best deal in bulk? Rockit Records?

Andy,

Go talk with the people at Manchester/Concord/Nashua Compact Disk. 
Believe it or not Noteworthy *buys* their disks from them.  I know a 
couple of these people and have asked if they'd give bulk discounts.   
The answer was yes but the amount of discount was never discussed.

So I'd say - check it out,
bob

    RE .3
    
    Bob, Noteworthy buys from Nashua Compact Disk???  DOn't you mean
    it the other way around?  I've never talked to the NCD people, but
    it seems to me that they are less likely to be distributors then
    Noteworthy.
    
    -Scott

    Manchester Compact Disc in Elm St.?

    Andy:
    
    Tried to reach you by mail, but no luck. Give me a buzz, or send me
    mail!
    
    
    				herb(CSSE North America :-))
    				

< Note 1461.4 by VIA::KARDON "Someone's been a bit untidy" >
<                               -< I'm confused >-

No, I thought the same thing.  A friend and I were talking to one
of the owners about CDs and I mentioned that I know a place to get
them cheaper than his store sells them (noteworthy was on my mind).
And he said to me...."let me guess...Noteworthy" and I said "yeah"
and he said "we sell them their disks".

I agree it does seem like it ought to be the other way around but
when I think about it I guess it doesn't really matter which way
it is....either one could do the service the other one does....

?
bob

< Note 1461.5 by LESLIE::LESLIE "Andy ��� Leslie, VMS CSSE/Europe" >

<    Manchester Compact Disc in Elm St.?

Yes, that's the place.  They are now 3 stores.

bob

Okay, I understand that Nashua/Manchester/Concord Compact Disc is the
distributor for Noteworthy.

Which is cheaper?  How do their services differ?  Does NCD have stores (rather
than offer a by-mail-only service)?

Personally, I don't care much who gets what from who.  All I really care about
is where I can get CDs most inexpensively.  I'd probably prefer a store (if it
was close, and both Manchester and Nashua are close) to mail-order (so I can
read the titles and stuff before purchasing) if the prices are the same, but I
prefer lower prices to everything else (buy a lot of CDs, and the cost adds up).

    re:.9
    
    Nashua Compact Disc is not as cheap as Noteworthy, which makes sense
    since store-front property is more expensive to rent.  Also, Noteworthy
    has better selection, going by the few titles I saw in the NCD store.
    NCD can probably get stuff if you ask them, and if you want to make
    a bulk order they may be able to match Noteworthy's prices.
                          
    			Steve

    
    Not to get off the track but since Noteworthy is a rack jobber,
    I find it hard to believe that they buy CDs from a dealer like
    Nashua Compact Disc.  Particularly since I *know* they get some
    of there stuff from Rounder ( afriend works in their shipping dept.).

    Not to say that Nashua Compact Disc an't give you good prices, though.
    
    

    Thanks for your answers, I'll persue Noteworthy.

                I know nothing about the deal between NCD and Noteworthy
        (whatever it is); but I do know something about "retailers"
        acting as "wholesalers". I know of many instances where a retail
        store and a wholesaler share the same property, personel, stock,
        etc. It is a very common thing for someone in a reasonable
        location to do. Often the retail and the wholesale sections have
        different names and phone numbers but in fact are the same
        entity (perhaps more separate in the legal sense than the
        physical).
                
                /s/     Bob

	RE: why would noteworthy buy disks from X.
	
	Aside from .-1 which makes sense - I don't know
	WHY.   I didn't say they were the *lone* supplier 
	to noteworthy (I didn't ask either - and it would
	have been a good question to ask).

	Why is it hard to believe someone has an operation
	where they charge someone like Noteworthy far less
	because of the qty they purchase and charge you 
	far more because you buy one of a certain disk?
	
	Next time in I will ask,
	bob.
	
	
	

    
    	What is Noteworthy?  And how do I obtain one of their catalogs?
    
    		Thanks for any help,
    
    		Paul

    re:.15
    
    DIR/TITLE=NOTEW yields two topics all about Noteworthy: 1244 & 1247.
    
    --- jerry

    
    I've ordered CD's throught NOTEWORTHY by mail, but do the have a
    store in Nashua or not?

    No, they don't.