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71 dB

May 22, 2007, 09:53:52 AM
I have a guideline budget of 50 euros/month for internet shopping. This month (May) I have bought online the following way:

Seinfeld - Season 7 - 20,49 euros
Rameau - Les Indes galantes - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie - 27,58 euros

That's 48,07 euros and the budget is used. Both purchases are brilliant. I don't regret them one second. Now I have to wait for the June so I can make new purchases for 50 euros. I suddenly got hooked to opera DVDs and they are not cheap. I try to buy one Bach cantata CD by Suzuki every other month. So, next month purchases seems to be one opera DVD + Bach cantata CD. Things are limited when you are not Harry.


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Novi

#1
May 22, 2007, 11:12:19 AM
Hey, it's June in a week or so :).

By the way, in case you didn't know, there's a whole lot of Elgar being broadcast in June on BBC's Radio 3:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classical/elgar/r3broadcasts.shtml
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orbital

#2
May 22, 2007, 11:17:45 AM
SEason 8 is coming out in June, so there you go  :D

71 dB

#3
May 22, 2007, 11:23:46 AM
Quote from: Novitiate on May 22, 2007, 11:12:19 AM
Hey, it's June in a week or so :).

Yeah.  >:D

Quote from: Novitiate on May 22, 2007, 11:12:19 AMBy the way, in case you didn't know, there's a whole lot of Elgar being broadcast in June on BBC's Radio 3:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/classical/elgar/r3broadcasts.shtml

Good to know! Thanks!

Quote from: orbital on May 22, 2007, 11:17:45 AM
SEason 8 is coming out in June, so there you go  :D

I will wait for the price to drop. Why pay 41.99 euros?

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Sergeant Rock

#4
May 22, 2007, 11:59:30 AM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 22, 2007, 09:53:52 AM
Seinfeld - Season 7 - 20,49 euros

No soup for you!

Yes, Season 7 is an essential purchase. You chose wisely.

Sarge
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"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
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MishaK

#5
May 22, 2007, 12:44:47 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 22, 2007, 09:53:52 AM
I have a guideline budget of 50 euros/month for internet shopping.

So there are no budgetary restrictions for in-store shopping, right? Well, you know what to do then...  ;D

71 dB

#6
May 22, 2007, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 22, 2007, 11:59:30 AM
No soup for you!

Yes, Season 7 is an essential purchase. You chose wisely.

Sarge

All Seinfeld seasons are essential.  ::) Last summer I bought one season (the 6th) and I was instantly hooked. Now I have all first 7 seasons and the last two will be purchased too. Thank god the seasons aren't expensive!

Quote from: O Mensch on May 22, 2007, 12:44:47 PM
So there are no budgetary restrictions for in-store shopping, right? Well, you know what to do then...  ;D

I try to avoid in-store shopping but sometimes it's not possible.
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Solitary Wanderer

#7
May 22, 2007, 12:57:42 PM
Yeah it tricky.

I've had to cut back 'cause the interest on the Visa from all those cd purchases makes everything more expensive so its a vicious cycle...

...this year I've been trying to buy a maximun of two items per month...

...so I usually get two BOXSETS and feel no guilt ;D
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

71 dB

#8
May 22, 2007, 01:09:13 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on May 22, 2007, 12:57:42 PM
Yeah it tricky.

I've had to cut back 'cause the interest on the Visa from all those cd purchases makes everything more expensive so its a vicious cycle...

...this year I've been trying to buy a maximun of two items per month...

...so I usually get two BOXSETS and feel no guilt ;D

Two items per month is not much. I'd like to buy about 10 items per month.
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

Solitary Wanderer

#9
May 22, 2007, 01:12:30 PM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 22, 2007, 01:09:13 PM
Two items per month is not much. I'd like to buy about 10 items per month.

Yes, its very difficult...but the debt... :(

I've bought 8 items on-line this month - but I'm going for the cheapist prices I can find. :)
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Maciek

#10
May 22, 2007, 04:14:48 PM
71 dB, I'm not sure if you use eBay but you can buy quite a lot of cheap opera DVDs - Asian releases - there. They're usually NTSC and region free - which means you can watch them on any computer but not on every TV.

Maciek

71 dB

#11
May 22, 2007, 04:37:15 PM
Quote from: MrOsa on May 22, 2007, 04:14:48 PM
71 dB, I'm not sure if you use eBay but you can buy quite a lot of cheap opera DVDs - Asian releases - there. They're usually NTSC and region free - which means you can watch them on any computer but not on every TV.

Maciek

Good to know Maciek. I have NTSC support in my home theatre and my DVD-player is region free, of course. Technically, I can watch ANY DVD on Earth.  :)
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Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

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karlhenning

#12
May 23, 2007, 04:15:06 AM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 22, 2007, 11:59:30 AM
No soup for you!

Yes, Season 7 is an essential purchase. You chose wisely.

Though it does mean putting off the Dittersdorf purchases until August  0:)

71 dB

#13
May 23, 2007, 05:02:47 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on May 23, 2007, 04:15:06 AM
Though it does mean putting off the Dittersdorf purchases until August  0:)

I am lucky if I can buy more Dittersdorf this year.  ::)
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

karlhenning

#14
May 23, 2007, 05:03:47 AM
It's all right; we all have to prioritize  :)

dtwilbanks

#15
May 23, 2007, 05:31:06 AM
Sometimes dozens of CDs a month isn't enough.  :-\

Sick, sick, sick.

Larry Rinkel

#16
May 23, 2007, 06:03:16 AM
Quote from: 71 dB on May 23, 2007, 05:02:47 AM
I am lucky if I can buy more Dittersdorf this year.  ::)

Then you are lucky indeed.

71 dB

#17
May 23, 2007, 06:37:15 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on May 23, 2007, 05:03:47 AM
It's all right; we all have to prioritize  :)

Yeah, but poor people need to prioritize more.  :'(
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW Jan. 2024 "Harpeggiator"

mahlertitan

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May 23, 2007, 08:17:10 AM Last Edit: May 23, 2007, 08:26:14 AM by MahlerTitan

George

#19
May 23, 2007, 08:29:27 AM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on May 22, 2007, 12:57:42 PM

...so I usually get two BOXSETS and feel no guilt ;D

Yes, I fully agree that this is the best way to get tons of music.

I like to find solid sets to get, since the cost per disc is less than half what they cost separately.  :)
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