[78-L] Why I buy my CD blanks in the States

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Just in passing..last week I bought a spindle of 100 Verbatim CD-Rs in 
> Buffalo
> for $14.99 (sale price). Yesterday I was in Staples in Toronto and saw the 
> same
> CDs .. for $75.
> I mean I know there's a tariff on blank media which is supposed to (but
> doesn't) go to support performers, but sheesh!!
>
Head down to the "computer-stuff-'Mecca'" at College & Spadina...I regularly
see "no name" CD-R's at $5.99/50 discs...! Staples, like ALL "major chains,"
seems to maintain much-too-high "regular" prices simply so they can promote
their sakes as "75% off regular price"...?!

Steven C. Barr