16/11/19: No more CDs #3 (Dogs Trust)

It happened again. Went to Dogs Trust in Whetstone and they had stopped selling CDs. They’ve stopped selling DVDs as well. I asked the woman at the till and she said “There isn’t enough profit in it.” I explained that this was the only reason I ever came in the shop and she just said “Ah.”

What’s going on? That’s two in a week. Why have they done this at the same time? You can still buy new CDs in supermarkets, so they format isn’t completely dead.

Fortunately, I then crossed the road to North London Hospice and found, for 50p, Brian Wilson Presents Smile – complete with booklet and slipcase.

14/11/19: No More CDs #2 (Geranium Shops for the Blind)

Went to one of my favourite charity shops today, Geranium Shops for the Blind in High Street Kensington. The CDs were all gone. I asked the lady in charge and she said that they no longer stock them because “They don’t sell.” That’s not strictly true. They do sell because I must have bought 50–100 from that shop myself. Then again, that was over a period of a year and a half. Not exactly a big income for the shop at 50p a go.

It’s all about space. However cheaply they sell CDs, they can make more money using that part of the shop for selling clothes. If that’s better for the charity I suppose I shouldn’t complain too much.

Books and DVDs are clinging on.

06/11/19: Noah’s Ark (Cancer Research)

For £1 I found an unopened (shrink-wrapped) copy of Noah’s Ark by CocoRosie in Cancer Research, West Kensington. The Pitchfork review calls it “one of the most annoying records you’re liable to remember”, which just makes me more intrigued to hear it.