chilli Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 the simple fact is Avalanche & 1UP are like all record shops that remain open, that they are struggling & if we don't consciously decide to use them for our music related purchases etc they will be gone. Interest rates will probably be going up this year which is going to add extra costs to overdrafts. As idol_wild said the coffee situation sound crap as there's FOUR coffee shops & the wild thingy within 30yards of 1UP's front door.So next time you think you are going to buy music product use 1UPall said & done "use them or loose them" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 RBS were kind enough to give me an annual report of my spending last year, including a rather interesting breakdown of where I made the most debit card purchases. Was something like this: Oddbins 312One-Up Records 235 Aberdeen FC 126Says it all really! Ill be majorly gutted if they do eventually go under but hopefully not. If they can cut their cloth and the demand for tangible music products remains then they could well stay there or perhaps have to move to a smaller store. If there is no demand for what they sell or the exact same product can be bought cheaper elsewhere then they wont last. There arent many butchers, cobblers, haberdashers etc. around any more either. Times a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Oddbins 312One-Up Records 235 Aberdeen FC 126... Being a bachelor Priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 ... Being a bachelor Priceless.Au contraire monsieur Gere. Engaged to be married.That's my pocket money account that I'm allowed to do whatever I like with! Maybe we should start a campaign to have my pocket money raised to save One Up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 We're all talking like the place is about to close.It is probably inevitable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 We're all talking like the place is about to close.It is probably inevitable though.Unfortunately this type of talk publicly does not help.Although a few people on here are speaking about supporting the shop etc, in general people don't wan't to go into shops or restauarnats etc if they are "failing", psycologically they want to go somewhere "succesful". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I feel kind of bad for saying this but i'll only really miss having a cd and taking it to the counter to pay, and having it there and then. At the moment I rarely buy anything from oneup other than gig tickets due to a pretty limited selection of things I listen to, and due to a bad experience I'll never get them to order in a CD again. I'm all for supporting independent shops but other than what is already instore, ordering online has been a much better experience for me (especially as I buy a lot direct from the artist or their label). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtyeh Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Does anyone know the deal with Aberdeen's HMV? Is it one of the ones that is gonna close or is it staying open?I'd imagine it will probably be fine as they will be closing the ones in cities with a couple of HMV, but who knows.In a way if it closed it would be a blessing to One Up. I dunno who shops there anyway though, their CD pricing is just absurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 As far as I know, only one or two HMV's in Scotland are closing. I think it might just be one of the Glasgow ones that Lucky mentioned in the thread about HMV closing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dopethrone Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Glasgow Sauchiehall Street HMV is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Glasgow Sauchiehall Street HMV is gone....And from that thread we confirmed that was the only one in Scotland that was a victim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 the simple fact is Avalanche & 1UP are like all record shops that remain open, that they are struggling & if we don't consciously decide to use them for our music related purchases etc they will be gone. Interest rates will probably be going up this year which is going to add extra costs to overdrafts. As idol_wild said the coffee situation sound crap as there's FOUR coffee shops & the wild thingy within 30yards of 1UP's front door.So next time you think you are going to buy music product use 1UPall said & done "use them or loose them"I would use them if they provided the service I need these days. Sadly they don't, nor do they seem that interested in doing so. The world has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I would use them if they provided the service I need these days. Sadly they don't, nor do they seem that interested in doing so. The world has changed.I don't think they'll ever serve Red Stripe min Graeme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 One-Up need to focus more on vinyl. That's easier said than done I'm sure, but if their collection was more up-to-date (I'm not looking for signed copies of The Wall, I'd be okay with Man Alive or whatever) there's only really one place you look for vinyl.EDIT: That didn't make any sense but my point's there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emergency72 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 They should ditch all the commercial CD's and stick to 2nd hand/independents....move to smaller premises, sack everyone under 35, ban all instore appearances, charge anyone who wants to "listen" to a record (this is worth a few million surely with those knobs who take 90 12"s to the counter and spend 9 hours listening to them before deciding theres nothing worthwhile)...stock tshirts in sizes larger than XXXXS...stop playing dance/techno over the stereo (or hipster shit, whatever is in just now)...and if all else fails..set up a pirating operation in the basement, producing bootlegs of commercial cd's and profit big time on the sales!! It worked in russia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 They should ditch all the commercial CD's and stick to 2nd hand/independents....move to smaller premises, sack everyone under 35, ban all instore appearances, charge anyone who wants to "listen" to a record (this is worth a few million surely with those knobs who take 90 12"s to the counter and spend 9 hours listening to them before deciding theres nothing worthwhile)...stock tshirts in sizes larger than XXXXS...stop playing dance/techno over the stereo (or hipster shit, whatever is in just now)...and if all else fails..set up a pirating operation in the basement, producing bootlegs of commercial cd's and profit big time on the sales!! It worked in russia...This was heading for rep until the two exclamation marks at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 This is why CDs are cheaper online than in One Up - Channel Islands Mail Order - The Facts - VAT free mail order from Jersey and Guernsey - LVCR Tax Avoidance - RAVAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks for pointing out the obvious.what's your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 It seemed like you were posting that link to explain to everyone why it's cheaper online than in a shop. Something I'm sure everyone is aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtyeh Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 It seemed like you were posting that link to explain to everyone why it's cheaper online than in a shop. Something I'm sure everyone is aware of.Well i apologize, i have never seen that link before. Now please get down off that horse.It is good though that we currently have a government who are all about fairness and may sort these things out....Oh, wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 It seemed like you were posting that link to explain to everyone why it's cheaper online than in a shop. Something I'm sure everyone is aware of.well, gosh, I wasn't aware you were so clued up on Channel Islands VAT loopholes & the discussion within the EU regarding them. I can only apologise for providing a relevant link in a discussion on the declining sales in local independent stores in the hope it would lead to discussion on VAT, cheap CDs & what could, or should, be done.stupid me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Stupid you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Well i apologize, i have never seen that link before. Now please get down off that horse.It is good though that we currently have a government who are all about fairness and may sort these things out....Oh, wait.Which horse are you referring to? It's well known that's why companies like play.com and amazon operate out of the channel islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 It seemed like you were posting that link to explain to everyone why it's cheaper online than in a shop. Something I'm sure everyone is aware of.I'm not.The article posted actually clued me up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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