Probably still owe Columbia House for some records/tapes

[Feelslikefar]

I sure most of us taped a penny to the card and promised to buy the required
numbers of albums if they sent my 'free' ones.

This, in reality was a shot in the dark, if you really got what you order.

I know I just gave up and ignored the threating notices they sent me.
Back then, a bad credit score was not something I was overly concerned about.

 

[DebraMae]

OMG, I had forgotten all about that! Can't remember what I did but I do remember the offer.

 

[CallMeKate]

I did this a few times... and with books, too. Can't for the life of me remember if I actually bought the required number but I know that at least once I did. That's when it hit me that in the long run I was paying a lot more than if I'd just gone to the store and bought what I wanted so that put an end to my curiosity (or would that be gullibility? )

 

[CallMeKate]

Oh wait! It's coming back to me! Didn't we have to send the card back if we didn't want the feature of the month... and if we didn't send it back, they mailed out the monthly "treasure?" Yes, I think so because I remember not bothering with the card a few times and getting annoyed that they sent something horrid that I didn't like. Still can't remember if I paid for that trash, though.

 

[Jules]

My first husband joined under an alias. The mailman knocked to see if the first one was actually meant for our apt. I said no and that ended that.

 

[Sassycakes]

I never had to buy any records growing up. My Dad had a friend who emptied jukeboxes and would give me and my sister all the 45s he took out Now I have hundreds of them.

 

[Ruthanne]

I belonged with them for awhile.
Are they still in business?

 

[Packerjohn]

Gee! I remember getting that Chet Akins guitar album. Also there was one by Mitch Miller and his gang who did a great job on "Yellow Rose of Texas." I also recall ordering the 1st Columbia LP by Johnny Cash ("Don't Take Your Guns To Town") that was released in 1958; after he left Sam Phillips and his "Sun" label. Ah! Those were the days!

 

[Fyrefox]

I can remember being suckered into the Columbia House record deal in my college days when we actually played records. I don’t think that I fully got all of my requested “bargains,” then I grudgingly paid the inflated prices for the required number of record purchases afterwards.

Later working at the college radio station, I could get records cheaply, which was the real deal…

 

[Mr. Ed]

Who Remembers Record Club Of America?

According to the advertisement, Record Club of America was “a record and tape club with no ‘obligations’ — only benefits! … Ordinary record and tape clubs make you choose from a few labels — usually their own! They make you buy up to 12 records or tapes a year — usually at list price — to fulfill your obligation. … We’re the largest all-label record and tape club in the world. … Discounts are GUARANTEED AS HIGH AS 79% OFF! … You get best sellers for as low at 99 cents.”

 

[JustDave]

Oh wait! It's coming back to me! Didn't we have to send the card back if we didn't want the feature of the month... and if we didn't send it back, they mailed out the monthly "treasure?" Yes, I think so because I remember not bothering with the card a few times and getting annoyed that they sent something horrid that I didn't like. Still can't remember if I paid for that trash, though.

This is vaguely coming back to me. I'm pretty sure I met my obligations. I'm good about that. I can't remember how I handled the monthly "treasure." I wouldn't have liked it if they sent me some junk.

 

[stretch5881]

I belonged to that club, and got every album that I requested.

 

[JustDave]

Back in the day, it seemed like people took an odd pride in their record collections. It was not considered nosy if someone browsed through someone else's record collection. Then somehow during the transition to 8-Tracks, cassettes, and disks, I lost interest in collecting records, and I wasn't about to replace all my records with CDs.

 

[Pappy]

Gee! I remember getting that Chet Akins guitar album. Also there was one by Mitch Miller and his gang who did a great job on "Yellow Rose of Texas." I also recall ordering the 1st Columbia LP by Johnny Cash ("Don't Take Your Guns To Town") that was released in 1958; after he left Sam Phillips and his "Sun" label. Ah! Those were the days!

Had pretty much the same as you did. I started out with records, then 8 track and cassettes.