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View Poll Results: How much money have you spent on iTMS in the past month? | |||
More than $500 |
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4 | 4.55% |
$350 - $499 |
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0 | 0% |
$200 - $349 |
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2 | 2.27% |
$100 - $199 |
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4 | 4.55% |
$1 - $99 |
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38 | 43.18% |
$0 (in the past month, that is) |
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9 | 10.23% |
$0 (I've Never Bought Anything from iTMS) |
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31 | 35.23% |
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll |
Topic: How Much Have you Spent on iTMS in the past month?
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#1
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Well, they say that the iTunes Music Store is addictive. I'm just wondering how addictive?
I just went through my iTunes Music Store receipts since iTMS came online in Canada about a month ago, and was absolutely shocked to see that I've dropped over $600 on iTunes music ![]() It's just way too easy to buy music on iTMS... ![]() So I'm just wondering how many other peopel are spending impulsively or frivilously on iTMS? |
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#2
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Pro Lounger
Join Date: May 2004
Location: U.S.
Posts: 622
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I tend to like buying the CD's and ripping them myself. But there have been a few iTMS exclusives which I just had to have. So I'd say I've spent about $5 in the last month, if that. What can I say... I like having the real thing in hand
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#3
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Actually, I'm inclined to agree in terms of having the real CD.... In fact, after getting my iPod photo back in early November, I went down to the local HMV and dropped about $400 on new CDs to add to my library.
However, iTMS is just so much easier than actually going to the store, and you get instant gratification.... ![]() For an impulse shopper like me, it's a very cool yet dangerous thing... ![]() |
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#4
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Pro Lounger
Join Date: May 2004
Location: U.S.
Posts: 622
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That is true.... Sometimes those impulse buys get me. Though, none in the last month
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#5
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accidental lounger
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Naples
Posts: 384
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i buy a tune everty so often, but the quality sucks. i'd use the itunes store a lot more if they offered better bitrates.
iPOD mini | Gold Sony MDR-EX71SL Earphones | White Marware Convertable | Innopocket Aluminum 15" Aluminum PowerBook G4 | Airport JBL Creature Speakers Lacie 160GB | 5,118 Songs Sony Ericsson T616 disguised as a T630 |
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#6
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Intelligentleman
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not Brighton
Posts: 4,919
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$0 (I've Never Bought Anything from iTMS) and I plan to keep it that way...
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#7
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Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 13,233
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I also have a tendency to want to buy whole albums, as opposed to individual tracks. I figure it's a pretty good way to discover new music (assumption being that if I like one track by a specific artist, I may like the others... Of course, it doesn't always work that way, but I haven't been too disappointed yet). |
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#8
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Pro Lounger
Join Date: May 2004
Location: U.S.
Posts: 622
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I'm also a whole album purchaser. I find with most of the artists I like, I will usually enjoy almost everything on an album.
I really wish iTMS would carry files in higher quality. Sure, it's not terrible as it is.... but some of us picky people would appreciate something a little better ![]() .: 40GB 3G iPod : 4GB iPod nano : 32GB iPod touch 2G:. .: Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro : Ultimate Ears triple.fi : Shure E4 : Etymotic Research ER-6i : AKG K340 : Sennheiser HD-600 : AKG K501 :. |
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#9
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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![]() Actually, what annoys me the most about iTMS is the number of "Partial Albums" that they have online... |
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#10
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Pro Lounger
Join Date: May 2004
Location: U.S.
Posts: 622
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![]() I much prefer MP3 to AAC, and I can in some cases hear a bit of difference between the iTMS AAC's and my own MP3s. Maybe I'm just imagining the difference.... who knows ![]() .: 40GB 3G iPod : 4GB iPod nano : 32GB iPod touch 2G:. .: Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro : Ultimate Ears triple.fi : Shure E4 : Etymotic Research ER-6i : AKG K340 : Sennheiser HD-600 : AKG K501 :. |
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Intelligentleman
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not Brighton
Posts: 4,919
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#12
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Senior Lounger
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 106
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Vote: $0 (I've Never Bought Anything from iTMS)
I download everything from bittorrent as long as it is still legal here in Sweden. |
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#13
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'' Mr 10 Posts A Day ''
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North East Of England
Posts: 5,329
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$0/??0.......I just prefer to have the CD,because then i have a back-up and i also can't go mad spending ??????'s and getting overdrawn(as no doubt i would)
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#14
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Reclined Lounger
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 260
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$0-99. iTMS is great for sampling things. If I find an album on there that has a lot of good tracks, I'll go out and buy the CD. But if I find a CD with just a couple of good tracks, I'll use iTMS to snag those tracks and not waste any $ on the stuff I don't want. I back up to CD regularly, so I don't worry about losing stuff if my hd craps out.
3G 20GB iPod. 512 MB Shuffle. 3,216 songs and growing... "Don't you even take the bones out?" "If we took the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy, would it?" |
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