BMG Music Service (Old Columbia House Music)
In case you haven't heard yet, BMG Music acquired the Columbia House company in June of 2005. The old Columbia House Music Club is now merged with and called BMG Music Service. Columbia House is now exclusively a dvd club.
BMG Music Service has been around for quite some time now and has millions of satisfied members. BMG has deals with record labels that enables them to buy mass quantities of cds at a huge savings compared to the retail store. Make sure you also check out BMG's other music service yourmusic.com. It has the same great selection as BMG, but all cds are only $6.99 and shipping is always free! Many people sign up for BMG to get 12 CDs for the price of 1 (which in the end costs $3.76 per CD), and then sign up with yourmusic.com to get any additional CDs for only $6.99 each. The only catch with yourmusic is that you must buy 1 CD per month to retain your membership. This is fairly easy because it is automatic. You build a music queue, or list, of CDs you're interested in, and they come automatically.
As far as BMG is concerned, here's how the pricing is broken down:
- Shipping cost for 1st cd is $2.69, 2nd is $2.59, and each additional is $2.49.
- Total shipping for 12 cds $30.18.
- The price of the 1 cd you must buy will be at least $14.98 at the regular club price. (There are many other deals and sales that you can save a lot of money.)
- The total for the 12 CDs including all shipping and handling charges comes to $45.16 + tax.
- This brings the average price per CD to $3.76. You can't beat that at the store!
As a new bmg member, you will get 7 free cds of your choosing and then you have to buy 1 more within a year to receive 4 more free. After you buy the 1 within a year, your commitment is fulfilled. BMG will periodically send you newsletters describing the current feature cd tailored to your music interests.. If you do not want this cd, you may decline it, or send it back at the clubs expense. There are over 14,000 titles to choose from in categories such as rock and pop, r&b/hip hop, country, jazz, classical, latin, christian, and more. |