Bargain CD's - I Love FOPP!

[GlasgowBandit]

FOPP has to be my favourite shop in Glasgow for purchasing CD/DVD's it seems you get so much value for money.  I was gutted when the place shut down last year, I heard it went bankrupt, clearly something was sorted to get the shop re-opened.  I have since been in on a number of occasions and just bought, bought, bought.  I am uploading a number of CD's from my shop and I am well pleased with the value.

I spent just shy of a £100 and managed to pick up the following. 

U2 - The Best Of - 1990 - 2000
The Dubliners - Whiskey in the Jar
Bob Dylan - Oh Mercy
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fun Lovin Criminals - Welcome to Poppys
U2 - The Best of 1980 -1990
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Blur - The Best Of
The Verve - This is Music (Singles 92 - 98)
Morrisey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
The Jam - Sound of
The Charlatans - Beggars Banquet
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Paul Weller - Stanley Road
Eagles - Complete Greatest Hits

Now if thats not a bargain I dunno what is.

[boldie]

I take it you had a voucher?

[GlasgowBandit]

I take it you had a voucher?

Don't start me on f***ing vouchers again!

[booder]

could have saved £100 and downloaded them

[Bongo]

That's expensive for buying CDs.

[Graham C]

he's also done you by selling you two copies of the U2 album

[Longy]

I love FOPP, back in the day there only used to be 4 stores and one of them was in Sheffield,where i went to uni. It was at least a monthly pilgrimage going down to FOPP to waste my student loan on cd's and books. It was a lot cheaper than other chains and always good selection of bargain cd's.

I moved to Nottingham post uni and they opened a FOPP here within months of me getting here, timing or what. I believe they overstretched themselves financially in expanding and thats why they went busto. Luckily they are back on their feet now and still when i do go shopping (i hate shopping) the only joy i get is from browsing round fopp for a bargain.

[boldie]

I love FOPP, back in the day there only used to be 4 stores and one of them was in Sheffield,where i went to uni. It was at least a monthly pilgrimage going down to FOPP to waste my student loan on cd's and books. It was a lot cheaper than other chains and always good selection of bargain cd's.

I moved to Nottingham post uni and they opened a FOPP here within months of me getting here, timing or what. I believe they overstretched themselves financially in expanding and thats why they went busto. Luckily they are back on their feet now and still when i do go shopping (i hate shopping) the only joy i get is from browsing round fopp for a bargain.

Agreed..new CD's for 9£ instead of 14.99 at whatever major chain..bless Fopp

[lazaroonie]

FOPP did indeed go busto, but HMV picked over the bones and bought up the more profitable stores. I dont know if they are still being run with the FOPP ethos, or just like mini hmv's now..

[Bongo]

I love FOPP, back in the day there only used to be 4 stores and one of them was in Sheffield,where i went to uni. It was at least a monthly pilgrimage going down to FOPP to waste my student loan on cd's and books. It was a lot cheaper than other chains and always good selection of bargain cd's.

I moved to Nottingham post uni and they opened a FOPP here within months of me getting here, timing or what. I believe they overstretched themselves financially in expanding and thats why they went busto. Luckily they are back on their feet now and still when i do go shopping (i hate shopping) the only joy i get is from browsing round fopp for a bargain.

I find selectadisk to be much better than fopp. I loved talking a walk down there, picking up a load of CDs for dirt cheap then back home to listen to them!

[Longy]

I love FOPP, back in the day there only used to be 4 stores and one of them was in Sheffield,where i went to uni. It was at least a monthly pilgrimage going down to FOPP to waste my student loan on cd's and books. It was a lot cheaper than other chains and always good selection of bargain cd's.

I moved to Nottingham post uni and they opened a FOPP here within months of me getting here, timing or what. I believe they overstretched themselves financially in expanding and thats why they went busto. Luckily they are back on their feet now and still when i do go shopping (i hate shopping) the only joy i get is from browsing round fopp for a bargain.

I find selectadisk to be much better than fopp. I loved talking a walk down there, picking up a load of CDs for dirt cheap then back home to listen to them!

Yeah selectadisc is good, slightly different types of places. Selectadisc is more like a traditional record shop, thumbing for racks of albums.

[Swordpoker]

FOPP did indeed go busto, but HMV picked over the bones and bought up the more profitable stores. I dont know if they are still being run with the FOPP ethos, or just like mini hmv's now..

There's a FOPP on Byres road in Glasgow. Still the old ethos and its fab.

[Bongo]

I was wandering around town looking for some inspiration for a gift for my mother and wandered into Woolworths today.

I ended up with the following:
Frank Sinatra - The Ultimate Collection (4 CDs)
Dean Martin - The Collection
Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
Meat Load - Bat Out Of Hell Live (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Total spend: £11!

I should clarify - the CDs are for me!

[M3boy]

could have saved £100 and downloaded them

Agreed