Premium Records versus the Dollar bin

You know, a tough decision sometimes faces you when you’re searching for records – what’s the right balance between pricey records (I would define them as anything over $15) and dollar bin records?  It’s weird in a way – I think nothing of spending $25-30 on my tenth Philadelphia Phillies hat because it’s a different colorway, yet react like you’re asking me to finance the Hope diamond if a price tag on a record reads that same $25.  If you have a store with a massive dollar bin, the decision gets even tougher: now, that $25 isn’t just relatively expensive compared to the majority of used records out there, it’s TWENTY-FIVE dollar records.

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With the calendar turning to May, those of us in the Northeast (this is the Princeton Record Exchange’s blog after all) actually have warm weather on the horizon! I thought of this as I was sitting in the bleachers at the Phillies the other night, ‘enjoying’ the 48-degree windswept baseball – and let me tell you, a heat-soaked barbecue was one hell of an idea to have.  So as you’re prepping your burgers with Montreal Steakhouse seasoning, getting the hot dogs & chicken ready and exchanging your busted Propane tank for a fresh new one, don’t forget the tunes. I’m not going to LET you forget the tunes!

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