Buy new CDs cheaply
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A YourMusic.com Review
What’s it all about?I’m always trying to buy new CDs for the lowest price possible. So I’m glad I found yourmusic.com. It’s a membership where I’m automatically billed $5.99 a month plus taxes for a CD that I select. Shipping is free and I can buy new CDs in unlimited quantities throughout the month. I don’t like recurring fees on my credit card. But my desire to buy new CDs so cheaply outweighs my skepticism.
I listen to song samples before choosing which CDs to add to my queue – that’s where I list what CDs I want shipped to me next. Keeping a CD in the queue at all times is crucial because I’m charged even if I don’t.
Happy shipping!
And I receive my orders fast. I’ve never waited more than 5 days to receive my selections although the site states that it takes 10 – 14 business days.
Canceling is no hassle.
After receiving a 2nd CD from my queue in the second month of my membership, I decided that it was too much trouble to buy new CDs and deal with a recurring monthly charge. So I went to the page where I could manage my subscription and clicked on “cancel my subscription.” I didn’t receive any additional charges after that.
Reactivation is also a breeze.
About 6 months later, I had that urge to buy new CDs again. So with just a few clicks I was able to reactivate the membership.
Buy new CDs… What CDs?
One slight disappointment… Despite the inventory of over 14,000 titles that yourmusic.com has, I noticed that the selections are limited in some genres. And I don’t find many new releases that I’m looking for.
Just say no to monthly charges.
But on a more positive note, I finally figured out a way to buy new CDs and not deal with the recurring fees. I order the CDs that I want and then cancel my subscription after my shipment arrives. Whenever I want to buy more music then I reactivate my account and do it all over again.
Comments
james samson
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07/08/2009
the problem I'm having with them is your music had my quene cd on back orderfor 30 days and they sent me nothing not even an e-mail you would think that they would move on to the next cd in my music quene like there policy states but this did not happen now i just get emails from them on how long it takes to ship to me ,I have orederd over 40 cd's from them and I get treated like this ?
Joelle, sorry to hear about your experience with YourMusic.com. So far I haven't had any problems with the service. But I can definitely see how it would be difficult to get assistance without a phone number to call for customer service. Like I stated in the article, that is a definite con to this membership.
Joelle
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02/15/2007
cut me off.... The lady I got this time, who was obviously from overseas, said she did not handle Yourmusic accounts and did not have a phone number for them. I asked to speak to a manager. She put me on hold. After a little bit she said her manager was busy but she would take my name and number and have him call me back. I requested to hold, at which time she said she could not allow that and hung up on me. At this point I will probably just call my credit card company and reverse the charge for the CD I have not received, cancel my service, and cut my losses. I will never recommend this service to anyone!
Joelle
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02/15/2007
My first experience with yourmusic.com worked just fine. Shipments arrived within 7-10 days, and the price was good. I canceled after a few months when my husband lost his job and we didn't have money for extras, and that was no problem either.
In Dec. 2006 I decided to sign up again. I was supposed to get a free CD for doing so, but they switched me to a special "re-signup" screen, and when the process was complete I didn't get the free CD. I sent an email and eventually got a reply fixing the problem. Here's the kicker: it's now Feb. 2007. I have STILL not received my Dec. 06 order OR my free CD. I DID get my Jan. 2007 CD. Weird, right? I have sent several emails, but now they are being ignored. I have called Columbia House (212-901-0700) who told me the number for Yourmusic.com was 317-692-9200. This was actually for BMG (who I understand owns Yourmusic). After holding the first time, someone picked up the phone and then hung up immediately. I called back. The lady I got this time
Update: As of Jan. 2007 yourmusic.com has raised their price to $6.99 per CD.
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