Comics money
Feb. 19th, 2008 05:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to stop collecting comics or not. With Hot Comics discontinuing their subscriber discount program, I'm not sure if I'm willing to purchase comics without that 15% discount.
In an effort to make this decision, I examined my 2007 statements to see how much I spent on comics in a years time. The total amount was $1869.27. Ouch. And that's WITH the 15% discount. It would have been $2149.66 without the discount.
I could go to a different comic shop, but I expect that the extra gas spent driving might outweigh the savings of their discount.
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Date: 2008-02-19 11:50 pm (UTC)If I were you, I'd show your statements to the HC people, and say that you're thinking of stopping collecting altogether. Ask them if they'd rather have $1869.27 per year or $0.00 per year.
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Date: 2008-02-20 12:57 am (UTC)One of the best shops I've ever used, Comix Experience in San Francisco, does no direct discounts at all - but allows regular customers to redeem receipts for 10% of their value on the next purchase. In exchange, they manage to have a pretty decent-looking store with reasonably informed and somewhat social staff.
(Then again, Zeus Comics in Dallas, a totally beautiful store staffed by wunderkinder, does a 15% pull discount too -- but they also do a significant toy business.)
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Date: 2008-02-20 01:19 am (UTC)Of course, Michael (owner of Big Brain) used to work for Brian at Comix Experience. :)
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Date: 2008-02-20 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-20 05:36 pm (UTC)