February 5, 2004

CD WOW drop the surcharge

Astonishing... As you'll know if you read my previous entry on this subject CD WOW were pretty much forced by the BPI to up their prices by 2 quid a CD in the UK and Ireland.

I got this email last night...

Dear Member,

WOW! We've been able to remove the additional charges for deliveries to the UK and Ireland on CDs.

We've been working our little cotton socks off to source our Chart Albums within the EU at the lowest possible price and cutting our margins even more.

In simple terms, from today the additional charges are no longer applicable. Chart CDs remain at £8.99* including deliveries to the UK - yippeee!

There have been a few cutbacks in the office, I'm working out of the YMCA and using an etch-a-sketch as my PC was sold.

But fear not - you get our great CD price - and I'm loving the YMCA tomato soup!

Thank you for your overwhelming support!

Warmest Regards,
CD WOW!

Now, either they've managed to squeeze their EU suppliers into matching the prices they got from Asia etc., or they found that their business dropped off the face of the planet when they introduced the surcharge... I'd like to think it's a combination of the two.

In any case it's a winning scenario for the music buyer in the UK so rejoice! :)

UPDATE 05 Feb 04 @ 13:08

Apparently the BPI have won an injunction against CD-WOW so they've had to drop the surcharge, at least until it returns to court on 1 March. More at el reggio.

Posted by Garry at February 5, 2004 9:50 AM
Comments

Excellent news.. but I wonder how long before the BPI find out who the suppliers are and put pressure on them to charge more?

Posted by: Keith at February 5, 2004 10:59 AM