Are CD clubs a good deal?

Matt8268- Actually there are more benefits to sticking it out then signing up time and time again. For example the music points program which allows you to get more free music based on your previous purchases. And many sales that come your way- buy one at regular price(17.99) and get unlimited for 1.99ea. etc... still a great deal! and you get music points to boot! Also the program I am in with BMG there are NO unsoliceted cd offerings, for a long time it was free shipping as well but like most good things that ended long ago :( All being said I enjoy my BMG membership an aweful lot, and due to the lower cost I have bought a lot of music I wouldn't have tried other wise.

The CD clubs are great, IMO, especially for new popular music and backfilling your collection. I agree with Tireguy, there's a lot to be had for staying around in the club as well. At the end of the day, the selection isn't fabulous (though checking fairly often widens the selection), but your avg delivered price will be less than $8 a CD. If you can resist buying the new releases you want when they first come out, you can buy them for $8 new from the club 4-6 months later.

And I don't subscribe to the notion that the club discs sound worse either

Yes, BMG is great. I started with their classical LP club in college back when they called it the "International Preview Society".

To get me to switch to the CD club when they were phasing out LP's they offered me 2 free CD's per year for life, as long as I remained a member in good standing. It has been over 13 years since then, and I still get my 2 free CD's from them every year. (My choice of any 2 regular single disc CD's)

Hello Sugarbrie, is there a website for Musical Heritage? Thanks.

They used to be, before the days of the internet. Now, you are induced to join by the free offerings, that you must choose from their list. Yes, it's cheaper than buying them from a store, but you are limited in your selection by what they offer at any given time. Also, the shipping is downright theft. Buy 10 cd's, you get charged $20. Check what it actually costs to send 10 cd's all at once. Just IMHO