What a sad world we now live in.......

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Target and Walmart have cut way back on their Music and Video sections.
The new business model from these entertainment companies is to have the consumer rent/stream everything. This means no longer owning a physical product, at least, new product. This is the main reason why I am not into music servers/streamers-nor paying for that kind of service.

Happy Listening!

Interesting...I see a little vinyl in Target, and I've read there's vinyl in Walmart.

Our local Target does indeed have a small selection of Vinyl, and the one I just visited in Wilmington did as well.

However our local WallyWorld has NO vinyl or CDS right now, so NO hard music media at all.

Now that is just my WalMart I am speaking of, have not done  a nationwide survey... lol.

My smartphone let's me hunt for LPs with ease - no need to leave home! Yes shipping takes a few days to a week and patience is required. And I prefer original pressings, which the Big Box stores don't carry.

As a kid, one of my fondest memories was riding my bike to the local K-Mart and studying the cassette section.  I couldn't afford a CD player.  

I would spend an hour to pick out what I wanted that week and can remember the unmitigated joy of finding and hearing something spectacular for the first time like Black Sabbath's Sabotage.  And the sadness when you realize the failure in a purchase like Steelheart.  

In some ways I feel sad that those moments have been lost.  Good news is Barnes & Noble has blown out vinyl and cd sections and they are a great place to browse until they go out of business.