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Henry Bremridge wrote: > Alan / Rob > > Many thanks: finally found the CD at a store in Exeter where I can collect it in > time for Christmas. > > The problem was really two fold > > 1/ I did not want to install the *deb file, although I may have had to but was > saved and I can get a physical CD. > > 2/ The music was a classical piece and most of the common sites were sold out. > This APPEARS to be a function of the collapse of Woolworths who apparently were > behind quite a lot of the physical distribution of music CDs. As they are now > bankrupt, quite a few stores have not been able to free the inventory from > Woolworths or set up alternative distribution from the music companies. > > Going on from the bankruptcy of Woolworths I pass on an article in the Sunday > Times this morning. Not sure how true it is but no doubt we will find out soon > enough > Yup, it's a real shame what happened. I've been down to Woolies in Torquay a couple of times since they went into administration, it's always been manic (although I did pick up a couple of bargains for the kids). > http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article5375478.ece > > Quote > > UP to 15 national retail chains are predicted to go bust before the middle > of January, forcing thousands more shopworkers onto the dole. > > The prediction came from insolvency expert Begbies Traynor as well-known > retail chains clamour to sell enough goods to meet their quarterly rent > payments on Christmas Day. Nick Hood, partner at Begbies Traynor, said: “I > would not be surprised if between 10 and 15 national and regional chains > collapsed before the middle of January.” > > Hood refused to name specific store groups, but this weekend it emerged > that The Officers Club, a 150-strong national menswear chain, had been put > up for distressed sale through KPMG, while the specialist tea retailer, > Whittards, and music store Zavvi remained on the critical list. > > End quote > Ahh that must be why Zavvi are selling some stuff cheaply then, for instance they have dropped the price of the XBOX 360 by about £20 (okay I know it's a console from the evil empire but I'm tempted to get one to pick up some cheap HD-DVD discs). Anyway, good to hear you got the CD. I have found in the past HMV in Exeter are pretty good for getting the more obscure titles, either that or maybe some of the dedicated music shops. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html