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24 Jul 2008 08:40 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Cassettes
this was a damn good idea...
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Rap Cassette Sales Thrive In Prison Market
July 24th, 2008 | Author: Danielle Harling
At a time when record sales have decreased dramatically due to downloading the thought of a business thriving off of CD and even cassette sales seems almost absurd, but a business owner in Los Angeles had made what may seem like the impossible possible.
Pack Central, a mail order company owned by Bob Paris, has earned over one million dollars annually for the past few years in CD and cassette sales from its bi-annual catalogue which is sent to prisoners.
Prisoners are able to purchase music from Pack Central through a trust account that is created on their behalf by family members who fund the account and Paris is reaping the benefits.
"I have dodged every conventional bullet that has hit most music retailers," the Pack Central owner told the New York Times. "I don't have to worry about downloading, legal or illegally. The beauty of it is that prisoners don't have Internet access and never will."
Since CDs are banned in most prisons, cassette's make up 60% of Pack Central's unit sales and for the past five years Paris has been stocking up on them.
"People thought I was nuts when I invested tons of money in analog prerecorded music on tape," Paris shared.
Pack Central's current best sellers include Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III [click to read], Mariah Carey's E=MC2, Usher's Here I Stand [click to read], and Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad. |
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24 Jul 2008 10:32 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Re: Cassettes
whoa, that is awesome! |
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24 Jul 2008 11:08 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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that is awesome....i can see why they would ban cd's (could be made in to a weapon), but couldn't you technically break the casset tape plastic and stab someone as well?
either way, smart move on his part. |
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24 Jul 2008 11:31 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Re: Cassettes
Pack Central's current best sellers include:
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, Mariah Carey's E=MC2, Usher's Here I Stand, and Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad.
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I guess people in prison don't like punk, metal, or country. |
kellyd hardcore
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24 Jul 2008 11:42 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Looks like the majority of people who save up for these cassettes are women.
Very smart move!
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According to trench ...
Pack Central's current best sellers include:
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, Mariah Carey's E=MC2, Usher's Here I Stand, and Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad.
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I guess people in prison don't like punk, metal, or country.
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djwhizard moderator
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24 Jul 2008 12:53 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Re: Cassettes
Nah, that there is prison romance music!!!!
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According to kellyd ...
Looks like the majority of people who save up for these cassettes are women.
Very smart move!
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According to trench ...
Pack Central's current best sellers include:
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, Mariah Carey's E=MC2, Usher's Here I Stand, and Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad.
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I guess people in prison don't like punk, metal, or country.
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kellyd hardcore
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24 Jul 2008 16:23 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Re: Cassettes
Now thats just disgusting!
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According to djwhizard ...
Nah, that there is prison romance music!!!!
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According to kellyd ...
Looks like the majority of people who save up for these cassettes are women.
Very smart move!
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According to trench ...
Pack Central's current best sellers include:
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, Mariah Carey's E=MC2, Usher's Here I Stand, and Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad.
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I guess people in prison don't like punk, metal, or country.
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thepoet neptune mommy
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26 Jul 2008 11:41 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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Re: Cassettes
tapes are so win.
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