JustinDM
01/28/09, 02:52 PM
So I like to collect CD's...a few months ago when You, Me, and Everyone we Know gave out their EP for free I thought it was so great that I wanted a physical copy for myself, and also since I already had the "Party for the Grown and Sexy" CD, it would add to my collection. So I ordered the CD from Smartpunk and just received it today. Man, what I disappointment. It is actually burned on a blank CD they bought from a store. Usually with CD releases, you don't want "Is it live, or is it Memorex?" printed in the middle of the disc. On top of that its in one of those cheap thin CD cases that actually had dust, dirt, and scratches on it (It looked used basically, not good for a collector.) Also the cover art was printed out on what seems like a home printer on glossy paper, you can actualy see the pixels its such bad quality. Also the CD art was cut out by hand and crooked, like they couldn't even afford one of these things? (http://www.nationalartcraft.com/images/sub-1522-02.jpg), the art doesnt even fit in the case anymore because it was cut so crooked. The CD art is just a picture of a handprint printed on one of those stickers that just goes over the CD.
So basically, I'm a little mad. I know YMAEWK are still an indie band, so they don't have a proper label, but it seems to me like smartpunk tried to rip off it's customers by taking a FREE EP and making copies of it only using $1-$1.50 worth of materials and selling it to me for $7.00. I thought I was doing something nice for the band, supporting them, which I guess I am, but I thought atleast there would be some effort put into it. At first I thought it would be nice to have since only a few were made and it's kind of a collectors item. But then I realized anyone at home could reproduce this CD in 10 minutes.
Anyway I just wanted to see if anyone else bought the CD? Or had a problem with Smartpunk before? They also said I would get a free signed poster from the band, but I what I got was just a poster that wasn't autographed.
Sooo....
/rant
So basically, I'm a little mad. I know YMAEWK are still an indie band, so they don't have a proper label, but it seems to me like smartpunk tried to rip off it's customers by taking a FREE EP and making copies of it only using $1-$1.50 worth of materials and selling it to me for $7.00. I thought I was doing something nice for the band, supporting them, which I guess I am, but I thought atleast there would be some effort put into it. At first I thought it would be nice to have since only a few were made and it's kind of a collectors item. But then I realized anyone at home could reproduce this CD in 10 minutes.
Anyway I just wanted to see if anyone else bought the CD? Or had a problem with Smartpunk before? They also said I would get a free signed poster from the band, but I what I got was just a poster that wasn't autographed.
Sooo....
/rant