STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

ILoveChoo · Hermes

do I have to buy it?

kenzie · Chanel

I don't really know if this is a better suggestion or if it's even a suggestion at all, but wouldn't she have a few free copies to give away? Maybe if you pester her about wanting a copy, she'll hand one over. That way, you'll have a copy, but you won't have wasted any money.

NCshopper · Hermes

I think you should go ahead and buy a cd or see if she'll just give you a free one. Even if it sucks and even if her music career never takes off, she'll still remember that you supported her effort. If you don't get one of her cds, then she'll remember that too.

The other option is to say, "I'd love to get a copy, but I don't have the cash right now." Either she'll give you one anyway, or you can get out of it for the time being until she brings it up again.

Andrea Julia · Coach

I think you should just buy it. You are just setting yourself up for a difficult but entirely avoidable situation if you don't buy it. I also wouldn't try to get a free CD. I would just equate buying the CD to donating money to a charible cause: it's more for the benefit of someone else than yourself.

-- Edited by Andrea Julia at 11:42, 2005-07-25

Cortney1982 · Chanel

I would not waste $20 on that! If she asks if you bought one, just say you can't afford it right now!

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

You are in no way obligated to buy a sucky CD; especially if you never see this girl anymore. If she catches you without it, just say, "I wasn't aware that it had released already and now that it has, it's just not in the budget." If she offers you a free one, great, if not, that's fine too.

If really never see her, I don't really see that as being an issue. If she happens to ask you about a certain track on the CD, just answer really vaguely, like, "I found that so inspiring..." or "I don't know if you meant it this way, but I thought...."

luckylily · Gucci

Please tell me that it is not actually $20. That is rediculous.

If she will never know that you didn't buy one, I wouldn't do it. I especially wouldn't buy it from a record store. The artists get hardly any money that way anyway. Unless you can buy it directly from her, don't bother.

theotherjess · Chanel

If she would never know, then I don't know if I would buy it. You probably won't listen to it anyways. If she ever asks you how it was you could just say something like, "The cd could never compare to hearing you live!" (and you're not really lying either...) or "Why would I buy the cd when I can hear you in person?" in a really sweet voice.

Lilykind · Hermes

Oh, you poor thing...I was immersed in the LA indie music scene for a while and while there were some good acts, most of it was sooo awful!

Ask for a free copy, but don't pay $20...no CD is worth that much, especially since you aren't that close.

rosie_the_riveter · Gucci

I'm with the majority of the others. If she wouldn't find out that you didn't buy a copy then don't waste your money.