NOTE FROM KRISTIAN:

Even though the lowly CD now costs less than
a dollar to manufacture, they are still priced
at $12-16, the same as 15 years ago…

The Top 9 Reasons
That CDs Are So Expensive

9> Lawyers for P. Diddy, Eminem, Whitney, et. al.

8> Big record companies can charge whatever they want! It’s not like the public can get music for free off the Internet or something.

7> Frisbee royalties.

6> Aging music execs spending tens of thousands on chest-hair implants.

5> The price of the raw materials — namely, Christian babies – has skyrocketed.

4> Trying to got a round product into square packaging? C’mon, it’s the oldest manufacturing puzzle in the book!

3> The damn underbody rust-protection coating that they tack on.

2> All that plastic overwrap and shredding security tape that takes 30 minutes to remove, that stuff’s not free, you know.

and the Number 1 Reason That CDs Are So Expensive…

1> Cheap supply of Guatemalan 1’s not enough to offset pricey 0’s harvested in New Zealand.

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Credits:

Selected from 13 submissions from 5 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Wade Kwon, Civilian — 1, 3 (8th #1)
Marko Peric, Civilian — 2, 8, 9 (Hat trick!)
Kris Johnson, Boom Operator — 4, 7
Jeff Scherer, Art Director/Screenwriter — 5
Beth Kujawski, Voice Talent — 6
Kristian Idol, Writer/Director — Moderator