Why buy from this site or one of our vendors?
We placed the PayPal buttons on our site due to the volume of requests to do so, that we have received. This cart will allow us to make our T-shirts, patches and future merchandise available, as well as just our CDs. This way you can really get that "interacting with the artist" experience.
However... We do not sell our merchandise as our main form of income. We also have no other employees.We don't really want to be retail salespeople. We are musicians. Therefore, if we are on tour, on vacation, or just are too busy to buy more mailing envelopes or get to the Post Office, it may take a few days-weeks to get your order to you. We also only ship via postal mail. So, we won't have any tracking info available. We do this to keep costs down, and ensure consitency in the shipping prices. By comparison, a dedicated "store", like CD Baby, has a full-time staff, resources and supplies that are dedicated to getting you what you order in a timely manner, with different shipping options, order tracking and all of that customer-oriented kind of stuff. Also, a lot of people feel safer giving their money to a business with an established history and track record of service and reliability. Plus, some people don't have (and/or don't want)PayPal acocunts, and would rather use their credit card, a cheque or money order to do their buying. we can't offer that kind of service. A site like CD Baby can. Lastly, buying our CDs from another online site, allows the sale to be registered with SoundScan, which is an industry meter for how well an album sells. If we sell enough, and it registers on SoundScan, more industry types may take notice and throw their weight behind us, allowing us to make more records and do more extended touring (which may allow us to visit your town). Whichever way you choose to buy our music, we thank you deeply for helping to support us.
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