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- ** CDC Policies **
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- => CDC Policies were last updated: 5/2/93
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- Welcome!
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- Welcome to the Compact Disc Connection. We deal exclusively in the online
- sale of new compact discs. Our service features:
-
- . The world's largest online CD catalog, containing
- more than 60,000 compact discs.
-
- . Discount Prices.
-
- . Free UPS regular ground shipping on orders of $100 or more
- to destinations within the contiguous 48 states.
-
- . Phonolog(tm)-Select! The industry standard song/track
- title database!
-
- . The Golden Ears Society - the world's best critics. Be sure
- to read about it at the (M)ain Menu.
-
-
- Shipping and Shipping Charges
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- All orders to the US are shipped via UPS.
-
- . Shipping by UPS regular ground to destinations within the contiguous 48
- states is FREE for orders of $100 or more.
-
- . For orders < $100, shipping by UPS regular ground to destinations within
- the contiguous 48 states is a flat $3.50 per order.
-
- . Shipping via UPS Blue Label to destinations within the contiguous 48
- states is $6.75 plus 25 cents for each item shipped. (An "item" is a
- single selection from the catalog - one or more CDs.)
-
- . Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, is always by UPS Blue Label
- at $9.75 plus 40 cents for each item shipped.
-
- . Shipping to destinations in Canada via US Mail is $9.00(US) plus 30
- cents for each item shipped. Please be aware that Canadian import
- duties and taxes will be added on orders shipped to Canada. Contact
- your local Customs office for more information. Please note that
- CDs packaged in cardboard longboxes or plastic blisterpaks will have
- their disposable outside packaging removed to reduce shipping weight.
-
- . Information regarding shipping to international destinations is avail-
- at the CDC Main Menu under (O)verseas shipping.
-
- Sorry, we have no way to allow local pickup of orders (to avoid shipping
- charges) without incurring yet other costs similar to the shipping costs.
-
- Please be certain to enter the shipping address correctly. UPS charges
- $3.50 for address corrections, and these charges will be passed on to
- you if the shipping address is entered incorrectly.
-
-
- About the Compact Disc Connection
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- We maintain no inventory ourselves. Instead we draw from the inventories
- of several large suppliers to fill our customers' orders. This yields
- several benefits to our customers:
-
- . We take advantage of the supplier with the lowest prices,
- and pass these savings on to our customers.
-
- . We offer a far larger selection than any single supplier or
- store can offer.
-
- . We deliver a higher percentage of CDs in a short amount
- of time because we have multiple inventories to draw from.
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- We are very effective at delivering the CDs listed in our catalog. For
- calendar year 1992, we delivered 94.2% of the CDs ordered from us. The
- remaining 5.8% were out of stock at all of our suppliers' warehouses, and
- could not be delivered. In the case that a CD is out of stock entirely,
- that CD is cancelled and deleted from the order. (We will always notify
- you if an item is out of stock.)
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- Delivery Time
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- Delivery of orders requires approximately 1 to 1.5 work weeks + shipping
- time. If your order is shipped via regular UPS ground service, estimated
- delivery from the time your order is placed:
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- To destinations near Northern California: 1 to 2 weeks
- To destinations near the Midwest: 1.5 to 2.5 weeks
- To destinations near the East coast: 2 to 3 weeks
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- If your order is shipped via UPS Blue Label, estimated delivery from the
- time your order is placed:
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- To any destination in the United States: 1 to 2 weeks
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- Please add 1 day to each of the above estimates for each holiday (or non-
- working day) which falls during the described period.
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- Shipments to Canada typically require 2 additional days to clear customs.
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- Payment
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- We accept MasterCard and VISA in payment, or, if you prefer, you may mail
- us a personal check or money order. Your credit card is not charged until
- your order is ready to be shipped. Processing will begin on orders paid
- for by check when we have received payment. Checks must have a pre-printed
- name and address, and must have a driver's license number and expiration
- date written on their face. (Personal checks which do not meet these
- requirements are subject to a two week delay for clearance.)
-
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- Our Guarantee
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- All CDs are guaranteed to be free of defect for 30 days. Any defective CD
- may be returned with a copy of the invoice and a description of the defect
- for a replacement copy of the same CD, or a refund, at our discretion.
- Please note that a RETURN AUTHORIZATION must be acquired from us prior to
- returning any defective CD. Returns without prior authorization will not
- be accepted, or will be returned to the sender at the sender's expense.
- All defective CDs must be in the same condition as when they were received,
- including the jewel box and liner notes. They must be free of scratches,
- fingerprints, and other foreign matter.) Unopened CDs may be returned
- within 30 days for a refund less a restocking charge of 10%, or $1,
- whichever is greater.
-
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- CD Connection Systems in Chicago, New York City
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- From the Midwest, call our system in Chicago: 312/477-3518
- From the East Coast, call our system in New York City: 212/532-4045
-
- Please be aware that the customer master files which contain customer
- account information such as shipping and payment data are totally
- separate and independent between locations. An account must be
- established separately on each system you will be using.
-
- Watch this space for more regional numbers from other metropolitan
- areas.
-
-
- About the Online System
- -----------------------
- Our online system accepts and outputs only standard ASCII characters.
- (If you are having trouble backspacing, try using control-H, i.e.,
- hold down the control key and press the letter H.)
-
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- About Searching the Online Catalog
- ----------------------------------
- When searching for an artist, title, or label, it is best to only key the
- first few characters - just enough to distinguish the item from the sur-
- rounding data. It is not advisable to key long names and titles in their
- entirety.
-
- One of the most confusing aspects of the music industry is the manufactur-
- er's label, especially since so many smaller labels are owned or distrib-
- uted by larger labels. As a result, EMI and Angel are listed in the data-
- base under Capitol. Virgin is listed under Atlantic. Erato under Elektra.
- Island, Verve, Philips, London, Deutsche Grammophon, et al, under Polygram.
- Please be aware that many CDs (but not all) are listed under their parent
- label or distributor.
-
-
- Acquiring CDs Not Listed In Our Database
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- Unfortunately, we cannot locate nor acquire CDs which are not listed in our
- catalog. Everything we know how to acquire is already listed.
-
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- Save Money on Your Phone Bill - Do Off-Line Searches
- ----------------------------------------------------
- Also available for transfer is Greg Wilson's shareware catalog searcher,
- CDS, for off-line use on PC-compatibles. CDS is contained in the down-
- loadable zip file WILSON.EXE. To operate CDS, simply create a directory
- which contains the CDC catalog files you'd like to view, put CDS.EXE in
- that directory and enter "CDS" at the command line. The program is very
- straightforward and very fast! CDS is included on the catalog diskettes
- described in the following paragraph.
-
-
- The Entire CD Connection Catalog on Diskette
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- Our CD catalog is also available on 5.25" 1.2M, or 3.5" 1.44M PC-AT
- compatible diskettes for $3 if mailed separately, or for $2 with an order.
- If you would like a copy with your order, please leave a message to that
- effect stating which size of diskette you desire. Otherwise, please send
- your check to us at the address at the end of these policies, or if you
- would prefer to charge it to your credit card, leave a message with your
- credit card number and expiration date and we will mail your copy to you.
- Again, the cost is $3 if mailed separately, and $2 if included with an
- order. Please be sure to specify either 5.25" 1.2M or 3.5" 1.44M
- diskettes. The diskettes include Greg Wilson's shareware CD catalog search
- program, CDS - a very handy program for doing off-line searches. It even
- allows you to maintain a wish list of CDs you would like to purchase.
- Please note that the diskettes contain CD information only, and do not
- contain Phonolog(tm)-Select song/track listings.
-
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- And Now Back To...
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- We hope you enjoy the remainder of your electronic visit to the -
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- * Compact Disc Connection *
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- 1016 East El Camino, #322 Voice: 408/733-0801 Fax: 408/733-0850
- Sunnyvale, California Modem: 408/730-9015 Up to 9600 bps
- 94087 (8 data, no parity, 1 stop)
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