[old_tv_nut]

Back when CD players first came out at around $1000, Marshall Field's, the high end department store in Chicago, one day advertised the Philips player for $200! I told everyone at work about it and went that same afternoon to buy one. The salesman remarked about how amazingly popular they were. I kept my mouth shut, as I didn't want to tip them off in case the price was a mistake.

I also remember in those days keeping the receipt for every CD in case it skipped and I wanted to exchange it for a good one. I did that for several years until the manufacturing quality of the discs improved.

I haven't had the Philips player for decades, and can't remember what I did with it. I eventually replaced it with a JVC, which is now old itself, but works fine.