RSD Black Friday 2024
Hello everyone! RSD Black Friday 2024 is almost here. We will be conducting the day the same way that we have with past events - please read below. In the past, we've gotten compliments on how smooth everything has been run, and we're hoping that this event goes just as well!
We will be opening at 8AM on Friday, November 29. If you line up before our opening time, we ask that you please respect both our neighbors in the plaza and other customers. Please form a line to the LEFT of our door (towards the salon). We hope to make it through most of the line by the time the other businesses open, but if we don't, please keep the areas around their doors clear. We're asking to form the line this way for two reasons. In April, we didn't specify how the line should form, and it became chaotic, wrapping around into the parking lot. Also, forming the line to the left will give more standing room for a single-file line (forming to the right would wrap around the building into a roadway - forming to the left should be safer/better).
Here is the run-down for our organizational process for the event.
#1 - NO HOLDS. Look, we want to fulfill every request for everyone. We would love to do that. However, one of the main RSD stipulations is that we cannot hold or pre-order RSD product. This means that when we open, it will be first come, first served. If you *need* something on the list, our recommendation is to arrive early and hang in an orderly queue until we open. If you cannot make it there at open, feel free to check in with us later in the day to see if we still have the release you are looking for. Additionally, we will make any leftover stock available on our website on the morning of Saturday, November 30th.
#2 - ONE COPY PER TITLE PER CUSTOMER. This is how this will work: If there's a line when we open, everyone in line will be limited to one copy per title per person. Whether or not we can/will sell a second copy to one person depends on our stock level of the title and the other customers. If it is a title that we have plenty of stock of, and you'd like to rejoin the line and purchase a second copy, we will allow that, but no more than two. If there's no line to rejoin by the time you get to the counter, then that's fine too, and we will sell an additional copy. We are just going to make sure that everyone who is waiting in line in the morning has a shot to get the releases they want. This is the best way we can discourage people purchasing with the intent of flipping online, while still letting people grab an extra copy for friends/family or collecting. Please understand that we are not guaranteeing that we will allow anyone to buy a second copy of any title - it will 100% depend on the circumstances that day. Additionally, please don't ruin this rule - we are only doing it this way so people can help out a friend or family member who couldn't make it, etc. If we find out that people are buying extra copies to resell, we will discontinue this policy going forward and put a hard 1 copy per person limit going forward. This has never been a problem in the past, so please let's not make it one.
#3 - PULL SHEETS. We are trying to roll this out in the most organized fashion that we can. We would *love it* if you hang around and browse the store, but we understand some people are only coming in for the RSD titles. So, if there is a line, approximately 30 minutes before we open, a staff member will come outside and start handing out pull sheets for everyone to write down what titles they want. This will help expedite things - we will have a small browsable section of RSD releases on the floor but the majority will be held behind the counter. When you get to the counter, hand us the pull sheet, we will pull your titles, and check you out. Then you can feel free to hang out and browse, or head out - but we will be checking out people on line with pull sheets waiting for RSD purchases separately until the line goes down. If you stay and browse, we will have a separate register open for non-RSD purchases. This will also help us let people know if we are going to run out of a title right away, so we can let the rest of the line know. If you'd like to e-mail us your pull list ahead of time, that's great! However, the titles will NOT be pulled or held in advance. You still must show up and wait in line (if there is one).
These are the titles that we have confirmed we will have in stock on Friday. There may be a few things arriving last-minute, but this is 99% of it:
RSD Black Friday 2024 stock
If you're worried about our stock levels on a certain title, please feel free to reach out. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you so much for your continued business, and we're looking forward to RSD Black Friday 2024!
See you soon!!
Chris & Loreal @ Yearbook Records
