John Mayer at Target

I went to Target this past weekend to purchase John Mayer’s new live cd, “Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles.” Now I know, it’s a little outdated to go buy a physical cd in a retail store. But this was to be a gift for my father, and he prefers cd’s.

But to my surprise, the new Mayer cd was unavailable at Target. In fact, they did not have any John Mayer cd’s. When I inquired, they said that this particular cd had been discontinued from Target (although it is available at Target.com).

To date, Mayer’s live cd has sold 258,359 copies. That’s a sizable number and Target just doesn’t even carry it. I ended up purchasing the cd at Wal*Mart, and even they only had one copy.

This is the first physical cd I’ve purchased in a while, so I guess it came as a surprise that retail store space dedicated to cd’s has decreased so rapidly and that they wouldn’t have a relatively popular album available for sale.

Stay tuned,
Erik
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