I just thought it was odd that your big thing was about it was worth it because the higher quality of the pressing, then as soon as you found out the kranky release was on clear vinyl you said you wished you had just got that one instead.
I don't really do much mail order except from kranky and drag city so I can't speak to other places, but the costs on kranky seem very fair to me, and I mean, it's a small label releasing mostly niche releases; they aren't swimming in seas of money so I just feel like haggling over a couple of dollars for shipping is something I wouldn't do, I'd rather them have it and put out more records.
I know I'm screaming into the wilderness here, but the collector mentality sometimes just frustrates me so much. When I got this record in the mail and saw it was a clear vinyl I though "oh cool" but my friend here was irked/bothered/whatever. Also like when the latest ty segall record came out and some copies were red. If I had got a red one I would have though "oh cool" but there were people on here and the drag city facebook angry as hell saying "now I'll have to track one down, thanks a lot." Why would a record company do anything cool anymore when collectors are just gonna fuss at them when they don't get one? Folks, just listen to your records and enjoy the sound that they make. A lot of this has nothing to do with this thread, but I won't be posting anymore so I figured I'd get it in here. No hard feeling, friends.