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oceansoul
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5th Jan 11 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12121211

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Jake
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5th Jan 11 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
with the introduction of the ipod and iphone it doesnt suprise me.
DannyB
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5th Jan 11 at 18:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I only use the website to see what I want to search for on isohunt, not been in a store for years.
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5th Jan 11 at 18:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Went in on Boxing day to maybe pickup a Bluray or two as a treat - and couldn't find one for under £21.

No wonder they can't sell anything...

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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Went in on Boxing day to maybe pickup a Bluray or two as a treat - and couldn't find one for under £21.

No wonder they can't sell anything...


Yep. Their idea of a sale was old shit Blu-Rays for £15
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Tesco do cheap DVD's, Harry Brown and Law Abiding Citizen were a fiver each the other day, 2 amazing films.
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Went to buy a PS3 there a couple of weeks ago, walked in, got the ticket from the shelf and went to pay to be told it would have to go on back order - why have the tickets to buy them on the shelf then

Went next door to Game and got one there
Mark B
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
I only use the website to see what I want to search for on isohunt, not been in a store for years.


same here lol
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They should group Waterstones and HMW into 1 store, they obviously can't cope with them seperately any more.

The amount of stuff we delivered from Amazon this year, i'm not suprised they had a poor xmas tbh.
Matt L
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tbh they are retarded any way, their shops charge a dam site more than their site do and the sites have free delievery why would i pay more to go to the shop myself when i can pay less and get it delivered straight to me?

also for some unknown reason i get 10% off on their site whenever i buy anything

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Marc
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5th Jan 11 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I still buy CD's and DVD's but buy everything from Play.com, 101cd and CDWow.
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5th Jan 11 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Weird really. When ever I go in one it's mental busy.
Jambo
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Sometimes they have good deals on, also a traditionalist i like to be able to walk in and pick up things and loook at them before i buy (DVD/BD etc not cds as can listne online)
play.com is all very well and good but if you want it there and then it may as well not exist.

But the obvious reason is supermarkets selling chart items (more buying power and sometimes sell at a loss to get you into stores etc) and if its not urgent online is 500x cheaper on most things
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5th Jan 11 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
agree with them being retarded, in peterborough centre they have two huge shops within 200m of each other.
Marc
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I still buy from them if I'm desperate for it there and then too!
Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
They should group Waterstones and HMW into 1 store, they obviously can't cope with them seperately any more.



This is deffo a good idea. Id love to go and shop there more
Ben G
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5th Jan 11 at 19:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they were saying about this a few weeks back. can't say i'm suprised.
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I went in the other day and got some dvd's and cd's and had a browse for some headphones, I saw these ones called "Beats" £279 turns out they're the product of Dr.Dre

http://beatsbydre.com/
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good shops but they out price themselves

cheaper to buy dvd's in a supermarket

music range in some stores is terrible all old stuff!
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5th Jan 11 at 20:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmv is only good for the deals and music, films, box sets etc that no where other than the internet sell.
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5th Jan 11 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hardly surprising now torrents have become mainstream.
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People shop online more and more, so no suprise stores have to close. Also i do agree that the way stores are positioned is retarted... several shops with same products.Majority of People will go where it is cheaper...


Also where i live we have 3 or 4 postcard shops all withing 1 minute walk of each other :S
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Very rarely do I buy from them, I managed to get American Dad! Season 5 for £15 which IMO is a steal but other than that I cant remember what I last bought.

'Sales' are just an excuse to offload shit Christmas DVDs for £3 each or 4 for £11.50

Just use Amazon for CDs + DVDS and Game for, erm, games
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I find its too busy and rampacked with people all the time so I dont go. I prefer to research what I want to buy using a video review on my sofa and then pay for it without having to queue up behind some fat smelly guy or while little old Doris finds that last penny in her purse to make the total come to the exact amount. And free delivery to my door.

My alternative is to drive 5 miles, pay to park or park another 2 miles away from the store for free, walk there, have to manouvre around said fat smelly people and kids congregating in the aisles cos theyve got nowhere better to be while I try and find what I want to then pay more for it
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soon there will be no high street

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