03-28-2008, 12:02 PM
[quote h linamen]This is absurd, pulling HD-DVDs off the shelves rather than selling them to the millions of consumers who purchased the HD-DVD players. Did these players miraculously stop playing high definition. Why would the distributors not sell out the products already manufactured rather than removing them from the retail shelves? What am I missing? Nice way to treat the consumers who placed trust in the HD-DVD format!
Reeeelax dude. BB and other big box stores have sophisticated programs that help them maximize profit per sq. feet., yes, not by item, but by sq. feet of floor space. Obviously HD-DVDs at full price are not selling well these days and BB can fill the space with other merchandise that will.
What will happen is BB will send back the HD-DVDs to the distributor and the distributor will credit BBs account for a lot more than they could make blowing the discs away in-store, and without the administrative hassle.
Next the distributor will take all the discs from all the BB stores (and others too probably) and sell them to a liquidator or two. The liquidators will then blow them out. The movies are not ending up in a landfill quite yet.
BTW BB is already giving it's HD-DVD customers $50 GCs. As much as I don't really like BB, you can't say they aren't stepping up to the plate here. No one ever gave me anything for the Mini Disc player and recorder I bought back in 1999.
Reeeelax dude. BB and other big box stores have sophisticated programs that help them maximize profit per sq. feet., yes, not by item, but by sq. feet of floor space. Obviously HD-DVDs at full price are not selling well these days and BB can fill the space with other merchandise that will.
What will happen is BB will send back the HD-DVDs to the distributor and the distributor will credit BBs account for a lot more than they could make blowing the discs away in-store, and without the administrative hassle.
Next the distributor will take all the discs from all the BB stores (and others too probably) and sell them to a liquidator or two. The liquidators will then blow them out. The movies are not ending up in a landfill quite yet.
BTW BB is already giving it's HD-DVD customers $50 GCs. As much as I don't really like BB, you can't say they aren't stepping up to the plate here. No one ever gave me anything for the Mini Disc player and recorder I bought back in 1999.