HMV to close 60 stores (Irish stores affected as well)

stepbar · 06-01-2011 12:22AM

HMV = Overpriced toot......

In fact.... why do I never see decent CD / DVD's for 3-5 eur in the shops? Why is it that I have to constantly go to places like ASDA to get the deals?

Anyhow it's all relative, the likes of HMV are dying a slow death. On Demand TV and larger storage space is driving the change. In about 5 - 10 years there will probably be no HMV.

RobitTV · 06-01-2011 12:34AM

Oranage2 wrote: »

grafton street has the highest rents in all of Dublin, I'd have money on the grafton street HMV one closing

Actully now its quite a hard call lol

RobitTV · 06-01-2011 01:35AM

There has been rumors that a list of closures will be confirmed in the next coming days, be intresting to see what stores will be closed in ireland.

kensutz · 06-01-2011 01:36AM

Doubt it!

RobitTV · 06-01-2011 01:37AM

kensutz wrote: »

Doubt it!

Why?

Snake Plisken · 06-01-2011 01:56AM

L'prof wrote: »

Shocking value for BluRays, but I can't say I've found much value in any of the local shops.

Rubbish they do decent enough prices on Blu-Ray's look at Inception €17.99 on release date and €29.99 for the Briefcase edition which was a hell of a lot cheaper then the likes of Play Amazon etc, so yes they had some decent deals, its also good that they have the new releases out on the Friday before the UK which have to release on the Monday. Some stuff they are expensive, but they always have a sale going on and you will eventually pick up cheap an example was the Blu-Ray for Shutter Island was listed at something mad like €29.99, but I got that and Momento for €30 just before christmas. I hope the likes of Liffey Valley & Blach branches stay open.

L'prof · 06-01-2011 02:11AM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Rubbish they do decent enough prices on Blu-Ray's look at Inception €17.99 on release date and €29.99 for the Briefcase edition which was a hell of a lot cheaper then the likes of Play Amazon etc, so yes they had some decent deals, its also good that they have the new releases out on the Friday before the UK which have to release on the Monday. Some stuff they are expensive, but they always have a sale going on and you will eventually pick up cheap an example was the Blu-Ray for Shutter Island was listed at something mad like €29.99, but I got that and Momento for €30 just before christmas. I hope the likes of Liffey Valley & Blach branches stay open.

Sorry, but you don't know what you're talking about!

Bluray|HMV|Amazon
Inception|€17.99|€17.68
Inception Case|€29.99|€26.50
Shutter Island|29.99|€11.71
Shutter Island & Memento|€30|€23.49

I've often been in HMV and been appalled that a Bluray would be €10-15 more expensive than I could get it on Amazon and then there's the whole issue of there not being a broad enough selection and having to manually search for what you want. The only reason I ever buy in HMV over Amazon is if I really, really, really want to watch the movie that evening, otherwise it's Amazon all the way!

RobitTV · 06-01-2011 02:39AM

HMV May be abit dear, but it a great store to go and have a look in and sometimes they do sales.

wyndham · 06-01-2011 02:51AM

RobitTV wrote: »

There has been rumors that a list of closures will be confirmed in the next coming days, be intresting to see what stores will be closed in ireland.

I'd put money on them pulling out of Ireland completely.

FreudianSlippers · 06-01-2011 12:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

An Post do it;

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/More+from+An+Post/Movies+by+Mail/

If you ever had netflix you wouldn't even consider recommending this joke of a service!

jackiebaron · 06-01-2011 01:09PM

Bambi wrote: »

boo hoo...charged rip off prices for years in the bad old days and by the time they changed their ways people had moved on

Hear hear! Same happened to Blockbuster Video in the US. The stupid cnuts are bankrupt now. They refused to see the writing on the wall and also used to charge abominable late fees and even send you to a collection agency if you were more that 3 days late..thus fcuking up your credit history. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch. Long may they rot.

jackiebaron · 06-01-2011 01:10PM

wyndham wrote: »

I'd put money on them pulling out of Ireland completely.

They will, dude. They'll be chapter 11 by next year. I'd bank on it.

Snake Plisken · 06-01-2011 02:17PM

L'prof wrote: »

Sorry, but you don't know what you're talking about!

Bluray|HMV|Amazon
Inception|€17.99|€17.68
Inception Case|€29.99|€26.50
Shutter Island|29.99|€11.71
Shutter Island & Memento|€30|€23.49

I've often been in HMV and been appalled that a Bluray would be €10-15 more expensive than I could get it on Amazon and then there's the whole issue of there not being a broad enough selection and having to manually search for what you want. The only reason I ever buy in HMV over Amazon is if I really, really, really want to watch the movie that evening, otherwise it's Amazon all the way!

Sorry Yes I do!

They are prices now you are quoting pre-release prices for inception were a lot higher friend of mine who bought the Inception Briefcase paid 38 sterling for it! Also prices on the other movies were higher before xmas as I double checked the like's of AVforums and price comparison sites before I bought Shutter Island.

L'prof · 06-01-2011 02:24PM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Sorry Yes I do!

They are prices now you are quoting pre-release prices for inception were a lot higher friend of mine who bought the Inception Briefcase paid 38 sterling for it! Also prices on the other movies were higher before xmas as I double checked the like's of AVforums and price comparison sites before I bought Shutter Island.

Those are the same prices from Amazon as before Christmas, I was looking at the time, so I know!

Snake Plisken · 06-01-2011 02:27PM

L'prof wrote: »

Those are the same prices from Amazon as before Christmas, I was looking at the time, so I know!

So was I so we'll beg to differ on this one.

L'prof · 06-01-2011 02:29PM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

So was I so we'll beg to differ on this one.

Haha, right. You can beg to differ, but you're wrong. If you want to see for yourself what bad value HMV is, try checking out some subtitled films the next time you're in there and comparing them to their prices on Amazon. A lot of new releases are overpriced too.

Snake Plisken · 06-01-2011 02:34PM

L'prof wrote: »

Haha, right. You can beg to differ, but you're wrong. If you want to see for yourself what bad value HMV is, try checking out some subtitled films the next time you're in there and comparing them to their prices on Amazon. A lot of new releases are overpriced too.

Typical Arse fan never admit that they are wrong :rolleyes:

Anyway of course there are titles that are mad money in HMV but that's what the internet retailers are for!

L'prof · 06-01-2011 02:36PM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Typical Arse fan never admit that they are wrong :rolleyes:

Anyway of course there are titles that are mad money in HMV but that's what the internet retailers are for!

Why would I do something stupid like that when I know that I'm right...typical keyboard warrior argument :rolleyes:

LizT · 06-01-2011 02:50PM

L'prof wrote: »

Why would I do something stupid like that when I know that I'm right...typical keyboard warrior argument :rolleyes:

You cannot say for sure that you are right. I've gotten a lot of stuff on sale or special offer from HMV that's worked out to be cheaper than amazon and any other sites. But if I were to buy them now from HMV, maybe the story would be different.

They do have good deals, you just have to keep an eye out for them.

L'prof · 06-01-2011 02:59PM

lizt wrote: »

You cannot say for sure that you are right. I've gotten a lot of stuff on sale or special offer from HMV that's worked out to be cheaper than amazon and any other sites. But if I were to buy them now from HMV, maybe the story would be different.

They do have good deals, you just have to keep an eye out for them.

The bottom line is, they don't have enough good deals to entice me to buy there regularly! When I do choose to buy in town rather than online, HMV is where I go.

nitrogen · 06-01-2011 03:18PM

Nodin wrote: »

Evidently the policy of charging the absolute maximum for stuff is no longer sustainable. Other than sales, the only reason to go into their place would be in order to be apalled at the prices.

Or to check what torrents might be available to download.

ThisRegard · 06-01-2011 03:41PM

jackiebaron wrote: »

They will, dude. They'll be chapter 11 by next year. I'd bank on it.

No they won't, chapter 11 is a US thing.

Orando Broom · 06-01-2011 04:01PM

Rush Hour 3; €32 in HMV. A bargain!!!!

Snakes on a Plane €41, where else could you buy these treasures for these absurdly low prices. It's no wonder they are closing with their crazy prices. You people sicken and disgust me. HMV are giving away these, these national treasures for a pittance!!!!!

nitrogen · 06-01-2011 04:06PM

homerun_homer wrote: »

It's the greedyness of corporations needing to resell us what we already have that's stopped me buying.

Kind of, but western economies wouldn't be as strong if technology didn't improve so quickly and there was no need to upgrade. No reason to upgrade means less employment in science, manufacturing, marketing, sales, etc.

But as others have said, I have no sympathy for an industry that has been ripping off consumers for years and failed to adopt to the modern market place.

nitrogen · 06-01-2011 04:12PM

Bill2673 wrote: »

Was in a friends house the other day, she had a copy of SADE album released in 1999.....the price on the CD was £18.99.....about €24.....that is ten years ago. Allowing for 3% per annum inflation since then, that is about €32 in todays money. It was galling how much they charged and the only reason prices have come down is competition. I've no sympathy for them. (And as another happy corrollory, you don't get folks like Coldplay and Robbie Williams on £60mn record deals any more either).

I reckon anyone that has 100 plus CDs in their collection is within their rights to download 20 times that.

Orando Broom · 06-01-2011 04:21PM

nitrogen wrote: »

I reckon anyone that has 100 plus CDs in their collection is within their rights to download 20 times that.

250 albums or so! Huzzah!!

osizzle · 06-01-2011 04:35PM

Quote from HMV in Today's Metro:

‘The HMV and Waterstones stores destined to be closed down are likely to be located in large-city conurbations and may be in close proximity to each other, thus resulting in a dupication in relation to local demand, which is not really the case in Ireland.’

RobitTV · 06-01-2011 04:37PM

osizzle wrote: »

Quote from HMV in Today's Metro:

‘The HMV and Waterstones stores destined to be closed down are likely to be located in large-city conurbations and may be in close proximity to each other, thus resulting in a dupication in relation to local demand, which is not really the case in Ireland.’

Dublin has a good few That are near to eachother!

osizzle · 06-01-2011 04:39PM

RobitTV wrote: »

Dublin has a good few That are near to eachother!

yup, Waterstones Dawson St / HMV Grafton St,

Waterstones Jervis / HMV Henry St

quad_red · 06-01-2011 04:42PM

osizzle wrote: »

yup, Waterstones Dawson St / HMV Grafton St,

Waterstones Jervis / HMV Henry St

'Duplication of demand' doesn't apply like that though.

I mean, Waterstones in Dawson st isn't competing against HMV on grafton street.

I presume you mean HMV Grafton st competing against HMV Henry st.

HMV to close 60 stores (Irish stores affected as well)

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