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Originally Posted by simon_r_harding
Is there a reason out there why some of the HMV stores weren't selling it with the slip. Seems a tad weird for a big store like that to randomly do it?
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My guess is that because there’s such an enormous demand for this movie, they pressed more than the usual batch number. Probably 2 batches.
Disney (and most distributors I guess) only run the first batch with slips, so the second batch comes slipless. So it’s likely the multiple batches just got shipped around randomly. So some stores got batch 1, some got batch 2.
Similar thing happened with Frozen in the US, obviously was going to be an enormous seller, so they ran 3 batches. First batch had a holographic slip, second batch had a matte slip, third batch had no slip. All three batches were released on day 1, and it was a lucky dip if your local store got the holographic slip, matte slip or no slip. Amazon received a delivery containing all three batches and people who had pre-ordered reported getting different slips on day 1 or none at all.
Similarly, with the U.K. 3D edition, there weren’t enough slips to go around on day 1 either. My pre-order came slipless and never ended up tracking a slip down for that one.
Very common thing for these enormous demand movies.