Wal*Mart and the New Releases (01/19)

[hostelmovies]

Stopped at Walmart this morning and guess what? They did not get any of the following new releases.

Boogie Nights
Magnolia
The Invention of Lying
Che
Any of the Bourne Movies

and mine had not even gotten Gamer or Pandorum yet.

Al they had was Smokin Aces 1 and 2.

Kinda getting sick of Walmart new release strategy, if you can call it that. Yet they had over 30 copies of Star Trek and the newest Tyler Perry movie.

[Snake Plissken]

Originally Posted by hostelmovies

Stopped at Walmart this morning and guess what? They did not get any of the following new releases.

Boogie Nights
Magnolia
The Invention of Lying
Che
Any of the Bourne Movies

and mine had not even gotten Gamer or Pandorum yet.

Al they had was Smokin Aces 1 and 2.

Kinda getting sick of Walmart new release strategy, if you can call it that. Yet they had over 30 copies of Star Trek and the newest Tyler Perry movie.

My Walmart has a couple of old ladies that seem to pull the Tuesday AM shift every week, so they are pretty damned slow on stocking. It isn't uncommon for them to not have the new releases fully stocked until late morning.

I also don't see them stocking Boogie Nights or Magnolia and definitely not Che....but surprising on Gamer not being out.

In conclusion, Walmart generally sucks for non-top tier new releases.

[hostelmovies]

Mine 2 in town have guys that work from 12-1AM to make sure they are out on time to capture the sales. They just did not get them. 0 on hand. None on order!

[MaCruz]

Yeah all the new releases are either wiped out, or they never carried them. I have not bought a Blu there for a while.

[doctorsteve]

You seem surprised. Even Worst Buy doesn't get everything, but at least they get the major stuff. However, due to pricing there, I may be switching almost exclusively to Amazon, et al.

Once Walmart made their employees work on Thanksgiving, I decided to never go there again. Talked to my friend's mom (who works there) she said they are also going to be open on Easter and possibly Christmas this year. Sad.

They really do have the worst selection, high prices.

[woodley56]

Originally Posted by doctorsteve

You seem surprised. Even Worst Buy doesn't get everything, but at least they get the major stuff. However, due to pricing there, I may be switching almost exclusively to Amazon, et al.

Once Walmart made their employees work on Thanksgiving, I decided to never go there again. Talked to my friend's mom (who works there) she said they are also going to be open on Easter and possibly Christmas this year. Sad.

They really do have the worst selection, high prices.

How many times are you going to complain about Wal-Mart making employees work on holidays? This is about the 3rd or 4th thread that I've read this in. It's called life, and sometimes it's not fair.

Maybe they get paid time and a half, or double pay? I'm quite confident that Wal-mart is not the only place that does this.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

They'll get some copies eventually. Be patient grasshoppers.

[bhampton]

This is the kind of thing that could ruin Walmart's bid for world domination.

(Or maybe not.)

-Brian

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by woodley56

How many times are you going to complain about Wal-Mart making employees work on holidays?

Hmm - this is the 3rd time at most. But just to make you feel better, let's make it one more... I'm offended that Walmart is open on Thanksgiving.

So then you support Walmart being open on Christmas? Just curious.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by woodley56

How many times are you going to complain about Wal-Mart making employees work on holidays? This is about the 3rd or 4th thread that I've read this in. It's called life, and sometimes it's not fair.

Maybe they get paid time and a half, or double pay? I'm quite confident that Wal-mart is not the only place that does this.

Thanks, i couldn't have said it better myself.

However, our local WM is terrible about new releases, too. But, i've honestly done 99% of my shopping at Amazon.com for the last 2 years. No tax, no shipping costs and generally quite a bit cheaper than WM, BB, Hastings, etc...so what if you have to wait an extra day? With Prime, i pay $3,99 for one day shipping on any item. I paid $3,99 shipping for my Onkyo HT-S6200, and it was sitting on the porch the next day before noon! I seriously don't understand why people still shop at places like WM and Best Buy with a store like AMZ around, but that's just me...i'm sure that people who do have their reasons

[MaCruz]

If I worked there and they paid me time and a half, I'm all for it. Usually I celebrate Christmas with the family on the 24th and I do nothing on the 25th... so that would work out for me.

Another reason why I don't shop there because they don't include the slip covers on movies.

[Blufan11]

Originally Posted by woodley56

How many times are you going to complain about Wal-Mart making employees work on holidays? This is about the 3rd or 4th thread that I've read this in. It's called life, and sometimes it's not fair.

Maybe they get paid time and a half, or double pay? I'm quite confident that Wal-mart is not the only place that does this.

nope,many places 24 hours including hotel call centers that are 24 hrs do not like our own close on holidays. I also worked thanksgiving but like you said thats life the airport doesnt close on holidays does it :P silly.

Anywho walmart is kinda far from my reach I just order online for half the price or best buy/target if I really need it right this minute.

[BankytheHack]

The Blu-Ray sections in the 3 Wal-Marts near me are pathetic. Seriously, it's an embarrassment. They barely stock new releases, and you can forget about most catalog titles. It's really sad when Meijer has a better blu section than your local Wal-Mart.

[woodley56]

Originally Posted by doctorsteve

Hmm - this is the 3rd time at most. But just to make you feel better, let's make it one more... I'm offended that Walmart is open on Thanksgiving.

So then you support Walmart being open on Christmas? Just curious.

I have no problem whatsoever with that. I just don't understand what the big deal is? And Wal-mart is hardly the only retailer that does this. Are you offended that movie theaters are open on Christmas? That's actually a big day for them. Grocery stores are also open that day. Will you boycott buying your food from them too?

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by woodley56

It's called life, and sometimes it's not fair.

Used to be, the people that worked holidays were cops, firemen, hospital staff and the like. Yes, even supermarkets were closed on Thanksgiving, or only opened later in the day. All shopping was completed by the day before, and if you forgot the cranberry sauce - too bad.

As Christmas became more commercial, and Shopping became a Season, Black Friday developed into a statistic - "The biggest shopping day of the year". Unfortunately, now Black Friday has become more celebrated than the Holidays that caused Black Friday to be defined in the first place.

We've lost the specialness of those two days off. Now, as if Black Friday's not enough, as if the whole Shopping Season isn't enough, now department stores need to be open on these two days too?

IMO, some things just don't need to be open. The stores never USED to be open on those days, and it's a sad commentary on American life that we're headed that direction.

Besides, with Walmart's crappy selection, who needs to buy Blu's there anyway? Slightly irregular clothing, censored CD's, Junk food, and (most important to me) only a 4 ft. Blu section where the packaging is too often damaged.

I'm guessing when Walmart says they will be focusing on Blu this year, I guess that means having an additional 4 ft of Coraline and Star Trek: The Original TV Series.

[woodley56]

Originally Posted by doctorsteve

Used to be, the people that worked holidays were cops, firemen, hospital staff and the like. Yes, even supermarkets were closed on Thanksgiving, or only opened later in the day. All shopping was completed by the day before, and if you forgot the cranberry sauce - too bad.

As Christmas became more commercial, and Shopping became a Season, Black Friday developed into a statistic - "The biggest shopping day of the year". Unfortunately, now Black Friday has become more celebrated than the Holidays that caused Black Friday to be defined in the first place.

We've lost the specialness of those two days off. Now, as if Black Friday's not enough, as if the whole Shopping Season isn't enough, now department stores need to be open on these two days too?

IMO, some things just don't need to be open. The stores never USED to be open on those days, and it's a sad commentary on American life that we're headed that direction.

Besides, with Walmart's crappy selection, who needs to buy Blu's there anyway? Slightly irregular clothing, censored CD's, Junk food, and (most important to me) only a 4 ft. Blu section where the packaging is too often damaged.

I'm guessing when Walmart says they will be focusing on Blu this year, I guess that means having an additional 4 ft of Coraline and Star Trek: The Original TV Series.

Agreed with everything you stated. It truly is sad how commecial the holidays have become. I'm glad I am able to save my vacation days for the end of the year, so I can sit back and relax with family and friends.

And I'm glad that I'm broke from the holidays, because now I don't have the money to impulse buy Boy did those sales from October thru the end of the year kill me

[hostelmovies]

I was a manager there for 12 years. So, employee's that have worked for th ecompany at least 90 days are given a holiday pay that is a average of the shift hours that they worked the previous 90 days. Usually between 7-8 hours. If you call in sick or miss the day before or after the holiday you lose the pay. Walmart does not do time and 1/2. Anything over 40 hours will get you fired quick in Minnesota/Wisconsin. They do not believe that you worked 1 and 1/2 as hard to earn that pay.

And to be honest, the only reason they are open on all of these holidays is because people are still trying to get into the stores to buy crap and they might miss a $1 sale on a 2 liter of pop.

[woodley56]

But getting back to the topic, I don't care for Wal-marts selection anyways. I pretty much do all of my blu shopping at Amazon, unless a retailers has a Blu/DVD exclusive. Amazon usually price matches anyways, and with prime I still get the new releases the day of. Plus no tax and free shipping as other has stated before, it's the best situation for me.

[hostelmovies]

TO be honest my complaint with this was the news thing about Walmart being the Blu-Ray leader in 2010 and opening up there selection. I have gotten into the habit of calling and asking if they got certain movies now before I go. Saves time.

And Yes...THey have not even gotten Gamer on DVD yet. WTF?

[Gaius Marius]

Originally Posted by doctorsteve

Used to be, the people that worked holidays were cops, firemen, hospital staff and the like. Yes, even supermarkets were closed on Thanksgiving, or only opened later in the day. All shopping was completed by the day before, and if you forgot the cranberry sauce - too bad.

As Christmas became more commercial, and Shopping became a Season, Black Friday developed into a statistic - "The biggest shopping day of the year". Unfortunately, now Black Friday has become more celebrated than the Holidays that caused Black Friday to be defined in the first place.

We've lost the specialness of those two days off. Now, as if Black Friday's not enough, as if the whole Shopping Season isn't enough, now department stores need to be open on these two days too?

IMO, some things just don't need to be open. The stores never USED to be open on those days, and it's a sad commentary on American life that we're headed that direction.

Besides, with Walmart's crappy selection, who needs to buy Blu's there anyway? Slightly irregular clothing, censored CD's, Junk food, and (most important to me) only a 4 ft. Blu section where the packaging is too often damaged.

I'm guessing when Walmart says they will be focusing on Blu this year, I guess that means having an additional 4 ft of Coraline and Star Trek: The Original TV Series.

I agree with this. I believe that major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc..) should be essential services only. Enjoy the day off and take a deep breath!

Wal-mart sucks in general. I despise shopping there now. Their Blu strategy is horrible. While eveyone else is expanding their selection (my local Target tripled it's BD section in the last year and Best Buy almost doubled it), Wal-mart is shrinking theirs! I don't even bother looking anymore. Plus, their check-out lines suck. The money I save isn't worth the time I waste.