Wal*Mart sending back non-selling BDs? - Blu-ray Forum

Grant Matrix · 09-30-2008, 11:40 AM

So the same Walmart store that refused to price match Iron Man BD (https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...37#post1187637) did something else that left me shocked. On Sunday morning they had half an isle filled with catalog titles and older releases. It was a great selection of movies. This morning it looked as though they took ¾ of the movies off the shelves and did who knows what with them, but it was the kind of site usually seen when a store is sending product back to the seller. I would say about 40 movies that had a decent stock two days ago were removed and now have empty shelves. Anyone else notice this in their Walmart?

jw · 09-30-2008, 11:43 AM

New MODS......I noticed a new selection of catalog titles was available including FOX titles such as I robot, ID4. They added the Universal titles they didnt have as well

jk1138 · 09-30-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

New MODS......I noticed a new selection of catalog titles was available including FOX titles such as I robot, ID4. They added the Universal titles they didnt have as well

Agreed, they are getting ready for the Christmas shopping season, they will be adding many, many more titles soon.

neos_peace · 09-30-2008, 12:12 PM

Well thats good my walmart has a CRAPPY selection of BD titles, its that bad I can't even find the BD of transformers. And when I casked about it they couldn't give me a straight answer.

wormraper · 09-30-2008, 12:19 PM

I went in at Midnight to go get Iron Man and the same thing was in progress. 3/4 of everything was gone and being boxed up. My suspicion is new titles.

Minimejer05 · 09-30-2008, 12:30 PM

Yeah, I hope its new titles. Sucks that they would box it all up...should discount titles!

Moefiz · 09-30-2008, 12:32 PM

Also most of the older WalMart's are being made over to the new look that they have so that could be there reason also.

darkpoet25 · 09-30-2008, 12:35 PM

They are sent back to the vendors for other titles. The wally world I work at does this quite often. Once they get pulled, they are sent back to our claims department, scanned, boxed and sent back to the vendors. We now have two end caps as well an 8 foot section of titles at the store I work at.

D1-2005 · 09-30-2008, 12:55 PM

unfortunatly my walmart sucks, they have all their blu's inside a glass case. And by glass case I don't mean the nice ones like the games, they are literally thrown in there in stacks. You would have to get someone just to browse and see what titles they have.

JonBidinger · 09-30-2008, 01:41 PM

My walmart did the same. A the whole blu-ray section looked like it had been picked over.

Red Hood · 09-30-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by D1-2005

unfortunatly my walmart sucks, they have all their blu's inside a glass case. And by glass case I don't mean the nice ones like the games, they are literally thrown in there in stacks. You would have to get someone just to browse and see what titles they have.

+1

The last time I bought at walmart I got one out and had more shopping too do. They locked it in a huge plastic box that I had to carry around once I got somebody to get it out of the case.

sarge1976 · 09-30-2008, 02:02 PM

yeah my wal-mart in wyomissing,PA is doing an "Extreme makeover" to be able to compete with all of the Super Wal-marts in my area,They had a decent BD section one week and now half of the catalog titles are gone

,I hope they plan on expanding their selection.

t0nythebeat · 09-30-2008, 02:31 PM

yeah the Walmart by my job ... had plenty of blu titles one day, and gone the next day.

the clerk said, "We dont have blu-rays right now"

Untiteld7 · 09-30-2008, 02:59 PM

I work at Best Buy and every week we will have some people come in and pull all the DVD'S and BD's that don't sell and send them back to the vendors.

I'm always sad when they pull our Blu-rays, but sometimes we will end up receiving movies they take

arush5268d · 09-30-2008, 09:00 PM

My local Wal-Marts have a very poor selection, and most prices are around $30/Blu-ray. Come to think of it - I don't think i've ever seen anybody buy myself browsing their Blu-ray section.

Grim Reaper · 10-01-2008, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JonBidinger

My walmart did the same. A the whole blu-ray section looked like it had been picked over.

same here.

owa · 10-01-2008, 05:34 AM

Mine went through that a while back when they redid the sections. Actually, it happened twice. They redid the section expanding it and putting a blu-ray player section mixed in with the movies. Then they moved the whole electronics department as well as reorganizing it. I hate when stores do that and Best Buy just recently did that as well (reorganized the sections and moved the media section so the gaming sections could be expanded and made "more interactive" to use their words.

As for the glass cases, 2 of the 3 walmarts in my area do that but the one I usually go to doesn't. But, just recently, that one started putting every blu-ray movie in its own plastic container (that has an alarm). One of the most ridiculous things I've seen but at least you can hold the item and look at the front and back covers that way. I don't like it but I really hate when stuff is in cases so I guess it's better than that.

Grim Reaper · 10-01-2008, 05:37 AM

my walmart uses the glass case for the games only.

jw · 10-01-2008, 05:41 AM

on of our wal-marts recently glassed in the ENTIRE dvd section. I was like WTH? They said all the empty cases all the store led to the decision to lock it up. A big PIA when I wanna see coverart, so I just go to Target Now

arush5268d · 10-01-2008, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

on of our wal-marts recently glassed in the ENTIRE dvd section. I was like WTH? They said all the empty cases all the store led to the decision to lock it up. A big PIA when I wanna see coverart, so I just go to Target Now

You gotta love how a few bad apples can ruin things for thousands.

09-30-2008, 11:40 AM	#1
Grant Matrix Banned Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	*WalMart sending back non-selling BDs?** So the same Walmart store that refused to price match Iron Man BD (https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...37#post1187637) did something else that left me shocked. On Sunday morning they had half an isle filled with catalog titles and older releases. It was a great selection of movies. This morning it looked as though they took ¾ of the movies off the shelves and did who knows what with them, but it was the kind of site usually seen when a store is sending product back to the seller. I would say about 40 movies that had a decent stock two days ago were removed and now have empty shelves. Anyone else notice this in their Walmart?

10-01-2008, 05:34 AM	#17
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Mine went through that a while back when they redid the sections. Actually, it happened twice. They redid the section expanding it and putting a blu-ray player section mixed in with the movies. Then they moved the whole electronics department as well as reorganizing it. I hate when stores do that and Best Buy just recently did that as well (reorganized the sections and moved the media section so the gaming sections could be expanded and made "more interactive" to use their words. As for the glass cases, 2 of the 3 walmarts in my area do that but the one I usually go to doesn't. But, just recently, that one started putting every blu-ray movie in its own plastic container (that has an alarm). One of the most ridiculous things I've seen but at least you can hold the item and look at the front and back covers that way. I don't like it but I really hate when stuff is in cases so I guess it's better than that. Last edited by owa; 10-01-2008 at 05:40 AM.

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09-30-2008, 11:43 AM	#2
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	New MODS......I noticed a new selection of catalog titles was available including FOX titles such as I robot, ID4. They added the Universal titles they didnt have as well

09-30-2008, 12:12 PM	#4
neos_peace Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Shamokin Dam, Pa Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:279 Trading Score:1	Well thats good my walmart has a CRAPPY selection of BD titles, its that bad I can't even find the BD of transformers. And when I casked about it they couldn't give me a straight answer.

09-30-2008, 12:19 PM	#5
wormraper Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Tucson Arizona 4K collection:960 Blu-ray collection:5288 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:571	I went in at Midnight to go get Iron Man and the same thing was in progress. 3/4 of everything was gone and being boxed up. My suspicion is new titles.

09-30-2008, 12:30 PM	#6
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	Yeah, I hope its new titles. Sucks that they would box it all up...should discount titles!

09-30-2008, 12:32 PM	#7
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	Also most of the older WalMart's are being made over to the new look that they have so that could be there reason also.

09-30-2008, 12:35 PM	#8
darkpoet25 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Indianapolis, IN Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews: 4	They are sent back to the vendors for other titles. The wally world I work at does this quite often. Once they get pulled, they are sent back to our claims department, scanned, boxed and sent back to the vendors. We now have two end caps as well an 8 foot section of titles at the store I work at.

09-30-2008, 12:55 PM	#9
D1-2005 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kansas City Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:298	unfortunatly my walmart sucks, they have all their blu's inside a glass case. And by glass case I don't mean the nice ones like the games, they are literally thrown in there in stacks. You would have to get someone just to browse and see what titles they have.

09-30-2008, 01:41 PM	#10
JonBidinger Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:375	My walmart did the same. A the whole blu-ray section looked like it had been picked over.

09-30-2008, 02:02 PM	#12
sarge1976 Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Shillington,PA Home Theater Gallery:22 Blu-ray collection:1038 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:4	yeah my wal-mart in wyomissing,PA is doing an "Extreme makeover" to be able to compete with all of the Super Wal-marts in my area,They had a decent BD section one week and now half of the catalog titles are gone ,I hope they plan on expanding their selection.

09-30-2008, 02:31 PM	#13
t0nythebeat Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:211 Blu-ray reviews:38 Trading Score:2	yeah the Walmart by my job ... had plenty of blu titles one day, and gone the next day. the clerk said, "We dont have blu-rays right now"

09-30-2008, 02:59 PM	#14
Untiteld7 Member Member since:Sep 2008	I work at Best Buy and every week we will have some people come in and pull all the DVD'S and BD's that don't sell and send them back to the vendors. I'm always sad when they pull our Blu-rays, but sometimes we will end up receiving movies they take

09-30-2008, 09:00 PM	#15
arush5268d Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:85	My local Wal-Marts have a very poor selection, and most prices are around $30/Blu-ray. Come to think of it - I don't think i've ever seen anybody buy myself browsing their Blu-ray section.

10-01-2008, 05:37 AM	#18
Grim Reaper Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Let Me In! 4K collection:499 Blu-ray collection:2022 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:13	my walmart uses the glass case for the games only.

10-01-2008, 05:41 AM	#19
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	on of our wal-marts recently glassed in the ENTIRE dvd section. I was like WTH? They said all the empty cases all the store led to the decision to lock it up. A big PIA when I wanna see coverart, so I just go to Target Now

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