Are the high prices of gas cutting into your Blu-ray purchases?

[grimicoh]

Just wondering if the rising gas prices are keeping people from buy new Blu-rays...

[Stiny-Ray2]

Yeah you dam right...how are we going to get to the stores.

[PS3 Blu-Ray]

na, close to 30 bucks a title is though

[jk1138]

Originally Posted by PS3 Blu-Ray

na, close to 30 bucks a title is though

I am with you on this, I find ways to pay for gas, but cannot justify the 25 - 35 price range for BDs. man I am hard pressed to spend 20 at times.

[PS3 Blu-Ray]

Originally Posted by jk1138

I am with you on this, I find ways to pay for gas, but cannot justify the 25 - 35 price range for BDs. man I am hard pressed to spend 20 at times.

i have no problem at 19.99 if it has dts ma, if not, Ill wait for 14.99 deals without ma, if I made good money, maybe 25-30 a title I would buy, but I don't

[ground chuck]

the cost of utilities have risen, severely in maryland. thus the trickle down affect has increased dairy, produce, other items at the grocery store.

[ldominicano]

....i use to pick up a new release every other week or so. Now im down to just grabbing a movie at the end of the month when my bonus comes in cause that extra spend money i had is going towards gas.

Im looking for a 2nd job to pay for my gas to go to my primary job ...x

[Beta Man]

For my 14 MPG.... prices of gas are rough, but I'm sure the Europeans here will chime in with what REALLY high gas prices are. Americans don't have any room to complain if you ask me.


Besides, if you are THAT price sensitive to things like gasoline, you shouldn't be in the market for Blu-Ray or HD DVD, or Cable/Satellite Television for that matter. All of these things are consumer goods that the price sensitive shouldn't spend their money on....... it's like people on welfare (or Wel-Fate as I call it) that drink and smoke..... but I'll save that rant for another day.

[un4gvn94538]

cost of gas is filtered into everything including blu. the cost of shipping the blu, shipping the materials to make blu. it all comes back to us. thats why we bought a small vw for commuting. suv sits until we take a trip or go somewhere with the kids. and i dont use my truck that much any more, i miss it

[Brian Cash]

gas really doesnt effect my blu ray spending just effects on how many times im gonna take my 32' baja out this summer

[grimicoh]

I'll agree with you that Europeans have it rough, but they also have a Public transportation system that works. Thats something that besides NY, doesn't exist in America.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

For my 14 MPG.... prices of gas are rough, but I'm sure the Europeans here will chime in with what REALLY high gas prices are. Americans don't have any room to complain if you ask me.


Besides, if you are THAT price sensitive to things like gasoline, you shouldn't be in the market for Blu-Ray or HD DVD, or Cable/Satellite Television for that matter. All of these things are consumer goods that the price sensitive shouldn't spend their money on....... it's like people on welfare (or Wel-Fate as I call it) that drink and smoke..... but I'll save that rant for another day.

i guess us po' folk shouldnt have cell phones either

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

i guess us po' folk shouldnt have cell phones either

For those who are concerned with the price of gas, they certainly shouldn't have I-Phones!

It's just rough, and I appologize, but I was just venting a little.... My wife is a physician at a small family clinic that treats a predominantly un-insured population. We spend money on certain things we enjoy, everyone does, but just a few weeks ago she was telling me about seeing a young girl, who was in there, paying on the "sliding scale" so her entire visit was $5 or so, but she had an I-Phone...... my wife was just mystified at why this girl, with no insurance, on public assistance, would have an I-Phone.

I was just trying to say, if prices of gas were putting that big of a strain on your budget, you probably shouldn't have jumped into HD yet, be it Blu-Ray, or a $3,000 television.....

I guess I was raised with conservative values, and was taught at an early age to SAVE SAVE SAVE...... My parents still scoffed at me when they visited us, and saw the T.V. and other stuff..... my parents were actually disappointed because they raised me to know better.

I'm sure if people wanted to they could max out credit cards for Blu-Rays.... it's your right to do so I guess, so have fun..... I've gotta save, because it always rains when you're least prepared.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

For my 14 MPG.... prices of gas are rough, but I'm sure the Europeans here will chime in with what REALLY high gas prices are. Americans don't have any room to complain if you ask me.

Brits pay £18 ($36) a disc on Amazon.co.uk
Germans pay EUR 25 ($38) a disc on Amazon.de

Fox titles are $50 SRP in Canada (although we get a great deal on Lionsgate, the native corp).

Gas is not the only thing that is a bargain in America.

Gary

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

but I'll save that rant for another day.

Thank You.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Besides, if you are THAT price sensitive to things like gasoline, you shouldn't be in the market for Blu-Ray or HD DVD, or Cable/Satellite Television for that matter. All of these things are consumer goods that the price sensitive shouldn't spend their money on....... it's like people on welfare (or Wel-Fate as I call it) that drink and smoke..... but I'll save that rant for another day.

+1.

And I voted no, because I live in a big city that has a transit system, I don't need to spend any money on gas so the price of gas going up makes me giggle more than anything.

Logan

[supersix4]

3.74 here not one bit, but it sucks our cars reqiure premium

[Smackos]

Don't know what it equates to for you guys but roughly over here in the UK we pay about £1.13 per litre so around $8.56 per gallon give or take..

Thats Petrol, Diesel is slightly more expensive.

[Brian Cash]

Originally Posted by Smackos

Don't know what it equates to for you guys but roughly over here in the UK we pay about £1.13 per litre so around $8.56 per gallon give or take..

JEEEEEEEEEze I deff would not be owning a car or boat there since my car only gets 16mpg and my boat burns about 40 gallons a hr i would be claiming bankruptcy

[GORT]

NO I get all my BD from amazon Free 2 day shipping and I have a job that pays very well