Why are Walmarts and some BestBuys going against exclusivity? - Blu-ray Forum

blu-ballz · 02-28-2008, 06:02 AM

Around the NW suburbs of Chicago, I went to several walmarts and 3 Best Buys and guess how many different BD discs they had "out"?

WalMart - only 5 different BD movies
BestBuy - only 17!

HD-DVDs
Walmart - around 20
BestBuy - all of them!

what gives here? I understand they are trying to sell off the old discontinued HD-DVD discs but it seriously confuses the uninformed consumer when they purposely have a giant HD-DVD display immediately when entering the store with the "Pink Kuhlman Cancer stuff" and "RED AIDS" thing and 1/8th of the number of BDs as Harry Potter and other HD-DVDS. All the blu-rays are hidden in the back of the store on a single half-shelf. With a crapload in boxes in the stockroom.

Similar goes for WalMart's electronics dept. I asked, "where are all your Blu-Rays?"

Indian cashier states "All disc on shelf, you need HDDVD?"

If these stores are now "Blu-Exclusive" shouldn't the employees know that?

Marcusarilius · 02-28-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by blu-ballz

Around the NW suburbs of Chicago, I went to several walmarts and 3 Best Buys and guess how many different BD discs they had "out"?

WalMart - only 5 different BD movies
BestBuy - only 17!

HD-DVDs
Walmart - around 20
BestBuy - all of them!

what gives here? I understand they are trying to sell off the old discontinued HD-DVD discs but it seriously confuses the uninformed consumer when they purposely have a giant HD-DVD display immediately when entering the store with the "Pink Kuhlman Cancer stuff" and "RED AIDS" thing and 1/8th of the number of BDs as Harry Potter and other HD-DVDS. All the blu-rays are hidden in the back of the store on a single half-shelf. With a crapload in boxes in the stockroom.

Similar goes for WalMart's electronics dept. I asked, "where are all your Blu-Rays?"

Indian cashier states "All disc on shelf, you need HDDVD?"

If these stores are now "Blu-Exclusive" shouldn't the employees know that?

NW burb of Chicago mate! Try the south side next time. A real wut fer!

lncomp · 02-28-2008, 06:06 AM

Its obvious managers are ordering people to put more HD-DVD discs out there probably for those who are clueless that the war is over, they need to get rid of them all and the only way to do that is to display more instead

FIDDYPOP · 02-28-2008, 06:07 AM

hell yeah chi town!

MOONPHASE · 02-28-2008, 06:44 AM

because they are retarded

quaylie · 02-28-2008, 07:44 AM

My Wal-Marts both have more Blu and the HD-DVD players are on clearance...

MOONPHASE · 02-28-2008, 07:47 AM

walmart 50/50 at the one i go to and best buy 75% Blu

solskei · 02-28-2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

walmart 50/50 at the one i go to and best buy 75% Blu

Same here.

Maxell · 02-28-2008, 08:01 AM

You have a defective Best Buy and Walmart. Though most walmarts are defective anyway. A good Best Buy (like mine) has all titles, unless temporarily sold out.

Besides that you are misinformed. Best Buy is not blu-ray exclusive, they are merely preferring blu-ray. And walmart is still in "phasing out" mode.

ak808 · 02-28-2008, 09:25 AM

Yeah the walmart in hawaii was 50/50 with 3 columns each, but today I noticed there are 4 columns for blu and 2 for hd. Still though their selection sucks. Only about maybe 8 titles with 1 or 2 copies each

SlapnutsGT · 02-28-2008, 09:54 AM

It takes time to phase things out, best buy I believe (I'm an employee btw, at a service center, not retail store ... but I have access to the save news and listings as store employees) was slated to phase out the major displays and cut down on shelf space by end of March, I don't remember exact time but its coming around, I'd have to check employee news for the date.

This is something that is not just going to happen overnight, you know its over, one side quit ... just be patient and hold on.

Plus its up to people in the merch department to change these displays, I used to work in merch when I first started at best buy and this time of year sucks for them. Best Buy likes to massively cut hours to the merch team this time of year, so a lot of those guy are probably struggling with huge list of things to do with minimal hours to do it in.

What small amount of hours they have are spent changing planograms for major revenue areas like TVs and Computers. HD media hardly accounts for 5% of Best Buy's sales a year I'm sure.

NutsAboutPS3 · 02-28-2008, 10:53 AM

Same here in the UK - at the local Gamestation they've recently installed a huge HD DVD section, big cardboard things with the HD DVD logo, look and sound of perfect and all that stuff. Blu-ray just gets a couple of shelves in amongst the PS3 stuff. Baffling.

Mobe1969 · 02-28-2008, 11:11 AM

Can anyone blame them? These companies have stock they are wanting to offload while some people still don't know.

dpomp · 02-28-2008, 11:25 AM

i feel bad for the people that are getting tricked by this my walmarts and bestbuys however were pushing blus even before the warner announcement.

clownface · 02-28-2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lncomp

Its obvious managers are ordering people to put more HD-DVD discs out there probably for those who are clueless that the war is over, they need to get rid of them all and the only way to do that is to display more instead

That's what I believe,trying to stick it to those uninformed consumers who will just see a sale on HD DVD players and movies and make a blind purchase. It's one thing to want to cut your losses but to stick it to an unsuspecting public like that is just WRONG! That's how you loose customers for good. I know if some unsavory salesperson shafted me like that I would stop shopping there.

xtop · 02-28-2008, 01:18 PM

even before the toshiba announcement my local stores had it 75/25 split. and a LOT more then 20 titles at best buy. i'd say 20 at walmart. sounds like youre in a small market?

Lord_Stewie · 02-28-2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-ballz

Around the NW suburbs of Chicago, I went to several walmarts and 3 Best Buys and guess how many different BD discs they had "out"?

WalMart - only 5 different BD movies
BestBuy - only 17!

HD-DVDs
Walmart - around 20
BestBuy - all of them!

what gives here? I understand they are trying to sell off the old discontinued HD-DVD discs but it seriously confuses the uninformed consumer when they purposely have a giant HD-DVD display immediately when entering the store with the "Pink Kuhlman Cancer stuff" and "RED AIDS" thing and 1/8th of the number of BDs as Harry Potter and other HD-DVDS. All the blu-rays are hidden in the back of the store on a single half-shelf. With a crapload in boxes in the stockroom.

Similar goes for WalMart's electronics dept. I asked, "where are all your Blu-Rays?"

Indian cashier states "All disc on shelf, you need HDDVD?"

If these stores are now "Blu-Exclusive" shouldn't the employees know that?

they exclusive but i would imagine demographically in that area more people were hooked on HDDVD. that might explain why more HDDVD can be found there. but bottom line, they will have to switch to the exclusivity deal.

95pgtproject · 02-28-2008, 02:42 PM

My Wal-mart pulled all BDs and DUDs recently

No HDM there at all.................

dvcmember · 02-28-2008, 02:51 PM

Not so in the western suburbs. Check out the Best Buy in Bloomingdale, it is Blu-ray heaven. I've been to the BB in Niles (a NW suburb) and it had a ton of Blu-ray films, at least back in December.

WickyWoo · 02-28-2008, 02:52 PM

Because no one has announced exclusivity, only preference

They purging the stock

02-28-2008, 06:02 AM	#1
blu-ballz Member Member since:Jan 2008	Why are Walmarts and some BestBuys going against exclusivity? Around the NW suburbs of Chicago, I went to several walmarts and 3 Best Buys and guess how many different BD discs they had "out"? WalMart - only 5 different BD movies BestBuy - only 17! HD-DVDs Walmart - around 20 BestBuy - all of them! what gives here? I understand they are trying to sell off the old discontinued HD-DVD discs but it seriously confuses the uninformed consumer when they purposely have a giant HD-DVD display immediately when entering the store with the "Pink Kuhlman Cancer stuff" and "RED AIDS" thing and 1/8th of the number of BDs as Harry Potter and other HD-DVDS. All the blu-rays are hidden in the back of the store on a single half-shelf. With a crapload in boxes in the stockroom. Similar goes for WalMart's electronics dept. I asked, "where are all your Blu-Rays?" Indian cashier states "All disc on shelf, you need HDDVD?" If these stores are now "Blu-Exclusive" shouldn't the employees know that?

02-28-2008, 08:01 AM	#9
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	You have a defective Best Buy and Walmart. Though most walmarts are defective anyway. A good Best Buy (like mine) has all titles, unless temporarily sold out. Besides that you are misinformed. Best Buy is not blu-ray exclusive, they are merely preferring blu-ray. And walmart is still in "phasing out" mode. Last edited by Maxell; 02-28-2008 at 08:04 AM.

02-28-2008, 09:54 AM	#11
SlapnutsGT Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Atlanta	It takes time to phase things out, best buy I believe (I'm an employee btw, at a service center, not retail store ... but I have access to the save news and listings as store employees) was slated to phase out the major displays and cut down on shelf space by end of March, I don't remember exact time but its coming around, I'd have to check employee news for the date. This is something that is not just going to happen overnight, you know its over, one side quit ... just be patient and hold on. Plus its up to people in the merch department to change these displays, I used to work in merch when I first started at best buy and this time of year sucks for them. Best Buy likes to massively cut hours to the merch team this time of year, so a lot of those guy are probably struggling with huge list of things to do with minimal hours to do it in. What small amount of hours they have are spent changing planograms for major revenue areas like TVs and Computers. HD media hardly accounts for 5% of Best Buy's sales a year I'm sure. Last edited by SlapnutsGT; 02-28-2008 at 10:03 AM.

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02-28-2008, 06:06 AM	#3
lncomp Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:9	Its obvious managers are ordering people to put more HD-DVD discs out there probably for those who are clueless that the war is over, they need to get rid of them all and the only way to do that is to display more instead

02-28-2008, 06:07 AM	#4
FIDDYPOP Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Chi-Town Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews:1	hell yeah chi town!

02-28-2008, 06:44 AM	#5
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	because they are retarded

02-28-2008, 07:44 AM	#6
quaylie Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:349	My Wal-Marts both have more Blu and the HD-DVD players are on clearance...

02-28-2008, 07:47 AM	#7
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	walmart 50/50 at the one i go to and best buy 75% Blu

02-28-2008, 09:25 AM	#10
ak808 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:342	Yeah the walmart in hawaii was 50/50 with 3 columns each, but today I noticed there are 4 columns for blu and 2 for hd. Still though their selection sucks. Only about maybe 8 titles with 1 or 2 copies each

02-28-2008, 10:53 AM	#12
NutsAboutPS3 Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray reviews:1	Same here in the UK - at the local Gamestation they've recently installed a huge HD DVD section, big cardboard things with the HD DVD logo, look and sound of perfect and all that stuff. Blu-ray just gets a couple of shelves in amongst the PS3 stuff. Baffling.

02-28-2008, 11:11 AM	#13
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	Can anyone blame them? These companies have stock they are wanting to offload while some people still don't know.

02-28-2008, 11:25 AM	#14
dpomp ₯ Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Texas PSN: dpomp131 Blu-ray collection:231 Trading Score:19	i feel bad for the people that are getting tricked by this my walmarts and bestbuys however were pushing blus even before the warner announcement.

02-28-2008, 01:18 PM	#16
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	even before the toshiba announcement my local stores had it 75/25 split. and a LOT more then 20 titles at best buy. i'd say 20 at walmart. sounds like youre in a small market?

02-28-2008, 02:42 PM	#18
95pgtproject Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:210 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:21	My Wal-mart pulled all BDs and DUDs recently No HDM there at all.................

02-28-2008, 02:51 PM	#19
dvcmember Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Western suburbs, Illinois Blu-ray collection:63	Not so in the western suburbs. Check out the Best Buy in Bloomingdale, it is Blu-ray heaven. I've been to the BB in Niles (a NW suburb) and it had a ton of Blu-ray films, at least back in December.

02-28-2008, 02:52 PM	#20
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Because no one has announced exclusivity, only preference They purging the stock

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