Re: In the Shadow of the Moon availability
I had an interesting "In the Shadow of the Moon" experience at Best Buy this week. I stopped by Best Buy on Tuesday (02/19) to pick-up a couple of new releases and I saw several copies of In the Shadow of the Moon DVD's. My heart started racing, my hands became sweaty, and my mouth became dry, for I had stumbled on a treasure trove of valuable collectibles . . . DVD's recalled for rights issues! I pondered my options: go home and research this to get the complete scoop (and take a chance that they'll all be pulled by the time I get back); or just buy them now, and figure out all of the details later. I quickly called my wife and informed her of the situation. I told her, "Hon, this DVD was discussed over at HTF. It was recalled immediately, and some stores were actually destroying the discs! These are likely to be collectible, and worth some money. Start planning our cruise!" (OK, I just made that last sentence up.)
I grabbed the six copies on the shelf and made my way to the register. The whole time I was standing in line I was wondering how I was going to explain why I was buying 6 copies of In the Shadow of the Moon. I knew that I couldn't just say, "These DVD's were recalled. You're not supposed to be selling these. You were to pull them from the shelves and return them." My other thought was that the title was "flagged", and that sirens would blare, lights would flash, and that metal grate protecting the exterior doors would drop the moment the first DVD's UPC was scanned.
Naturally, the blue shirted cashier was curious, "Who are all of these for?" I mumbled something about some rumor that these may be collectible for some reason or another. The sale went through without alerting the authorities and I breathed a sigh of relief as I made it to my car.
I raced home to research the recall issues on HTF, and to calculate my projected profits from eBay sales. I really don't have the words to express my surprise, shock, and disappointment upon discovering that the release rights issues were settled rather quickly, and that In the Shadow of the Moon is no longer subject to a recall, and that the DVD is readily available at retail.
My next challenge was how to convince my wife to return these 6 DVD's to Best Buy. I thought about, "Hon, are you going to be running any errands near Best Buy today?" I decided against even broaching the subject with her. This would have been a challenging request, even if it had been one of my most charming days.
I headed back to Best Buy on Wednesday night to return the titles. Again, I was guessing at the questions that I would be asked, and again I fumbled for answers. I was greeted at the door by the guy with the gun that shoots (or sticks) those pink "item being returned" labels onto each of my 6 copies of In the Shadow of the Moon. Luckily the returns line was short and moved quickly, which helped alleviate my anxiety. Sure enough, the question was asked, "Why are you returning 6 copies of this DVD? Is there something wrong with them?" I mumbled my way through my story about believing that they were potential collector's items and then discovering later that it was not true. I got my refund and made my way to my car, again breathing a sigh of relief.
The moral to this story: Read the Home Theater Forum threads in detail.
Or, the moral could be: Make sure that you can access HTF from anywhere should the need arise. "Hey Hon, I think I need an iPhone . . ."
By the way, if you're looking for In the Shadow of the Moon on DVD, and happen to be in the Murrieta area, stop in at Best Buy - they have some copies in stock.
