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Robert Crawford
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Re: Warner Bros store is breaking its own release dates?
It's good for us the consumers so I won't complain about it.
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Re: Warner Bros store is breaking its own release dates?
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Only some consumers. I work in a 'big box' store and it's not like we have first dibs.
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Well that leaves 90% of consumers who don't work in a "big box" store so we're happy with any retailer that breaks street date.
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Re: Warner Bros store is breaking its own release dates?
I heard that some people (not me, unfortunately) received Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius from Warner weeks before release date.
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Re: Warner Bros store is breaking its own release dates?
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Its good for consumers though, right?
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It's good for the consumers that receive the product which is my contention.
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Re: Warner Bros store is breaking its own release dates?
Isn't the street date essentially a handshake agreement between retailers?
If so, I'm not sure that WB is doing anything wrong. They are the manufacturer and should be able to sell whenever they want.
This is a relatively unique situation where the manufacturer and retailer are one in the same.
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Re: Warner Bros store is breaking its own release dates?
You can walk into any small DVD store in New York and find the new releases two to three weeks ahead of the release date. I used to do that until I decided it was not worth the extra five dollars and now wait out Best Buy or Amazon.
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