Weekly RoundUp 10-23-2018 (1 Viewer)

[David Norman]

Not this item -- but a couple weeks ago on the release date for the A Star is Born soundtrack, I went into my Target looking for it in the middle of the afternoon, by which time they should have had it out. It turns out that all of their copies were in the back stockroom and no one had put them out in the store, so you had to ask for it. AND it was a Target exclusive version of the CD which they paid to have (the exclusive is a foldout poster on the back of the booklet, not extra music, but still.) They paid to get an exclusive on what is essentially a new Lady Gaga album and didn't bother to put it out. But they had it. You just had to ask to get it.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if they were still in the storeroom. Anytime the inventory sites say it should be there I ask an employee to help me track it down or at least check their handset which has a more accurate inventory. Admittedly how helpful they are is YMMV, but almost all my stores have people who at least try to help out even if sometimes they aren't successful.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Funny thing...

About Midnight last night, I got an automated note from Amazon with a "Delivery Estimate Update" on my order of Celebrating Mickey. It tells me that my new estimated delivery date is November 1 - November 2.

I'll still be looking for a local copy today...hoping to find one at the cheaper price and then cancel the Amazon order.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

Well, it SHOULD have been there. They've got a spot for it:

Yeah, this is my WalMart literally every single time I go looking on release date for a 4K title. Always a spot for it, always completely empty.

 

[Maxman43]

It wouldn't surprise me at all if they were still in the storeroom. Anytime the inventory sites say it should be there I ask an employee to help me track it down or at least check their handset which has a more accurate inventory. Admittedly how helpful they are is YMMV, but almost all my stores have people who at least try to help out even if sometimes they aren't successful.

Same happened to me at BestBuy a while back.

 

[David Norman]

Looks like about 60% of WM B&M stores now listing in stock up form 20% yesterday morning and 50% at midnight.
Yesterday my main store didn't have it though but now with 4 copies listed. Luckily I had an errand yesterday that put me nearer my 2nd store,

 

[Mike Frezon]

Wayne, Adam...I don't know how interested you are in this title...but there are now three copies left at the Crossgates Wal-Mart.

Just an offer to "monitor the situation" and let me know when it becomes available. I have heard this offer many times. And they NEVER follow through on it. But, of course, their software automatically will let me know that the product is available and ships.

To be fair...I got an e-mail tonight from the very Amazon rep who told me she would keep checking and let me know when the title would be available and when I might receive it.

And right after I read that e-mail...I canceled my Amazon order for the title.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Glad you got it, Mike.

 

[Malcolm R]

Is there anything on this "Mickey" set that was not included on the earlier Disney Treasures sets in tins?

 

[Wayne_j]

Congrats Mike, I'm considering getting it.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Is there anything on this "Mickey" set that was not included on the earlier Disney Treasures sets in tins?

There's a thread over in the software forum in which the contents were discussed at length. I don't have all the Treasures, only some, but my bet is probably not, other than the fact that this is in HD and the Treasures were all DVDs -- there are only 13 shorts on this disc anyway and it is not meant to be comprehensive. (Well, Get a Horse from 2013 isn't on a Treasures set, but that is on Frozen, so more people have that than any other Blu-ray ever sold anyway.)

 

[Jake Lipson]

Funnily enough, Amazon just price matched Wal-Mart's $14.96 on Celebrating Mickey, but they still don't have it in stock.

 

[B-ROLL]

I couldn't find even a slot for it at my W*M on Thursday, but there were lots of empty slots I didn't check