For this third post I will finish my conclusions from sale
shopping. This was the concerning…
Once again, with Love2Shop vouchers in hand, I headed into
HMV. I had been after the Mumford and Sons album Babel for quite some time -
and after disappointment of not receiving it at Christmas - I thought I’d treat
myself using a voucher. HMV was the only retailer selling music in the mix of
brands offered on the high street voucher, as quite honestly, besides
supermarkets, they are the only major retailer left in physical CD sales on the
high street. I wasn’t expecting to see the album on sale due to its popularity,
but knew that even online weren’t selling it any cheaper. It soon became
apparent the Milton Keynes store was out of stock. Disappointed I left the
store, putting the situation down to popularity of the album, the small store
and the likelihood that HMV hadn’t received any stock deliveries over Christmas.
However, when unable to find the album in Exeter’s large
city centre store, and then a week after Christmas in Kettering, I began to
worry. There was none of the album available in the Northampton store, and
still – another week later the Kettering store was still out. By this point
alarm bells were ringing, and my frustration growing. Online prices were
falling for the album and with the inability to use the voucher online at HMV
or elsewhere, I decided to ask a member of staff at HMV Kettering when they
would expect new stock. The assistant explained that a previous order fell
through due to the supplier not having the album in stock either, but that they
were hoping for a delivery the following weekend. However, on the 15th
January 2013, 3 days after my visit to HMV, it was announced the chain had fell
into administration.
Hardly surprising then that I was unable to access this
album. 3 days ago I purchased the deluxe album for £8.99 via Amazon mp3
download.
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