Quote ="onewild"The problem with Zavvi was that its prices were way to high to justify buying anything from them. An example of this was the season one box set of The Wire, which cost, even when they were in the middle of their closing down sale, £25 while at Amazon you can buy it for £15. Who is going to shop at a place that charges £10 more for an item.
In conclusion, I pretty much buy everything from Amazon these days anyway, unless it is some impulse dvd buying in the 4 for £20 range at HMV.'"
I agree with the comparison with amazon, that's a given.
The same as any item though, be it clothing, hardware or equipment and tools.
Amazon wins every time due to it's numerous avenues of supply.
The same doesn't happen with Music retail stores.
And we all know why Asda can sell a new release DVD at £6/£7 that Z/HMV are selling at £13.
When it comes to comparing Z & HMV, it's generally tit-for tat. Unless someone looks round both stores FULLY and can genuinely make comparisons on ALL stock prices you will never know that at some points in time Z were more expensive than HMV in some areas and HMV more expensive than Z in others.
I unfortunately have had to do that before.
What's wrong with me today? I never felt like defending the company whilst i was there!
