[HandsClean]

Pre-ordered a CD a few weeks ago which came out this week, got a message just now saying sorry this item is not in stock.

Seriously, the instore prices are bad enough but I expected to recieve an item i ordered in ADVANCE . If I'm honest I wouldn't have minded but the CD should have been dispatched a week ago and if I would have been informed then I would have been like fair enough and looked elsewhere but I've been eagerly waiting for it and pissed that I now have to get another one.

[Cantona07]

Its an outdated method of buying music for the majority now sadly. I was always of the mind that i preferred books,cds and dvds to electronic versions but I'm now the complete opposite.

[CABLEDUDE]

I ordered Yellow Submarine on blu-ray a few months ago and it arrived before the release date

[Letsjustgo27]

I will cross my fingers I don't wait too long for my preorder. Lol

[GagaKeshaMinaj]

Originally Posted by HandsClean

Pre-ordered a CD a few weeks ago which came out this week, got a message just now saying sorry this item is not in stock.

Seriously, the instore prices are bad enough but I expected to recieve an item i ordered in ADVANCE . If I'm honest I wouldn't have minded but the CD should have been dispatched a week ago and if I would have been informed then I would have been like fair enough and looked elsewhere but I've been eagerly waiting for it and pissed that I now have to get another one.

Just out of interest and nosiness, what CD was it? xD

[HandsClean]

Originally Posted by GagaKeshaMinaj

Just out of interest and nosiness, what CD was it? xD

Loreen

[Littlegreen42]

If it's the Kylie Abbey Road album, apparently the hard-back version was low in stock to start with...

[HandsClean]

Originally Posted by Littlegreen42

If it's the Kylie Abbey Road album, apparently the hard-back version was low in stock to start with...

Got that from Sainsburys like I do all my CD'S.

[lil lexie]

I went into HMV yesterday to do a bit of catching up cd wise. No Magic Hour by Scissor Sisters and no MDNA by Madonna.
No where else had them either, so it looks like it'll have to be Amazon again.

[TheBigBoy]

You should buy the Deluxe Version of MDNA

[StandByMe89]

Also don't their points system run out? I got an email saying my points would expire soon. My local hmv shut down last year so I don't go to HMV at all... also their prices were incredibly high, so it's not surprising they ran out of business. It's sad to see record stores go though.

[Shadow2009]

Asda is just as bad. It was £9.97 for the Leona Lewis and JLS albums.

[AcidVenus]

Originally Posted by StandByMe89

Also don't their points system run out? I got an email saying my points would expire soon. My local hmv shut down last year so I don't go to HMV at all... also their prices were incredibly high, so it's not surprising they ran out of business. It's sad to see record stores go though.

Yeah when points get 2 years old they expire. When I heard this I stopped shopping there. I was wanting to save up for an exclusive signed guitar but theres no way I'd get the points needed in 24 months.

[shaunnashines]

Oh no I recently pre-ordered from them....

[I IZ Ghetto]

Originally Posted by Shadow2009

Asda is just as bad. It was £9.97 for the Leona Lewis and JLS albums.

For new releases is a bit over the top.

[HandsClean]

Originally Posted by I IZ Ghetto

For new releases is a bit over the top.

Originally Posted by Shadow2009

Asda is just as bad. It was £9.97 for the Leona Lewis and JLS albums.

Sainsburys is your best bet. All CD's are £6.99 if you pre-order them. Of course Deluxe editions are more expensive but the price differs with them.

Originally Posted by shaunnashines

Oh no I recently pre-ordered from them....

Hope it works out, I still haven't been sent my copy that I preordered and it's been nearly two weeks. It hasn't even been dispatched. Can I just go into the store and check if they have it and pay the price I pre-ordered it for.

[chrisii2011]

I rarely order from hmv as preorders never turned up in time and theyre too expensive

[Starry Eyed]

Originally Posted by Shadow2009

Asda is just as bad. It was £9.97 for the Leona Lewis and JLS albums.

That's genuinely shocking. Am very surprised and disgusted at Asda.

[HandsClean]

Originally Posted by chrisii2011

I rarely order from hmv as preorders never turned up in time and theyre too expensive

Believe it or not though it was actually the cheapest option, Sainsburys weren't selling t and Amazon & Play.com had it £9.97

[tomi-08]

HMV are bugging me at the minute. High prices and all the jewel cases with the CDs I've bought recently have been ruined by the security sticker tags they have - nightmare to get it off without scratching or ruining the case. Tried pretty much all the usual tricks - using the sticker to peel the residue off, baby wipes.. neither really worked and now my CD cases are scratched, sticky (which causes them to stick to other CDs on the shelf) and so on. Never used to have that problem with them until the last few months but that's my OCD side coming out. Might start ordering elsewhere now though with the likes of Amazon, Play.

[chrisii2011]

Originally Posted by HandsClean

Believe it or not though it was actually the cheapest option, Sainsburys weren't selling t and Amazon & Play.com had it £9.97

Blimey!! still id rather go with amazon at least you get the things on time

[HandsClean]

Originally Posted by chrisii2011

Blimey!! still id rather go with amazon at least you get the things on time

Yeah but at £9.97 i may aswell had buy it in the shop for £10.00

[matty_anderson]

I don't know how HMV are still open, I've never seen an entertainment store with prices as high as they have, I used to pre-order everything from HMV and it was always delivered early too but now they don't deliver in time for the release date, let alone early. I've since changed to a different store to buy my Music and Movies from

[mevilhoney]

Originally Posted by matty_anderson

I don't know how HMV are still open, I've never seen an entertainment store with prices as high as they have, I used to pre-order everything from HMV and it was always delivered early too but now they don't deliver in time for the release date, let alone early. I've since changed to a different store to buy my Music and Movies from

They have good sale offers in the one I used to go to (it`s closed recently ,strangely there`s another HMV about 5 minutes away that opens a lot later and seems `swankier`-- that`s still open).

[mevilhoney]

Originally Posted by tomi-08

HMV are bugging me at the minute. High prices and all the jewel cases with the CDs I've bought recently have been ruined by the security sticker tags they have - nightmare to get it off without scratching or ruining the case. Tried pretty much all the usual tricks - using the sticker to peel the residue off, baby wipes.. neither really worked and now my CD cases are scratched, sticky (which causes them to stick to other CDs on the shelf) and so on. Never used to have that problem with them until the last few months but that's my OCD side coming out. Might start ordering elsewhere now though with the likes of Amazon, Play.

I`ve had that problem,they stick to other CDS if you pile them on top of each other,I`ve actually broken cases.