Anth 113 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Zavvi going under! At this rate, by the end of next year Northumberland St will be full of empty retail units! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Last time I was in one (Belfast rather than the Town) there was literally nothing in there I wanted to spend my money on. It's barely even a record shop these days. These lot saw off most of the decent independent shops and now Amazon et al have done it to them I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth 113 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Last time I was in one (Belfast rather than the Town) there was literally nothing in there I wanted to spend my money on. It's barely even a record shop these days. These lot saw off most of the decent independent shops and now Amazon et al have done it to them I suppose. Yeah, I alwatys thought these lot and HMV were on borrowed time. You can get DVD's and stuff much cheaper online. And they are also up against the illegal downloaders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Quick postage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7189 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Thats what will happen imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14079 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 You want to head down Woolies, man. It's going fucking mental down there; they're even selling the office furniture. Nearly got meself a safe and those ropes/poles they use for queues. Would have set me back about £400 but it was hard to pass up. Got a Motown compilation for 50p as well so you can't really complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything He says, sat at his computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14020 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I haven't bought a CD in a year or so, I used to buy 2 a week. I think Radioheads tactic is the future, £2.50 I paid for In Rainbows, directly to the artist too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Last time I was in one (Belfast rather than the Town) there was literally nothing in there I wanted to spend my money on. It's barely even a record shop these days. These lot saw off most of the decent independent shops and now Amazon et al have done it to them I suppose. Yeah, I alwatys thought these lot and HMV were on borrowed time. You can get DVD's and stuff much cheaper online. And they are also up against the illegal downloaders Ironically this is exactly the time they could be cashing in on that, but instead will continue to make war on their customers instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything He says, sat at his computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I wonder if Borders is far behind? The amount of stock they carry is phenomenal, probably an out-moded business model now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15742 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and find out they don't have it in stock. FYP LOL ETC. But seriously, this is the problem I invariably have (even with Oxford Street sometimes). Was on Northumberland Street today with some parental money to burn and, between HMV and Zavvi, I literally found one of the dozen or so CDs I had on my list (and I'd have had to queue up for god knows how long to pay even if I had found what I wanted). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Shit shop - just hope Fopp doesn't go under with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14020 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 £3 (an album) worth of free MP3's from Amazon.co.uk tomorrow and boxing day. Killing stores album by album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Nah, we'd all have to be postmen to deal with the volume of deliveries. I've never seen a fat postman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonGoodwyn 1 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Nah, we'd all have to be postmen to deal with the volume of deliveries. I've never seen a fat postman. Use to have this right fat lass that delivered parcels. Ginger as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Nah, we'd all have to be postmen to deal with the volume of deliveries. I've never seen a fat postman. Use to have this right fat lass that delivered parcels. Ginger as well. PostWOMEN have to be big fat rugby player types or they can't lift a full bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Nah, we'd all have to be postmen to deal with the volume of deliveries. I've never seen a fat postman. Use to have this right fat lass that delivered parcels. Ginger as well. PostWOMEN have to be big fat rugby player types or they can't lift a full bag. I know a big butch lesbian who's a postwoman, just to confirm the stereotype. At my old work building we were on the 1st floor and the postman was massive, there was no lift and he was always dripping with sweat and having a borderline asthma attack by the time he reached us, absolutely minging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Well as things are much cheaper online surprisingly enough that's why I buy them online. And I rarely have the time to pop into town to actually buy overpriced things in store that way. Although don't let that knock you off your high horse though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 And therein lies the problem. People would rather sit in the house and order it online with 2 day 'quick' postage. Or you can hop on a bus and have it in your hand in half an hour. We are going to be a nation of fat bastards in no time at all and each town centre is going to consist of one ginormous Tescos that sells everything Well as things are much cheaper online surprisingly enough that's why I buy them online. And I rarely have the time to pop into town to actually buy overpriced things in store that way. Although don't let that knock you off your high horse though. Tbh there's always plenty of people bizzing around town hunting for a bargain everytime I drive through, it's too much of a pain in the arse to stop, get parked and fanny around in queues to shop in town - online shopping is usually cheaper and less stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 It's cracker's I know it makes no sense and it's immaterial, but I hate shopping in Zavvi. The Store is tacky adn shit, the staff are dead behind the eyes and the customers are at the scummier end of the gene pool. I only go in now and then and regret it whenever I do, because I feel like a sexual abuse victim on leaving. I need to scurry off to a shower and brillo padd my skin raw, crying and murmuring "unclean" to myself until my voice runs hoarse. HMV (objectively) can't be any different, but for whatever reason I can tolerate that place. I think this, as much as anything else, is why I acquire my music and movies online. I fucking hate people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Took a shortcut through Woolworths today. They're even selling of the shelving units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 It's cracker's I know Fucking hell, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14079 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Went in Zavvi today. it's still shite with fuck all in and barely any choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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