Al Krow Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Went into Administration today. This time around it'll probably not come out the other end. I, for one, will be sad to see it go. But times they are a changin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 HMV was definitely part of my childhood, a bit like Our Price etc. Coincidentally I ordered a couple of David Bowie things from them just this week, having not placed an order with them in ages. Thankfully they showed up today. End of an era though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I never liked HMV stores and their online shop was equally dire. However I do feel for the 2000+ employees that are suddenly going to be out of a job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Bit naughty that they drove it through the Christmas period - goodness knows how many £sssss of gift vouchers they sold, most of which now aren't worth diddly............. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Well, they are worth something at the moment, the stores are still open, I went in one today. I will be sad to see them go, it is another one of the big shops in our town that will become a vacant lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 None of the HMV stores round these parts survived the first round of administration. They all went 'full Woolworths ' even selling off the shelves and racks as well as the CDs and DVDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I'm betting that HMV stores don't see the New Year in.......... 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 HMV, even back in the day, always seemed to be well behind the curve and it was never a go to location when I was still buying CDs or DVDs. They'd always seemed to be too mainstream and didn't really do that particularly well. While I should feel concerned about the death of the high street, insofar as HMV goes, I'm indifferent. There's nowt specialist about them; Amazon do the same product, for cheaper and with next day delivery. Why would I ever schlep into town to buy from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I can't remember the last time I went into a shop and bought a CD. A bit of nostalgia but I fondly remember going into Tower Records in Glasgow. 5 floors of music. I got a lot of what was considered obscure back then like Parliament, The Meters, Funkadelic etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Another store I will miss. The number of cheap cd's and dvds I have bought in there simply through browsing re shelves, something you cant do online. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Sadly it looks like it's is destined to become yet another fond memory of my younger days. Along with Blockbuster, Tandy and Athena. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 HMV in much the same spiral as House of Fraser, Debenhams, - huge rents and an indifferent product. Mothercare will be next, and Mike Ashley will be hoovering it all up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) The trouble I've always found with HMV, and this is going back a few years but into the Internet buying era, is that a bands current CD was a normal price, tenner-ish, but any of their older cd's were through the roof pricewise, where other retailers sold most older cd's for less than the current release. There's been quite a few artists I've got into and bought their back catalogue on the Internet, mainly amazon if cheap enough new or ebay second hand. A few times I have bought a back catalogue for £30 where in HMV it would've been a couple of hundred. I've been in there and seen a CD for £17.99 and gone on Amazon while in HMV and bought it for £4. It's sad but I've had no reason to use HMV for a long time, and I don't do streaming preferring to own the physical item. Edited December 28, 2018 by Maude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I thought they'd gone years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Just now, FinnDave said: I thought they'd gone years ago! They went into adminstration about 5 years ago but either got bought out or bailed out and managed to survive. I don't think they'll be so lucky this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Sadly it looks like it's is destined to become yet another fond memory of my younger days. Along with Blockbuster, Tandy and Athena. . . . . and don't forget Laskys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blisters on my fingers Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Am I right in thinking that HMV saved Fopp a while back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, blisters on my fingers said: Am I right in thinking that HMV saved Fopp a while back ? Fopp? I don’t use Fopp. I’m a Dapper Dan man. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Just now, Frank Blank said: Fopp? I don’t use Fopp. I’m a Dapper Dan man. “Ain’t this a geographical oddity...two weeks from everywhere?!” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) I haven’t been in a HMV for years, until about 5 months ago. They didn’t have what I wanted and there was nobody to ask for help, so I left. - as an aside, it’s a shame for the staff. It really is. And having had mates in a similar position, I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone - especially not in January when everyone decides they’re going to look for a new job... count my blessings I got out of retail. it’s a dying industry Edited December 29, 2018 by AndyTravis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Seems like the general consensus is "ah well, bit of a shame, but not going to effect me personally very much". Browsing through hundreds of different albums is not something we want to find the time to do anymore. It is amazing to have an unlimited world of music available for almost no cost (Spotify, YouTube etc), I can't deny that. Waterstones have thrived in the internet age. But then a physical book still beats a kindle hands down in a way that a CD doesn't give you anything more than streamed music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 minute ago, AndyTravis said: “Ain’t this a geographical oddity...two weeks from everywhere?!” ...and stay out of the Woolworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Frank Blank said: ...and stay out of the Woolworth. “Damn, we in a tight spot” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 There's one near me. Every time I walked past it looked like a funeral in waiting. Last time I went in it there were some youths sort of hanging around. I think they were staff but I couldn't be sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvo66 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) What with streaming these days ,cd and DVD are a sinking ship ,but vinyls have gone up in sales ,who even uses money these days it's all PayPal and the like ? Feel sorry for all those people who are going to lose their jobs ,blade runner springs too mind enjoy the journey folks it about to get a whole lot weirder Edited December 29, 2018 by kevvo66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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