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The Mobius · 10-23-2002, 12:30 AM

Well, the day started off pretty badly .. I walk into KMart, expecting a by-the-register display like there's been for the past couple of big releases (Monsters Inc & Beauty) .. but that must've been a Disney thing.

So I go to the back of the store and there's ET, stuffed unceremoniously on the shelf, only TEN copies, all FULLSCREEN!
Argh!

So I asked the guy, and he looked at me like I was stupid.\
"I don't think that comes in Widescreen." he says.
"Yes, it does," comes my reply.
"Well, we wouldn't have that here."

So I walked out in shock.

Went out to the nearby SuperWalmart, and in the DVD department are 3 sales associates in the new release aisle with 2 HUGE boxes of ETs. And they're gently stacking them up, separating fullscreen and widescreen.
I asked the price, and -yep - $14.87. She said that their manager calls all the stores in the area to make sure they have the lowest price!

I was amazed by the ratio of full:widescreen, it was basically 1:1
Walmart, although I may have disagreed with you pushing fullscreen in the past, today you're my hero.

10-23-2002, 12:30 AM	#18 (permalink)
The Mobius Actor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lurking	Well, the day started off pretty badly .. I walk into KMart, expecting a by-the-register display like there's been for the past couple of big releases (Monsters Inc & Beauty) .. but that must've been a Disney thing. So I go to the back of the store and there's ET, stuffed unceremoniously on the shelf, only TEN copies, all FULLSCREEN! Argh! So I asked the guy, and he looked at me like I was stupid.\ "I don't think that comes in Widescreen." he says. "Yes, it does," comes my reply. "Well, we wouldn't have that here." So I walked out in shock. Went out to the nearby SuperWalmart, and in the DVD department are 3 sales associates in the new release aisle with 2 HUGE boxes of ETs. And they're gently stacking them up, separating fullscreen and widescreen. I asked the price, and -yep - $14.87. She said that their manager calls all the stores in the area to make sure they have the lowest price! I was amazed by the ratio of full:widescreen, it was basically 1:1 Walmart, although I may have disagreed with you pushing fullscreen in the past, today you're my hero.