Why does everything street on Tuesday? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Jon · 05-30-2000, 06:46 PM

Surely the best day of the week for this is either Monday or Friday?

I'd prefer Friday as you could pick it up on the way home and not have to worry about homework/accountancy figures/whatever for the next day. It would also give you something to look forward to to the end of the week.

Tuesday is invariably awkward as there is always something to get done for the next day (if you work or go to school that is, and I do the latter).

A strange topic, I know, but does anyone else have any thoughts (or know why it's Tuesday)?

***Taxi*** · 05-31-2000, 12:51 AM

New music CDs have always come out on Tuesday as well. I don't know why. It's an interesting question.

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Dick · 05-31-2000, 03:18 AM

My guess would be that Mondays and Fridays are avoided for street dates because they are more often holidays than other days of the week. Tuesday, being the first day of the week that is rarely if ever a holiday, was probably therefore selected for practical purposes.

clortho · 05-31-2000, 03:20 AM

My guess would be that they also would want to avoid Wednesday and Friday release dates since new movies at the theatres may interfere with possible revenues from other mediums.

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05-31-2000, 11:07 AM

Video and music streets on Monday here in England

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Unicorn · 05-31-2000, 11:25 AM

Having worked in retail for 15 years - although not selling DVD but working with other stuff that uses street dates such as videogames - I can tell you a couple of the reasons why the preferred date is Tuesday. It has to do with shipping, of all things. Distributers are rarely, if ever, going to work on a Sunday...and neither does Federal Express! Retailers who pay for overnight shipping will get stock sent on Monday to arrive & shelve on Tuesday's street date. "Good" retailers (who don't break street dates by putting stuff out early) who pay extra can have their kit sent Friday to arrive Monday and stock on Midnight between Mon & Tue. Retailers who don't want to pay express freight charges can have it "slow boated" to them and have it on the shelf by the weekend. Then there are places (Best Buy among them) who just have everything shipped to a central warehouse and then have the "back catalog titles" (say, Mr. Mom or Castle of Cagliostro) sent to stores around a month after release in a normal weekly shipment.

Hey, there's nothing saying you HAVE to pick up that new release on Tuesday. SOMEone will still have it by Friday, and you can grab it on the way home for the weekend, after cashing your paycheck. Right?

05-30-2000, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jon Supporting Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: London, England, UK	Why does everything street on Tuesday? Surely the best day of the week for this is either Monday or Friday? I'd prefer Friday as you could pick it up on the way home and not have to worry about homework/accountancy figures/whatever for the next day. It would also give you something to look forward to to the end of the week. Tuesday is invariably awkward as there is always something to get done for the next day (if you work or go to school that is, and I do the latter). A strange topic, I know, but does anyone else have any thoughts (or know why it's Tuesday)?

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05-31-2000, 12:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
*Taxi* Administrator Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Orygun	New music CDs have always come out on Tuesday as well. I don't know why. It's an interesting question. ------------------ Taxi DVDFile Moderator taxi@dvdfile.com

05-31-2000, 03:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dick Supporting Actor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Waterville, Maine USA	My guess would be that Mondays and Fridays are avoided for street dates because they are more often holidays than other days of the week. Tuesday, being the first day of the week that is rarely if ever a holiday, was probably therefore selected for practical purposes.

05-31-2000, 03:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
clortho Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hemet, Ca	My guess would be that they also would want to avoid Wednesday and Friday release dates since new movies at the theatres may interfere with possible revenues from other mediums. Clortho ------------------ I am the Keymaster clortho@hotmail.com

05-31-2000, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Slym	Video and music streets on Monday here in England ------------------ ===================== ~Slym http://www.dvdtracker.com/~pauls

05-31-2000, 11:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Unicorn Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: I am the only Unicorn there is	Having worked in retail for 15 years - although not selling DVD but working with other stuff that uses street dates such as videogames - I can tell you a couple of the reasons why the preferred date is Tuesday. It has to do with shipping, of all things. Distributers are rarely, if ever, going to work on a Sunday...and neither does Federal Express! Retailers who pay for overnight shipping will get stock sent on Monday to arrive & shelve on Tuesday's street date. "Good" retailers (who don't break street dates by putting stuff out early) who pay extra can have their kit sent Friday to arrive Monday and stock on Midnight between Mon & Tue. Retailers who don't want to pay express freight charges can have it "slow boated" to them and have it on the shelf by the weekend. Then there are places (Best Buy among them) who just have everything shipped to a central warehouse and then have the "back catalog titles" (say, Mr. Mom or Castle of Cagliostro) sent to stores around a month after release in a normal weekly shipment. Hey, there's nothing saying you HAVE to pick up that new release on Tuesday. SOMEone will still have it by Friday, and you can grab it on the way home for the weekend, after cashing your paycheck. Right?