BizRodian

There's also yard apes running around knocking stuff over and screaming with their 500 pound mother waddles along doing nothing.

Triple S

My Best Buy smells like urine. Maybe it's just me.

DVD Smurf

Wal-Mart, it is too far away. I do not want to sit in a car for an hour to smell urine, but that is just big city life I guess. Now, honestly Wal-Mart have had some good deals, but it does not beat Amazon.com with GC that gives free DVDs.

Pasolini

i smell like urine, but i think it's just me

filmguy

SAM'S CLUB has the cheapest dvd for a brick & mortar store!

JaxComet

My biggest beef with Wal-Mart is that they chose not to carry certain titles for no apparent reason. My local Wal-Mart has never carried key releases such as Almost Famous, Shadow of the Vampire, and most recently any of the newly released Kubrick titles. However, they seem to have unlimited copies of such gems as the Wishmaster/Wishmaster 2 set.....

William Ward

I saw the newly remastered Full Metal Jacket at my Wal-Mart last night for $19.99.

I agree that their selection pretty much sucks. I do, however, like the 14.95 section. I just picked up L.A. Confidential last night.

cosmo

My experience with Wal-Mart runs like this:

Try to park in a lot filled with shopping carts,

go through the entrance as someone exits and sets off the alarm,

clueless bitter person guarding the empty shopping cart racks,

search for what I'm looking for while somebody's kids are tearing around having a McD's Mac Attack ("MOM! MOM! MOM!"),

overhear another customer ask an employee where something is, employee says "we don't have any in-stock" and I'm staring right at it--"excuse me maam, it's right here. you're welcome",

get in the checkout/railroad line and hibernate (the sign should read "if there are more than three customers waiting, we'll open a new register--as soon as we hire another cashier"),

pass by the customer service return desk where a dozen or so folks are snaked around the corner waiting for the part-timer behind the counter to find a manager to fix his register,

hesitate as I exit the store cause I'm waiting for the alarm to go off again,

head for my car amidst the cart mine field,

turn on the ignition and swear I'll never be back...

This is just my regular experience. Your's may differ. I hope someone's does.

P.S. Thank the god's, they finally built a Target in town!!!

[Edited by cosmo on 06-16-01 at 09:35 AM]

Slumbering Fist

About the only reason would be that Best Buy isnt open at 3AM, Wal Mart is, and the couple we have dont smell like urine, just old people.

renaldow

The only way mine differs is the aforementioned urine smell, but the rest is right on the mark.

johnglass

I love the smell of urine in the morning.
I want to be married at my local Wal-Mart. They had CE3K for $22.94, compared to $16.99 at Wal-Mart, and the bastiches wouldn't take my word for it when I went to price check!

nemein

WAIT... That can't be right... Are you saying you actually live in a town w/o a BlockBuster How can that be, that's like not have a McDonalds

milo bloom

The only smell in my local Walmart is the persons of a certain nationality who don't bathe (I shan't elaborate). That said, I live in a Chicago suburb and the DVDs are all out on the shelf. Granted the selection isn't the best, but what they have they have good prices on. I never said they were the end all place for DVDs. But I got Stargate SG1 Vol2 for $10, and last nite, CTHD for 18.44. They've also got the Xfiles S3 for only $99, and I may pick that up soon. I certainly don't limit myself to them, I usually go to Best Buy or Borders, which has a big selection of Image titles and foreign stuff at decent prices. And don't rule out used, I've found many good deals at pawn shops and places like Electronics Boutique and Software Etc, like Xfiles S2 for $50.

RMan360

The Walmart where I live has a good (not great) selection of DVDs, but the prices are high and they don't put out new releases until Saturday most of the time. Also, they won't price match any retailer out of the city, which leaves me with only Fred Meyer to compete. Kmart has the highest prices in town and the smallest selection.

I don't know why some of you are complaining about the urine smell, my Walmart smells like feces.

-Matt

Violator

Yes. It's sad, but true.

As much as I dislike Blockbuster, I would almost welcome one with open arms. I mean, I thought Blockbuster was bad, but Hastings' new releases are $2.99 for 1 DAY! Granted I hardly rent movies, but there have been a select few that I would rather rent than buy.

Hastings needs some compitition, and Smiths grocery store isn't getting the job done.

Violator

Speaking of good prices at Wal-Mart, when was the last time any of you have been there? I was there just this morning and picked up the Tomorrow Never Dies: Special Edition box for $6.96.

(Yes, you read that right, $6.96.)

I checked Amazon, and they still have it for 20 somthing.

Startide

The Wal-Marts in my area are okay inside (no urine smell), although you hear the PA request for security all the time. Amazing. I just have to park far away because the clientele here doesn't seem to care about giving other cars door dings. There's clearly a different attitude than from the parking lots by Nordstroms or B&N.

Mountain Biker

If Wal-Mart has the best deal on a dvd, than I will buy it there.....If they don't, than I won't....simple as that.

Autotelik

actually, i feel cheapened if i manage to buy a DVD for too low a price. that's why i only shop at high-priced places like HMV. that way, i can feel real good and proud when i look at my expensive DVDs sitting on the shelf.


oh... and I don't smell urine or feces a WalMart... sometimes the odd taint of puke... that's all.

Chumley1

Oops, correction: Cast Away was $13 at the flea market today. Didn't get it though, figured I'd rather just rent it.

And sadly, no one had O Brother yet. That's the worst part about shopping at flea markets -- sometimes certain new releases don't show up for a couple of weeks.

Sonicflood

Is that TND SE box set the DVD one? If DVD version, does it have the steel looking case for the DVD like pictured on Amazon.com web site:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/07...1.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

If so, then that's one H3LL of a deal!

Violator

That's the one.

Sonicflood

Nope... It is NOT the DVD version!!! The pic of the DVD I posted from Amazon.com is NOT what's in the box that you saw/bought @ Wal-Mart!!!! !!!

Just went by and bought one based upon your (Violators) reply post. Box does NOT say anywhere that it's DVD or VHS. Very confusing as it's the same size (dimensions) as a DVD box, except it's deeper. It has two VHS tapes, a book, etc.

I bought one, opened it & NO DICE!! It's VHS... YECK!

Vio.. you should take yours back if you really wanted the DVD version! I wish I could take mine back for some $$$!

Violator

Ugh...Thanks for posting this. I was about to open mine. I asked the women that worked there, before I bought it, and she said it was the DVD.

Thanks again, and sorry for the confusion.

filmguy

THEY JUST BUILT A NEW WAL-MART in Michigan, the they're entertainment section is huge. They have a wonderful dvd selection. One long full row, plus a row with newly released dvds. They have the cheapest prices, best selection for brick and mortar store that sell other items. I love my wall mart. Crowded, but clean.