The SALES SUCK - TV Shows
Blowout prices at retail stores leads to holes in pockets and credit card swiping. Regret and the need to complete collections soon follow.
About 2 weeks ago, I found myself in a DVD retail store just 'browsing' titles in their vast TV show section. My intended goal was to see if I could find the first season of THE HOUSE OF ELLIOT a BBC show that aired in the early 90s and perhaps to see how much FOOTBALLERS' WIVES were.
What I found instead were knocked down prices of more recent titles and before I knew it I walked out with 5 TV show DVD sets for approx. $160.
I hit the street in a sort of daze wondering if what I did was right. The prices were so darn low and so I looked at my purchases. In the bag were Seasons 1 & 2 of ANGEL, $30 each; Seasons 1 & 2 of WONDER WOMAN, $20 each and Seasons 1 & 2 of THE FACTS OF LIFE, $40. All decent shows that I deemed worthy enough to hold a place in my collection. I never walked away with any of my intended goals because they were much too expensive (and I could get them cheaper online).
But here's what happened when I got home.
I knew if Season 3 of both ANGEL and WONDER WOMAN were available at the same price, I would've picked them up. But they weren't. They were at the Suggested Retail Price of $74 and $53. As a consumer, I percieved those prices to be exploitive - I rarely spend over $50 on brand new/ recently released titles let alone old releases.
Yet the need to acquire and complete the series set in within a day. ANGEL's full series is 5 boxed sets, WONDER WOMAN's; 3. I was [----this----] close to completing the collection, so I started actively searching for the best deals I could find. How smart of the retailers to invoke my human need for conclusion and completion.
A couple of days later I ended up returning THE FACTS OF LIFE simply because I found out it was cheaper online. But that title can wait. After watching Seasons 1 & 2 of ANGEL, I'm on my way to completing the series having already found Seasons 3 & 4 at reasonable prices.
Season 3 of WONDER WOMAN ... I'll have to wait for the price to drop from an invisible plane.
