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Post by ck100 on Apr 26, 2018 20:08:18 GMT
I don't know how it is where you all live, but I find it annoying that these are so disorganized. You have to dig through so many cases just to find a movie/CD (that is if the movie/CD you want is even there).
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Post by PreachCaleb on Apr 26, 2018 20:27:46 GMT
Cheap for a reason.
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Post by rateater on Apr 26, 2018 20:36:54 GMT
it's a business strategy they teach at sales seminars. it's like the garage sale/flea market mentality. they tell businesses to set up a table with walls and just throw all the old product that they want to get rid of so people can root through it. this seems to be the same idea.
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Post by deembastille on Apr 26, 2018 20:43:45 GMT
I think you have missed the point of those bins.
You expect to pay pennies on the dollar AND get organization?????
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Apr 26, 2018 23:18:43 GMT
Some customer straightened out the movie bin at our Walmart once, went back for some reason the next day and it was a huge mess again!  |
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Post by ᵗʰᵉᵃᵘˣᵖʰᵒᵘ on Apr 27, 2018 1:25:38 GMT
Some customer straightened out the movie bin at our Walmart once, went back for some reason the next day and it was a huge mess again! Customer must've been on the OCD spectrum.  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 27, 2018 3:14:10 GMT
ck100Those awful bins are also rampant at Best Buy. Even worse are the Pawn America stores where all of the dvds are in racks with the front of the cases facing you (not the spines with the titles visible) so you have to flip through them one by one to see what is what .. then often the disk is damaged or missing. 
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Post by ck100 on Apr 27, 2018 3:15:49 GMT
ck100 Those awful bins are also rampant at Best Buy. Even worse are the Pawn America stores where all of the dvds are in racks with the front of the cases facing you (not the spines with the titles visible) so you have to flip through them one by one to see what is what .. then often the disk is damaged or missing. The ones at Best Buy near where I live aren't so bad, but some of them are still disorganized. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 27, 2018 3:17:32 GMT
Some customer straightened out the movie bin at our Walmart once, went back for some reason the next day and it was a huge mess again! on the rare occasions when I have actually dug into one of the bins ~ while waiting for a friend who tends to get lost in stores and disappears forever ! ~ I find myself sorting and stacking so I can tell where I have looked and what is still un-mined territory. I have yet to actually purchase from a bin ~ library used media sales are better ! |
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Post by Vodkie on Apr 27, 2018 4:25:41 GMT
I ended up straightening one od those out to look for the title i wanted
I've decided if i expect to see a title in those bins, either go to target where they have a special row for it or get it on Amazon where it can be anywhere from 5.99 to 8.99
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Post by novastar6 on Apr 27, 2018 5:58:11 GMT
Some customer straightened out the movie bin at our Walmart once, went back for some reason the next day and it was a huge mess again! on the rare occasions when I have actually dug into one of the bins ~ while waiting for a friend who tends to get lost in stores and disappears forever ! ~ I find myself sorting and stacking so I can tell where I have looked and what is still un-mined territory. I have yet to actually purchase from a bin ~ library used media sales are better ! I've gotten a lot of movies out of those bins to donate TO the library for their DVD section. Good stuff, The Neverending Story, The Pagemaster, Matilda, Clue, Spaceballs, etc. |
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 27, 2018 10:43:27 GMT
Some customer straightened out the movie bin at our Walmart once, went back for some reason the next day and it was a huge mess again! I remember picking up several great gems from these bins (well not at Wal-Mart but in my country) back in the early 00s, when VHS was still alive (for a while) and even now I might "stumble" upon some neat surprise, but one have to dig deep for it and I guess most people do not have time or interest and instead it end up looking pretty damn messy after some time. I remember there was this place which had three huge bins lying next to each other. However, one was empty and so I just decided to ditch all the crap and uninteresting titles in there, like my very own garbage bin. Sadly the effort was not worth it as all I found was the same crappy Adam Sandler movies all over the place and I guess they were there for a reason. Anyway, the next week it was just a complete mess and I am pretty much close to giving up on trying to find another piece of "gold" among all the turds. |
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Apr 27, 2018 10:57:35 GMT
I've gotten a lot of movies out of those bins to donate TO the library for their DVD section. Good stuff, The Neverending Story, The Pagemaster, Matilda, Clue, Spaceballs, etc. I remember how happy I was finding titles such as The Exterminator (1980), Red Scorpion (1988) and Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) on VHS, all on the same day and lying in the same bin for the price of absolute nothing. Those days are sadly long gone. But it is nice to hear that others have found some solid stuff as well, kind of keep my small hopes of one day finding another one or two, up a little bit. |
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Apr 27, 2018 15:23:02 GMT
ck100Those awful bins are also rampant at Best Buy. Even worse are the Pawn America stores where all of the dvds are in racks with the front of the cases facing you (not the spines with the titles visible) so you have to flip through them one by one to see what is what .. then often the disk is damaged or missing. My most recent visit to a Best Buy, that wasn't the case. Mostly the new releases near the entrance, and five or six aisles of Blu-rays/DVD's on shelves. No godawful bargain bin in sight. But I did unearth a DVD of Beverly Hills Cop from one of those, and because it had the original cover art, I bought it from Best Buy about two years ago. |
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Post by politicidal on Apr 27, 2018 15:27:02 GMT
It works. I take the time to rummage through.
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Post by koskiewicz on Apr 27, 2018 18:40:17 GMT
...I purchase $1 & $2 used DVDs at "Half Priced Books" and I can examine the disk before I purchase it to assure there are no scratches or otherwise. Also, these cheapies are arranged alphabetically.
The Wal Mart experience is equivalent to dumpster diving.
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Post by nitestocker372 on Apr 27, 2018 18:52:35 GMT
What I hate is unearthing a great movie only to find that it was supposed to be on the shelf for $15-$20 and not in the $5 bin.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Apr 27, 2018 19:54:45 GMT
They're all jumbled together like a tiny hill. Luckily, though, I do get to find one or two movies that peak my interest to buy them.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Apr 27, 2018 22:32:11 GMT
Those bins are really only good for holiday titles when the time's right. And yes, the messier bins are indeed more attractive to shoppers.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 27, 2018 22:35:15 GMT
the messier bins are indeed more attractive to shoppers.
Probably the same shoppers who corporate think love to be asked "Did you find everything ?" when you are at the checkout !  |
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