TurricanII Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 As widely predicted: http://www.ft.com/in...l#axzz2I03cOCdv Someone posted a few days back on the Jessops thread - if you have vouchers, try and get rid now. ETA 2nd link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9801487/HMV-calls-in-administrators-putting-4350-jobs-at-risk.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Might be a little late if you have gift vouchers - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-15-hmv-will-no-longer-accept-gift-vouchers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I tried to get rid of my vouchers last night with digital downloads - but IP blocked because of the Isle of Man :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 May be worth a punt over the counter anyway.....its not like the staff have much to care about now anyway! Trading up to Xmas and accepting cash for vouchers, then folding is a tad underhand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatdamaged Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 When they were still charging £25 for Blu Rays you could get on Amazon for a tenner, is it any surprise they weren't doing very well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Trevor Moore, HMV Ceo. Previous jobs: Jessops and Thresher Group. Like a Titanic CV, that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 May be worth a punt over the counter anyway.....its not like the staff have much to care about now anyway! Trading up to Xmas and accepting cash for vouchers, then folding is a tad underhand! I've thought about just walking out with some box sets if they didn't accept my voucher, but I'm sure it wouldn't go down too well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Huh, I guess overcharging for the limited, and poorly selected, stock you have in shop isn't a good business strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I used my vouchers up last week. It has been rumoured for a while they were in trouble so went in and bought some stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverAgain Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Glad I returned something as soon as I heard they were in trouble, would've been £200 and a years warranty down the drain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy1pper Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 For sale, one Jack Russell, like gramaphones and sitting still. Offers, contact HMV (P.s on a lighter note, sorry to hear about the company going into administration and the staff job losses but can the high street store compete with online retailers.....obviously not!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 They're marking an additional 25% off sale stuff today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman8180 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 May be worth a punt over the counter anyway.....its not like the staff have much to care about now anyway! Trading up to Xmas and accepting cash for vouchers, then folding is a tad underhand! I've thought about just walking out with some box sets if they didn't accept my voucher, but I'm sure it wouldn't go down too well! I'm quite sure that, legally, you would be screwed but....... They have had the payment for the vouchers haven't they. So if you were to take goods to the value of your voucher, is it actually theft? You take £25 of goods and they have received, well, £25 from some distant relative a month or so ago. What would you actually be charged with? John Wright lurking anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I was roundly slated for posting similar on the Jessops thread. I just can't accept that I could have popped into HMV yesterday and bought some vouchers (obviously I'd have been pretty stupid to do so) which would not be accepted today, even though the £20 note that I used to buy them may still have been sitting in the till. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 They have had the payment for the vouchers haven't they. So if you were to take goods to the value of your voucher, is it actually theft? Yes it's still theft. A voucher isn't cash, it's credit and it comes under the vouchers terms and conditions and the law when it comes to the handling of creditors during administration procedures. The whole point is to protect all creditors. If one creditor walks in and clears out the stock, the rest are screwed and won't get a penny. Simplistic, HMV isn't the same company you entered into agreement with when you bought the voucher. They're a new company, and they're not obliged to give you what the old owners promised. Sadly the consumer will get fucked over of course in favour of the larger creditors. Sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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