Zavvi RIP

OfficeSpace

Does everyone has actual Zavvi vouchers, or like me have Virgin vouchers which can (could!) be used in Zavvi? I figure i won't be able to go to the administrator now either. Substitute it for cash tomorrow and spend £30 in Virgin wines it is then. Should help me forget!

manic_saver

Never shopped in zavvi, as its to expensive, even when they do have a sale on. I think it was a good time for richard branson to sell up and run. I too go online to get what i need as its far cheaper and more convenient than on the high street.

Its a bad state for these high street shops, but internet sites don't have high overheads like the leasing of shops, and employing a high volume of staff. I still buy cd's, dvd's, but as time goes on i think downloads will be the way forward, saved on to a multimedia hub.

OfficeSpace

I must admit all i ever bought in Zavvi was older DVD's for £4 and such like. I dont think i'd ever buy a chart DVD or CD there.

poppy10_2

It was a ridiculous move for them to drop the Virgin label, they could have negotiated with Branson to keep the name like Virgin records did. Zavvi sound like the sort of name that was made by a bunch of sharp-suited twentysomething advertisisn exec spivs in a boardroom. They lost all brand recognition.

vivatifosi

Update on Zavvi vouchers courtesy of my DH who asked:

You can get a full refund on vouchers purchased in the run up to Christmas (since 27th November) by writing to the administrators. Anyone else with vouchers prior to this will be treated as an unsecured creditor (in other words, don't hold your breath).

Full info here:

http://www.zavvi.co.uk/customer-message/i.jsf

disney_cjd

can we merge this with this http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=17052125&posted=1#post17052125 ???

disney_cjd

manic_saver wrote: »

Never shopped in zavvi, as its to expensive, even when they do have a sale on. I think it was a good time for richard branson to sell up and run. I too go online to get what i need as its far cheaper and more convenient than on the high street.

Its a bad state for these high street shops, but internet sites don't have high overheads like the leasing of shops, and employing a high volume of staff. I still buy cd's, dvd's, but as time goes on i think downloads will be the way forward, saved on to a multimedia hub.

yes they were v expensive,. ps3 games were oftern 45 quid when on line from decent retailers they were 25.

the gift voucher is !!!!! mind. I have lost 20 quid the administrators will be paid in full, others like a lad here on MSE lost a ton. Sucks that does

Lemon_Tree

to be honest, i feel that if they won't honor the vouchers they are effectively defrauding all the people who have purchased them, and i'm one of those such mugs. They must have known when they sold them that they were in trouble therefore have traded fraudulently. I hope the company directors are sued for what they have done to the general public

neverdespairgirl

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

to be honest, i feel that if they won't honor the vouchers they are effectively defrauding all the people who have purchased them, and i'm one of those such mugs. They must have known when they sold them that they were in trouble therefore have traded fraudulently. I hope the company directors are sued for what they have done to the general public

I think that is why they are saying they will refund those vouchers issued after X date (November sometime) but people who hold older vouchers are unsecured creditors.

disney_cjd

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I think that is why they are saying they will refund those vouchers issued after X date (November sometime) but people who hold older vouchers are unsecured creditors.

id love to know more about who someone who has exchanged cash for a token is an unsecured creditor. its not like we have supplied with electricity or anything.

What will be interesting to see is as they have gone into Administration the majority of their contracts will terminate immeadiatly so things like the tills, the overdraft, the air con maintenance, the computer repairers, the network etc etc may well get shut down and they wont be able to trade at all.