HMV Administration [Gift cards NOW ACCEPTED!]

Kite2010

sillygoose wrote: »

I think its got to be Staples, there is tumble weed blowing around in the uninhabited isles of ours.

Like Jessops, too dear. Went in on the weekend looking for a Dymo D1 tape - nearly £20!!! less than £10 on Amazon.

My local Staples is closing it's doors next month, hardly anybody used it as there is a large Tesco Extra just over the road which is much cheaper for stationary needs.

Ryman stationary next?

pka_2

Angelic wrote: »

Damn my indecision.
I have had a voucher for years and still haven't spent it!

if by years you mean more than two then you probably can't spend it either way. HMV gift cards only last 24 months

keyser666

mrbrightside842 wrote: »

Argh,we've got gift cards from there for Christmas.

I wouldnt have bought them after they were close last time, nothing has changed at all as a business, once a company is close to the brink I think it is very difficult to make it back, especially in this climate.

Very unfortunate, I would shove them up on ebay

CoolHotCold

When they anounced 25% off their items it was almost guarenteed.

Not only is saying 25% off everything like a death call to try and get enough money to survive, but if I was a supplier I'd be sure as hell worried about that because I know what I'm selling them to HMV for and I know that 25% will eat away at their margins to pretty much nothing so I'll ask for retention of title or more stringent supplier terms.

Then you get a HMV spokesperson to say "We just wanted to try something different than the usual January Sale" and that is just about the final nail in the coffin.



It really has been coming for HMV.

thatguy1

According to a post on HUKD they stopped accepting Gift vouchers tonight.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/hmv-go-into-administration-tomorrow-1445086?p=16896249

prowla

Well, I had my eye on a £36 CD box set there, and I had £20 of vouchers from O2 Moments deals, plus a £5 off a £35 spend. So I went in today to get it, but it was reduced to £27.50 at the checkout. So I got another one too that was reduced from £12 to £9 to take it back over the £35. Looks like I just beat the closedown on the vouchers!

Very sorry to hear about the jobs going though - there were big queues in the shops I went to leading up to Christmas, so I thought they'd be OK. And I do like a music shop on the high street.

The unfortunate fact is though that the CDs they sold were too expensive, and the bottom has completely fallen out of DVDs.

thatguy1

HMV said "The board regrets to announce that it’s been unable to reach position where it feels able to continue to trade outside of insolvency protection. Directors of Company understand that it is the intention of administrators to continue to trade whilst they seek a purchaser”

Faith177

What about Waterstones they use to accept HMV gift cards didn't they?

Helix

Faith177 wrote: »

What about Waterstones they use to accept HMV gift cards didn't they?

That was because they were owned by HMV, they no longer are so I can't see them taking gift cards. Especially when they know they won't get any money from HMV for them.

minipenny_2

Was very concerned as given vouchers for Christmas however the Deloitte group - administrators for comet - issued this when acting for comet

http://storage.comet.co.uk/www/splash/html/vouchers.htm

which means watch this space you may still find gift cards accepted temporarily in a few days *heres hoping*