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Post by sherlock on May 26, 2017 16:02:45 GMT
You're on a television course, right? What are they teaching you at that college?! btw, you're still using the verb, the noun is licen ce It's common knowledge that people hate adverts. Yeah but not so much that they don't watch channels with adverts. If the BBC had to carry ads people would be annoyed, but I doubt they'd be that outraged.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 26, 2017 16:05:28 GMT
It's common knowledge that people hate adverts. Yeah but not so much that they don't watch channels with adverts. If the BBC had to carry ads people would be annoyed, but I doubt they'd be that outraged. The difference is there are channels without adverts in BBC1, BBC2 and BBC4. If the BBC had adverts, every channel therefore would.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2017 16:45:13 GMT
Whilst I like the idea of being able to purchase direct from BBC Worldwide, many (if not the majority of) producers from manufacturers of physical goods to producers of less tangible intellectual property only sell wholesale and not direct to the consumer, I see no compelling reason why BBC Worldwide should be forced to sell direct. Because it was great before and it meant you got the excellent 3 for £15 deal on classic series Doctor Who DVDs. Thanks to BBC Shop's closure you don't get that anymore. Amazon do regular 2 for £10 offers.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 26, 2017 16:46:01 GMT
Because it was great before and it meant you got the excellent 3 for £15 deal on classic series Doctor Who DVDs. Thanks to BBC Shop's closure you don't get that anymore. Amazon do regular 2 for £10 offers. It's not as good as the 3 for £15 ones.
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Post by jasonward on May 26, 2017 16:54:38 GMT
Amazon do regular 2 for £10 offers. It's not as good as the 3 for £15 ones. Not as good, it's exactly the same, £5 each in both cases.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 7:04:33 GMT
It's not as good as the 3 for £15 ones. Not as good, it's exactly the same, £5 each in both cases. Better in a way. A 3 for £15 offer is no good if you only have £12.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 27, 2017 8:55:23 GMT
Not as good, it's exactly the same, £5 each in both cases. Better in a way. A 3 for £15 offer is no good if you only have £12. 3 for £15 gives you more for your money.
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Post by jasonward on May 27, 2017 11:53:01 GMT
Better in a way. A 3 for £15 offer is no good if you only have £12. 3 for £15 gives you more for your money. DalekBuster:
- £15 purchases 3 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
- £10 purchases 2 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
So you get EXACTLY the same for your money. Think of it like this, if you have £30 to spend on DVD's and both offers are available, what's the maximum number of DVD's you can get for both offers?
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Post by jasonward on May 27, 2017 11:54:16 GMT
Not as good, it's exactly the same, £5 each in both cases. Better in a way. A 3 for £15 offer is no good if you only have £12. Cuts both ways, if you've got £17, you'd want the 3 for £15 deal.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 27, 2017 12:22:58 GMT
3 for £15 gives you more for your money. DalekBuster:
- £15 purchases 3 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
- £10 purchases 2 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
So you get EXACTLY the same for your money. Think of it like this, if you have £30 to spend on DVD's and both offers are available, what's the maximum number of DVD's you can get for both offers? I can't imagine you would have anybody who would spend £30 in one go on classic series DVDs but in that scenario the two for £10 offer would be better. You could create any imaginary scene to justify one offer being better than the other though.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 12:56:58 GMT
DalekBuster:
- £15 purchases 3 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
- £10 purchases 2 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
So you get EXACTLY the same for your money. Think of it like this, if you have £30 to spend on DVD's and both offers are available, what's the maximum number of DVD's you can get for both offers? ... in that scenario the two for £10 offer would be better.
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Post by jasonward on May 27, 2017 12:59:00 GMT
DalekBuster:
- £15 purchases 3 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
- £10 purchases 2 DVD's meaning each one cost £5
So you get EXACTLY the same for your money. Think of it like this, if you have £30 to spend on DVD's and both offers are available, what's the maximum number of DVD's you can get for both offers? I can't imagine you would have anybody who would spend £30 in one go on classic series DVDs but in that scenario the two for £10 offer would be better. You could create any imaginary scene to justify one offer being better than the other though. OK, firstly, I can easily spend £30 on things I want, classic Who or otherwise. Secondly, there is pretty much no distinction at all between the two offers, BOTH results in you paying £5 per DVD, neither is a better offer than the other when it comes to value. Thirdly, in the scenario I created both offers are exactly the same, both cost you £30 for 6 DVD's, there is absolutely no difference between the two offers.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 27, 2017 13:14:24 GMT
I can't imagine you would have anybody who would spend £30 in one go on classic series DVDs but in that scenario the two for £10 offer would be better. You could create any imaginary scene to justify one offer being better than the other though. OK, firstly, I can easily spend £30 on things I want, classic Who or otherwise. You must have a lot more money than me. The question was which would be better if you had £30 to spend though. I was wrong now I think about it as it wouldn't make any difference which order you would opt for but I thought I was being expected to say 2 for £10 is better. That seemed to be the point being made to me.
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Post by jasonward on May 27, 2017 13:34:34 GMT
OK, firstly, I can easily spend £30 on things I want, classic Who or otherwise. You must have a lot more money than me. The question was which would be better if you had £30 to spend though. I was wrong now I think about it as it wouldn't make any difference which order you would opt for but I thought I was being expected to say 2 for £10 is better. That seemed to be the point being made to me. The whole point of this exchange has been to show that the two offers are essentially identical. I would suggest that if you thought I've been trying to say the 2 for £10 offer is better, then you have been reading what you think I've said, and not what I've actually said. I recommend you go back through these posts and read, slowly, word by word what has been said, don't react, just read what's been said, get it fully, understand it, and AFTER that, think about what you think about it and want you might want to say.
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Post by doomlord on May 27, 2017 13:42:04 GMT
So which titles were available to purchase at 3 for £15? Were they weekly, monthly or quarterly occurrence?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 15:35:55 GMT
Hardly a shock move - we all called the Store a bit of a silly move in the first place. The movement has been to streaming subscriptions for years now and this always felt like a hiding to nothing.
I can't grumble though as I've bought loads of cult stuff through the store (usually on their sales) that has never been repeated on TV and never seen video or DVD. Sure, now I'll not be able to see them again...but I'm getting every penny I spent on them back. So I'm not out of pocket and I've seen some great stuff unavailable anywhere else in the world.
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Post by doomlord on May 27, 2017 18:28:03 GMT
You're on a television course, right? What are they teaching you at that college?! btw, you're still using the verb, the noun is licen ce It's common knowledge that people hate adverts. I wasn't on about the just adverts, and especially not how the public perceive them. I meant more in general with how the BBC operates and its relationship to the government and the public. I was suggesting that your teachers may not be doing their job properly.
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Post by andrew on May 27, 2017 19:15:39 GMT
I bought loads from BBC Shop, usually using voucher codes or offers, so I did wonder how profitable they were. I was sad to see it close but did get loads of bargains in their closing down sale.
The Who offers they did were great and were how I acquired most of my Classic series DVDs. I did often buy 5-10 at a time, the joys and luck of finding I now had a good job and a disposable income. Their Who books were all very competively priced too.
Despite regular emails promoting the BBC Store and its various offers I have never seen the attraction of download only so never used it. I continue to buy DVDs. Less choice of vendors now but Amazon, Zavvi, HMV and Fopp still give me plenty of ways to keep buying online or in stores.
I have and use Amazon Prime and Netflix but I usually end up buying the DVD of anything I really enjoy and want to ensure I could watch again, especially as shows disappear from streaming services all the time. One day I may decide not to keep my subscription going.
I'm still buying music CDs too. There's no incentive for download items to reduce in price in the way physical items do when warehouse space is needed. Amazon often have CDs cheaper than the MP3 version of an album, and you often get a free MP3 version anyway.
Always take the CD option from BF too, when it's available. Tend to use the app for listening but nice to know I have the CDs should I ever need them. This topic is a wee nudge that maybe I should get round to downloading my BF collection onto a hard drive though, worst case, I can rip my CDs myself.
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Post by doomlord on May 27, 2017 19:56:48 GMT
I bought loads from BBC Shop, usually using voucher codes or offers, so I did wonder how profitable they were. I was sad to see it close but did get loads of bargains in their closing down sale. The Who offers they did were great and were how I acquired most of my Classic series DVDs. I did often buy 5-10 at a time, the joys and luck of finding I now had a good job and a disposable income. Their Who books were all very competively priced too. Wow, you must've spent like more than £30 on stuff!?
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Post by andrew on May 27, 2017 20:51:54 GMT
I bought loads from BBC Shop, usually using voucher codes or offers, so I did wonder how profitable they were. I was sad to see it close but did get loads of bargains in their closing down sale. The Who offers they did were great and were how I acquired most of my Classic series DVDs. I did often buy 5-10 at a time, the joys and luck of finding I now had a good job and a disposable income. Their Who books were all very competively priced too. Wow, you must've spent like more than £30 on stuff!? Frequently. Didn't mean to sound mean though. I just felt it helpful to add to the variety of opinions and experiences that are expressed here. I've been that young person who only saw the world one way and thought everyone must think the same way as me. Time and experience and quite a few mistakes all helped broaden my worldview.
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