In addition, most of us don't want to be stuck in a contract we can't get out of. Many of us have health concerns and other family issues that tax our financial resources. When financial crisis happens, under your deal, we become stuck for the year. $60 can make a huge difference to us in these situations.
This is a non-issue.
I have a question about this club agreement. MPI states: "
When you become a member of the Dark Shadows DVD Club, you'll receive a FREE Barnabas bobble-head doll with your first DVD purchase and you agree to buy 1 Dark Shadows DVD Collection at the regular Club price ($59.98 each) every other month for one year -- a total of 6 DVD collections. MPI Home Video will pay shipping & handling (through standard U.S. Mail) for the Barnabas bobble-head doll and all 6 DVD Collections. Once you have completed your first year's membership requirements, you will receive the Collector's Case for the special ($1) price. MPI Home Video will pay shipping & handling (through standard U.S. Mail) for the Collector's Case. Local taxes, if any, on the 6 DVD collections will be added to your purchase price. Please note that free shipping & handling applies only to standard U.S. mail and excludes all other shipping options and costs."
It seems they're basically saying that one
must buy (are in fact
obligated to buy) six sets per year. What if something comes up like you lose your job or you have a medical or other personal crisis? What happens if, in the first year, you have to cancel and you've only bought say 3 sets? Is there some penalty for cancelling before all 6 sets are purchased? This is not clearly addressed as far as I can see. It seems strange to me that they would
obligate a person to buy 6 boxsets if they aren't offering them at some cut rate, practically wholesale price. I mean, I could understand if by joining this club you could get the boxsets for say $30 and THEN tell ppl they must buy 6 per year to GET that price and that if they cancel before they buy those 6 then they'll be charged the full price of $60 for any and all they've already purchased at $30 (in other words, you buy 3 for $30, then cancel before meeting your obligations of buying 6, I think MPI would be perfectly justified in charging $90 to that person's card as that's what the cost would have been for 3 at non club prices). But that's not the case here as they are selling them for MSRP.
Then the agreement states:
Your credit card will be automatically charged as soon as each new Dark Shadows DVD collection is released. This is problematic for someone w/out a credit card as Victoria mentioned.
And lastly, they state:
DVD's obtained through the Dark Shadows DVD Club are for member use only and are not for resale. I
really don't see how they can enforce that!!!
First of all, how would they KNOW and why should/would they CARE! I'm sure some ppl HAVE sold their boxsets who were/are members of the club, so what's the big deal? Now burning new DVD's and selling those,
that I could understand as that's a copyright violation. But it seems to me if a person paid FULL price for their DVD's, regardless of where they bought them (MPI or Amazon), short of breaking the law (i.e. burning copies for someone else) it's frankly none of MPI's business if someone decides for whatever reason to turn around and sell what they rightly and legally bought! Sheesh, give me just a small break!
