Why should MPI care from what retailer the DVD's are purchased? I purchased every single volume on VHS directly from MPI. I call THAT being a loyal customer. And what "benefit" did I get for that? Reward me now by giving me a "club" discount on the DVD's!
OKAY! I'm gonna RE-WRITE this!!!! This isn't what I originally wrote, but I'm too tired (and pissed that the other post went astray) to re-write the whole thing. Not to mention the fact that I don't remember everything I said.
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Right on katsfan! Why indeed should MPI care where we get our DVD's? They probably get some sort of kick-back or percentage anyway by allowing Amazon or Best Buy etc...to sell their product, right? How does it work anyway, anyone know? Anyway, you want me to join your club? Make it worth my while! Sell the DVD's to me cheaper than anyone else and/or allow me to get my boxset before non-members. But don't offer me a stupid piece of junk bobblehead that looks nothing like Frid! What the hell am I supposed to do w/that anyway!?
I feel that EVERYONE should be allowed to buy the pre-Barnabas episodes, not just so-called CLUB MEMBERS! I don't have a problem w/them getting them first, just so long as ALL fans eventually get to enjoy them. It's not fair, not to mention BAD BUSINESS, to screw over ppl who have supported your company for 16 years! Hasn't MPI made enough money off of ALL of us by not only selling an entire set on VHS but now on DVD? I know MANY fan who bought both, talk about double-dipping! Not that I'm angry about that, or think they shouldn't re-release them on another format. But don't screw us over now by offering a VAGUE promise to MAYBE release them to the general public at some UNSPECIFIED time! They're just trying to scare ppl into joining their club so they can make MORE money off of us! And THAT'S reprehensible, IMHO!! Hell, I didn't even bitch when they chopped out all my favorite bloopers (Bathia Mapes comes IMMEDIATELY to mind!) Mind you, I wasn't HAPPY about it, but it didn't deter me from buying the EPISODES so that I could enjoy them again and again on a more durable format.
Like Barnabas, I feel betrayed! They've betrayed all of us. I had to get a second job to pay for my DS 'habit' (DVD's, Festivals etc...) but that job ended at the end of 2005 and I took a $5,000 pay cut as a direct result. I'm HURTING for that 5 grand and if I can save $18 every two months by getting my DVD's through Amazon, why shouldn't I? Isn't that the American way---fair market competition? Why should *I* be punished because I can't afford to pay $60 for them. I'm not DISLOYAL to MPI by not joining the club, I'm just POOR!
The other thing that bothers me is that THREE different MPI reps LIED to me this week when they each assured me that they weren't going to w/hold the pre-Barnabas eps from the general public! I feel like a chump, especially since I posted here numerous times to try and re-assure my fellow cousins that they wouldn't do that to us. Up until today I was their biggest cheerleader! But no more! I guess I'll have to resign myself to NEVER owning these pre-Barnabas eps on DVD. Good thing I have them on tape!