HMV / Xtra-Vision - SteelBook Retailer Thread [UK/Ireland]

This is a general thread to discuss your experiences with this retailer in regards to ordering and receiving Steelbooks. As of 8/29/2013, the site says they are working on improved website.

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http://www.hmv.com​

Important:
This store ships UK/IRELAND ONLY.

HMV UK : http://www.xtra-vision.co.uk/Search/Results?term=steelbook
HMV IRE: http://www.xtra-vision.ie/Search/Results?term=steelbook OR http://www.hmv.ie/Search/Results?term=steelbook


Typical example of packaging:

Spoiler

 

[ausnew]

removed - trading, please use trading forum

 

[Cookster1]

Wish I bought the hunger games when it was £18 a few months back in HMV medowhall,Sheffield.price has gone up another £4 now.

 

[blurayisnice]

good news about hmv

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[waccy]

Just got back with a bundle of avatar's - had about 15 at High wycombe.

Clash of Titans @ £24.99 :/
touch of Evil @ £14.99 - about 10 copies, lots of tears paint chips
Expendables 2 £14.99
Resi evil Afterlife @ 9.99
Hunger Games @ £21.99
Had a few Predators 2/ xmen and so on £16.99

Can't believe some of the stupid pricing at hmv.

i just picked up a avatar from my local hmv they had alod of copies only £9.99 aswell so im happy
they also had life of pi aswell plus spiderman and all of the above

Mark

 

[galactus]

good news about hmv

So they still have a website but you can't order online anymore?

 

[jammyone]

So they still have a website but you can't order online anymore?

Yes but give the new owners a chance to get things organised, they have only just got out of bankruptcy and that must have been the main priority I would have thought.

 

[bigdavehopes]

Just been in hmv Bristol, purchased Life of Pi steelbook for £21.99 and dark shadows for £8.99 (even though the ticket says £24). They still have a great selection of 5 for £30 too.

 

[madcon]

any idea what metrocentre has stock wise,might pop through tomorrow.

 

[NAT1976]

I never had a single damaged steelbook from HMV and I think I grabbed most of the exclusives of the films I wanted.

 

[Heche1981]

Now that HMV are officially out of administration, and have been for some time, is it likely that they are getting / will be getting any exclusive SteelBook releases in the near future?

I haven't frequented my local high street for over 2 years now as I pre-order most releases online, but as their website out of action since January (and not looking to coming back any time soon), I'm wondering whether they may be selling exclusives in their high street stores? I know that they sold Resident Evil: Retribution exclusively through their stores, and I'd hate to think that I'm missing out because their website is down

When GAME came out of administration, they seemed to secure dozens of exclusives to try and regain their customers. Is it likely HMV will do / have done the same?

 

[GoDo]

Would appear HMV is getting exclusive for "A Good Day To Die Hard"
Instore only as Website isn't fully up and running yet.

https://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/33751/

 

[TakingYoSteelz]

I'd say they'll be back online pretty soon...

 

[Heche1981]

Would appear HMV is getting exclusive for "A Good Day To Die Hard"
Instore only as Website isn't fully up and running yet.

https://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/33751/

This is what I feared. The same thing happened for Resident Evil: Retribution, where they sneaked it out to selected stores, leaving most people confused as to whether it was released or not.

The least they could do is inform us that they're selling exclusives again, rather than leave it to pot luck whether we spot them while brownsing in-store

 

[Cookster1]

Its great to see them getting exclusives again.even if this one does not tickle my fancy

 

[Deleted member 9789]

I can see Man Of Steel being an HMV exclusive...

 

[PascalCgon]

Went into HMV and I don't know if its store wide but that had a clearance sale for Blurays, from £2.99 (actually saw one for 1.99). Managed to pick up Shame and The Imposter for £6 and £7 respectively. There were even a few steelbooks as well. Roughly 10 Hunger Games for £10 each and I got the last MIB 3 for £7 and Life and Death of Colonel Blimp for £8. They even had the Basketcase trilogy for £10 down from £30. I was so tempted.

 

[montana2974]

I just mist out on this one back in swss now was in the UK last week

 

[digginjim]

Just returned from HMV Oxford. No TDK steels left but plenty of hunger games, mib3, rampart and others. Picked up life and death of Colonel Blimp steel for £8 and cosmopolitan slipcover for £5. They seed pretty well stocked on steels.

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Cosmopolis! Darn predictive text!

 

[mactaylor]

Got Expendables 2 for £4.99 which was the last one in the shop. Had to goto the counter to ask them to check as the stickered price was £19.99 and mentioned that others had gotten it cheaper in other HMV stores.

 

[Frasr]

Just got an email from HMV with a voucher to print off that give 10% off everything in-store