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Did anyone else experience this?
Maybe I'm being too critical. Perhaps I'm a tad perfectionist. Or a lot of those things.
My wife got me the Revenge of the Sith DVD from Walmart, only because I asked her and was intrigued by the bonus DVD they offered. I figured it wouldn't hurt; if I hated the bonus DVD, I still had Star Wars. The final chapter. In all of its two disc glory. I'd get over the bonus if it stunk, which it does.
Rotting, stinking garbage from some TV special, I suppose. I didn't even watch any more than ten minutes of "The Story of Star Wars," because it pretty much just puked out the story we know as narrated by Anthony Daniels. Or maybe it's not even him, but a very good sound-a-like. Either way, it sucks. But like I said, I could overlook that since I have Episode III to complete my collection.
But here's where I get critical: my other two prequels episodes came in nice, hard plastic cases that shimmer nicely. My Episode III, however, has warped plastic that distorts the cover art, and a thinner plastic casing than any other Lucasfilm DVD I own. I noticed this when comparing all the prequel cases side by side.
Why should I care about this? Maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I'm just being the overzealous DVD owner who hates snapper cases (dangit those things drive me crazy!!). Go ahead, call me such, but what gets me about this is that I can easily imagine Walmart doing this.
Recipe: Episode III DVDs by Walmart, Inc.
* Gobs of Episode III DVDs. To take down the price, finagle 20th Century to sell just the discs and covers. No cases.
* Gobs of cheaper DVD casings from Joe's ransackle DVD outlet in Miami.
* Thousands of migrant workers to box up the discs and cover art in the cheap-a** cases.
Stir all ingredients, sell at "Walmart" price to entice idiot consumers. Serves billions.
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Why would they do this? I have no idea. Just to #### me off, I suppose. Anyway, as dumb as it sounds, when Lucasfilm gets around to releasing a full box set of the Star Wars saga, I now might not be so loathe to shell out again. All because of Walmart.
I guess that's what they want. Bloody capitalists. Right now that group of protesters who boycott and try to inform the public of the evil philanthropy of Walmart ain't lookin' so bad.
Blog on.
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jedimaster9459D
A Jedi Master's Mindset
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 1:16 PM
I got mine at Target. The free collector coin beats the sucky bonus DVD, plus it came in a good package. 
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FireV
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 1:27 PM
Yeah I agree. Whatever Wal-Mart sells is pretty much low-quality. Plus the prices are "mediocre." Though I'm pretty much rambling about that. 
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Oboe-Wan
Oboe-Wan's Hive of Scum & Villainy
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 2:48 PM
You're so right, dude. We have been boycotting Walmart for over a year now, but living in a small town it's difficult to get the "little" things we needed for our recent move so we had to break down & do a little shopping there. This was the same time ROTS was released, so in one of my crabby trips there, I picked it up (along with The Story of Star Wars). Yikes. You're right, that DVD SUuuhhhhhCKED! But, our young son likes it, & though I will never EVER watch it, it is something nice to throw in for him at those moments where there's not enough time for an entire Star Wars movie, but he wants to see something SW anyway.
I feel your pain. We are back to our boycott - and happily so.
Great Blog!!
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Lord Zeltrec
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 2:48 PM
Exactly i got mine a week ago and it riped when it touched the side of my cart! And the bag boy did not even notice! The last dvd to my prized collection but no it had to come from the mediocre wal mart with a mideocre bag dude! 
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Lord Zeltrec
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 2:52 PM
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Son of a Bith
The Cantina Corner
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 3:37 PM
Yea. Plus the kind of crowd Wal Mart attracts is bad. In my town all of the rednecks and freaks show up out of nowhere at Wal Mart with their whiny kids and welfare checks.Check out the new documentary-"Wal Mart-The High Cost of Low Price".
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Michelle1968
M68- Star Wars Kid at Heart
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 4:25 PM
Man, that sucks. I was one of the 1st to leave my office at my 9:00 break to zoom over to Target and get mine. The collectable coin is awesome and was in a short sleeve box thing that fits around the bottom of the DVD which I'm leaving there. It actually helps the DVD stand straight up on my entertainment center where as the other 5 Episodes have to lean against my surround sound speakers. Enough about my perfect world. Sorry, that sucks. I would suggest forking out another $16.00 for the Target version. Late...
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50Sith Lords
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 6:18 PM
i got mine at Wal-Mart too , but it was in good condition.i got mine on Nov. 1st.iv'e never had many problems with them, but there employees are usually as retarded as they come. for games go to Gamestop
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Frostor
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date Posted: Dec 04, 2005 7:17 PM
Well, whatever it takes, I suppose, to get another person on the side of opposing the true "Evil Empire" known as Wal-Mart. I bought my copy from a smaller video store chain at a higher price, but I say it's worth it. Remember, Wal-Mart can't survive if everyone stops shopping there, so save a little extra and go somewhere else next time.
Think about it, won't you? Thank you.
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