Wal-mart: Full HD DVD player refunds

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Wal-Mart Offers HD DVD Refunds
The retailer joins Best Buy and Circuit City.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2008) -- Wal-Mart is now offering a full refund on any HD DVD player purchased on or after November 1.

The discount retailer was a popular venue for HD DVD shoppers during the 2007 holiday season after it slashed prices on some players to under $100.

However, Toshiba, the principal supporter of HD DVD, decided early this year to pull the plug on the high-def disc format, ceding victory to rival Blu-ray.

Wal-Mart says HD DVD buyers need only to provide the player and their original receipt to get the refund; it's not necessary to return the box in which it came.

The full refund offer is good until April 30.

Wal-Mart joins Best Buy and Circuit City in offering refunds or similar incentives for customers to return their HD DVD players.

Fry's needs to jump in.

Warner, who stabbed all its supporters in the back, also needs to ante up!

 

[Exit]

I think this is a very good gesture by Wallmart. I can't ever recall somebody buying back one of my purchase mistakes.

 

[dobyblue]

Warner, who stabbed all its supporters in the back, also needs to ante up!

Wouldn't it be more correct to say "who stabbed less than 1% of all its (their?) supporters" as HD DVD sales certainly didn't account for much of Warner's revenue from the HD market, nevermind the home video market as a whole.

Aren't they going to be the studio that supports HD DVD the longest given that Paramount/Dreamworks and Universal have already flown the coop and pulled all their titles?

 

[Bryce_H]

Took my HD-A2 back today - no problems. Full refund in cash.

 

[GlocksRock]

Just found my receipt, so I'll be taking mine back today!

 

[tn001d]

What are they doing with all the players that are being returned ??

 

[GlocksRock]

took mine back today, just had to show them the copy of the .pdf file I got off the slickdeals forum and they approved it... they even asked to keep my memo for their records.