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Are you one of the many poor unfortunates who got an HMV gift card for Christmas? If it was bought from Tesco or Asda, you’re in luck — the two mammoth chains will accept ‘em in-store. To the supermarkets!
Both Tesco and Asda will swap you an HMV gift card for a Tesco or Asda one of the same value. While that’s not quite the same as getting your cash back, it’s a damn sight more useful that an HMV card — which is now nothing more than a nice souvenir of the halcyon days when you could actually buy stuff on the high street.
There’s no news on whether or not other stores that sold HMV gift cards are planning on following their lead. In the meantime, people who bought vouchers with a credit or debit card should be able to claim their money back.
I’m totally certain that this PR stunt had absolutely nothing at all to do with horse meat. [MoneySavingExpert]
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That’s more like it.
Amen!
Not surprised Tesco are accepting the HMV ones (Horse Meat Vouchers)
Has to be halal on my case you see.
Cheeky.
There’s a great likelihood that HMV will continue trading and will accept these again eventually, so I personally wouldn’t be that worried if I had my hands on some still.
That said, even if they do survive, they won’t be any use during the inevitable firesale incoming – so maybe not a bad idea to cash in while you can.
“That said, even if they do survive, they won’t be any use during the inevitable firesale incoming – so maybe not a bad idea to cash in while you can.”
what will it make for the future customers/sales? damage is done in HMV end, unless they are sold and re-branded!
If HMV do start accepting gift cards again, it could be pretty damaging if everyone cashes them in at once.
To be fair, most people are complaining about not being able to spend their Christmas gift vouchers now. Weeks after the fact, and the January sales. I doubt those same people will be any quicker to redeem them once HMV opens them up again.
If I had a gift voucher and they allowed them again, I’d be in there sharpish in case they stopped again
The UK supermarkets are the destroyers of businesses and the cause of so many problems.
Remember when they only sold food? Then they lobbied hard to open stores everywhere, even though the impact studies showed it would be detrimentally to the surrounding area. Why pay business tax again when it supports bent councils taking bribes to allow new mega stores to open and destroy your business?
HMV cannot compete with Tesco and Sainsburrys when they sell CDs, DVDs and Games at lower prices, subsidised by their other business interests. Sure they only sell the most popular stuff, but thats what people are buying.
Then with more bribed to local councils and politicians they are now taking over the local high streets as well as city centres. In a mile near me I have 2 massive Tescos and Sainsburys and at least 4 of their smaller shops. With all the other shops in the area now struggling and going bust.
cf: Blockbuster.
Shop exclusively in small shops and local greengrocers and then complain about supermarkets.
There’s not a person shouting the “supermarkets are the evil spawn of satan” line that’s not a hypocrite, suckling at the teat themselves.
Supermarkets succeed because the customer chooses them. We can’t exactly complain when the shops we decide -not- to patronise then fail.
here’s an indie showing some good spirit and some business nouse.
http://www.banquetrecords.com/HMVcards;jsessionid=53BA9964B4F3C0AA6FBE04D529DDE0EA