Posted by Annie at id.sedl.org on December 14, 1999 at 13:23:58:
In Reply to: Re: clerks posted by maddymonkey on December 14, 1999 at 01:56:57:
: : No, "priced for rental" actually means that a VHS copy of the movie
will cost $100+ to buy when it is initially released. Eventually, it will
be reduced to a "sell-through" price (your standard, under $25 deal),
: ahhh, the sane voice one someone who (possibly?) used to work in a video
store like did ... have patience ... the price will always come down ...
I never actually worked there, but I spent enough time there that I might
as well have. You can get a great education in film that way..
: : : has to do with the terms used.. The Priced to rent price... is the
price that Blockbuster and those places HAVE to pay per copy..
: BUT, blockbuster NEVER has to pay that price ... that's why they are
EVIL.
Yes, yes they are. Though I'm always amused to find the ones (and there
are many) who carry "Last Temptation" after they made such a thing back in
'89 or so about how they'd never carry such a blasphemous film, being a
family-oriented chain, blah, blah, blah.