An IDEA to save HMV and increase interest in the singles chart
I have an idea to save HMV which is almost impossible but worth a discussion with interested parties.
Recently, I read in the news that supermarket to the stars, Morrisons, has bought out six branches of HMV, in order to turn them into mini high street supermarkets, which will then sit alongside the Tesco Metro, Sainsbury’s Local, and the five Co-ops already on the road, giving more choice when getting a pint of milk on the way home. But this gave me an idea and it is an idea that I believe will rejuvenate everyone’s favourite (only?) high street music store, and potentially even stop it from being completely wiped out in the next year.
In my student days, I used to do my weekly shop in Morrisons, since it was within walking distance and you could often get 10 bakery items for under a pound at closing time, so I thought to myself, what are the best features of Morrisons, and one of the answers is, of course, the fresh pizza counter, where the huge pizzas are prepared in store. I then wondered how this feature could be applied for the high street music store, and this is my answer.
1) Instead of a pizza base you have a blank CD.
2) Instead of picking a variety of toppings to go on it, you pick a selection of SONGS.
3) The good people at HMV make up your mix CD for a fair price, while you wait.
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The Idiot Boy
Steve Turner and his Bad Ideas
Nah
They've already looked at doing this
years ago... think they ran a pilot - didn't work.
jesus fucking christ
Now That's What I Call Deep Pan!
you've completely missed the point of why people don't go out and buy CD singles anymore
also literally who cares about the singles chart
fair play
this board a constant stream of how-to-save-the-music-industry bullshit and indeed nonsense and i have never once heard someone suggest what you are. points for originality.
And I will choose to do this rather than making my own mix CD at home for little to no money because...?
Yes and ho!
The reason this works for Pizzas is because I don't have the money and storage to have all the reasorces at home at all times
If I could download my peperoni, cheese and base when needed then I'd never use the Pizza counter.
its because you dont have a pizza oven at home
And with that, I yield.
Seems like a thinly disguised attempt to suggest food puns in song titles
Like that hasn't been done before.
blue hawaiian pizza
Taking It Cheesy
BRMC - Specter At The Meat Feast
YEAH I THINK THIS IS REALLY FUCKING PLAUSIBLE
You mean, like Tesco trialled last year and pulled due to lack of interest?
http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/tesco-trials-discs-on-demand-kiosks/051324
^ this is actually a better idea
because it allows you to access albums that are no longer sold and give you full artwork. What the OP is suggesting is just simply a mix cd that anyone can make on any pc in the world ever but it's completely irrelevant because people don't really do that anymore anyways.
Just read the the link
Gave up after 'Increased traffic in HMV stores thanks to free pens'
this is terrible. you've let us down and you've let down your family.
But worse than that
You've let yourself down.
what did the indie fan ask for on his pizza?
Everything Everything
disappear in shame I, Wiggy.
IN SHAME
80 peas?
just CG
Red Red Meat
What did the drum & bass fan ask for on his?
Peppe-Roni Size
I'll get me coat.
Your idea is bad and you should feel bad!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
it wouldn't work though, HMV doesn't have an ovens in it
Deep Pan Crispin Mills
Great idea except you're about 20 years too late.
I want a pizza now
You're so demanding
Imagine
waiting at the cd deli counter waiting for your mix cd to be burned. It would be in a transparent burner like how they have transparent ovens for when they cook chickens. Then when you get to the checkouts you'd realise you didn't want it after all and dump it on the shelf next to the baked beans
Why would you want to save HMV anyway?
It's shit.
can't tell what is worse
the idea or that this is just blog bait
OR that as I was reading I was going to assume it would be for a mixed pizza/record shop, which I would TOTALLY get behind
They could put adverts between each track too.
:D
SPOTIFY! NOW ON CD!
UTTER TURD
YOU TERIBLE GREAT BASTARD WHAT A FUCKIGN AWFUL IDEA
the two comments above this one really cracked me up
I rang Dominos last night
& ordered a thin & crusty supreme. 20 minutes later, a bloke showed up on a motorbike with Diana Ross on the back.
I thang yew.