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07-20-2008, 12:14 PM
| | |  ASDA low price Deathly Hallows paperback impact
Most Harry Potter fans bought their copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at ASDA thanks to their offering the paperback book at £1 a copy. However, by pushing their prices so low, the supermarket made a loss of £3.50 per book which Philip Stone, the charts editor at The Bookseller claims lost them £100,000 every week.
However, despite their losses, eight out of ten Harry Potter fans purchased their copies of the book from ASDA. In addition to that, the second lowest price offered for the book was by ASDA online, at £6.59 (which includes the delivery charges) which is still much cheaper than the price set by Amazon.
There is as of yet no release date for the seventh paperback in the States.
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07-20-2008, 12:50 PM
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| | Blast-Ended Skrewt
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good on them in a time of slow economic health in the uk and the world asda sold a product in which they knew they would make a loss!
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07-20-2008, 01:21 PM
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| | Puffskein
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thats very intresting......
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07-20-2008, 01:40 PM
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| | Puffskein
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 wow,tht's a really interesting article..i had no idea..till i read this!
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07-20-2008, 01:55 PM
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| | Moke
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Wow...that's really cheap
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07-20-2008, 02:17 PM
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| | Jarvey
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that is really cheap, i didnt even know till now. 
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07-20-2008, 02:58 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
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Lol, a quid per copy?!
That's the cheapest I've heard yet! XD
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07-20-2008, 03:03 PM
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| | Murtlap
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I'd rather that supermarkets lowered their prices on food instead of books, but I guess it's good news for Potter fans  .
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07-20-2008, 04:46 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Yeah, when is the paperback coming out in the US?
I need to add it to the collection of the other paperbacks I have.
Then I'll have all of the books in hardcover & paperback. :]
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07-20-2008, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LoonyMagic  I'd rather that supermarkets lowered their prices on food instead of books, but I guess it's good news for Potter fans . LOL couldnt have said it better myself.
but at that price, it is ridiculously cheap indeed.
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07-20-2008, 06:07 PM
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| DA Wand Cleaner Puffskein
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*cries*
They had no copies left by the time i had gotten there, i didnt even know they were selling them till we went for grocery shopping and saw signs everywhere.
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07-20-2008, 06:57 PM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
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I can't remember where I bought mine o.0 
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07-20-2008, 08:24 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Woah, a pound per book?!?
O_O
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07-20-2008, 10:04 PM
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| | Puffskein
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I'm a bit split on this.
It's great that they are lowering prices (although, like mentioned before, I do think they ought to concentrate on other items before books).
However, it does put small book companies/ store out of the running. They aren't able to compete with prices like that. It's just another example of supermarkets taking over all corners of the market and weeding out the small independent stores.
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07-20-2008, 10:55 PM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
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That's so cheap it's hard to believe it's true O_O
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07-20-2008, 11:11 PM
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Whoa! O_____________O That's really cheap.
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07-21-2008, 12:30 AM
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pretty interesting
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07-21-2008, 05:50 AM
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| | Snidget
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thats cheap but with how the economy is thats great for the ones who havent purchased the book yet
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07-21-2008, 08:54 AM
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| Agony AuntSpazztically Awesome Puffskein
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All my mates were saying ''ooohhh i bet you'll buy loads at asda!!!'' i didnt buy any though, i already have 2 copies. thinking of the trees!!
which turned out to be recyceld anyway! boohoo.
It is amazing that they sold them for a quid, that is ridikulus, but it is part of the WALMART chain.
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07-21-2008, 12:58 PM
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| | Dugbog
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People are sort of missing the big picture on this one. While Potter fans are steaming into Asda to buy the book at a £1 a go, they are in the store! How often do you go into a store and only buy what you went in for?
The influx of people who might not usually shop there will more than make up for their loses as people will buy other stuff. Its all about bringing in people as new customers. Which they have done really well as now people who don't shop at Asda are now heading down there just to get the book. Where I am sure there are lots of flashy banners for all sorts of other wonderful deals to lure people in by | |
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07-22-2008, 06:59 AM
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| McFly McFan Jarvey
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That's interesting!
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07-23-2008, 10:54 AM
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| | Puffskein
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That's extremely cheap O.o
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07-23-2008, 11:15 AM
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| | Plimpy
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That's very cheap.. But a very good offer. | |
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07-24-2008, 03:23 AM
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| | Moke
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Interesting very interesting
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07-24-2008, 08:46 AM
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| | Gnome
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wo,thats really cheap ! that is interesting article !
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