Funny story that only my fellow Steelbook nuts can appreciate. I go to WM to get my set, and a set for a friend with whom I trade overseas and 1 spare set to trade or sell. So I get to the counter, and the guy smiles and says "You didn't buy them ALL did you?". I said "No", and smiled. Then he starts taking off the hard plastic security cases. Another guy that worked in the store came over, and as he is talking starts grabbing my stack and says "You need some help?" to the guy behind the counter. He adds "Here it will go faster"...he lets the Steelbook slide out of the case and bang from standing position onto the hard counter. Still with a smile and calmly, I said "Yikes, oh my goodness, thank you for your help, but they are no good to anyone 'dented'. I was still laughing at his misplaced fervor while "assisting", and asked to exchange it, thinking he'd turn to me and smile, as I usually get requests for dates when I appear in the electronics section (I am a woman, apparently a rare sight...), and not a nasty face. Instead, despite the fact that I was laughing and nearly catching the Steels as he was sliding them out, while not even looking, the guy stopped and said "Ok fine, I'll leave then, and walked away, and said 'I'll get outta here, then, if you don't want help, ok fine!". The guy that was originally looking at me just looked at him walk away. I was like "Woah, ok". Then the original guy says "You know what they should have done is make them $30, then no one would have bought them".
I laughed inside, at the fact of how much some of us have spent on Steelbooks, but didn't want to go there. This kind of stuff happens to me a few times a year as I try to help people as much as they've helped me with international exclusives, and I just cringe at how the Steelbooks are "generally" handled at the retailers.
He then said "I am waiting for them to make a Trilogy as Steelbook". I shared that Germany had one, and it was wicked, but then he said "Yeah but one that plays here". I shared that it does, and he says "Yeah but a legitimate Blu-Ray not a bootleg". I said I always support the official movie/artist's work, and that despite the region coding tag, most Blu-Rays will play on any player, and are unlocked. I thought he would ask me if I worked for the BDA, but as we were both smiling and casually chatting, I didn't want to throw that in as a joke, too
I thought about leaving the bluraysteelbooks.com site on the counter, but thought better of it
Oi vey-maybe I need to be checked into "Steelhab"
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