The Double-Dip Mentality

[jahcs]

That's funny, because I explicitly remember knowing about the "Gift Pack" (Collector's Edition, with the extra "treat" inside, like the statue book-ends, the Gollum statue, etc) before the "vanilla" version was even out. From multiple sources, including friends, the internet, and of course - the store where I pre-ordered each film.

As much as I HATE the entertainment industry in its current form, I cannot find any fault in what happened to you. You got fleeced because you didn't choose to open your eyes. Simple as that.

Now, if you want a REAL gripe, try buying a CD that is completely unplayable in my computer CD player AND my mp3 player due to some "copy protection" scheme that opens my computer up to virus vulnerabilities, instability, etc. Yeah, I'm talking about the Sony / BMG copy protection BS. Now THERE is a legitimate gripe, and I can't wait until they settle so I can get my free replacement CD (and additional free album, as it was drafted last I saw).
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Right, it wasn't the store's fault they didn't display any info (I'm being serious here.) on the extended versions, at that time, and I just didn't happen to look in the right places for the info. I don't debate that. I'm just saying that I didn't see anything saying there would be an additional release and my friends in some cases didn't know and in others didn't mention that fact. I don't live in a vacuum and I don't go through life with blinders on. I just didn't see any info on the extended version until I opened the DVD case. I didn't preorder either. Perhaps if I had the store clerk may have volunteered the information.

I said I got what I paid for and explained my reasons for not purchasing more copies. I don't feel like I got fleeced. The story was more of an anecdote than an "I hate all Hollywood companies" rant anyway.