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by ****** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:29 am

Punchy wrote:I picked this up, but only because Phonogram was recalled.

Why was Phonogram recalled?

That shouldn't have had any effect on whether or not you picked this up anyway.

by **Punchy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:32 am

amlah6 wrote:Why was Phonogram recalled?

That shouldn't have had any effect on whether or not you picked this up anyway.

A messed up barcode or some shit.

by ****** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:35 am

Punchy wrote:A messed up barcode or some shit.

Stupid barcodes!

by **Punchy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:35 am

amlah6 wrote:Stupid barcodes!

The thing is, no comic shops in the UK use the barcodes!

by **guitarsmashley** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:23 pm

I'll be offline most of the rest of today. I'll have a pick up tonight or sunday.

by **Old Man** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:25 pm

Punchy wrote:The thing is, no comic shops in the UK use the barcodes!

Why not? Incompatible with the UK system? Laziness? Can't figure out what to do with the cigar box once they get actual cash registers? :cry:

Joking aside, why not?

by **Punchy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:07 pm

Old Man wrote:Why not? Incompatible with the UK system? Laziness? Can't figure out what to do with the cigar box once they get actual cash registers?

Joking aside, why not?

Because we don't use Dollars?

by **thefourthman** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:09 pm

Old Man wrote:Pastry chef?

don't bake. I was executive of a Greek Restaurant here when I hung up my coat.

by **thefourthman** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:10 pm

House of J wrote:If you keep being so serious you're going to give yourself chest pains.

I was in a bad mood yesterday, I blame French Porn Dolls.

by **Old Man** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:14 pm

Punchy wrote:Because we don't use Dollars?

There has to be a simple program that would make the conversion, even capable of adjusting for the fluctuation in value from week to week.

by **Old Man** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:15 pm

thefourthman wrote:don't bake. I was executive of a Greek Restaurant here when I hung up my coat.

Friend of mine, also a comic book reader, is a chef. Non-pastry, also.

by **Punchy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:17 pm

Old Man wrote:There has to be a simple program that would make the conversion, even capable of adjusting for the fluctuation in value from week to week.

Shops work out the price point for themselves, and it stays relatively stable, they wouldn't be able to keep a customer base if the price of a comic was changing every week, people couldn't budget.

My shop has their own printed barcodes they use, they check each book to see it's US price, and then scan the Barcode that corresponds (eg $2.99 = £2.10) and then total it all.

by **Punchy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:13 pm

Okay, yeah, I'm confused, this was basically a random ghost fight and some mumbo-jumbo. It was well-constructed, but since the only other L&K I've read is the very first issue, I was really fucking lost, It's another situation like Mice Templar 2 #1, where It's my fault for not enjoying it, and not the book's, if I was caught up, this would have been much better. It's hard to review a book in a situation like this.

Hmmm.