Netflix to open branded retail stores for some reason::Netflix has decided to open a number of brick-and-mortar locations to sell items based on hit shows, offer dining and provide live events. There’s also going to be an obstacle course based on ‘Squid Game.’
I cannot imagine a customer base that’s so ecstatic with Netflix’s service that they’re willing to give the company even more money by buying overpriced ultra-processed meals and branded coffee cups. Why people continue to sell their souls and open their wallets to these companies is beyond me.
Never met consumer whores? Not that I can talk, smack a pokemon on just about anything and I want to buy it.
That said, I don’t think Netflix has that cachet. Maybe they’ll have a section where you can vote on what show gets abruptly cancelled next!
I’m not sure that makes you a whore… more of a slut…
And there’s nothing wrong with being a Pokeslut. When a hunky Pokemon trainer throws their balls my way, I’m always up for a little Squirtle in my Caterpie.
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Sell their souls? 😂 you live in a completely different world than most people. hsrdly anyone views it that way, they view it as paying $18/month or whatever it is now
“Netflix to open branded retail stores for some reason”
“…to open a number of brick-and-mortar locations to sell items based on hit shows, offer dining and provide live events.”
There you go. But if you want to go deeper it’s to try and make more money for investors. Yay publicly traded companies!
To be fair I would rather see them try to make money for investors this way than by cutting costs on labor and the other shady things companies do to make money. This is at least some kind of “innovation” for lack of a better term. Maybe it might be cool
The phrase “for some reason” is used here to mean “I think it’s a dumb idea”
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offer dining
Reminds me of the joke: “dinner theater is a great way to ensure that both are mediocre.”
Edit: pronounced “DIN-nuh THE-uh-tuh” in your best mid-Atlantic accent.
if they sold DVDs of Netflix’s shows that would actually be pretty nice, but I doubt they would be OK with allowing anyone to actually own their media.
They basically want more data points on people to sell to advertisers.
It’s big tech. That’s how big tech works.
It’s Hard Rock Cafe for Netflix shows. But I can’t imagine going to one. We’ll see.
You’re so cynical. They obviously want to spread joy among their customers. That and launder money.
This is the same thing as the HBO store in NYC. It can work well if the location is right and touristy enough.
If they spend money on this, how will they afford to acquire beloved series to cancel after two seasons?
This is why my subscription went up? Time to cancel.
Makes sense. They have multiple franchises and they can either sell in Walmart and water down the franchise or make an exclusive store where they control the experience and increase the value of the products. Disney also has stores like that. As for the Squid Game experience it’s the local equivalent to Disney parks. Di’s I mention it looks like they’re copying Disney?
Amazon tried this, they’re specifically a shop, and they couldn’t make it work.
this sucks so much
i also hate that they’re gonna hire real people, to staff and manage the places, and those people are gonna start slowly convincing themselves that maybe it’s not stupid to wake up and get dressed and go to work so people can buy an orange is the new black sweater. which is really sad, the quiet desperation of it all. people’s livelihood now depends on this garbage.
See also:
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Box Lunch
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Hot Topic
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And really, every other retail job
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I went to the Stranger Things popup in Vegas. Not gonna lie, I had a good time. It was like an amusement park exhibit with the classic gift shop at the end, but the prices didn’t seem inflated. If I was interested in buying merch, I’d rather go to to one of these than just order it online. I’m not saying it will be successful, but I don’t hate them for trying it.
And, yes, they did sell DVD boxed sets.
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