VHS tapes, where can I get new ones?

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b0untypure1

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#69643 12-Oct-2010 14:54

hi there guys
just asking on behalf of another family member (cause i love dvds)
where can they buy a new VHS tape?
any places online in the NZ area (to avoid huge shipping costs)
i have tried, dick smith, harvey norman, noel lemming, countdown, and new world.
didnt see any in pack n save either.
so where can i go?
thanks very much
ps: mum doesnt like second hand because they have a limited life (sigh)

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#390976 12-Oct-2010 14:58

Saw some at Woolworths and Countdown. Perhaps also check The Warehouse?

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#390977 12-Oct-2010 14:58

Which part of the country are you in?

b0untypure1

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#391040 12-Oct-2010 17:20

thanks for the replies, i just checked woolies now, still nothing.
it seems to be my location thats making it difficult to buy tapes.
im from New Plymouth. must be a town that loves tapes ?

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#391056 12-Oct-2010 18:18

b0untypure1: thanks for the replies, i just checked woolies now, still nothing.
it seems to be my location thats making it difficult to buy tapes.
im from New Plymouth. must be a town that loves tapes ?

heaps on trademe. The quality ones go for quite a bit these days. The real cheap ones are usually pretty poor quality and stretch. I have some that are about 30 years old, when we got our first vcr and they still record well, they have probably had hundreds of read writes on them.

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#391072 12-Oct-2010 19:57

They are fairly common still. In Johnsonville (just out of Wellington) Countdown, Woolworths and the Warehouse all have stacks of them. As does the Warehouse in Porirua & Lyall bay.

While the price is inching up, they are still the recording medium of choice for many people, esp the older age groups. I have elderly relatives who each have 2 VCRs (living room & bedroom) and look at be blankly when I try to explain DVD recorders.

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#391117 12-Oct-2010 22:54

aha! ok sweet
thanks for that, ill check out new plymouth and bell block warehouse to see if i can find any.
i tried trademe, but the only good ones (180minutes and not used and decent price) were pickup only :S
i hope the warehouse has some, maybe they can do a transfer from another store i wonder if they are out of stock

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#391211 13-Oct-2010 10:10

Stink one, I just sold two sets on trademe of brand new ones I found in the giant garage cleanup. Set up a search on trademe and it will email you when they become available.

Should technically be cheap as now but technology starts going the other way when it's older, gets more expensive as it becomes harder to source.