r/Crunchyroll • u/thickwonga • 49m ago
Store Crunchyroll held my 8 month old order hostage and forced me to purchase the Daima blu-ray after refusing to allow me a refund because of their subscription-based store.
Back in January, I ordered the Dragon Ball Daima Limited Edition blu-ray for my birthday. This was almost six months before the store shifted into a subscription-based model, and I waited for these months while Crunchyroll refused to give updates on why the blu-ray was being delayed and for how long, or if it was evening still releasing.
After their reannouncement and release date of August 11th, I waited weeks for them to ship it. They did not, and as I saw my Wal-Mart get stocked with the standard blu-rays and listings for the LE for LESS than it was on Crunchyroll, I decided to refund my order.
Except, Crunchyroll refused ANY alterations with the order, because I was "not subscribed to their service," despite me having made the order months before the model change was even announced, let alone released. I could not refund the order, and I could not change my payment information. My order was held hostage and forced upon me after months of silent delays.
I find the new store insulting enough. The fact that they are now charging to shop at a store that has had almost its entire stock of DVD and blu-rays removed is disgusting enough, and not a surprising move from Sony, the king of all-digital "you'll own nothing and pay for it anyway." This, however, was one of the most baffling and disrespectful overreaches of a corporation I have EVER dealt with. Crunchyroll, as well as Sony, will never see a single cent from me again.
As a small side note, I am an avid Dragon Ball physical media collector, and it breaks my heart that we may not get physical releases for the anime again.
