Saturday, July 25, 2015

Comic Shop Word of the Day: DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS

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Diamond Comic Distributors

[ˈdaɪmənd ˈkɑmɪk dɪˈstrɪbjətɜrz]
noun
synonym: Diamond, DCD, the worst 

  • The only comic book wholesale distributor
  • All products distributed via DCD are nonrefundable
  • The #1 reason new, local comic shops don't survive past three years
  • Defined by the DCD website:
    • Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. was established in 1982 to provide comic book specialty retailers with wholesale, non-returnable comic books, graphic novels and related pop-culture merchandise.
    • After more than 30 years of service, Diamond has become the world's largest distributor of English-language comics and related merchandise at the nexus of comics and pop-culture.
"I know you pre-ordered that comic book, but Diamond screwed up and over-sold the amount that they actually had, and we won't be able to get it now."

"Our comic book shop is still waiting for a refund for products that we paid for ($800 worth) but never received eight months ago."

Website's highlighting the poor customer service of this mega-corporation:

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