# A DVD of "The Wrong Trousers" for $138? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672 "2008-08-20T15:22:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/1 "2008-08-20T15:22:22Z")
Can somebody explain why this is so expensive? > **[Amazon.com: Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers DVD (an English Language...](https://www.amazon.com/Wallace-Gromit-Trousers-Language-Adaptation/dp/0194590070)** > > Join Wallace and his dog Gromit on their adventures. These adaptations of the world-famous animated film characters feature a cleaver story line combined with ingenious humor and brilliant characterization. As far as I can tell (since there’s no review or preview) this appears to be some type of teaching aide. What kind of features could this possibly have to make it cost so much? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/2 "2008-08-20T15:24:54Z")
Compared with DVDs of ordinary feature films, educational/training DVDs sell to a much smaller market, and to a market which is less likely to worry about price (because the person deciding to buy the video doesn’t pay out of his/her own pocket). ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/3 "2008-08-20T15:26:41Z")
Especially since, if you click to the next screen (available from these sellers) the Price in a Glance box in the upper right corner says List Price $31.95 with a line through it. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/4 "2008-08-20T15:52:30Z")
This site has a little more information about what you get for your money: [http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/9610?cc=fr](http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/9610?cc=fr) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/5 "2008-08-22T06:19:05Z")
[QUOTE=TWDuke] This site has a little more information about what you get for your money: [http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/9610?cc=fr](http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/isbn/9610?cc=fr) [/QUOTE] Lets Hijack: False Beginner ? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/6 "2008-08-22T06:38:52Z")
Somebody who’s studied the language in the past (and therefor is not technically a beginner), but due to lack of usage (or other reasons, perhaps), have the actual fluency level of a beginner. ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/7 "2008-08-22T10:33:42Z")
I have noticed on Amazon that some dealers have fantastically high prices for books and other items. I have a theory that they don’t actually have this item in stock but they want to maintain a presence on Amazon. So they post an absurdly high price so nobody would ever try and buy it from them. Then, if they actually get one in stock , they will reduce the price to a proper level so they can sell it. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/8 "2008-08-23T04:51:09Z")
[QUOTE=Tengu] Somebody who’s studied the language in the past (and therefor is not technically a beginner), but due to lack of usage (or other reasons, perhaps), have the actual fluency level of a beginner. [/QUOTE] I was trying to put words to that concept, figured it was something like that. Why cant they just say “My College Spanish left me” level ? ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/9 "2008-08-23T06:27:18Z")
It’s expensive because amazon isn’t selling it directly but through a dealer. The item is probably no longer being published and is therefore rare. Rare = expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dvd-of-the-wrong-trousers-for-138/460672/10 "2008-08-23T13:02:07Z")
Never mind.