Last thing I purchased from them was a World of warcraft keyboard on sale for ?30, usually sold for around ?50 in most places so thats all they are good for.
I honestly dont understand why they are still trying to force retails outlets, infact they just closed 2/3 stores they had in my city so buying hmv seems like a backwards step.
I guess they have some fantastic deals if you are smart and sign up for email price drops, I still kick myself for missing out on new copies of Wrath of the lich king collectors edition for like ?14 new