Boston Area! Newbury Comics 20% off DVDs

[Lastdaysofrain]

This is a pretty great deal, it's 20% off all DVDs even if they are already on sale. Most new releases are on sale today and you can get an extra 20% off, all used DVDs etc.

I think the sale goes until Saturday.

[foggy]

In case anyone is interested, i saw a copy of the Criterion Hitchcock set at the Newbury Comics in Hyannis for $115. That would be about $97 out the door during the sale. I already have a copy so I thought that I would pass this along.

[Eric F]

Oh god no, don't tell me.

Used as well? Not that used is any bargain- it's usually more expensive than new online.

[foggy]

The Hitchcock set was new.

[Cameron]

do you work for this place?

[foggy]

No and I resent the insinuation. As a matter of fact, I'm a student, so I don't work at all. I just saw something at this store that I happen to know is OOP and, from mentions I've seen in other threads and on other boards, that a good number of people are looking for.

[Cameron]

not trying to offend...just wondered since half your post totals are in this thread...

[HockeyMan2000]

Thanks for the tip Foggy. Might be a bit of a drive for me but I'll pass it along to a friend of mine in the area.

Cameron, I don't get why you'd even ask the question. This is an awesome sale if you can take advantage of it. If you're near a Newbury Comics this sale is as good as it gets -- arguably except for the DDD event. Sometimes Newbury's deal's are even better. I've already snagged some OOP titles (Return of the Pink Panther for $6) and there are plenty out there at every store.

[Lastdaysofrain]

I grapped a ton of Out of Print titles at the Alewife store in Cambridge yesterday.

I managed to fill in the holes in my Anchor Bay Hammer 2 Disc double features yesterday, they had them for 9.99 plus 20% off.

[Richard Malloy]

Thanks, Lastdays! Both the Govt Ctr and Newbury St locations are on my way home from work (the former just before I board the T, and the latter just as I get off!).

[andrew hein]

The one here in Amherst doesn't have the best selection but I'll still have to give it a shoot.

[kingtopher]

What would it even matter if someone DID work at Newbury Comics and posted about deals there? I'd love if more people who worked at stores like Newbury Comics would do just that. It's not like they get commissions for each DVD sold. Selling them doesn't give them any benefit at all. Some people around here are way too quick to attack people.

[Lastdaysofrain]

I just hit up the Harvard Square store on my lunch break and got some good stuff there as well. It's really only a good deal on used stuff, the new stuff, even with the 20% off tends to be more or on par with online prices.

It is a good deal on new releases this week though, which are already on sale. Sometimes when stuff dosen't sell the first week they forget to take the "on sale" stickers off it, so you can still get it for sale price even though it shouldn't have been on sale for months.

[Dabaomb]

What would it even matter if someone DID work at Newbury Comics and posted about deals there? I'd love if more people who worked at stores like Newbury Comics would do just that. It's not like they get commissions for each DVD sold. Selling them doesn't give them any benefit at all. Some people around here are way too quick to attack people.

:up:

[flee]

How does "do you work there?" and "not trying to offend" be taken as attacks? Non-issue

[NatrlBornThrllr]

Uh, accusing somebody of committing a bannable offense can be taken as an attack in a number of ways. I'll list them all, of your question was an earnest one...but I assume that won't be necessary.

-JP

[Cameron]

meant no disrespect...its not like he was the thread starter, or a spammer...just wondering....anyways to clear the air...foggy welcome to the forum

[Eric F]

Working in a store and posting a deal is not a "bannable offense". If he was representing the store that would be different.

Lots of times store workers have disclosed deals here- in fact that is what makes this forum so great.

[Lastdaysofrain]

Yesterday I picked up:
A New still sealed Takashi Miike collection box set for 47.50 w/ sale
Great Muppet Caper for 9.99 w/sale

[wewantflair]

foggy: I am interested. Please e-mail me.

[foggy]

Hey Cameron,

No offense taken. I had just been reading the posting guidelines a little more closely since i noticed how many people were listed as banned in some of the older threads. I have actually been lurking here for a while. i was participating in the Share the Love exchange back when the program was still active but never signed up to post in the forums until now. Thanks to everyone for the welcome.

[BSTNFAN]

In case anyone is interested, i saw a copy of the Criterion Hitchcock set at the Newbury Comics in Hyannis for $115. That would be about $97 out the door during the sale. I already have a copy so I thought that I would pass this along.

There's also a copy at the Nashua store on DWH.

[wewantflair]

Can somebody pick up one of these hitchcock sets for me at cost? I would most appreciate it.

[andrew hein]

Wewantflair, I'll check my local story tomorrow and see what I can do.

[foggy]

I got the Patriots 2-Disc Super Bowl set 36 + 38 at the Hyannis store yesterday for $10.80 total, they still had two more copies. I realize that retail price on this is only 14.95 but I've seen the Super Bowl 36 disc by itself for sale for $40 and up. There was a new copy of the Criterion Eisenstein- The Sound Years, Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible Parts 1 + 2 (79.99 MSRP)priced at 39.99, $33.60 after discount and plus tax so I bought that for myself.

[kaisha no saru]

Thanks for the heads up! I'm gonna hit Fresh Pond up tomorrow - gonna sell a stack of CDs and hopefully pick up a stack of DVDs :)

[substeve]

Thanks for the heads up OP -- checked out my local NC and snagged two OOP titles: a mint used copy of the 2-disc special edition Big Trouble in Little China ($8), and a new sealed copy of Rebecca: Criterion Collection ($28) :-)

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

A whole lot of the criterions that they have in the new section seem to be used. At least repackaged in the little baggies they use for other used discs. I even bought one last year and when I got it home the discs had a really thick layer of dust on them.

[alanstar@erols.com]

Thanks to the original poster - picked up some decent bargains:

Paris Concert for Amnesty - $5.59
Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation - $4.79
AC-DC Family Jewels - $11.10 (missed the $9.99 sale a few weeks ago)
Patriots Super Bowl 36 & 38 box set - $9.50
The Office (1st Season) - $17.59
Thelma and Louise SE - $7.99

Maybe these aren't amazing steals, but all are better prices than I've found anywhere else. And on top of that, I'm happy to support a locally-owned chain....

[substeve]

Hit a couple other NC's in my area and nabbed ANOTHER Rebecca CC (new) and Big Trouble in Little China SE (used). Also picked up the CC Hitchcock boxset (couldn't resist for the price), along with several other OOP titles (Return of the Pink Panther, Mrs. Doubtfire, A Shot in the Dark, Joe Gould's Secret). All CC's I bought were perfect new copies, sealed w/security stickers. Also found a mint used copy of MVP Baseball 2005 (PS2) for $20!

The one OOP deal I DIDN'T pull the trigger on:

Blues Brothers CE (used, $32 after 20% off, sells ~ $50 used)

This was at the Harvard Square store yesterday, if anyone is interested. I'm surprised they knew how much it was worth, having it priced at $40 -- most NC stores have no clue.

Thanks again to the OP... I can't believe the deals I got this weekend! :-)

[visitor Q]

Blues Brothers CE (used, $32 after 20% off, sells ~ $50 used)

This was at the Harvard Square store yesterday, if anyone is interested. I'm surprised they knew how much it was worth, having it priced at $40 -- most NC stores have no clue.

Yeah, the Natick store has a copy of Toy Story II (used) for $40 as well. NC thinks they have a corner on OOP stuff ... then again, they have the market cornered on OLD inventory too. The Toy Story disk has been there for at least six months. Funny as hell .. they ought to consider watching their bottom line at all sides of their business.

I wonder if they actually paid out the going rate to the poor shlep that had to sell it off for the extra money. Hope she/he got top dollar for it at least ...

[foggy]

I went to the Newbury comics in Hyannis today and was surprised to see that the sale was back on. All DVDs and CDs are 20% off of current price even if they are used or already on sale. I was told that the sale runs through next Wednesday the 14th. The best OOP item at this particular store had been a new copy of the Criterion Collection Hitchcock set which was still there about a month ago and which I was planning to buy for resale in the event of another 20% off sale but it's gone now. I'm not sure if the sale is chainwide but I thought that I should let people know in case they want to check their local stores.

[Jah-Wren Ryel]

I'm pretty sure it is chain-wide. I wish I had a more reliable way to find out about these sales, I'm sure I've completely missed a few of them. Last I checked, you can sign up for spam from them via their website, but I only want to know about the DVD sales and not anything else, so I expect their mailing list to be more hassle than it is worth.

[Eric F]

Hmm. Back again ago. Sometimes they are clueless on prices, but mostly they are way overpriced.

[bookcase3]

According to the email I received from Newbury Comics, this sale excludes items already on sale -- are people finding out differently?

[Lastdaysofrain]

Normally it includes things already on sale. The email I got said this sale dosen't. Who knows.

It's worth signing up for their email list, you get one email on Tuesdays, it's not all that annoying. Plus just about every week's email comes with a coupon for at least $3.00 off a DVD or CD.

Sale is from the 8th to the 14th.

[bboisvert]

I went last night and -- unlike previous sales -- it does EXCLUDE sale titles. So, lots of new releases, the top-20 DVDs, etc. are not part of the sale. I came out carrying a lot less than I ever have from one of these things.

[Eric F]

There aren't many good deals at my local store. A few obvious pricing mistakes but nothing I really wanted.