Target Prices: October 12 - October 18, 2008

[speedy1961]

HI DVDTalkers!

Got the Target circular for 10/12/08 - 10/18/08 in my hands.

Please be aware of the following:


All New Release CD / DVD prices listed are advertised as Available Tuesday 10/14/08
Suspected Low Price is listed in parentheses
GAMERS: The Wii Gaming System is NOT listed in this week’s ad ….. Sorry!
From time to time special deals / prices will be listed in the Store Notes Section & the in the product price thread that may or may not be available in your specific geographic area. This is due to Regional Market Variations of the nationwide ads that I post and as such, not all deals / prices will be available in all Target stores. Please note that this version of the Target ad originates in the Northeast.



As always, ask any questions (except about laptops) and I'll respond as soon as I can.


Sorry for delay. I’ve been hobbled by the FLU. I’ll attempt questions once I get back on track. >>>>> Speedy1961



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**** DVDs / DVD sets ********



The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything >>>> $19.99

Little Einsteins: The Christmas Wish >>>> $14.99

Spongebob Squarepants: Who Bob What Pants? >>>> $12.99

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Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull >>>> $15.99 ++++

Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull – Deluxe Edition >>>> $22.99 ++++ ????

Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull – Battle Pack Toy Set >>>> $15.99 ++++



++++ Free Target $5 Gift Card with the combined purchase of the Indiana Jones 4 standard DVD AND the battle pack toy set // Battle pack in assorted styles and are located by the checkout lanes


???? Blu-Ray and Target Deluxe DVD have hours of bonus content and collectible packaging with 80 pages of behind the scenes photos.


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$10.00 DVDs:


Titles Listed & Selected Others[


The Godfather (Looks like remastered)

3:10 To Yuma

Beetlejuice: 20th Anniversaey Deluxe Edition

Madagascar



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Blu-Ray High Definition Discs / Players:



Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull >>>> $27.99 ????

The Matrix Collection >>>> $79.99

Heroes: Season 2 >>>> $44.99



???? Blu-Ray and Target Deluxe DVD have hours of bonus content and collectible packaging with 80 pages of behind the scenes photos.



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Blu-Ray Disc Players:



None Listed



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DVD Sets:


Samantha Who?: Season 1 >>>> $17.99

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia : Season 1+2 / 3 >>>> $17.99 each

Heroes: Season 2 >>>> $26.99

Gossip Girl: Season 1 >>>> $36.99

CSI: Season 8 >>>> $64.99 $$$$

That 70’s Show – Complete Series >>>>> $159.99



$$$$ Free Target $10 Gift Card with purchase

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**** CDs ********



$8.98 EACH:



M.I.A. : Kala

Estelle: Shine

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$9.98 EACH:


Tim McGraw: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II

Keane: Perfect Symmetry

Ray LaMontagne: Gossip In The Grain

Connie Talbot: Over The Rainbow

Billy Currington: Little Bit Of Everything

Lucinda Williams: Little Honey

Little Big Town: A Place To Land


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$11.98 EACH:


Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson

Coldplay: Viva La Vida

Sugarland: Love On The Inside

Nelly: Brass Knuckles


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$12.98 EACH:


Kenny Chesney: Lucky Old Sun - Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)


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$13.98 EACH:


Keane: Perfect Symmetry – Deluxe Edition (2 CDs)



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Video Games:


New Release Video Games :



Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway >>>> PS3 / 360 >>>> $59

SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals: Confrontation >>>> PS3 >>>> $59 Available 10/14/08 – 4 PM // Includes Bluetooth Headset

Saints Row 2 >>>> PS3 / 360 >>>> $59 Available 10/14/08

FIFA Soccer ’09 >>>> PS3 / 360 >>>> $59 Available 10/15/08 – 4 PM

Star Wars: Force Unleashed >>>> PS3 / 360 >>>> $59

Fracture >>>>> PS3 / 360 >>>> $59

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Bundle Pack >>>> Wii / PS3 / 360 >>>> $88

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Miscellaneous Video Games / Accessories :



Nancy Drew: Mystery In The Hollywood Hills >>>> Leapfrog DIDJ >>>> $24.99

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y%2BZpqSkNL._SS500_.jpg



Indiana Jones >>>> Leapfrog DIDJ >>>> $24.99


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511Q7z9huRL._SS500_.jpg




Leapfrog DIDJ Customized Gaming System >>>>> $89.99 $$$$


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31y9p9EoF9L._SL500_AA220_.jpg


$$$$ Free Target 10 Gift Card With Purchase // Quantity limited // No rain checks



Please Note that all DIDJ Software is listed on sale in the Toy Department


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PC Games:



None Listed


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Weekly Ad Links for 10/12/08 – 10/18/08:



Circuit City:


http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargains/541186-circuit-city-prices-october-12-october-18-2008-a.html


Best Buy:


http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargains/541236-best-buy-prices-october-12-october-18-2008-a.html

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Enjoy!


Ciao!

[pbro83]

Wow quick price drop on Always Sunny.

Better late than never! Thank you Speedy.

[DJLinus]

Wow quick price drop on Always Sunny.

:banana: I was counting on it! Target had a huge price drop like this one shortly after seasons 1 & 2 were released. This time I'll be on the better end of the deal.

[speedy1961]

:banana: I was counting on it! Target had a huge price drop like this one shortly after seasons 1 & 2 were released. This time I'll be on the better end of the deal.


According to an AOL article published yesterday, Target is expected to do quick price drops on DVD sets fast & furiously in the 4th quarter in an attempt to get customers into their stores.


I'm glad I waited also.


Here's what's predicted for Target:

Target
Status: Doing well, but still falling behind Walmart
What's likely to be on sale: Target will continue to draw in customers with low prices on apparel, DVDs (including TV box sets) as well as toys and videogames. The chain will have a few deals on electronics, but the bulk of their low-priced items will be on low-cost items for holiday shopping.
Prediction: Look for Target to go low as it senses wallets tightening even more in its core demographic.

[PopcornBandit]

Will definitely be picking up It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia season 3. Thanks Speedy!

[scott1598]

ditto on "Sunny". i actually just got S1 & 2 for $19.99 there so i will price adjust and pick up 3. i love when i just get into a show and then the prices hit rock bottom. thanks speedy!!

edit...they price adjust a week after, right? so even if i was to get S3 this week (to ensure i get copy) i could price ad next right?

[asianxcore]

Thanks Speedy!

Nothing for me at Target that week.

[DJLinus]

According to an AOL article published yesterday, Target is expected to do quick price drops on DVD sets fast & furiously in the 4th quarter in an attempt to get customers into their stores.

That's good to hear. Normally, I'd rush out and pick up a new TV DVD set on release week (like "30 Rock" season 2 and "The Simpsons" season 11 today), but I'm starting to think that now I'll just wait for the inevitable price drop, at least for the more mainstream titles. Although, exclusives are sometimes hard to pass up.

BTW, thanks for all your work here.

[The Valeyard]

Thanks, Speedy. Interested in seeing what the collectible Indy package looks like.

Feel better!!

[pridesticks06]

Thanks, Speedy. Interested in seeing what the collectible Indy package looks like.

Feel better!!

I too am intrigued about the special Indy packaging. I think the hours of bonus content is just the regular two-disc though.

And I'll echo Valeyard, get well Speedy! Thanks!

[Sweet Baby James]

I hope that Flu bug doesn't work its' way down Route 34.:fc: Thanks for the prices and get better soon!

[speedy1961]

Here's the link to the article if any want to see what other retailers are expected to do:


http://www.walletpop.com/specials/black-friday-deals

[Captn_Condo]

Hey Speedy. Thanks for the info. Is there anything in the ad about the Elmo Live? I heard it was being released on the 14th or 15th.

[speedy1961]

I hope that Flu bug doesn't work its' way down Route 34.:fc: Thanks for the prices and get better soon!

I actually think that for the second year in a row, I contracted the Flu at work in New Haven.

[speedy1961]

Hey Speedy. Thanks for the info. Is there anything in the ad about the Elmo Live? I heard it was being released on the 14th or 15th.

Page #15 states the following:


Elmo Live!
This amazing interactive plush toy moves it's mouth, sits, stands, tell jokes and stories, sings songs and more.
Available 10/14/08

$59.99

Limit 2 per guest

Quantities limited // No rain checks

[scott1598]

edit...they price adjust a week after, right? so even if i was to get S3 this week (to ensure i get copy) i could price ad next right?

anyone on the above? thanks.

[speedy1961]

anyone on the above? thanks.

YES.


They'll do price adjustments for up to 3 weeks I believe.

[scott1598]

yes.


They'll do price adjustments for up to 3 weeks i believe.

<big> thanks</big>...how do you capitalize in html?

[cinemaphile]

they price adjust a week after, right? so even if i was to get S3 this week (to ensure i get copy) i could price ad next right?
well, if they won't, just return it and re-purchase.
and if you've already opened it, buy the new one at $17.99 and then go back return that new sealed one with your $19.99 receipt.

(and NO, everyone, this isn't some kind of scam - it's returning the same item as was purchased with a valid receipt)

[hwanch]

well, if they won't, just return it and re-purchase.
and if you've already opened it, buy the new one at $17.99 and then go back return that new sealed one with your $19.99 receipt.

(and NO, everyone, this isn't some kind of scam - it's returning the same item as was purchased with a valid receipt)

You probably won't have to even do that. I've had no problems price matching stuff on sale in the past.

I didn't know it was a 3 week window to do so. I think I've done it a few times past the 3 weeks with no problems.

[NiCK Crush]

any pictures of the Indy 4 collectible blu-ray packaging?

[JAYARE]

thanks, will pm sunny at bb if i can get the bonus disc.

[cinemaphile]

Add me to the "Always Sunny" list! Glad to see all the love for that show!

[shyguy1083]

SUNNY! yes! that's about it.

[hwanch]

Thanks Speedy. Nothing from Target this week for me.

[DarthPrime]

any pictures of the Indy 4 collectible blu-ray packaging?

I'm wondering what the special package for the Blu-ray and DVD is as well.

[fumanstan]

Target matches their own prices up to 2 weeks, if it's the same as when I worked there way back.

[speedy1961]

any pictures of the Indy 4 collectible blu-ray packaging?
In ad YES.

To me it looks like a slide out drawer holding 2 DVDs but not much else is shown.

[jewellrunner]

I wonder if Target will have The New World Extended Cut. Hmmm...

[MrSmearkase]

Looks like I'll be picking up Indy 4 at Target, thanks Speedy!

[NiCK Crush]

In ad YES.

To me it looks like a slide out drawer holding 2 DVDs but not much else is shown.

Sounds interesting. I'm loving the Blu-ray Collectible packaging effort from Target. I'll probably pick this up.

Thanks speedy.

[Star Wars Guy]

Will the standard edition of Indy have any collectible packaging or is it just for the Blu-ray?

[speedy1961]

Will the standard edition of Indy have any collectible packaging or is it just for the Blu-ray?


It's noted that the Blu-Ray and Target's 2 Disc Deluxe have collectible packaging.

[speedy1961]

I wonder if Target will have The New World Extended Cut. Hmmm...


I'm sure they will.

It's just not in the ad.

[Star Wars Guy]

Thanks speedy. Can you tell what's special about the packaging? Lenticular cover?

[speedy1961]

Thanks speedy. Can you tell what's special about the packaging? Lenticular cover?

See Post #31 please

[The Valeyard]

Could you please draw us a picture of the packaging, Speedy.

In scale please. Not schematic.

Thank you.


-biggrin-

[speedy1961]

Could you please draw us a picture of the packaging, Speedy.

In scale please. Not schematic.

Thank you.


-biggrin-


:lol:

[zekeburger1979]

Target matches their own prices up to 2 weeks, if it's the same as when I worked there way back.

That's what I ran into when I tried to have them price match Dexter S2 and House S4 about 3 1/2 weeks after I bought them on release day.

I wonder why they don't do 30 days like Best Buy and Circuit City?

[DouglasRobert]

Found this on the net.

Indiana Jones exclusives (http://rhymephile.livejournal.com/261140.html)


Exclusive Packaging is a beautiful hard cover book from Palace Press with 80 pages of behind the scenes photos, including many never-before-published images.

[DarthPrime]

That book looks nice. I wonder is it just attached to the standard 2 disc, or does Target have a special package that holds the 2 disc and book?

[speedy1961]

That book looks nice. I wonder is it just attached to the standard 2 disc, or does Target have a special package that holds the 2 disc and book?


I'm guessing the latter.

[cinemaphile]

Exclusive Packaging is a beautiful hard cover book from Palace Press with 80 pages of behind the scenes photos, including many never-before-published images.

But if this picture is any indication, the "beautiful hardcover book" is only the size of a DVD.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/RhymePhile/Extra%20stuff/Target-Indy-packaging.jpg

[cranberries fan]

Im sold on Target for my Indiana "whip it,whip it good........"

[mijorico]

That doesn't look like a slide-out drawer to me. Perhaps there is a different blu-ray exclusive.

[speedy1961]

That doesn't look like a slide-out drawer to me. Perhaps there is a different blu-ray exclusive.

But that picture is not from the ad.

I definitely see 2 discs coming from the right side of the case in the print ad.

Now, it could be a slide out drawer for the DVDs with the book packaged underneath or glued to the back of the case with re-usable snot (which they've done in the past).


We'll know soon enough.

[NiCK Crush]

Yea, how is that book going to work for the Blu-ray packaging?

[mijorico]

But that picture is not from the ad.

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that you were mistaken. I just meant maybe the blu-ray exclusive is the book and the drawer packaging.

[darmok]

when you say "drawer", you mean slipcover, yes? i.e., is it a dvd plus book that slide out the side of the slipcover?

[scarface983]

thank you

[BrandonJF]

when you say "drawer", you mean slipcover, yes? i.e., is it a dvd plus book that slide out the side of the slipcover?

That's how it is pictured in the ad that's in the latest Entertainment Weekly. It looks exactly the same as the other picture in this thread, but it shows the book sliding halfway out of the slipcase.

[DouglasRobert]

Here's a screencap from the Target site showing the weekly ad.

I tried to blow it up as large as I could, but it got blurry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/cubby6/081012_p14al_oxlgb.jpg



I just hope that the discs aren't actually kept inside the book. Which is sort of how the ad makes it look like.

[cracksky]

It's one of two things:

Either the entire packaging is the book and the discs are in sleeves (one in the front and one in the back). Or, you get a 2-disc packaging of either SD or BD with the book wrapped to the back of it.

[BrandonJF]

Here's a screencap from the Target site showing the weekly ad.

I tried to blow it up as large as I could, but it got blurry.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/cubby6/081012_p14al_oxlgb.jpg



I just hope that the discs aren't actually kept inside the book. Which is sort of how the ad makes it look like.

It looks like they are. I haven't opened it yet, but the only thing in the slip case is the hardcover book, so the discs have gotta be in it.

[rmick]

Well crack it open. I'm debating having someone pick this up for me, but am feeling unsure. Does it seem worth it, or should I just go for a standard package?

[rmick]

Found this on High-Def Digest Forum. It's a picture of the Blu-Ray, but I imagine the DVD is the same. I'm in!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2941724334_6a8dfe0e63.jpg

[Bleddyn Williams]

That looks worth getting!

[MadonnasManOne]

Found this on High-Def Digest Forum. It's a picture of the Blu-Ray, but I imagine the DVD is the same. I'm in!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2941724334_6a8dfe0e63.jpg

Exactly the same for the 2-Disc DVD. The Target Exclusive is very nice. I'm very glad I went with it! Plus, I used the $3.00 off coupon from Papa John's, so, I got it for $19.99 plus tax.

The book is awesome. The Preface is by Steven Spielberg, with the Foreword by Harrison Ford.

[clintilona]

Found this on High-Def Digest Forum. It's a picture of the Blu-Ray, but I imagine the DVD is the same. I'm in!

Thanks alot! I had no intention of getting this after being disappointed by it in the theater. But, because of that pic, I just spent $30 on it.

Now that I have it in my hands, it was definitely worth it. So much better than the standard Blu-ray case.

[DouglasRobert]

Just got it from Target.

It's exactly like the picture that rmick posted.

It's not just pictures either.

[DEC29111]

The 'BluRay' packaging is a must buy!... I am glad that I went with this and not the 'Mini-Skull' DVD from Best Buy... as I don't think that I would ever use the $20 discount at the collectors site..

[shyguy1083]

that packaging looks pretty awesome. might have to get the blu-ray version of it since i already got the SD steelbook.

[Lucky101]

I just got my Target Exclusive on Bluray.:rock2: Love this packaging. They had about 8 blurays left today around 4pm. I also stop by FYE to pick up the SD Steelbook, but they had over 30 copies sitting there. I'll wait til Friday (payday) to pick it up. If you haven't gotten the Target Edition..go out and get it ...it's worth it...:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Kal Varnsen]

Found this on High-Def Digest Forum. It's a picture of the Blu-Ray, but I imagine the DVD is the same. I'm in!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2941724334_6a8dfe0e63.jpg

So the book holds the discs? They are not separated?

[takingchase]

I was going back and forth all day trying to decide to pick this blu-ray up or not. My girlfriend finally told me she was going to punch me if I didn't go buy it because she was sick of hearing about it.

So glad I did, it's definitely worth it even if I really didn't have the cash for it right now.

[NiCK Crush]

Well shit. I was going to put this off, but those pics look nice. Blu for me tomorrow.

[RM811]

Well I went and got this today. Looks like great packaging which I am a sucker for. I don't even have my blu ray player yet (Saturday delivery) but already have four movies. So much for not wasting money on buying movies.
This will be my first movie to watch on Saturday with my new player so I am looking forward to seeing what blu can do.