Strange addition to the many crappy titles they have for sale at $3.99 - $6.99. May not last long.
pcdoctor
11-30-08, 08:49 AM
Is this going to be another disc that people order at $6.99 only to have the order cancelled?
MrSmearkase
11-30-08, 09:52 AM
I'm in for one, but I wonder if they'll honor it.
Quick related question - Since Best Buy looks at the online prices for matching, does anybody think they would price-match this?
TallGuyMe
11-30-08, 09:57 AM
would be all over this if eligible for in store pickup
Trevor
11-30-08, 10:22 AM
Since Best Buy looks at the online prices for matching, does anybody think they would price-match this?
As in all price matching, YMMV.
mrflix
11-30-08, 10:50 AM
Placed my order for this....we'll see.
RustyOrgan
11-30-08, 11:29 AM
Anyone else having trouble checking out??
jimmy86
11-30-08, 11:48 AM
Ok guys.I just picked this up at Best Buy.I printed out Circuit city web page and had BB price-match.Manager gave it a long hard look and said "wow".She gave me the price AND got to use the $3 manufacture coupon found in the paper today.$4 out the door.Thanks OP
Strange addition to the many crappy titles they have for sale at $3.99 - $6.99. May not last long.
What's funny is that it's actually part of their $3.99 to $5.99 sale. Somehow, $6.99 fits in between $3.99 and $5.99: http://entertainment.circuitcity.com/Boutiques/Store.aspx?Store=1405
kenbenobi
11-30-08, 12:08 PM
I ordered, but I'll try to price match in-store and cancel my order before it ships (hopefully). Thanks for the great post, stronghold7000...
I followed a link to their Blu-Ray Blowout sale which ends Monday. Tons of $34.99 titles in there. Nice blowout, CC!
ruddiger_718
11-30-08, 12:55 PM
Price matched it at Best Buy, thanks OP!
RustyOrgan
11-30-08, 01:01 PM
Still can't get to checkout :(
dick_grayson
11-30-08, 01:05 PM
Still can't get to checkout :(
works for me. this movie rules. I was going to pick it up for my sister for xmas anyway. I'm not about to miss football to pricematch, though
alfonsosoriano
11-30-08, 01:16 PM
In for one at $9.52 shipped. I hope this sticks.
mrflix
11-30-08, 01:18 PM
Anyone ever had a problem with CC not honoring the price even if it was a mistake?
Stay Tuned
11-30-08, 01:19 PM
In for one at $9.52 shipped. I hope this sticks.
I hope so too. They've already charged my card. But with CC that's no indication that its going to be honored.
pcdoctor
11-30-08, 01:38 PM
Anyone ever had a problem with CC not honoring the price even if it was a mistake?
Yes, a bunch of us ordered "Entourage Season 4" for about $5 including shipping yesterday and it got cancelled.
Go here for more info:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargains/544544-price-mistake-entourage-complete-fourth-season-1-49-circuit-city.html
Moviefan101
11-30-08, 03:36 PM
No luck for me @ BB.. I tried to do a price match @ BB and the manager told me they do not price match circuitcity.com/the internet..
cinemaphile
11-30-08, 04:33 PM
No luck for me @ BB.. I tried to do a price match @ BB and the manager told me they do not price match circuitcity.com/the internet..
same here. i then pointed out (i had also printed) CC's "one price promise" where they state online and in-store prices will be the same, but they didn't care.
so yeah, YMMV indeed.
i did then just place the order online, but it cost me an extra $2 shipping. I almost wanna order a couple more at $7 from CC, then return them at Best Buy as "unwanted gifts" after Christmas without a receipt, for credit at their much higher price - just to screw them. :) what can i say? im a vindictive person.
rmick
11-30-08, 04:34 PM
Worked for me out in Chicago. With a gift card it was only $5.10 out the door!
Trevor
11-30-08, 04:37 PM
same here. i then pointed out (i had also printed) CC's "one price promise" where they state online and in-store prices will be the same, but they didn't care.
so yeah, YMMV indeed.
i did then just place the order online, but it cost me an extra $2 shipping. I almost wanna order a couple more at $7 from CC, then return them at Best Buy as "unwanted gifts" after Christmas without a receipt, for credit at their much higher price - just to screw them. :) what can i say? im a vindictive person.
In their defense, their price match policy is pretty clear that it has to be in an ad and in stock at a local store.
We often get away with more than that, so YMMV.
But instead of being upset with them (and threatening shenanigans), we should be praising them for even having the policy in the first place, especially when they bend the clear rules in our favor occasionally.
melih69
11-30-08, 04:39 PM
same here. i then pointed out (i had also printed) CC's "one price promise" where they state online and in-store prices will be the same, but they didn't care.
so yeah, YMMV indeed.
i did then just place the order online, but it cost me an extra $2 shipping. I almost wanna order a couple more at $7 from CC, then return them at Best Buy as "unwanted gifts" after Christmas without a receipt, for credit at their much higher price - just to screw them. :) what can i say? im a vindictive person.
You cannot return anything without receipt or some kind of proof of purchase. At least my local BB do not take any returns w/o proof of purchase even after Christmas .
melih69
11-30-08, 04:41 PM
Worked for me out in Chicago. With a gift card it was only $5.10 out the door!
Did you use $1.90 GC ?
rmick
11-30-08, 04:44 PM
Did you use $1.90 GC ?
Yeah, I had just a little left on an older gift card. Wish I had had the coupon in the newspaper too. Would have walked out with the DVD for practically nothing.
DirkBelig
11-30-08, 04:49 PM
Comes up at $29.99 now. :(
cinemaphile
11-30-08, 04:57 PM
the BB post-xmas return thing I think is largely YMMV. Mine has let me exchange things I got as xmas gifts a couple times, which I obviously had no receipt for.
In their defense, their price match policy is pretty clear that it has to be in an ad and in stock at a local store.
We often get away with more than that, so YMMV.
But instead of being upset with them (and threatening shenanigans), we should be praising them for even having the policy in the first place, especially when they bend the clear rules in our favor occasionally.
I know. Which is why when I didn't push it at the store. Just walked away. I said I "almost" want to do that. I was mostly just being sarcastic.
kenbenobi
11-30-08, 05:03 PM
Bought 2 at my local CC. They had no problem price-matching their website. Both had a floater though, but they were the only copies they had left...
Well, I couldn't cancel my web order, so maybe the one I receive won't have a floater. Or so I'm hoping...
kenbenobi
11-30-08, 05:08 PM
Comes up at $29.99 now. :(
Seeing as they caught it already, and nothing will have shipped out yet, I forsee cancellation emails coming... Well, maybe they'll send $5 for our inconvenience if that happens...
wirebendr
11-30-08, 06:20 PM
I got mine ordered under the radar, but no confirmation e-mail yet.
moviewizguy
11-30-08, 06:35 PM
Well, now that it's back at regular price, I see no reason to try and buy it. Earlier in the morning, BB wouldn't price match because they don't do online price matching so I went to CC and the manager/supervisor said the internet price is the same as the store but the unfortunate thing is that they had no copies of the 2-disc set...
macontosh2000
11-30-08, 07:00 PM
I was able to price match it at Best Buy. I also used a gift certificate so i was able to get it for about 2.14.
:banana::banana::banana:
SI78
11-30-08, 07:31 PM
Gee, one more online price mistake, and I'm going to develop a conspiracy theory that they're trying to inflate their holiday weekend sales numbers.
;)
cinemaphile
11-30-08, 08:21 PM
Well, now that it's back at regular price, I see no reason to try and buy it. Earlier in the morning, BB wouldn't price match because they don't do online price matching so I went to CC and the manager/supervisor said the internet price is the same as the store but the unfortunate thing is that they had no copies of the 2-disc set...
same here. first place i went was CC, but they had none in stock.
fitzcain
11-30-08, 09:16 PM
i price matched in store at CC today, figured gonna take advantage of that damn red postcard all the employees try to shove in your hands......as you shop, (i was in a circuit city the other day and was approached no less than 8 times)
so just printed out the page took it in, got a raised eyebrow, then wow, then price matched. Dont know what the employees were told recently, but they are really aggressive lately, and not in a good way.....
Elpresidentepez
11-30-08, 09:19 PM
i price matched in store at CC today, figured gonna take advantage of that damn red postcard all the employees try to shove in your hands......as you shop, (i was in a circuit city the other day and was approached no less than 8 times)
so just printed out the page took it in, got a raised eyebrow, then wow, then price matched. Dont know what the employees were told recently, but they are really aggressive lately, and not in a good way.....
It seems like the complaints of bad customer service are finally being heard, they just have no frame of reference. The blind leading the blind.
2sday
11-30-08, 09:33 PM
yeah it worked for me. first i asked the guy up front where you walked in. he said they didnt price match christmas deals or something like that. I told him it wasnt a black friday item, so then i went to customer service. they said they dont price match circuit city, cause the one across the street was closing. (which would have made sense had this been a blowout sale deal from a closing circuit city, but this was not.) i should have argued, but instead i just went to the checkout counter and the lady up there matched it, no problem. GREAT DEAL!
RequiemX
11-30-08, 09:48 PM
This is a title that I'm going to order used from Family Video when the time & price are right.
Probably around this same price.
So in conclusion: not upset I missed out.
RustyOrgan
11-30-08, 10:23 PM
Can someone post a link to a scan so we can take that in to get a price match?
Karli
11-30-08, 11:46 PM
Can someone post a link to a scan so we can take that in to get a price match?
i was at work today and couldn't print it from the CC website...this would be awesome if someone has a scan or a picture of...its worth a shot!
Kal Varnsen
12-01-08, 12:18 AM
A price mistake of a movie that I actually want and I miss it. :(
scarface983
12-01-08, 09:05 AM
yea now it shows up at 22 dollars
Kevin Phillips
12-01-08, 09:54 AM
I happened to be browsing the CC web site yesterday afternoon and stumbled onto it. I ordered a copy and got a confirmation e-mail. I assume we'll find out today whether peoples' orders will be fulfilled or canceled?
MinLShaw
12-01-08, 11:09 AM
Well, here's my story on this. First, I went online to place the order, but became concerned that it would be canceled based on some of the posts in this thread. Then I decided to place the order for in-store pick-up. I promptly discovered when I got to the shipping page that this item was not available in stores. I called the local Circuit City that *isn't* going out of business and asked, since it was online if I could get it at that price. The woman I was connected to said no, that they had it listed for $15 and change, which they did and I conceded. I then pointed out that the director's cut 2-disc set was listed at $6.99 in the sale section, and then I played the one-price policy card. She said to print it up, bring it in and they would give it to me at that price. Great.
We drive the half hour to get there only to discover they don't even have one in the store! I encountered some resistance at the customer service desk, who insisted that operators aren't with the store, that they're contracted out and that nobody should have told me to drive out there without confirming that they would hold a copy of whatever I was after for me. Disappointed, we left. We had to stop in Walmart on the way home, and I decided to see if they would price match. Since the movie can't be seen in the print ad's $3.99-$5.99 section (and since it makes no sense for $6.99 movies to be listed as such anyway), I showed the guy in electronics my printout. Every movie in the print ad is in the printout from the website, and since the online and store prices are supposed to match at Circuit City, I argued that in their case, an online ad should be equated to a print ad. He called a manager, explained my situation and voila! Thanks to this thread and a cooperative Walmart manager, my wife and I watched the director's cut of "Tropic Thunder" last night. This is why I love this forum!
ClassicAnorak
12-01-08, 12:02 PM
Can't believe I missed out on this opprotunity. I could kick myself. So does anyone have an adscan so that maybe we can still get in on this?
Trevor
12-01-08, 02:13 PM
^ FYI, it is available from CH for the usual sub $5 average.
wirebendr
12-01-08, 04:09 PM
I still have not received an e-mail but CC has debited my checking account for the purchase. Maybe this is a postive sign that they will honor their price.
Xbox69
12-01-08, 04:17 PM
I still have not received an e-mail but CC has debited my checking account for the purchase. Maybe this is a postive sign that they will honor their price.
Probably just an authorization that places a hold on the funds. May just drop off without the actual charge being posted. This usually affects your "Available Balance" only.
dick_grayson
12-01-08, 04:23 PM
I still have not received an e-mail but CC has debited my checking account for the purchase. Maybe this is a postive sign that they will honor their price.
mine went into my spam folder, fwiw
rich-y
12-01-08, 06:17 PM
Earlier today my bank account showed only a $1 authorization. But, it now shows both the $1 authorization and a $13.29 authorization ($6.99 + 3-Day Shipping and Tax).
Although I know this deal could still fall through, I hope this is good news. I will continue to wait for a confirmation of shipping and will let you know if I get one.
mrcaddy01
12-02-08, 10:56 AM
Received my shipped today e-mail. Thanks OP
dick_grayson
12-02-08, 11:01 AM
me too. holy shit! something actually worked! I am in shock.
Lecithin
12-02-08, 11:11 AM
Me too, SWEET!!
We would like you to know that your order has shipped!
Ordered Shipped BackOrd Title
1 1 0 TROPIC THUNDER
mrflix
12-02-08, 11:14 AM
Shipped, can't believe they honored this.
cinemaphile
12-02-08, 11:33 AM
same here! woo hoo!
alfonsosoriano
12-02-08, 12:22 PM
Hell yeah, shipped!
devilshalo
12-02-08, 12:32 PM
Congrats to those that got it shipped.. wish I had jumped on this in time.
JAYARE
12-02-08, 01:48 PM
yay mine shipped!
blamofilms
12-02-08, 03:17 PM
Ditto. Can't believe I got in on this. What a steal!
rich-y
12-02-08, 04:56 PM
Earlier today my bank account showed only a $1 authorization. But, it now shows both the $1 authorization and a $13.29 authorization ($6.99 + 3-Day Shipping and Tax).
Although I know this deal could still fall through, I hope this is good news. I will continue to wait for a confirmation of shipping and will let you know if I get one.
Mine shipped today!
darkhawk
12-02-08, 05:31 PM
Same here. Yee Haw!!!!!!!!!
Stay Tuned
12-02-08, 06:06 PM
Shipped!! I still can't believe it :banana:
kenbenobi
12-02-08, 06:17 PM
Mine shipped too, but I was kinda hoping it would get canceled since I bought it in store after I ordered it...
Kevin Phillips
12-02-08, 07:44 PM
Got my shipping notification today. WooHoo!
ScottsdaleSaint
12-02-08, 08:35 PM
mine shipped as well, thanks a bunch OP.:rock2:
darkhawk
12-02-08, 08:47 PM
Mine shipped too, but I was kinda hoping it would get canceled since I bought it in store after I ordered it...
Now you can sell or trade it to someone who missed out. Or make a big profit on ebay.
rich-y
12-05-08, 09:23 PM
Received mine by FedEx Ground today without the slipcover.
Anyone else get a slipcover with their order?
Of course I'm not gonna complain to Circuit City if anyone did. Hell, it was only 6.99!
alfonsosoriano
12-06-08, 03:53 PM
Yeah I got mine without the slipcover as well. Kinda sucks since the slipcover looks so nice and the keepcase art sucks a lot. Oh well, can't complain for the price.
MrSmearkase
12-06-08, 04:41 PM
Got mine today, thanks OP.
No slipcover for me either, but the price was right, so I can't complain too much. I am surprised that they honored this deal, though.
darkhawk
12-10-08, 09:11 PM
Received mine today. Thanks OP and Circuit City.
You're right, No slipcover mean terrible looking cover. Good price though.
tantheman
12-11-08, 04:17 AM
Didn't think this would work out, boy is my face red...
blamofilms
12-11-08, 05:46 AM
Got mine yesterday. Both discs fell out in transit. But they don't look too scratched up.
creekdipper
12-11-08, 05:48 AM
Received mine by FedEx Ground today without the slipcover.
Anyone else get a slipcover with their order?
Of course I'm not gonna complain to Circuit City if anyone did. Hell, it was only 6.99!
Same here...although I might take it in to see if they will exchange it for one with a slipcover if I happen to be stopping in for anything else (not too likely).
dick_grayson
12-11-08, 09:21 AM
I still can't find the infamous PSA that's supposed to be on here. Anyone know what I'm referring to? Here's the hd link discussion:
Buy: