Thank You DVDTALK and Members-Share Your Best Deal of the Year.

[IamLegend]

Just wanted to thank everyone for their contributions in 2008. I enjoyed some wonderful bargains on this site.
I personally found the Amazon "Buy 10 Blu Rays get $100 dollars off" to be my personal favorite for 2008 and even used some of the movie cash.
I know there there were other good ones too...some I know I missed.
Happy New Year to you all.

[Sweet Baby James]

The deals that stand out in my mind were-

the 10 Blu-rays at Amazon that you have already mentioned

the 80% off glitch at borders.com

the 6 seasons of 24 for under $30 at Best Buy

all of the clearance deals on anime at rightstuf.com

the buy 2, get 1 free on all Blu-rays at Amazon

the Blu-ray BOGO deals at Columbia House(plus all of the glitches at CH)

[izatright]

My favorite, so far, is simpler by far.

Buy 2 blu-ray for $30 at Best Buy, which got me the 5-disc Blade Runner and Pan's Labyrinth for $15 each. (Which are the first blu-rays I ever purchased - the deal was THAT good).

[awil1026]

Amazon's 10 Blu-rays w/ $100 discount

[alfonsosoriano]

Yeah with that 80% off glitch at Borders.com I got the Twilight Zone Complete Collection for about $50. I never thought I'd own that.

I loved that $10 off $10 Blockbuster.com coupon too. I spun a lot of those for credit after watching them.

I'm sure there's plenty more I can't remember.

[Michael Corvin]

Mine's gaming related:

Top Dog:
1. Rock Band 2 for $109 at TRU + $25 gift card
(plus I used a $10 coupon, making the entire bundle $75 and tax which was $115 off SRP or $15 more than the price of the game disc alone)

Runner up:
2. Amazon B2G1 on Blu
the one where anything went, including pre-orders. Nearly every major release this fall that I wanted I pre-ordered during that sale.

[12thmonkey]

The Sony BDP-S350 for $179 on Thanksgiving at K-Mart. And to the make deal sweeter, I paid for it using funds made from thinning out my DVD inventory, so it was like getting it for free.

[chrisih8u]

Damn, gotta pay more attention to the deals forum. In the future, please put "THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST DEALS OF THE YEAR!" in the thread title. :lol:

[gryffinmaster]

Big Lots Update -- 2008 Edition (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargains/533552-big-lots-update-part-2-master-list-titles-seen.html). An awesome congenial effort from all involved. :up::up:

Also, the Target $5.50/$7.50 Special Edition set reports were phenomenal, as well as the Blockbuster $10 off $10 and $7.99 HD-DVD deals.

[DerangedHermit]

- The Borders 80% off is probably tops - I got the WWE Summerslam Anthology for $40, the cheapest it's been and probably will ever be was $80-100.

- The 24 deal at Best Buy. Since I had all the seasons but 6, I only got the S1 SE and Season 6...and had a RZ certificate as well.

- Blockbuster $10 off $10 and free shipping: sweeeeeeeeet

- Gamestop 75% off used DVDs as well as their $1.99 generic tags: I got a few WWE DVDs for $2-3 each, including a rare collector's edition of one that sells on eBay for $50+!

- Circuit City Venture Bros. deal

- the Pepsi Stuff glitch

[dtcarson]

I suck...The glitches rarely work for me, and I couldnt get to TRU to do the RB2 deal/glitch.
Best deal I actually got was the Circuit City Venture Brothers 2-pack for 12.00; I ordered something else, got free shipping, returned the something else (this was not planned, I later found that same thing cheaper elsewhere), kept free shipping, and sold Vol 2 (which I already had) for 15.00, so I made a little money on it.
Anyway, yes, thanks to all for sharing their deal finds, and best wishes for a happy and deal-filled new year.

[Groucho]

80gb PS3 plus remote, PotC trilogy in Blu-Ray, and LittleBigPlanet for $199 thanks to the Amazon voting deal.

I also got in on the RB2 deal mentioned above, which was pretty sweet in and of itself.

[dino88]

1. The 24 deal...the reason I found the site...enough said.
2. Blockbuster's 10 off 10...I think I have about 20 blockbuster.com accounts now..lol

I would add the 80% borders glitch (and the $5 off $5 glitch...surprised nobody has mentioned) if I had been successful. But all I got from those deals were cancelled orders and alot of time wasted...but it still was fun chatting with everyone while trying to take advantage. Borders has to go down as the worst website I've ever seen. For some reason I just received a $50 gc from them by mistake a few weeks ago, so I can't be too upset. Good on those that got in on the deals, but I'm done with them unless I get more free gift cards.

[Sweet Baby James]

80gb PS3 plus remote, PotC trilogy in Blu-Ray, and LittleBigPlanet for $199 thanks to the Amazon voting deal.

Lucky mofo!:)

I forgot to mention a Deep Discount deal-


Adventures of Brisco County Jr. for $22.14.

[DirkUSA]

Lucky mofo!:)

I forgot to mention a Deep Discount deal-


Adventures of Brisco County Jr. for $22.14.

Thanks to everbody. Brisco County Jr. was the best deal for me this year.

Dirk

[SethDLH]

Big Lots Update -- 2008 Edition (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargains/533552-big-lots-update-part-2-master-list-titles-seen.html). An awesome congenial effort from all involved. :up::up

Agreed, hopefully '09 turns out just as good (if not better) with deals and everyone helping each other out with what they find

[ChefWinduAZ]

I have had a few good deals this year but I don't think anything can top the 6 seasons of 24 at Best Buy for under $30. That was one of the best deals I have come across in a long time.

[SI78]

The 24 Best Buy deal would have to be my best deal of the year.

ETA: $3 Who's The Boss S1 at Big Lots was pretty darn sweet too.

[pridesticks06]

80% Borders.com glitch? Crap where was I?!?!

Best deal I can probably remember was the hit on the closing Hollywood Video Store. Got lucky with all their dvds marked $.25 and $.50. Usually not a huge fan of used dvds, but I couldn't pass that up.

[djskyler]

The eBay "Deal of the Day" that got me a Sony BDP550 for $229 was pretty memorable for me.

But also cannot forget the hundreds of great new DVD titles I picked up at Big Lots for $2 to $3 throughout the year. :toast:

[fhdavid52]

Help! Deluxe DVD set for $19.99

[mattysemo247]

Mine is also mostly video game related:

The TRU Rock Band 2 deal

I scored a LOT of the $15 Target game deals (around 15 or so)

and a bunch of the Amazon blu ray deals that people post

[TallGuyMe]

has to be the six seasons fo '24' thing...

[DonnachaOne]

Buy one, get four free at Columbia House.

Help! Deluxe DVD set for $19.99
Got that too!

Of course, these are all negated by my dropping $100 on the Japanese Grindhouse set.

[Infusion07]

Easily the Amazon $100 off 10 Blu-rays deal. I got in early and got the extra $15 off for the six Bond movies. 10 GOOD Blu-rays for $62? Ridiculous.

Runner-up would be the Amazon $100 off a Blu-ray player and 4 movies. Picked up the Panasonic BD35 and 4 discs for a little over $200. Plus, Panasonic has the rebate for the two free Disney flicks if you buy the BD35.

So, in the span of a week I spent just under $270 for an excellent player and 16 movies. Many thanks to the original posters of both deals!!!

[Funk]

Miles Davis - 'The Complete On The Corner Sessions' for $31.57 (Borders 80% coupon)

Unfortunately, there aren't as many outstanding deals on CDs as there are on DVDs these days.... and I rarely buy DVDs these days.

[Krayzie]

Xbox 360 arcade with DDR 3 bundle for $130 from amazon. (Black Friday glitch)

[Anono]

My fav was probably this Black Friday at Amazon. Weeds, The Office, Entourage for VERY cheap.

[scott1598]

That whole Best Buy sale with the coupon is probably the best deal i have ever gotten on these boards (among some spectacular others of course)!

Went to BB, found 3 seasons, asked, got the other 3 (including S1 tin case), saw another fellow trying to do the same deal, but fell short on all seasons, walked out very happy. most still unopened however :(

[scott1598]

i never needed to hunt the papers for the circulars because of him. he does so much posting all these in advance that it just makes life that much easier!!!

thanks to speedy and to all and Happy New Year!!!!

[kenbenobi]

#1: $200 off Blu-Ray player when you buy 8 Blu-Rays (which I also got at B2G1F)
#2: Buy 10 BD, get $100 off and bonus off of Bond titles

I also commend Amazon for their $10 off $50 BML coupon, which I used about 30 times...

[bwsmom]

Mine wasn't so much a particular dvd deal, but you all here have been amazingly helpful to me as I've endeavored over the past two years to give my husband an awesome home theatre, big-screen, high-def/Blu-Ray setup - I truly could not have done it without the wonderful, insightful input I've received from you all. (Of course, the dvd deals are helping now more than ever, too, since we've gone Blu!)

DVDTALK Members ROCK!!!! Wishing you all blessings and a happy and healthy 2009!!

[chris_sc77]

Buy one, get four free at Columbia House.
the 6 seasons of 24 for under $30 at Best Buy
$3 DVD's at big lots
West Wing COmplete for $75 shipped from Amazon.com

[Geofferson]

has to be the six seasons fo '24' thing...
Same here...

[doubledown44]

I bought the DVD for Chaos (with Jason Statham) for $3.99 at Best Buy and picked up a certificate to see a free movie (Traitor or Righteous Kill), which came free with any DVD purchase.

[Marvin Dorfler]

Didn't happen until last week but hands down it was for ROCKBAND 2 SE for XBOX 360---price matched the TOYS R US ad @ CIRCUIT CITY for $109.99 w/ no hassles. Also got the LES PAUL GH GUITAR yesterday for just $19.99, that was a good deal too...

--Dorfler

Behold the Collection! http://batkruse.dvdaf.com/

[conehead433]

$100 off 10 BDs at Amazon
Brisco County at DD
$2 and $3 DVDs at Big Lots on BF with a $10 off your next purchase for spending over $50, which was easily done

[alfonsosoriano]

Forgot about the Rock Band 2 deal. Probably because I spotted in on some other sites beforehand.

[ChefWinduAZ]

Went to BB, found 3 seasons, asked, got the other 3 (including S1 tin case), saw another fellow trying to do the same deal, but fell short on all seasons, walked out very happy. most still unopened however :(

I still have all 6 seasons unopened. I just haven't gotten around to watching them.

[yellowlt4]

- All 6 seasons of 24 for <$30 at Bestbuy (x2 made for a great Christmas for my nephew)
- 10 Bond Blu-rays at Amazon for $49 all with movie tickets
- Big Lots $2-3 DVD's (some awesome deals found here)

- All the time and money Speedy1961 has saved me with all his weekly postings.

Thanks Speedy!!

[Misty Eyes]

Best Buy's mistake with the wording/ photo when I was able to get Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938 for $9.99, and it arrived with the tin.

[GenPion]

My Favorite Deals of the Year (in order)

1. Blockbuster $10 off $10 and Free Shipping

2. Columbia House Blu-ray B1G1 + Free Shipping

3. iNetVideo HD-DVD Clearance with Free Shipping

3. Amazon $100 off 10 Blu-ray's Deal

4. Big Lots ($2/$3 titles, Woody Allen sets)

5. Second Spin: 20% off and Free Shipping

6. ADV Thanksgiving Sale

7. Various Amazon.com Deal of the Day's

8. Adventures of Brisco County Jr. for $22.14 (and some other rather good Deep Discount sales)


I can't even remember if this was this year or last year, but the clearance HD-DVD's at Hollywood Video was one of my favorite sales. I picked up a TON of movies for $5-8 that way and many began to be much more difficult to find afterwards and never even went down in price that much. Sweet deal!

And to note: I didn't get to experience the 24 Deal as every single Best Buy I went to (as well as stores I tried price-matching) ALL turned me down on reason that it was "TOO GOOD OF A DEAL". I tried desperately and wound up with nothing here.... but oh well. You win some and lose some, I guess.

[Bob_F1]

As others mentioned, the coupon deal at Best Buy for the season sets of 24 was my best deal of the year. The total for all six season sets was less than $30 and then those same purchases resulted in $10 in RewardZone certificates. So the net cost for six seasons was less than $20. Pretty incredible.

[snausages]

All the deals were great as each helped me to expand my DVD collection and save TONS of money as a result!

Special thanks goes out to Speedy! Without him, I would never have been able to get the most exclusives and best prices for a ton of stuff this year :D

[redcon1]

The Deep Discount B1G1 Free Criterion deal.

It enticed me to take the plunge to purchase my first ever Criterions.

[IamLegend]

Wow so many deals in 2008 just by logging on to dvdtalk.com-I actually forgot how many goods ones there were for the year. Thanks Again everyone for the review and contributions throughout the year.

[MooMooMooMoo]

My 2 best deals of the year were both cd, rather then dvd:

1. The BMG club code from last summer that priced box sets at under $10
2. The recent BMG D8E1 code that priced 2 cd sets at $4.78.

Also had several great dvd box set deals from DD & the Bergman Box from Oldies.com

Thanks to all here for the tips & to Dr X for the BMG Club codes!

[conehead433]

I had forgotten to mention the inetvideo deals on HD DVD. I ended with almost every title they sold, some of them not such great titles but for dirt cheap they were cheaper than renting the DVD. OK so I didn't buy Norbit and a few others.

[Nth Power]

The Deep Discount B1G1 Free Criterion deal.

That one.
I hope it comes around again in '09.

[dsa_shea]

Brisco County: Complete Series (DD for 20 something bucks)
The Wire: Complete Series (Best Buy for 89.99)
Amazons B2G1F Blu-Ray sale that worked on box sets.
Amazons Buy 10 Blu-Rays for cheap during the Black Friday sale.

[Gamelore]

That insane B1G1 Criterion sale this year at DD. Best Criterion sale ever.

[AGuyNamedMike]

Adventures of Brisco County Jr. for under $25 shipped from DDD.
Stargate SG-1 Megaset for $99 shipped from Amazon Deal of the Day.
Big Lots (while the prices were great, most of the joy was going from store to store hunting down the titles)

[MinLShaw]

I wasn't able to get Tropic Thunder 2-disc at Circuit City for $6.99, but I was able to get Walmart to price match that online sale, in-store. I was also particularly happy to snag The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection at Best Buy for $16.99 before Thanksgiving, and Psych: The Complete Second Season for $13.99 from Amazon on Turkey Day. Most recently, because of this forum, I knew to show up at Walmart the day after Christmas to find the last remaining copy of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance for $5. My sincere thanks to all who have contributed to these (and other) cost-saving purchases, and I hope that at some point in 2009 I can help return the favor.

[NoirFan]

That insane B1G1 Criterion sale this year at DD. Best Criterion sale ever.

If DVD Planet had mirrored it, with their lower prices, coupons, and FBP, it would have been truly awesome. Perhaps they will next year if DD runs it again.

[ruddiger_718]

Blockbuster's $10 off of 10 was the deal for me, a lot of great DVD's and a few Criterions. Thanks DVDTalk, see you next year.

[That'sAllFolks]

Best deal:
Best Buy 24 Deal (I think this wins by far)
10 off 10 at blockbuster (2 DVDs for .52 shipped! - many more BB accounts than I care to admit to!)
Hee Haw 5D for 7.99 at Best Buy (price error)
2/14.99 I Dream of Jeannie,Dawson's Creek and Married with Children
Big Lots $3 - Tabitha,Hellboy,Dark Crystal CE,Labrynigth CE,Who's the Boss and $2 for Moonlighting s3 (thought I didn't get this)

[dollfins1]

i liked the 2 disc wb se's that were $5 each (2 fer 10) at best buy. they also had a fox $10 off coupon where tv sets were already on sale. there were so many good deals!

[runner001]

The Sony BDP-S350 for $179 on Thanksgiving at K-Mart. And to the make deal sweeter, I paid for it using funds made from thinning out my DVD inventory, so it was like getting it for free.

I bought the same player.

$179 on black friday from Sears. - $20 for not having it in stock even though I was the first person in line who wanted one - $15 for giving me two false notifications that they had them in the store even though they still didn't.

Total price paid: $144 + tax

[JorgeC]

i didn't get in on the 24 deal, so i'll have to go with $100 of 10 Blu-Ray discs, $22.14 for Brisco County Jr.

I think this was last year, but the Blade Complete Series incorrect price sticker @ Best Buy and XBOX360 HD-DVD add-on with 2 free HD-DVDs glitch (entire seasons for FREE!!) also @ Best Buy still come to mind.

[DarthVong]

My best deals were some of the CH codes for BOGO and such. Wish I would've had the cash for the $100.00 BD deal though.

[Overpar]

I'll have to go with...
1. $100 off 10 Blu-ray's at Amazon.com
2. $30 shipped for Star Trek Season 1 HD DVD from Amazon.co.uk
3. $17 Rambo box set at Amazon.com

[RKillgore]

Gee, I feel a little ripped off for getting Brisco County, Jr. for $24.99. Oh what the heck, that's still a great deal.
Also, Avengers Complete Emma Peel Collection for $30.38 and the Complete Jeeves & Wooster for $24.30.

But, outside of DVDs, I found an Absolute Watchmen for $65 at my local comics shop when it was out of print. The same day, I found another one at my local Borders, but sans shrink wrap. With a 30% off coupon, that one came to $52.50. Then I ebayed the first copy for $110 (although that was a little disappointing, I thought it would go higher), so it works out that I got an Absolute Watchmen for $7.50. And since it was already unwrapped, I didn't have the dilemma of opening it myself.

[gryffinmaster]

And since it was already unwrapped, I didn't have the dilemma of opening it myself.

I like the way you think. :up:

[movieguru]

The Blockbuster $10 off of $10+ was one of the best for me. I now have quite a few accounts with Blockbuster. Even better was the B1G4 free deal at Columbia House. My collection almost doubled this year!!

[xage]

Oct. 21, 2008 - Bestbuy/Magnolia $10 off coupon!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/xage00/007_BDSB.jpg

For $90.. This is probably the Best deal I got on Blu Ray.

A friendly talk to a female bestbuy cashier and coupons..

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/xage00/COUPAL.jpg

excellent deal!

[howwon]

Amazon.com
M*A*S*H - Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection (1972) $69.99

Barnes & Noble
Frasier - The Complete Series $130.48

Columbia House Canada
8 Blu-ray movies (new sign up package) $40.76 CDN (need to buy 2 more in 2 years)

DDD
The 16-Ton Monty Python Megaset $30.38
The Complete Emma Peel Mega-Set $30.38
The Complete Prisoner Megaset 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition $30.38

iNetVideo
Battlestar Galactica Season One HD-DVD Boxset $19.99

[SPRBD]

Big Lots.

[fumanstan]

Definitely the Amazon Bond sale, not to mention Amazon matching Black Friday prices.

[SI78]

The Blockbuster $10 off of $10+ was one of the best for me. I now have quite a few accounts with Blockbuster.

The next time I went into the store, they looked up my account by name and asked me why I had 30+ accounts.

:lbf

That was a great deal.

[tommyp007]

I have had a few good deals this year but I don't think anything can top the 6 seasons of 24 at Best Buy for under $30. That was one of the best deals I have come across in a long time.

ditto

[blueseraphtears]

Free copy of Kung Fu Panda from Columbiahouse

[zekeburger1979]

My best deals were:

1.) 24 Seasons 1-6 for less than $30 at Best Buy.
2.) The complete James Bond set for $90 from Amazon.
3.) The Wire: The Complete Series for $90 at Best Buy
4.) Looney Tunes Volumes 1-5 for $100 at Costco.
5.) The West Wing: The Complete Series for $115 at Best Buy.
6.) La Femme Nikita Seasons 1-5 for $75 at Best Buy.
7.) Christopher Reeves Collection for $16 at Best Buy.
8.) John Adams for $24 from Amazon.
9.) Die Hard Steelbook and MASH for $10 from Amazon.
10.) Martin Scorsese Collection, Eddie Murphy Collection, National Lampoon's Vacation Collection and Mission: Impossible Collection for $13 each at Wal-Mart.

Honorable Mention: The dozens of DVDs I bought at Big Lots for $2, $3 or $4.

[videoguy]

You know, it's hard to remember. Was it this year that the first ten star trek movies set from fye for like 30 bucks happened or last?

But I liked the amazon gold box deal of lost 1-3 plus signing up for bill me later = 16.33 or something per lost season. I've never seen Lost for that low.

I probably gotta say though that my greatest finds this year were at yard sales! I think my wife found the complete series of Sex In the City (and promptly resold) for like 10 or 15 bucks), Godfather collection for like 10 bucks, Last season of Frasier brand new for like 2 bucks (we'll probably resell), One of the disney cartoon movies for like 2 bucks, etc. etc.

[JoeySeven]

For me.I kind of didn't do alot of DVD shopping until the last 4 months of this year.

Amazon
1-Band of Brothers $26(should've waited for the blu-ray though)


FYE
1-Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection - $9.99 shipped @ FYE (After Rebate)

2-Horror Movie Classics Tin with 10 Films for $10
Product Details
Collector's Edition, includes button on tin box that plays scary music. Features 10 Classic Horror Films: "Horror Hotel", "The Last Man on Earth", "Demenita 13", "The Terror", "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", "House on Haunted Hill", "Night of the Living Dead", "Nightmare Castle", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", "Nosferatu".

3-Akira Kurosawa Four Samurai Classics($21 after 30% off coupon)


Costco
1-Ben Stiller collection(4 disc,4 movies)$10($10 discount)
2-Romantic Favorites Collection(4 movies)$10 ($10 discount)
3-The Original Christmas Classics DVD Box Set - Limited Keepsake Edition ...(4 disc)Regular price $23 - $10 total price $13

Walmart
1-Girls Night In Collection (5DVD) $13
2-Martin Scorsese Collection $13
3-BF sale $2 DVD(got 6 or so)


Target
1-Premier Collection($5.50 each)Most of these are A+ with extras..
2-Weeds season 1 & 2 ($8 each)

Deepdiscount
1-Baian the Assassin - Collection: Volumes 1-4(4 DVD's) $11.51
2-The Alec Guinness Collection(5 DVD's) $12.30


DVD Planet big Sale
1-Lee Van Cleef Collection(9 movies)$4.50
2-Classic Western Heroes - 3 Pack(disc,15 movies $4.50

Second Spin
Poseidon [HD-DVD] Used DVD $5.82
Drop Dead Sexy Used DVD $1.26
Mean Season [Widescreen]Used DVD $1.26
Irresistible Used DVD $1.58
Matador [Full Screen]Used DVD $1.58
Fearless Used DVD $1.59
Snows of KilimanjaroUsed DVD $1.59
Chinese Connection [Widescreen]Used DVD $1.59
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - 2nd Gig,Used DVD $2.14
Kiddy Grade: File Collection 2 [2 Discs]Used DVD $2.14

BlockBusters
1-$10 off orders over $10(why did I only order 3 movies :-(
2-used HD-DVD Sale(about $5.50 a movie) after 30% off

Inetvideo

Pawnshops
1-6 Criterions $4 each
2-Spirited AWAY(2 disc)$4
3-3 HD-DVD,$4 each
4-Blu Rays-Blade Runner(5 disc)$15,6 other from $5 to $8 each

Gamestop
1-5 0r 6 TV show box sets,2 Blu-ray,4 HD-DVD-$40+DVD's all 75% off.
Best deal of the year for me.




Hollywood Video

[DirkBelig]

I didn't get in on as many deals as many here because I wasn't interested or didn't need them. I have all the Bond flicks and had only watched two of them, so double-dipping on BD, even at such great prices wasn't appealing. The $100 off 10 BDs BF sale was mostly titles I already had on HD DVD, so nertz to that one. I already had the first five seasons of 24, so as killer a deal as the 6-for-$30 was, I didn't need it. It kills me that I missed the TRU Rock Band 2 deal, but somehow I just didn't see it until the day before it ended and didn't have the ad to PM anywhere by then. Drat.

Deals I DID get in on:

* 2/$15 HD DVDs blowout at Hollywood Video. Teamed up with other DVD Talkers to trade where the good stuff was and picked up a few for someone else.

* iNetVideo HD-DVD clearance with free shipping - the only good deal they had.

* The Amazon BF sales which combined killer deals with me being able to avoid having to go out in the early morning cold to wait in lines for a few items.

* More love for speedy1961 whose early ads allowed me to buy at full price and then go back for 110% PMs.

* B2G4 used BDs at a Gamestop near my work which allowed me to score 18 movies for under $6 a pop OTD.

[lovgun7]

i have a few...

BEST BUY
Monster Slayer Double Dip 6.99 (a week after its release)
Childs Play 4.99 (2008 release)
Die Hard The Ultimate Collection BEST BUY GLITCH (8 discs) $12.99 price matched with target ad.
Kill Bill Vol. 1&2 about a dollar each after the Free $10 GC

Circuit City
The Godfather I,II & III $4.99 each (2008 releases)
Cujo 20th Anniversary edition $2.99


TARGET
The Office Season 4 $17.99
The Simpsons season 11 $14.99
Hands down GREATEST PURCHASE OF THE YEAR The Simpsons 12.95 per Season 1-10

Wal-Mart
Batman The Animated Series Double Feature $5
Borat with free Borat Shirt $2
The Omen Wal-Mart Exclusive $2
Spaceballs Special Edition $2
Blades Of Glory $4
Wrestlemaniac $7


Suncoast
American Chopper season 1&2, Road House 3 for $12 special

[basaro]

You know, it's hard to remember. Was it this year that the first ten star trek movies set from fye for like 30 bucks happened or last?

That was def. last year around thanksgiving/xmas, I don't think it was repeated this year.

My best deals were:
1) As usual, a CH membership (all dvds $4.80 each or less, can't ever consistently beat that with a bag of hammers). Best deals this year were B1G4, B1G2, and free shipping on sets plus 60% off dvds. Many boxsets for an average of less than $4.80 for each title inside. And I got a lot of titles with funcash for $2.99 or less. Plus 2 freebies from the A-List.
2) DD B1G1 Image sale. Complete Definitive Twilight Zone Collection for $101.25 (was cheaper if you had used cashback). Plus the 80's sets for $23.63 each.
3) X-Files seasons 1-9 for $9.99 each from Best Buy with Fox $10 off coupon.
4) Big Lots titles for $2 or $3 each. And boxsets: Woody Allen 2 ($13), Woody Allen 3 ($16), Fox In A Box ($10), Argentosoma ($10), Kaze No Yojimbo ($10), etc.
5) Ninja Scroll (10th Anniversary Special Edition) [$4.99 Best Buy PM'd this instead of the regular 1-disc]
6) Used (mint) Criterions from my friend Donnie for $5.00 each. The Ice Storm, Vengeance Is Mine, Army Of Shadows.
7) Warner B1G1 boxset sale @ DD. Film Noir Classic Collection Vol.4 and Gangsters Collection Vol.2 for $14.99 each.
8) HD DVDs all for under $6 from dvdtalk trades and CH.
9) Random: Shopgirl [$2.49 FYE used(mint)]. The Princess Bride (Buttercup Edition) [$4.00 Walmart]. Hellboy (3-Disc) [$3.00 Big Lots]. Elizabethtown [$4.00 Walmart]. Cujo (25th Anniversary Edition) [$4.99 Best Buy(PM CC)].

[TANK]

The HD dvds from iNetVideo


Thanks to speedy for all his work!

[DiedLaughing]

X-Files Complete Series - $120 something from Amazon
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Blu-ray - $8 from Family Video

Too bad I missed the Amazon exclusive Family Guy set for $60.

[bwsmom]

Have to give a shout-out, too, to mnementh - he makes it SO much easier to peruse the online sales with his list coding!!!

[NiCK Crush]

Mad Men Season 1 Blu-ray on amazon for $17.99.
Weeds Season 1 & 2 Blu-ray for $12.99 each at BB
Band of Brothers Blu-ray for $37.99 at BB.

All Seasons of 24 for under $30
Family Guy Complete Released Collection w/ Stewie Head Packaging for $60.

[toldawg128]

Best deals:

Columbia House B1G4 free
Gamestop 75% off used
Office seasons 2,3,4 for $10 each at Meijer
Kung Fu Panda blu-ray free from Columbia House
Meet the Robinsons free + shipping from Disney
Casino Royale, Cars, Ratatouille, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End Blu-rays for a total of $25 from Toys'R'Us
Lots of great deals from Secondspin.com and Big Lots

Most upset by the Amazon $100 off 10 Blu-ray deal. If they still did price adjustments, I would have gotten in on that deal. :brickwl2:

[Sweet Baby James]

I just remembered another one-

Dawn of the Dead-Ultimate Edition(4 Discs) for less than $6 delivered from walmart.com. 2008 was indeed a good year for glitches and legitimate deals.

[jiggyblau]

I got in a few good ones...

The $100 off 10 blu-rays at Amazon was the craziest one for sure. I got in on it with the $15 off, and the prices dropped more on a few titles before they shipped, so it was even better.

I got the Bond steelbook blu-rays for $19.50 each on release day at BB. It was a great deal at the time for awesome packages. Of course, the Amazon deal blows it away, but there were no steelbooks.

The free Kung Fu Panda blu-ray from CH was awesome. Also, having Pineapple Express arrive next week for about $16 shipped will be a product of the B1G1 sale.

TV series pricing... I got in on the Stewie Head Family Guy pack at Amazon for $60, and I sold my first five volumes for more than I paid for the set, which included the sixth season as well as Blue Harvest. I also sold my five seasons of The Shield and rebought them in WS versions as well as the sixth season, making a few bucks while acquiring an extra season of my favorite show.

The ebay/live cashback got me one big Best Buy gift card that I bought with a 10% off coupon, making the price I paid below the value of the gift card (rare), and then I got more than $100 cashback from MS on a $420 gift card. The card also came loaded with about an extra $25 in funds.

Finally, the Black Friday deals at Amazon were awesome and sort of unexpected. I got Transformers, Mad Men S1, Bank Job, Flags of our Fathers and other blu-rays as well as House S3, It's Always Sunny S1, 30 Rock S1 and other DVDs.

[DerangedHermit]

I forgot some more:

- Best Buy: the $12.99 Ultimate Fan Editions of a few WWE DVDs (came with special packaging, a shirt and usually two accessories)

- picking up Clerks: TAS at a yard sale for 50 cents

[mh4268]

The best I got was the 24 BestBuy deal. Others that were nice were the DD BOGO Criterion and their big boxset deal (monty python for 30 bucks etc). My local mom and pop video store getting used dvds for 4 bucks. I wish I had BR for the 100 off of 10 Amazon deal (I bought a PS3 just after with the 30% live.com deal).

[majorjoe23]

The Wire Complete Series for $90 and Seinfeld Seasons 8-9 for $15 each, both from Amazon.

[beebs]

B1G1 and B2G1 Blu-ray Deals + $20 off 3 Blu-rays at Best Buy (Jan/Feb)
$50 GCs for buying HD DVD players (Feb-April)
B1G1 Free Disney Blu-Rays at Target + 10% off + $5 off $25 coupons (March)
Big dry spell for me followed this sale... then.
$13.99 Fox & Sony Blu-rays at Fry's (Late Summer/Fall)
DD B1G1 Twilight Zone Complete Series (Late Summer)
Big Lots $2 and $2.40 DVDs (Fall and BF sales)
Amazon Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals (BF period)
Amazon Deal of the Day + Bill Me Later $10 off for Family Guy Head and Hitchcock sets (Nov/Dec)

I blew my budget for 2009 already with a new projector. :)

-beebs

[DirkBelig]

I just remembered another one-

Dawn of the Dead-Ultimate Edition(4 Discs) for less than $6 delivered from walmart.com. 2008 was indeed a good year for glitches and legitimate deals.Odd that I forgot that one since I was the one who found and posted it! :rock:

[Chad]

There's been such an abundance of them I can't pick any specific one as my personal favorite, but the Blockbuster $10 off $10 and Criterion BOGO definitely rank very high.

Thanks to everyone who's contributed to this forum over the past year and alerted us to all these great deals! :up:


And remember...

Next time you mention a speedy1961 deal outside of DVDTalk (we're in the know here), be sure to mention his full username, otherwise you'll be giving credit to this (http://forum.dvdtalk.com/members/speedy.html) guy who hasn't posted in over a year and a half. Give credit where credit is due, people!

[Gilgamesh1082]

Amazon:
Mad Men on BR for $14.99 DotD a few weeks back
Angel Complete Series for $.99 ($50 off using the Amazon credit card) DotD
Buffy Complete Series for $69.99 DotD

Best Buy:
Rome Seasons 1 and 2 (price matched at Circuit City to get another 10% off) for $27.83 each
Sopranos Season 6 parts 1 and 2 on BR for $70 and change
Six Feet Under complete series $125
The Wire complete series $90

Walmart:
Rockband 2 for $110 after PM'ing TRU's ad

[Raye]

The best deal I encountered thanks to DVDTalk had to be getting The Real Ghostbusters complete collection for $140 with the Time Life coupon. Owning this series on DVD is like a dream come true. Thank you again!

[theMadness]

Have to say the Blockbuster $10 off $10 for the number of DVDs I got. That was crazy.

[RequiemX]

1. B1G1 Criterions at DD
2. Insanely-cheap used titles at familyvideo.com
3. The discovery that amazon.com usually pricematches Best Buy discounts

[melih69]

My top 3 were :

the 10 Blu-rays at Amazon that you have already mentioned

the 6 seasons of 24 for under $30 at Best Buy

the B1G4 free on all DVDs at CH :)

It was a good year.

Happy new years to all DVDTALKers :)
Hope to get similar or better deals this year to improve our movie collection :)

[beebs]

Forgot to mention Live.com cashback -- 2008 award for secret bargain sauce. It worked on top of numerous deals to make them better. Result for me was $150 back... and each deal was fantastic before the cashback (B1G1 Criterion, Twilight Zone set, J&R 10.99 BRs, eBay stuff).

-beebs

[Tarantino]

80% off at Borders.

Picked up the Sara Connor Chronicles on Blu-Ray for 8 bucks.

= J

[tman3501]

The Amazon $100 off 10 Blu-ray deal was the best. I hope they have that deal again real soon - lol

[lovgun7]

HUGE SHOUT OUT ON EVERYONE THAT REPORTED DEALS !!

I forgot some more:

- picking up Clerks: TAS at a yard sale for 50 cents


wow i forgot my yard sale deal

Chasing Amy Criterion edition

Mallrats Extended Edition

a buck each ... thanks for reminding me

[SoonerDoc]

This one's not even close for me.

The April Columbia House buy 1 get 4 FREE was without a doubt the greatest deal I have gotten in 7 years from DVDTalk.

You could buy a blu-ray for $21 to $30 and get 4 dvds free (including Criterions). After placing around 15 orders, I wound up with

31 DVDs
13 Blu-rays
Cheers boxset
for $50 out of pocket after selling the rest on amazon.

[cordobes]

I picked up a ton of great used Criterions for about $7 each in March from several Hollywood Video stores that went out of business.

I also got some great new Criterions and other titles for free from the Pepsi Stuff promotion.

The best deal may have been the six Dragon Dynasty titles that I got for less than $20 total from the FYE BOGO bin last month.

Thanks for the tips DVD Talkers! I hope 2009 is another great year!

[Jedi Master 33]

The $10 off Blockbuster's used DVDs was awasome.

[standbyme]

Like many others on here, even though this site saves me a ton of money, it also costs me a ton of money! (I'm not complaining though.)

I would say the Complete Twilight Zone Collection at DD that came out to about $105.00 was my best buy this year.

Thanks to everyone that posts on here.

[mnementh]

Since no one's mentioned them, I'd like to count the Redbox free rental codes among the best deals.

[devilshalo]

Rock Band 2 TRU deal. I PM'd at CC and while I didn't get a gift card, I managed to sell the game, an RMA'd wired RB1 guitar, mic and drum sticks for $70. That means I got a brand new RB2 wireless guitar and wireless drumset for $30.

[mike01]

The 24 Best Buy deal would have to be my best deal of the year.
The X Files Collection 117.00@ Costco
Prince Caspian Bluray for 9.99@Sears
Transformers Bluray 9.99@Best Buy

[MooMooMooMoo]

I somehow didn't hear about B1 get 4 Columbia House deal. I've been a member for years but almost never purchase; the deals they email me are usually worse then everyday prices at BB & Amazon. Do I need to check the Columbia House thread rather then just monitoring this board?

[Trevor]

^ Yes, if you want to do Columbia House, you should follow the Club forum here.

All of my favorite deals have been mentioned several times, so I just want to give a big thanks to Speedy1961, Punit, Mnementh, and all the other deal posters!

[xDLafx]

So many great deals thanks to the people here. The $10 off blockbuster.com deal was awesome. With 50% off and Reward Zone certificates, I got The Wire complete series for $77. The 24 deal of course. Those are the first that come to mind!

[Quake1028]

10 new BD's from Amazon for $57.80 total. Best deal of the year, by far.

[bluesilo]

1. 24 Best Buy deal
2. Amazon West Wing Complete 75$

[JuryDuty]

Probably the 24 Best Buy deal for me, too.

[dick_grayson]

there was a $20 off $20 paypal coupon at buy.com that was supposed to be for certain items. I got it to work 2x with the 2 disk Step Brothers and the 2 disk Pineapple Express (shipped sat.)

also, the Tropic Thunder 2 disk from CC. I still can't find that damn PSA. I feel like Simple Jack.

[ruddiger_718]

I forgot about the clusterf*ck that was Borders.com and their mistake. I got Heroes season 2 for about 15 bucks, and my brother got I Love Lucy series boxset for $40.

[Kory]

there was a $20 off $20 paypal coupon at buy.com that was supposed to be for certain items. I got it to work 2x with the 2 disk Step Brothers and the 2 disk Pineapple Express (shipped sat.)

also, the Tropic Thunder 2 disk from CC. I still can't find that damn PSA. I feel like Simple Jack.

Does the coupon still work? Those are two movies on my to-buy list and I'd kill to get them that cheap. Damn. :(

[bloopbleep]

Buy one, get four free at Columbia House at least 20 times over 1 weekend!
plus earned funcash to boot!

[Gobear]

The B1 G4 was great except that Columbia House caught on and charged me the full price for the last two transactions (out of 4). So it was not a good deal for me over all.

[dick_grayson]

Does the coupon still work? Those are two movies on my to-buy list and I'd kill to get them that cheap. Damn. :(

unfortunately, it only worked for about 10 minutes about a month ago. I was on fatwallet and most the people there could not get it to work. I was one of the lucky few that did.

[drmoze]

Best Buy's deal on 24. Because the cashier was clueless, she took the $15 discount off season 1 as well. I was charged some extra tax, but didn't want to revisit the transaction to fix it. Bottom line: Seasons 1-5 of 24 out the door for $17.xx. :up:

[Seanathan297]

It had to be Blockbusters $10 off $10 for me. 86 DVD's for $26.50 is pretty hard to beat lol.