50% All animae at sellect BB march 1-21

[arcurifisher]

Select Best Buys will have a 50% Sale on all Anime DVD's starting March 1 through March 21!

Here are the list of stores that will be having the sale


If you want to know which store is one of the select, go to the Best Buy website, and find a nearby store in your area, if one of the store numbers match the select store number, then that's the store that will be having the sale.

[Remote]

Where's the list?

Does this include Blu-ray?

[kenbenobi]

He probably didn't realize he couldn't post links yet...

[arcurifisher]

it wont let me post the URL, what do i do

[arcurifisher]

i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/AlphaFredo/storelist.jpg

[arcurifisher]

put the http before it

[Paul1957]

Best Buy is eliminating most anime dvd's for 460 stores these will be the stores with 50% off.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14359.html

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/14360.html

[Remote]

Photobucket is blocked here. Is it a big list of stores? I'm looking for 1070 and 488.

[Anono]

All this info is already in the WTK's anime deals thread. the list and everything else can be found there.:rock:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargains/549015-official-anime-bargains-thread-updated-daily-close-february-09-a.html

[The Cow]

Photobucket is blocked here. Is it a big list of stores? I'm looking for 1070 and 488.

Photobucket is NOT blocked here. But you do have to use the [img] tags.

[Sweet Baby James]

Here's the preliminary list, sorted by state-




AL Alabaster 1162
AL Auburn 662
AL Dothan 793
AL Florence 348
AL Fultondale 1446
AL Oxford 1097
AL Spanish Fort 678
AL Trussville 1004
AR Benton - Bryant 1797
AR Conway 1438
AR Rogers 1148
AZ Casa Grande 1440
AZ East Mesa 1056
AZ Flagstaff 1084
AZ Gilbert 1189
AZ Goodyear 485
AZ Happy Valley 1481
AZ Lake Pleasant 1059
AZ North Scottsdale 870
AZ Oro Valley 1143
AZ Prescott 377
AZ Scottsdale Pavili 252
AZ Sierra Vista 1077
AZ Surprise 787
AZ SW Tucson 1112
AZ Yuma 895
CA Apple Valley 1482
CA Auburn 1190
CA Beaumont 1441
CA Brentwood 1046
CA Canyon Springs 392
CA Chino Hills 846
CA Clovis 1188
CA Compton 1432
CA E. Palo Alto 185
CA East Orange 1198
CA Eastvale 775
CA El Centro 1113
CA Encinitas Ranch Town Center (Encinitas) 1187
CA Folsom 845
CA Gilroy 884
CA Glendora 1018
CA Irvine 854
CA Jaboree 1472
CA La Mesa 1386
CA La Quinta 1020
CA Long Beach 1009
CA Marin City 132
CA Marina 1061
CA Menifee 1409
CA Merced 844
CA Moreno Valley East 1430
CA Mountain View 1045
CA Natomas 660
CA Northridge 1180
CA Otay Ranch 1769
CA Riverbank 1509
CA San Jose 1423
CA San Rafael 1021
CA Santee 1145
CA Sherman Oaks 764
CA Soquel 797
CA Sunnyvale 685
CA Temecula 1076
CA Tracy 391
CA Vacaville 1008
CA Westwood 367
CA Yorba Linda 126
CO Arapahoe & Parker 1497
CO GK SQ Broadway 1205
CO Greeley 1194
CO I70 & Tower Road 1134
CO Longmont 1079
CO Loveland 693
CO Northglenn 1416
CO Parker 1410
CO Pueblo 1030
CO SE Aurora 694
CO Southglenn 1171
CT Danbury 331
CT Enfield 1026
CT Meriden 760
CT Trumbull 1067
CT West Simsbury 1468
DC Chevy Chase 801
DC Columbia Heights 1092
DE Christiana 1480
DE Dover 842
FL Boca Raton 554
FL Bonita Springs 767
FL Bradenton 1141
FL Davenport 1184
FL Destin 799
FL Doral 1502
FL Florida City 1178
FL Ft Lauderdale 543
FL Gulf Coast 1135
FL Jacksonville N 1475
FL Jensen Beach 881
FL Margate 1424
FL Naples 524
FL Ocala 862
FL Oldsmar 1766
FL Palm Beach Gardens 688
FL Port Richey 885
FL Saint Johns 1790
FL Sanford 608
FL The Forum 1508
FL University Town Center 1452
FL Vero Beach 816
FL Wellington 1168
FL Wesley Chapel 1405
FL Winter Garden 1156
GA Acworth 1159
GA Alpharetta 516
GA Atlanta Midtown 896
GA Buckhead 890
GA Cumming 1408
GA Douglasville 519
GA Fayetteville 810
GA Gainsville 1071
GA Hiran 1486
GA McDonough 668
GA Newnan 1037
GA Northlake 513
GA Peach Tree City 1049
GA Perimeter 503
GA Snellville 776
GA Stone Mountain 506
GA Valdosta 789
GA Warner Robins 1185
IA Ames 812
IA Council Bluffs 759
IA Des Moines II 19
IA Dubuque 878
IA Jordan Creek 796
IA Mason City 604
IA Waterloo 379
ID Coeur D Alene 655
ID Idaho Falls 944
ID Nampa 1078
ID Twin Falls 874
IL 87th and Dan Ryan 1122
IL Addison 314
IL Algonquin 1169
IL Arlington Heights 303
IL Bolingbrook 813
IL Clark St. 815
IL Decatur 606
IL Deerfield 326
IL DeKalb 893
IL Edwardsville 1426
IL Geneva 387
IL Golf Mill 321
IL Homewood 1048
IL Kankakee 1123
IL Kildeer 647
IL Kimball & Bellmont 1777
IL Matteson 317
IL McHenry 1166
IL Melrose Park 322
IL Mundelein 1065
IL North Aurora 1778
IL Old Orchard 334
IL Oswego, 1170
IL Quincy 1073
IL Skokie 302
IL South Elgin 607
IL South Loop 1142
IL Tinley Park 1066
IL W. Dundee 328
IL Willow Road, 1165
IN Apple Glen Cross 368
IN Avon 489
IN Highland 1774
IN Kokomo 371
IN Michigan Road 1094
IN Muncie 491
IN Noblesville 1025
IN Valparaiso 951
IN W. 38Th Street 231
IN Westfield 490
KS Lawrence 837
KY Bowling Green 440
KY Elizabethtown 791
KY Hamburg Pavilion 1477
KY Owensboro 1121
KY Paducah 817
LA Bossier City 1462
LA Harahan 1456
LA Houma 943
LA Lake Charles 1080
LA Millerville 1157
LA Monroe 1507
LA Slidell 380
MA Back Bay 1471
MA Braintree 530
MA Brockton 877
MA Cape Cod 568
MA Everett, 1088
MA Hadley 683
MA Landmark Center 804
MA Leominster 1433
MA Manfield 1140
MA Milford 1407
MA North Dartmouth 343
MA Pittsfield 548
MA Plymouth 385
MA Saugus 818
MA Seekonk 806
MA South Bay 1126
MA Taunton 1461
MA Wareham 1139
MA Watertown 596
MD Baltimore Inner Harbor 1054
MD Golden Ring 1057
MD Hagerstown 1445
MD Lexington Park 1003
MD Salisbury 772
ME Auburn 1420
ME Augusta 1464
ME Bangor 463
ME Biddeford 1158
ME Topsham 1138
MI Auburn Hills 449
MI Battle Creek 840
MI Benton Harbor 376
MI Brighton 841
MI Chesterfield 1095
MI Farmington Hills 897
MI Holland 883
MI Midland 946
MI Muskegon 480
MI Pontiac 412
MI Rochester Hills 949
MN Apple Valley 245
MN Baxter 522
MN Blaine 1443
MN Brooklyn Center 9
MN Burnsville 8
MN Eagan 1055
MN Eden Prairie 611
MN Edina 5
MN Inver Grove Heig 6
MN Lakeville 1450
MN Mall of America 1000
MN Rochester South 1195
MN Rogers 1151
MN Shakopee 1463
MN Willmar 1106
MO Cape Girardeau 523
MO Chesterfield 143
MO Ellisville 33
MO Fenton 942
MO Jefferson City 1102
MO Joplin 346
MO Liberty 768
MO St. Joseph 613
MO Watson Road 42
MO Wentzville 1434
MS Flowood 938
MS Hattiesburg 661
MS Meridian 1439
MS Tupelo 778
MT Billings 592
MT Kalispell 1016
MT Missoula 593
NC Ashville South 953
NC Blakeney 1767
NC Burlington 648
NC Durham New Hope Commons (Durham) 160
NC Durhan Southpoint 1051
NC Garner 574
NC Independence 261
NC Kannapolis 1132
NC Knightdale 1492
NC Mid-Town Charlotte 1108
NC Monroe 687
NC Mooresville 1133
NC Morehead City 1451
NC Northlake 1155
NC Pinehurst 601
NC Rivergate Charlotte 1107
NC Rocky Mount 761
NC University Place 268
ND Bismark 1012
ND Minot 1063
NE Grand Island 1034
NE Millard 1485
NH Concord 591
NH West Lebanon 868
NJ Brick 475
NJ Cherry Hill 1098
NJ Holmdel 400
NJ Howell 1137
NJ Manahawkin 1177
NJ Manalapan 388
NJ Mays Landing 581
NJ South Brunswick 1154
NJ Vineland 692
NJ Vuaxhall 1506
NM Farmington 866
NM Las Cruces 802
NM Santa Fe 375
NV Carson City 850
NV Sparks 1014
NY Baldwin 1467
NY Big Flats 1036
NY Clarence 1455
NY Commack 200
NY Cortland 1029
NY De Witt 1127
NY Greece 1400
NY Hamburg 1131
NY Hartsdale 822
NY Huntington 345
NY Ithaca 384
NY Kingston 518
NY Lawrence 1069
NY Liverpool 1183
NY Monroe 1394
NY New Hartford 545
NY Plattsburg 1091
NY Riverhead 809
NY Saratoga Springs 541
NY Walden Galleria 1152
NY Watertown 1089
OH Avon 1050
OH Bridgewater Falls 617
OH Fields Ertel 494
OH Findlay 795
OH Grove City 1096
OH Heath 145
OH Lancaster 339
OH Macedonia 758
OH Mansfield 390
OH Marysville 1167
OH Niles 834
OH No. Olmstead 279
OH Perrysburg 1429
OH Salem Mall 267
OH Sandusky 879
OH Springfield 790
OH Steelyard Commons 1161
OH Western Hills 394
OH Wooster 880
OK Norman 875
OK Oklahoma City West 1419
OK Owasso 1401
OK Quail Springs 646
OK Tulsa Hills 1499
OR Cascade Plaza 1454
PA Altoona 1015
PA Beaver Valley 684
PA Century III 588
PA Cranberry 825
PA Downington 1764
PA Greensburg 595
PA Mechanicsburg 1478
PA Muncy 1039
PA Plymouth Meeting 448
PA Quakertown 1395
PA Scranton 341
PA Selinsgrove 1794
PA State College 369
PA Stroudsburg 1442
PA Tarentum 1164
PA Waterfront 882
PA Wilkes Barre 342
PR Caguas 1504
RI Middletown 1490
SC Anderson 520
SC Beaufort 1110
SC Bluffton 664
SC Citadel Mall 1120
SC Florence 826
SC Lexington 1466
SC Rock Hill 894
SC Summerville 1428
TN Clarksville 663
TN Hixson 1070
TN Jackson 853
TN Mt Juliet 1064
TN Nashville West 1130
TX Alamo Ranch 1459
TX Allen 1780
TX Bee Cave 1083
TX College Station 332
TX Conroe 865
TX Cypress 1413
TX Denton 827
TX East El Paso 1470
TX Eldorado Pkwy 1773
TX Firewheel 1412
TX Flower Mound 1038
TX Georgetown 691
TX Heritage Trace Parkway 1494
TX Irving 205
TX Lake Jackson 1458
TX Lake Worth 1027
TX Longview 594
TX Lufkin 867
TX Mansfield 1035
TX McKinney 196
TX Mueller 1153
TX North Arlington 794
TX North Irving 1032
TX North McAllen 1473
TX Northwest Crossing 1160
TX Ridgmar 234
TX Rockwall 1417
TX Rosenburg 1404
TX San Angelo 1017
TX San Marcos 828
TX Sharpstown 213
TX SW McKinney 1775
TX Temple 1457
TX Texarkana 605
TX Victoria 603
TX Victory Lakes 1469
TX Weatherford 1024
TX West Dallas 1033
TX West McAllen 1784
TX Wichita Falls 195
UT American Fork 1402
UT Logan 945
UT Orem 773
UT Riverdale 496
UT Sandy 497
UT St. George 891
VA Brandermill 1437
VA Bristol 1085
VA Christianburg 1149
VA Cosner's Corner 1163
VA East Richmond 1770
VA Gainesville 1449
VA Glen Allen 1013
VA Leesburg 1022
VA Mechanicsville 1465
VA Princess Anne 1460
VA Stafford 1476
VA Williamsburg 1444
WA Bellingham 359
WA Burlington 798
WA Hazel Dell 1104
WA Mill Plain 1062
WA Spokane North 362
WA Yakima 831
WI Delafield 667
WI East Appleton 1047
WI Fond du Lac 673
WI Fox Point 654
WI Grafton 1192
WI Janesville 892
WI Kenosha 1191
WI Lake Geneva 1489
WI Menomonee Falls 757
WI Northridge 24
WI Sheboygan 1147
WV Huntington 573
WV Morgantown 832

[Remote]

Thanks so much, the store I suspected might be on there is.

[asianxcore]

Thanks for the heads up!

I went to the closest store on that list just to see what they had. Kind of bummed out there was no Ranma season sets to be found. I'm not a big Anime fan but I wouldn't mind getting those at 50% off.

[DVDmaniac14]

ok doesn't this annoy anyone else?

IT'S A-N-I-M-E...not ANIMAE...GRRR

[shaunbul]

It is not fair. I guess Australia is not always the lucky country. I could probably spend so much is I was over there!

[Adrenaline]

Dang the one a minute away from me isn't on the list :(

[arcurifisher]

if you create a user account on BB them click on items your looking for it will tell you what stores have it in stock. Go buy it today and then on sunday go ask for a price adjustment. I do it all the time.

[pholly]

My closest store is on the list, now I need a list of recommended anime dvds to get :D

[Sweet Baby James]

if you create a user account on BB them click on items your looking for it will tell you what stores have it in stock. Go buy it today and then on sunday go ask for a price adjustment. I do it all the time.

You don't need to create an account to check store inventory.

[Tenkyoken]

i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/AlphaFredo/storelist.jpg

is this the updated list or the prelim list?

[RUN-DvdMC]

Can anyone confirm this morning that this sale is on now?

[fumanstan]

Interesting, the ones near me are listed. I might go grab a few things.

[Maxflier]

Can anyone confirm this morning that this sale is on now?

Don't know yet, but i'll be there when they open today to find out.

[fumanstan]

Can anyone confirm this morning that this sale is on now?

A few folks over at the CheapAssGamer forum confirmed that their Best Buy's had stickers saying 50% all anime.

[Sweet Baby James]

Can anyone confirm this morning that this sale is on now?I can confirm that the sale is up and going at the Danbury, CT location. I just got back from Danbury with great success. Some of the titles did ring up at half off and some didn't. The manager did a manual adjustment on the titles that didn't come up at half off, including Blu-rays. My score-


Ghost in the Shell 2 Blu-ray $14.99
Freedom Box Set Blu-ray $49.99
Girl Who Leapt Through Time Special Edition $17.99
Karin Volume 5 $10.99
Karin Volume 6 $10.99
Negima Re-Imagined & Uncut Season 2, Part 1 $21.49
Pumpkin Scissors Part 1 $21.49
Pumpkin Scissors Part 2 $21.49
School Rumble Season 2, Part 1 $21.49
School Rumble Season 2, Part 2 $21.49
Welcome to the NHK Part 1 $21.49
Welcome to the NHK Part 2 $21.49
When They Cry Volume 5 $9.99
When They Cry Volume 6 $10.99

Total $276.36
Tax $16.58
Total $292.94
Average price per title $20.92

[visitor Q]

Another great savings from DVDTalk ..

Milford, MA

Ergo Proxy (complete) - 24.99
Witchblade (complete) - 28.99
Burst Angel (Veridan collection) - 19.99
Raxhephon (Grand Canon collection) - 34.99

Total - 114.41 (with 5% tax)

All the sets that I was watching were NOT marked up for the sale.

There was one other guy there loading up a basket, but otherwise there was limited traffic for the anime. The store had a minimal collection compared with a few neighboring Best Buys, but the only one around with the sale. I was hoping to lock down some more Miyazaki films, but no such luck.

May return for the Robotech set (kicking myself since I left without it).

[Conri]

I was hoping to lock down some more Miyazaki films, but no such luck.

May return for the Robotech set (kicking myself since I left without it).

So Miyazaki films weren't on sale? Or not in stock? I was kicking myself for not checking, but I was so rushed, I just grabbed a few things to go (Haruhi complete, FMA season one, One Piece Second Voyage).

[DVDmaniac14]

man i hope my bb's aren't cleaned out by tomorrow...that's the only time ill be able to get down :(

[wormraper]

at my store they had a big sign up saying "ALL ANIME 50% off:

I picked up

Rune Solder : $14.99
Ah! my goddess S2 : $24.99
Witchblade: $28.99
Ergo Proxy: $24.99


only other person there was someone from the local Anime store in town stocking up for their store.

had some other great stuff there just didn't have enough money on me :D

[visitor Q]

So Miyazaki films weren't on sale? Or not in stock?

Not in stock. All anime DVDs were included in the sale. I don't know about Blu-rays except SBJ's comments ....

[fumanstan]

I saw Howl's Moving Castle and one copy of Spirited Away at the Best Buy I went too.

I just caught up on some Dragon Ball Z season sets, as I was missing Season 6 and 7.

[tonymontana313]

Bluray animes are definitely YMMV as one store told me no and another store overrode the price for me.

[pmreed]

I was getting ready to jump in the car when I decided to check the economics. Nearest BB with sale: 35 miles or 48 minutes away. My SUV gets 15 mpg @ $2/Gal = $9.33 roundtrip gas + $6 tolls each way = $12. Over $20 just gas and tolls for a maybe savings. Gotta skip this one.

[firedude328]

some loot i posted in Official Forums

FMA 2nd season Part 2 - 19.99
FMA 2nd season part 1 - 19.99
FMA 1st season part 1 - 17.99
FMA 1st season part 2 - 19.99
Full Metal Panic TSR set - 24.99
Code Geass Part 1 - 21.49
Code Geass Part 2 - 14.99
Basilisk Box set - 17.99
Suzumiya Haruhi Box set - 22.49
Trinity Blood Box Set - 34.99
Black Cat Box Set - 24.99

[Raye]

I've been spending too much money at Best Buy lately...

I'll head down to my local one tomorrow. Even if none of the Hawaii stores were listed, I read that the list was not finalized, leaving it practically up in the air whether or not a store is trying to clear their stock. If there's a sign, then I guess I'll know.

[Maxflier]

I picked up:

Full Metal Alchemist: The Complete First Season $24.99
Morbito: Part 1 $11.49
Black Lagoon Second Barrage Vol. 2 & 3 $10.99 each

[RUN-DvdMC]

I caught up on my Anime steelbooks. Got most of the Dragon Ball Z ones, Silent Mobius the Movie, and Black Lagoon 2. If I didn't already have Black Lagoon Season 1, I would've picked the complete Steelbook set up too.

[lee_hero]

So the DBZ Season sets are in on this?

If so I definitely gotta go check this sale out.

[Sweet Baby James]

So the DBZ Season sets are in on this?

If so I definitely gotta go check this sale out.

They should be. It might not ring up at half off, but a manager will manually adjust the price to reflect the discount. The only YMMV is with Blu-rays. Some of us were lucky enough to get a manager to take the 50% off on Blu-rays where others unfortunately struck out.

[fumanstan]

So the DBZ Season sets are in on this?

If so I definitely gotta go check this sale out.

Yes, I just said I bought 2 of them.

[Ghostbuster]

Thanks for the heads up on this sale. I picked up the complete collections of Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: SAC for $20 each. Good deal.

I saw Howl's Moving Castle and one copy of Spirited Away at the Best Buy I went too.

Those were the same Miyazaki films at the two local stores that I visited. I was hoping to pick up Princess Mononoke.

[tofu]

Thanks for the heads up. My local store hadn't really been visited that much yet this afternoon so I was able to pick up almost whatever I wanted

Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1
Fullmetal Alchemist Season 2 Part 1
Basilisk Complete
The Melancholy of Mizuhi Suzimiya

[DVDmaniac14]

anyone in here from GA (besides Erdick) and had a chance to hit up any of the BB locations listed?

[Sorraffy]

anyone in here from GA (besides Erdick) and had a chance to hit up any of the BB locations listed?

I went by my local store this morning and got 6 sets (one of those being a single disc) for $125


GA Warner Robins 1185

[speedy1961]

Trumbull, CT. pickings are kinda slim from what I saw with very few boxsets / complete series. The aisle consisted mostly of volumes of some the series mentioned above.

I had Trinity in my hand but put it back in favor of:

Samurai 7: Complete Series $39.99
Ultimate Hellsing: Vol. I Steelbook $14.99
Ultimate Hellsing: Volumes II - IV $8.99 each

I should've went to Danbury as planned.

[Sweet Baby James]

Trumbull, CT. pickings are kinda slim from what I saw with very few boxsets / complete series. The aisle consisted mostly of volumes of some the series mentioned above.

I had Trinity in my hand but put it back in favor of:

Samurai 7: Complete Series $39.99
Ultimate Hellsing: Vol. I Steelbook $14.99
Ultimate Hellsing: Volumes II - IV $8.99 each

I should've went to Danbury as planned.If you have a Blu-ray player, Danbury has a couple copies of Samurai 7 for $69.99. With the discount(assuming that they are still manually applying the discount on Blu-rays), the price would be $34.99. Not too often that you find something that's actually cheaper on Blu.

[Axeramm]

My BB has these on sale but i didnt know what was a really good deal even at half off. Only ended up getting Samurai 7 for 18 bucks.

[RobLutter]

Got...

Cowboy Bebop: Remix - Complete - $19.99
Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Blu-ray LE) - $34.99
The Girl Who Leapt Though Time (LE) - $17.99

The Blu-ray didn't scan as 50% off but without even asking the cashier said "hey, this should be 50% off" and changed it.

I believe the only Austin location on the final list (where I went) was the location near 51st Street and 35 (near Home Depot).

[longshanks]

Nevermind, tracked it down.

[laserdogg]

2 (out of 4) local stores were quietly running the sale. Neither had signage up. Only saw 1 other customer that was aware of the sale.

Might return a few, thought it was better to have it than wish I'd bought it after it was gone....in fact, I may go back for more.

Ah, My Goddess: Complete TV Series Season 2 $24.99
Akira Blu-ray $14.99
Basilisk: The Complete Series $17.99
Beast King GoLion $10.99
Beck: Starter Set $7.99 (to go with the cheap singles from Big Lots)
Black Cat: The Complete Series $24.99
Black Blood Brothers: The Complete Series $17.99
Black Lagoon: Season 1 Boxset - Steelbook $17.99
Black Lagoon: Second Barrage v2 $10.99
Black Lagoon: Second Barrage v3 $10.99
Code Geass Part I $14.99
Code Geass Part II $14.99
Death Note Box Set Vol. 1 $24.99
Devil May Cry V2 /w Collector's Box $14.99
Devil May Cry V3 $10.99
Divergence Eve: The Seraphim Collection $22.49
DNAngel: Complete Collection $24.99
Dragonball Z: Cooler's Revenge / The Return Of Cooler - Steelbook $9.99
Dragonball Z: Tree Of Might / Lord Slug - Steelbook $9.99
Elemental Gelade - Complete Set $24.99
Fate / Stay Night: Complete Series $24.99
Full Metal Alchemist: Season One Part One $19.99
Full Metal Alchemist: Season One Part Two $18.99
Full Metal Alchemist: Season Two Part One $19.99
Full Metal Alchemist: Season Two Part Two $19.99
Ghost Hunt: Complete Series #1 - 13 $17.99
Ghost Hunt: Complete Series #14 - 25 $17.99
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence - Steelbook $10.99
Girl Who Leapt Through Time: Limited Edition $17.99
Gunbuster vs. Diebuster - Blu-ray Limited Edition $34.99
Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok Boxset $37.49
Melancholy Of Harumi Suzumi: Complete Collection $22.49
Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow - Deluxe Steelbook $19.99
Negima! Second Season: Part 1 $21.49
Negima! The Complete Collection $17.99
Phoenix #1 - 3: The Complete Collection $9.99
Rune Soldier: Complete Collection $14.99
Samurai 7: The Complete Series - Blu-ray $34.99
Shakugan No Shana: Complete Box Set $24.99
Step Up Love Story: Complete Collection $6.49
Trinity Blood: The Complete Series $34.99
Tsubasa Complete Season 1 $24.99
Tsubasa vol 1: Starter Set $6.99
Tsubasa vol 2 $5.49
Tsubasa vol 3 $4.99
Tsubasa vol 4 $4.99
Tsubasa vol 9 $10.99
Tsubasa vol 10 $10.99
Tsubasa vol 11 $10.99
Witchblade: The Complete Series $28.99

[DVDmaniac14]

we need to list in our posts where we're from so we know if it's worth it to drive to BB and fulfill our anime addiction (well most of us anyway)

[Taboner]

List of stores?

[DVDmaniac14]

list of stores everyone has visited in their posts...so other anime fanatics don't attempt to visit that particular store if it has been cleaned out

[tonymontana313]

Ok for those of you guys having problems getting the discount on the blu-ray titles, it seems like the discount is automatically taken off Afro Samurai Season 1 Blu-ray which makes it 9.99. Take this title up with other blu-ray titles you want, and when they say the discount doesn't apply to blu-ray, you can clearly point out the discount on the Afro Samurai Season 1. It just worked for me when they refused to give me Samurai 7 BD boxset initially and when I went back the second time I included Afro and they conceded.

[Chris S]

Thanks for the heads up on this sale. I picked up the complete collections of Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: SAC for $20 each. Good deal.



Those were the same Miyazaki films at the two local stores that I visited. I was hoping to pick up Princess Mononoke.

That is what I found too. However I didn't check the "Family" section so they might be hiding out there. Will have to check tomorrow.

[fishman2020]

I was hoping to pick up more Studio Ghibli DVDs at my BB in Kingston, NY but I did score:

Howl's Moving Castle - 11.99
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Regular Edition) - 10.99
5 Centimeters Per Second - 10.99

[Edubble]

Went to the store in Eastlake, and picked up Code Geass pat 1 & 2. They still had quite a bit when I left around 4:00.

[tonymontana313]

I was hoping to pick up more Studio Ghibli DVDs at my BB in Kingston, NY but I did score:

Howl's Moving Castle - 11.99
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Regular Edition) - 10.99
5 Centimeters Per Second - 10.99

Good find for that price.

[xage]

list of stores everyone has visited in their posts...so other anime fanatics don't attempt to visit that particular store if it has been cleaned out


Since you started suggesting it, why not have be the first sharing where youve been at today?

[tonymontana313]

Since you started suggesting it, why not have be the first sharing where youve been at today?

What?

[Abe.]

Of course, none of the stores near me are having the clearance :(

[DVDmaniac14]

Since you started suggesting it, why not have be the first sharing where youve been at today?

i haven't been ANYWHERE today unfortunately...ii ask everyone in the forums becuz i'm worried that places will be cleaned out...im making my 70 mile trip down to BB tomorrow (yes...it's THAT worth it..given it hasn't been cleaned out)

[Anono]

i haven't been ANYWHERE today unfortunately...ii ask everyone in the forums becuz i'm worried that places will be cleaned out...im making my 70 mile trip down to BB tomorrow (yes...it's THAT worth it..given it hasn't been cleaned out)

Just go to Bestbuy.com and see if the items you want are in stock at your store. Would be a huge waste of money otherwise.

[tonymontana313]

Just go to Bestbuy.com and see if the items you want are in stock at your store. Would be a huge waste of money otherwise.

I would not depend on in store locater as it's wrong about half the time especially with a lot of limited product such as anime. In store locator will only show in stock if there are more than 3 items in stock. Imagine my surprise when I went to the store this morning and finding a lot more than I expected due to the inaccuracy of the in store locator.

[DVDmaniac14]

ye i was about to agree 100% with tonymontana...im going to venture out myself as im sure at least ONE best buy will have everything i need/want/need

[fausti]

Went to Leesburg, VA and did pretty well on Sunday:

Le Chevalier D'Eon box - $25
Bleach movie - $10
Go Lion set 3 - $10
Full Metal Panic: 2nd Raid - $25
School Rumble 1st Semester box - $25

[toldawg128]

The website says the Berserk set's release date is the 17th, but the availability says in-stock. I hope they'll stock it in these stores on the 17th. $15 for that set would be excellent.

[so it goes]

I went yesterday morning to the Hadley, MA store and got Gundam Wing Complete Volume 1 for $19.99. Went back today after work around 3 to pick up Cowboy Bebop but all three they had yesterday are already gone. I may go back some time to get the Guyver complete collection, but I'm not sure if I want to bother. They had 6 copies so I'm not in a huge rush and I'd be totally ok with not getting it.
Is it possible the percent off will go up if things don't sell or will they just ship everything out to nearby stores that will still be carrying anime?

[Lucky101]

I went yesterday morning to the Hadley, MA store and got Gundam Wing Complete Volume 1 for $19.99. Went back today after work around 3 to pick up Cowboy Bebop but all three they had yesterday are already gone. I may go back some time to get the Guyver complete collection, but I'm not sure if I want to bother. They had 6 copies so I'm not in a huge rush and I'd be totally ok with not getting it.
Is it possible the percent off will go up if things don't sell or will they just ship everything out to nearby stores that will still be carrying anime?

My understanding from the manager I spoke to yesterday about the anime is it's not going away. This is a sale to get rid of the excess anime. They are reducing the space and will only be carrying top selling items. He informed me they have not gotten any shipment for awhile now. The shelves looked very slim. He told me the sale just started and the shelves have alway looked like they don't have much. Now, the other stores have alot of product.

[Remote]

I would not depend on in store locater as it's wrong about half the time especially with a lot of limited product such as anime. In store locator will only show in stock if there are more than 3 items in stock. Imagine my surprise when I went to the store this morning and finding a lot more than I expected due to the inaccuracy of the in store locator.

Oh really? I was planning on not going because of the instore locator. Maybe I will check it out. Thanks for the heads up.

[Sessa17]

Samurai 7: Complete Series $39.99


You got ripped on that Samurai Seven, I got the Blu-Ray set for $34.99.

Made my 1st stop today, my BB actually had quite a large selection left, I wish I knew more about anime b/c there were a lot of complete sets I was tempted to get.

I just picked up a few things that I wouldn't have gotten if not for the sale.


Naruto: Uncut Box Set 12 Limited Edition (the only LE I've gotten of the series, sorry, I am a Naruto dork though, I've been buying all the regular uncut sets, but I totally just got this one for the awesome Rock Lee figurine. I LOVE IT!

Naruto: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow 3-Disc Steelbook

Samurai 7: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray) - Never seen it, but for $35 I couldn't pass this up, got the clerk to just override the price.

And some pics of my haul. . .

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff18/glenjs/DSC00447.jpg?t=1236032722

Hopefully you all can read my receipt, just showing proof that the Blu-Ray set can indeed be had for $35!
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff18/glenjs/BB_sale.jpg?t=1236033295

[tsetse27]

Went to two local BB and dropped about $230.00...

I am not going to repeat what I got as pretty much same what other listed above.

However, I was refused for getting blu-ray at 50%... maybe I was too greedy as I tried to get both Freedom and Gunbuster sets... :(

[tonymontana313]

You got ripped on that Samurai Seven, I got the Blu-Ray set for $34.99.



Uh actually no he didn't. He got the Samurai Seven Collector's Set that has the guidebooks for each volume. It sells for 89.99 on Amazon and is currently out of stock. I would have easily picked it up for 39.99 to go along with my Blu-ray version of this.

[Sweet Baby James]

I would have easily picked it up for 39.99 to go along with my Blu-ray version of this.

You must really like Samurai 7.:)

[tonymontana313]

For those having trouble getting the Samurai 7 Blu-ray set, it can be had for around 43 dollars on amazon.ca so for a couple of bucks more, it could save you the hassle of having to argue with BB employees.

[tonymontana313]

You must really like Samurai 7.:)

One of my favorite animes of all time and makes for great viewing in the car. :D2:

[Sweet Baby James]

Went to two local BB and dropped about $230.00...

I am not going to repeat what I got as pretty much same what other listed above.

However, I was refused for getting blu-ray at 50%... maybe I was too greedy as I tried to get both Freedom and Gunbuster sets... :(
Someone mentioned that Afro Samurai Season 1 Blu-ray is automatically ringing up at half off($9.99). You can try and take up Freedom, Gunbuster and Afro Samurai to the register. You can then point out that the sale does apply to Blu-rays or Afro Samurai wouldn't ring up at half off. You'll have a good chance that they will manually apply the discount to the two Blu-rays that you want and all that you would have to do is return Afro Samurai. Worth a shot.

[fumanstan]

I went yesterday morning to the Hadley, MA store and got Gundam Wing Complete Volume 1 for $19.99. Went back today after work around 3 to pick up Cowboy Bebop but all three they had yesterday are already gone. I may go back some time to get the Guyver complete collection, but I'm not sure if I want to bother. They had 6 copies so I'm not in a huge rush and I'd be totally ok with not getting it.
Is it possible the percent off will go up if things don't sell or will they just ship everything out to nearby stores that will still be carrying anime?

Darn, was looking for Gundam but my Best Buy didn't have any. Oh well.

My understanding from the manager I spoke to yesterday about the anime is it's not going away. This is a sale to get rid of the excess anime. They are reducing the space and will only be carrying top selling items. He informed me they have not gotten any shipment for awhile now. The shelves looked very slim. He told me the sale just started and the shelves have alway looked like they don't have much. Now, the other stores have alot of product.

Makes sense. I was wondering why they didn't have the latest season of Dragon Ball Z that came out a month ago.

[Corihor1]

So yesterday I went into a local BB and they had signs all over the section stating All Anime 50% off. I was able to pick up Robotech and Raxhephon. I made a small list of things I might want which I would check against other sale prices online including the Death Note LEs with Figures. Today when I went in the store, the signs were still up, but there was an orange sticker on the word all and a sign up that said "Select Anime 50% off" Each anime that was supposed to be 50% off appeared to have an orange sticker on it. Unfortunately a few of the Death Notes didn't have the stickers and rang up full at the register. The supervisor would not discount them either. So much for trying to get Akira...

[Panko]

went to 2 stores today and got:

Jyu-Oh-Sei
Kashimashi collection
Death Note #8
Space Pirate Mito collection
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan
School Rumble 2nd Semester (both sets)
Black Lagoon: 2nd Barrage #2+3

i didn't think about Akira, hopefully somebody will take me again and i can do Sweet Baby James' idea. i tried for Vexille but i'm not a good negotiator.

[xage]

What?

Nothin much... What with the 6 annoying posts you made the previous page?

[tonymontana313]

Nothin much... What with the 6 annoying posts you made the previous page?

Isn't there a mediocre Denmark Saw DVD you need to buy? Go buy it and leave this thread for the grown ups that can use proper diction and grammar.

[fumanstan]

Nothin much... What with the 6 annoying posts you made the previous page?

Ironic.

[Maxflier]

Damn, I was going to use tonymontana313's Afro Samurai trick to score Samurai 7 (one of my faves also) on Blu-Ray, but sadly neither of the 2 Best Buy's within my range have it.

[Remote]

I picked up Afro Samurai and Akira on blu-ray. Since Afro Samurai took 1/2 off they over rang Akria without me even asking. :rock2:

Thanks to whoever said to not go by what their instore locator said. I wasn't going to go. Afro Samurai was the title I was looking for and they only had one.

[Edubble]

Went back to the Best Buy in Eastlake, CA and was able to score Black Lagoon Season 1, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Ergo Proxy complete boxed set, and both Afro Samurai Blu-Rays. After leaving I was regreting not picking up Bubblegum Crisis 2040 boxed set.

[bmoore]

This is unrelated but related at the same time- does Best Buy still have the 10% off dvd coupons? I haven't seen any lately, and I wanted to see if I could get 60% off.

[WEEDEDOUT]

i got ergo proxy - kinda sorta regretting not picking up the complete fullmetal alchemist

[visitor Q]

Returned to another Best Buy (Watertown, MA) for the sale today and picked up the following ...

Robotech (complete) - 37.50
Basilisk (complete) - 20.00

I'm still bugged though, only one Miyazaki film - Howl's Moving Castle (which I already own). Otherwise, the shelves were packed with plenty of titles to pick from.

[Mr. Plow]

The Westwood, CA would not allow me to take the discount off of the blu-ray Samurai 7 set. However, I did notice something that might be of interest. After being shutdown for the Blu-Ray set I went back to the Anime section and picked up the dvd set that comes complete with a set of "guidebooks" that feature art and some interviews. The dvds are also housed in a digipack. The sticker price on this set is $79.99 yet it rang up as $19.99. My only guess is that Best Buy's system doesn't differentiate between this more expensive set and the cheaper Viridian Collection set.

Just something to keep in mind if you come across this set.

[FangsFirst]

i got ergo proxy - kinda sorta regretting not picking up the complete fullmetal alchemist

no such release--only complete season 1. if that matters in your decision.

[The Valeyard]

Got shot down on getting half off on Afro Samurai: Resurrection even after Season 1 rang up for 9 bucks. They refused to budge and told me Resurrection wasn't considered Anime (even tho it's stocked in the Anime section on DVD).

[Maxflier]

This is unrelated but related at the same time- does Best Buy still have the 10% off dvd coupons? I haven't seen any lately, and I wanted to see if I could get 60% off.


They do, but they don't send them out as often as they used to it seems. It has been several weeks since I got my last one.

[FangsFirst]

They do, but they don't send them out as often as they used to it seems. It has been several weeks since I got my last one.

I just got one in the mail today, for 3/6-3/9

[Sweet Baby James]

Got shot down on getting half off on Afro Samurai: Resurrection even after Season 1 rang up for 9 bucks. They refused to budge and told me Resurrection wasn't considered Anime (even tho it's stocked in the Anime section on DVD).If you're talking about Blu-ray, Amazon currently has Resurrection for $18.99. Also, Columbia House just came out with some Blu-ray BOGO codes. They have Resurrection for $29.96, so it would be under $15 with the purchase of another $29.96 Blu-ray. Unfortunately, there is currently no free shipping at CH. Hopefully they will add free shipping to this offer in the next couple of days. BTW, the code is 802168.

[davidh777]

I'm surprised they'd be selling the Miyazakis at 50% off. Seems like they'd be top sellers and appealing more to the family crowd than the typical anime crowd. Cool if you can get them, though.

[HOSALE]

I agree with davidh777 that the Miyazakis should be best sellers up there with Disney. But the fact of the matter is that most people in the US have no idea what his films are like and have never seen one.

Which is good news for us deal hunters. I picked up Spirited Away and Howls Moving Castle for 12 bucks a pop and will use these as birthday gifts for the inevitable parties my little girl will be attending. I can pretty much be assured that my daughters friends have never seen these films, and equally assured that their parents as well as the kids will fall in love with them.

Bottom Line: The Miyazakis are 50% off and we should be celebrating and snatching them up to gift our friends.

[Cedrock]

Here I am thinking "anime" was the correct spelling of the genre all these years...no local stores have the 50% off anyways :/

[WEEDEDOUT]

no such release--only complete season 1. if that matters in your decision.


the best buy i went to had all four (half season) box sets - thus making it complete

[FangsFirst]

the best buy i went to had all four (half season) box sets - thus making it complete

ah, indeed, that is fair enough, sir.

[fishman2020]

Has anyone found Miyazaki movies in the family or kids sections? I snatched up Howl's Moving Castle and that was all my best buy had, but I didn't think to check other sections... anyone have any luck?

[Maxflier]

I just got one in the mail today, for 3/6-3/9


Cool, I just got one in the mail today as well. Good timing too, I have been hoping for one of these.

[The Valeyard]

Got shot down on getting half off on Afro Samurai: Resurrection even after Season 1 rang up for 9 bucks. They refused to budge and told me Resurrection wasn't considered Anime (even tho it's stocked in the Anime section on DVD).

I thought this over last night and decided to call the corporate number to complain (yeah, I'm an ass!). I calmly told them the situation and they told me to go back to the store and (once again) show the manager the 50% sign. If he still refused to give it to me for half off (and I still decided to buy it), they would send me a gift card refunding the difference ($15).

It's a long way around but I did it. The gift card is in the mail.

I'm a sad sad little man. :(

[WEEDEDOUT]

ah, indeed, that is fair enough, sir.


regardless - im somewhat kicking myself for not getting all of these - i have bootlegs however with both dubs so i think ill stick with those - i just like cool packaging

[HOSALE]

Thanks Valeyard. It was bothering me as well. I've dropped over 500 bucks this week on Anime and they refused to budge on Afro Samurai Resurrection. The manager gave every lame excuse from it is NOT anime, to it is a RECENT release. So, I did as you recommended and the CSR, called the manager, who again refused to give the 50% off. She could clearly see on her screen it was anime and was familiar with the film. She thanked me for my patience and said she would rebate me the full cost of the film for my troubles, via gift card.

Yes, it was a long way around. But I'm smiling now.

[Smorri]

I just got back from lunch at the Sherman Oaks, CA BestBuy. The Anime shelfs were well stocked and seemed untouched with multiple copies of most titles. I picked up...

The Deathnote box and the rest of the series (2 via the kiosk)
Moribito
Vexville Special Edition
Black Lagoon 2 ltd. 1
Black Lagoon 2 - 2
Black Lagoon 2 - 3
Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Kujibiki Unbalance box (wasn't expecting this, but so glad I found it as it's way up on my want list)

[Sweet Baby James]

Thanks Valeyard. It was bothering me as well. I've dropped over 500 bucks this week on Anime and they refused to budge on Afro Samurai Resurrection. The manager gave every lame excuse from it is NOT anime, to it is a RECENT release. So, I did as you recommended and the CSR, called the manager, who again refused to give the 50% off. She could clearly see on her screen it was anime and was familiar with the film. She thanked me for my patience and said she would rebate me the full cost of the film for my troubles, via gift card.

Yes, it was a long way around. But I'm smiling now.

A Best Buy employee posted over at AOD that Funimation asked Best Buy to reclassify Resurrection as an action title instead of anime. That's why some are having problems in getting the discount applied to this title.

[The Valeyard]

A Best Buy employee posted over at AOD that Funimation asked Best Buy to reclassify Resurrection as an action title instead of anime. That's why some are having problems in getting the discount applied to this title.

Makes sense now. Before buying it today, the manager made one of the employees go into a back room and find out what the film was classified under. The employee came back and said "action."

[asianxcore]

Had the day off from work so I decided to hit up two different local stores for some deals.

Marin City, CA had a great selection and their Anime section still looked very well stocked.

Looked like the word hadn't gotten out yet about that particular store. I wasn't able to get Samurai 7 (Blu-Ray) to get adjusted at 50%, even though I bought Afro Samurai (Blu-Ray) at 50% and the Standard/Collectors Versions of Samurai 7 were ringing up at 50%. It was just annoying why the associates I talked to and the manager would not clearly explain to me why they couldn't adjust the price.

San Rafael, CA had a small but decent selection left. This store is a "foothole" store compared to the previous one, so they don't get as much merchandise as bigger Best Buy stores. An employee who I was talking to mentioned to me that lots of people were frequenting this store and buying up all the Anime since the sale hit.

So all in all, Samurai 7 (Blu-Ray) frustration aside, I picked up:

Samurai 7: The Complete Series (Standard Edition)---$18.99
Afro Samurai: Season 1 Director's Cut (Blu-Ray)---$9.99
Burst Angel: The Complete Series---$19.99
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan---$8.49
Full Metal Alchemist: The Complete First Season---$24.99
Full Metal Alchemist: Season Two Part One---$19.99
Full Metal Alchemist: Season Two Part Two---$19.99

I might go back and get Lova Hina: The Complete Series, but I am not sure yet. Also as much as I wanted to pick up those Bleach Series Sets, I don't think I could keep up buying them as the series went on.

Has anyone found Miyazaki movies in the family or kids sections? I snatched up Howl's Moving Castle and that was all my best buy had, but I didn't think to check other sections... anyone have any luck?

The only Miyazaki films at the Best Buy's I went to were Howl's and Spirited Away, both were in the Anime sections.

[Ringmaster]

I went to Best Buy yesterday and picked up DBZ seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 for roughly 20 bucks each. I saved over a hundred bucks. Great deal!

[DVDmaniac14]

hey ringmaster, can you tell me how much after 50% off each set was?

[chanc]

The Westwood, CA would not allow me to take the discount off of the blu-ray Samurai 7 set. However, I did notice something that might be of interest. After being shutdown for the Blu-Ray set I went back to the Anime section and picked up the dvd set that comes complete with a set of "guidebooks" that feature art and some interviews. The dvds are also housed in a digipack. The sticker price on this set is $79.99 yet it rang up as $19.99. My only guess is that Best Buy's system doesn't differentiate between this more expensive set and the cheaper Viridian Collection set.

Just something to keep in mind if you come across this set.

Thanks for the tip! I also got Samurai 7: The Complete Series (with guidebooks) for $19.99, even though the sticker shows $79.99. The Viridian was sitting right next to it and I would have gotten the Viridian if not for your tip. Now I have 140 pages of interviews and production art to flip through.

[Ringmaster]

hey ringmaster, can you tell me how much after 50% off each set was?

Seasons 7 & 8 is $17.99. 4,5, & 6 is $19.99. I got all 5 sets, with CA tax included, for $103 bucks. Not bad at all if you ask me.

[FangsFirst]

Thanks for the tip! I also got Samurai 7: The Complete Series (with guidebooks) for $19.99, even though the sticker shows $79.99. The Viridian was sitting right next to it and I would have gotten the Viridian if not for your tip. Now I have 140 pages of interviews and production art to flip through.
alas, that version is not at my stores :(

[Trev]

No luck on getting Akira or Samurai 7 blu-rays at the 50% discount.

I picked up

Cowboy Bebop Remix - Complete Series $20
Samurai 7: The Complete Series (Viridian Collection) $18.99
Full Metal Alchemist: The Complete First Season $25

There were a couple of others I was considering, so I may go back. There were none of the Samurai 7 sets with the guidebooks, unfortunately.

- Trev

[emachine12]

Canyon Springs, CA Best Buy would not take 50% off Samurai 7, Akira, or Gunbuster vs Diemaster. The stupid thing is, it took 50% off Afro Samurai.

The manager's reason for this was even stupider...he said that the 50% off only applied to titles on the table. i told him that the sign said all Anime and then he said yeah, all the ones on the table and the DVDs. When I pointed out Afro's price, he ignored it.

So I just got the Samurai 7 DVD with artbooks for $20.00 plus an XBox live card with the Watchman movie pack. The clerk asked if I wanted Afro since it was on sale, and I told him no, I added that they could have gotten more than $100 out of me but they chose to just get $40.

[fishman2020]

I just found out that 5 Centimeter's Per Second is actually out of print, so if you're interested in making some cash you could pick it up for $10.99 and resell it for a good amount of money on ebay or elsewhere, I've seen it going from 45-60 bucks. I'm glad I picked up my copy when I did, my store is all sold out of the six copies they did have.

[Ralph Jenkins]

I was able to get the Samurai 7 and Vexille BDs for 50% off, although they had to do a manual override. A friend scored the Freedom and Gunbuster sets (I didn't need those).

The location I went to still had a lot in stock as of Wednesday night. I was able to pick up Le Chevalier d'Eon, Ergo Proxy, Death Note set 1, RahXephon: Grand Canon Collection and the two Red Garden collections for half price. I spent more than I had planned to, but at least it was a great deal. This was at the Gainesville, VA store.

Edit: I should mention that they are probably OOS on Samurai 7 now.

[Mr. Plow]

Thanks for the tip! I also got Samurai 7: The Complete Series (with guidebooks) for $19.99, even though the sticker shows $79.99. The Viridian was sitting right next to it and I would have gotten the Viridian if not for your tip. Now I have 140 pages of interviews and production art to flip through.Your welcome. I actually stumbled on it by accident myself. They $79.99 version was the only one they had and I figured even for $40 it was still a good price. I was shocked that it rung up even cheaper.

[edclem]

Thanks, OP!
I stopped by the Mall of America store on the way home tonight and picked up Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away for about $12 each.
Just the other day, I was lamenting having to pay $24 each to order them, since this stuff rarely goes on sale.

[Edubble]

Went to the Otay Ranch, CA store for a third and final time. Picked up Robotech Protoculture Collection, Bubblegum Crisis 2040 Complete Set, Black Lagoon the Second Barage Vol. 01 & 03 (they didn't have Vol. 02), and Full Metal Panic 7 disk thinpak. Came to about $125.00, so that brings my total to about $270.

[fausti]

Went back and picked up Freedom Blu-Ray set and Gunbuster/Diebuster Blu-Ray set for 50% off. My friend went there and picked up Samurai 7 Blu-Ray, but we both had to do manager override. Easy as pie.

[edclem]

Has anyone found Miyazaki movies in the family or kids sections? I snatched up Howl's Moving Castle and that was all my best buy had, but I didn't think to check other sections... anyone have any luck?


the only ones I've seen at the stores near me are Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away.

[BigSue]

West Simsbury, CT: I went there yesterday morning. The shelves were packed and there were no signs indicating 50% off. I picked up The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (LE). The only two Miyazaki films available were Howl's and Spirited Away. There was a Full Metal Panic/Full Metal Panic Fumoffu box set but when I picked it up, I could hear the DVDs rolling around inside along with what sounded like broken plastic bits. :( Sadly, I'm not as familiar with anime series as I would like to be, so I couldn't go as nuts as you guys :)

One boxset did catch my eye, it was called Mushi-shi. Anyone ever see this one?

[Tenacious D]

One boxset did catch my eye, it was called Mushi-shi. Anyone ever see this one?

I can vouch for the quality of Mushi-shi. I bought all the individual volumes when they came out after renting the first disc and I don't regret it one bit. It's a very unique series. If you like supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi type shows, it'll be right up your alley. I don't know how to describe it. It's kind of an elegant, quiet show. I really liked the music in it too.

[BigSue]

I can vouch for the quality of Mushi-shi. I bought all the individual volumes when they came out after renting the first disc and I don't regret it one bit. It's a very unique series. If you like supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi type shows, it'll be right up your alley. I don't know how to describe it. It's kind of an elegant, quiet show. I really liked the music in it too.

Excellent! Hopefully, it'll still be there when I run to BB tomorrow morning. Thanks for the input. From your description, it does sound like it'll be something I'll enjoy :)

[Sweet Baby James]

Excellent! Hopefully, it'll still be there when I run to BB tomorrow morning. Thanks for the input. From your description, it does sound like it'll be something I'll enjoy :)
Watch a few episodes for free and decide for yourself. I personally think that it's a great show.



http://www.hulu.com/channels/Animation-and-Cartoons/Anime#kind=videos&show_id=1268&sort=popularity

[speedy1961]

This is unrelated but related at the same time- does Best Buy still have the 10% off dvd coupons? I haven't seen any lately, and I wanted to see if I could get 60% off.

I just got a set in the mail for use this weekend.

[Sweet Baby James]

This is unrelated but related at the same time- does Best Buy still have the 10% off dvd coupons? I haven't seen any lately, and I wanted to see if I could get 60% off.

It would actually be 55% off of list price.:D

[Maxflier]

Was able to score Samurai 7 Blu-Ray tonight, much thanks tonymontana 313. It was the Afro Samurai trick that did it. The cashier called the media guy over when it didn't ring up 50% off and he tried to c-block me claiming that it was only for DVD's and there was a Blu-Ray section and a DVD section and since I got it from the Blu-Ray section that is why it wasn't on sale. Even after I stumped him with "then why did Afro Samurai Blu-Ray ring up 50% off" he still wouldn't budge and told her to call the manager. Well the manager could have given a fuck, he just said "ok what's the problem, you know how to do this" and had her manually take the 50% off.
Also picked up Coyote Ragtime Show thinpack and Witchblade complete series. And of course I will be returning Afro Samurai since I already have it on dvd and the show sucks anyways.

And on a totally unrelated note, I also got The Orange Box for $10 bucks with the sweet ass RZ gamers club $20 off coupon.

[Sweet Baby James]

^

I made use of the same trick to get Akira for $17.49. I've already returned Afro Samurai for a refund. I would also like to thank tonymontana.

That's the best 10 bucks that you could spend. I just started playing Orange Box last week and am still on the first game. A few dropped frames here and there, but an overall great game and there's still 4 more games to go.

[preacher86]

Thanks to everyone who posted here so far! I went looking for a few different things, and only got one - Vexille (Blu-ray). Nice bonus: Talked my way into Watchmen (Blu-ray) motion comic.

Hoping to get Akira (Blu-ray) tomorrow.

[davidh777]

Lame. I say either pull Afro, Miyazaki, etc. from the shelves during this sale, or restrict your sale to certain eligible titles (non-best-sellers, non-new-releases). But don't claim that the reason you don't want to discount specific things is because they aren't anime.

[emachine12]

^
I agree with that one. Especially the Afro Blu-ray since the Canyon Springs, CA store seems to be run by non-customer service centric people.

I can go to the Riverside store and get so much better customer service. They don't argue, they don't fight, they know how to treat their customers. So why can't this store be on the list.

[asianxcore]

Lame. I say either pull Afro, Miyazaki, etc. from the shelves during this sale, or restrict your sale to certain eligible titles (non-best-sellers, non-new-releases). But don't claim that the reason you don't want to discount specific things is because they aren't anime.

Also agree. Working retail for the past 4+ years in positions ranging from Associate to Supervisor, I would expect a little consistency from stores. I am aware that Retail Stores do have to be "inconsistent" for things such as returns, as it varies from customer to customer, but you really can't argue with a customer about misleading signage.

If there is an issue where in one day you are answering the 50% off Blu-Ray question for even more than 2 customers, it is your responsibility as an Inventory, Merchandise or Store Manager to do something about it. Either make sure all employees know they can manually change the Blu-Ray's or do what other posters have mentioned happening at their stores....add additional signage stating they are not part of the sale.

It's completely frustrating to see some posters spend up to nearly $300-400 in one go, only to be refused on some Anime Blu-Ray they wanted. Also working retail I've heard every bullshit excuse to not granted signing errors, but some of the inconsistencies are flat out lame.

[FangsFirst]

Interesting note: in-store kiosk ordering seems to work. My sadness at the absence of the fancy Samurai 7 set led me to give it a shot. It cost me yknow, $2.50 more for shipping, but what the hell.

Not all titles seem to be marked as 50% off, just ones that are (and maybe "could be") carried in that branch.

May amount to nothing, too, in the end, but we'll see...!

[Sweet Baby James]

Interesting note: in-store kiosk ordering seems to work. My sadness at the absence of the fancy Samurai 7 set led me to give it a shot. It cost me yknow, $2.50 more for shipping, but what the hell.

Send BB an email via their online contact form and request a refund for the shipping. BB is supposed to be running a promotion where you receive free shipping if you place the order at the store. You're supposed to have an employee place the order from a different computer than the one at the kiosk. However, a number of people(including myself) requested a refund for the shipping charge and BB was kind enough to grant it.:up:

[fishman2020]

Interesting note: in-store kiosk ordering seems to work. My sadness at the absence of the fancy Samurai 7 set led me to give it a shot. It cost me yknow, $2.50 more for shipping, but what the hell.

Not all titles seem to be marked as 50% off, just ones that are (and maybe "could be") carried in that branch.

May amount to nothing, too, in the end, but we'll see...!

would i be able to order miazaki movies that way and get them @ 50% off?

[FangsFirst]

Send BB an email via their online contact form and request a refund for the shipping. BB is supposed to be running a promotion where you receive free shipping if you place the order at the store. You're supposed to have an employee place the order from a different computer than the one at the kiosk. However, a number of people(including myself) requested a refund for the shipping charge and BB was kind enough to grant it.:up:

Hey, cool, thanks!

I'll have to see if it actually ever ships, of course ;)

[Sweet Baby James]

would i be able to order miazaki movies that way and get them @ 50% off?

Yes. I know for a fact that Porco Rosso(the only Ghibli that I'm missing) was half off at the kiosk.

[FangsFirst]

would i be able to order miazaki movies that way and get them @ 50% off?

I checked, actually, and SOME of them were available--Porco Rosso, Mononoke, Cat Returns, Howl, Nausicaa, Spirited Away....I forget how many, but I know a few were NOT 50% off when I was browsing the kiosk. Could be a YMMV thing, though, if it's based on "what the store carries" as I suspect it is...

(off the top of my head, I know Castle of Cagliostro was NOT on sale)

[fishman2020]

I checked, actually, and SOME of them were available--Porco Rosso, Mononoke, Cat Returns, Howl, Nausicaa, Spirited Away....I forget how many, but I know a few were NOT 50% off when I was browsing the kiosk. Could be a YMMV thing, though, if it's based on "what the store carries" as I suspect it is...

(off the top of my head, I know Castle of Cagliostro was NOT on sale)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW I'm definately going back this week then... thanks for the heads up...

Any idea if Totoro or Kiki's Delivery Service can be gotten this way?

[fishman2020]

Also do all best buy's have the in-store kiosk for ordering? where are they usually located?

[Sweet Baby James]

I checked, actually, and SOME of them were available--Porco Rosso, Mononoke, Cat Returns, Howl, Nausicaa, Spirited Away....I forget how many, but I know a few were NOT 50% off when I was browsing the kiosk. Could be a YMMV thing, though, if it's based on "what the store carries" as I suspect it is...

(off the top of my head, I know Castle of Cagliostro was NOT on sale)

Castle of Cagliostro might not be part of the sale because it's a Manga(Anchor Bay) release. The titles that are on sale were all released by Disney.

[Maxflier]

Also do all best buy's have the in-store kiosk for ordering? where are they usually located?


They have several of them scattered all over the store.

[Sweet Baby James]

They have several of them scattered all over the store.You also have to go to a store that is having the sale. If you go to a store that is not clearing out their anime, the prices won't be on sale at the kiosk. Here is a comprehensive list of some upcoming titles that you can pre-order at half off(courtesy of WTK)-

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/9306140-post99.html

[FangsFirst]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW I'm definately going back this week then... thanks for the heads up...

Any idea if Totoro or Kiki's Delivery Service can be gotten this way?

I know I glanced at totoro enough to see both editions were still on there, but I can't for the life of me recall whether the 2 disc was on sale (I know the original single release was still 14.99, because that was what reminded me it was the old edition).

I saw Kiki in the Hayao Miyazaki search results I did, but I can't recall whether it was on sale either (sorry :\)

Castle of Cagliostro might not be part of the sale because it's a Manga(Anchor Bay) release. The titles that are on sale were all released by Disney.

You might be right, good catch. I've only just snagged some ghibli stuff from closing CCs, never actually seen any (it's sitting in my wall-crushing "to be watched" piles--or, actually, shelves and shelves), so I know pretty much nothing about who released what.
However, I do know that plenty of Bandai titles ARE in the sale (I was planning on finally snagging Gundam Wing to fill one of the remaining R1 gaps in my Gundam collecton, for instance), but not all of them. It appears, say, Wing v2 is not in many (if any) stores, and so did not show up on sale at the kiosk, despite the fact that it was the same store I bought v1 from. The Big O, on the other hand, I need v1....it was on sale, inexplicably, despite not being present. Didn't understand the logic on those at all.
Also, Wing v1 was no longer listed as onsale there, despite the fact that I'd actually bought it on sale there. OK, well, pricematched after buying it the day before the sale started, so perhaps it never was. Hmm.

You also have to go to a store that is having the sale. If you go to a store that is not clearing out their anime, the prices won't be on sale at the kiosk. Here is a comprehensive list of some upcoming titles that you can pre-order at half off(courtesy of WTK)-

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/9306140-post99.html

AWESOME. I was a little down that the DBZ broly movies were going to be post-sale. Though I pondered getting the old releases (since they're actually OAR and all), but decided I may as well go all out with my stupid widescreen cropped DBZ collection and have *everything* in it instead.

Also, good note, it does have to be a store running the sale, I should've mentioned that, as I knew that myself.

[dullboy]

Got Vexille Blu-Ray half-off using the Afro Samurai trick. Sucks that Akira wasn't there. The Samurai 7 set was there, but that's a lot of money even at half-off. Didn't find the 5 Centimeters Per Second dvd that someone on here mentioned is OOP...couldn't find it listed on the website, either.

[HDTVGCL]

Listen you guys, you killed my pocketbook. Once I read on this forum the BB 50% special, my kids had to see what titles were available.
Still a good deal w/o dealing with S/H and time. These were found between 3 BB's in No.Va area. Thanks for the heads up !

5 Centimeters Per Second
Air Gear Complete Series
Black Cat Complete Series
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan
Burst Angel Boxset w/OVA
Coyote Ragtime Show Complete (new)
Cyber Team Complete Collection
Divergence Eve Complete Series
Fate/Stay Night Complete Series
Final Fantasy: Unlimited Complete Series
Fruits Basket Complete Series
Fullmetal Alchemist - Season 1, Part 1 Box Set
Fullmetal Alchemist - Season 1, Part 2 Box Set
Fullmetal Alchemist - Season 2, Part 1 Box Set
Fullmetal Alchemist - Season 2, Part 2 Box Set
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Collection
Guyver Complete Series
Kasimasi: Girl Meets Girl Complete Collection
Kodocha: Season One Box Set
Lucky Star, Vol. 3 Limited Edition
Moribito: Guardian of The Spirit Two Pack
Mushi-shi: The Complete Series
Naruto Movie 3 Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Negima!: Complete Collection
Negima!?: Season Two, Part One (Re-imagined and Uncut)
Phoenix Complete Collection
Rumbling Hearts Complete Series
Samurai 7 Complete Series
Shana Complete Series
Spirited Away (new)
Tenchi Muyô! RyoOhki: Complete Series
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Complete Collection
Trinity Blood Complete Box (new)
Vexille
Witchblade Complete Series
Xenosaga: Complete Series

[Sweet Baby James]

^

You should pre-order Negima Season 2, Part 2 at the kiosk. I don't think that you'll find elsewhere for $21.49.

[asianxcore]

Went to Marin City, CA BB today. Looks like slowly but surely more people in the area are hitting up the store for this sale. Still a lot of good stuff left though.

My final haul today, as I did not see anything else that I was interested in buying later on.

-5 Centimeters Per Second ($11)
-Love Hina: The Complete Series ($18)
-My Hime: The Complete Series ($18)
-Negima: The Complete Series ($18)

I was happy to find Love Hina, since it was the last copy and I had forgot all about it during my first stop at this particular store. I found a copy of the Complete Trinity Blood Collection that someone tried to hide, but I went ahead and put it where it belonged for anyone who might want it :)

I'm a spoiler

[LJG765]

Went to the Kenosha, WI store today, not a lot there but picked up a copy of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time limited edition for 18 bucks...pretty pleased as I almost picked up the bare bones edition for $25 a couple weeks ago. :) But, not a lot else there...small section to start off with, I think.

[visitor Q]

Listen you guys, you killed my pocketbook

Feels better when blame can be forfeited on others, no!?? Heh :D

I'm just kiddin', mate! I too fell victim, but the deals were far too good to be dismissed ..even with the economy falling all around us. My biggest disappointment was that I couldn't find (among 3 Best Buy stores) any Miyazaki films that I didn't already own. I only came across Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. Disappointing.

Final Tally

Witchblade: Complete (popped this series in first and almost done. excellent so far!)
Ergo Proxy: Complete
Burst Angel: Complete
Rahxephon: Complete
Basilisk: Complete
Robotech: Protoculture Collection
Neon Genisis Evangelion: Complete

$205 spent (not including 5% tax) - $205 saved.

Others that I was close to blind purchasing, but passed on: Deathnote complete season 1, Coyote Ragtime Show complete, Trinity Blood and Mushishi complete.

The only preorder I might be interested in returning for is the March release of Beserk complete, but I'm not entirely worried about it. I easily have enough material for the next 6 months or so ..........

[Sweet Baby James]

My biggest disappointment was that I couldn't find (among 3 Best Buy stores) any Miyazaki films that I didn't already own. I only came across Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away. Disappointing.


You can order the Ghibli films at the kiosk for half price. Grab what you need along with Berserk. You know that you want to!

[visitor Q]

Stop feeding the fire, James!!! heh. Yeah, I caught wind of your little Kiosk trick. Nice catch BTW! Actually ... very. It would require a half hour drive that I was hoping to avoid. Once Beserk is released I might just go for it ... including padding my Miyazaki collection.

[Conri]

You can order the Ghibli films at the kiosk for half price. Grab what you need along with Berserk. You know that you want to!
Unfortunately, I've tried two sales kiosks now and had no luck with Ghibli films other than Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away (the rest appeared at full Best Buy price). There's two more stores I might be able to make it to before March 21, so I'm hopeful, but not holding my breath.

[Sweet Baby James]

^

I wonder if BB is changing their pricing on the Ghibli films. I know for a fact that Porco Rosso was $11.99 last Friday.

[Conri]

^

I wonder if BB is changing their pricing on the Ghibli films. I know for a fact that Porco Rosso was $11.99 last Friday.

It's possible, but I think it's more likely that it's the usual price variances from store to store. I found a number of things were 50% off at one kiosk I went to but not the other. Neither of my kiosks had some of the items on sale that other people have been reporting like the Miyazaki films, Chrono Crusade and Princess Tutu

[Ghostbuster]

I read on a Berserk forum that the Berserk DVD sets shipped several weeks ago because the original release date was around New Year's Day. I'm hoping that BB stores have been holding back Berserk sets, and Berserk will appear on shelves tomorrow.

[asianxcore]

Damn Thinpak cases.

Out of the Negima!, Burst Angel, Lova Hina and Samurai 7 sets I got from this sale, half of them came with shattered Thin Pak spindles.

Time to order replacements at Sleeve Town

[dullboy]

Does anyone have a link for 5 Centimeters Per Second on the BB site so that I can check inventory? I can't seem to find it.

[wormraper]

Does anyone have a link for 5 Centimeters Per Second on the BB site so that I can check inventory? I can't seem to find it.

they discontinued it so it's not in their online inventory. They will only have some random copies that the individual stores haven't sold out of yet.

[dullboy]

You'd think they would still list it on the site until the stores no longer have it in stock. Although I can't think of any names right now, I'm sure I've seen OOP titles listed on their site before.

[visitor Q]

Damn Thinpak cases.

Out of the Negima!, Burst Angel, Lova Hina and Samurai 7 sets I got from this sale, half of them came with shattered Thin Pak spindles.

Time to order replacements at Sleeve Town

Save your money and exchange them. Out of all the recent sets I picked up the center holder on one of the DVD hubs was broken and the disc was floating around (didn't hear it before I bought it). Witchblade custom case. The CS agent let me swap it out for a new one without any question.

[someonetotalk]

I went to one of the store with 50% off on anime, and find out that I can order the second set of Full metal alchemist for the half price. Just go to the Kiosk, and order it. You can have it delivered to your address or do store pick up from other stores. Not sure whether it is YMMV, but I paid total 26. something for the Second set of Full metal alchemist, which was released today.

[wormraper]

I went to one of the store with 50% off on anime, and find out that I can order the second set of Full metal alchemist for the half price. Just go to the Kiosk, and order it. You can have it delivered to your address or do store pick up from other stores. Not sure whether it is YMMV, but I paid total 26. something for the Second set of Full metal alchemist, which was released today.

yup, I did that too. ordered FMA 2nd season and choose "in store pickup" from another BB 15 minutes away.

[asianxcore]

Save your money and exchange them. Out of all the recent sets I picked up the center holder on one of the DVD hubs was broken and the disc was floating around (didn't hear it before I bought it). Witchblade custom case. The CS agent let me swap it out for a new one without any question.

Love Hina was the last copy at both stores I went to :(

Burst Angel, I could probably try to exchange for another if either BB has them left.

Also I just found out my custom case of "My-Hime" has a shattered spindle as well. Hopefully I'll be able to exchange that as well, seeing as only one of the BB's I went to had them in stock.

[fumanstan]

My Best Buy had Season 8 of Dragon Ball Z that wasn't there when the sale first started, so now i'm caught up. I'm pretty happy being able to grab the last 3 seasons for half off.

[wuxiakitty]

I (finally) got to two stores, what a great sale!

Bought in store:
-The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Regular Edition) - $11
-Howl's Moving Castle - $12
-Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl complete - $7.50
-Coyote Ragtime Show complete - $18
-School Rumble: Season two, Part two - $21.50
-Black Blood Brothers complete - $18
-Baki The Grappler complete season 1&2 - $22.50
-Red Garden collection 1 and 2 - $18 each
-Black Lagoon season 1 - $18
-Yu Yu Hakusho season 1 - $12.50

From the kiosk -
-Ouran High School Host Club Season one, part two - $21.50
-Yu Yu Hakusho seasons 2, 3 and 4 - $12.50 each
-Shigurui: Death Frenzy complete (preorder) - $21.50
-Shuffle complete (preorder) - $25

[fishman2020]

Went back this past weekend and got...

In store:

- Spirited Away - $11.99

From the Kiosk:

- Princess Mononoke - $11.99
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - $11.99
- My Neighbor Totoro - $11.99
+ shipping

A few things to note...
Kiki's Delivery Service was full price...
Most other Ghibli titles were reduced however...
These include The Cat Returns, Whisper of the Heart, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Pom Poko & Porco Russo. All were $11.99... the only thing that sucks is having to pay for shipping which seems rather high.

Also, Spirited Away that I picked up in store was NOT there last week or the week before, I asked the media "specialist" if they had been restocking anime and he told me that only select titles have been coming in and that Spirited Away was one of them... YMMV but if you're looking for something specific check your store again, they might have gotten something in.

And a note for people trying to use the kiosk... your best bet is probably to just ask where a kiosk is when you come in the store and not have anyone help you with it... My mistake was I asked an employee in the media section and he told me I couldn't get the deal through the Kiosk... which made me bitter and pissed and I walked off and found one myself. After I placed my order I then walked back to the DVDs and showed him my printed out receipt and he looked at me confused. Also all of the 50% off sign-age was taken down in my store (Kingston, NY)

[darkhawk]

I don't have many animae. I have Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away. Have to get Howl's Moving Castle and My Neighbor Totoro

[xage]

I'm a Silver Rewards Zone Bestbuy member, got a free shipment on the Animes I ordered from a Bestbuy store kiosk that carry the 50% off sale.

First time I did this and I was suprised how poorly they packaged the DVDs.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9185/19944190.jpg

Thank goodness the Cowboy Bebop Remix was packaged in a thick Amaray case.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8026/bb2y.jpg

so be forwarned if you intend to order your 50% Animes and have it shipped!

[Ghostbuster]

I definitely prefer boxes, but the Disney Movie Club shipped all of my introductory-offer DVDs in a package like the one above, and surprisingly everything arrived in immaculate condition.

[xage]

Lame. I say either pull Afro, Miyazaki, etc. from the shelves during this sale, or restrict your sale to certain eligible titles (non-best-sellers, non-new-releases). But don't claim that the reason you don't want to discount specific things is because they aren't anime.

Got the NO from (feeling Hero associate or a full of pride Manager) at a Bestbuy store about it?

[Panko]

pics

they included a sale card too? :lol:

[xage]

At its final day of the sale - One of the Bestbuy store near me still carries a lot of Anime titles despite it 50% off...

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7356/bbanime00.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3658/bbanime02.jpg

[Anono]

At its final day of the sale - One of the Bestbuy store near me still carries a lot of Anime titles despite it 50% off...

*snip*

Your lucky. my best Buys had a stripped down shitty collection to begin with. I would have loved to get those Kiba sets.:duel:

[dullboy]

I made the 20 mile trek out to the suburbs on the last day to see what they had and finally scored an Akira blu-ray at half-off. They also had a 60% off end cap of non-anime stuff and got a Big Lebowski bowling ball set for $10!

[Abe.]

Damn, not even 50% made a dent... oh boy.

I wish they would have had a store with the sale around me :(

[Tenkyoken]

First off, no store near me had the sale so obviously I'm a little mad =). Here's my thought based on Xage's pictures. BB put anime 50% off in areas that were not selling well. But if the areas already had no market for anime, would they really create a market for it just on a sale?

Say, for example, that horror movies don't sell well in my area. That's because the people don't like horror movies right? So, even if you put horror movies 50% off, I'm still not going to buy any because I don't like horror, and consider it a waste of money.

In essence, BB is trying to create something out of nothing. Instead of that, why not put the 50% off sale in stores that sell anime really well? Anime DVD's would fly off the shelf, and they make a profit and customers are happy.

So how about redoing this sale in the whole country? So I could get my paws on some deals he he he.

[davidh777]

Got the NO from (feeling Hero associate or a full of pride Manager) at a Bestbuy store about it?

Not me personally. Just responding to certain situations reported in this thread.

[dullboy]

If anyone picked up a 5 Centimeters Per Second dvd that they would like to sell, I'd be glad to buy it. Stores near me have the hard to find Exploitation Cinema Collection sets and the WB Sci-Fi Double Feature Moon Zero/When Dinosaurs Ruled the World (with Victoria Vetri nudity) that I would be glad to pick up and sell to you at store price in return for the favor.