Target: Found Seasons 1-4 of Saturday Night Live marked down to $20 each, earlier this week. One store had all 4 seasons available---another store just a couple mile away had none.
Pizza
06-27-09, 03:34 PM
And according the post on target media prices, they'll be $16.99 on Sunday.
chris_sc77
06-27-09, 03:48 PM
hopefully amazon will prce match the $16.99
I stopped after season 2 cause i didnt get the collectble cooks with season 1 or season 2 and i purchased them as soon as they came out and it even said the books were inside on the case. But both times no damn book.
However for $17 i would bite i think.
Trevor
06-27-09, 03:54 PM
Buy at Best Buy for $55, then price match to ~$13 each.
chris_sc77
06-27-09, 05:20 PM
Buy at Best Buy for $55, then price match to ~$13 each.
I dont price match. ANd i dont live near either store. But thanks, good idea if you were to do this.
lamphorn
06-27-09, 07:11 PM
Damn, and I recently gave in and bought season's 3 and 4... crapoli.
Trevor
06-27-09, 09:13 PM
Damn, and I recently gave in and bought season's 3 and 4... crapoli.How recently?
videoguy
06-28-09, 04:39 PM
Wow! That's a great price, especially if you can pricematch at BB! Do you have to bring in an ad to BB?
droidguy1119
06-28-09, 06:40 PM
Wow! That's a great price, especially if you can pricematch at BB! Do you have to bring in an ad to BB?Yes, bring the ad in.
kyle
06-28-09, 06:48 PM
Yes, bring the ad in.
You also need to purchase first and then price match to get the extra 10%. Best Buy only does an even price match at the register--the extra 10% is only if you already purchased it. So pay full price at the register and then go to the Customer Service and price match. (That was one thing I liked at Circuit City--they honored their price match guarantee at checkout and didn't make you play games to get the extra 10%).
whotony
06-28-09, 08:07 PM
Buy at Best Buy for $55, then price match to ~$13 each.
this is what I did but....
You also need to purchase first and then price match to get the extra 10%. Best Buy only does an even price match at the register--the extra 10% is only if you already purchased it. So pay full price at the register and then go to the Customer Service and price match. (That was one thing I liked at Circuit City--they honored their price match guarantee at checkout and didn't make you play games to get the extra 10%).
my best buy still makesme jump thru hoops.
If you don't buy it and come back later they won'tgive the extra 10%.
They tell me it's part of the provisions of the policy.
writer106
06-28-09, 08:12 PM
I haven't bought any season sets of SNL. I might head to Target to buy these. I have only seen bits and pieces of those seasons.
bobwil54
06-28-09, 10:29 PM
Very nice I need to stop by and pick them up.
Pizza
06-28-09, 10:36 PM
I was at two Targets today and had no luck finding the SNL sets. (Also been looking for the Andy Griffith show twofer mentioned in another Target thread with the same result.)
Flynn
06-29-09, 09:05 AM
My target had several copies of all four seasons for 16.99 each. I purchased 3 & 4 (the ones I need). Great deal on these sets, as they're packed with content.
Trevor
06-29-09, 10:14 AM
this is what I did but....
my best buy still makesme jump thru hoops.
If you don't buy it and come back later they won'tgive the extra 10%.
They tell me it's part of the provisions of the policy.
Yep, that's always been their policy, and that of any store that does the 110%, ymmv on customer service exceptions of course.
I just buy it at full price, then walk straight to customer service to get the 110% back.
Rhylliam
06-29-09, 12:46 PM
HMV stores in Canada had season 1 for $10... a whole lot of em about 3 weeks ago. I picked one up (cuz I cannot pass up a ridiculously good deal such as that). Hoping we'll get the other seasons marked down soon enough as well.
Brent L
06-29-09, 02:25 PM
I only needed seasons 3 and 4, I already have the first two. Anyway, I went to the local Target at lunch just now and they had just one of each of seasons 2, 3, and 4, and not a single season 1. I picked up the two I needed, leaving them with just one season 2 set.
Way to stock up for this sale Target!
Trevor
06-29-09, 02:39 PM
Price match went smoothly at BB. I always passed on these before, but couldn't resist $13 each.
manicmyk
06-29-09, 03:43 PM
Amazon just dropped the prices on seasons 2 and 3 to 16.99.
scottp120
06-29-09, 05:13 PM
Good! I got seasons 1,2 and 4 at Best Buy this morning (price matched Target with no problems) and went to 2 Targets and another Best Buy for season 3 and nobody had that one. Thanks for letting me know manicmyk!
darkside
06-29-09, 05:17 PM
Amazon just dropped the prices on seasons 2 and 3 to 16.99.
Cool. I can get season 2 from there. No luck at any of the local Targets.
whotony
06-29-09, 08:18 PM
Yep, that's always been their policy, and that of any store that does the 110%, ymmv on customer service exceptions of course.
I just buy it at full price, then walk straight to customer service to get the 110% back.
yep, I used to work at this BB and they still hassle you on the price match.
even buying then walking over they won't give the extra 10%.
Pizza
06-29-09, 10:24 PM
Amazon just dropped the prices on seasons 2 and 3 to 16.99.
I noticed that, too, when checking the gold box deals earlier today. Ordered season 3 along with a few CDs. Hopefully, Amazon will also lower season 4.
Trevor
06-30-09, 12:58 AM
even buying then walking over they won't give the extra 10%.
They have to, it is in writing all over the store and website.
Brent L
06-30-09, 07:43 AM
When has that ever stopped Best Buy?
Drake
06-30-09, 08:02 AM
I picked up season 4 last night for $16.99 it was the last one they had.
DirkBelig
06-30-09, 04:07 PM
Picked up S3 from Amazon for $16.99. No tax FTW!
RockyMtnBri
06-30-09, 04:43 PM
I grabbed seasons 2 and 3 from Amazon for $16.99 each! I eventually want season 4, but I'm good right now!
whotony
06-30-09, 08:00 PM
When has that ever stopped Best Buy?
exactly as I said I worked there and they know, me and I'm good there and it doesn't matter.
When I mentioned the 10% thing she quickly handed me the pamphlet
and said the provisions allow for the rules to be smudged to their favor.
the spirit of the rule is supposed to be buy something, then later on,
the next day or so you find ouut it is now cheaper somewhere else, then you come in for a match.
This is as it was explained to me.
eventually she allowed the match but it took a bit of discussion.
brizz
07-01-09, 05:21 PM
I grabbed seasons 2 and 3 from Amazon for $16.99 each! I eventually want season 4, but I'm good right now!
is the target sale good through Saturday? i'm waiting on a paycheck but don't want to miss this...insanely good value! i'm assuming Amazon will keep this price until the target sale ends, right?
Kory
07-01-09, 11:36 PM
I managed to find the book-style packaging for seasons 2, 3, and 4. No luck on 1 though. I guess I'll have to bargain hunt for that somewhere else.
JB7
07-02-09, 10:55 AM
Has anyone got Season 2,3,&4 that ordered from Amazon? I am looking at buying from them, but want the book-style.
PerryD
07-02-09, 04:29 PM
I managed to find the book-style packaging for seasons 2, 3, and 4. No luck on 1 though. I guess I'll have to bargain hunt for that somewhere else.
The same at my local Target, no book for S1. I went ahead and picked up S2 to S4 for now. The regular price appears to be $19.99, so I didn't really have to hurry to get them all. My Target appears to have a lot in stock as the display was full of all seasons, although all of them had bent corners from tight shrinkwrapping.
jgorow
07-02-09, 04:47 PM
I believe that the outer book packaging is only for the 1st pressings, and that later pressings are plain digi-packs, so if you are waiting for a re-stock with the outer book, you might be disapointed
darkside
07-02-09, 05:39 PM
Local Targets finally got these in. I was able to pick up the book style for Season 2 so I have the scrap books for season 1 and 2. BTW, I haven't seen an art book version of Season 1 in a long time so I doubt anyone will find that. I was kind of surprised to find Season 2 with it. Sucks that Universal removed the books after Season 2. The cards in Season 3 are kind of lame, but I guess better than Season 4 that come with nothing extra but the book style box.
Liquid Death
07-02-09, 06:35 PM
I got the LE versions of S2 & S3 from Amazon.com, though S2 was damaged so I'll need a replacement. Found the LE version of S4 at Target today, they had LEs of all four seasons on the shelves.
cracksky
07-03-09, 01:50 AM
Unless someone can show visual proof, there was no book-style version for S1 like they've done for S2-S4. S1 only came in a digipack. Some were packaged with the photobook, which you can clearly see next to the discs in the slipcase.
RockyMtnBri
07-03-09, 09:58 AM
I believe that the outer book packaging is only for the 1st pressings, and that later pressings are plain digi-packs, so if you are waiting for a re-stock with the outer book, you might be disapointed
I agree - I bought season one when it first came out, and it has the book, but it is not packaged like the later seasons. And my copy of season 2 from Amazon for $16.99 IS the LE packaging. My season 3 set should be here on Monday!
darkside
07-03-09, 11:28 AM
Unless someone can show visual proof, there was no book-style version for S1 like they've done for S2-S4. S1 only came in a digipack. Some were packaged with the photobook, which you can clearly see next to the discs in the slipcase.
This is my experience. My Season 1 has the photobook, but was not in any kind of special packaging.
I don't remember seeing the book style ones until season 2.
cracksky
07-03-09, 01:12 PM
This is my experience. My Season 1 has the photobook, but was not in any kind of special packaging.
I don't remember seeing the book style ones until season 2.
It'd be nice if they could make the boxes now for S1 and send them to us through the mail with proof of purchase and a little for P&H so they all line up nicely on the shelf. :)
droidguy1119
07-03-09, 08:04 PM
Unless someone can show visual proof, there was no book-style version for S1 like they've done for S2-S4. S1 only came in a digipack. Some were packaged with the photobook, which you can clearly see next to the discs in the slipcase.I don't have it right now, but I own the "book" style packaging for S1, I bought it a long time ago.
There were complaints on DVDTalk, probably in the main DVD Forum, that they lowered the quality of the "book" packaging between 1 and 2, which is true. I found all three seasons I didn't have book-style and pricematched, but the S1 "book" packaging doesn't have the finger notch, feels a little nicer, and mainly, the photo on the inside front was actually a thick cardboard sheet that was added on top of the "cover" part of the book. The sheet went down into the "square" the DVD digipak sits in in a way that held the cover shut.
cracksky
07-03-09, 09:11 PM
None of that means anything until you can show me a photo of it.
thejester
07-03-09, 11:19 PM
Well, finally picked up my SNL S1-4 at a BB (that was a little bit of a drive) where I had done the store-pickup option on a web order. When I tried to do the PM, the CSR said that the PM policy of web orders (even with store pickup) was different than B&M. Said I would have to call the 1-888 # - OR - I could do a return of the web order & they would match the Target pricing (no mention/hint of doing the 110% guarantee on that "match"). I declined on the "return" offer and walked out.
Fortunately the store had another set of S1-4 on the shelves & I just went in and bought them at the register. Went over to CSR desk afterwards & got my PM (by a different CSR) w/out a problem.
By that time, I had spent enough time at the store, so I decided to wait until tomorrow to return the web order ones @ a BB that is closer to me.
jgorow
07-03-09, 11:52 PM
I can attest that the 1st pressings of season 1 came with the outer book packaging. I own one.
Brent L
07-04-09, 12:10 AM
Yep, I now have the book packaging for all seasons released so far, 1-4.
brizz
07-04-09, 12:36 AM
Unless someone can show visual proof, there was no book-style version for S1 like they've done for S2-S4. S1 only came in a digipack. Some were packaged with the photobook, which you can clearly see next to the discs in the slipcase.
i'm not taking pictures to upload them...but i have Season 1 and it has the book style package...the S2 I picked up today at Target is the same as what's inside the nice book package i have for S1: Just a digipack w/ a cardboard sleeve.
brizz
07-04-09, 12:39 AM
oh, and I got the last S2 w/out the book packaging, but they were out of S3 and S4 - BUT had rain check tags out for them! So i'll wait and see what shows up next week. no big whoop either way.
brizz
07-04-09, 12:39 AM
None of that means anything until you can show me a photo of it.
:lol:
means nothing? multiple people telling you they own it is not evidence enough that they exist? :lol:
zekeburger1979
07-04-09, 12:48 AM
None of that means anything until you can show me a photo of it.
fwiw, i read complaints from some people (prolly here and elsewhere) that some of the first so-called limited edition first pressings came out in a regular digipak instead of in the book. they were even stickered as limited editions. this was prolly just an error.
that said, the season 1 books do exist i tells ya!
cracksky
07-04-09, 05:38 AM
That promo pic shows the digipack (on the right) and the slipcase (on the left). There's no box like there is for S2-S4 that opens like a book. If anyone owns one I'd loved to see it.
whotony
07-04-09, 07:34 AM
crack, do you have pictures of what it is you're talking about?
Minerwerks
07-04-09, 01:15 PM
There's no box like there is for S2-S4 that opens like a book. If anyone owns one I'd loved to see it.
I have a photo but can't include it because of my post count...
Maybe if I write it out this way - minerwerks dot com slash snl1.jpg
That's where the pic is.
darkside
07-04-09, 01:28 PM
I can attest that the 1st pressings of season 1 came with the outer book packaging. I own one.
Cool. I missed out on this one, but at least got the photobook. I'm just really happy I got the photobook for Season 2. I waited till this sale to get it and wasn't sure I would have a chance of getting one still.
cracksky
07-04-09, 02:37 PM
I have a photo but can't include it because of my post count...
Maybe if I write it out this way - minerwerks dot com slash snl1.jpg
That's where the pic is.
Thanks! This is the first proof I've seen. Now, I gotta track one down. -rolleyes-
http://www.minerwerks.com/snl1.jpg
PixarFan1988
07-04-09, 03:11 PM
These are a great deal. I bought all four seasons (But not at once).
DirkBelig
07-05-09, 02:12 PM
The S3 I ordered from Amazon came in the book packaging. I haven't opened any of them (S1-3) yet, so I can't comment on the contents, but they all had "book" exteriors.
Minerwerks
07-05-09, 08:03 PM
My Target did not have "book" packaging for Season 4, unfortunately. I'm not sure I've seen that version in store here in Florida at any time, either.
season one
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5876/imagefya.th.jpg (http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imagefya.jpg)
cracksky
07-06-09, 08:38 PM
Thanks again for those pics. :thumbsup:
brizz
07-13-09, 02:47 AM
went back with my rain checks and they were still out of season 4 but had one copy of S3 in the book packaging...i quickly snagged it and got it home, only to realize upon opening it that it was torn along the bottom inside edge...as in where the corner of the pages would be in a book. kind of bummed, so i'll keep the receipt and see if another comes in I can trade it in for.
If i do get 3 and 4 in the book package i'll be kind of bummed that i bought the S2 without it :lol:
RockyMtnBri
07-13-09, 12:04 PM
I picked up season 4 at Target last week with the book packaging for $20!
achau9598
07-15-09, 10:33 PM
I can't believe I missed this :(
Kory
07-15-09, 10:40 PM
They're still regularly priced at $19.99, from what I've seen.
highclassrob
07-15-09, 11:26 PM
If you belong to BJ's they're on sale for $15 a piece. I saw them there yesterday (wallingford CT store), I would have pounced but I need to save all my cash for the con.
brizz
08-09-09, 02:38 AM
just an fyi: I was able to return my damaged S3 set and get a new one in perfect condition in the book packaging, and they had lots of S3/4 available...but 1 and 2 were not the book. but they were all STILL $19.99 as the regular price...I really can't understand why, but who's complaining? They are still $40-50 everywhere on-line...very bizarre.
DirkBelig
08-18-09, 08:48 PM
I see S4 is down to $22.99 at Amazon.
cracksky
08-20-09, 05:15 AM
My local Target (No. Va) finally got a restock of all 4 of the SNL sets with the last three being book versions.
Buy: