New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
07-20-09, 07:50 AM
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New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
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07-20-09, 08:39 AM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
Unless they have a time machine, no one could.
Edit to clarify:
Edit to clarify:
- Walmart rarely does printed ads.
- Even when they do, they never have all the new DVD release prices listed.
- Walmarts across the street from each other have different prices.
- Walmart will match their online prices, YMMV of course.
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07-20-09, 10:37 AM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
Target's ad indicated an exclusive lenticular cover for Watchman: Director's Cut; will check it out and confirm tomorrow
07-20-09, 11:30 AM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
Fry's has Watchmen BD for $20.29 or $20.77 depending on what paper you get. Definitely pricematching it at BB.
07-20-09, 11:37 AM
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I don't have a Fry's near me. Is there anyway I can pricematch Walmart's Watchmen price at Best Buy w/o an ad? I've got $10 rewards cash, so I'd really like to get it at BB.
07-20-09, 11:48 AM
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Thanks for the tables, Trevor - they're fantastic!
How do you feel about adding Fry's to the list of stores? I understand that there's not a lot of them around, but they've been having some pretty good deals lately, and blowing stores like Best Buy out of the water. I think they'll be having Watchmen BD and Coarline BD for $20 each.
How do you feel about adding Fry's to the list of stores? I understand that there's not a lot of them around, but they've been having some pretty good deals lately, and blowing stores like Best Buy out of the water. I think they'll be having Watchmen BD and Coarline BD for $20 each.
07-20-09, 02:24 PM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
Watchmen director's cut is really cheaper than the normal cut at Walmart?!?
What's the catch? Walmart-exclusive fullscreen-only edition of the director's cut?
What's the catch? Walmart-exclusive fullscreen-only edition of the director's cut?
07-20-09, 03:38 PM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
it won't be in-store most likely. the above table is usually just website only price unfortunately for WM. but you could do 'site-to-store' to get it.
07-20-09, 06:05 PM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
Target is listing their version of "Coraline" as an exclusive with over 30 minutes of exclusive bonus content, including a new Henry Selick short film.
As for the Target exclusive for "Watchmen", is it a Target exclusive or is it the same as everyone else?
As for the Target exclusive for "Watchmen", is it a Target exclusive or is it the same as everyone else?
07-20-09, 06:38 PM
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Thanks for the tables, Trevor - they're fantastic!
How do you feel about adding Fry's to the list of stores? I understand that there's not a lot of them around, but they've been having some pretty good deals lately, and blowing stores like Best Buy out of the water. I think they'll be having Watchmen BD and Coarline BD for $20 each.
How do you feel about adding Fry's to the list of stores? I understand that there's not a lot of them around, but they've been having some pretty good deals lately, and blowing stores like Best Buy out of the water. I think they'll be having Watchmen BD and Coarline BD for $20 each.
Of course, I still think we should include mentions of regional pricing, which people often bring up when Fry's or whoever has a good deal.
Bring a print out of the website, be very friendly, and politely insistent if refused initially. I'm 100% on getting price matched there by being very polite.
07-20-09, 06:42 PM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
I looked in our system at my Walmart yesterday to see prices for Watchmen. Here's the breakdown (of course it's YMMV):
- Regular theatrical DVD $19.99
- Director's cut DVD $24.99
- Director's cut Blu-Ray $29.99
- Regular theatrical DVD $19.99
- Director's cut DVD $24.99
- Director's cut Blu-Ray $29.99
07-20-09, 07:20 PM
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Trevor, DeepDiscount has the Watchmen Blu-ray for $22.69 at the moment.
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07-20-09, 11:59 PM
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Re: New Release Price Comparisons - Week of 7/19/09 to 7/25/09
It was a huge hassle that took 30 minutes but I did finally get the Walmart assistant manager to pricematch their website, so about $40 total for Coraline and Watchmen on Blu-Ray (they were $30 each in store). Thanks for the advice and the thread Trevor!
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Sounds like you were able to either raise enough of a fit to get it done or you got a manager that didn't know what they were doing.