Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) - Page 2

izatright · 11-06-09, 12:55 AM

For those of you who used DISNEYBD and got Pinocchio, the latter dropped $1. Since it's not a preorder item, does this change automatically or do we have to get this manually updated too?

vietduckboi · 11-06-09, 01:08 AM

locked in for Up, Monsters, and Sleeping Beauty for 38.47.

doctorthodt · 11-06-09, 01:08 AM

The Best Buy website price for Up has dropped to $19.99, or $4 lower than the price in the Best Buy weekly ad. I have edited my post accordingly, but all this really did was raise the price of deal #3 by 3 cents (since you could already PM Wal-Mart's price of $19.96). However, this might make it easier for some people to get the deal now, as you'd be pricematching Best Buy itself, not a separate company.

NiCK Crush · 11-06-09, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by doctorthodt

The Best Buy website price for Up has dropped to $19.99, or $4 lower than the price in the Best Buy weekly ad. I have edited my post accordingly, but all this really did was raise the price of deal #3 by 3 cents (since you could already PM Wal-Mart's price of $19.96). However, this might make it easier for some people to get the deal now, as you'd be pricematching Best Buy itself, not a separate company.

hmm... interesting.

jiggawhat · 11-06-09, 03:00 AM

Ya know, it's about time the B&M retailers started to compete more with online shops, in particular, Amazon.

I think they finally realize after all these years that Amazon is taking a lot of money from them. It's a shame it took them so long...

NiCK Crush · 11-06-09, 03:08 AM

Yea, prices have been great so far.

animatedude · 11-06-09, 03:55 AM

this deal is obviously a propaganda by the white house,don't fall for it DVD consumers!

jackepstein · 11-06-09, 07:29 AM

I like the Bestbuy deal the most... you can get UP + Steelbook for $19.99 now. If you can do in-store pickup, you could probably add Monsters Inc @ $18.99 to the deal minus the $8 MFG coupon.

so........

UP Blu
Steelbook case
Monster's Inc

for $30.98.

Not bad.

kurtzp · 11-06-09, 08:24 AM

I guess with the #1 Target deal, you are taking a chance that they won't honor the price match with Best Buy and their $10 off coupon. You won't know if they will until Amazon would have already shipped your order, if you went that route. I'm not sure which way to go.

gatorclaws · 11-06-09, 08:44 AM

I finally got amazon to bring my price back to $22.98 after they erased my discounts yesterday. People on slick are reporting that they wrote in about the $8 disney coupon for monsters and getting that applied, but I don't think I'm going to take the chance that they take away my discounts again... $22.98 is a great price for both.

skidmark · 11-06-09, 09:32 AM

Did you have the snowhitethanks code on your order?

I'm wondering how Amazon is handling the latest price drops after they have discounted the price of "Up" to adjust for the SWT. Any troubles with this?

Kory · 11-06-09, 09:52 AM

"Up" was in my Gold Box today but it didn't get applied when I placed an order, so I just emailed them. We'll see what happens.

doctorthodt · 11-06-09, 09:53 AM

Updated to reflect that Up is not, in fact, advertised in this coming week's Wal-Mart ad.

Kory · 11-06-09, 10:02 AM

Got back two responses. Amazon applied the Gold Box deal for me ($18.99) and the DISNEYBD deal for me (- $10.00), as well as matching the Disney Movie Rewards coupon (- $8.00) bringing my "Up" total to $8.99 and "Monsters, Inc." to $14.99. Also, there's some -$8.99 Best Value Savings thing on my order total, bringing the total to $18.96, which is incredible. I love Amazon.com. They definitely have the best customer service I've ever dealt with. Thanks guys.

gatorclaws · 11-06-09, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidmark

Did you have the snowhitethanks code on your order?

I'm wondering how Amazon is handling the latest price drops after they have discounted the price of "Up" to adjust for the SWT. Any troubles with this?

When the total price was $37.98, I had been trying to get snowhite thanks applied and got denied once, so I then tried DISNEYBD and snowhitethanks again through different requests, and they applied both. My total was $17.98.

Then with the price drops, which I didn't request, my total got switched to $32.98. I sent another request asking why the discounts disappeared and my total is now at $22.98.

Sweet Baby James · 11-06-09, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kory

Got back two responses. Amazon applied the Gold Box deal for me ($18.99) and the DISNEYBD deal for me (- $10.00), as well as matching the Disney Movie Rewards coupon (- $8.00) bringing my "Up" total to $8.99 and "Monsters, Inc." to $14.99. Also, there's some -$8.99 Best Value Savings thing on my order total, bringing the total to $18.96, which is incredible. I love Amazon.com. They definitely have the best customer service I've ever dealt with. Thanks guys.

Which department did you select to send your e-mail to? Thanks.

Kory · 11-06-09, 10:26 AM

Sent two copies of each request. One to the Returns & Refunds department, and one to Gift Cards and Promotional Codes department. I don't know which one responded.

I just realized though that given the discounts they gave me, my total should actually be $14.xx, not $18.xx. Might try my luck and follow up on that.

kyle · 11-06-09, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kory

Got back two responses. Amazon applied the Gold Box deal for me ($18.99) and the DISNEYBD deal for me (- $10.00), as well as matching the Disney Movie Rewards coupon (- $8.00) bringing my "Up" total to $8.99 and "Monsters, Inc." to $14.99. Also, there's some -$8.99 Best Value Savings thing on my order total, bringing the total to $18.96, which is incredible. I love Amazon.com. They definitely have the best customer service I've ever dealt with. Thanks guys.

The best value savings is from the $10 for buying both Up and Monsters Inc
I just emailed to try to get the $8 coupon off--I chose the refunds section when I e-mailed. What wording did you use for the coupon?

nkumar · 11-06-09, 10:37 AM

Amazon also sending out emails for those who pre-ordered Up! another 10$ coupon. This is not DISNEYBD, this is different. You can use that to purchase selected Disney blu-rays.

kyle · 11-06-09, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kory

I just realized though that given the discounts they gave me, my total should actually be $14.xx, not $18.xx. Might try my luck and follow up on that.

The other $4 may have been applied to the other movie you needed to order in order to use the $10 DISNEYBD coupon. They split my order in two--I saw that half that coupon was applied to a separate Snow White order and half to the Up/Monsters order.

kyle · 11-06-09, 10:54 AM

OK--the response I got for the $8 coupon request was that they made an exception, etc.
Looks like they changed Up to 11.99 instead--so this means I only really got 7.60 off since it reduced my gold box by $.40. But that's $7.60 less than I thought I was going to pay, so I'll stick with it. At least them not changing Monsters Inc leaves the possibility for me to get a price drop on that if they reduce it below 22.99

foladar · 11-06-09, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkumar

Amazon also sending out emails for those who pre-ordered Up! another 10$ coupon. This is not DISNEYBD, this is different. You can use that to purchase selected Disney blu-rays.

Could you elaborate? If true, I'd go with Amazon over Target I could get a total of four blu's if that came in, but I haven't gotten any emails on it yet (then again, nothing from customer service about my promo either)

melih69 · 11-06-09, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackepstein

I like the Bestbuy deal the most... you can get UP + Steelbook for $19.99 now. If you can do in-store pickup, you could probably add Monsters Inc @ $18.99 to the deal minus the $8 MFG coupon.

so........

UP Blu
Steelbook case
Monster's Inc

for $30.98.

Not bad.

I was thinking the same way. I canceled my Amazon order sincde they shut me down on any kind of further discount. Why would I pay $32.xx when i can get the same 2 movies and a Steelbook for $30.98 + tax.

doctorthodt · 11-06-09, 11:21 AM

This deal is regional only but Fry's will have Up for $19.95 and Monsters Inc for $23.77, then give you $10 off if you buy both.

$19.95 + $23.77 = $43.72 - $10 = $33.72

Most people report that Fry's does not accept coupons, however. But if you somehow get them to accept the Monsters Inc coupon, your total will be $25.72

Sweet Baby James · 11-06-09, 11:36 AM

Amazon is playing hardball with me. In the last 24 hours, I got denied on the DISNEYBD and the $8 Monsters, Inc. upgrade coupons.

They haven't heard the last from me. They'll cave just to stop being pestered.

11-06-09, 12:55 AM	#26
izatright Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Antioch, CA Posts: 234	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) For those of you who used DISNEYBD and got Pinocchio, the latter dropped $1. Since it's not a preorder item, does this change automatically or do we have to get this manually updated too? __________________ Horatio Algiers - Comic strip by a movie lover

11-06-09, 01:08 AM	#27
vietduckboi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cali Posts: 260	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) locked in for Up, Monsters, and Sleeping Beauty for 38.47. __________________ movies are fun

11-06-09, 01:08 AM	#28
doctorthodt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 409	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) The Best Buy website price for Up has dropped to $19.99, or $4 lower than the price in the Best Buy weekly ad. I have edited my post accordingly, but all this really did was raise the price of deal #3 by 3 cents (since you could already PM Wal-Mart's price of $19.96). However, this might make it easier for some people to get the deal now, as you'd be pricematching Best Buy itself, not a separate company.

11-06-09, 03:00 AM	#30
jiggawhat DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the Universe. Posts: 2,621	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Ya know, it's about time the B&M retailers started to compete more with online shops, in particular, Amazon. I think they finally realize after all these years that Amazon is taking a lot of money from them. It's a shame it took them so long... __________________ http://dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=jiggawhat GAMERTAG: JIGGAWHAT2 Wii Code: 4274 8288 7899 5136

11-06-09, 03:08 AM	#31
NiCK Crush DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,130	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Yea, prices have been great so far.

11-06-09, 03:55 AM	#32
animatedude DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,887	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) this deal is obviously a propaganda by the white house,don't fall for it DVD consumers! __________________ Life Is Beautiful.

11-06-09, 07:29 AM	#33
jackepstein Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 710	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) I like the Bestbuy deal the most... you can get UP + Steelbook for $19.99 now. If you can do in-store pickup, you could probably add Monsters Inc @ $18.99 to the deal minus the $8 MFG coupon. so........ UP Blu Steelbook case Monster's Inc for $30.98. Not bad.

11-06-09, 08:24 AM	#34
kurtzp Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Holt,MI,U.S. Posts: 149	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) I guess with the #1 Target deal, you are taking a chance that they won't honor the price match with Best Buy and their $10 off coupon. You won't know if they will until Amazon would have already shipped your order, if you went that route. I'm not sure which way to go. __________________ "So, how did you find out about all of this?" "I'm .. a telepath. .. Work it out." Bester, B5

11-06-09, 08:44 AM	#35
gatorclaws New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) I finally got amazon to bring my price back to $22.98 after they erased my discounts yesterday. People on slick are reporting that they wrote in about the $8 disney coupon for monsters and getting that applied, but I don't think I'm going to take the chance that they take away my discounts again... $22.98 is a great price for both.

11-06-09, 09:32 AM	#36
skidmark Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hangin' with Dick Cheney Posts: 277	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Did you have the snowhitethanks code on your order? I'm wondering how Amazon is handling the latest price drops after they have discounted the price of "Up" to adjust for the SWT. Any troubles with this? __________________ "Alice likes the movies that make her cry, Ralph likes the ones where all the Nazis die ..." - from "Alice & Ralph" by Joel Mabus

11-06-09, 09:52 AM	#37
Kory DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan (Lansing and Grand Rapids) Posts: 1,331	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) "Up" was in my Gold Box today but it didn't get applied when I placed an order, so I just emailed them. We'll see what happens.

11-06-09, 09:53 AM	#38
doctorthodt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 409	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Updated to reflect that Up is not, in fact, advertised in this coming week's Wal-Mart ad.

11-06-09, 10:02 AM	#39
Kory DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan (Lansing and Grand Rapids) Posts: 1,331	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Got back two responses. Amazon applied the Gold Box deal for me ($18.99) and the DISNEYBD deal for me (- $10.00), as well as matching the Disney Movie Rewards coupon (- $8.00) bringing my "Up" total to $8.99 and "Monsters, Inc." to $14.99. Also, there's some -$8.99 Best Value Savings thing on my order total, bringing the total to $18.96, which is incredible. I love Amazon.com. They definitely have the best customer service I've ever dealt with. Thanks guys.

11-06-09, 10:26 AM	#42
Kory DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan (Lansing and Grand Rapids) Posts: 1,331	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Sent two copies of each request. One to the Returns & Refunds department, and one to Gift Cards and Promotional Codes department. I don't know which one responded. I just realized though that given the discounts they gave me, my total should actually be $14.xx, not $18.xx. Might try my luck and follow up on that.

11-06-09, 10:37 AM	#44
nkumar New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Amazon also sending out emails for those who pre-ordered Up! another 10$ coupon. This is not DISNEYBD, this is different. You can use that to purchase selected Disney blu-rays.

11-06-09, 10:54 AM	#46
kyle Senior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 607	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) OK--the response I got for the $8 coupon request was that they made an exception, etc. Looks like they changed Up to 11.99 instead--so this means I only really got 7.60 off since it reduced my gold box by $.40. But that's $7.60 less than I thought I was going to pay, so I'll stick with it. At least them not changing Monsters Inc leaves the possibility for me to get a price drop on that if they reduce it below 22.99 __________________ My collection HD-DVD (XBox HD Add-on, Toshiba HD-A2, HD-A30) & Blu-Ray (Sony PS3)

11-06-09, 11:21 AM	#49
doctorthodt Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 409	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) This deal is regional only but Fry's will have Up for $19.95 and Monsters Inc for $23.77, then give you $10 off if you buy both. $19.95 + $23.77 = $43.72 - $10 = $33.72 Most people report that Fry's does not accept coupons, however. But if you somehow get them to accept the Monsters Inc coupon, your total will be $25.72

11-06-09, 11:36 AM	#50
Sweet Baby James DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 8,255	Re: Up and Monsters, Inc. deals (Part 2) Amazon is playing hardball with me. In the last 24 hours, I got denied on the DISNEYBD and the $8 Monsters, Inc. upgrade coupons. They haven't heard the last from me. They'll cave just to stop being pestered.