Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
03-08-13, 01:36 PM
#26
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
The shipping between the countries is out of step with its physical costs. It's cheaper for me as an American to import goods from Europe and Asia, than from Canada. Something else is going on, like a soft form of protectionism.
03-08-13, 02:26 PM
#27
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
^ Likewise from Europe and Asia to Canada. Very frustrating.
03-08-13, 03:41 PM
#28
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
High shipping costs have basically wiped out all of my eBay buying and selling.
I'm not sure if it's protectionism as the border now allows you to buy even more merchandise and bring it across without paying taxes and duties.
I think the problem is just the operating costs of Canada Post. We only have 10% of the population of the US and yet physically we are much more spread out across a larger chunk of land.
This is probably why prices for almost everything are better in the US, because the US buys in higher volumes making them able to sell cheaper.
I'm not sure if it's protectionism as the border now allows you to buy even more merchandise and bring it across without paying taxes and duties.
I think the problem is just the operating costs of Canada Post. We only have 10% of the population of the US and yet physically we are much more spread out across a larger chunk of land.
This is probably why prices for almost everything are better in the US, because the US buys in higher volumes making them able to sell cheaper.
03-08-13, 04:42 PM
#30
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
High shipping costs have basically wiped out all of my eBay buying and selling.
I'm not sure if it's protectionism as the border now allows you to buy even more merchandise and bring it across without paying taxes and duties.
I think the problem is just the operating costs of Canada Post. We only have 10% of the population of the US and yet physically we are much more spread out across a larger chunk of land.
This is probably why prices for almost everything are better in the US, because the US buys in higher volumes making them able to sell cheaper.
I'm not sure if it's protectionism as the border now allows you to buy even more merchandise and bring it across without paying taxes and duties.
I think the problem is just the operating costs of Canada Post. We only have 10% of the population of the US and yet physically we are much more spread out across a larger chunk of land.
This is probably why prices for almost everything are better in the US, because the US buys in higher volumes making them able to sell cheaper.
03-08-13, 08:54 PM
#31
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
I guess when the mail hits the Canadian border, Canada Post takes over and that's where the extra costs come from.
05-01-13, 09:52 PM
#32
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
STAR TREK ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION - $39.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001TKNWXM/
(was $34.99 on the U.S. Amazon, but this still ain't bad)
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION - $19.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002JI94P8/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001TKNWXM/
(was $34.99 on the U.S. Amazon, but this still ain't bad)
STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION - $19.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002JI94P8/
05-02-13, 12:00 AM
#33
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
If that was responsible for the extra costs, then it should also be expensive to ship from the UK to Canada, but it is not. It's about half the cost.
I really think amazon.com just inflated their international shipping prices to help offset the costs for their free domestic shipping.
On a different note, I know the USPS prices have gone up quite a bit, too. It now costs around $9 for an individual (i.e. no bulk rate) to ship a single CD from the US to Canada.
05-21-13, 05:47 PM
#34
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
New $10 rack of WB Paramount Blu-rays at Canadian Wal-Marts. A lot of same-old same-old — much of it cheaper in U.S. stores and online, surely — but a few nice surprises for the price:
48 HRS
The African Queen
Airplane
Almost Famous: Bootleg
American Beauty
Babel
Black Rain
Blades of Glory
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Clueless
Collateral
Coming To America
Days of Thunder
Defiance
Drillbit Taylor
Enemy at the Gates
Event Horizon
Face/Off
Fatal Attraction
Ferris Bueller
The Firm
Ghost
Grease
The Island
I Love You Man
Kite Runner
Tomb Raider
Nacho Libre
Old School
Payback
Planes, Trains, Automobiles
The Ring
Road To Perdition
Saturday Night Fever
The Score
The Soloist
Stardust
There Will Be Blood
To Catch a Thief
Tropic Thunder
The Untouchables
Up In The Air
Varsity Blues
Wings (1927)
Zodiac (2 disc)
48 HRS
The African Queen
Airplane
Almost Famous: Bootleg
American Beauty
Babel
Black Rain
Blades of Glory
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Clueless
Collateral
Coming To America
Days of Thunder
Defiance
Drillbit Taylor
Enemy at the Gates
Event Horizon
Face/Off
Fatal Attraction
Ferris Bueller
The Firm
Ghost
Grease
The Island
I Love You Man
Kite Runner
Tomb Raider
Nacho Libre
Old School
Payback
Planes, Trains, Automobiles
The Ring
Road To Perdition
Saturday Night Fever
The Score
The Soloist
Stardust
There Will Be Blood
To Catch a Thief
Tropic Thunder
The Untouchables
Up In The Air
Varsity Blues
Wings (1927)
Zodiac (2 disc)
05-30-13, 12:54 AM
#36
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Spotted at Walmart tonight:
STAR TREK (2009) - $10.97 (mixed in with the $14.83 rack)
CAPTAIN AMERICA (1990) - $9.97 (Shout! Factory edition)
Fox/Anchor Bay catalog titles (and undoubtedly future combo-pack content -- new this week?) - $9.97, including:
AIRHEADS
BEDAZZLED
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND
DYING YOUNG
THE STAR CHAMBER
. . . among others I can't recall.
STAR TREK (2009) - $10.97 (mixed in with the $14.83 rack)
CAPTAIN AMERICA (1990) - $9.97 (Shout! Factory edition)
Fox/Anchor Bay catalog titles (and undoubtedly future combo-pack content -- new this week?) - $9.97, including:
AIRHEADS
BEDAZZLED
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND
DYING YOUNG
THE STAR CHAMBER
. . . among others I can't recall.
06-04-13, 11:18 PM
#37
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
More odds 'n ends on the Wal-Mart Father's Day standees, mostly stuff everyone probably already has, but hey:
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN COLLECTION (4 film set) - $20
FOX WAR 4-PACK (TORA TORA TORA, SAND PEBBLES, PATTON, LONGEST DAY) - $20
FOX WESTERN 4-PACK (FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, COMANCHEROS, BUTCH CASSIDY, HORSE SOLDIERS) - $20
DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $20
(Several of the above have their share of problems, of course)
FAMILY GUY STAR WARS TRILOGY - $15
ROCKY UNDISPUTED COLLECTION - $25
PLANET OF THE APES COMPLETE COLLECTION - $25
ALIEN ANTHOLOGY (in thinner packaging) - $20
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN COLLECTION (4 film set) - $20
FOX WAR 4-PACK (TORA TORA TORA, SAND PEBBLES, PATTON, LONGEST DAY) - $20
FOX WESTERN 4-PACK (FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, COMANCHEROS, BUTCH CASSIDY, HORSE SOLDIERS) - $20
DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $20
(Several of the above have their share of problems, of course)
FAMILY GUY STAR WARS TRILOGY - $15
ROCKY UNDISPUTED COLLECTION - $25
PLANET OF THE APES COMPLETE COLLECTION - $25
ALIEN ANTHOLOGY (in thinner packaging) - $20
06-14-13, 01:41 AM
#38
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
On Amazon.ca:
DIAL M FOR MURDER 3D -$12.49
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008S83IWS/
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) $13.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008S83J2M/
Also spotted on Amazon.ca:
DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $16.99
OUTLAND - $9.99
DIAL M FOR MURDER 3D -$12.49
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008S83IWS/
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) $13.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008S83J2M/
Also spotted on Amazon.ca:
DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $16.99
OUTLAND - $9.99
07-26-13, 12:59 AM
#39
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Found at the downtown Toronto Sunrise Records:
SUNSET BOULEVARD - $9.00
TOYS IN THE ATTIC - $9.00
These part of the ongoing 2/$18 promotion which is almost always just for DVDs. These were the only Blu-rays I could find that were part of the sale, actually. Lucky I wanted them both, I guess. Not sure how many Sunrise stores are even left in this country, but if you're near one, well . . .
SUNSET BOULEVARD - $9.00
TOYS IN THE ATTIC - $9.00
These part of the ongoing 2/$18 promotion which is almost always just for DVDs. These were the only Blu-rays I could find that were part of the sale, actually. Lucky I wanted them both, I guess. Not sure how many Sunrise stores are even left in this country, but if you're near one, well . . .
11-06-13, 12:08 AM
#40
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Paramount/Warner double feature Blu-rays $6.99 at Amazon.ca. Haven't seen these this cheap even in the states. They're part of a larger sale featuring mostly the usual suspects at the usual (so-so) prices. Still free shipping over $25, too:
Gladiator/Troy
True Grit/the Searchers
Shooter/Four Brothers
Disclosure/Fatal Attraction
Casablanca/African Queen
Hangover/Old School
Saturday Night Fever/Grease
Green Mile/Forrest Gump
Losers/Jonah Hex
Ben Hur/Ten Commandments
Time to Kill/Pelican Brief
Clash of the Titans/Clash of the Titans
Pure Country 1/2
Most of these can be seen in the first couple of pages of this sale listing:
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/search/ref=s...nid=2618854011
Also of interest:
Tom & Jerry Vol. 1 - $15.99
Looney Tunes Vol. 2 - $24.49
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein - $9.99
French Connection signature edition - $9.99
They Live - $14.99
Action Jackson - $9.99
There may be others . . .
Gladiator/Troy
True Grit/the Searchers
Shooter/Four Brothers
Disclosure/Fatal Attraction
Casablanca/African Queen
Hangover/Old School
Saturday Night Fever/Grease
Green Mile/Forrest Gump
Losers/Jonah Hex
Ben Hur/Ten Commandments
Time to Kill/Pelican Brief
Clash of the Titans/Clash of the Titans
Pure Country 1/2
Most of these can be seen in the first couple of pages of this sale listing:
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/search/ref=s...nid=2618854011
Also of interest:
Tom & Jerry Vol. 1 - $15.99
Looney Tunes Vol. 2 - $24.49
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein - $9.99
French Connection signature edition - $9.99
They Live - $14.99
Action Jackson - $9.99
There may be others . . .
Last edited by Brian T; 11-06-13 at 12:39 AM.
11-26-13, 10:26 AM
#41
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Universal Classic Monsters Collection - $51.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008H33MK2/
Les Miserables - $7.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00947N7U0/
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008H33MK2/
Les Miserables - $7.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00947N7U0/
11-29-13, 09:44 AM
#42
DVD Talk Limited Edition
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Lord of the Rings Extended - $28.99
Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3 Collection - $24.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D3PYS6Q/
Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3 Collection - $24.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D3PYS6Q/
12-06-13, 04:40 AM
#43
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $14.99
X-MEN TRILOGY - $9.99
BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY (3-disc, regular Blu case) - $22.99
ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - $17.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/feature.html...rd_i=345144011
X-MEN TRILOGY - $9.99
BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY (3-disc, regular Blu case) - $22.99
ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - $17.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/feature.html...rd_i=345144011
12-06-13, 10:39 AM
#44
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Lord of the Rings Extended - $28.99
Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3 Collection - $24.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D3PYS6Q/
Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3 Collection - $24.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D3PYS6Q/
I already had season 1&2, but it was only $1.50 more to buy 1-3 than 3 alone. I'll give my previous 1&2 to someone else.
12-08-13, 03:41 PM
#45
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Thread Starter
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Glad someone else is spotting these bargains. I know there aren't many Canadians on this site, but still doesn't hurt to post the occasional deal. While Amazon Canada certainly doesn't come close to the U.S. site (or even the U.K. site) in terms of deal volume and frequency, there are a few one-offs (like the DOWNTON set, among others) where ordering from within Canada makes sense for a change!
12-08-13, 04:02 PM
#46
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Glad someone else is spotting these bargains. I know there aren't many Canadians on this site, but still doesn't hurt to post the occasional deal. While Amazon Canada certainly doesn't come close to the U.S. site (or even the U.K. site) in terms of deal volume and frequency, there are a few one-offs (like the DOWNTON set, among others) where ordering from within Canada makes sense for a change!
12-10-13, 11:45 AM
#47
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
The SCTV Collection is $44.99 as an amazon.ca lightning deal.
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00AB20JA8
Tempting, but it's pretty disappointing to read of all the music substitution and cuts: http://www.sctvguide.ca/episodes/sctvdvd.htm
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00AB20JA8
Tempting, but it's pretty disappointing to read of all the music substitution and cuts: http://www.sctvguide.ca/episodes/sctvdvd.htm
12-15-13, 05:21 AM
#48
DVD Talk Limited Edition
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
STAR TREK - STARDATE COLLECTION - $49.99 (Lightning Deal)
Another one that beats the U.S. price (currently on sale on Amazon.com as well), by about six dollars.
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00DYAW236/
Another one that beats the U.S. price (currently on sale on Amazon.com as well), by about six dollars.
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00DYAW236/
12-16-13, 02:34 AM
#49
DVD Talk Limited Edition
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
A rare U.S.-worthy price drop on this one:
BOND 50 + SKYFALL - $99.99
www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00E98FYEG/
BOND 50 + SKYFALL - $99.99
www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00E98FYEG/
12-22-13, 02:09 PM
#50
DVD Talk Limited Edition
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Some odds 'n ends from the upcoming Boxing Day sales (Dec. 24-25-26-etc)
Future Shop:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/f...27-2013-22999/
(ad says "Over 40 3D blu-rays to choose from"; these are just what's pictured)
3D Blu-rays - $9.99
Paranorman
Conan
Dredd
Immortals
Spy Kids
Journey 2
3D Blu-rays - $14.99
Pacific Rim
World War Z
G.I. Joe 2
Life of PI
Epic
Prometheus
3D Blu-ray - $16.99
Man of Steel
Regular Blu-rays - $9.99
Cloud Atlas
Looper
Argo
Dark Knight Rises
Now You See Me
Also plenty of Blu-rays priced at $4.99 and $7.99, but mostly seems to be the same stuff that's always priced in this range.
Indiana Jones Collection - $29.99
Alien Anthology - $17.99
Harry Potter 8-film - $44.99
The vast majority of these are also on sale at Best Buy, not surprisingly.
http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/b...27-2013-22981/
Future Shop:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/f...27-2013-22999/
(ad says "Over 40 3D blu-rays to choose from"; these are just what's pictured)
3D Blu-rays - $9.99
Paranorman
Conan
Dredd
Immortals
Spy Kids
Journey 2
3D Blu-rays - $14.99
Pacific Rim
World War Z
G.I. Joe 2
Life of PI
Epic
Prometheus
3D Blu-ray - $16.99
Man of Steel
Regular Blu-rays - $9.99
Cloud Atlas
Looper
Argo
Dark Knight Rises
Now You See Me
Also plenty of Blu-rays priced at $4.99 and $7.99, but mostly seems to be the same stuff that's always priced in this range.
Indiana Jones Collection - $29.99
Alien Anthology - $17.99
Harry Potter 8-film - $44.99
The vast majority of these are also on sale at Best Buy, not surprisingly.
http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/b...27-2013-22981/