Last edit by: TheBang
Assume that all of these are available to all customers unless specifically listed as member only like the Welcome Package. Also remember that any preliminary codes are just that and BN could pull it, change the details or exclusions anything prior to release so always a bit of YMMV until the final release date
Mini FAQ
Coupons should not work for PREORDERS , Nook, Legos, Rosetta Stone, Digital, Gift Cards, Memberships, etc. There are glitches where sometimes an excluded item will be allowed but assume that is the exception to the rule
Free Shipping is $25 (before tax/shipping) or with membership.
Max 3 GC on a single online order.
Online only a single code can be applied to an order
Return period is 14 days after delivery (possibly 30 days for members though I've never tried)
Online ordered items can returned to a local store unless it's classified as a web-only item then it's at the store's discretion to accept
The long standing Free 60 day Trial Offer was discontinued in late May 2016
STORE ONLY 15% OFF Coupons -- Unknown if multi-use or if will work on 40% Off Items
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (I)
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (II)
15% OFF Single Item Exp 6/30/2017 (III) -- possibly a Member Only Code
NOTBORING (thanks logboy)
15% Off Single Item online -- unknown exp
appears to be one time use, but please report if it works more than once
15% Off Single Item
OFFERS15
GROUPON15
RMN15
CABIN15
Expiration 6/28 -not sure if 6/28 or 6/29 2:59am ET though I suspect the latter
ONLINE CODES
ALL BELOW CODES ARE EXPIRED 5/23
25% off single item
None
20% Off Online Single Item
None
15% off One Item Online --
None
Upcoming possible codes -- let me know if you find they;re active
Finally hooked up with new coupons. With the coupon reset and possible new coupon policy, all bets are off on one-time vs multiuse online or instore. Note a few new variations for the first time since 2010 or so
"New Member" Welcome Coupons ONLINE ONLY EXPIRES ONLINE August 28, 2017 2:59am ET -- these should be one-time use per member online
M9A8N4E $10 off $40+ "Home & Gift" Single Item
R9M3X8V $5 off $20+ Toy or Game Single Item
Y9V3W9J $15 off Any Turntable
U7A4V4M $5 off Vinyl LP (THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO WORK ON CDs)
U3F7K3D $5 off $50 or more total Purchase
C3M9W9M $5 off one DVD/Blu-ray priced $10 or higher (SO FAR I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THIS TO WORK FOR ANY ITEM)
"New Member" Printable IN-STORE MEMBER ONLY Coupons Expire end of business August 27, 2017
In store Free Tall Caffé Latte with Any Café Purchase
In store $15 Off One Turntable
In store $5 Off One Vinyl LP
In Store $5 Off One DVD/Blu-ray price of $10+
In store $5 off $50 Total Transaction
Mini FAQ
Coupons should not work for PREORDERS , Nook, Legos, Rosetta Stone, Digital, Gift Cards, Memberships, etc. There are glitches where sometimes an excluded item will be allowed but assume that is the exception to the rule
Free Shipping is $25 (before tax/shipping) or with membership.
Max 3 GC on a single online order.
Online only a single code can be applied to an order
Return period is 14 days after delivery (possibly 30 days for members though I've never tried)
Online ordered items can returned to a local store unless it's classified as a web-only item then it's at the store's discretion to accept
The long standing Free 60 day Trial Offer was discontinued in late May 2016
STORE ONLY 15% OFF Coupons -- Unknown if multi-use or if will work on 40% Off Items
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (I)
15% OFF Single Item Exp 12/31/2017 (II)
15% OFF Single Item Exp 6/30/2017 (III) -- possibly a Member Only Code
NOTBORING (thanks logboy)
15% Off Single Item online -- unknown exp
appears to be one time use, but please report if it works more than once
15% Off Single Item
OFFERS15
GROUPON15
RMN15
CABIN15
Expiration 6/28 -not sure if 6/28 or 6/29 2:59am ET though I suspect the latter
ONLINE CODES
ALL BELOW CODES ARE EXPIRED 5/23
25% off single item
None
20% Off Online Single Item
None
15% off One Item Online --
None
Upcoming possible codes -- let me know if you find they;re active
Finally hooked up with new coupons. With the coupon reset and possible new coupon policy, all bets are off on one-time vs multiuse online or instore. Note a few new variations for the first time since 2010 or so
"New Member" Welcome Coupons ONLINE ONLY EXPIRES ONLINE August 28, 2017 2:59am ET -- these should be one-time use per member online
M9A8N4E $10 off $40+ "Home & Gift" Single Item
R9M3X8V $5 off $20+ Toy or Game Single Item
Y9V3W9J $15 off Any Turntable
U7A4V4M $5 off Vinyl LP (THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO WORK ON CDs)
U3F7K3D $5 off $50 or more total Purchase
C3M9W9M $5 off one DVD/Blu-ray priced $10 or higher (SO FAR I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THIS TO WORK FOR ANY ITEM)
"New Member" Printable IN-STORE MEMBER ONLY Coupons Expire end of business August 27, 2017
In store Free Tall Caffé Latte with Any Café Purchase
In store $15 Off One Turntable
In store $5 Off One Vinyl LP
In Store $5 Off One DVD/Blu-ray price of $10+
In store $5 off $50 Total Transaction
Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
#4303
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Reserved exclusively for Prime members.
#4305
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Yeah agreed. That is sort of an odd pricing strategy to use by Amazon. I get wanting to sell the service but saying that non-Prime members don't get a deal on products that Prime members receive is a bit unfair. They already aren't getting the faster shipping and whatnot.
#4306
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Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Yeah agreed. That is sort of an odd pricing strategy to use by Amazon. I get wanting to sell the service but saying that non-Prime members don't get a deal on products that Prime members receive is a bit unfair. They already aren't getting the faster shipping and whatnot.
Current items in my Amazon cart I can't buy:
True Detective
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Boardwalk Empire: Season 4
The Walking Dead: Season 3
Many other items have had the same ridiculous "can't touch this" ban, and I've either bought them elsewhere, bought them before they were switched to exclusive status, or was never in a hurry and they changed to non-exclusive.
Its all part of the Prime exclusive nonsense they rolled out in November, have started accelerating recently, and has been complained about on many websites. Seems like a recipe to encourage people to buy someplace else rather than increase Prime membership.
#4308
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
I've seen items on Amazon maybe not exclusive to Prime Members. But they have offered a much lower price to Prime Members.
Last edited by kahuna; 04-28-15 at 03:21 PM.
#4310
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
It's more than that. In many cases, non-Prime members can't even buy the product from Amazon directly (deal price or regular price). Third party vendors on Amazon, yes (often at or near the deal price), but not Amazon directly.
Current items in my Amazon cart I can't buy:
True Detective
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Boardwalk Empire: Season 4
The Walking Dead: Season 3
Many other items have had the same ridiculous "can't touch this" ban, and I've either bought them elsewhere, bought them before they were switched to exclusive status, or was never in a hurry and they changed to non-exclusive.
Its all part of the Prime exclusive nonsense they rolled out in November, have started accelerating recently, and has been complained about on many websites. Seems like a recipe to encourage people to buy someplace else rather than increase Prime membership.
Current items in my Amazon cart I can't buy:
True Detective
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Boardwalk Empire: Season 4
The Walking Dead: Season 3
Many other items have had the same ridiculous "can't touch this" ban, and I've either bought them elsewhere, bought them before they were switched to exclusive status, or was never in a hurry and they changed to non-exclusive.
Its all part of the Prime exclusive nonsense they rolled out in November, have started accelerating recently, and has been complained about on many websites. Seems like a recipe to encourage people to buy someplace else rather than increase Prime membership.
"Hey, let's prevent people from buying our products. They won't have any choice, but to join Prime." Or, as you said, buy it somewhere else.
#4311
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Maybe Amazon doesn't want to be Walmart of the internet, but the SAM's Club.
#4312
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
The same thought occurred to me, too. I don't think it would be a wise move on their part - they'd lose a ton of seasonal and occasional shoppers, and create an opportunity for real competition in a space where they easily dominate today.
#4313
DVD Talk Godfather
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Home of 2013 NFL champion Seahawks
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Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Maybe they make more money off a marketplace sale so they'd rather steer people that way, and they're OK with losing the sale if not.
#4314
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
And so many "marketplace" items now seem to be 'fulfilled by Amazon' anyway, so it doesn't seem to change much. But, as above, I've never noticed it happening directly, so I don't have an opinion.
#4315
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
#4317
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Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
I'm sure that was a big part of it, but I don't think they'd mind getting out of the first-party business altogether and just letting their marketplace handle the transactions and manage the inventory (granted in their fulfillment warehouses) while they collect the fees.
#4318
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
It's more than that. In many cases, non-Prime members can't even buy the product from Amazon directly (deal price or regular price). Third party vendors on Amazon, yes (often at or near the deal price), but not Amazon directly.
Current items in my Amazon cart I can't buy:
True Detective
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Boardwalk Empire: Season 4
The Walking Dead: Season 3
Many other items have had the same ridiculous "can't touch this" ban, and I've either bought them elsewhere, bought them before they were switched to exclusive status, or was never in a hurry and they changed to non-exclusive.
Its all part of the Prime exclusive nonsense they rolled out in November, have started accelerating recently, and has been complained about on many websites. Seems like a recipe to encourage people to buy someplace else rather than increase Prime membership.
Current items in my Amazon cart I can't buy:
True Detective
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Boardwalk Empire: Season 4
The Walking Dead: Season 3
Many other items have had the same ridiculous "can't touch this" ban, and I've either bought them elsewhere, bought them before they were switched to exclusive status, or was never in a hurry and they changed to non-exclusive.
Its all part of the Prime exclusive nonsense they rolled out in November, have started accelerating recently, and has been complained about on many websites. Seems like a recipe to encourage people to buy someplace else rather than increase Prime membership.
#4319
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
I didn't even know that steelbook for True Detective was coming out. Love the series and almost tempted to get it but I've already got the standard release.
#4320
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Thread Starter
I don't think that's entirely correct. Given the high commissions/fees that they collect, I think that Amazon often makes more from Marketplace sellers than they do from their own inventory.
#4321
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Ebay just raised cd/dvd listing fees from 5 cents to 10 & at some soon future point sellers won't be able to call cd/dvd's, etc new unless they have a upc, sealed or not.
I plan to remove 2/3 of my product from ebay before month's end; & that after removing 1/2 after the last fee increase. I'm not selling enough to make ebay richer.
In 2000 my gross sales (ebay, Amazon & website) were $170,000. Last year (ebay & website) were around $26,000.
#4322
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
Amazon's made more changes very recently too. If you delete an item from a wish list, it no longer is giving me the option of saying that I own it. I have no idea how, if it's even possible, to now let their computer know when I've acquired an item and add it to my list of owned items not purchased personally from Amazon.
Also, if you click on the merchant area, something like 20 Used & New from $0.01, it prominently features three merchants (sometimes the same one). Under the categories of "Lowest price in New", "Lowest price in Prime" and "Lowest price in Used, Like New".
Finally, I put in an order earlier in the week for 7 items. After adding each to my cart there was literally a pop up every time asking me if I wanted to join prime.
Really annoying.
Also, if you click on the merchant area, something like 20 Used & New from $0.01, it prominently features three merchants (sometimes the same one). Under the categories of "Lowest price in New", "Lowest price in Prime" and "Lowest price in Used, Like New".
Finally, I put in an order earlier in the week for 7 items. After adding each to my cart there was literally a pop up every time asking me if I wanted to join prime.
Really annoying.
#4323
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
What's more annoying is Best Buy's wishlist. I get an email several times a day, asking me if I forgot something.
No, I didn't forget. I bought it somewhere else!
I wish that was an option to check. That would be some good statistical info for their number crunchers.
No, I didn't forget. I bought it somewhere else!
I wish that was an option to check. That would be some good statistical info for their number crunchers.
#4324
Political Exile
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
I Love Lucy has been steadily dropping in price over the past month, now down around $42. Temping to try out at this price.
Season 2 is up for preorder to be released July 14th.
#4325
Re: Amazon discounts and deals on Blu-ray
What's more annoying is Best Buy's wishlist. I get an email several times a day, asking me if I forgot something.
No, I didn't forget. I bought it somewhere else!
I wish that was an option to check. That would be some good statistical info for their number crunchers.
No, I didn't forget. I bought it somewhere else!
I wish that was an option to check. That would be some good statistical info for their number crunchers.