Circuit City Ads: Sept. 9th - 15th 2007

bigjim25 · 09-09-07, 08:41 AM

New Releases

$7.99 DVDs with noteworthy DVDs listed

All The Presidents Men SE
Batman and Robin SE
Blade II
Boogie Nights SE
Clerks II
Dog Day Afternoon SE (I know this has been at Big Lots for $4 but posted it incase you couldn't find)
Magnolia
Malcolm X SE
The Unforgiven SE
Delirious
Fletch Jane Doe Edition
Up In Smoke SCE

$4.49 DVDs

If CC don't want their ads listed til release week, I'm sure the hell not typing everything in.

Bobweiser · 09-09-07, 09:14 AM

Funny thing about CC not wanting their ads listed is that for the last two weeks I have had all the ads in my Sunday paper except CC. Don't know if it's just a coincidence, but if Speedy had the ads posted here I would have known if there was anything I wanted to purchase at a CC store. Doesn't really seem to matter though, since I have been opposed to giving them any more of my money since the Speedy incident. Pay attention CC management (if any of you can read)...Speedy was providing a much needed service for your lame company.

{getting off my soapbox now}

TallGuyMe · 09-09-07, 09:15 AM

fuck Circuit City.

Jason Reynolds · 09-09-07, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobweiser

Funny thing about CC not wanting their ads listed is that for the last two weeks I have had all the ads in my Sunday paper except CC. Don't know if it's just a coincidence, but if Speedy had the ads posted here I would have known if there was anything I wanted to purchase at a CC store. Doesn't really seem to matter though, since I have been opposed to giving them any more of my money since the Speedy incident. Pay attention CC management (if any of you can read)...Speedy was providing a much needed service for your lame company.

{getting off my soapbox now}

Tell me about it. I'm lucky to get a CC ad in my paper maybe once every few MONTHS. Usually I see an ad or 2 right before Christmas and that's it. I've complained to CC staff and they plead ignorance and tell me there should be an ad every Sunday. I notice the ad is available at the front of the store, but damn if I'm driving all the way out there to find out what DVDs are on sale.

Without the posts here I'm blind to what's on sale, so I've quit going to CC.

Judging from this week's ad I'm not missing much anyway, so at least that's something!

-Jason

Arpeggi · 09-09-07, 09:49 AM

Getting Malcolm X for $7.99! Fo' sho!

alfonsosoriano · 09-09-07, 10:32 AM

Alright guys that's a nice political statement you've got there but it has no place as stupid thread crapping in a topic where others might want to discuss things. We don't need to hear about it every time they're brought up.

clintilona · 09-09-07, 11:15 AM

Went to Best Buy this morning to PM All the Presidents Men SE & Malcom X SE, but they didn't have either of them. Circuit City was right across the street, but I refuse to set foot in there again until they do something to redeem themselves for all the crap they've done lately. Now that I am home I checked BB.com to see if any stores near me ad the above DVDs, but none carry them. Pretty disappointing as I figured they were pretty common titles that most stores would carry.

Altimus Prime · 09-09-07, 11:22 AM

Posting the image of the ads is a great idea! I just went to their site to check out the DVD deals because I don't get their ad in my paper. Then I came here to ask about Face Off, and I see this. Good work, please keep it up.

What I was looking for was Face Off. $12.99 sounds good. Does anyone know of a lower price elsewhere?

I got Clerks II for $8 a while back at CCity, so this isn't the first time it's been at that price. I highly recommend it.

Altimus Prime · 09-09-07, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Reynolds

Tell me about it. I'm lucky to get a CC ad in my paper maybe once every few MONTHS. Usually I see an ad or 2 right before Christmas and that's it. I've complained to CC staff and they plead ignorance and tell me there should be an ad every Sunday. I notice the ad is available at the front of the store, but damn if I'm driving all the way out there to find out what DVDs are on sale.

Without the posts here I'm blind to what's on sale, so I've quit going to CC.

Judging from this week's ad I'm not missing much anyway, so at least that's something!

-Jason

Uh, there is this thing that the Interwebs, or Internets or something, where you can view the complete ad on your pc thingy.

jjcool · 09-09-07, 11:45 AM

Those do seem to be good prices on a couple of discs. Only problem is, that my Circuit City hasn't orgabized their dvd's since they opened, and you can't find shit there.

dtcarson · 09-09-07, 11:50 AM

Seriously. I haven't gotten a paper in years and I still manage to read the ads.
You can even go here
http://www.sundaysaver.com/
and it'll redirect you to each store's ad. It's not really that difficult.
And telling people "Hey, wait, this item will be 20$--or 100$--cheaper two weeks from now!" is not really a "service" any (sane) company wants.
Anyway, I don't really make an effort at pricematching unless it's something I've already bought. I'd be interested in Fletch, maybe, but nothing else really jumps out at me. Then again, I haven't been really into movies recently.

RobCA · 09-09-07, 12:13 PM

Nothing there I'm interested in, but if there was, I'd buy it at CC. [shrug]

Rob

mike01 · 09-09-07, 12:24 PM

unfortunatly there wasnt a copy of Magnolia or Malcolm X in three counties at BB so I had to goto CC. I always PM at BB for the Reward Zone.

fumanstan · 09-09-07, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altimus Prime

Uh, there is this thing that the Interwebs, or Internets or something, where you can view the complete ad on your pc thingy.

How come you didn't do that to look at Face/Off?

As for me, I'm going to try and avoid doing any shopping at Circuit City as well due to their recent behavior.

nothingfails · 09-09-07, 01:58 PM

I have a "Save $10 off the purchase of $50" from Circuit City coupon. Screw boycotting for something the big-wigs done on the internet, I'm gonna use that coupon when I find $50 worth of DVD's I want there.

shacmasta · 09-09-07, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtcarson

Seriously. I haven't gotten a paper in years and I still manage to read the ads.
You can even go here
http://www.sundaysaver.com/
and it'll redirect you to each store's ad. It's not really that difficult.
And telling people "Hey, wait, this item will be 20$--or 100$--cheaper two weeks from now!" is not really a "service" any (sane) company wants.
Anyway, I don't really make an effort at pricematching unless it's something I've already bought. I'd be interested in Fletch, maybe, but nothing else really jumps out at me. Then again, I haven't been really into movies recently.

Never knew about that site. Thanks for the link.

Altimus Prime · 09-09-07, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fumanstan

As for me, I'm going to try and avoid doing any shopping at Circuit City as well due to their recent behavior.

OK, I think we're all well aware of "the issue" with CCity.

Do we really need to have this brought up in every thread about deals at CCity? I think not.

Quote:

How come you didn't do that to look at Face/Off?

Best Buy didn't have it in their ad, nor did Target. And sometimes, the price on the Web site isn't the same as an in-store sale price.

Jah-Wren Ryel · 09-09-07, 03:26 PM

I think the "Poll" at the top of this thread is what is inducing the commentary on CC's less than stellar reputation

Altimus Prime · 09-09-07, 03:52 PM

The poll is about the bargains, not CCity's "reputation." Although people are probably voting for that reason anyway. Which means the poll results really aren't valid.

RevKarl · 09-09-07, 04:11 PM

Not only am I doing all my B&M DVD shopping at Best Buy and/or Costco, I'm no longer referring anyone to Circuit City for big-ticket purchases until "the suits" stop this legal nonsense and/or are replaced (like their senior retail staff a few months ago.)

So far it's cost them about $200 in purchases (including price-matches @ Best Buy) from me and another $1,500 from "lost referrals."

Alan Smithee · 09-09-07, 04:18 PM

Most of these DVDs are priced WAY below cost, so it's not like they're making a huge profit if you buy them there. I'll keep buying cheap DVDs there, but I'll NEVER buy a big-ticket item at Circus City ever since their 'service department' messed up a TV I bought there more than 10 years ago.

The last few times I've picked up $3.99 DVDs there, I got invitations on the receipts to take their online surveys, so I said basically "Thanks for the $3.99 DVDs, but I'll never buy anything that actually makes you money! You will NEVER be forgiven for DIVX!"

Jah-Wren Ryel · 09-09-07, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altimus Prime

The poll is about the bargains, not CCity's "reputation."

When you ask people for their opinion, don't be surprised when they give you answers that don't fit in the original box. Consider all of the posts here to be "write in candidates" since "CC sux0rs!" wasn't on the ballet.

bluetoast · 09-09-07, 05:04 PM

Gonna PM Boogie Nights at BB.

brianluvdvd · 09-09-07, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Altimus Prime

The poll is about the bargains, not CCity's "reputation."

The only reason this poll was created was due to the recent problems with CC. Otherwise, why even make a poll on this forum with such a loaded question?

chard31 · 09-10-07, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Smithee

Most of these DVDs are priced WAY below cost, so it's not like they're making a huge profit if you buy them there. I'll keep buying cheap DVDs there, but I'll NEVER buy a big-ticket item at Circus City ever since their 'service department' messed up a TV I bought there more than 10 years ago.

The last few times I've picked up $3.99 DVDs there, I got invitations on the receipts to take their online surveys, so I said basically "Thanks for the $3.99 DVDs, but I'll never buy anything that actually makes you money! You will NEVER be forgiven for DIVX!"

Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner...

Don't boycott CC for their "loss leaders", if you really want to hurt them, just but the products that they will make little or no profit on...

However, do you guys really want CC to go out of business and create more of a monopoly for BB?

What's that old saying again?

Oh yea, "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face"...

View Poll Results: Anyone going in for the $7.99 DVDs or pricematching elsewhere?
Going in to CC	13	10.83%
Pricematching	44	36.67%
Not really a bargain	63	52.50%
Voters: 120. You may not vote on this poll

09-09-07, 08:41 AM	#1
bigjim25 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: WV Posts: 10,988	Circuit City Ads: Sept. 9th - 15th 2007 New Releases $7.99 DVDs with noteworthy DVDs listed All The Presidents Men SE Batman and Robin SE Blade II Boogie Nights SE Clerks II Dog Day Afternoon SE (I know this has been at Big Lots for $4 but posted it incase you couldn't find) Magnolia Malcolm X SE The Unforgiven SE Delirious Fletch Jane Doe Edition Up In Smoke SCE $4.49 DVDs If CC don't want their ads listed til release week, I'm sure the hell not typing everything in. Last edited by bigjim25; 09-09-07 at 08:48 AM.

09-09-07, 09:15 AM	#3
TallGuyMe DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 10,455	fuck Circuit City. Last edited by TallGuyMe; 09-09-07 at 09:27 AM.

09-09-07, 10:32 AM	#6
alfonsosoriano DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 2,787	Alright guys that's a nice political statement you've got there but it has no place as stupid thread crapping in a topic where others might want to discuss things. We don't need to hear about it every time they're brought up. __________________ My Collection My Blog

09-09-07, 11:15 AM	#7
clintilona Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 339	Went to Best Buy this morning to PM All the Presidents Men SE & Malcom X SE, but they didn't have either of them. Circuit City was right across the street, but I refuse to set foot in there again until they do something to redeem themselves for all the crap they've done lately. Now that I am home I checked BB.com to see if any stores near me ad the above DVDs, but none carry them. Pretty disappointing as I figured they were pretty common titles that most stores would carry. __________________ DVD Collection Wii#: 1238 6647 2299 3136 Xbox Live Tag: Clint and Ilona PS3 Tag: clintilona

09-09-07, 09:14 AM	#2
Bobweiser Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 99	Funny thing about CC not wanting their ads listed is that for the last two weeks I have had all the ads in my Sunday paper except CC. Don't know if it's just a coincidence, but if Speedy had the ads posted here I would have known if there was anything I wanted to purchase at a CC store. Doesn't really seem to matter though, since I have been opposed to giving them any more of my money since the Speedy incident. Pay attention CC management (if any of you can read)...Speedy was providing a much needed service for your lame company. {getting off my soapbox now}

09-09-07, 09:49 AM	#5
Arpeggi DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CALI! Posts: 6,594	Getting Malcolm X for $7.99! Fo' sho!

09-09-07, 11:22 AM	#8
Altimus Prime Guest Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 2,239	Posting the image of the ads is a great idea! I just went to their site to check out the DVD deals because I don't get their ad in my paper. Then I came here to ask about Face Off, and I see this. Good work, please keep it up. What I was looking for was Face Off. $12.99 sounds good. Does anyone know of a lower price elsewhere? I got Clerks II for $8 a while back at CCity, so this isn't the first time it's been at that price. I highly recommend it. Last edited by Altimus Prime; 09-09-07 at 11:24 AM.

09-09-07, 11:45 AM	#10
jjcool DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CT Posts: 3,871	Those do seem to be good prices on a couple of discs. Only problem is, that my Circuit City hasn't orgabized their dvd's since they opened, and you can't find shit there.

09-09-07, 11:50 AM	#11
dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,091	Seriously. I haven't gotten a paper in years and I still manage to read the ads. You can even go here http://www.sundaysaver.com/ and it'll redirect you to each store's ad. It's not really that difficult. And telling people "Hey, wait, this item will be 20$--or 100$--cheaper two weeks from now!" is not really a "service" any (sane) company wants. Anyway, I don't really make an effort at pricematching unless it's something I've already bought. I'd be interested in Fletch, maybe, but nothing else really jumps out at me. Then again, I haven't been really into movies recently. __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson

09-09-07, 12:13 PM	#12
RobCA DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 6,443	Nothing there I'm interested in, but if there was, I'd buy it at CC. [shrug] Rob __________________ http://rob.dvdaf.com

09-09-07, 12:24 PM	#13
mike01 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Everett,Washington Posts: 612	unfortunatly there wasnt a copy of Magnolia or Malcolm X in three counties at BB so I had to goto CC. I always PM at BB for the Reward Zone. __________________ DVDProfiler

09-09-07, 01:58 PM	#15
nothingfails DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,842	I have a "Save $10 off the purchase of $50" from Circuit City coupon. Screw boycotting for something the big-wigs done on the internet, I'm gonna use that coupon when I find $50 worth of DVD's I want there.

09-09-07, 03:26 PM	#18
Jah-Wren Ryel DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,381	I think the "Poll" at the top of this thread is what is inducing the commentary on CC's less than stellar reputation

09-09-07, 03:52 PM	#19
Altimus Prime Guest Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 2,239	The poll is about the bargains, not CCity's "reputation." Although people are probably voting for that reason anyway. Which means the poll results really aren't valid.

09-09-07, 04:11 PM	#20
RevKarl DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,681	Not only am I doing all my B&M DVD shopping at Best Buy and/or Costco, I'm no longer referring anyone to Circuit City for big-ticket purchases until "the suits" stop this legal nonsense and/or are replaced (like their senior retail staff a few months ago.) So far it's cost them about $200 in purchases (including price-matches @ Best Buy) from me and another $1,500 from "lost referrals." __________________ "Boy, this is the last time I listen to my penis for movie selection advice." - Opening line of Brian Orndorf's DVD Talk review for Blonde and Blonder.

09-09-07, 04:18 PM	#21
Alan Smithee DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: USA Posts: 3,667	Most of these DVDs are priced WAY below cost, so it's not like they're making a huge profit if you buy them there. I'll keep buying cheap DVDs there, but I'll NEVER buy a big-ticket item at Circus City ever since their 'service department' messed up a TV I bought there more than 10 years ago. The last few times I've picked up $3.99 DVDs there, I got invitations on the receipts to take their online surveys, so I said basically "Thanks for the $3.99 DVDs, but I'll never buy anything that actually makes you money! You will NEVER be forgiven for DIVX!"

09-09-07, 05:04 PM	#23
bluetoast DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,218	Gonna PM Boogie Nights at BB.