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Old 05-09-09, 10:02 AM
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Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

BBV currently has the 3 disc blu dir cut
In the system for $19.99.
If you preorder you have to get them
To let you pay the entire price to lock in the price.

Of course ymmv.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

if its a franchise probably not, corporate on the other hand probably will.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

The question is if Blockbuster will still be open by the time the Watchmen DVD is released.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by project86
if its a franchise probably not, corporate on the other hand probably will.
can you elaborate on that?
not sure what it means.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by whotony
can you elaborate on that?
not sure what it means.
Some BBVs are corporate stores, which are more likely to honor these company database price mistakes.

Other BBVs are individually owned franchises, which are more likely to care about their losses and deny this obvious mistake.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Ok I knew all that but his response was cryptic at best and I wanted to be sure exactly what he meant.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

I went to pre-order this and was told by the BBV clerk that it was official policy to not allow customers to pay the whole pre-order price up front. But I was assured that my deposit meant that the price was locked-in and that I would not have to pay more than that $19.99 when the title was finally released. The clerk even made a note to that effect on my account.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by Gypo66
I went to pre-order this and was told by the BBV clerk that it was official policy to not allow customers to pay the whole pre-order price up front. But I was assured that my deposit meant that the price was locked-in and that I would not have to pay more than that $19.99 when the title was finally released. The clerk even made a note to that effect on my account.
why would they not take more money from you? no wonder they are going OOP.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by scott1598
why would they not take more money from you? no wonder they are going OOP.
Out of print?
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by Gypo66
I went to pre-order this and was told by the BBV clerk that it was official policy to not allow customers to pay the whole pre-order price up front. But I was assured that my deposit meant that the price was locked-in and that I would not have to pay more than that $19.99 when the title was finally released. The clerk even made a note to that effect on my account.
that is not an official policy.
they just prefer not to let anyone pay whole thing up front in case the price changes.
paying a deposit does not guarantee the price, it just guarantees the product.

Uninformed employees is the variable.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by auto
Out of print?

thats funny! i kinda knew what he meant.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by Gypo66
I went to pre-order this and was told by the BBV clerk that it was official policy to not allow customers to pay the whole pre-order price up front. But I was assured that my deposit meant that the price was locked-in and that I would not have to pay more than that $19.99 when the title was finally released. The clerk even made a note to that effect on my account.

Actually, that is exactly what was told to me. The $5 down preorder actually locks in the $19.99 price. Even if the price goes up, $19.99 is the price that I will be it getting for. $14.99 is due upon pickup.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

If you put down a deposit on the movie it WILL lock the price in. I have done this in the past with movies and it has worked.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by auto
Out of print?
Originally Posted by dollfins1
thats funny! i kinda knew what he meant.
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Going tonight after work for this.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

I went and they said it was $29.99 at the store by my house

Just called the store by my work and it is $19.99

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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

I ordered it yesterday. They wouldn't let me pay in full. They said there had to be at least 1 penny due. But they claimed the price was locked in, so I just put $5 down...
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Is this the Director's cut or the Ultra Ultra Uber Complete Director's cut with everything that will be the ultimate one to have after the regular director's cut comes out?
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Director's cut I'm guessing....
The other one doesn't come out for a long time....
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Here is the release details from videobusiness.com

Release Details
Title: WATCHMEN
Release Date: 07/21/2009
Label/Distributor: WARNER
Prebook DVD: 06/09/2009
Retail Price: DVD $28.99, two-DVD $34.99, two-BD $35.99
Genre: Action DVD Extras: two-DVD and BD have digital copy, director’s cut, featurette, Webisodes, music video; BD adds featurettes, BD Live, Maximum Movie Mode
Zack Snyder’s $107.2 million-grossing film based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel about former vigilantes investigating a murder.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

I tried yesterday at my local Blockbuster. It was in the system still for $19.99, but they wouldn't let me preorder without paper documentation from Blockbuster. They said they send them a list of items available for preorder. I am going to try again when someone else is working. YMMV, but it seems this is still active.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

that employee is a idiot.
This IS on the preorder list.
Anyway that doesn't matter we can preorder just about anything now.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Went to my local Blockbuster and did this tonight, getting the $19.99 price for $5.00 down.

Let's hope this chain is still in existence 2 months from now...
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Went to a Blockbuster across from the street that shot me down yesterday and was able to pay in full and preorder. Both times the employees said that it had to be an error in pricing and would most likely go up in price, but this time I was able to preorder! Thanks for the tip. I still can't find info online on a 3-disc blu-ray like it says in the Blockbuster system, but for 19.99 still a great deal.
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Re: Blockbuster - Watchmen dir cut blu-ray 3d $19.99 preorder ymmv

Originally Posted by Mahoo
Went to a Blockbuster across from the street that shot me down yesterday and was able to pay in full and preorder. Both times the employees said that it had to be an error in pricing and would most likely go up in price, but this time I was able to preorder! Thanks for the tip. I still can't find info online on a 3-disc blu-ray like it says in the Blockbuster system, but for 19.99 still a great deal.
They probably mislabeled it as a 3disc and it should be the 2disc like the press release has.
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/watchmen3.html

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