Coming Soon...The All-New Columbia House.com

basaro · 05-12-08, 06:39 AM

This could be good or bad for us. Not sure when it will change, could coincide with the funcash changes in June. There is a link at the top of the left-hand menu with some blurbs about how cool it will be.
We'll see...discuss...

riotinmyskull · 05-12-08, 07:34 AM

hopefully it's just a cosmetic change and they don't change the way codes are entered, etc.

bloopbleep · 05-12-08, 08:42 AM

I would expect much more than just a cosmetic change, I look for more emphasis on blu-ray. even deep discount dvd changed thier name. dvd times are changing.

BobO'Link · 05-12-08, 12:15 PM

Looks like a mostly cosmetic thing based on this blurb:

"Our website has been completely redesigned. Columbiahouse.com will now be even easier to use, your favorite DVDs even easier to find! What won't change, of course, is our huge selection and our hottest deals."

It boasts:

"Improved search and browse features" (couldn't get much worse...)

"Show from over 200 new genres" (didn't know there were that many to start with)

and

"Find local showtimes and watch movie trailers" (who cares?)

The image shown of the redesigned "home page" looks like everything else does these days... a clone of the Vista interface.

Brent L · 05-12-08, 12:21 PM

This scares me.

We all know what happened when they did the same to CH.com, and it wasn't pretty.

I expect prices to go up, new "deals" which will be deals only to those who don't know any better, and a huge change with the codes and the sort.

I really hope I'm wrong, but we'll see.

I hope it's just the look of the site that changes, and to be more positive I hope they start to allow Blu-ray discs for all of the codes that we already know and love. How about some B1G1 for those?

EDIT:

At least they still have the "banner" near the top of the page, so hopefully that's a good sign.

Cheato · 05-12-08, 01:09 PM

True, the banner still appears to be there, along with the "Details->" link.

But, at least in the preview picture, the "Enter Your Online Code" box appears to be gone from the bottom left, and I don't see any link to be able to enter one, unless the banner's "Details->" takes you to a place where you can do that. I hope that's the case, or that this preview page is incomplete.

Brent L · 05-12-08, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheato

True, the banner still appears to be there, along with the "Details->" link.

But, at least in the preview picture, the "Enter Your Online Code" box appears to be gone from the bottom left, and I don't see any link to be able to enter one, unless the banner's "Details->" takes you to a place where you can do that. I hope that's the case, or that this preview page is incomplete.

In all the years that I've been using ColumbiaHouse, I've never noticed that little box before.

Yeah, if that's now gone, it sure doesn't look good.

movieguru · 05-12-08, 10:48 PM

Wasn't the code box just added back recently. I thought that soeme time back you had to click on the details link to enter a code and that it sdint appear on the front page.

Cheato · 05-13-08, 09:24 AM

I have consistently used the code box for many months. I think maybe when I first started using codes found in this forum that I used the banner, but at some point within the last 3 years (based on when I really started cycling accounts), I noticed the code box and started using it. I can't pinpoint when, but I would guess it's been at least a year that I've been using it.

BobO'Link · 05-13-08, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by movieguru

Wasn't the code box just added back recently. I thought that soeme time back you had to click on the details link to enter a code and that it sdint appear on the front page.

Pretty much... I think it came back around 6-8 months ago. Before that you had to use the "details" link.

lizard · 05-14-08, 10:19 AM

If Columbia House really wanted to tighten their ship, they would get rid of the sale offer code box entirely and restrict sale offers to the accounts that they issue them to (which used to be the case). I have often wondered why they don't do that. The B1G4F fiasco might have induced them into making the change.

I guess that we will see if any substantial changes are made when the new web site features are implemented.

BobO'Link · 05-15-08, 04:09 PM

^Of course a lot depends on just how much folks like us cost 'em. I still believe that we are the fringe membership type and they really don't worry about us too much simply because they make enough from the "normal" members to more than offset our activities. Yes, the B1G4 "deal" *may* have cost them some money, but indications are that they are attempting to hold members to the letter of the deal even if the "click through" was not used and the deal expressly agreed to. Number I'm seeing posted in the "codes" thread seem to indicate an additional 3 purchase obligations for *each* use of the B1G4 code.

DaXaD · 06-01-08, 04:02 AM

It's Aliveeeeee....It's Aliveeeeee

lol, guess now it's time to start finding new 'glitches'

y0girlg0tskillz · 06-01-08, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaXaD

It's Aliveeeeee....It's Aliveeeeee

lol, guess now it's time to start finding new 'glitches'

Mine still looks the same?

DaXaD · 06-01-08, 05:28 AM

yea, it's weird.

I just tried loggin-in under all 5 accounts (4 reg Club - 1 TV Club) and only 1 of the reg DVD Club accts would load up the new CH site. And, that acct is not a fulfilled acct. So, not sure what's goin on.

I'm sure I'm not the only one with access to the new site, maybe just every1 else is asleep at 5:30a., lol.

Good luck,
DaX

movieguru · 06-01-08, 07:20 AM

Mine still looks the same too..

movielib · 06-01-08, 08:39 AM

Looks the same.

Doc Moonlight · 06-01-08, 08:58 AM

mine looks the same, too.

chris_sc77 · 06-01-08, 09:00 AM

It looks a heck of a bit different to me.
The new Order History page is much more detailed and easy to see what orders were made and their status.

movielib · 06-01-08, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

It looks a heck of a bit different to me.
The new Order History page is much more detailed and easy to see what orders were made and their status.

My order history page is exactly the same. I tried it in IE (normally I use Firefox) and still exactly the same.

chris_sc77 · 06-01-08, 09:33 AM

^Have you tried logging out then logging back in?

movielib · 06-01-08, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

^Have you tried logging out then logging back in?

Yes. I also removed all cookies. Still the same.

chris_sc77 · 06-01-08, 09:40 AM

Hmmm. dont know what to say then...
The new ColumbiaHouse look like the pic in post #5 on this thread.

dadaluholla · 06-01-08, 10:20 AM

Mine is still the same as ever.

SMART-ASS · 06-01-08, 11:03 AM

I can't get the "new" website, still the old one... and in the upper left corner is still the ad for "new website coming soon".

05-12-08, 06:39 AM	#1
basaro DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 3,096	Coming Soon...The All-New Columbia House.com This could be good or bad for us. Not sure when it will change, could coincide with the funcash changes in June. There is a link at the top of the left-hand menu with some blurbs about how cool it will be. We'll see...discuss...

05-12-08, 07:34 AM	#2
riotinmyskull DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: portsmouth, va Posts: 8,678	hopefully it's just a cosmetic change and they don't change the way codes are entered, etc. __________________ my collection rank 'em as you see 'em: 13 \| 12 \| 11 \| 10 \| 09 october horror movie challenge: 12 \| 11 \| 10 \| 09 \| 08 \| 07 holiday movie challenge: 12 \| 11 \| 10 \| 09 \| 08

05-12-08, 12:15 PM	#4
BobO'Link DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,555	Looks like a mostly cosmetic thing based on this blurb: "Our website has been completely redesigned. Columbiahouse.com will now be even easier to use, your favorite DVDs even easier to find! What won't change, of course, is our huge selection and our hottest deals." It boasts: "Improved search and browse features" (couldn't get much worse...) "Show from over 200 new genres" (didn't know there were that many to start with) and "Find local showtimes and watch movie trailers" (who cares?) The image shown of the redesigned "home page" looks like everything else does these days... a clone of the Vista interface. Last edited by BobO'Link; 05-12-08 at 01:12 PM.

06-01-08, 04:02 AM	#13
DaXaD Cool New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: IN Posts: 30	The All-New Columbia House.com Unveiled Today It's Aliveeeeee....It's Aliveeeeee lol, guess now it's time to start finding new 'glitches'

06-01-08, 08:39 AM	#17
movielib DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Madison, WI ("77 square miles surrounded by reality") Posts: 27,146	Looks the same. __________________ "What I 'dislike' the most is that I find myself agreeing with you more than anyone else on this forum. Damn, that sucks." - DeputyDave

05-12-08, 08:42 AM	#3
bloopbleep Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: coast to coast Posts: 695	I would expect much more than just a cosmetic change, I look for more emphasis on blu-ray. even deep discount dvd changed thier name. dvd times are changing.

05-12-08, 12:21 PM	#5
Brent L DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 13,163	This scares me. We all know what happened when they did the same to CH.com, and it wasn't pretty. I expect prices to go up, new "deals" which will be deals only to those who don't know any better, and a huge change with the codes and the sort. I really hope I'm wrong, but we'll see. I hope it's just the look of the site that changes, and to be more positive I hope they start to allow Blu-ray discs for all of the codes that we already know and love. How about some B1G1 for those? EDIT: At least they still have the "banner" near the top of the page, so hopefully that's a good sign. __________________ "Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm, easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Last edited by Brent L; 05-12-08 at 12:24 PM.

05-12-08, 01:09 PM	#6
Cheato DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2005 Location: closer than you'd like Posts: 1,672	True, the banner still appears to be there, along with the "Details->" link. But, at least in the preview picture, the "Enter Your Online Code" box appears to be gone from the bottom left, and I don't see any link to be able to enter one, unless the banner's "Details->" takes you to a place where you can do that. I hope that's the case, or that this preview page is incomplete.

05-12-08, 10:48 PM	#8
movieguru DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,295	Wasn't the code box just added back recently. I thought that soeme time back you had to click on the details link to enter a code and that it sdint appear on the front page.

05-13-08, 09:24 AM	#9
Cheato DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2005 Location: closer than you'd like Posts: 1,672	I have consistently used the code box for many months. I think maybe when I first started using codes found in this forum that I used the banner, but at some point within the last 3 years (based on when I really started cycling accounts), I noticed the code box and started using it. I can't pinpoint when, but I would guess it's been at least a year that I've been using it.

05-14-08, 10:19 AM	#11
lizard DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Location: the Western Slope, Colorado Posts: 7,547	If Columbia House really wanted to tighten their ship, they would get rid of the sale offer code box entirely and restrict sale offers to the accounts that they issue them to (which used to be the case). I have often wondered why they don't do that. The B1G4F fiasco might have induced them into making the change. I guess that we will see if any substantial changes are made when the new web site features are implemented.

05-15-08, 04:09 PM	#12
BobO'Link DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,555	^Of course a lot depends on just how much folks like us cost 'em. I still believe that we are the fringe membership type and they really don't worry about us too much simply because they make enough from the "normal" members to more than offset our activities. Yes, the B1G4 "deal" may have cost them some money, but indications are that they are attempting to hold members to the letter of the deal even if the "click through" was not used and the deal expressly agreed to. Number I'm seeing posted in the "codes" thread seem to indicate an additional 3 purchase obligations for each use of the B1G4 code.

06-01-08, 05:28 AM	#15
DaXaD Cool New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: IN Posts: 30	yea, it's weird. I just tried loggin-in under all 5 accounts (4 reg Club - 1 TV Club) and only 1 of the reg DVD Club accts would load up the new CH site. And, that acct is not a fulfilled acct. So, not sure what's goin on. I'm sure I'm not the only one with access to the new site, maybe just every1 else is asleep at 5:30a., lol. Good luck, DaX

06-01-08, 07:20 AM	#16
movieguru DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,295	Mine still looks the same too..

06-01-08, 08:58 AM	#18
Doc Moonlight DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: DFW Posts: 2,220	mine looks the same, too. __________________ "I don't know, dad. Symbols can rile people; the swastika, the NY Yankees logo..."- Lisa Simpson

06-01-08, 09:00 AM	#19
chris_sc77 Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Posts: 5,628	It looks a heck of a bit different to me. The new Order History page is much more detailed and easy to see what orders were made and their status.

06-01-08, 09:33 AM	#21
chris_sc77 Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Posts: 5,628	^Have you tried logging out then logging back in?

06-01-08, 09:40 AM	#23
chris_sc77 Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Posts: 5,628	Hmmm. dont know what to say then... The new ColumbiaHouse look like the pic in post #5 on this thread.

06-01-08, 10:20 AM	#24
dadaluholla DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, OH Posts: 5,449	Mine is still the same as ever.

06-01-08, 11:03 AM	#25
SMART-ASS DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,229	I can't get the "new" website, still the old one... and in the upper left corner is still the ad for "new website coming soon".