Imail724

That seems odd. So I can technically go to the store to purchase 3 items, and if I purchase them on 3 separate receipts I will get a $5 coupon, but if I purchase them all on the same receipt I won't?

Cardsfan111

Details would certainly be helpful. It's possible the purchases need to be made on 3 separate days.

I'm hopeful that Big Lots might send out an e-mail explaining this change, since they obviously have communicated it to the stores. Otherwise, it will be trial and error figuring out how it works exactly.

Cardsfan111

It appears they've put this info on their website:

http://www.biglots.com/bigrewards/bi...ref=CJ#detail3

Looks like no minimum purchase amount. It is 1 purchase per day per store. You can only get one $5 reward a week. However, they build up per this tidbit:

I read on another site, it's a $5 off $15 reward. The site doesn't specifically mention that, just calling them a $5 reward. And it looks like you can use more than one on a transaction. And when redeeming one, that counts as a purchase toward the next one.

All in all, a good deal if you have one nearby. I may make it a habit to stop in for a small purchase frequently.

b2net

Received an email on this very topic a few minutes ago from Big Lots. Interesting

BobO'Link

That's certainly an improvement over the past couple of years! I have one close by and making several small purchased during a week is almost a no-brainer.

Quatermass

I got the email too. The closest, non-grocery, non-Walgreen's to me is a Big Lots. It's about a half mile. It would not be difficult to go there every day, but I think they will have to impose a minimum purchase soon. If I went up there and spent a dollar every day, they would be giving me $5 for every $3 I spent. I could save on gas by walking there and probably lose a few pounds. I could be like Jared from Subway! No, wait...

Strapped4Cash

New titles have been coming in, those that I saw yesterday:

$8
Blacklist Seasons 1 and 2
Better Call Saul Ltd. Edition Season 1 w/ Lenticular Cover
Breaking Bad Season 5 Part 1

$5
A Bridge too Far
American Hustle
Annie (the remake)
Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs 2 3D
Fantastic Four 2015 - Target Exclusive Digibook
MASH (Steelbook)
Money Ball (Exclusive Edition w/ Bonus disc)
Pixels 3D
Runner Runner
The Fly (1958)
Westside Story

MooMooMooMoo

I got a 15% off birthday email. BFD................

Kedrix

The weirdest thing, the Big Lots here on Westheimer...me and my wife go there about every two weeks and they usually have an assortment of blu-rays...I'd say 15-20, maybe 30 to thumb through. This time? ZERO. All DVD's. I know nobody came in and bought a couple of dozen. The only blu-rays in the whole store was in this weird Christmas display in the one of the Food aisles and there was 3 (2 of the same title). It was sad, kinda what happened at the Costco (and Sams a couple of years before that), one day just jack and shit. Glad I grabbed Starship Troopers Invasion on the last trip before that.

b2net

We have 2 in our area and one of them almost always has zero or near zero Blu-ray. The other seems to always have a fair quantity. I suspect the one location has a reseller or an employee that is buying up the stock.

MooMooMooMoo

I used to be a retailer who bought from BL. Their prices are no longer low enough on most titles for most retailers.

laidbacklarkin

I'll tell you this though - recall the wave of $3 DVDs when they first hit Big Lots in the 2007/2008 time frame ? It was a massive HBO, Paramount and MGM catalog dump. Am still making out pretty on several of those titles that are now OOP and don't have a BD release yet. Surprisingly there's still the odd DVD that sells for quite a fortune on Amazon and eBay. 'Kitchen Stories' DVD for e.g that I purchased for $1.88 sold recently for $25. But yeah, those days of finding obscure titles are long gone. If you however want a dozen Full Screen copies of Bruno or Borat for $5, Big Lots is your headquarters now

MooMooMooMoo

I dumped my remaining dvd stock @ $1 ea about 2 years ago. Most of it was BL $3.00 dvd's + some used stuff. I've probably got 30-50 pieces right now I've accumulated since then, but nothing worth big %'s.

Cardsfan111

The 2 locations I visit most frequently have put out all the new stuff in the last few days. In fact, I've started stopping by my local store for a $1-2 purchase daily (I'm by there often), with hopes of increasing the flow of $5 coupons. This store had some new things available yesterday and the "Black Friday" display set up today.

Some BDs not listed above that I recall:

Amazing Spider-Man - $5
Hide and Seek - $3
Last Vegas - $5
A Million Ways to Die in the West - $3
Rebel Without a Cause - $5
Runner Runner - $5

Lots of TV on DVD for $5/$8

The Shield - Season 3 - $5
Family Guys seasons - $5
Arrested Development - Seasons 1-4 - $8 each
New Girl seasons - $8

Cardsfan111

So today was different than yesterday. There were some $2.88 titles in the display--obviously a preview of Black Friday. Nothing too exciting, single copies of the following:

The Fault in Our Stars (that same title has been available for $5)
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Joyride 3
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
12 Rounds
Immortals

There were also several new $3 films. At least, I don't recall seeing them before.

Cruel Intentions
Premium Rush

Those were 2. My mind is blank at the moment and I might come back and add to the list...

laidbacklarkin

Picked up the following 2 at the Long Beach (SoCal store off the 405 on Bellflower Ave) location for $3 each

Runaway Jury
Country Strong (Gwyneth Paltrow)

Cardsfan111

Found an official Black Friday display already out. The top of it indicated so with titles at $1.88/$2.88

Here's what I found for $1.88:

13 Going on 30
41 Year Old Virgin
Bulletproof Monk
Chasing Mavericks
Easy A
Get Shorty
Get the Gringo
Joy Ride 3
Safe Haven
Seal Team 8
Twelve
Woman in Black 2
Wrong Turn 2
Wrong Turn 3

Lots of other stuff (too much to list, but I might go back and take some notes) @ $2.88. Several which have been at Big Lots before for $3 and $5.

DVDs at both prices as well.

PhantomStranger

I hadn't been to this Big Lots in months but today I found 2 separate waterfall displays stuffed with new stock. This didn't appear to be the Black Friday copies, as everything was still $3 or $5.

They had some decent finds, including Death Wish 3, This Means War, Aloha and Pixels 3D.

Strapped4Cash

I saw several of those mentioned above, plus Be Cool for $3.

13 Going on 30 was there, but only the regular edition and not the Target exclusive that I've heard is also out there.

laidbacklarkin

Be Cool
Rebel without a cause
13 Going On 30
Mall Cop
The Seven Year Itch
After Earth
The Happening
Cruel Intentions
Immortals 3D
Blacklist S1 and S2
Better Call Saul Ltd Collector's Edition S1 Lenticular Cover
Breaking Bad S5
Premium Rush
American Hustle
Fault In Our Stars - $2.88
Joy Ride 3 - $2.88

+ scores of others in messy displays mixed with DVDs. Only the two in bold were BF priced. Some DVDs were $1.88, didn't see any BDs at $1.88

laidbacklarkin

Of the 5 SoCal stores around me, only one had the special $1.88/$2.88 display up and a boatload of titles there. Got the following last evening

$1.88

Easy A
Chasing Mavericks
Twelve
Woman In Black 2
Get The Gringo
Be Cool
Get Shorty
Joy Ride 3
Bulletproof Monk
13 Going on 30
Wrong Turn 2
Joe Dirt

$2.88

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D
Runner Runner
Men of Honor
Pixels 3D
Bad Teacher
House at the End of the Street

$5

Starship Troopers Trilogy (the first 3 movies)
M.A.S.H Steelbook

Gonna return the earlier haul of $3 and $5 priced titles included in this sale. Also received a $5 coupon and used it on the MASH Steelbook

MooMooMooMoo

72nd in Tacoma Wa had much of the BF stuff listed out. No special display. Oddly, the better titles were still there; most of the under $300 junk was gone.

Considered The Fly & Rebel W/O A Cause, but I already have Rebel on dvd & good thing I didn't buy The Fly as I forgot I already bought the br direct from Fox!

lwhy?

I stopped by Big Lots today. I was looking for Easy A, but I couldn't find it.

I found and bought
A Million Ways To Die In The West $3
Chasing Mavericks $1.88
13 Going on 30 $1.88
Friends Withe Benefit $2.88
Surf's Up $5

MooMooMooMoo

Nothing new at the local BL this week (Monday is delivery day)

bacigalup

Had no intentions of stepping out this morning, but when I seen that I received a $5 off $15 coupon from Big Lots, I was out the door! The store was not crowded, & their special BF movie cardboard shipper seemed virtually untouched. Picked up:

$1.88 BD's
Mercenary For Justice

$2.88 BD's
Courage Under Fire
Runaway Jury
House on the End of the Street Unrated
One Hour Photo
The Family
Black or White
Pixels 3D

Also picked up 2 holiday BD's at $5 apiece:
Arthur Christmas
Freebirds