Space: Above & Beyond @ Best Buy on 9/6
07-08-05, 04:35 PM
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Space: Above & Beyond @ Best Buy on 9/6
TVShowsOnDVD is reporting there's gonna be yet another Best Buy exclusive for everybody's favorite "When the hell is it ever gonna come out?" release for Space: Above and Beyond slated for 9/6 at a price of $41.99.
Well, looks like I may have to finally get an account with Best Buy, if they continue with this kind of crap.
Well, looks like I may have to finally get an account with Best Buy, if they continue with this kind of crap.
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07-08-05, 05:37 PM
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At this point I don't care who releases/distributes it as long as the picture and audio quality are good. $45 isn't too bad for 24 episodes.
07-08-05, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lisadoris
At this point I don't care who releases/distributes it as long as the picture and audio quality are good. $45 isn't too bad for 24 episodes.
Take care all!!
07-08-05, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lisadoris
At this point I don't care who releases/distributes it as long as the picture and audio quality are good. $45 isn't too bad for 24 episodes.
I may just have to get this S:AAB set from Best Buy if a wider release isn't announced sooner.
07-08-05, 10:58 PM
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Great. Let's teach the retailers that they don't have to compete on price any more. Instead, they should invest their money in negotiating exclusive deals with distributors so they can sell in-demand product for whatever the market will bear.
The distributors win. The retailers win. The studios win.
We lose.
And we'll have no one to blame but ourselves.
The distributors win. The retailers win. The studios win.
We lose.
And we'll have no one to blame but ourselves.
looks like us overseas are stuffed on that one (for a little while only I hope!)
07-09-05, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by danyanez
Yeah, I'll wait till the exclusive ends and look for a better price somewhere. No big deal. A couple of months wait won't make a difference.
07-24-05, 07:16 PM
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Don't know if you all caught this, but the Bits is reporting that the BB exclusive set will be the exact same set that will get the wide release later in the year. So in this particular case, it might be worth picking up the BB exclusive.
07-24-05, 09:23 PM
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I've been waiting for a long time for this one. I'm not sure if I'm going to wait to possibly save $5-$10 or not. I'd rather get this sooner than later, but if I can save $10 it would be worth the wait. $5? I'm not so sure.
07-24-05, 09:36 PM
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I'll add to the recommendations to avoid picking this up until everyone has it. This whole exclusive deal thing is hurting the customers. Not to mention, Best Buy has demonstrated with the Oblongs exclusive that they'll charge MSRP just because it's an exclusive. Wait until more stores have it and get it at a better price.
08-03-05, 10:55 AM
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I know some people aren't pleased with the whole BB exclusive thing but tvshowsondvd has given us something ot be happy about: an earlier release date and a cheaper price
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3820
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3820
08-03-05, 11:04 AM
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Good news! BestBuy.com has updated their listing for this title. The new date is now almost a month earlier, on September 6th! What could be better than that? How about a slight price break? They are now showing that your purchase price will be $41.99!
08-03-05, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by B5Erik
I've been waiting for a long time for this one. I'm not sure if I'm going to wait to possibly save $5-$10 or not. I'd rather get this sooner than later, but if I can save $10 it would be worth the wait. $5? I'm not so sure.
The only way we can prevent this is to reject it.
It's very similar to the "rental window" that delayed so many VHS releases from retail availability, a concept that sends DVD collectors into convulsions every time it's threatened.
Be patient. There are other things to watch. Don't serve the giant retailers; make them serve you.
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08-03-05, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ShagMan
I whoelheartedly agree with the above post... I won't be buying any "exclusive/early" releases from anyone for this reason.