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Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

I just noticed Jr.com has Laurel and Hardy collection for 35.99
http://www.jr.com/product/movie/pv/_1254731V/

Also, if you sign up for jr friends program at jr.com/friends it will get free shipping.
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Awesome! I've been waiting for a great price on this one and it's probably as cheap as we're going to see for a good while.

Thanks OP!
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Thanks, in for two! Great Christmas gift. I almost bought it at B&N for $42, but this is better...
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Is this worth it if I already have the 21-disc UK set?
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Thanks, I've also been waiting for a deal on this. I'll put it on the shelf next to my unopened Abbott & Costello set I got last year around this time!
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by illennium
Is this worth it if I already have the 21-disc UK set?
Everything I've read about this set indicates "yes". The prints are in mostly better condition plus there are several shorts that were filmed in other languages (Spanish and French) which are longer and different than their US counterparts.

This price *almost* makes me wish I'd not purchased it from amazon on release day...
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

I have the opposite question...if I own this set is it also worth owning the UK set?
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by Lecithin
Thanks, I've also been waiting for a deal on this. I'll put it on the shelf next to my unopened Abbott & Costello set I got last year around this time!
From the *many* reports I've read you should open it during the return/exchange window. While mine was OK I've read of quite a few people having issues with the glue from the "pages" getting on disks and disks being almost glued to the pages enough to cause either page or disk damage when the disk is removed. The packaging totally sucks, but this price makes it easy to forgive. The quality of the shorts is very good.
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by BobO'Link
From the *many* reports I've read you should open it during the return/exchange window. While mine was OK I've read of quite a few people having issues with the glue from the "pages" getting on disks and disks being almost glued to the pages enough to cause either page or disk damage when the disk is removed. The packaging totally sucks, but this price makes it easy to forgive. The quality of the shorts is very good.
Mine has a few glue drops on one disc, which left some scarring when I removed them. The disc plays all right, so I probably won't bother with an exchange.

Anyway this is an excellent price for the set. I wish I'd waited another couple of weeks before ordering it (from B&N at 59.99 minus 15% coupon).
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

I can't believe it's this low this quick. I thought I did good getting it for 55 and tax from BN last month.
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by illennium
Is this worth it if I already have the 21-disc UK set?
I'm wondering what one is worth it if I have neither set.

According to the top review on Amazon this set has a few more things and has restored prints but lacks all of their silent shorts (thus bringing the set down in size by more than half).

Assuming the price is about the same I'm leaning to the UK set since it appears to have more content overall and the prints, although not restored, are fine.

This set differs from the European 21-disc set in that the silent films and the colorized TV editions have been omitted, which cuts the disc space down to a manageable and economical 10 discs. The total running time averages out to a little over three hours per disc, perhaps not the ideal compression rate but about par for the "double-feature" DVDs on the market today.

The set also includes some two hours of bonus features, of special interest to Laurel & Hardy admirers. THE TREE IN A TEST TUBE is gorgeous, in excellent color, and appears to be a first-generation video copy from the U. S. Government source (except for the main title, the source print appears to be uncirculated). The team makes cameo appearances in ON THE LOOSE, ON THE WRONG TREK, and WILD POSES, and all three shorts are included in their entirety.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R280JTF...wasThisHelpful

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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Wow, no silent shorts? That's a HUGE omission for me as some of my favorites are from their silent period. Looks like the UK set will suffice as long as the prints are generally good. I don't need these to be pristine and would gladly sacrifice relative PQ for historical completion. Any good deals for the UK set?
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by ProfessorEcho
Wow, no silent shorts? That's a HUGE omission for me as some of my favorites are from their silent period. Looks like the UK set will suffice as long as the prints are generally good. I don't need these to be pristine and would gladly sacrifice relative PQ for historical completion. Any good deals for the UK set?
I'm equally bummed about the lack of silent shorts, seeing as the US "Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy" DVD's are long out of print. But they are on the UK set, which I own. The UK set was dirt cheap for the longest time, but I haven't seen any super deals on it recently. It may happen again though...
Personally, I own both sets, and am very happy. I was hoping for a BD release, seeing as they were remastered in High Definition, but for this price, I'm willing to double-dip later. L&H films are must owns for my collection.

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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by kenbenobi
The UK set was dirt cheap for the longest time, but I haven't seen any super deals on it recently. It may happen again though...
I've been keeping track of the UK set in my Amazon UK basket for awhile - for comparison sake do you recall the lowest price the set was?
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Link seems to not work for me,is the deal dead?
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

It's gone with the wind...
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

anyone get a shipping confirmation yet?
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Yes! I got a shipping notice on 11/25!

EDIT: It arrived in the mail today!

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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Originally Posted by dan31655
anyone get a shipping confirmation yet?
I got a shipping confirmation email last week.
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Yeah still nothing. Very strange.....
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

Did anyone notice the listing was removed from Amazon? The set didn't go out of print or recalled or something, did it?
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http://www.amazon.com/Laurel-Hardy-E...3024905&sr=1-1
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Amazon hasn't had it for at least a week it seems. I'm surprised.
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I misspoke, I meant Amazon hasn't had it in stock. Walmart doesn't have it in either.
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Re: Laurel Hardy Essential collection 35.99 jr.com

I noticed that Costco still had reams of them today for 62.xx

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