sumdeus

Not sold on that logic but I can accept the fact I may be in the minority. Those clear cases are ugly...look too much like PS3 video game cases...now time to go back and smell and feel my digipacks.

NoirFan

Placed second and final on-line order. Still steamed about the lack of coupons this time around.

Stagecoach
Lola Montes
Yojimbo/Sanjuro
Vivre sa vie

One more store trip on Saturday, then my entire Criterion wish-list will be history other than upcoming titles and three double-dips that I'll wait on. Thank God for Netflix, otherwise I'd be drowning in a sea of discs. I'm barely above water as it is...

Maxflier

The clear Criterion cases are fine. I'm not over the moon for them like some people but I certainly don't dislike them. Digipacks on the other hand are awful, especially the ones like Bottle Rocket, very cheap looking.

BuckNaked2k

Why shop online if you're steamed about coupons?

I've shopped in-store, and I'm 19 for 19 on coupons.....and counting.

hindolio

i concur. but i also wonder why cc made the digis so cheap. im certian cc could have made the digis with a better quality, but im guessing its a eco-friendly thing meh.

Kory

Yeah I like Criterion's DVD packaging a lot, but the digipaks on the BDs, while classy-looking, seemed pretty cheap and easy to damage. I really like the plastic cases though.

Superdaddy

Received the two orders that I placed last week on Wednesday. Ordered 7/12, shipped 7/14, arrived 7/21. These orders were placed before they yanked the coupons online. All appears to be in good order; nothing crushed or smashed (titles were Che, Gomorrah, and Yojimbo/Sanjuro).

Placed a third order for I Am Curious and Paris, Texas. That shipped on Wednesday and is due to arrive Monday.

That might be it for me this time out. Hoping for a November sale so I can snag Paths of Glory and a couple of others.

jewellrunner

Probably not a member.

Proglodite

I'm not a fan of the digipacks for several reasons:

--not as sturdy as the plastic; corners dent if dropped on floor; cardboard warps if left in the car; sometimes glue holding them together dries and loses adhesiveness, etc.
--almost all experience spine-lean, spine-slant or whatever you want to call it
--depending on how the digipacks fold together, some have a tendancy for the booklet to fall out if you're opening/getting the disc out with one hand
--they are not uniformly sized with other blu-ray cases (that really bugs me)

I'm really happy Criterion has implemented the replacement program; I actually avoided some of the blu-rays last November because they were digipacks.

Peter

sumdeus

Good thoughts on the whole digipack vs. clear case question I asked. I will say my one gripe about the digipacks is the slipcase slides off a little too easily and I have ALMOST lost the middle section due to gravity pulling it through unexpectedly. Shelf wear is definitely a concern but digipacks like CC's "The Man Who Fell to Earth" are worth the risk for me because that one is a work of art. Thanks again for the thoughts. I was primariliy wondering if cost or the environment played a factor for CC's decision or if it was mostly customer distaste for digipacks.

BuckNaked2k

+1

IIRC, it was just Criterion's attempt to stand out from the pack with a unique type of packaging. The response from their loyal (and vocal) customer base was negative, thus the change to standard-sized (though clear) keep cases, and the roll-out of the optional replacement program.

Proglodite

What works good for these Criterion digipacks is to slit the top of the shrinkwrap open...then just slide the case right out. This allows the shrinkwrap to stay on the slipcase and protect it, and also keeps the contents from sliding out the bottom. I learned this trick very early on when some of those other Criterion box sets didn't have a bottom to them (Eclipse series is particularly bad about this).

Peter

PopcornTreeCt

Didn't realize that.

CapRockBrewingCo.

Picked up Paris, TX BD while on vacation @ the B&N near Falls Church, VA.

NoirFan

Purchased Red Shoes, Close-Up, Mystery Train, Bad Sleep Well and Jeanne Dielman in-store using one coupon. That's it for me.

darkhawk

Ordered my last batch. Bought Days of Heaven, Black Narcissus and Everlasting Moments.

I'll have to wait for their next sale. Want to get Last Metro, Last Year At Marienbad, El Norte and Revanche.

zekeburger1979

I made my first B&N Criterion sale purchase today.


Che
Days of Heaven
The Leopard
M


The cashier informed me that I could only use 1 coupon per membership. After telling him that I had two different coupons, he asked me where I got the second one and I told him that I received both through e-mail. He thought that was odd and I told him I initially thought so too until I saw the expiration dates. He then rang my titles up and the coupons.

I didn't realize until I looked at the receipt that the coupons were taken off the 2 most expensive BDs, making it $18 for Days of Heaven and M and $17.50 for Che and The Leopard.

darkhawk

What was the coupon amount for? Because Days of Heaven is $19.99.

Sweet Baby James

He was only able to use two $5 off coupons(Che and The Leopard). He just got the standard 10% member discount for Days of Heaven.

darkhawk

Thanks

NoirFan

Someone bought my ITV disc of Black Narcissus on Amazon, so that will be one final purchase.

sumdeus

Brilliant!

I picked up 10 more BD's yesterday. Was able to use $5 off $20 DVD coupon, 15% off one item coupon, 20% off one item coupon and $5 off $50 purchase coupon. Could only use one coupon of each so I tried to maximize by using every coupon available I don't plan on making but one more trip so I picked up all that I could yesterday and ordered a few more for my next and last trip

PopcornTreeCt

I was able to sell my DVD on Amazon for $17. Forgot I also owned the ITV disc so I put that one up for sale.

NoirFan

Too bad there's no listing for the R2 Network disc, or I'd unload that one as well.

Jtnguyen12

I spent too much for this sale with $5 off coupon
1. Bigger Than Life
2. Black Narcissus
3. By Brakhage: An Anthology 1 & 2
4. Che
5. Days of Heaven
6. Kagemusha
7. M
8. Paris, Texas
9. Ride with the Devil
10. Stagecoach
11. The Leopard
12. The Red Shoes
13. The Seventh Seal
14. Yojimbo & Sunjuro Set
15. Wings of Desire

I may pick up Howards End, Hunger, Lola Montes and Red Desert b4 next week!!!