Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
03-11-11, 09:13 AM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
I do have to thank you for the Amazon Kindle GC idea. Last night I converted $200 of BB gift cards to Amazon GC's. I wish I had known this in December, when I spent nearly $1000 at Amazon. I still have around $300 in BB cards to use, but I won't convert everything yet. I'm sure I'll still buy some things at BB, but with Amazon price matching almost everything each week, it's just so convenient to order and have it shipped to me, saving on time, gas, and tax!
03-11-11, 10:41 AM
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Here are today's New Lows:
Ernest Double Feature: Ernest Goes to Camp & Ernest Goes to Jail (Pre-order) $7.99
Man From Earth $7.99
The Dry Land $15.49
When in Rome $17.99 [See "more buying choices"]
Romeo and Juliet (1954) (Pre-order) $18.99
Earth From Above: Life (Pre-order) $25.49
Earth From Above: Stunning Water (Pre-order) $25.49
Supernatural: The Complete First Season $25.99
3-10-11, 3-9-11, 3-8-11, 3-7-11, 3-6-11, 3-4-11, 3-3-11, 3-2-11, 3-1-11, 2-28-11, 2-27-11, 2-26-11, 2-25-11, 2-24-11, 2-23-11, 2-22-11, 2-21-11, 2-20-11, 2-19-11, 2-18-11, 2-17-11, 2-16-11, 2-15-11, 2-14-11, 2-13-11, 2-12-11, 2-11-11, 2-10-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
Ernest Double Feature: Ernest Goes to Camp & Ernest Goes to Jail (Pre-order) $7.99
Man From Earth $7.99
The Dry Land $15.49
When in Rome $17.99 [See "more buying choices"]
Romeo and Juliet (1954) (Pre-order) $18.99
Earth From Above: Life (Pre-order) $25.49
Earth From Above: Stunning Water (Pre-order) $25.49
Supernatural: The Complete First Season $25.99
Last edited by lizard; 03-11-11 at 01:30 PM.
03-11-11, 10:46 AM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
I hear you. I have the same problem, but whenever I posted about it, I usually angered someone who considered it an attack. It's not just here. Slickdeals is also FULL of people who love to brag about their deals when they include a Reward credit or a gift card. Whenever I get a gift card my family likes to tell me they don't need to shop for the best price because I have a gift card and it'll still be cheaper after I use it. I hope after repeatedly explaining it (and opportunity cost) that maybe they finally understand it. I always tell people the rule is you should NEVER factor a gift card or store reward/credit into your buying decision. You look at the GC/reward/credit as being cash and only buy the item if you would buy it without the GC/reward/credit.
03-11-11, 11:10 AM
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03-11-11, 11:16 AM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
When I got my Amazon Kindle GCs at BB a couple days ago, I noticed there were very few left of either denomination. With more of us finding out about this (and it being discussed more on SD), I'm afraid these are going to become scarce. I just hope BB doesn't stop carrying them as it solves my problem of having to deal with BB if I ever get more GCs or store credit again. I've already used most of my Kindle GCs at Amazon.
Out of curiosity, do any other retail B&M stores carry Amazon GCs? It probably doesn't matter because I've never had trouble using GCs at Walmart (i.e. food) or Target (i.e. Disney BDs with coupons). The only other GCs I occasionally get as gifts are for Staples or Sears/Kmart. Those are tougher to use, but I can usually find some stuff there eventually. Too bad everyone doesn't sell Amazon GCs who has become my primary electronics and movies source (as long as they continue to have competitive prices).
Out of curiosity, do any other retail B&M stores carry Amazon GCs? It probably doesn't matter because I've never had trouble using GCs at Walmart (i.e. food) or Target (i.e. Disney BDs with coupons). The only other GCs I occasionally get as gifts are for Staples or Sears/Kmart. Those are tougher to use, but I can usually find some stuff there eventually. Too bad everyone doesn't sell Amazon GCs who has become my primary electronics and movies source (as long as they continue to have competitive prices).
Got Ran. Thanks!
03-11-11, 11:31 AM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
^^I think the more likely scenario would be that they stop allowing you to use your BBY GC for an AMZN GC. I was surprised that they even allowed this in the first place and figured it was just an oversight. Every other store I know of does not allow you to use a store credit to purchase other gift cards. I would love it if Staples would let me use all my ink rewards credit to get AMZN GCs, but alas, they dont.
03-11-11, 11:34 AM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
Off topic, sorry, but since Zodiac is a high priced (and apparently OOP) title that has entered the discussion... If you have a Columbia House membership, it is on sale *new* right now for $12.56. I had to pay shipping so it was actually $15.55. Not great but better than Amazon and another alternative if you can't find a cheaper copy.
Ok....back on topic of Amazon...
03-11-11, 12:26 PM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
Man From Earth $7.99
03-11-11, 03:36 PM
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03-11-11, 03:52 PM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
Haha. I love it.
I never posted my idea to buy KONG as a "deal," I merely explained why it was a deal FOR ME, a subjective choice in how I was going to spend my credit, something that is posted in these bargain forums all the time. However, I do agree that I used the wrong terminology in saying TOTAL COST when what I meant to say was OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. Mea culpa.
I also sincerely do agree with most of the responses to my error. The problem with me is that whenever I have a credit that is about to expire, I tend to rush things. However, in this case, DUH!, it's the Best Buy credit that is about to expire, not the Amazon Kindle gift card that I am buying with my BB credit. As such, it really doesn't mean I have to rush to buy KONG and can wait for it to come down at Amazon, if it ever does.
Next time use blocks in your explanations and I will get it faster.
I never posted my idea to buy KONG as a "deal," I merely explained why it was a deal FOR ME, a subjective choice in how I was going to spend my credit, something that is posted in these bargain forums all the time. However, I do agree that I used the wrong terminology in saying TOTAL COST when what I meant to say was OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. Mea culpa.
I also sincerely do agree with most of the responses to my error. The problem with me is that whenever I have a credit that is about to expire, I tend to rush things. However, in this case, DUH!, it's the Best Buy credit that is about to expire, not the Amazon Kindle gift card that I am buying with my BB credit. As such, it really doesn't mean I have to rush to buy KONG and can wait for it to come down at Amazon, if it ever does.
Next time use blocks in your explanations and I will get it faster.
I am glad you will be able to get your copy of King Kong for only $6 out of pocket.
Back to Amazon, I am waiting for several season sets to come down from the high 20s to the high teens. Stuff like Supernatural, Smallville, Human Target, Big Bang Theory, etc. I can wait.
03-11-11, 06:08 PM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
Do I understand it correctly? I can use a BB gift card to buy an Amazon Kindle card and then use the Kindle card for anything on Amazon? I wish I had known that.
03-11-11, 07:18 PM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
The more interesting question as more people are now discovering this (like I just did) is: how long have these Kindle GCs been available at BB? If it has been months or years, then maybe there's hope it will last. If it's recent, then probably not. If these GCs have been at BB for years, it's hard to believe we're only now hearing about them.
BTW, Office Max allows you to use Rewards to buy gift cards. Other than that and BB's Amazon GCs, I'm not aware of any other stores that do this. If there are, someone please post.
03-12-11, 11:13 AM
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Re: Amazon Discounts and Deals Thread #7 (is it #7? I'll pretend it is)
I'm not sure if you can use RZ certificates to pay for the entire Amazon GC, but I was able to redeem a $5 RZ and $45 in BB gift cards to purchase a $50 Amazon GC.
03-12-11, 12:14 PM
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[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon $7.49
50 Dead Men Walking $9.99
Ghost Month $13.49
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (Pre-order) $19.99
The Ten Commandments (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Pre-order) $26.49
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Ultimate Edition) (Pre-order) $29.99
3-11-11, 3-10-11, 3-9-11, 3-8-11, 3-7-11, 3-6-11, 3-4-11, 3-3-11, 3-2-11, 3-1-11, 2-28-11, 2-27-11, 2-26-11, 2-25-11, 2-24-11, 2-23-11, 2-22-11, 2-21-11, 2-20-11, 2-19-11, 2-18-11, 2-17-11, 2-16-11, 2-15-11, 2-14-11, 2-13-11, 2-12-11, 2-11-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon $7.49
50 Dead Men Walking $9.99
Ghost Month $13.49
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (Pre-order) $19.99
The Ten Commandments (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Pre-order) $26.49
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Ultimate Edition) (Pre-order) $29.99
03-13-11, 01:02 PM
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3-12-11, 3-10-11, 3-9-11, 3-8-11, 3-7-11, 3-6-11, 3-4-11, 3-3-11, 3-2-11, 3-1-11, 2-28-11, 2-27-11, 2-26-11, 2-25-11, 2-24-11, 2-23-11, 2-22-11, 2-21-11, 2-20-11, 2-19-11, 2-18-11, 2-17-11, 2-16-11, 2-15-11, 2-14-11, 2-13-11, 2-12-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
A Cinderella Story / Another Cinderella Story $10.99
My Dog Skip $10.99
Laugh It Up Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (It's A Trap / Something Something Something Dark Side / Blue Harvest)$19.99 $19.49
Earth From Above: Amazing Lands (Pre-order) $25.49
3-12-11, 3-10-11, 3-9-11, 3-8-11, 3-7-11, 3-6-11, 3-4-11, 3-3-11, 3-2-11, 3-1-11, 2-28-11, 2-27-11, 2-26-11, 2-25-11, 2-24-11, 2-23-11, 2-22-11, 2-21-11, 2-20-11, 2-19-11, 2-18-11, 2-17-11, 2-16-11, 2-15-11, 2-14-11, 2-13-11, 2-12-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
A Cinderella Story / Another Cinderella Story $10.99
My Dog Skip $10.99
Laugh It Up Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (It's A Trap / Something Something Something Dark Side / Blue Harvest)
Earth From Above: Amazing Lands (Pre-order) $25.49
Last edited by lizard; 03-14-11 at 11:24 AM.
03-14-11, 11:22 AM
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[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
The Invasion $8.49
The Lost $8.49
Sex and Death 101 $9.49
The Deep $11.49
Friday the 13th (Extended Killer Cut and Theatrical Cut) $12.49
Late Fee (2pc) (DVD & Blu-ray Combo) $12.99
The Terror Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack (1964) (Pre-order) $12.99
IMAX: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk [3D] $16.49
Poor Pretty Eddie Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack (Pre-order) $16.99
The Switch $17.99
Jackass 3 (Two-Disc 3D DVD / Blu-ray Combo + Digital Copy $18.99
Laugh It Up Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (It's A Trap / Something Something Something Dark Side / Blue Harvest) $19.49
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Pre-order) $19.99
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo/ Digital Copy + Limited Edition Clutch) (Pre-order) $29.99
3-13-11, 3-12-11, 3-10-11, 3-9-11, 3-8-11, 3-7-11, 3-6-11, 3-4-11, 3-3-11, 3-2-11, 3-1-11, 2-28-11, 2-27-11, 2-26-11, 2-25-11, 2-24-11, 2-23-11, 2-22-11, 2-21-11, 2-20-11, 2-19-11, 2-18-11, 2-17-11, 2-16-11, 2-15-11, 2-14-11, 2-13-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows:
The Invasion $8.49
The Lost $8.49
Sex and Death 101 $9.49
The Deep $11.49
Friday the 13th (Extended Killer Cut and Theatrical Cut) $12.49
Late Fee (2pc) (DVD & Blu-ray Combo) $12.99
The Terror Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack (1964) (Pre-order) $12.99
IMAX: Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk [3D] $16.49
Poor Pretty Eddie Blu-Ray + DVD Combo Pack (Pre-order) $16.99
The Switch $17.99
Jackass 3 (Two-Disc 3D DVD / Blu-ray Combo + Digital Copy $18.99
Laugh It Up Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (It's A Trap / Something Something Something Dark Side / Blue Harvest) $19.49
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Pre-order) $19.99
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo/ Digital Copy + Limited Edition Clutch) (Pre-order) $29.99
Last edited by lizard; 03-14-11 at 03:27 PM.
