I always would just buy these at BN, but owing to the fact I have credit at other retailers, I need to ask...does Amazon generally match during the sale?

preorders beyond 11/20 are dead now.

I figured that would happen. Glad I placed my order on line instead of waiting for the stores to open and trying to do an in store ship to home with the additional discount.

Doesn't really matter anyhow. It's not like these pre-orders will go OOP by the next 50% off sale.




I grabbed Salo and Kiss me Deadly.

Unless you're paranoid that the sales might not go on forever, or that B&N may close. At least one of those is slightly realistic.

I can't remember before the previous sale, but they did not match the last one.

Damn, that's what I get for oversleeping this morning.

^^I remember during at least one previous sale that Amazon did preemptively match a handful of select titles to the 50% off prices, but you can't use any additional 20-30% off coupons on Amazon.

Iirc, there was one sale where they matched a ton of titles, and a couple sales where they matched a couple. Maybe it depends on how many people send in the pricematch request links.

I'm looking at the referral site you mention. Just want to make sure it's legit before I put in my info. Thanks!

As for me, I'm trying to stick to movies I don't already own on DVD. So I'll get Belle De Jour, 12 Angry Men, and Gojira.

You're SOL for the pre-orders at this point. And the referral site he mentioned is legit.

Seriously? Pre-orders have already been taken down? Fucking hell.

Coupons weren't eligible anyway, so I was just going to wait for the B2G1 January sale for those. We might luck out and get 12 Angry Men during the few hours overlap on 11/22 though.

Goddamit. Maybe I'll just sit this one out then.

There's nothing you want besides those 10 pre-orders? You haven't been buying Criterions outside of this sale have you? There are tons of releases since the last sale.

Maybe I'll get The Killing but those three I listed were the ones I really wanted.

What's the best criterion sale and discount code/in-store coupon combo? In store, is it purchasing $50 of blus to get the $5 off? And online, is it using a 10% code? Do the online coupons work for this sale? Am I missing something? Thanks, and sorry up front if this is a stupid question.

Just tried in store and was able to use the 20% Amex coupon on a title. Will go back at lunchtime and try again.

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Don't forget that The Killing includes Killer's Kiss as well. The latter isn't top-tier Kubrick, but it's an interesting work. There's also a great vintage interview with a curmudgeonly and candid Sterling Hayden.

Went ahead and ordered Dazed And Confused, 3 Women, and Island Of The Lost Souls, all on Blu-Ray, using the AAA 10% coupon code.

Since I can't use that code on pre-orders, I'll wait for the Three Colors Trilogy to be released before I order that one. I may order a couple more, but those 4 titles are the main ones I was after.

I'm not seeing a lot of Kuroneko or Harakiri orders. If you need a nudge -- both films are fantastic.

I was this close to ordering Kuroneko, but went with Cul-de-Sac instead. Maybe if I'm not alerted to any spectacular BF deals, I'll put one more order in before the sale is over.

Kind of hesitating on the Three Colors Trilogy. I certainly want to order it, but I know B&N had a pretty decent box set sale last December, which coincided with a Mastercard coupon for an additional 25% off. I was able to get the BBS Story for $49. Don't know what the chances are, but I'd love for a similar offer to come along this year.

Lucky I was up last night

1st order
12 angry men $19.99
Most dangerous game 11.69

Placed this so one big order would have to wait till 22nd to ship

2nd order

All 17.99 each

Salo
Robinson crusoe on mars
Dazed and confused

It's really hard to say due to all the variables (list price, possible future coupons, finding that "coupon friendly" cashier, as well as whether or not you want to deal with going into the store for an additional 10% off).

To get the absolute best price, you must be a member so you get 10% off on in store transactions.

For $39.99 titles, you want to purchase them one at a time, in store for ~$14.50 each using a 20% off coupon each time. If you want to save some time and effort and your cashier will stack coupons, you can purchase 3 in one transaction and use a 20% off coupon and a $5 off $50 coupon to bring it to ~$16 per film.

For $49.99 titles, use a $8 off $40 (list price) coupon to get the title for $14.50.

You can also find some other combinations of $29.99, $39.99, and $49.99 titles to maximize the $5 off $50 coupon.

Box Sets, you're usually going to be best off using whatever the highest % off coupon is at the time.

Right now, in order to use the 20% off coupon, you must have an American Express card but I would feel that another coupon will make itself available at some point during the sale that will be at least 20% or better.

Darn, I snoozed on the online preorders. Should have pulled the trigger last night.