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Old 09-15-12 | 11:33 AM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

Originally Posted by lizard
Was Amazon ever a leader in new release prices?
Not to derail the discussion myself, but...it just felt like before, I didn't have to wait until a few days before release to see if Amazon would match the Best Buy/Target/etc. circulars. It's not so much that the prices would be better than everybody else, but they'd be where they 'ought' to be a lot sooner. With all these price adjustments a few days before titles hit store shelves, it feels like they're playing catch-up to the big box crowd. I might have rose-colored glasses on, and I might be confusing two years ago with five years ago, but it seems like it wasn't too long ago that Amazon would frequently be a couple bucks lower than the other guys for new releases.

It's not a dealbreaker or anything, and I still do probably 90-95% of my BD-buying off Amazon, but I've found myself adding a lot more to my wish list than to my shopping cart recently. I'm not upset, disappointed, frustrated, or anything like that, but I'm not grabbing movies that I probably would've bought on impulse a year ago. I'm more a "preorder and forget about it" kinda guy, and their current pricing strategy doesn't really make that overly appealing.

I might split this off into a different thread too, just in case anyone scolds me for splitting off-topic discussion and then starting one myself.
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Old 09-15-12 | 11:59 AM
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Old 09-16-12 | 10:03 AM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

DOTW: Robocopy Trilogy for $15.99
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Old 09-16-12 | 11:22 AM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

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Not to derail the discussion myself, but...it just felt like before, I didn't have to wait until a few days before release to see if Amazon would match the Best Buy/Target/etc. circulars. It's not so much that the prices would be better than everybody else, but they'd be where they 'ought' to be a lot sooner. With all these price adjustments a few days before titles hit store shelves, it feels like they're playing catch-up to the big box crowd. I might have rose-colored glasses on, and I might be confusing two years ago with five years ago, but it seems like it wasn't too long ago that Amazon would frequently be a couple bucks lower than the other guys for new releases.

It's not a dealbreaker or anything, and I still do probably 90-95% of my BD-buying off Amazon, but I've found myself adding a lot more to my wish list than to my shopping cart recently. I'm not upset, disappointed, frustrated, or anything like that, but I'm not grabbing movies that I probably would've bought on impulse a year ago. I'm more a "preorder and forget about it" kinda guy, and their current pricing strategy doesn't really make that overly appealing.

I might split this off into a different thread too, just in case anyone scolds me for splitting off-topic discussion and then starting one myself.
I don't use the wishlist much any more with www.camelcamelcamel.com being around! They will send you an email when something you wants reaches a desired price point.
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Old 09-16-12 | 07:21 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

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DOTW: Robocopy Trilogy for $15.99

Good price, but I almost wonder if we'll get a (slightly) better edition when the remake rolls out...?
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Old 09-16-12 | 07:29 PM
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^Not if it includes the remake.
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Old 09-17-12 | 08:35 AM
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Venom $5.99

The Faculty $6.22

Brüno $6.30

Saw II unrated-edition and uncut-edition $6.78

Other Side of the Game $6.97

Shorts $7.23

The Open Road $8.02

The Stranger $8.46
Camp Rock (Extended Rock Star Edition) $8.46

The Soloist $8.78

Breed & Day of the Dead $9.50

Hunt to Kill $9.58

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror / Children of the Corn 666: Isacc's Return (Double Feature) $9.79

The Terror Experiment $9.96

Blitz $9.99

Albino Alligator $10.00

Brazil $14.99

RoboCop Trilogy $15.99

Archer: The Complete Season Two $17.99

The League: The Complete Season Two $17.99

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Old 09-17-12 | 02:23 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

Alien Anthology has dropped again now 29.99
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Old 09-17-12 | 03:02 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

The UK version has also dropped.
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Old 09-18-12 | 02:43 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

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Alien Anthology has dropped again now 29.99
Is this the low? Believe it was lower around when Prometheus came out in theaters.
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Old 09-18-12 | 04:32 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

I think it was a bit lower.

EDIT: Nope. $29.99 for me.
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Old 09-18-12 | 04:41 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

$28.96 on July 14th is the Amazon low.
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Old 09-18-12 | 07:43 PM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

Yeah...but w/ taxes in Texas that would've sucked. I'll take my tax free 29.99 in June. They fucked us over in July w/ taxes.
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Old 09-19-12 | 09:03 AM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

Originally Posted by The Cow
$28.96 on July 14th is the Amazon low.
I don't keep dates (I probably should) for lowest prices on items I already own, but my spreadsheet says the Alien Anthology BD was $22.17 at Amazon not too long ago. I think camel^3 doesn't catch short-lived (less than a day) deals. Perhaps it was a marketplace seller, but somebody must've posted it since I don't regularly go to the camel^3 or even Amazon to check prices, especially on stuff I already have.

On a slight tangent, but still related to Amazon... Amazon used to have some 99 cent instant video rental specials most weeks (on fairly recent releases), so I'd check the main page to see those. The cheapest I've seen any newer rentals for the last month or more is $1.99. Are the 99 cent instant video specials gone or am I not looking in the right place now?
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

Originally Posted by Manzana
I don't keep dates (I probably should) for lowest prices on items I already own, but my spreadsheet says the Alien Anthology BD was $22.17 at Amazon not too long ago. I think camel^3 doesn't catch short-lived (less than a day) deals. Perhaps it was a marketplace seller, but somebody must've posted it since I don't regularly go to the camel^3 or even Amazon to check prices, especially on stuff I already have.
That was probably when it was the DOTD and the advertised percentage off was lower than the price they were charging. Some people were able to point that out and get it for the lower price.
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

The Hunger Games [2-Disc Blu-ray + Ultra-Violet Digital Copy] $16.99
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Darkness $5.99

Arthur $6.28

Maldeamores/Mancora $6.73

Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow $7.00

Miss Congeniality / Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (Comedy Double Feature) $7.04

Drag Me to Hell (Unrated Director's Cut) $7.70

Over America $7.96

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie $7.99

Camp Rock (Extended Rock Star Edition) $8.12

44 Inch Chest $8.65

Muppets From Space (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $8.78

The Breed & Day of the Dead $8.98

Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) $9.23

Winter Wonderland $9.28

Texas Rangers / Dead Man $9.29
The Rocker (Born to Rock Edition) $9.29

High Road $9.40

The Terror Experiment $9.44

Hunt to Kill $9.51

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay $9.59

Halloween II (30th Anniversary Edition) $9.73

Game of Death $9.77

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Old 09-19-12 | 09:59 AM
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

In for Drag Me to Hell. Perfect timing with the horror challenge coming soon.
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Old 09-19-12 | 10:20 AM
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Can't beat Darkness for $5.99.... even if it is Echo Bridge.
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

COMPLETE METROPOLIS - $18.28
Seems like a new low, but feel free to claim otherwise. One Marketplace "fulfilled by" seller is a little cheaper.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

^ showing $17.99 for me now. Thanks for posting that, I think I'm in for it.
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Re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27

^ Amazon is actually $18.28. $17.99 is from a Marketplace seller, fulfilled by Amazon...

I got my pre-order price guarantee refund for Indy. Got it for $61.54 with gold box discount. I know it will be lower eventually, but for a first day release, I'm satisfied with that...
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^ Amazon is actually $18.28. $17.99 is from a Marketplace seller, fulfilled by Amazon...
Was about to post all of that (and fix my previous post), but it timed out! My link was actually to the "new" items list so the difference could be seen more clearly, but looks like it just goes to the main product listing page regardless.
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In for Drag Me to Hell. Perfect timing with the horror challenge coming soon.
Drag Me To Hell is only $4.45 at Deepdiscount. I ordered it yesterday along with some other under $5 horror blu-rays to get free shipping and they shipped today.
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Old 09-19-12 | 05:17 PM
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That's such a fun movie.

Of course, I got it for my wife for Christmas when it came out so we sat down to watch it... with my parents. Yeah, Drag Me to Hell was not their favorite Christmas movie.
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