Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
#1176
re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
The one thing that I've never understood is how different sites differ as to what the MSRP/List Price of an item is. Ime, it doesn't happen often, and when it does, then it's usually because one online retailer (most often Amazon ime) is a few weeks to a month slower to adjust the MSRP/List Price in their systems. But in rare cases I've seen certain titles remain at quite different MSRP/List Prices for many months, if not years.
For example, there's a DVD called Niagra Motel. It's been out for nearly 4 years and Amazon and Half.com still have it at it's new release price of $28.98:
http://www.amazon.com/Niagara-Motel-.../dp/B000Z27HFE.
But B&N, Deep Discount, and DVD Empire believe that that price is $9.98. It appears that it's the same version everywhere, so I can't understand why the MSRP/List price would vary by $19.00?
For example, there's a DVD called Niagra Motel. It's been out for nearly 4 years and Amazon and Half.com still have it at it's new release price of $28.98:
http://www.amazon.com/Niagara-Motel-.../dp/B000Z27HFE.
But B&N, Deep Discount, and DVD Empire believe that that price is $9.98. It appears that it's the same version everywhere, so I can't understand why the MSRP/List price would vary by $19.00?
http://www.amazon.com/Cormans-Classi...4594954&sr=8-1
Now whatever is listed may in fact be the MSRP but that is not the way Amazon is listing it. I think.
I will say distributors are not that quick and efficient with updating their customers of MSRP changes either. I've seen them get caught in billing errors months later. It's also in a store's advantage (though disingenuous) to leave the old, higher MSRP up....they're now paying far less per piece and can even cut their sell price while still showing a "big discount" off the MSRP.
#1178
DVD Talk Special Edition
re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
Now whatever is listed may in fact be the MSRP but that is not the way Amazon is listing it. I think.
For example, they will have a title starting at $29.98 and then start offering large discounts of 50% - 75% off. After a week or two then, B&N will show a new MSRP of $9.99 and then 3 weeks later Amazon will show a new List of $9.99 too.
I will say distributors are not that quick and efficient with updating their customers of MSRP changes either. I've seen them get caught in billing errors months later. It's also in a store's advantage (though disingenuous) to leave the old, higher MSRP up....they're now paying far less per piece and can even cut their sell price while still showing a "big discount" off the MSRP.
#1179
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
If you rent an Amazon VOD title from a list of Paramount & Anchor Bay movies, you get a $5 coupon to buy any of the movies on DVD or Blu-ray. There's a couple $0.99 rentals on the list.
It looks like the Paramount rentals get a $5 coupon for a Paramount disc. And the Anchor Bay rentals get an Anchor Bay coupon.
If you've been buying New Release movies on Blu or DVD, you might already have some VOD credits sitting in your account.
I rented Sunshine Cleaning for $0.99 and got Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil [Four-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy] for $8.99.
It looks like the Paramount rentals get a $5 coupon for a Paramount disc. And the Anchor Bay rentals get an Anchor Bay coupon.
For a limited time only, rent the SD or HD version of any of the below titles and get a $5 credit towards the purchase of that title on DVD or Blu-ray. You may also use the $5 credit towards the purchase of a select set of products on DVD and Blu-ray.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000610831
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000610831
I rented Sunshine Cleaning for $0.99 and got Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil [Four-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy] for $8.99.
#1180
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
If you rent an Amazon VOD title from a list of Paramount & Anchor Bay movies, you get a $5 coupon to buy any of the movies on DVD or Blu-ray. There's a couple $0.99 rentals on the list.
It looks like the Paramount rentals get a $5 coupon for a Paramount disc. And the Anchor Bay rentals get an Anchor Bay coupon.
It looks like the Paramount rentals get a $5 coupon for a Paramount disc. And the Anchor Bay rentals get an Anchor Bay coupon.
#1181
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^ I don't think you need Prime to rent a movie from Amazon. I wouldn't think so anyway. Prime members get free streaming for a selection of titles, not free rentals.
#1182
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Sorry for not posting yesterday or today guys... just don't have the time with the holiday craziness going on.
#1183
Moderator
re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
Lots of people have free Amazon Instant Video credits sitting in their account. I'd racked up $28 in credits without even knowing it. You can check your credit balance on any Instant Video listing page. At the bottom of the black box, click on the View Balance link.
Here's a couple Blu-ray prices after the $5 coupon:
ANCHOR BAY
$8.99 - Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (3D/Blu/DVD Combo)
$12.49 - Scream 4 (Blu/DVD Combo)
$4.99 - Nothing Like the Holidays
$3.49 - Sunshine Cleaning
$12.99 - Submarine
$8.49 - Father Of Invention
$13.49 - Bereavement
PARAMOUNT
$6.49 - African Queen
$11.99 - Election
$10.99 - Godfather
$10.99 - Godfather 2
$16.99 - SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Blu/DVD Combo)
$6.99 - Four Brothers
$11.99 - Lovely Bones (2-Disc SE)
$8.49 - Lovely Bones
$15.49 - Up In The Air
#1184
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
I didn't realize you could check your Instant Video credits like that. Thanks for the tip.
Also, Up In the Air has been as low as $7.99, so I wouldn't suggest anyone buy it for that price.
Also, Up In the Air has been as low as $7.99, so I wouldn't suggest anyone buy it for that price.
#1185
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
I didn't mean anything about the streaming video, what I meant was that I'd have to reach $25 to get free shipping, I can't just place any order with free shipping.
#1186
re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
I was rather surprised to find I had $10 waiting for me to activate because I traded in some DVDs. Thanks for the heads up. Hope to apply the $5 coupon to Dark of The Moon or something in the next month. Maybe it'll get to $11.99 or less for a sweet deal.
#1187
DVD Talk Legend
re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
Anyone know if you do get the $5 credit from renting a VOD more than once on the same account? Perhaps once for Paramount, and once for Anchor Bay? That's what I would guess, but I just want to confirm.
#1188
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
Some of those Anchor Bay prices I posted yesterday have changed. It looks like the Paramount prices are still the same.
I was able to get two Anchor Bay coupons.
I rented Sunshine Cleaning for $0.99 and got bought Hookwinked 2 for $8.99. Then I went back about 15 minutes later and rented The Dog Who Saved Christmas for $0.99 and bought the Sunshine Cleaning blu-ray for $3.49.
I rented Sunshine Cleaning for $0.99 and got bought Hookwinked 2 for $8.99. Then I went back about 15 minutes later and rented The Dog Who Saved Christmas for $0.99 and bought the Sunshine Cleaning blu-ray for $3.49.
#1190
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Merry Christmas Amazon.
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
I no doubt will. But with Amazon Prime - and no tax - I'd be willing to wait if they drop the price. It's a weird game I like to play, as if my Amazon wishlist was some kind of imaginary stock market where I watch/wait for dramatic price fluctuations before I act.
#1195
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Is someone not properly estimating their taxes they should put on their IL state tax returns from internet purchases that don't charge tax
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Previous lists:
12-9-11, 12-7-11, 12-6-11, 12-5-11, 12-4-11, 12-3-11, 12-2-11, 12-1-11, 11-30-11, 11-29-11, 11-28-11, 11-27-11, 11-26-11, 11-25-11, 11-24-11, 11-23-11, 11-22-11, 11-21-11, 11-20-11, 11-19-11, 11-18-11, 11-17-11, 11-16-11, 11-15-11, 11-14-11, 11-12-11, 11-11-11, 11-10-11, 11-10-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows and some Old Lows:
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) $6.99
Afro Samurai: Season One - Director's Cut $6.99
Assassins Creed: Lineage $7.49
Romancing the Stone $7.99
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove $7.99
Dawn of the Dead $7.99
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider $7.99
The Transporter $7.99
Seven Swords $7.99
Training Day $7.99
Carrie [Blu-ray] (1976) $8.49
The Graduate (1967) $8.49
Alpha Dog $8.49
The Amityville Horror(1979) $8.49
Force 10 from Navarone (1978) $8.49
In Bruges $8.99
Kamui Gaiden: Movie $8.99
Arn: The Knight Templar $8.99
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl $8.99
The Jackal (Combo Blu-ray and Standard DVD) $8.99
Road House $8.99
An Empress and the Warriors $8.99
Navy Seals $8.99
The Peacemaker $8.99
Women in Trouble $8.99
Basket Case $9.49
Nowhere to Run $9.49
Gone in 60 Seconds $9.49
Face/Off $9.49
Origin: Spirits of the Past (Special Edition) $9.49
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie $9.49
The Pink Panther 2 $9.99
Afro Samurai: Resurrection - Director's Cut $9.99
Big Trouble in Little China $9.99
Transporter 3 $9.99
Troll 2 (The 20th Anniversary Nilbog Edition) $10.49
District 13: Ultimatum $11.49
Treasure Hunter $11.99
Harimaya Bridge (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $11.99
Black Blood Brothers: The Complete Series S.A.V.E. $11.99
Shopping $11.99
The Big Bang $11.99
Dante's Peak $12.49
Defiance / Enemy at the Gates $12.99
ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 $13.49
Paper Man $13.49
Centurion $13.49
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $13.49
Spartacus (50th Anniversary Edition) (1960) $13.99
True Legend $13.99
The Sword with No Name $13.99
Backdraft $13.99
Home Alone $13.99
Fall Classic at Fenway Park $13.99
Wayne's World / Wayne's World 2 $13.99
The Bodyguard $13.99
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade $14.49
Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island $14.49
Clash of the Gods: Complete Season 1 $14.49
An Invisible Sign $14.99
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City $14.99
Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Season 1 $14.99
Night Catches Us $14.99
Moby Dick $14.99
Client-9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer $14.99
Ghost Hunters: Season 6, Part 1 $15.49
Life After People: The Complete Season Two $15.49
Conan the Barbarian $15.49
Conan the Destroyer $15.49
Brazil $15.99
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Six $16.99
Trigun: Badlands Rumble $16.99
The Ledge $16.99
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid - Complete Series $16.99
Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 $16.99
Love Wedding Marriage $16.99
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season One $16.99
Mandrill $16.99
Helvetica $18.49
Ceremony $18.49
Page One: Inside the New York Times $18.49
I Melt with You $19.99
Mr. Nice $20.49
Battle 360: The Complete Season One $20.49
Cars 2 $20.99
Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Four $20.99
12 Angry Men (The Criterion Collection) (1957) $21.49
The Killing (The Criterion Collection) $21.49
Kuroneko (The Criterion Collection) $21.49
The Rules of the Game (The Criterion Collection) $21.49
How the Earth Was Made: Complete Season 2 $22.99
Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season $22.99
Smallville: The Complete Seventh Season $22.99
Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season $22.99
Fairy Tail: Part 1 $24.99
Real Steel $24.99
The Phantom Carriage (The Criterion Collection) $25.99
My Life as a Dog (The Criterion Collection) $25.99
Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVA's (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $26.99
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except $26.99
Carlos (The Criterion Collection) $26.99
Chaos;Head: The Complete Series (Limited Edition, Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $28.99
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Complete Series $28.99
House M.D.: Season Seven $28.99
The Office: Season Seven $29.99
True Blood: The Complete Third Season $30.99
Casshern Sins: Complete Collection $32.99
12-9-11, 12-7-11, 12-6-11, 12-5-11, 12-4-11, 12-3-11, 12-2-11, 12-1-11, 11-30-11, 11-29-11, 11-28-11, 11-27-11, 11-26-11, 11-25-11, 11-24-11, 11-23-11, 11-22-11, 11-21-11, 11-20-11, 11-19-11, 11-18-11, 11-17-11, 11-16-11, 11-15-11, 11-14-11, 11-12-11, 11-11-11, 11-10-11, 11-10-11,
[Prices may have changed since titles were posted. Or not.]
Here are today's New Lows and some Old Lows:
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) $6.99
Afro Samurai: Season One - Director's Cut $6.99
Assassins Creed: Lineage $7.49
Romancing the Stone $7.99
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove $7.99
Dawn of the Dead $7.99
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider $7.99
The Transporter $7.99
Seven Swords $7.99
Training Day $7.99
Carrie [Blu-ray] (1976) $8.49
The Graduate (1967) $8.49
Alpha Dog $8.49
The Amityville Horror(1979) $8.49
Force 10 from Navarone (1978) $8.49
In Bruges $8.99
Kamui Gaiden: Movie $8.99
Arn: The Knight Templar $8.99
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl $8.99
The Jackal (Combo Blu-ray and Standard DVD) $8.99
Road House $8.99
An Empress and the Warriors $8.99
Navy Seals $8.99
The Peacemaker $8.99
Women in Trouble $8.99
Basket Case $9.49
Nowhere to Run $9.49
Gone in 60 Seconds $9.49
Face/Off $9.49
Origin: Spirits of the Past (Special Edition) $9.49
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie $9.49
The Pink Panther 2 $9.99
Afro Samurai: Resurrection - Director's Cut $9.99
Big Trouble in Little China $9.99
Transporter 3 $9.99
Troll 2 (The 20th Anniversary Nilbog Edition) $10.49
District 13: Ultimatum $11.49
Treasure Hunter $11.99
Harimaya Bridge (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $11.99
Black Blood Brothers: The Complete Series S.A.V.E. $11.99
Shopping $11.99
The Big Bang $11.99
Dante's Peak $12.49
Defiance / Enemy at the Gates $12.99
ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 $13.49
Paper Man $13.49
Centurion $13.49
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $13.49
Spartacus (50th Anniversary Edition) (1960) $13.99
True Legend $13.99
The Sword with No Name $13.99
Backdraft $13.99
Home Alone $13.99
Fall Classic at Fenway Park $13.99
Wayne's World / Wayne's World 2 $13.99
The Bodyguard $13.99
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade $14.49
Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island $14.49
Clash of the Gods: Complete Season 1 $14.49
An Invisible Sign $14.99
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City $14.99
Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads Season 1 $14.99
Night Catches Us $14.99
Moby Dick $14.99
Client-9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer $14.99
Ghost Hunters: Season 6, Part 1 $15.49
Life After People: The Complete Season Two $15.49
Conan the Barbarian $15.49
Conan the Destroyer $15.49
Brazil $15.99
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part Six $16.99
Trigun: Badlands Rumble $16.99
The Ledge $16.99
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid - Complete Series $16.99
Dragon Ball Z Level 1.1 $16.99
Love Wedding Marriage $16.99
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Season One $16.99
Mandrill $16.99
Helvetica $18.49
Ceremony $18.49
Page One: Inside the New York Times $18.49
I Melt with You $19.99
Mr. Nice $20.49
Battle 360: The Complete Season One $20.49
Cars 2 $20.99
Yu Yu Hakusho: Season Four $20.99
12 Angry Men (The Criterion Collection) (1957) $21.49
The Killing (The Criterion Collection) $21.49
Kuroneko (The Criterion Collection) $21.49
The Rules of the Game (The Criterion Collection) $21.49
How the Earth Was Made: Complete Season 2 $22.99
Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season $22.99
Smallville: The Complete Seventh Season $22.99
Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season $22.99
Fairy Tail: Part 1 $24.99
Real Steel $24.99
The Phantom Carriage (The Criterion Collection) $25.99
My Life as a Dog (The Criterion Collection) $25.99
Darker Than Black: Season 2 with OVA's (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $26.99
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except $26.99
Carlos (The Criterion Collection) $26.99
Chaos;Head: The Complete Series (Limited Edition, Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $28.99
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Complete Series $28.99
House M.D.: Season Seven $28.99
The Office: Season Seven $29.99
True Blood: The Complete Third Season $30.99
Casshern Sins: Complete Collection $32.99
Last edited by lizard; 12-25-11 at 11:29 AM.
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re: Amazon Blu-ray Discounts and Deals Thread #27
Lizard's back!
No problem, SethDLH. Many thanks for all your work in this thread at this time of year.
I might end up blind-buying this one at the right price--not sure if this is quite low enough for me. Have to say that the Netflix rental window scheme is working on me to some extent.
I might end up blind-buying this one at the right price--not sure if this is quite low enough for me. Have to say that the Netflix rental window scheme is working on me to some extent.