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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
The shipping between the countries is out of step with its physical costs. It's cheaper for me as an American to import goods from Europe and Asia, than from Canada. Something else is going on, like a soft form of protectionism.
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
^ Likewise from Europe and Asia to Canada. Very frustrating.
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High shipping costs have basically wiped out all of my eBay buying and selling.
I'm not sure if it's protectionism as the border now allows you to buy even more merchandise and bring it across without paying taxes and duties. I think the problem is just the operating costs of Canada Post. We only have 10% of the population of the US and yet physically we are much more spread out across a larger chunk of land. This is probably why prices for almost everything are better in the US, because the US buys in higher volumes making them able to sell cheaper. |
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I would love to get the uncut Lawless but $10 to ship it to the US is highway robbery.
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Originally Posted by orangerunner
(Post 11607295)
High shipping costs have basically wiped out all of my eBay buying and selling.
I'm not sure if it's protectionism as the border now allows you to buy even more merchandise and bring it across without paying taxes and duties. I think the problem is just the operating costs of Canada Post. We only have 10% of the population of the US and yet physically we are much more spread out across a larger chunk of land. This is probably why prices for almost everything are better in the US, because the US buys in higher volumes making them able to sell cheaper. |
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Originally Posted by andicus
(Post 11607391)
But that doesn't explain why the costs are so high from the US to Canada.
I guess when the mail hits the Canadian border, Canada Post takes over and that's where the extra costs come from. |
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STAR TREK ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION - $39.99
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001TKNWXM/ (was $34.99 on the U.S. Amazon, but this still ain't bad) STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION - $19.99 http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B002JI94P8/ |
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Originally Posted by orangerunner
(Post 11607650)
Actually I don't find the costs of US shipping to Canada to be very expensive compared to Canada to the US.
I guess when the mail hits the Canadian border, Canada Post takes over and that's where the extra costs come from. If that was responsible for the extra costs, then it should also be expensive to ship from the UK to Canada, but it is not. It's about half the cost. I really think amazon.com just inflated their international shipping prices to help offset the costs for their free domestic shipping. On a different note, I know the USPS prices have gone up quite a bit, too. It now costs around $9 for an individual (i.e. no bulk rate) to ship a single CD from the US to Canada. |
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New $10 rack of WB Paramount Blu-rays at Canadian Wal-Marts. A lot of same-old same-old — much of it cheaper in U.S. stores and online, surely — but a few nice surprises for the price:
48 HRS The African Queen Airplane Almost Famous: Bootleg American Beauty Babel Black Rain Blades of Glory Breakfast at Tiffany's Clueless Collateral Coming To America Days of Thunder Defiance Drillbit Taylor Enemy at the Gates Event Horizon Face/Off Fatal Attraction Ferris Bueller The Firm Ghost Grease The Island I Love You Man Kite Runner Tomb Raider Nacho Libre Old School Payback Planes, Trains, Automobiles The Ring Road To Perdition Saturday Night Fever The Score The Soloist Stardust There Will Be Blood To Catch a Thief Tropic Thunder The Untouchables Up In The Air Varsity Blues Wings (1927) :) Zodiac (2 disc) |
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Wings Awesome deal!!!
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Spotted at Walmart tonight:
STAR TREK (2009) - $10.97 (mixed in with the $14.83 rack) CAPTAIN AMERICA (1990) - $9.97 (Shout! Factory edition) Fox/Anchor Bay catalog titles (and undoubtedly future combo-pack content -- new this week?) - $9.97, including: AIRHEADS BEDAZZLED JUMPIN' JACK FLASH MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND DYING YOUNG THE STAR CHAMBER . . . among others I can't recall. |
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More odds 'n ends on the Wal-Mart Father's Day standees, mostly stuff everyone probably already has, but hey:
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN COLLECTION (4 film set) - $20 FOX WAR 4-PACK (TORA TORA TORA, SAND PEBBLES, PATTON, LONGEST DAY) - $20 FOX WESTERN 4-PACK (FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, COMANCHEROS, BUTCH CASSIDY, HORSE SOLDIERS) - $20 DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $20 (Several of the above have their share of problems, of course) FAMILY GUY STAR WARS TRILOGY - $15 ROCKY UNDISPUTED COLLECTION - $25 PLANET OF THE APES COMPLETE COLLECTION - $25 ALIEN ANTHOLOGY (in thinner packaging) - $20 |
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On Amazon.ca:
DIAL M FOR MURDER 3D -$12.49 http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008S83IWS/ LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) $13.99 http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008S83J2M/ Also spotted on Amazon.ca: DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $16.99 OUTLAND - $9.99 |
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Found at the downtown Toronto Sunrise Records:
SUNSET BOULEVARD - $9.00 TOYS IN THE ATTIC - $9.00 These part of the ongoing 2/$18 promotion which is almost always just for DVDs. These were the only Blu-rays I could find that were part of the sale, actually. Lucky I wanted them both, I guess. Not sure how many Sunrise stores are even left in this country, but if you're near one, well . . . |
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Paramount/Warner double feature Blu-rays $6.99 at Amazon.ca. Haven't seen these this cheap even in the states. They're part of a larger sale featuring mostly the usual suspects at the usual (so-so) prices. Still free shipping over $25, too:
Gladiator/Troy True Grit/the Searchers Shooter/Four Brothers Disclosure/Fatal Attraction Casablanca/African Queen Hangover/Old School Saturday Night Fever/Grease Green Mile/Forrest Gump Losers/Jonah Hex Ben Hur/Ten Commandments Time to Kill/Pelican Brief Clash of the Titans/Clash of the Titans Pure Country 1/2 Most of these can be seen in the first couple of pages of this sale listing: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/search/ref=s...nid=2618854011 Also of interest: Tom & Jerry Vol. 1 - $15.99 Looney Tunes Vol. 2 - $24.49 Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein - $9.99 French Connection signature edition - $9.99 They Live - $14.99 Action Jackson - $9.99 There may be others . . . ;) |
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Universal Classic Monsters Collection - $51.99
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008H33MK2/ Les Miserables - $7.99 http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00947N7U0/ |
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Lord of the Rings Extended - $28.99
Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3 Collection - $24.99 http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D3PYS6Q/ |
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DIE HARD 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION - $14.99
X-MEN TRILOGY - $9.99 BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY (3-disc, regular Blu case) - $22.99 ALIEN ANTHOLOGY - $17.99 http://www.amazon.ca/gp/feature.html...rd_i=345144011 |
Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Originally Posted by Brian T
(Post 11927961)
Lord of the Rings Extended - $28.99
Downtown Abbey Seasons 1-3 Collection - $24.99 http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00D3PYS6Q/ I already had season 1&2, but it was only $1.50 more to buy 1-3 than 3 alone. I'll give my previous 1&2 to someone else. |
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Glad someone else is spotting these bargains. I know there aren't many Canadians on this site, but still doesn't hurt to post the occasional deal. While Amazon Canada certainly doesn't come close to the U.S. site (or even the U.K. site) in terms of deal volume and frequency, there are a few one-offs (like the DOWNTON set, among others) where ordering from within Canada makes sense for a change!
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Re: Canadian Blu-ray Bargains
Originally Posted by Brian T
(Post 11938316)
Glad someone else is spotting these bargains. I know there aren't many Canadians on this site, but still doesn't hurt to post the occasional deal. While Amazon Canada certainly doesn't come close to the U.S. site (or even the U.K. site) in terms of deal volume and frequency, there are a few one-offs (like the DOWNTON set, among others) where ordering from within Canada makes sense for a change!
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The SCTV Collection is $44.99 as an amazon.ca lightning deal.
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00AB20JA8 Tempting, but it's pretty disappointing to read of all the music substitution and cuts: http://www.sctvguide.ca/episodes/sctvdvd.htm http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...kL._SL500_.jpg |
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STAR TREK - STARDATE COLLECTION - $49.99 (Lightning Deal)
Another one that beats the U.S. price (currently on sale on Amazon.com as well), by about six dollars. http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00DYAW236/ |
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A rare U.S.-worthy price drop on this one:
BOND 50 + SKYFALL - $99.99 www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00E98FYEG/ |
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Some odds 'n ends from the upcoming Boxing Day sales (Dec. 24-25-26-etc)
Future Shop: http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/f...27-2013-22999/ (ad says "Over 40 3D blu-rays to choose from"; these are just what's pictured) 3D Blu-rays - $9.99 Paranorman Conan Dredd Immortals Spy Kids Journey 2 3D Blu-rays - $14.99 Pacific Rim World War Z G.I. Joe 2 Life of PI Epic Prometheus 3D Blu-ray - $16.99 Man of Steel Regular Blu-rays - $9.99 Cloud Atlas Looper Argo Dark Knight Rises Now You See Me Also plenty of Blu-rays priced at $4.99 and $7.99, but mostly seems to be the same stuff that's always priced in this range. Indiana Jones Collection - $29.99 Alien Anthology - $17.99 Harry Potter 8-film - $44.99 The vast majority of these are also on sale at Best Buy, not surprisingly. http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/b...27-2013-22981/ |
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