Jay G.

What would be a good price for this set? The US edition is $149 on Amazon right now.

The Cow

A couple weeks ago, the big LE version was £86.41 shipped. That's when I picked it up. The standard version had similar pricing (this was with VAT removed).

kenbenobi

Is it true that the feature "The Science of Doctor Who" is exclusive to this UK set? I don't think I can bring myself to spend the money on this. But I hate missing out on features on something I know I'd watch...

Jay G.

It's not true, it's included on the US set.
http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/do...ray-16856.html
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3EX3EA4I2T1G6/

Jay G.

The lightning deal is on. £61.75 with VAT:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008RLD1VY/

Unfortunately, the deal isn't working for me. It shows up as that price in the cart, but when I get to checkout and pick my delivery address, it goes up to £77.08 without VAT, which means it's taking VAT off the regular price (£92.49).

Maybe there's a restriction that these Black Friday deals are only valid for domestic purchases.

kenbenobi

It is 61.75 for the lightning deal. It IS kinda taking VAT out. The problem is, it is taking the VAT out FIRST, and then the lightning deal reduces it to 61.75. It should be reducing the 61.75 price. I placed an order, but am going to contact them about it. Dunno if they will do anything or not...

BambooLounge

It is because the lightning deal discount is processed as a gift card/promotion credit and not a true price change.

So, what it is doing is calculating the total for the 92.xx price, removing VAT, and then reducing the 15.xx promotion credit (lightning deal discount) from your total.

kenbenobi

No, it is working, but their system is flawed. You should see a 15.33 promotional credit, which brings the 77.08 price down to 61.75. But since they are taking the VAT out first, it reduces the deal significantly.

kenbenobi

Correct. But the lightning deal discount SHOULD be 30.74

kenbenobi

Thanks. The Weeping set says "This individually number limited edition comes with exclusive bonus features" so I thought there were extra features. I compared the two sets (on the UK site) and saw that one feature missing. But it didn't occur to me to check the US site.

BambooLounge

Math fail on my part.

kenbenobi

I prefer to look at it as a math fail on THEIR part. I hope they can correct this. I ordered it with the Lethal Weapon set, which is backordered, so my order will not ship right away. Plenty of time for them to read my email and correct the price, IF they choose to do so. Always a crap shoot with Amazon.

kenbenobi

Here is the response I got, copied and pasted. YES, there is a glaring error contradicting... Can you spot it?

I'm sorry for any misunderstanding caused.

Please be informed that all the items from lightning deals are showing price excluding UK VAT.

I can see that the original price of the item "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [Blu-ray] [1942][Region Free]" listed on our website is 92.49 GBP (Including 20% VAT).

Reducing the VAT from the original price of 92.49 GBP you can get 77.07 GBP (Listed on lighting deals). After applying lightning deals promotion of 15.33 GBP, you can get the price of the order as 61.75 GBP.

The price of Lightning Deals’ items is the same for all customers, including customers who are VAT registered in an EU Member State. If you’re based in the UK, the EU or outside the EU, the Lightning Deals' price for the item remains the same.

For your order, the Lightning Deals’ price of "Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [Blu-ray] [1942][Region Free]" is 61.75 GBP, which is the amount that you were charged. Therefore, I can confirm that there is VAT charge included on your order.

Please review the Terms and Conditions on our Help page for further information.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cust...deId=200543730

kenbenobi

In the beginning of the email she stated that "Please be informed that all the items from lightning deals are showing price excluding UK VAT." I just now tried purchasing many different lightning deals, shipped to a UK address, and every time the price remains the same and clearly states "Order Totals includes VAT". And near the end of the email, she said "Therefore, I can confirm that there is VAT charge included on your order." I think she meant to say NO VAT charge.

Even though the email was clearly WRONG in several areas, they were correct about the underlying rule. This is in their Help page:
"Price" is the price paid by UK customers. The Lightning Deal price displayed on all Offers is the price paid by all Amazon customers wherever they are based and irrespective of VAT registered status. The savings applied may differ from the Lightning Deal Discount displayed for different tax jurisdictions.

So, lightning deals aren't as awesome for us foreigners. Oh well. It was worth a try...

grue

The Potter set is at 22 now (21.41 at checkout). Not bad for $35.

I guess it was 18 the other day, but missed it. I'll take this tho and be done with it

andicus

The Kubrick 8 disc box set has dropped to £18.

With VAT removed, it comes to £18.08 shipped. What a steal!

It includes The Shining*, 2001, Eyes Wide Shut, Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, Barry Lyndon and a feature length documentary on Kubrick.

*Be aware that The Shining is the shortened Euro version. I already own it, so it'll be nice to have both versions.

darkdaze73

I was considering ordering this, but in one of the reviews on Amazon UK someone states that the UK cuts have different(shorter) running times. Haven't had time to due a comparison myself.

andicus

AFAIK, the only difference is in The Shining, as I mentioned above. I know one review mentioned other differences, but someone corrected that by pointing out that the comparisons were regarding the PAL speedup on the DVD, rather than the Blu-ray discs.

darkdaze73

For those that missed out on Bond 50 yesterday, Amazon UK has dropped the price making it around $109 shipped.

Bobaray

One warning about Bond 50: Quantum of Solace and the Bonus disk are Region B only.

DVD Polizei

I would think Eyes Wide Shut would be censored.

manicsounds

Uncensored. Only the old US DVD was censored.

andicus

Yep. As manicsounds mentioned, it was the US dvd version that was censored. I bought the UK DVD originally to avoid that.

Quatermass

Thanks, I ordered one. I have Clockwork Orange on DVD and at one time had Eyes Wide Shut that I got at Big Lots for $2.40, but I loaned it to somebody and never got it back. It sucks that they would use a shorter version of "The Shining" though. I'll have to look for a deal on the Blu-ray of that.

applesandrice

The shorter version of "The Shining" was cut by Kubrick himself, and, from what I understand, there's reason to believe it was his preferred version of the film.