Descendants $11.99 at Bestbuy.com
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Got mine for $2.55 with tax. And it's my favorite film of 2011 to boot. Thanks so much, OP (and whoever told me to try both coupons).
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My Best Buy wouldn't accept both coupons either. I was really friendly with the young woman at the register. But, she stuck to the fine print saying no combined coupons or discounts. And, there was a manager standing right next to her the entire time just waiting to call me out for trying to take advantage of the system. I accepted the film for $6.99.
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Bought "The Descendants" last week and got it for $10 using the coupon and a trade-in. Went back this afternoon to price match it. She initially was only going to give me three dollars, and I had to explain to her that if I had bought the movie today and used a trade-in, it would only be $6.99. She seemed pretty skeptical, so she called a manager over, and together they tried it out using one of the trade-in coupons. Low and behold, it rang up $6.99. They seemed shocked. So I got my eights bucks and change back. I don't mean to put down the Best Buy employees, because they're just doing their job and what they think is protocol, and both of them were really nice. But it was a 15-minute ordeal, and as everyone else has stated, I just wish Best Buy was consistent with their policies from day-to-day and store-to-store. It has to be REALLY frustrating to work there, so I feel for them.
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That and tracking down their stock. When I went on Sunday, there were no copies of the Descendants on the rack with the $11.99 tag. When my gf asked an employee for help, he couldn't find any copies even though their system said they had plenty in stock. Turns out there were about a dozen copies near the DVD clearance bins in front of two un-manned registers.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High - $4.99 - $3 Universal coupon
When Harry Met Sally - $4.99 - $3 Coupons.com
Heat - $4.99
Quick, simple transaction. They were all outa The Descendants at the Westminster (SoCal store) though :-(
When Harry Met Sally - $4.99 - $3 Coupons.com
Heat - $4.99
Quick, simple transaction. They were all outa The Descendants at the Westminster (SoCal store) though :-(
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Thanks OP. I was able to get The Descendants with Upgrade & Save and the coupon and We Bought a Zoo with Upgrade & Save with no problem. The cashier had to ring up my order twice, apparently because the coupon and Upgrade & Save had to be applied in the proper order.
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That and tracking down their stock. When I went on Sunday, there were no copies of the Descendants on the rack with the $11.99 tag. When my gf asked an employee for help, he couldn't find any copies even though their system said they had plenty in stock. Turns out there were about a dozen copies near the DVD clearance bins in front of two un-manned registers.
I figured with the $11.99 price and the discounts that are available now, they might run out eventually so wanted to grab while the grabbing was good!
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Dang. I missed the Fast Times coupon. Good call on that one. I should have printed that one yesterday, too. I guess I have a reason to go back again tomorrow.
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That and tracking down their stock. When I went on Sunday, there were no copies of the Descendants on the rack with the $11.99 tag. When my gf asked an employee for help, he couldn't find any copies even though their system said they had plenty in stock. Turns out there were about a dozen copies near the DVD clearance bins in front of two un-manned registers.
I thought about calling and seeing if I could find a customer service rep willing to take both coupons. That way when I got there I could ask for that person if I got denied at the register. That has worked a couple times, but most of the time if I call and say "I'd like to use a manufacturer's coupon which is supposedly to be just like cash with the upgrade and save offer but sometimes I get rejected so I wanted to make sure you'd allow it before I make a special trip there", what usually happens is the rep will say "I need to check with a supervisor" and 100% of the time a supervisor or manager says no. And it's always the same group of supervisors or managers at my BB for years. Don't they ever have any turnover? I guess they are all career people at mine.
The way to get success is to find a cashier who doesn't care and won't check with a supervisor or manager who are trained to say no. Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to determine that by looking at people... and usually at my BB store (at least when I go) there are only 2 people ringing sales... 1 at the front and 1 at customer service where there's usually a long line. So there's usually no choice. But I am really tempted to try (though the odds are against me) and really would like The Descendants for $1.99.
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^^^The $5 coupon is a mfr coupon for which BB gets reimbursed by the mfr. They should accept it the same as cash. If BB gives you a hard time, that's the argument you use.
Give the cashier the U&S coupon first and the mfr coupon second. If you give the mfr coupon first, it brings the cost of the BD below the $9.99 threshold needed for the U&S coupon to work.
Give the cashier the U&S coupon first and the mfr coupon second. If you give the mfr coupon first, it brings the cost of the BD below the $9.99 threshold needed for the U&S coupon to work.
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^^^The $5 coupon is a mfr coupon for which BB gets reimbursed by the mfr. They should accept it the same as cash. If BB gives you a hard time, that's the argument you use.
Give the cashier the U&S coupon first and the mfr coupon second. If you give the mfr coupon first, it brings the cost of the BD below the $9.99 threshold needed for the U&S coupon to work.
Give the cashier the U&S coupon first and the mfr coupon second. If you give the mfr coupon first, it brings the cost of the BD below the $9.99 threshold needed for the U&S coupon to work.
So the bottomline is that your logic and truth doesn't matter... only the opinion of those in charge at the store. And I called the toll free number twice about it and was told each time they support whatever the manager says. Same with Target that time I got denied on a Fry's pricematch because it was a "1 day only" sale ad. All those stories about people getting reps at toll free numbers to override managers has never once happened for me.
But I go in knowing that I'll probably be denied on the mfg. coupon. If that manager isn't there, then I have a fighting chance. I'm going to the nearby mall for something else too, so wasting gas is no longer issue... just the 10-15 minutes to try this.
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The girl I got today was cool, I handed her my trade-ins and mentioned the $5 mfr coupon when she started scanning the stuff I was buying. She said "Okay" in a friendly voice, took the coupon and scanned it at after scanning the movies and my reward zone card. That was it for that. No problem, or even a bit of hesitation from her.
It was pretty cool buying it for $2, then seeing it at Target later listed for $29.99.
It was pretty cool buying it for $2, then seeing it at Target later listed for $29.99.
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The manager bluntly said to me that he doesn't care what anyone else says because in his eyes a manufacturer's coupon is an offer and a sale price is an offer, and since every coupon says offers cannot be combined, as long as he runs that store (and he has for I think 5+ years which is pretty much when my problems started) I can never use a mfg. coupon unless it's at their full regular price.
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I just got back from lunch and had absolutely no problems. This is my first time taking advantage of the upgrade and save program, and I'm officially a believer! I traded in 4 DVDs that would have fetched me 50 cents or less to trade at Amazon and ended up walking away with The Descendants and 3 3D Blu-rays for $56 and change. I waited until the end to give her the manufacturer's coupon. She hesitated for a second but only because she wasn't sure how to enter in that type of coupon. She asked the guy at the register next to her, and he started to put in the coupon for her, explaining to her as he did it. He even apologized to me for the delay, even though the whole thing probably only added an extra minute or two to the transaction. It took a helluva lot longer standing in line to trade in those DVDs!
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I unfortunately do not have access to a printer, I can't figure out a way just get the scan. Is there anyone who can help me with this? Or possibly send me or picture link a scanned coupon? This deal is too good to pass up.
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Each coupon is individually generated and unique. It's treated like a check, where the studio reimburses Best Buy $5 for the item purchased. There's no point in posting a copy of a coupon here since that wouldn't be any more valid than a Xerox of a check.
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That said, I had success using both the U&S and The Descendants $5 mfg. coupon because I got a nice guy at customer service and the mean manager wasn't around that I could see. The guy didn't give me any trouble using the coupons (which is how every experience should be rather than having this be the exception rather than the rule). He did call someone over for an override (I don't know why) and I got worried the supervisor would say something but didn't. Always a huge YMMV.
I only traded in 2 DVDs (The Descendants and We Bought a Zoo). I just couldn't bring myself to pay $15 or $20 for any of those 3D BDs... even Yogi Bear which I heard has great 3D as I'm trying to be a little more frugal lately (it's hard). I was tempted by Clueless and that Up Close and Extremely Personal or whatever it was called (which I haven't seen or read any reviews yet) solely because it had Tom and Sandra in it, but I resisted temptation even though I had more DVDs I could've traded in.
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I was able to get it for $2.51, the first best buy I went to was a no deal. The guy just said "No, it won't work." At the second best buy, no problems. The chick at the register looked to be in a rush probably because her shift was ending so she didn't really care, so I guess if you luck out on circumstance as well. I'm satisfied.
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I was able to get it for $2.51, the first best buy I went to was a no deal. The guy just said "No, it won't work." At the second best buy, no problems. The chick at the register looked to be in a rush probably because her shift was ending so she didn't really care, so I guess if you luck out on circumstance as well. I'm satisfied.
The problem and bad thing is the fact that we even have to worry about this. I remember one time I got denied, I had a receipt from the same store on the prior day where I had successfully used a $3 mfg. coupon on a sale item. I showed that to a supervisor after he said we NEVER allow this, and I said oh yes you do. Instead of relenting, the supervisor just said I guess I'm going to have have a talk with my employees again to make sure that doesn't happen. And yet yesterday at the same store I was able to do it. There are some seriously weird supervisors and managers at my store. One moment they act like using a mfg. coupon on a sale title or U&S is a crime worse than mass murder and vow to make sure all their employees don't allow it. The next time you can use the mfg. coupon no problems. The next time using a mfg. coupon is back to a horrible crime.
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It's about the same distance for me, but I usually make the commute if I think it's worth it. The first best buy I went to also denied taking a few "Now" music dvds a few months back in January. But the 2nd BB took them no questions asked, and that's how ended up getting both seasons of Rome on blu-ray for 20.00 each. If I think the deal is worth it I'll make the drive. I mentioned in the other thread how there is a number of blu-rays I still want but I'm not going to pick them up because I simply don't have the money. I would like them but I realize I don't have to make the unnecessary drive to get them. I guess this just means I should be going to this second BB more often now since I get inconvenienced at the first.
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I bought it last week with Trade-In coupon and MFG coupon. Went in today and told the lady at customer service up front that it should go from $14.99 to $6.99 since I used the upgrade coupon. Got the price match with no problems. Thanks!