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I believe Amazon decides how many of an item they want to sell at the Deal of the Day price. This could be due to the arrangement Amazon has with the manufacturer. Once that number is reached they discontinue the sale price. I don't think it is limited to stock on hand. I think I have seen items that were still in stock but no longer on sale even though it wasn't the end of the day.

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I'm quite sure that's exactly how it has worked for some time now. Problem is, you never know the quantity and if it will take an hour to sell out or most of the day. It would be cool if they had some kind of running tally, similar to lightning deals, but I don't think it will ever happen.

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Amazon is turning into a cross between QVC and Sam's Club.

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Will wait for a good price on the Hunger Games bluray box set or for the individual movies to sell for $6 or less just like the Twilight movies did on Black Friday. Granted Hunger Games didn't flop with a bad ending for the series as well as the relationship between its leading actors like Twilight did, but $5 or $6 might not be out of the realm of possibility for each of the individual Hunger Games movies maybe a year or two from now.

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That is the most apt comparison I've seen yet of the new Amazon.

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Has anyone had issues with them not shipping preorder Blu's out until days and sometimes a week after release day?

I am starting to feel like I should never preorder from Amazon again.

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Strange Brew - $7.49
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B80LOLY/

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Absolutely. But sadly they are not alone. Recently I've received new releases from both Best Buy and Target many days after the actual release date despite ordering them weeks, or months in advance.

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Right, but Target and Best Buy have never guaranteed delivery by release day. That was one of Amazon's big things.

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I almost always get Target pre-orders on the Thursday or Friday of release week. GoT last week was the first time I actually received anything on release day, and I think that was because it was shipped UPS instead of USPS.

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I rarely pre-order anything from Amazon, but I've had them sit on an in-stock order for over a month before they shipped it. It was a deal of the day that was out of stock when I ordered it, it came back in stock (at Amazon, not a third party seller) a wek later, and they didn't ship it until four weeks after that.

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Amazon has become like the old phone co monopolies, "We don't care, we don't have to". That's what happens when there is little competition in a capitalist system. Capitalism requires competition to work as it's supposed to.

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...from the days when media was hot and they wanted to keep anxious people from buying in stores.

With quick price drops these days, there's less and less incentive to pre-order non-Disney titles anyway.

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When would that have been? I think I've received maybe on or two items on release day. Ever. The rest came during the same week. But at least a day or two after the fact. Not complaining, because I pre-ordered usually for a lower price. Fact is most of the time the first day I have to watch new movies is Friday.

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I haven't kept close track, but of the ones I've preordered, I think I've maybe not gotten it release day a handful of times.

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That's pretty much how I feel about it. There's only a couple of titles that I preorder any more.

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FTR - Most of my pre-orders are Disney related titles or exclusives. Otherwise, I also wait for price drops.

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Creed (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD Ultraviolet Combo Pack) is $13 at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Creed-Blu-ray-...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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Mad Max '5' film anthology for $47.99 deal of the day
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...d_i=B00XUV1B4U

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a bunch of Kino's seem to have gotten temporary price reduction:
http://www.blu-ray.com/deals/?showpr...udiorating=all

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Wow, you're right. About $3 cheaper. Last time I saw these, they were around $15+

By the way, Kino's Film Noir 5-Film Set is down to $42.99. Very tempting.

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Deluxe Edition) is $11.99. 'Temporarily Out of Stock' but it let me order for that price. Not sure how that price compares to other places.

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I got it at BB last week for that price. They sent me a $5 cert and I had $5 from shopkick . Plus it had $8 in movie cash on it.

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Game of Thrones S1 - $17

http://www.amazon.com/Game-of-Throne...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Game of Thrones S2 - $22.65

http://www.amazon.com/Game-of-Throne...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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It dropped again, to $18.99 this time.

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Chungking Express (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Currently available for ~$28. If you're a Criterion fan, you'll be pissing your pants right now. Get it while it's still available. I placed my order over a week ago at $40, and it actually dropped! Worst case scenario...your order will be canceled.

Best case scenario? Well...:banana:

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And considering it's been out of print for a while, it's quite a catch at that price. Already have it, but if I didn't have it, I'd grab it now.

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Didn't know these were going for so much. I still have a sealed Criterion Collection Chungking Express sealed Blu-ray sitting on the shelf.

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Yeah, I have to wonder how many of these were found, if they are legit, considering they are still taking orders over 10 days ago when I ordered.

No wonder it went OOP. Amazon had half the stock sitting somewhere in a warehouse...probably in the same section as Chinese Noodles and Egg Foo Young mixes.

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Chungking Express (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] is now "delayed" per Amazon. April 22 and June 30, are the new expected delivery dates. Weird. I guess they don't have these in stock. Which does not look good, unless they bought a batch from another entity.

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I ordered it a few days ago and it's showing "Not yet shipped, Arriving April 13-15" in my order status. Fingers crossed.

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Same here...but I think it is more likely my order will be cancelled because it was a pricing error as they overestimated how many were still in their inventory compared to actual demand (it is now only available from third party sellers and starts at $164!!).

I am only holding onto a sliver of hope, afterall, many amazon third party sellers wanted stupid crazy money for My Big Fat Greek Wedding when it was unavailable to purchase, but when it came back down in price I ordered and while it has yet to ship, the order was not cancelled. Not quite an apples to apples comparison due to the known demand for Chungking Express, but still.

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The Man with the Iron Fists blu/DVD/DC is on sale for $5. I just blind bought it.

LINK

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Yeah, that's not bad at all.

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Miley Cyrus: Bangerz Tour (censored) $7.54

http://www.trustthebrain.com/wp-cont...eberArrest.jpg

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 55 cents + $4 shipping

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...FL._SX342_.jpg



Firefly $14.99

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Jaws 2 - $9.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DVALSUQ/

Jaws 3 (+3d!) - $9.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DVALSY2

Jaws 4 - $9.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DVALSU6/

Iron Giant: Signature Edition - $9.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DJVT53O/

The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. - $8.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DL6PC6G/
(kinda hoped Criterion might do something with this instead of Mill Creek, but that seems unlikely now)

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Why do they have two different skus for Jaws 3?

I bought Jaws 2 & 3 (for the 3D) but just can't pull the trigger on Jaws 4. I saw it in the theater when it came out but have hardly any memory of it. And the reviews are so bad that I just don't know if it is worth the 10 bucks to check it out again.

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I preordered the Iron Giant Signature. Looking forward to that, great price.

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All three sequels have two different skus. One of them will probably have movie cash included.