Brian T

Posted this in the Canadian Bargains thread, but since few actually read that I thought it might be worth noting here. From Amazon CANADA:

Tarantino Ultimate Collection - $24.99 CDN / approx. $26.00 US shipped
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00U1QGJBM/

Viper187

Looks like Stargate Atlantis is cheap as hell from Amazon.ca too, but I passed on it.

EinCB

Glengarry Glen Ross going for $4.67, but it's temporarily out of stock. Can anyone talk about the technical aspects? Blu-ray.com and here don't have any reviews for it.

https://www.amazon.com/Glengarry-Gle...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

DJariya

https://www.amazon.com/Hellraiser-Th...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Hellraiser the Scarlet Box set is now down to $67 and change.

Still not a cheap box set for 3 movies and a bonus disc. Does have other trinkets as well.


4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

Brand new 2K restorations of Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Uncompressed PCM Stereo 2.0 and Lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound for Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Lossless DTS-HD MA 2.0 sound for Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all three films
Limited Edition bonus disc
Exclusive 200-page hardback book with new writing from Clive Barker archivists Phil and Sarah Stokes
20-page booklet featuring never-before-seen original Hellraiser concept art
Limited Edition packaging with new artwork from Gilles Vranckx
Set of 5 exclusive art cards
Fold-out reversible poster

Viper187

That's ridiculous. Are the same transfers available as separate releases cheaper? I'm really not a fan of box sets anymore to begin with. The packaging always sucks. I never got into Hellraiser anyway, but I really should watch it eventually.

btw, Green Mile is $5.14 for those of us who prefer a standard case. Apparently the "anniversary" release is the same transfer anyway. Not interested in those Diamond Lux cases.

laidbacklarkin

If you are region free, you can get the Region B Hellraiser set from Zavvi for under $25 shipped to the USA:
http://m.zavvi.com/blu-ray/hellraiser-trilogy/11213681.html

Plenty of other deals to kick every retailer's ass stateside:
http://m.zavvi.com/offers/black-friday/films/blu-ray.list?utm_source=ENZ-_main-send-12pm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ENZ-_main-send-12pm&affil=thgemail&utm_content=TCMemail&widget_id=447447

DJariya

Yeah it's very expensive for 3 movies.

Arrow produced that set and it's not available as standalones.

There is a cheaper Region B Arrow set that doesn't include the bonus disc, book and other trinkets.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellraiser-...raiser+blu+ray

Runs about $37 and only includes the 3 movies.

lizard

Kate & Leopold (Director's Cut) $5.01

Chocolat $6.11
The Illusionist $6.11

DJariya

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Epi...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D set is now down to $25.49

I bought the previous set, so I'm passing on it.


Was seriously debating about getting that Hellraiser set, but looking at my already crowded self, I don't think I have the space for it.

ctyankee

Thanks for the head's up. I think that will make for good holiday watching with my son.

link:

https://smile.amazon.com/Magicians-S...vies-tv&sr=1-1

lizard

I always choose slow shipping since I don't care when I get something and prefer that Amazon picks the most efficient shipping; I never understood the attraction of two day shipping, which seems wasteful to me.

I prefer USPS because those deliveries end up in my locked mailbox. UPS tends to leave items in varying locations but their favorite is next to my garage door right where I get roof runoff when it rains. If there is too much snow, and they don't want to risk my 400 foot long gravel driveway, then they leave the package at the top of the driveway, usually in a bag hanging from my street number sign or sitting in the snow if it is large and heavy (had one electronic device get buried in snow and didn't find it for several days).

So much nicer to just have packages go into a locked USPS mailbox at our mailbox complex at the entrance to the neighborhood, where I'm going to stop to get my mail anyway. Again, it just seems less wasteful than having UPS or FedEx drive all over the fourteen miles of roads in the neighborhood delivering individual packages. (And I also drive an electric car which is fueled by solar panels.)

Different strokes for different folks.

ctyankee

Lizard,

You make some terrific points. The mailman is already out on the route, so (other than the addition of Sunday) it's a pretty efficient process. Admittedly, USPS seems to be struggling with their service of the "last mile" but perhaps they will get better. I also have a long, hilly driveway ... irritates me that so many large vehicles make it down fine, including the mail truck, yet the poor baby UPS driver can't seem to make it.

Like you said, different strokes for different strokes and two-day shipping is REALLY helpful for me, NOT for DVDs, but for other items. Even more so now that I can order something on Friday and have a chance of getting it on Sunday.

I wonder if people will even plan for weekend deliveries. For example, my son is in the city, where shipments sometimes get "lost" while he is at work. Saturday or Sunday deliveries might be swiped less knowing there are more people at home.

Viper187

My driveway is 1700ft. My old UPS driver always came in, but I had FedEx actually leave a package or two the whole way out at the road. Ridiculous. My good UPS driver retired, so I don't know what I'm going to get this winter.

DVD Josh

We once had an issue with a delivery during a snow storm. Amazon refunded us. We found the package four months later after the melt. This was when amazon plastic sealed everything and it was actually no worse for wear (the box was destroyed, however.

DJariya

What the heck is up with the price of Sons of Liberty, the History channel miniseries. I bought it yesterday for $9.40, but it's been going up and down in price over the last several days.

Strapped4Cash

Same here.

And for almost 10 years I've rented a PO Box for security. I'm not fond of the extra cost, but it's been so much more convenient not worrying about anything being delivered and then left out or stolen.

Viper187

Yeah, it's getting annoying. That, Man of Steel CE, and one or two others just constantly show up on the most recent deals on blu-ray.com.

Viper187

2 more orders were late. I'm up to May now for my Prime renewal. That's a total of 4 months added this year.

Why So Blu?

Hell or High Water is down t $15.29 on Amazon.

speedy1961

Being an actual USPS Rural Mail Carrier, I can tell you that we try like hell to get your packages to you in safe, pristine condition. However, given the flood of items that were ordered on Black Friday, I can honestly say that USPS management was totally unprepared for the waves of parcels that entered each office this Sunday, in addition to Amazon Prime stuff which we deliver on Sunday. I was out there for 8+ hours delivering over 160 parcels, many of which VERY oversized and barely fit in the USPS truck. (One address had 3 such parcels from Amazon which forced me to make a second and third trip to deliver ALL the Amazon parcels for 3 separate routes.)
When I returned to the office at 5 PM it was dark and the office had received 3 more pallets of Amazon Prime parcels (all of which were marked Sunday Delivery). I would've been willing to keep on going but the pallets would need to be sorted to the routes and it is infinitely more difficult to deliver mail / parcels in the dark.

As far as UPS and Fedex go, their trucks are not quite as nimble as our 30 year old LLVs and their general rule of thumb is: if they can't turn around safely, they do not go up / down. From my experience nothing is worse than getting up a long driveway and finding no place to turn around which forces you to BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. No fun at all.

As far as last mile delivery: the USPS can rise to the challenge but during the 4+ years I've been a carrier I have NEVER seen upper management plan for anything. To correctly manage the flow of mail / parcels, money would need to be spent and that directly goes against management's thinking. (They're currently worrying about how to boost their year end bonuses....... how do they do that you say? But keeping costs / help low).

Sad to say but it's true.

ctyankee

Thanks for the post!

dsa_shea

Speedy, thanks for your insight and your hard work. It sounds like you do your absolute best out there.

story

Really appreciate the perspective, speedy, thank you. I'm sure a lot of your job is pretty thankless, these days.

EinCB

Thanks a lot, speedy, for all the hard work you do.

Viper187

Sooner or later, these assholes that run USPS, UPS, FedEx. are going to have to come to terms with the fact it's the 21st century and they should be fully operational 7 days a week.