Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 12998968)

So I picked up a handful of those $9.99 titles from Amazon, and my copy of THE NICE GUYS is Blu-ray only, no DVD or Digital Copy (even though that's the only version the Amazon website lists). I seem to recall something about Warners doing this after a certain point with their titles (going to single media versions)...however, if I should have gotten the combo pack, I want to send it back - just don't want to go through the trouble if the Blu-ray only version is all that exists at this point.

Any help on this one guys? I couldn't care less about the DVD, but I would have liked the Digital version (but not enough that I'm going to go buy it separately).

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 12998968)

So I picked up a handful of those $9.99 titles from Amazon, and my copy of THE NICE GUYS is Blu-ray only, no DVD or Digital Copy (even though that's the only version the Amazon website lists). I seem to recall something about Warners doing this after a certain point with their titles (going to single media versions)...however, if I should have gotten the combo pack, I want to send it back - just don't want to go through the trouble if the Blu-ray only version is all that exists at this point.

Any help on this one guys? I couldn't care less about the DVD, but I would have liked the Digital version (but not enough that I'm going to go buy it separately).

Originally Posted by BobO'Link (Post 12999215)

I don't know about that practice but *do* know if I'd ordered the BR/DVD/DC combo pack and received only a BR I'd be doing an exchange.

Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni (Post 12999357)

You can give it a try, and they will likely send you a replacement, but there's no guarantee that you won't just get another BD only package. I've seen it happen before. Warner might have taken the DVD and Digital copy out of the box and not changed the SKU. They've done that before, and Amazon might not have any of the original release left.

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger (Post 12999444)

It seems that the studios did a run of Blu-rays for Black Friday sales that dropped extras like the DVD and digital copy. They didn't change the UPC code this time. I came across several of them at Best Buy for releases that definitively once had the extras.

This stock now seems to have been mixed in with their normal inventory.

Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni (Post 12999357)

You can give it a try, and they will likely send you a replacement, but there's no guarantee that you won't just get another BD only package. I've seen it happen before. Warner might have taken the DVD and Digital copy out of the box and not changed the SKU. They've done that before, and Amazon might not have any of the original release left.

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 12999484)

Yes, I remember seeing some of these titles at Walmart a couple of years ago during their Black Friday event. I can't remember what the exact titles were, but some of them that were originally BR/DVD combo packs were now only BR. I also think that some of them looked like they were even stripped of disc-based extras, like these were the Netflix or Redbox versions of the movies.

At the time I was thinking it would really suck if these things ended up in the regular distribution change or Amazon sellers.

This seems to be limited to Walmart, as they get these big pallets of Black Friday titles, just for BF, while Best Buy just seems to sell their regular stock.

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 12999922)

This actually seems to be the case - there were no extras listed on the back of the box, either. Alas, I sent it back before I saw the above post about checking the UPC code, but if they send me another, rest assured I'm not paying for a bare bones copy with zero extras (although I guess the disc only had a pair of short featurettes anyway...but still).

I just need to keep this is mind when ordering Warner Bros. titles in the future...this seems to be the only studio that does this.

Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni (Post 13000013)

If it's the same UPC, and if you get a new one that you can be sure is the bare bones release without opening it, you could always check your local stores to see if they have the BD+DVD+DC version, buy it and return the bare bones version.

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 13000082)

As physical stores have shrunk their inventory, it's going to become increasingly difficult to do.

Originally Posted by rw2516 (Post 13000344)

Amazon begins charging sales tax for my state on Feb. It's not retroactive to pre-orders is it? Something ordered today, ships in April, is still tax free?
Do they charge sales tax on prime memberships?

Originally Posted by Bobaray (Post 13000351)

Since you are charged when the item ships, you will be taxed on the pre-orders.

Originally Posted by rw2516 (Post 13000357)

Even if I have an invoice at a lower price?

Originally Posted by goblin23 (Post 13000083)

Rick and Morty: The Complete Second Season $12.99