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That depends, if you have a BB credit card and are Elite Plus, you get 6% back.

If you have the usual Amazon Visa card and Prime you can convert it to the new 5% cash back. I would guess that many longtime Amazon customers have the Amazon Visa card; no need to fuss with getting another card.

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How do you do that?

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But there's also the advantage of going into the store, being able to pick out an item that is undamaged and doesn't have a loose disc, and then leaving the store with product in hand. There's something to be said for not having to wait for a delivery to arrive.

And I do have one of those cards. So far, my spending hasn't increased too much, but then again, other stores have had more aggressive sales.

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Based on the level of undamaged product I've gotten from Amazon, I'll gladly wait a day to avoid going into Best Buy. I don't need that satisfaction of walking out of a store with product in hand.

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Are we still debating the merits of physical vs online shopping? :lol:

This is my guess. They probably have customers broken into segments, and the ones who place frequent free-shipping orders would be considered "Prime" targets. If there's no uptick there, then the point of the upcharge is lost. Other than Amazon saving some money on shipping, I suppose, but Prime has shown that that's not their biggest concern.

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When BD prices are same at Best Buy (or Target) vs Amazon. I prefer to buy at Best Buy (or Target) .

Remember if weren't for Best Buy or Target Sale - Amazon would not lower their price. It is good to keep B & M stores in business.

And yes you can pick BD with slip cover and non loose disk etc. Plus stores have other add-ons / freebies like book or toy etc

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$8.62 off $50 for qualified purchase at Amazon, today only.

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Need to enter BIGTHANKS coupon code at checkout to get it. ;)

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Assassin's Creed 3D is $19.99 (price matching Target)

https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Cre...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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Big thanks for that! I've been hovering over the 'buy button' on a $50.27 order for a couple of days now -- including the limited edition TRAILER TRAUMA 3 at $22.91 and MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER VOL. II at $18.67 (new low), as well as a book -- hoping the prices wouldn't go back up before I decided to bite, but that discount made it much easier. Appears to be one-use only, by the way.

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I had bought the Parks/Rec complete series on DVD a few weeks ago when it was temporarily out of stock. Since it still hadn't shipped, I cancelled that order. Reordered it now at the same price which made it a lot easier to reach the $50 point.

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I'm about to do something similar. Cancel a couple of other orders to combine them and get to $50. :)

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Wish I could find $50 I want (& it has to be sold by Amazon; "fulfilled by Amazon" doesn't count towards the $50)................................

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Deal of the Day: https://www.amazon.com/Trilog%C3%ADa...lermo+del+toro

Although, I believe it will be cheaper during Barnes & Noble's half off Criterion sale.

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America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (Head / Easy Rider / Five Easy Pieces / Drive, He Said / The Last Picture Show / The King of Marvin Gardens / A Safe Place) (The Criterion Collection)[Blu-ray] $59.00

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That's an excellent set. I got it for $50 in 2011, listed at $53 with a $3 Gold Box discount (remember those?). That may give some pricing perspective over the last Not a loser in the bunch. Even Head is worth watching for the weird factor.

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That's a fucking steal! I don't know what I paid, but it wasn't that...

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WOW !! Paid $62 used at GoHastings 3 years ago. This is a phenomenal price for this set

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I also payed $62 directly from Criterion back in 2012.

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Although it's indicated it will ship anywhere from 1 to 2 months [it was a Lightning Deal earlier in the week, believe it was going for $44.99], WB's Special Effects Collection is priced at $32.04.

Consists of:
Son of Kong, Mighty Joe Young, Them! & The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

https://www.amazon.com/Special-Effec...cts+collection

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Will Amazon match? I'm pretty sure I won't be able to meet Criterion's $50 minimum for free shipping.

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Even on sale the box set will qualify for Criterion's free shipping level. That's the point. I'm holding off based on the tip.

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If so, it would have been easy to make that clear.

Anyway, I realized I had a ton of accumulated Amazon money from prior gift cards. Accumulated because I can rarely create an order over $50 for free shipping anymore. So I went for this box set to burn some of that balance off.