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laidbacklarkin 01-24-13 07:58 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by ppawuk (Post 11553121)
As usual it depends on the manager. The one store told me they would match the online price but I couldn't use the upgrade coupon. Thankfully it rang up the correct price at another store and I got it for $5.

that's the part I haven't been able to understand. Why no parity in storefont pricing ?

yeldarb367 01-24-13 09:17 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
I've picked up over 60 titles at five different stores and NETWORK is the only one I haven't seen yet. I'll post a full list at the end of the three weeks, but some highlights of what I got:
  • All 16 Triple Features that were on sale. Only missing slipcovers for Scorsese and V for Vendetta/Watchmen/Constantine.
  • Five steelbooks (all $4.99 a/c): The Book of Eli, The Hangover, The Matrix, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  • I passed on Casablanca and Ben Hur to wait for a deal on the 2-packs releasing in March (Casablanca/The African Queen and Ben-Hur/The Ten Commandments)
  • Pineapple Express for $2.99 after coupon. It was in the ad last week for $4.99 a/c but it was on sale for $7.99 and it scanned fine with the U&S coupon.
  • Good finds for $4.99: Donnie Darko 4-disc, Fort Apache (non-U&S), The Lovely Bones 2-disc, and Restrepo.

darkdaze73 01-25-13 04:47 AM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Taken 2 is 12.99 as part of a 2-day sale. A few other movies on sale, but nothing to get excited about.

edit: didn't notice, but SBJ has a separate thread on this.

Manzana 01-25-13 08:00 AM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by yeldarb367 (Post 11553258)
I passed on Casablanca and Ben Hur to wait for a deal on the 2-packs releasing in March (Casablanca/The African Queen and Ben-Hur/The Ten Commandments)

Hmmm. I didn't know about this. I looked it up on Amazon and it's coming out 3/12. I bought Casablanca with U&S on 1/15, so if there's a good deal on it on release day I'd still be just under my 60 day silver returns. However, with U&S being over I'd only get back $4.99 having flushed away a $1 DT trade-in.

I expect that there won't be any $10 or less deals on this 2 pack when it's released, so I'll probably end up keeping Casablanca from U&S and just waiting for a $5 deal on The African Queen.

I've totally given up on The Lovely Bones 2 disc BD. Every store only has the 1 disc. I guess it was just pure luck that others found the 2 disc in their store. I have a question: did anyone who got the The Lovely Bones 2 disc BD for $4.99 AC buy it after the first week of the sale? My theory is only the first week's inventory had 2 disc editions mixed in. Now stores are only getting 1 disc editions.

boc4ever 01-25-13 08:53 AM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by Manzana (Post 11553663)
I've totally given up on The Lovely Bones 2 disc BD. Every store only has the 1 disc. I guess it was just pure luck that others found the 2 disc in their store. I have a question: did anyone who got the The Lovely Bones 2 disc BD for $4.99 AC buy it after the first week of the sale? My theory is only the first week's inventory had 2 disc editions mixed in. Now stores are only getting 1 disc editions.

The one I found was the last one. It was on a display with other 9.99 discs. I had no idea the 2 disc was rare, but I was happy to get it.

yeldarb367 01-25-13 03:54 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by Manzana (Post 11553663)
Hmmm. I didn't know about this. I looked it up on Amazon and it's coming out 3/12. I bought Casablanca with U&S on 1/15, so if there's a good deal on it on release day I'd still be just under my 60 day silver returns. However, with U&S being over I'd only get back $4.99 having flushed away a $1 DT trade-in.

I expect that there won't be any $10 or less deals on this 2 pack when it's released, so I'll probably end up keeping Casablanca from U&S and just waiting for a $5 deal on The African Queen.

I'm hoping my Best Buy carries them for $14.99 each, making them $9.99 each when the next U&S comes around. So I'm not really saving any money, just one spot on my shelf :-)


Originally Posted by Manzana (Post 11553663)
I have a question: did anyone who got the The Lovely Bones 2 disc BD for $4.99 AC buy it after the first week of the sale? My theory is only the first week's inventory had 2 disc editions mixed in. Now stores are only getting 1 disc editions.

I bought mine yesterday. It was the last copy in store.

kenbenobi 01-25-13 04:05 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Are the steelbooks still $9.99? I want to get Book of Eli. Both of the versions online are $14.99. I can't tell if either is a Steelbook. I'm thinking the price went up, but just want to confirm...

DirkBelig 01-25-13 04:49 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
I saw The Departed steelbook last week, but when I checked my BB app it didn't even show it as an item, so I had no idea whether it was marked down to $10 or not. Is it? I was surprised to see Sherlock Holmes 2 SB for $10 with a tag on the shelf.

RagingBull80 01-25-13 05:31 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
For those that really want Casablanca, I saw it at Wal-Mart for $9.99. I know that you guys are looking for it for $5 but if you can't find it in time, $10 isn't a bad price to pay for that disc.

darkhawk 01-25-13 06:28 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
I traded in 2 and got Scrooged and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. When I got home I found in the bag the 2 coupons still stapled to the receipt that I had just used.

TheBang 01-25-13 07:10 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Unfortunately, GDT was cheaper a month or two ago, when it was on sale for $9.99 AND it was part of the BOGO free promo.

laidbacklarkin 01-25-13 07:17 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
steelbook prices have gone up. Sherlock Holmes GOS was ringing $34.99 last evening in a store in SoCal

darkdaze73 01-25-13 07:22 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin (Post 11554595)
steelbook prices have gone up. Sherlock Holmes GOS was ringing $34.99 last evening in a store in SoCal

You sure that wasn't the BD/dvd combo pack? All the re-issuses are sticker priced at $19.99 I believe.

I think this is the link to the non-combo steelbook.

fan1bsb97 01-25-13 10:29 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by yeldarb367 (Post 11553258)
[*]Pineapple Express for $2.99 after coupon. It was in the ad last week for $4.99 a/c but it was on sale for $7.99 and it scanned fine with the U&S coupon.

I thought it only worked on titles $9.99 and above! Is it worth it you think to try and do it with ones priced at $7.99? Has this worked for others?

The Valeyard 01-25-13 10:42 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Can I use the Upgrade coupon with a Reward Zone coupon? Or would one cancel out the other?

tbender 01-25-13 11:10 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by The Valeyard (Post 11554899)
Can I use the Upgrade coupon with a Reward Zone coupon? Or would one cancel out the other?

Yes, you can (assuming you mean a RZ certificate)

The Valeyard 01-25-13 11:45 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Yes, sir.

Thanks for the answer!

Dan 01-26-13 09:29 AM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Does BB make you provide any personal information when trading in the discs? Name, address, etc.?

Michael Corvin 01-26-13 09:35 AM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by SomethingMore (Post 11555140)
Does BB make you provide any personal information when trading in the discs? Name, address, etc.?

No.

My Other Self 01-26-13 12:11 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by fan1bsb97 (Post 11554894)
I thought it only worked on titles $9.99 and above! Is it worth it you think to try and do it with ones priced at $7.99? Has this worked for others?

I've never seen it work on anything under $9.99. If this is the case I'm sure it would've been mentioned on some site at some point on how to get practically free movies. Maybe he should check his receipt. I just bought Pineapple Express this past Monday and even though the signage indicated $7.99 it rang up $9.99 and I was able to utilize the coupon.

yeldarb367 01-26-13 01:25 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 

Originally Posted by fan1bsb97 (Post 11554894)
I thought it only worked on titles $9.99 and above! Is it worth it you think to try and do it with ones priced at $7.99? Has this worked for others?


Originally Posted by mcfly (Post 11555242)
I've never seen it work on anything under $9.99. If this is the case I'm sure it would've been mentioned on some site at some point on how to get practically free movies. Maybe he should check his receipt. I just bought Pineapple Express this past Monday and even though the signage indicated $7.99 it rang up $9.99 and I was able to utilize the coupon.

It was in their weekly ad for $4.99 after coupon, $9.99 regular price. It was simultaneously on sale for $7.99. I was prepared to state my case for getting it for $2.99 but it rang up fine with the coupon. My thinking is they made an exception in the system to cover their error.

I've tried to buy blu rays before that I didn't know were on sale for under $9.99. In both of those cases it wouldn't interact with the coupon.

Torchur317 01-26-13 03:32 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
New Warner Brothers display when I was at Best Buy today with lots of $9.99 titles plus a few $14.99s. I remember seeing these there....

Space Jam
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) / Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Blood Diamond
Collateral Damage (2002) / Eraser (1996)
Demolition Man
Gettysburg
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) / House of Wax (2005)
Grumpy Old Men (1993) / Grumpier Old Men (1995)
& a few others that I can't remember....

Torchur317 01-26-13 03:35 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
Today I bought:

Thir13en Ghosts (2001) / House of Wax (2005)
Grumpy Old Men (1993) / Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Demolition Man
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) / Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Kill Bill vol. 1 & 2
Dog Day Afternoon
Gangs of New York
Gettysburg
American Beauty

BambooLounge 01-26-13 04:34 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
3 more for me today (also used a $5 reward zone certificate):
1. Lincoln Lawyer
2. School of Rock
3. Lawrence of Arabia

laidbacklarkin 01-26-13 05:02 PM

Re: Upgrade and Save coming back! 1/13 - 2/2
 
confirmed steelbook prices are $9.99 only until today...system as 1/26 as sale price end date


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