Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin (Post 11924836)

That won't fly with many out here. They expect that as soon as they sign up for Prime, Amazon drop BD prices to 1 cent and ship them out with 2 day delivery so that the 'benefit' of Prime is realized - its as if they are doing Amazon a favor by signing up. Jeesus, I swear there are some people on this forum that don't know squat about running a business. No one seems to understand how much it costs to SHIP an item out. Try selling something on the marketplace and shipping it out with the shipping credits you receive - then you will know. Prime is not about enticing you to buy a buncha cheap ass BDs during a month's period, its about how you shop in a year getting stuff for your home - USEFUL stuff that goes beyond BD's and for which you don't have to head out into your car, drive to a retailer and spend gas and time in doing it. Why can't people think beyond that requirement of a buck 5 bluray title ?

Originally Posted by DirkBelig (Post 11924896)

Amazon has been quite aggressive in offering excellent deals on Blu-rays over the past 3-4 years ($20 then $10 Mad Men seasons, anyone?) so to see such lackluster offerings and to be disappointed isn't entitlement, it's disappointment that the tradition has ended.

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin (Post 11924836)

That won't fly with many out here. They expect that as soon as they sign up for Prime, Amazon drop BD prices to 1 cent and ship them out with 2 day delivery so that the 'benefit' of Prime is realized - its as if they are doing Amazon a favor by signing up. Jeesus, I swear there are some people on this forum that don't know squat about running a business. No one seems to understand how much it costs to SHIP an item out. Try selling something on the marketplace and shipping it out with the shipping credits you receive - then you will know. Prime is not about enticing you to buy a buncha cheap ass BDs during a month's period, its about how you shop in a year getting stuff for your home - USEFUL stuff that goes beyond BD's and for which you don't have to head out into your car, drive to a retailer and spend gas and time in doing it. Why can't people think beyond that requirement of a buck 5 bluray title ?

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin (Post 11924952)

Even Thanksgiving is not done yet. Its still a FULL MONTH to go for Christmas...the best deals to be had are closer to Christmas.

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin (Post 11924836)

That won't fly with many out here. They expect that as soon as they sign up for Prime, Amazon drop BD prices to 1 cent and ship them out with 2 day delivery so that the 'benefit' of Prime is realized - its as if they are doing Amazon a favor by signing up. Jeesus, I swear there are some people on this forum that don't know squat about running a business. No one seems to understand how much it costs to SHIP an item out. Try selling something on the marketplace and shipping it out with the shipping credits you receive - then you will know. Prime is not about enticing you to buy a buncha cheap ass BDs during a month's period, its about how you shop in a year getting stuff for your home - USEFUL stuff that goes beyond BD's and for which you don't have to head out into your car, drive to a retailer and spend gas and time in doing it. Why can't people think beyond that requirement of a buck 5 bluray title ?

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger (Post 11925013)

That really hasn't been true in the Internet era. Most retailers have been pushing sales around the week of Black Friday. If anything, prices get jacked up closer to Christmas as shoppers get desperate for any gift.

Originally Posted by My Other Self (Post 11924982)

Last year during the week of Thanksgiving was absolutely ripe for savings. Tons of TV shows and boxsets. Best Buy has some good sales this week but it doesn't come close. Part of that is because they don't carry half of the stuff they did last year at this time.

The last "great" Amazon sale for BDs was in 2009 (for me, anyway). That's not to say they haven't had some killer deals inbetween, but for an overall sale it has been awhile.

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 11925412)

I suspect that Amazon is looking toward a future where they no longer sell physical products. Books, music, and tv/movies will all be digital and streamed to Kindles or other compatible devices. Physical goods like blenders, tools, furniture, and electronics will be sold through the marketplace by third party sellers.

Then Amazon won't need to own warehouses or pay out shipping charges. The physical goods they'll need to warehouse and ship themselves will be Kindles.

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 11925412)

I suspect that Amazon is looking toward a future where they no longer sell physical products. Books, music, and tv/movies will all be digital and streamed to Kindles or other compatible devices. Physical goods like blenders, tools, furniture, and electronics will be sold through the marketplace by third party sellers.

Then Amazon won't need to own warehouses or pay out shipping charges. The physical goods they'll need to warehouse and ship themselves will be Kindles.

Originally Posted by IJMSPORT (Post 11925567)

I think $18.99

Originally Posted by IJMSPORT (Post 11925821)

Oh wow did the Lightning Deals get serious in a hurry.

Originally Posted by kenbenobi (Post 11895672)

I see an expired deal for Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited 1-4. Anyone know how much it was? I hope they do it again later this month...

Originally Posted by teameck (Post 11896262)

It was $17.99 on a Lightning Deal last week.

I hope they do it again later as well as I want another copy for a gift.

Originally Posted by darkdaze73 (Post 11925889)

It's back again at that price with 60% claimed at the moment.

Originally Posted by dalbowski (Post 11925869)

If you look at the Gold Box section, Island of Lost Souls CC is listed with the 11/28 6:20am PT deals (Medium, Jersey Shore, etc..). It's not listed in the Movies section calendar.

Originally Posted by kenbenobi (Post 11925864)

They do? Perhaps tomorrow. They have a LOT, but it all depends on the prices. So far, I bought one item. Last year around this time, I probably had bought 15 titles by now.

Originally Posted by IJMSPORT (Post 11925946)

Same here (in terms of claiming LDs by now). I haven't done any this year.

I just know that now, I am trying to figure out how I'm going to participate in at least three of the LDs tomorrow, while having to be on the road traveling between family functions. But, that's a good problem I guess.

Originally Posted by kenbenobi (Post 11925952)

I thought it through already. I have a good smartphone (hopefully you do as well), so we should be able to order everything on there without issue. Just make sure you are logged in, and have the page up in advance. And set the alarm on your phone so you don't forget about it.

Originally Posted by Josh-da-man (Post 11925412)

I suspect that Amazon is looking toward a future where they no longer sell physical products. Books, music, and tv/movies will all be digital and streamed to Kindles or other compatible devices. Physical goods like blenders, tools, furniture, and electronics will be sold through the marketplace by third party sellers.

Then Amazon won't need to own warehouses or pay out shipping charges. The physical goods they'll need to warehouse and ship themselves will be Kindles.

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger (Post 11926043)

Retail stores get a lot of impulse purchases that no one makes over the Internet.

Originally Posted by dalbowski (Post 11926151)

Hmm, as it stands I'm more interested in their Thanksgiving deals (provided they're price matching Pacific Rim to Target's BF price) than their Black Friday ones.

Of course this is just their lightning deals. I'm sure Amazon will price match a bunch of things when they go live.

Originally Posted by IJMSPORT (Post 11926170)

Hoping Schindler's List has a very good price on this upcoming LD.

Originally Posted by brainee (Post 11926200)

$10 I bite ... $15-$20 I pass.

Originally Posted by IJMSPORT (Post 11924781)

Its not about being entitled; its about effective shopping, which is what this DVDtalk forum site is about.

I'll be the first one to tell you that getting stuff for $105 versus $100 isn't that big of a deal. But, I also would be foolish to pretend to be happy that Amazon is not doing their best quality control/aggressive pricing on items when they have done so in the past.

Amazon was KILLING the retailers during BF week, if not the other 358 days out of the year. And now, they are just doing the ol "ho-hum" thing, at least as it appears.

I, as well as many others, do not expect Amazon to lead the best prices charge on every single item. But, I think its safe to say we do expect them to be in the playing field. And putting up the same merchandise over and over again and offering tier 3 items during holiday LD or weekly promotions isn't going to cut it.

For the first time in at least 3 years, I'm going to BB today to scout for BF and possibly see what is on sale. I never went near any of the retail stores during BF week before now. So, why the change? You can fill in the blank(s) on that. And if I'm doing it, it means a bunch of others are doing it too.

Originally Posted by IJMSPORT (Post 11926170)

Hoping Schindler's List has a very good price on this upcoming LD.