Best Buy, Circuit City, & Target Ads for 8/22 - 8/28
08-19-04, 02:59 PM
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This post would be a lot easier to read if you associated the price with the movie list that it represents. Like this:
$115.99
The World at War
$95.99
FarScape S3
$43.99
The Munsters S1
Night Gallery S1
etc.
$115.99
The World at War
$95.99
FarScape S3
$43.99
The Munsters S1
Night Gallery S1
etc.
08-19-04, 06:10 PM
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Originally posted by asianxcore
Thanks for the prices!
is Boy Meets World S1 still coming out this coming week.
might pick up that, Shaolin Soccer, and maybe Dogville.
Thanks for the prices!
is Boy Meets World S1 still coming out this coming week.
might pick up that, Shaolin Soccer, and maybe Dogville.
08-19-04, 06:36 PM
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Question: Has anyone tried to fool the Best Buy registers with the TV Boxsets before?
For example, Futurama V4 is $32.99. But the ads (we think) state that if you buy 4 Futurama boxsets implying you buy Vol. 1,2,3, and 4, you get $40 off. (3 boxes = $20 off, 2 boxes = $10 off)
But are BB's registers coded to prevent you from buying say, 4 copies of V4 and getting the $40 off?
For example, Futurama V4 is $32.99. But the ads (we think) state that if you buy 4 Futurama boxsets implying you buy Vol. 1,2,3, and 4, you get $40 off. (3 boxes = $20 off, 2 boxes = $10 off)
But are BB's registers coded to prevent you from buying say, 4 copies of V4 and getting the $40 off?
08-19-04, 06:44 PM
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Originally posted by Quake1028
I never understood what is so hard about figuring out the hot prices. It's fairly obvious and easy to figure out I thought.
I never understood what is so hard about figuring out the hot prices. It's fairly obvious and easy to figure out I thought.
08-19-04, 07:22 PM
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By the way, while Best Buy has the American exclusive on those "Midnight Movies", they are available from Canadian sites. For example, DVD Soon currently offers those double features at 10.77, which is about what you'd be paying after sales tax...
08-19-04, 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by nchhabra
So what will the hot price be? Someone about 3 posts above yours said 17.99 for The Girl Next Door. That doesn't seem to hot too me. I thought the hot price was always like 14.99 or 15.99? Now I am really confused.
So what will the hot price be? Someone about 3 posts above yours said 17.99 for The Girl Next Door. That doesn't seem to hot too me. I thought the hot price was always like 14.99 or 15.99? Now I am really confused.
With The Girl Next Door, the person who said it is $17.99 said that was the price at Circuit City. Thus, you can expect it to be listed next to Purple Rain and/or Ella Enchanted in Sunday's CC flyer.
No one has yet said a price for Best Buy - but expect it to be either $17.99 or $14.99 there. Because if it was $19.99, they probably would list the price and not "Hot Price." When you see the BB flyer, if it's next to Dogville, expect it to be $17.99. If it's near Graffiti Bridge, Under the Cherry Moon, and/or Witchboard, expect the price to be $14.99.
Or you could also cheat and check BestBuy.com, which usually lists the sale price a few days before a disc's release. The site is currently showing $17.99 for GND. Expect that to be the price on it there, as well. But with a free Maxim DVD, apparently.
So just because a disc is listed as a "Hot Price" doesn't necessarily mean it'll be $14.99 or $15.99. It just means the store's price is below the studio's MAP for that title.
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08-19-04, 09:26 PM
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Originally posted by Mr. Cinema
Nice 2 for 20 deals at BB. Does anyone know if CC pricematches 2for deals? I'd rather pm there then have to drive farther to BB.
Nice 2 for 20 deals at BB. Does anyone know if CC pricematches 2for deals? I'd rather pm there then have to drive farther to BB.
08-19-04, 10:23 PM
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i think I'll stop by at BB next week-
tempting 2 for $20-
king of NY- -is this the SE? on a different note-I read somewhere online that k of NY was edited to get an R rating. hopefully the original cut be release someday--wouldnt be a bad idea.
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tempting 2 for $20-
king of NY- -is this the SE? on a different note-I read somewhere online that k of NY was edited to get an R rating. hopefully the original cut be release someday--wouldnt be a bad idea.
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08-19-04, 10:57 PM
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Originally posted by Altimus Prime
Circuit City wins again! When is "Best" Buy gonna wake up?
Circuit City wins again! When is "Best" Buy gonna wake up?
I usually do the price match thing anyway at BB to get the reward pts when CC is the cheapest, but I really don't see how CC stays in business...
08-19-04, 11:03 PM
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Originally posted by The Cow
It may be just my area, but Circuit City rarely has pretty much anything in stock, that is listed in their ad. Coupla weeks ago, they tried to tell me they didn't even carry a DVD in the ad...
I usually do the price match thing anyway at BB to get the reward pts when CC is the cheapest, but I really don't see how CC stays in business...
It may be just my area, but Circuit City rarely has pretty much anything in stock, that is listed in their ad. Coupla weeks ago, they tried to tell me they didn't even carry a DVD in the ad...
I usually do the price match thing anyway at BB to get the reward pts when CC is the cheapest, but I really don't see how CC stays in business...
08-19-04, 11:04 PM
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Originally posted by asianxcore
Thanks for the prices!
is Boy Meets World S1 still coming out this coming week.
might pick up that, Shaolin Soccer, and maybe Dogville.
Thanks for the prices!
is Boy Meets World S1 still coming out this coming week.
might pick up that, Shaolin Soccer, and maybe Dogville.
08-20-04, 12:49 AM
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Originally posted by profbobo
Shaolin Soccer is out in R1 already?
Shaolin Soccer is out in R1 already?
More details in this thread.
08-20-04, 11:54 AM
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Originally posted by scott27
Most DVDs released by the studios have a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) that stores can list in their ads. Typically for a new release movie, it's $19.99. If a store wants to charge less than the MAP for a particular disc, they can't list the price in the flyer, so they put something like "Low Price" or "Hot Price" in place of an actual price. Usually, you can tell the LP/HP by looking at the prices of the discs near it. That's the store's way of "secretly" giving away the price without breaking their contract with the studio (i.e going below the MAP).
With The Girl Next Door, the person who said it is $17.99 said that was the price at Circuit City. Thus, you can expect it to be listed next to Purple Rain and/or Ella Enchanted in Sunday's CC flyer.
No one has yet said a price for Best Buy - but expect it to be either $17.99 or $14.99 there. Because if it was $19.99, they probably would list the price and not "Hot Price." When you see the BB flyer, if it's next to Dogville, expect it to be $17.99. If it's near Graffiti Bridge, Under the Cherry Moon, and/or Witchboard, expect the price to be $14.99.
Or you could also cheat and check BestBuy.com, which usually lists the sale price a few days before a disc's release. The site is currently showing $17.99 for GND. Expect that to be the price on it there, as well. But with a free Maxim DVD, apparently.
So just because a disc is listed as a "Hot Price" doesn't necessarily mean it'll be $14.99 or $15.99. It just means the store's price is below the studio's MAP for that title.
Most DVDs released by the studios have a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) that stores can list in their ads. Typically for a new release movie, it's $19.99. If a store wants to charge less than the MAP for a particular disc, they can't list the price in the flyer, so they put something like "Low Price" or "Hot Price" in place of an actual price. Usually, you can tell the LP/HP by looking at the prices of the discs near it. That's the store's way of "secretly" giving away the price without breaking their contract with the studio (i.e going below the MAP).
With The Girl Next Door, the person who said it is $17.99 said that was the price at Circuit City. Thus, you can expect it to be listed next to Purple Rain and/or Ella Enchanted in Sunday's CC flyer.
No one has yet said a price for Best Buy - but expect it to be either $17.99 or $14.99 there. Because if it was $19.99, they probably would list the price and not "Hot Price." When you see the BB flyer, if it's next to Dogville, expect it to be $17.99. If it's near Graffiti Bridge, Under the Cherry Moon, and/or Witchboard, expect the price to be $14.99.
Or you could also cheat and check BestBuy.com, which usually lists the sale price a few days before a disc's release. The site is currently showing $17.99 for GND. Expect that to be the price on it there, as well. But with a free Maxim DVD, apparently.
So just because a disc is listed as a "Hot Price" doesn't necessarily mean it'll be $14.99 or $15.99. It just means the store's price is below the studio's MAP for that title.
08-20-04, 12:06 PM
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In the Circuit City buy one for $9.99 get one free deal, is Kingpin the Farrelly brothers movie or that short-term TV series?
In the Circuit City buy one for $9.99 get one free deal, is Kingpin the Farrelly brothers movie or that short-term TV series?
All the other titles are MGM so that's what it should be.