Nidreu

Hi guys, sorry if this falls under the taboo question category, but I haven't seen anyone mention it.

Does anyone know if a 45% criterion sale is coming anytime soon? The last one I remember was the amazon 45% off the top 14 best selling criterions, and that was awhile ago. I know that the DDD 20% sale is twice a year, and was wondering if this sale is similar, or just completely random. I've also seen DDD and Dvdplanet run, but haven't come across one in awhile.

Thanks for any info, and sorry again if this is a taboo question.

mifuneral

DDD had a 45% off sale early in the year. Actually they might have had 2 such sales before the 20% off sale. I think it's kinda random so there's probably no way of knowing when the next one will pop up.

g

dvdplanet with coupons is really an excellent deal for criterions all year round

marty888

The only thing you can assume about any 45% sale is ...... if ANYONE knows about it, it gets posted here immediately. So there really is never a need to ask - just keep hanging around DVD Talk and the nanosecond anything happens, you will know.

PopcornTreeCt

The DDD Criterion sale actually worked out better than the 20% off sale did.

obscurelabel

The only title I purchased during the 45% sale was Mr. Arkadin at $27.47. At some point during the 20% sale, the price worked out to be $24.98. I think that DDD lowered the price on some of the Criterions during the 20% sale, but some (most?) of them were probably less during the 45% sale.

lxl

Which one is better for Criterion Collection DVDs, 20% off sale or 45% sale?

lowenbotten

What's so great about Criterion?

hiccup

I missed out on the DDD Criterion, but picked up a couple I had wanted forever from Amazon's. I really do hope that DDD does it again. That would awesome.

Tolhurst

Sometimes (albeit rarely) Borders in store will have Criterions for less then retail, couple that with a 30% off coupon. I bought Eyes Without A Face for 18.19 (25.99-30%) a couple months ago this way.

I don't know why some titles are 29.99 and some are 25.99 (or 39.99 and 35.99) in store. Of couse as far as I know, this only applies to the store in Portland.

Shagrath

Agreed! I've got a bunch of credit over at DVDPlanet, and have been using it almost exclusively on Criterions. The "$7 off $75" coupon nets the highest percentage off, so I've been doing either:

3 $39.95 Criterions = $25.76x3 - $7.00 = $70.91, or $23.64 each
4 $29.95 Criterions = $19.47x4 - $7.00 = $70.88, or $17.72 each

Definately a more than adequate discount to keep me coming back for more. After my credit runs out, I'll probably still order 3 or 4 a month to try to keep on top of things.

PopcornTreeCt

Nice. I was just thinking about this today, how much you could save with DVD Planet.

JSwarce

I found out about Criterions through this site . If you aren't familiar with some of these movies, check out THIS site. I read somewhere that it's a really cool place!

John

Heat

They really clean up the pictures and toss in great extras.

But the prices are outrageous... so I personally just keep an eye out in the rental stores for criterions.

Al Padrino

The prices aren't outrageous when you consider the work that goes into them.

Filmmaker

I paid $150 for several of my LaserDiscs back in the day (T2, JAWS, E.T., SCHINDLER'S LIST, etc.), so Criterion DVD prices are a long way from outrageous.

alfonsosoriano

My two good criterion deals came with Mr. Arkadin from the Amazon sale for $27 and Videodrome from DDD last 45% off MSPR sale for $21-something.