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It looks like the Cardcaptor Sakura DVD Mega Bundle is SOLD OUT now! I didn't think they would have been able to sell out 250+ units in less than 12 hours!
EDIT: IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE MORE IN-STOCK NOW (35 OF THEM)!
EDIT: IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE MORE IN-STOCK NOW (35 OF THEM)!
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Originally Posted by WTK
It looks like the Cardcaptor Sakura DVD Mega Bundle is SOLD OUT now! I didn't think they would have been able to sell out 250+ units in less than 12 hours!
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Well, I've noticed Rightstuf's shopping cart automatically empties itself if you don't check out relatively quickly (10 mins maybe?), and when you come back to look; your shopping cart is empty, but it also lowers the stock of the thing you were buying by one. I found this out the hard way when buying volumes with only 2-3 left in stock.
I have found a way to prevent that though. Just keep moving it to your wish-list and back to your cart every few minutes. I was doing this in class one time last year. =X
Anyway, that price for Sakura is great. Too bad I really don't have $80 at the moment. Is this series not dubbed?
**Answered my own question. It's sub only. It took three years to release the whole series when it was only subtitled? That's odd.
I have found a way to prevent that though. Just keep moving it to your wish-list and back to your cart every few minutes. I was doing this in class one time last year. =X
Anyway, that price for Sakura is great. Too bad I really don't have $80 at the moment. Is this series not dubbed?
**Answered my own question. It's sub only. It took three years to release the whole series when it was only subtitled? That's odd.
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I'm going to head over to Best Buy later today and check out their ADV selection. It would seem that BB is slashing the prices on a number of ADV titles. A poster over at AOD said that his BB had Aquarian Age-Thinpak for just $11.99. Hopefully my BB will have this set along with the already mentioned Nuku Nuku TV thinpak. I'll take pen and pad with me and report my findings later today.
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Originally Posted by Ndolger
Anyway, that price for Sakura is great. Too bad I really don't have $80 at the moment. Is this series not dubbed?
**Answered my own question. It's sub only. It took three years to release the whole series when it was only subtitled? That's odd.
**Answered my own question. It's sub only. It took three years to release the whole series when it was only subtitled? That's odd.
There is a dubbed version, but its not too great because its horrible and it seem heavily edited
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Originally Posted by Ndolger
Anyway, that price for Sakura is great. Too bad I really don't have $80 at the moment. Is this series not dubbed?
**Answered my own question. It's sub only. It took three years to release the whole series when it was only subtitled? That's odd.
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Best Buy B&M Deals (YMMV)*
*If your local stores don't have the titles in-stock, you could still order them in the store at the store price with S/H & tax if applicable. Their computer kiosk will still show BestBuy.com, but with the store prices uploaded on the site. And then the product would be delivered to your home instead of the store!
*Most of the price stickers still have the old prices! When in doubt, do a price check!
These are the ones I picked up today!
- A Tree of Palme: $6.99
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV)(Thinpak): $12.99
- Aquarian Age Complete Collection (Thinpak): $10.99
- Blue Gender Movie: $6.99
- Excel Saga: Imperfect Collection (6-Discs): $17.99
- Heat Guy J (V.1-3): $19.99
- Mezzo: Complete Collection (Thinpak): $15.99
- Original Dirty Pair Movie Collection (Thinpak): $6.99
- Original Dirty Pair OVAs (Thinpak): $6.99
- Wedding Peach: Season 1 (Thinpak): $10.99
I Have Seen These Prices at My Local Store (Should Be Pretty Accurate):
- Baki the Grappler: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Vol.1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Cromartie High School: Vol.1+Box, 1, 4: $6.99 each
- E's Earthwise: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99, Vol.4 & 5: $7.99
- Full Metal Panic Fumoffu: Vol.1+Box & Vol.1: $6.99 each, Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Gantz: Vol.1, Vol.1+Box,3, 4, 7+Box: $6.99; Vol.2, 5, 6, 7: $11.99
- Gatchaman Collection: 3, 4, 5: $9.99 each
- Get Backers: Vol.2, 3, 7: $6.99 each, Vol. 10: $7.99
- Ghost Stories: Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Kaleido Star: Amazing Collection: $14.99
- Kaleido Star New Wings: Vol.1: $7.99
- Gilgamesh: Vol.1: $6.99
- Macross: Vol.1: $7.99
- Madlax: Vol.1+Box, 1, 3,6: $6.99 each
- Maburaho: Vol.3 & 5: $7.99 each
- Mezzo: Vol. 1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Princess Tutu: Vol.2: $7.99
- Samurai Gun: Vol.1+Box: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
- Shadow Skill: Vol.1 & 2: $7.99
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days: $7.99
- Yugo the Negotiator: Vol.1: $9.99, Vol.2: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
*If your local stores don't have the titles in-stock, you could still order them in the store at the store price with S/H & tax if applicable. Their computer kiosk will still show BestBuy.com, but with the store prices uploaded on the site. And then the product would be delivered to your home instead of the store!
*Most of the price stickers still have the old prices! When in doubt, do a price check!
These are the ones I picked up today!
- A Tree of Palme: $6.99
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV)(Thinpak): $12.99
- Aquarian Age Complete Collection (Thinpak): $10.99
- Blue Gender Movie: $6.99
- Excel Saga: Imperfect Collection (6-Discs): $17.99
- Heat Guy J (V.1-3): $19.99
- Mezzo: Complete Collection (Thinpak): $15.99
- Original Dirty Pair Movie Collection (Thinpak): $6.99
- Original Dirty Pair OVAs (Thinpak): $6.99
- Wedding Peach: Season 1 (Thinpak): $10.99
I Have Seen These Prices at My Local Store (Should Be Pretty Accurate):
- Baki the Grappler: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Vol.1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Cromartie High School: Vol.1+Box, 1, 4: $6.99 each
- E's Earthwise: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99, Vol.4 & 5: $7.99
- Full Metal Panic Fumoffu: Vol.1+Box & Vol.1: $6.99 each, Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Gantz: Vol.1, Vol.1+Box,3, 4, 7+Box: $6.99; Vol.2, 5, 6, 7: $11.99
- Gatchaman Collection: 3, 4, 5: $9.99 each
- Get Backers: Vol.2, 3, 7: $6.99 each, Vol. 10: $7.99
- Ghost Stories: Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Kaleido Star: Amazing Collection: $14.99
- Kaleido Star New Wings: Vol.1: $7.99
- Gilgamesh: Vol.1: $6.99
- Macross: Vol.1: $7.99
- Madlax: Vol.1+Box, 1, 3,6: $6.99 each
- Maburaho: Vol.3 & 5: $7.99 each
- Mezzo: Vol. 1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Princess Tutu: Vol.2: $7.99
- Samurai Gun: Vol.1+Box: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
- Shadow Skill: Vol.1 & 2: $7.99
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days: $7.99
- Yugo the Negotiator: Vol.1: $9.99, Vol.2: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
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Checkout your bestbuy store
Gravion thinpack $10.99
Gravion Wei $19.99
Gatchaman Collection 3/4/5 (3 Disc Set) $9.99 Each
Also, checkout the camera guy in FRONT door they hand out tiny coupon pages (includes 10% - 20% off up to 3 DVD's or Box Set). Also, the cashier must do manual to punch in 10% - 20% off.
GOOD LUCK
Gravion thinpack $10.99
Gravion Wei $19.99
Gatchaman Collection 3/4/5 (3 Disc Set) $9.99 Each
Also, checkout the camera guy in FRONT door they hand out tiny coupon pages (includes 10% - 20% off up to 3 DVD's or Box Set). Also, the cashier must do manual to punch in 10% - 20% off.
GOOD LUCK
#34
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Originally Posted by Jtnguyen12
Checkout your bestbuy store
Gravion thinpack $10.99
Gravion Wei $19.99
Gatchaman Collection 3/4/5 (3 Disc Set) $9.99 Each
Also, checkout the camera guy in FRONT door they hand out tiny coupon pages (includes 10% - 20% off up to 3 DVD's or Box Set). Also, the cashier must do manual to punch in 10% - 20% off.
GOOD LUCK
Gravion thinpack $10.99
Gravion Wei $19.99
Gatchaman Collection 3/4/5 (3 Disc Set) $9.99 Each
Also, checkout the camera guy in FRONT door they hand out tiny coupon pages (includes 10% - 20% off up to 3 DVD's or Box Set). Also, the cashier must do manual to punch in 10% - 20% off.
GOOD LUCK
#35
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Originally Posted by WTK
Best Buy B&M Deals (YMMV)*
*If your local stores don't have the titles in-stock, you could still order them in the store at the store price with S/H & tax if applicable. Their computer kiosk will still show BestBuy.com, but with the store prices uploaded on the site. And then the product would be delivered to your home instead of the store!
*Most of the price stickers still have the old prices! When in doubt, do a price check!
These are the ones I picked up today!
- A Tree of Palme: $6.99
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV)(Thinpak): $12.99
- Aquarian Age Complete Collection (Thinpak): $10.99
- Blue Gender Movie: $6.99
- Excel Saga: Imperfect Collection (6-Discs): $17.99
- Heat Guy J (V.1-3): $19.99
- Mezzo: Complete Collection (Thinpak): $15.99
- Original Dirty Pair Movie Collection (Thinpak): $6.99
- Original Dirty Pair OVAs (Thinpak): $6.99
- Wedding Peach: Season 1 (Thinpak): $10.99
I Have Seen These Prices at My Local Store (Should Be Pretty Accurate):
- Baki the Grappler: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Vol.1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Cromartie High School: Vol.1+Box, 1, 4: $6.99 each
- E's Earthwise: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99, Vol.4 & 5: $7.99
- Full Metal Panic Fumoffu: Vol.1+Box & Vol.1: $6.99 each, Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Gantz: Vol.1, Vol.1+Box,3, 4, 7+Box: $6.99; Vol.2, 5, 6, 7: $11.99
- Gatchaman Collection: 3, 4, 5: $9.99 each
- Get Backers: Vol.2, 3, 7: $6.99 each, Vol. 10: $7.99
- Ghost Stories: Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Kaleido Star: Amazing Collection: $14.99
- Kaleido Star New Wings: Vol.1: $7.99
- Gilgamesh: Vol.1: $6.99
- Macross: Vol.1: $7.99
- Madlax: Vol.1+Box, 1, 3,6: $6.99 each
- Maburaho: Vol.3 & 5: $7.99 each
- Mezzo: Vol. 1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Princess Tutu: Vol.2: $7.99
- Samurai Gun: Vol.1+Box: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
- Shadow Skill: Vol.1 & 2: $7.99
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days: $7.99
- Yugo the Negotiator: Vol.1: $9.99, Vol.2: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
*If your local stores don't have the titles in-stock, you could still order them in the store at the store price with S/H & tax if applicable. Their computer kiosk will still show BestBuy.com, but with the store prices uploaded on the site. And then the product would be delivered to your home instead of the store!
*Most of the price stickers still have the old prices! When in doubt, do a price check!
These are the ones I picked up today!
- A Tree of Palme: $6.99
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV)(Thinpak): $12.99
- Aquarian Age Complete Collection (Thinpak): $10.99
- Blue Gender Movie: $6.99
- Excel Saga: Imperfect Collection (6-Discs): $17.99
- Heat Guy J (V.1-3): $19.99
- Mezzo: Complete Collection (Thinpak): $15.99
- Original Dirty Pair Movie Collection (Thinpak): $6.99
- Original Dirty Pair OVAs (Thinpak): $6.99
- Wedding Peach: Season 1 (Thinpak): $10.99
I Have Seen These Prices at My Local Store (Should Be Pretty Accurate):
- Baki the Grappler: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Vol.1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Cromartie High School: Vol.1+Box, 1, 4: $6.99 each
- E's Earthwise: Vol.1 & 2: $6.99, Vol.4 & 5: $7.99
- Full Metal Panic Fumoffu: Vol.1+Box & Vol.1: $6.99 each, Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Gantz: Vol.1, Vol.1+Box,3, 4, 7+Box: $6.99; Vol.2, 5, 6, 7: $11.99
- Gatchaman Collection: 3, 4, 5: $9.99 each
- Get Backers: Vol.2, 3, 7: $6.99 each, Vol. 10: $7.99
- Ghost Stories: Vol.2 & 3: $7.99 each
- Kaleido Star: Amazing Collection: $14.99
- Kaleido Star New Wings: Vol.1: $7.99
- Gilgamesh: Vol.1: $6.99
- Macross: Vol.1: $7.99
- Madlax: Vol.1+Box, 1, 3,6: $6.99 each
- Maburaho: Vol.3 & 5: $7.99 each
- Mezzo: Vol. 1, 2, 3: $6.99 each
- Princess Tutu: Vol.2: $7.99
- Samurai Gun: Vol.1+Box: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
- Shadow Skill: Vol.1 & 2: $7.99
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days: $7.99
- Yugo the Negotiator: Vol.1: $9.99, Vol.2: $6.99, Vol.3 & 4: $7.99
#36
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Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James
Wow, what a score! If you don't already have it, you must go back and get the Kaleido Star thinpak for $14.99. I'm quite pumped about the potential score when I go to BB tomorrow, but I'm also kinda bummed[I paid double to triple for a lot of these titles]. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get the Gantz thinpak, Angelic Layer thinpak and Happy Lesson thinpak on the cheap.
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Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James
Thanks for all of the intel WTK. Damn, I wish one of my three BB's had the Excel Saga Imperfect Collection.
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Hello there
My local best buy here in Tucson AZ was unable to place an order like that in store like you suggested. Is this something they should normally do, and my best buy is full of it, or is that a normal practice of theirs? They said they couldn't do an order for dvds, but didn't get really specific on what they could do.
Anyhow.. if someone gets 2, id be more then willing to paypal over some cash for a set
Thanks
My local best buy here in Tucson AZ was unable to place an order like that in store like you suggested. Is this something they should normally do, and my best buy is full of it, or is that a normal practice of theirs? They said they couldn't do an order for dvds, but didn't get really specific on what they could do.
Anyhow.. if someone gets 2, id be more then willing to paypal over some cash for a set
Thanks
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Originally Posted by kronodawg
Hello there
My local best buy here in Tucson AZ was unable to place an order like that in store like you suggested. Is this something they should normally do, and my best buy is full of it, or is that a normal practice of theirs? They said they couldn't do an order for dvds, but didn't get really specific on what they could do.
Anyhow.. if someone gets 2, id be more then willing to paypal over some cash for a set
Thanks
My local best buy here in Tucson AZ was unable to place an order like that in store like you suggested. Is this something they should normally do, and my best buy is full of it, or is that a normal practice of theirs? They said they couldn't do an order for dvds, but didn't get really specific on what they could do.
Anyhow.. if someone gets 2, id be more then willing to paypal over some cash for a set
Thanks
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Originally Posted by kronodawg
Perfect WTK, I will try that tomorrow and see how it goes. Ill keep ya posted
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Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James
A quick heads-up. A member over at AOD posted that ADV were handing out $5 off coupons for any of their titles at Best Buy during the Anime Expo. The coupon expires on July 31. He said that he would post a scan of the coupon a little later. I'll keep an eye on the thread over there and once he posts a scan of the coupon, I'll post it here. BB typically sells ADV singles for $19.99, so the coupon will come in quite handy for anyone that needs to fill in gaps of a series. It's also a good deal for some of their cheaper thinpaks. I plan on using it on Wedding Peach Season 1 for $16.99.
Edit: Err...You said it expired July 31st, nevermind...I still wouldn't mind trying it out though. =X
Man I'd like to get Excel Saga, but they didn't have it months ago when it was $35, I doubt they'll have it now. =((
Nevertheless, I have to go check this out tomorrow. Having BB employees price scan things for me, and then seeing them awe at what comes up never gets old!
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Originally Posted by Ndolger
Man I'd like to get Excel Saga, but they didn't have it months ago when it was $35, I doubt they'll have it now. =((
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Amazon now has Inu Yasha The Movie 4:Fire on the Mystic Island for $12.87.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...323301?ie=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...323301?ie=UTF8
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Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James
You should try WTK's method that he mentioned in post #40. If it works, you'll get it for $17.99 plus $1.79 shipping.
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Quick question on the BB Excel Saga set ordering process mentioned in post #40: Will this work even if it currently says online that it's $34.99?
Am I missing something? Can anyone explain this to me?
Best,
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Am I missing something? Can anyone explain this to me?
Best,
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The trick works because BBY's website "knows" when you are accessing it from within a BBY store.
USUALLY this works out in the reverse - you see a good price on their web site at home, drive in to the store and find it priced higher on the shelf. So you walk over to a PC in the store to double-check and, surprise, the website matches the price on the shelf. So, wondering if you are insane you either buy it anyway (like a sucker) or leave empty-handed. When you get home, you check the website and lo and behold, the low price is there.
It's BBY's way of fucking with your head (and cutting on the number of people who argue that it is cheaper on the website so the B&M ought to price-match the website since it is the same company).
However, in this case, it works in the reverse. They don't want to sell these to you at the clearance level pricing that exists in store, so the regular BBY website has a bunch of high prices. But if you access it from within the store, you ought to see the highly discounted ones and be able to order at the lower prices.
If it works, it is a really clever way to turn the tables on them.
USUALLY this works out in the reverse - you see a good price on their web site at home, drive in to the store and find it priced higher on the shelf. So you walk over to a PC in the store to double-check and, surprise, the website matches the price on the shelf. So, wondering if you are insane you either buy it anyway (like a sucker) or leave empty-handed. When you get home, you check the website and lo and behold, the low price is there.
It's BBY's way of fucking with your head (and cutting on the number of people who argue that it is cheaper on the website so the B&M ought to price-match the website since it is the same company).
However, in this case, it works in the reverse. They don't want to sell these to you at the clearance level pricing that exists in store, so the regular BBY website has a bunch of high prices. But if you access it from within the store, you ought to see the highly discounted ones and be able to order at the lower prices.
If it works, it is a really clever way to turn the tables on them.
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It works! WTK is my new hero!
Picked up Excel Saga, Kaleido Star, and Yu Yu Hakusho Dark Tournament Box Set 2 for $62.42 shipped. Awesome. Also picked up DNAngel vol1 + box and vol 3 for $6.99 each at the B&M.
Did have one concern though. How does Best Buy handle backorders? My YYH was backordered, and was wondering if anybody has had any experience with Best Buy's policy. Will this eventually ship, or will the order be cancelled?
I had like six different employees walk by me while I was on the computer; nobody told me to get off or anything. Too cool. DEVIL CUSTOMERS UNITE!!
Picked up Excel Saga, Kaleido Star, and Yu Yu Hakusho Dark Tournament Box Set 2 for $62.42 shipped. Awesome. Also picked up DNAngel vol1 + box and vol 3 for $6.99 each at the B&M.
Did have one concern though. How does Best Buy handle backorders? My YYH was backordered, and was wondering if anybody has had any experience with Best Buy's policy. Will this eventually ship, or will the order be cancelled?
I had like six different employees walk by me while I was on the computer; nobody told me to get off or anything. Too cool. DEVIL CUSTOMERS UNITE!!