General Costco DVD Thread
07-09-08, 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by kyle
I'm hoping they have the new Monk/Psych 2-pack for $50 like they did for the first one.
07-09-08, 07:29 PM
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I saw the new edition of Xanadu at my local Costco for $9.99 which includes movie cash to see Mamma Mia (which of course you could use for any movie playing at the time 
). That's a better price than DD had it with the 20% off and I don't know if the DD edition had the movie cash.
). That's a better price than DD had it with the 20% off and I don't know if the DD edition had the movie cash.
07-09-08, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
I saw the new edition of Xanadu at my local Costco for $9.99
Picked mine up at the DD sale ~ I wonder if for certain new titles Costco agrees to hold them back for a couple weeks so the studio has an opportunity window to sell to the fanbase at full retail
07-09-08, 11:37 PM
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At a Sacramento Costco I saw the new edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Caine Mutiny, Picnic and On The Waterfront for $9.99. There were also two disc editions of both Fraser Mummy Films (with tix to the new movie) for $12.99.
07-10-08, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Classic Films
I saw some Warner Bros. box sets tonight.
For $17.99 each they had several of TCM Archives sets. The ones I saw were
Forbidden Hollywood Vol 1
Buster Keaton
Laurel and Hardy
The Silent Garbo
For $34.99 each they had
John Wayne-John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers Ultimate Edition / Stagecoach Two-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / The Long Voyage Home / They Were Expendable / 3 Godfathers / The Wings of Eagles
Controversial Classics Collection (Advise and Consent / The Americanization of Emily / Bad Day at Black Rock / Blackboard Jungle / A Face in the Crowd / Fury / I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang)
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
International Cinema Collection (A Very Long Engagement / Day for Night / The Damned / Gloomy Sunday / Death in Venice)
There may be others but these are the ones I remember.
For $17.99 each they had several of TCM Archives sets. The ones I saw were
Forbidden Hollywood Vol 1
Buster Keaton
Laurel and Hardy
The Silent Garbo
For $34.99 each they had
John Wayne-John Ford Film Collection (The Searchers Ultimate Edition / Stagecoach Two-Disc Special Edition / Fort Apache / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon / The Long Voyage Home / They Were Expendable / 3 Godfathers / The Wings of Eagles
Controversial Classics Collection (Advise and Consent / The Americanization of Emily / Bad Day at Black Rock / Blackboard Jungle / A Face in the Crowd / Fury / I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang)
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
International Cinema Collection (A Very Long Engagement / Day for Night / The Damned / Gloomy Sunday / Death in Venice)
There may be others but these are the ones I remember.
07-10-08, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
I saw the new edition of Xanadu at my local Costco for $9.99 which includes movie cash to see Mamma Mia (which of course you could use for any movie playing at the time ). That's a better price than DD had it with the 20% off and I don't know if the DD edition had the movie cash.
). That's a better price than DD had it with the 20% off and I don't know if the DD edition had the movie cash.
07-13-08, 01:01 AM
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I picked up the Stanley Kubrick collection to upgrade my previous single disc titles.
I also picked up the 20th Century Fox Best Picture collection with All About Eve, Gentleman's Agreement, How Green Was My Valley and best of all, Sunrise! All 4 titles for $12.99 + tax!
I also picked up the 20th Century Fox Best Picture collection with All About Eve, Gentleman's Agreement, How Green Was My Valley and best of all, Sunrise! All 4 titles for $12.99 + tax!
07-14-08, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by gotrice487
I just picked up Animaniacs V1 for $18.99
They also had Pinky and the Brain V1 for the same price
They also had Pinky and the Brain V1 for the same price
07-14-08, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by njwiv
Yes, it was $34.99 at mine.
Is it just me, or have the new release deals at Costco not been that great lately?
07-14-08, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by kyle
Thanks for the price info--ordered it from barnesandnoble.com for $25.19 + tax (after a 20% coupon and 10% member discount and free shipping), and will also get extra 10% back from discover card for shopping through them.
Is it just me, or have the new release deals at Costco not been that great lately?
Is it just me, or have the new release deals at Costco not been that great lately?
07-14-08, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by thursdaynighter
I've never found the new release deals great at Costco. I do always enjoy their boxset prices though.
Boxsets and catalog titles are the only deals. Note, they also tend to reduce the size and scope of their offerings only expanding their selection in time for the 4th quarter (i.e. Christmas buying season).
07-14-08, 05:06 PM
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Quite true. They don't price their new releases low on first release like BB and CC do. They pretty much match up week 2 and beyond.
The deals Costco gets on box sets, etc. are passed along by the Mfr., they resell them at "wholesale" prices.
If you read articles about Costco, their biz model is based on profiting from memberships. They mark their products up enough to cover expenses. They have in place margin caps. Which Wall Street hates.
The difference I have experienced between them and Sams is that Sams charges you pricing that a distributor would give anyone that they had no guarantee of sales. Costco prices at a wholesale price that a biz buying several thousand per month would get. That is my opinion based on my experience. With DVDs anyway.
07-15-08, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by hindolio
maybe i dunno what im talking about, but isnt sams club and costco one and the same?
07-15-08, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by filmerp
Sams Club is similar, but owned by Wal-Mart, and therefore never getting my business.
07-18-08, 12:26 AM
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"Mamma Mia" free ticket: must use computer first
The free ticket included with a variety of $9.99 DVDs mentioned above is not like other free tickets I have seen. You have to go online to a special Costco site, enter the code on the back of the peel-off ticket, fill in a lot of information, then print out the free pass at the end.
I just mention this because it is more complicated than other offers I have used. The ticket prints with your name on it, and they may ask for ID when you use it. It is a good deal (worth up to $10.50), but with the multi-step process, you shouldn't wait to fill it out only a few minutes before leaving for the show.` Also, once the info is filled in, you must print out the certificate/pass within 72 hours, or the ticket becomes invalid.
I just mention this because it is more complicated than other offers I have used. The ticket prints with your name on it, and they may ask for ID when you use it. It is a good deal (worth up to $10.50), but with the multi-step process, you shouldn't wait to fill it out only a few minutes before leaving for the show.` Also, once the info is filled in, you must print out the certificate/pass within 72 hours, or the ticket becomes invalid.
07-18-08, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Garyrc
I just mention this because it is more complicated than other offers I have used.
07-26-08, 01:12 PM
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not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but I picked up The Buster Keaton Collection from TCM at Costco today for 17.99 (it's currently $30 at Amazon for comparison). they had some other TCM collections for 17.99 as well.