Laser Movies

I think I would try to swap it at a local store since it's basically a exchange for the same title at the same price. They might allow it and it would save the hassle and expense of shipping it back.

Gobear

If the clerk swipes the coupon and the computer accepts it, where's the problem? Now if a shopper argues with the clerk if it does not work, or if he abuses the hell out of the coupon in a way that attracts the attention of B&N, then he is hurting the rest of us.

ProfessorEcho

Thanks Laser, the first CSR suggested that as well, but unfortunately my local B&N does not have a media section, just books. As it turned out, my brother also bought the Blu of REPULSION so I'm just going to borrow his copy to watch and will exchange the Standard DVD I mistakenly ordered for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. The CSR told me that was fine.

Incidentally, it took three different calls and three different CSRs to resolve this. The second one completely contradicted the first one but the third one confirmed the first one. "Highways with Tibet," as Ralph Kramden once said!

Classic Films

I wonder if it was just that store. I reserved the David Lean Directs Noel Coward set at the Yonkers store, it was held and I was able to use the $8 off $40 coupon with it. It scanned without a problem. This all happened on Friday. I also reserved a few titles earlier in the week and was able to pick up without a problem. Could be a NYC problem as I went to the 5th Ave Store on the first day of sale and they had none of the recently released discs I wanted in stock though they did say one of them was being held.

ec461

I got the Union Square B&N to apply the mystery coupon. Here's the problem: the coupon will just refuse to ring up on the Criterions so they don't even know how much it is. But of course I already knew it was 30% and I'd gone to the Tribeca store in the morning (where they also refused to apply it on the Criterions, but let me buy something else) so I just said that they had checked it there and it was 30%. According to them, checking it marks it as used (not true) but after speaking to the manager they did it as a one-time override. So I got Gold Rush for $14 before tax. $15.23 after tax but since I'd bought the gift cards from Plastic Jungle I effectively got another 20% off that. So I got it for about $12. Comparable to the old price point of $13 with the $5 off $40 membership coupons. Of course, it's gotten a lot harder now...

I bought the Dylan Don't Look Back DVD set but I'm going to return it because there's a Blu-ray out now. The crazy thing is that Amazon sells the deluxe set for $15.49, bn.com has it for $28, in-store it was $30 and 40% off ($18 - still more than Amazon). BN.com has the BR for $36 while Amazon has it for $16. The stores are lovely but with pricing like this how will they survive?

jwstl

It's supposed to be after but when you use it in store it's always YMMV but worth trying.

I say it's supposed to be after because I've used this coupon online many times over the years and it has NEVER worked on any item with a selling price under $40 even if the list price was over 40. That shows you what the intent of the coupon is. But again, in store it's all about the individual's interpretation.

LPMA

I've finally had time to take a trip to my B&N store this Friday. I was able to use both the 5 off 50$ coupon and the 8 off 40$ one (on the by Brakhage set). At first the clerk wanted me to choose between the coupons, but I told her that since I was going to ask her for two separate bills anyways (for customs purposes), if maybe I could get one on each. She had no problem with that.

I feel she may have had an issue with scanning the coupons (I heard a non-cooperating beep when she did) but she hit a few buttons and both coupons came through.

TheHypnoToad

Congratulations. Wished my clerk had been that thoughtful but in the scheme of things I would have had to spend about the $8 I would have saved in gas to go to another B&N and still not had any promise that they would honor the coupon So I'm happy with the 50% off price.

HistoryProf

for the first time I was denied on the $8 coupon - tried using it on the Czech New Wave Eclipse set but since the sale price was $32.50 the kid said it wouldn't work. I mentioned the fine print said it was the price before discounts, but he read it - twice - and said it was whatever the register said the price is so he couldn't do it. I should have put it back and got the Lean set instead, but I wanted it bad enough that I just bought the thing...$34 for 5 films is hardly a bad deal.

Kid was very young and clearly new though...I'd never seen him before. I'll have to keep checking in for my favorites as they were letting me use it on the $45 Eclipse sets last time.

BuckNaked2k

Still not too shabby for a $70 DVDTalk Collectors' Series title! I was fully prepared to get it whether the coupon went through or not. Enjoy.

whotony

Thanks for the 30% code. These expire today I think right?

ec461

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Some 15s and 20s.

illennium

Some very courteous and community-minded lurker(s) cherry-picked the 20% coupons from the ones ec461 posted and left the 15% ones unused, and then didn't post. Hopefully a bird will shit on them on their way to a job interview.

dex14

Never thought I'd get it work...but I got The Samurai Trilogy for 20 bucks by using the 8/40 coupon. The clerk first told me it wouldn't work because it was only $30. I simply said it states its the price before discounts. She said ok and that she would try...and it worked. With the overlap and this, this sale has been good to me so far.

malazar

I have a couple 15% coupons I don't plan on using.

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vocalhouse

15% coupons I'm not going to use.

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Proglodite

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I believe this is a 15% off; not enough for me to bother with - hope someone can use it!

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BuckNaked2k

Mystery coupons have expired.

yellowlt4

The clerk and then the manager of my local store told me that these coupons were fake. "Someone hacked our site and placed them there" he said. I then told him if your site was hacked and someone placed a coupon there do you really think its a safe place to be entering credit card data for online purchases? He stuttered and went quiet.

jwstl

Idiots. The coupons weren't on the site; they were sent via email. And they've had these mystery coupons before.

dsa_shea

lol at the site being hacked and even funnier the response followed by silence. Yes!

kenbenobi

I received a new in-store BN Buzz 15% off coupon. But of course, YMMV using it, if you don't have it on your phone to show them:
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And of course, it may or may not work on Criterions. Please post once you find out for certain.
It does NOT list a Visa requirement, like the online coupons do.

illennium

Sometimes I wonder what woud happen in corporate boardrooms if we, the savvy consumers, recorded and submitted all of our conversations with store clerks.

Actually, I know what would happen. They would continue on the already-well-in-progress path to replace all human clerks with computers to the greatest extent possible.

dex14

My Haul...so far...

B2G1
Twolane Blacktop
Amarcord
The Spy who Came In from the Cold
Being John Malkovich
A Night to Remember
Summer with Monika
The Seventh Seal
Alambrista
Anatomy of Murder

Visa 15%
Maitresse

In Store 10% + $5/$50 + $50 GC from AMEX
Magnificent Obsession
Design For Living
Summer Interlude
Letter Never Sent
Vanya on 42nd Street
The Samurai Trilogy - $8/$40 applied

And my CC collection overall...this is what these sales can do...
http://www.criterion.com/my_criterio...?sort_by=spine