kingtopher

Could you mention which ones? I hit four this past weekend but didn't find anything worth getting.

doctaheath78

Which part of Florida?

I went to 2 in South Florida and STILL NOTHING. i asked if they had anymore, i was told my both store managers that they ARE NOT getting anymore DVDs in.

I SMELL BS.

tofu

Went to two Big Lots

Found a bunch of Dukes of Hazzard, Dallas S6 & S7, and OC S2's. Ended up picking up Blade II, The Lakers Dynasty, Justice League movies, and Pinky and the Brain V2. Pretty slim pickings.

darkhawk

One store here finally had some Flintstones. I rushed over and they were all gone. Did find a couple Popeye V1 and The War at Home

Johnny Zhivago

Ha! Yeah... Life Goes On is still available at both stores. Appreciate the update. I'm not bothering tomorrow but if you see new stock then please let me know.

and no... I love the neighborhood around Turfland. I live on the south side (Tates Creek Rd) but have often thought about moving over there (my condo is paid off though, so). Much closer to work (UK)... and um, Big Lots! Or something.

Johnny Zhivago

The big sign above the service desk / return area in the small print says as much... Ad starts on Wednesday.

Could just be here I guess... Who knows.

Phibes

I discovered not too slowly that when you're buying at BL to make a profit that they're zillions of others doing the same and the price is driven down. Sometimes to even below the $3 (or whatever) you paid. I guess there are the uninformed at flea markets, etc. but I'm selling online If I'm selling at all. I decided that I'd just get what I wanted or thought was a deal and not try and buy to resell. Too bad this jerk-ola did that to you. I only picked up one copy each of Tales when it was at my BL (only missing S1 and S7) but what was left vanished overnight. It was the luck of the draw because I just happened to be in BL before whomever swooped in. I went back the next day to return some duplicates and the racks were dry of all the Tales and other new stuff I had seen the night before.

I even doubt we'll see a Looney Tunes set appear since it has to go through the levels of BL employees before hitting the floor. I was chatting up a nice manager lady to get info from her before the 20% off sale and she made it sound like she had seen the mystical set but one of her employees bought it.

I shoulda picked up an application!!

DeepSleep

You probably stepped on that "Parking lot burrito" that DVDTalker NCC1701E was talking about!

Seriously, I would hazard a guess that Biglot stores are getting alot of questions/phone calls (or at least more than usual) from both collectors and resellers about these $3 and $10 dvd sets.

I can imagine the type of questions:

Do you have any of those $3 and $10 sets?
Which ones do you have?
When do you expect to get more in?
When do you get deliveries?
How long does it take you to put them out on the sales floor?
Could you go look in the backroom and find (a particular title) for me?
Could you hold a copy of (fill in the title) for me?, I'll be in later to pick it up.
Why doesn't your store get any good titles?, the other store does.

I guess it is just easier for them to say what they say to customers, cause these sets will go fast, either bought by collectors or resellers.

ScissorPuppy

I don't think some of these people know that big lots is a nationwide chain. They think are getting in on deals that no one else can get. So they buy everything up in hopes they can sell it at full price online or on craigslist.

Cardsfan111

Nothing to shout about at either Lexington store as of earlier this evening as well.

wvtechs

I have gotten a similar impression and suspect that the employees are indeed getting many items before they ever see the shelf. Unfortunately, it can and will happen and there is little that can be done to stop it short of working for Big Lots which I would never dream of doing for mere DVD's.

b2net

Stopped by 3 today, Here's what was spotted / purchased .... Enjoy the hunt!

Warren
$10
Looney Tunes 1-5 set
Roots Collection (with extra book and Software)

$3 Sets
Huckleberry Hound
Top Cat
Lois Clark S1, S2
Everwood S1
OC S2
Superfriends V2 (same as previous $6 and there were also $6 ones lol)
Flintstones S5 (unsealed) S6 (sealed)
Superman S1, S2 (Geroge Reeves)
Superman Movie 4-disc

Waterford
$3
Powderpuff Girls - Complete
Jaque Cousteau 6-disc (spelling?)
Batman Animated V4
Josie & Pussycats - Complete
Space Ghost - Complete
Top Cat
Tales From the Crypt S3, S4, S5
Appleseed
Flintstones S1 (unsealed) S3 (sealed)
Popeye 1933
Hotwheels DVD & car
Johnny Quest
Tom & Jerry 2-Pack

Pontiac
Just a lady behind the counter that yelled at me for 5 minutes just casue I asked if all their DVDs were in the DVD area or some other area (like I have seen at other stores).

b2net

still hoping to snag

Batman vs Dracula
Batman Animated V1, V2, V3
Dastardly & Muttley In Their Flying Machines - Complete Series
Droopy - Tex Avery's Complete Theatrical Collection
Flintstones - Season 7
Friends - Season 1
Friends - Season 10 (x2)
Friends - Season 2
Friends - Season 9
Hong Kong Phooey - Complete Series
Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 6
Scooby Doo Dynomutt - Complete Series
Scooby Doo, Where are You? - Season 1&2
Scooby Doo, Where are You? - Season 3
Yogi Bear - Complete Series

Drake

At the store I go to I have seen them open up the boxes up front so they really don't know whats in them for movies.
but once the clerk starts putting them out the cashiers will drift over and they all flip thru them. The one time I was there when they were putting stuff out there was a huge interest in The Dark Crystal (Collector's Edition Boxed Set) and they only received around three copies and all three were gone in a few minutes scooped up by employees.

dvd_daffy

The Warner Bros. Academy Awards Animation 3-disc collection is a great companion to the Golden Collections. It does have some overlap of cartoons that are also on the GC and other WB sets, but it also features a few historic shorts you can't get anywhere else (like the first Bugs Bunny cartoon, "The Wild Hare"). It features more than just Looney Tunes, too. It has a sampling of Popeye, Superman, Droopy, Tom & Jerry and other cartoons that were nominated for Oscars. Also, the bonus features are all-new with a great documentary, commentaries and music-only tracks. $3 is a steal for this set if you can grab one.

b2net

Anyone seen the following?

Magilla Gorilla
Tom and Jerry - Spotlight Collection: The Premiere Volume

dvd_daffy

I have heard unconfirmed reports of Magilla. I haven't seen it, though.

The only Tom & Jerry I have seen are two-pack bundles of recent direct-to-video Tom & Jerry movies (Magic Ring, Blast Off To Mars, Shiver Me Whiskers) or the "best of" single discs (Greatest Chases, Halloween Hijinks).

doctaheath78

Where are you located and did they have more than 1 Looney Tunes 1-5 set?

Snooples

Thanks for the Lexington updates, guys. I'm considering driving over to Danville again tomorrow after work since I didn't get back this past weekend - but I may talk myself out of it, depending on how tired I am and how the weather is (they're talking heavy rain).

It's the not knowing... gah.

My Other Self

Yeah, that's all I've seen too.

cornbetts

Finally saw some Hanna Barbera in Denver. Picked up Josie and the Pussycats.

Hoping to score any others (aside from The Flintstones - I already have them all).

DealBreaker2009

So today I stopped by F.Y.E. to use a 30% off coupon and just by happenstance I see a person I recognized from Big Lots (hoarded almost all the $3.00 seasons btw) the day before with the "20% additional credit brown bag" nearly busting full of DVD's in his hand. I pretend to peruse the cheap DVD bin so I can see how much he gets and watch as the guy unloads all the Big Lots usual suspects; 4 seasons of Lois and Clark, Flintstones seasons 1 and 2, Murphy Brown, Tales From the Crypt seasons 1 and 2, and Popeye. The guy asks the cashier if he can look around while she tallies everything up and she says it is OK. I then watch with the utmost amount of pleasure as nearly every single season scans at A WHOPPING 5 CENTS!! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!! The guy has no idea! I did the math in my head and realized with the "brown bag" increase added in he was getting 7.5 cents for nearly every season (I think one may have scanned at 8.00 or something so 12.00 for that one). When the guy shows back up for the total it is something like $12.75 for EVERYTHING!! The cashier tells him and he literally looked like a ghost. He starts arguing with the cashier about how that low of a trade in value is impossible. The cashier states that they must have an overabundant amount of those particular seasons so the guy takes all of his opened Big Lots merchandise and stomps out. This was my first great experience I have ever had at an F.Y.E.

I am sure the guy learned a very valuable lesson in economics, that, to a lesser extent, could be applied to the housing market situation as well. You try to buy something low and sell high, but if everybody is doing it with the exact same thing, some people will be stuck sitting on their initial investment, or eventually taking a loss. Big Lots teaching economics? Who knew!!

Surfinhank

The NoHo store (Vineland AV) got some new stuff today. There wasn't much left, but I finally saw some of the $3 sets. There were a lot of Flintstones season 2 and 3, Tracey Ullman season 1 and War At Home. Otherwise, just a few copies of:
Popeye
Lois & Clark
Wacky Races
Tales From The Crypt
Superman Animated volume 1
Adventures of Superman (George Reeves series)

... and my favorite: Batman VS Dracula, with the little action figures(!)

Cardsfan111

^^ That's a nice story, DealBreaker. Perhaps you should have ran over to him and offered him $15 for everything.

cranberries fan

Well We got the $3 dollar HB Boxes today and alot Tales From The Crypt to boot and season 1-3 of Lois and Clark!

But all I wanted from there was Popeye,Top Cat and Birdman and Glaxay Trio