dlinke01

At my store there is under ten Criterion Blu's in total. It seems like most stores have more than that. Anyway, The Third Man was there and that's what I really wanted since its OOP. Everything else can be had in future sales.

Sweet Baby James

But then I would have to try and pronounce Pierrot le fou. Thanks for the info.

Laser Movies

You should be able to reserve it online at your local store. I did that during the last sale on several OOP Criterions I wanted.

Dan

I have 7 items in my cart on B&N.com (decided to remove Complete Monterey Pop). All titles are 19.99, shipping is about $17 (to Canada), and tax is about $7.00. I used a coupon code for $5 off an order over $50 (tried to calculate if I'd save anything by splitting the order in two, but because of shipping, I'd only save $1 (IF I can even use the code twice... not sure)

A membership is out of the question since I'd only be saving $17 (membership is $25).

I want to complete the order... but I can't bring myself to click the button. What's wrong with me?

Kal Varnsen

That pisses me off, I waited when it was supposed to go on sale on Tuesday and now they mark it down at some random time and now I can't get it.

Sweet Baby James

ctyankee spotted a couple of copies this afternoon at the Westport store. If you decide to make the trip from Hartford, you should call and reserve it before leaving.

dotstarss

Thanks a lot for the info guys. Prices in store will match the prices online wont they?

Lipid

Last time I was able to order Criterions that were online only, that the store did not carry. I was able to still use the coupon on those orders.

What I'm wondering, these coupons for $5 off a $10 CD, if I would also to be able to reuse these constantly like the $5 ones for the DVDs? Their online prices for CDs are like $5-$8 cheaper than their in store prices.If that's the case, I can order 2 Cds to get the free shipping on orders over $25 and end up paying like $7 for each CD. Anyone try this yet?

BuckNaked2k

I am visiting family in Fairfield on Friday, so I put one on hold. I just need to make sure they have the keep case and not the stupid digipack....

ctyankee: Can you confirm keep case on remaining stock?

I do have a reserved keep case copy on hold at the Enfield store if Westport doesn't come through, but that is a hike I'd like to avoid.

BuckNaked2k

Yes. You might want your parents to sign you up for a B&N membership before they do any heavy buying. It's $25 USD, but you get an additional 10% off and are eligible to use the $5 off coupons.

A $40 title will end up costing $13 + sales tax.

mikelowry

Too bad for Gomorrah. Pre orders for releases 11/23 and up are not eligible. This according to the recently emailed Criterion newsletter.

BuckNaked2k

Picked up:

- House of Games
- Ice Storm
- If....

$13 each + tax

Justinmilkman87

So many excellent Criterion's at my local B&N.

Many Kurosawa's
Videodrome
The Life Aquatic w/ Steve Zissou
Vampyr
The Third Man DVD & Blu-ray
Fear and Loathing
Dazed and Confused and many many more

I will be going back to pick up many, don't have my membership yet and need to print off those $5 coupons.

Harold Chasen

Dang, tried a second B&N in a northern Denver suburb and not only was their selection pretty meager, they too were quite insistent that I couldn't use the coupons other than their stated one-time-only restriction. Still, got Marienbad and the Human Condition plus a CD, used 3 coupons, saved $15 extra. The $80 + $40 (MSRP) combo plus $5 coupon gets you to $48.99 as I think others may have noted, so be ready to toss in at least another $1.01 to add the $5 off $50 coupon. As a bonus, had to go by 2 different Big Lots to get to that store, and one of them had a rather massive new display of mostly the same old stuff.

Because I just haven't bought enough DVDs at discount lately.

CardiffGiant

The Third Man BD just showed back up online as available. I picked up a copy today at my B&M, and, even though it is a little banged up, I don't want to go through the hassle of ordering online and then dealing with a return, coupon, etc.

Anyway, I hope some of you are able to get a copy after seeing this.

sleepyhead55

I was excited to watch this film a while back, but when I saw this man I was very disappointed. I had no idea what was going on in this film. It's only like 90 minutes but it seemed far longer.

I would just have the store order it and hope it comes before the 23rd. That's what I did with the Wings of Desire Bluray that was out of stock at the BN I frequent.


They have another sale in Spring/Early Summer. Purchase a membership now and you can participate in both sales and save yourself more than $25. Who knows Criterion might release some films you like later on?

Slave2Blu

Yes and yes.

kefrank

Just placed my order:
Kagemusha (BD)
Harakiri
Rebel Samurai box set

After an organizational discount through my employer that basically cancels out the sales tax and the $5 off $50 coupon, it came to about $14 per title - an excellent value for a significant bolster to my samurai film collection.

Gobear

I was planning to Netflix Gomorrah first anyway, but I had my heart set on acquiring The Golden Age of Television. Eh, well, I'm still catching up with the Criterions I've bought now and in the last sale.

Today: The Most Dangerous Game--a really good pre-Code suspense film (crazy Russian general hunts human prey on a remote island). With coupon, I got it for ~$8.

skidmark

Not to hijack the thread, but where can we find this coupon?

Slave2Blu

Same place as the other new member coupons, I can't post URLs. But check the OP on the Barnes and Noble coupons thread. Check the links under "Membership Purchase and Renewal Coupons - Valid only with the purchase or renewal of a B&N membership".

zombeaner

My B&N would only honor the $5 off $50 coupon and kept telling me that all of the other coupons "wouldn't scan". Pretty crappy.

Dining Dead

To anyone who took advantage of B&N's last 50% Criterion sale:

Do they restock in-store or just let them all sell until the end of the sale? I was really hoping to get Metropolitan and my local B&N didn't have it. Is there a chance they'll get it before the sale ends?

I was able to get Days of Heaven, 3 Women, and Stranger than Paradise tonight for $13 a piece. The lady who rang me up wasn't going to let me use the $5 off coupon at first. I then told her a small fib and said that they had let me do it before. At that, she called her manager and he said it was fine.

I really wanted to get Hoop Dreams but she wouldn't allow that since it rang up under $20. Oh, well...3 out of 4 isn't bad.

Herzog4Life

Got the Third Man on blu-ray today and was told they would not except anymore coupons at that store. Ouch.

Herzog4Life

Yeah the Arboretum is the location close to my apartment. They had so many eclipse sets there, I was pleased.