Originally Posted by Sean O'Hara (Post 10986338)

I had the exact same experience, except they never canceled the order -- it's still listed as open -- and the books are now out of print and unavailable everywhere except used.

Originally Posted by Sondheim (Post 10986081)

Depends on what you're looking at - a lot (probably most) of their discounted prices are going to be equal to, or higher than Amazon, but a few others are going to be significantly lower. Last time I picked up a few sets that were more than $15 cheaper than they were on Amazon or pretty much any other site, along with some individual DVDs that were $5 or $6 lower than Amazon prices. Mind you, the titles I picked up were pretty obscure (though ones that had been on my wishlist for a long time) - DD almost certainly isn't going to be the best place to pick up most mainstream titles from the major studios, and they're not even going to be the best place to pick up a lot of "arthouse" releases. It's not the all-purpose sale that it used to be, but it can still be a good chance to pick up some random wish list titles from labels that rarely ever go on sale.

This time around, assuming they go on sale and don't have a price increase, I'll probably be getting some Olive Films titles (specifically their two Fassbinder releases), some German films from First Run Features (specifically the second volume of "Anti-Nazi Classics"), and some other random titles like the "Chop Shop/Man Push Cart" combo, "12," and "Winter Soldier" - each of which should be several dollars cheaper than any other site.

So there are still good deals to be found, depending on what you're interested in (and I am well aware that most people wouldn't be interested in most of the titles that I listed.)

On the other hand, I'll never defend their customer service, which does suck - the only good thing I can say about it is that their shipping has significantly improved over the last few months. Heaven help anyone who needs to get an order changed or cancelled or who has some sort of problem with their payment.

I'll still order from them on occasion, but it really is sad to see how much DD has deteriorated in the last few years.

Originally Posted by kd5 (Post 10985959)

They've done 25% off sales before, 25% off Deep Discount's prices isn't that big of a sale, especially when you have to deal with Deep Discount. -kd5-

Originally Posted by Sondheim (Post 10986081)

Depends on what you're looking at - a lot (probably most) of their discounted prices are going to be equal to, or higher than Amazon, but a few others are going to be significantly lower.

Originally Posted by kd5 (Post 10986851)

I guess I should've added "...for the DVDs that I'm interested in." at the end of my sentence. For the DVDs that I'm interested in, comparing Deep Discount's prices with others revealed that 25% Off wasn't enough to entice me to spend my money. -kd5-

Originally Posted by Sean O'Hara (Post 10985923)

Well, since they're using a coupon code this time, maybe it'll be a site-wide sale again instead of making us hunt for the five items that are discounted.

Originally Posted by illennium (Post 10986426)

You're right - I forgot that the 25% sale is now on selected titles. I haven't really bought anything from these sales since it was on all or nearly all titles years ago.

Originally Posted by speedy1961 (Post 10986451)

Try using Alibris.com.

I ran into the same problem earlier this year with a book just published and which had quickly gone out of print. I put it in on Alibris book search and 2 months later, they found me a new copy.

Originally Posted by Silverscreenvid (Post 10989195)

Last time the 25% off was on most titles. Those that werent' included were mostly sales titles they didn't want to reprice or what I'm guessing were titles that they may have had legal restrictions from reducing the price on.

In the past, their sales weren't on "all" the titles either. Titles they couldn't discount usually wound up being unavailable for one reason or another for the two weeks of the sale.

Originally Posted by majorjoe23 (Post 10986348)

I've usually done pretty well ordering Rifftrax discs during these sales. I hope to get the latest batch pretty cheap with this.

Originally Posted by Silverscreenvid (Post 10989195)

In the past, their sales weren't on "all" the titles either. Titles they couldn't discount usually wound up being unavailable for one reason or another for the two weeks of the sale.

The sale is pretty much as good as it used to be, especially considering they went up from 20 to 25% off.

Originally Posted by Jaymole (Post 10989249)

You are wrong...95% of the titles were discounted in the old days. There were just a handful of independent companies that were not included. The last few sales have nowhere near this many titles discounted. Before, almost every title on my wishlist was discounted and available...the last few sales, only a handful.

Originally Posted by JiM T (Post 10985945)

If this sale is Mothra, then the B&N Criterion sale is Godzilla.

Originally Posted by Silverscreenvid (Post 10989195)

The sale is pretty much as good as it used to be, especially considering they went up from 20 to 25% off. What's changed is that the competition is more aggressively discounting selected titles than they used to five years ago. As a result, you're far more likely, if you're patient and look widely enough, to find someone else with a price that's below or close to the DD discounted price than you could five years ago on any particular title in which you might be interested.

Originally Posted by ProfessorEcho (Post 10989632)

The sale as it stands now is a faint shadow of what it used to be. I built a lot of my library on that 45% savings. Now with so little upfront discounts, let alone DEEP ones, plus shipping for small orders and for me a newly added tax charge, I'm more than content to skip these alleged sales and instead spend my time bitching about them here.

Originally Posted by marty888 (Post 10990136)

False alarm??????

No indication of this sale on their site.

Originally Posted by marty888 (Post 10990136)

False alarm??????

No indication of this sale on their site.

Originally Posted by 35MM (Post 10990158)

I tried to place an order and got a notice saying the code won't be active until 10:30 a.m. EST. The good news is none of the items in my wishlist have changed price (yet).