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bestbuy deals are live. Eastbound and Down S2, Modern Family S2, Big Bang Theory S4, are all 8.99, for example.

Kicking myself for getting the Blu of Modern Family at 16.75. I like Blu, but not for 2x the cost on comedy show.

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I got an error trying to checkout Big Bang Theory, now I can't check out at all. Site seems to be getting hammered.

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I was just at BestBuy.com, found Deathly Hallows, Part 2 listed for $6.99 (but not yet available for that price), it appears as though once it goes live, I can order it from BB.com w/ free shipping. Would that be a pretty fair assessment?

If that's the case, I don't have to actually be at the Best Buy store at midnight (which I absolutely refuse to do) in order to get this for $6.99.

Amazon will have it for that price tomorrow morning but you have to buy $25 worth of stuff to get free shipping (not interested in Prime) and there's really nothing else that I want right to shell out $$$ for right now (there are other DVDs in my cart saved for later, but nothing of very high priority). Of course the downside to buying it at BB.com is sales tax, but tax on $6.99 may be preferable to me that having to buy $25 worth of stuff just to get Deathly Hallows, Part 2 for that price. -kd5-

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If they aren't available I think that means they sold out already this morning and aren't likely to be back in stock at that price.

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...20732001&iht=n

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Harry+Po...hows&lp=1&cp=1

It reads as Coming Soon, it's a BB Door Buster, sale starts at midnight. -kd5-

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It never came up for sale. If you look at the black friday page on the website, it says "* Available online starting Friday, November 25 *".

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Oh cool, I didn't see that. Sorry.

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Supernatural Season 6 $12.99 at amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-C...2152931&sr=1-1

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My question (from the previous page) still stands.


Anyone? -kd5-

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Yes

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as I said above, if you look here, it says "* Available online starting Friday, November 25 *". From that, you can assume you will be able to but it is only as assumption till it goes live.

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Well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see if BB honors their free shipping on a single DVD BF purchase. -kd5-

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For some reason, every time I try to use one of their coupon codes, it never actually works. I found a used tv series I wanted, but when I put the coupon code in, it says it had been applied to the order, but the price was exactly the same.

Same exact thing happened during one of their Halloween sales.

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Probably cause their shipping prices are so much you dont notice the difference. They have great used prices and I've used them alot over the last couple months...but they need to start offering free shipping. I have 6 dvds in my cart totaling 9 buckss and the shipping is 13. Ridiculous

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Paste, that's happening because only certain items qualify for the discounts. Their site is such corn in dog shit that you often can't tell what's part of the promotion until you apply the code and wait to see if the price changes.

GoHastings has this same sale several times a year so as a Black Friday deal this is utter crap. Offering Free or reduced shipping would have made this worthy of Black Friday but as it is, bleh.

With this and VCI pretty much out of it this year, it looks like I'm saving more money than I intended. Not a bad thing, of course, but still disappointing when you're eagerly looking for bargains.

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GoHastings will have "up to" 40% off on used movies come Monday with a promo code. I hope the "up to" is just terrible wording, and I'm assuming since you have to apply a promo code, it'll just be 40% off used DVDs.

You can do the math for yourself, but free shipping isn't always the answer with GoHastings. At a certain price point it makes more sense to do free shipping over 30% or 40% off and vice versa. Or 96 cent shipping versus a certain percentage off.

For example, if you're holding out for free shipping, if your used DVD is 'regularly' priced at $5.70, its the same thing either way with free shipping or 40% off. If its more expensive than that, go for the 40% off code on Monday. If its less, risk it and hold out for a free shipping promotion.

I personally don't bother with GoHastings for DVDs. They all come in such shit condition for used DVDs with tons of scratches and cover art that looks like a dog chewed on it. They also mix in previously viewed rental DVDs that have been traded back in and classify them as "used" meaning you can get a DVD that has less features and stuff. They claim they don't do it, but they definitely do and their store employees are pretty terrible. They'll just grab anything that looks right by the title, and not check SKUs or Used versus Previously Viewed. They'll always give you a refund but after a while it just becomes a hassle to send things back so I just stopped ordering used DVDs from them.

Right now they have 30% off all new and used books. They go as high as 40% off used books at other times, but 30% off new is a pretty good deal since their prices are fairly competitive with Amazon/BN on a lot of new books, but of course, not all new books. Their used books come in excellent condition most of the time, especially hardcovers.

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I've never had a problem with the DVDs I've gotten from them. I think I've gotten like 30 from them over the last month or 2. $.96 on a used DVD is always awesome too. Thats the last promo I used.

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Will Wal Mart have special displays or can I grab what I want at at like 9 and wait to checkout?

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In recent years, sale items have been repackaged with a special bar code attached to them. Presumably, it rings up at the sale price during sale hours (that allows them to keep track of stuff that wanders from one bin or display rack to another during the day). I'd presume those codes wouldn't work before or after the right time (although it's only an hour from now anyway).

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I picked up Breaking Bad, Seasons 1 & 2, for $12.99 each from Amazon. I think that this is all I'll be doing, DVD-wise, this Thanksgiving.

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Also, the sale items are usually wrapped up in special displays that you can't access until the appointed time.

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Slightly off topic, but TV's are dirt cheap this year. Best deal for the $'s I've seen was a 46" 1080P Westinghouse at Target for $299.

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Walking Dead season one *special edition* mixed in with the regular edition in the $10 bin at Wal-Mart. Stickered as a "promo" and got it for that price.

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Other $10 TV seasons seen at the Walmart feeding frenzy in my town:

Justified S1
The Big Bang Theory S1, S2, S3
Sons of Anarchy S1, S2, S3
True Blood S1, S2
The Vampire Diaries S2
Six Feet Under S1, S4, S5
East Bound and Down S1
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S1&2, S3, S4, S5
Bones S2
Glee S1

...and lots more. The whole experience had a certain "pool of piranha" feel to it, however, and I was glad to get out within 45 minutes of entering the store.

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last year walmart let you inside and line up at whatever deal you wanted. worked GREAT

this year they advertise how they stay open so you dont have to wait outside...yet they made you wait outside. they only let so many people in at a time. waited 2 hours in line and left as the line was making no progress..

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Target had Seinfeld seasons 1-9 at 7.99 each.

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I started off at Big Lots around 6:30 hoping to grab some cheap TV seasons and there was virtually nothing left. Just JAG and Walker Texas Ranger. I did however find CSI Miami S4 for 6$ though and it was the last one they had of any CSI.

I then went to Wal-Mart at around 8:30 and waited near the TV season boxes after grabbing Redneck Zombies: 20th Anniversary Edition from the 5$ bin. It was weird because I couldn't find True Blood or Big Bang Theory but that was because the boxes they had them in were 4-way displays and most of the 4-way's were pushed together so you couldn't see what was on display on the sides. They ended up tearing the plastic wrap down around 9:30 (a half hour earlier than expected) and everyone went bananas. I grabbed True Blood S1-2 and Big Bang Theory S1-2 for 10$ each which to me is a good deal. I also shot over and grabbed a Blu-Ray/DVD player combo for 50$ then put it all in my car and headed over to Best Buy.

I got to Best Buy and the line was gigantic, it was wrapped around multiple times and ended up in the back of the building. They were handing out tickets but I just wanted to go in and get the DVD's. After about an hour of waiting I shot in and grabbed Mad Men S1, Family Guy Volume 8, and White Collar S1 for 8.99$ each. Then I went over to where the 99 cent DVD's were and most were gone already, I was pretty mad they didn't have Fletch as advertised but I got a zombie movie called Autumn (impulse buy) instead. The check-out line for Best Buy was wrapped the whole way throughout the store and I waited about 20 minutes to get checked out.

Most of the DVD's/Blu-Ray's at Wal-Mart were gone after about 10 minutes and there wasn't really anything unexpected that was put on sale at either Wal-Mart or Best Buy except the Walkind Dead S1 Special Edition at Wal-Mart mentioned earlier.

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just ordered Harry Potter on BB. it was the blu but $10 with free shipping

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Is the Gossip Girl S4 lightning deal messed up for anyone else? I woke up a couple a minutes before it was set to go live and apparently it's now for $12.99 and been live for a while(even though everything else just started).

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I just remembered to try GG S4 at 12:40 and it does say that it's Sold Out and the Wait List is full. Which is possible. Sometimes certain LD can have thousands of people interested in them. But I didn't check before then, so maybe there was something else going on that I didn't see? Idk. sorry.

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Yup, was instantly claimed. I joined the waiting list, and after the time ran out, amz told me I had to join again. Grrr

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I'm annoyed that I got up just to find out it went live before it's alloted time and for more than they said. Was it the same for Bruno, Hot Tub Time Machine, etc. because all those deals have a join waitlist as well and I don't think they all be claimed a half hour after the deal starts?

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The Gossip Girl thing is irking me at the moment too. I actually set my alarm to get up to grab this deal. It was gone in a freaking instant. I'm on the waitlist but am doubtful that I'll get it. I might just grab it from one of the Marketplace sellers for $21 and change.

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I was up when they started and they all started on time. I got GG S4 but was charged $12.99 instead of the $7.99 shown on the deal calendar. GG S4 sold out in a couple minutes btw.

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Same here. I acutally visited the DVD page before the start time because none of the deals were counting down and that's where I saw the $12.99 lightning deal going on so I joined the waitlist.

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I did see the countdown and was on it as soon as it started. When the deal first went up, it was $7.99. By the time I finally got somewhere on the page, it was $12.99 and waitlisted. There are quite a few complaints on the Amazon forums about this whole issue. So, it's not just us.

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I missed it too, although I was expecting it to be $7.99 as stated on the calendar.

On the bright side, it'll be $7.99 (or less) next year.

I can wait.

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Use the Black Friday Deals are Here link on the upper left of any page (or the one I put on the name) to get to them. S4 is already on "waitlist" status...

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They've had major issues with hot items and Lightning Deals for the past few years. They even changed the rules on how they work to get around the issues and problems people were having. I've actually made sure to alreadyb e logged in, clicked on the link as soon as it's come up and immediately gone through checkout only to have the item pulled at verification or show up at the *non* LD price even though it was correct in the cart. Sometimes I feel it's as much a racket as so called "door busters".