From the site:

Special Bonus: FREE Shipping... Buy Now!

This is in addition to your regular offer. This fantastic offer ends Monday, 1/03/04 @ 11:59p.m.! This offer does NOT apply to purchases of FunCash selections, or the The Coby DVD player.

On another thread we noticed the free shipping, for seemingly even a single $7.95 DVD, but this is the official announcement, although the ends on date is odd.

I suppose it could it could really mean 1/03/05, which is a Monday. Do their special deals usually end on a Monday? I think they might (just before the next release day).

Hey Bill,
Here is what I got
- On an unfulfilled account and a fulfilled account
Special Bonus: FREE Shipping on purchases of 3 or more!*
This is in addition to your regular offer. This fantastic offer ends Monday, 1/03/04 @ 11:59p.m.! This offer does NOT apply to purchases of FunCash selections, or the The Coby DVD player.
*Shipping fewer than 3 items to more than one individual address will result in standard shipping charges.
NO FREE SHIPPING ON SETS (like Matrix Ultimate)
- On another fulfilled account - the offer that is in your post.
My account pages change within 10 minutes since the last time I logged in.
THERE IS AT LEAST AN CH EMPLOYEE here They have been watching our posts.

One more thing, I still have the "Get $10 off when you buy one at regular price". Too bad it is on a fulfilled account, but together with Free Shipping, thats would be a good deal.

LOL!

Show yourself you Columbia House goon!

Man, we could use you around here!

I have the same deal as Bill on my fulfilled account. Works for box sets as well as just a single DVD.

too late, placed order last week

Check it out: The website now shows "free shipping for 3 or more" on the standard offer sign-up page (and all better offers, I assume). It says to check the "details page" for details, but it doesn't mention the free shipping on the details page. Still. . . .

Call them up, brother. They should refund your shipping [assuming you did buy three, of course].

thanks pal, i appreciate it but it was only 2 titles, although i would have ordered another, but it is a pain to try to get $5 web discount again, so i guess until the next account i open

Yep, even a single selection - either regular movie -or- a box set. No 3 titles needed.

Now, if I could get a 50-60% off sale without having to purchase one @ regular price.

Or, perhaps it could be a typo for 11/03/04 or 12/03/04. But 1/03/05 does seem to be the most likely. Columbia House typically has free shipping before Christmas to encourage DVD buying for gifts.

It is curious that they haven't sent around an e-mail, thus far, touting the free shipping promotion.

I received an email this morning with the free shipping graphic in it. It didn't make a big deal about the free shipping though as has been the case in the past.

Edited the thread name to reflect free shipping through the end of the year (and removed the question mark) based on evidence that this is the case.

Yup. Done.

The details on the CH website have been changed to show the date as 01/03/05. So it's officially through the end of the year.