Xbox69

This is becoming a weekly event.

Get a FREE DVD when you buy 1 at regular Club price. ($19.95 or higher) then take unlimited DVDs at 50% Off. Hurry! This sale ends at 11:59 p.m. on 2/19/06.

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kenbuzz

I'm still trying to figure out under what circumstances I'd buy a title at 50% off. If I'm getting DVDs for under $6 apiece, and if the cheapest "sale" price is $7.95, it seems better to NOT do this and get the same title as part of an enrollment/fulfillment.

What am I missing?

John Galt

I placed an order for a box set last week and was $.79 short of hitting the $30 threshold for an additional $5 off. It made sense in that situation. Also when you need a 3rd title for free shipping.

kenbuzz

I still don't get it -- the math isn't working for me. The $6 price includes s&h, so even if a title had free shipping, it'd still have to be less than $6 to be worth it. Maybe you can give me an example?

joltman

Titles that are regularly 9.95 come up as 4.97, besides that, a good time to get a non-enrollment is if you need 3 titles to get free shipping, so if you need 2 fulfillments, you add those to your cart and then a third title which saves you like $5 or more on shipping, so even if it's $10 after sale price, you're adding $5 to get another DVD.

Emulator

Criterions.... If you don't have those that CH carry.

kenbuzz

When I put a $19.95 and a $9.95 title in my cart, the $9.95 title comes up at $7.95. According to the most recent Data Miner (2/15/06), there is exactly ONE $9.95 title that comes up under $5 (The Hours Special Collector's Edition $9.95 -> $4.95). And again, the $6 threshold price INCLUDES shipping, so even if there's a free shipping carrot hanging out there, if the DVD costs more than $6 it seems to make more sense to get that DVD as part of an enrollment/fulfillment cycle rather than add it to get 50% off. $7.95 > $6.00 = no sale.

Can you give a specific example where adding a 50% off DVD helps the bottom line? I'd honestly like to see it, because I don't understand how this is a "deal".

starman9000

If you need to add a title to get to the free shipping threshold, you can then subtract the cost you wouldve paid for shipping from that title. So, 7.95 - whatever your shipping wouldve been, will possibly get you below the 6.00 threshold.

Or, like the earlier poster said, if you need a little to qualify for the 5$ webdvd coupon, you can then subtract that 5$ from that disc (it would be 2.95 essentially).


I think thats what they meant.

kenbuzz

I could see that...

8 1/2: The Criterion Collection $34.95 -> $20.97
Hearts & Minds: The Criterion Collection $34.95 -> $20.97
The Third Man: The Criterion Collection $34.95 -> $20.97
The Red Shoes : The Criterion Collection $34.95 -> $20.97
The Ruling Class: The Criterion Collection $34.95 -> $20.97
Hamlet : The Criterion Collection $22.95 -> $12.97

But don't you have to order something at least as expensive to get the discounted price on the Criterions? If you need 2 fulfillments, I could see something >= $34.95 plus a discounted $20.97 CC, but to make sense wouldn't you also have to ensure that the 2 DVDs (the "something" and the CC) aren't so much cheaper elsewhere that it makes sense to get them from someplace like DDD and get two $19.95 DVDs from CH instead?

8 1/2: The Criterion Collection (DVDPlanet = $25.97)
Hearts & Minds: The Criterion Collection (DVDPlanet = $25.97)
The Third Man: The Criterion Collection (DVDPlanet = $25.97)
The Red Shoes : The Criterion Collection (DVDPlanet = $25.97)
The Ruling Class: The Criterion Collection (DVDPlanet = $25.97)
Hamlet : The Criterion Collection (DDD = $21.59)

So let's say you throw two $34.95 CC DVDs in your cart at CH. That's come to $34.95 + 20.97 = $55.92 plus s/h (unless you've got a code), but I could get the same two from DVDPlanet for $51.94. I guess the idea here is that you're only paying $4 more from CH than from another etailer, and it lets you close out your account without getting screwed on a $19.95 purchase? Is that the gist?

John Galt

As has been mentioned, the best time is when you need a 3rd title to get free shipping. Here's the math for two 19.95 enrollments:
Without a 3rd title
19.95+2.99 s/h
19.95+1.99 s/h
-5.00 webdvd discount
total of $39.88

With a 3rd title
19.95
19.95
7.95
-5.00 webdvd discount
total of $42.85

therefore that 3rd title has an end cost of $2.97

This doesnt include the shipping charges if you were to order box sets either. In those cases it would actually make the entire order cheaper if you add a 3rd title. Whenever they run the b1g1 promotions I always order box sets and 14.95 and 9.95 titles. Ordering those titles would be inefficient at any other time.

kenbuzz

I don't think that's it. The 7.95 DVD will never be less than 7.95. It might be more with s/h, but even if you get to a threshold to get free s/h, that DVD will still cost you 7.95. I can that same DVD for under $6 (shipped) as part of an enrollment/fulfillment cycle...

kenbuzz

Thanks!

John Galt

If you order box sets you pay the sale price for the set but you can get a free title up to the regular price of the set. For an example, heres my order that I placed during the last b1g1 sale:
Dallas Season 4 $29.96(reg price of $39.96)
The Third Man Criterion FREE
MacGyver Season 4 $29.21(reg price of $39.96)
The Ruling Class Criterion FREE
Total price of $54.17 for two box sets and two criterions and it completed my obligation on that account. If you account for the commitments it brings the total down to $30.99

starman9000

But if you are saving 2.99-9.99 shipping by ordering the 7.95 dvd, you have to factor that in somewhere.

smw356

anyone have the offer code for this. My columbiahouse site is still showing buy 1 get one 50% off.

John Galt

Give 804021 a try

Newfrd

I wouldn't have taken advantage of this type of offer before, but with problems getting new applications approved, and not wanting to wait for some titles - it still turns out to be cheaper than than any other onliine or B&M option

ESG927

The email I got this morning said buy one at $19.95 or higher and get unlimited DVDs at up to 2/3 off. Is that the same deal?

Here's the email verbatim:


Get unlimited DVDs at up to 2/3 off when you buy 1 at the regular Club price of $19.95 or higher. Hurry - offer ends at midnight on February 19th!

Note:

A discounted Set or an Upcoming Release -- purchased at $19.95 or higher -- can also act as your qualifying purchase.
Some exceptions apply. Upcoming Releases, Sets, and other specially priced items will not participate in your regular offer as a free item.
Taxes, where applicable will be added to each selection on all orders.

superdeluxe

I got that email as well..

I wonder if the B1G1 then rest 50% is a better deal in the end than the B1 get rest 2/3 off.

I guess it works if you are buying alot of titles..but its like..how many titles would you need to break even.

Obi-Jon Kenobi

Keep in mind that it is up to 2/3 off. When I tested it, the $21.95 titles came up at 50% off, the 19.99 ones at 60%, the 14.95 ones at 66.7, and the 12.95 ones at 60.

Sweet Baby James

It's actually up to 2/3 off. Most of the $21.95-$22.95 titles are only half off, so the B1G1 free deal is definitely better.

EDIT: Obi got me by a split second.

smw356

This worked. Thank you

joltman

Using code 804021 (how bad is it that I actually know it without looking it up?) all of the 9.95 titles are showing as sale price of 4.97 for me.

Monte P

I have been trying to fulfill one of my accounts with 3 titles to get the free shipping and the free shipping is not showing up for me. It has always worked before, am I doing something wrong or missing something?

Thanks

Sweet Baby James

There's no free shipping for anyone at the moment.