Funcash suggestions (bang for your buck, etc.)
#52
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Long Way Round and 4400 are bothe 8.98 before using funcash, so those are pretty good buys.
I ordered about 10 of those cheapies a month ago when there was no triple fc otherwise I would probably make a similar order as basaro. There are a lot of good titles at those cheap prices.
I ordered about 10 of those cheapies a month ago when there was no triple fc otherwise I would probably make a similar order as basaro. There are a lot of good titles at those cheap prices.
#53
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Originally Posted by basaro
I couldn't resist. I just placed an order for a bunch of cheapies to get $72 in funcash so I can mop up on some boxsets. Yikes!
Triplets of Belleville
Memory of a Killer
Green Mile
Lucky Number Slevin(Deal of the Day)-
for around $25 shipped(using the $5 off of $30 coupon). This order nets me $24 in FunCash. Now that FC is actually worthwhile, this order nearly pays for itself.
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Originally Posted by basaro
I couldn't resist. I just placed an order for a bunch of cheapies to get $72 in funcash so I can mop up on some boxsets. Yikes!
so, the last DVD i'm buying for at least 3 more months is Talladega Nights (well, already pre-ordered it)... cause honestly, i'm spending too much time on this... it's taking away from my work (i guess you could loosely call playing online poker work )
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My brother wanted some titles that came out cheap when I added my pre-order, "Factotum", 12/26. He's getting 6 for around $39 shipped. I'm getting my pre-order (shipped separately) after Christmas and keeping the $42 in FC the order earned.
All this on my "Bill Me" account which just last week reached $145.xx before I made a scheduled $70 payment.
All this on my "Bill Me" account which just last week reached $145.xx before I made a scheduled $70 payment.
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some more christmas gifts for myself
The Maltese Falcon Special Edition $13.48 $10.00 $3.48
Gunsmoke 50Th Anniversary Edition: Volume 1 $16.63 $10.00 $6.63
James Bond Ultimate Collection: Volume 2 $40.48 $20.00 $20.48
James Bond Ultimate Collection: Volume 1 $40.48 $20.00 $20.48
Subtotal $51.07
Shipping & Processing $27.96
Expedited Shipping $4.99
Tax $0.00
Total $84.02
this dvd collecting is addicting, ok I now I will go study for my finals. lol
The Maltese Falcon Special Edition $13.48 $10.00 $3.48
Gunsmoke 50Th Anniversary Edition: Volume 1 $16.63 $10.00 $6.63
James Bond Ultimate Collection: Volume 2 $40.48 $20.00 $20.48
James Bond Ultimate Collection: Volume 1 $40.48 $20.00 $20.48
Subtotal $51.07
Shipping & Processing $27.96
Expedited Shipping $4.99
Tax $0.00
Total $84.02
this dvd collecting is addicting, ok I now I will go study for my finals. lol
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Is the new funcash immediately accessible after you place your triple funcash order, or do you have to wait until the order ships for it to show up in your account? The Funcash Help page on the site indicates it's the latter case, but given how dodgy a lot of that info is I thought I'd ask.
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Originally Posted by grivet
Is the new funcash immediately accessible after you place your triple funcash order, or do you have to wait until the order ships for it to show up in your account? The Funcash Help page on the site indicates it's the latter case, but given how dodgy a lot of that info is I thought I'd ask.
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Originally Posted by kenbenobi
Thanks, Legend. I was leaning toward that one. But now I'm bitter about the UK release having more eps! Hmph!
It's still available in Region 1 from Amazon.ca, or you can try some other DVD price search sites. You'll find it on Amazon.ca if you search for "Long Way Round: The Entire Series (Ten Episodes) (2004)".
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Originally Posted by Sweet Baby James
It's usually available immediately after you place the order. Then after about 24 hours, the FC will disappear until the order ships.
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If you have $40 in FunCash you can get either of the complete sets of Friends or The West Wing for about $110 (with taxes and s&h). That saves you almost $50 from what it would have cost during the DDD sale (at least for The West Wing).
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Since the Sups sets has been pulled, I just missed on that, but I have saved $30 of my $80 funcash to use for the set if it shows up again, hopefully before the end of the year when fc expires.
For now I used $50 fc and got:
Bond set 1
Bond set 2
Amazing Stories S1
Good for now.
For now I used $50 fc and got:
Bond set 1
Bond set 2
Amazing Stories S1
Good for now.
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Originally Posted by basaro
. . . hopefully before the end of the year when fc expires.
EDIT: Yikes! Just read the terms and it seems you can only redeem FC during the year it was earned. I've had this account only since this past April, 8 months +.
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I really wasn't shooting for bang for the buck, but I redeemed $113 in fun cash today. I had a full shopping cart (pretty much all newer release movies as this is what my kids want for Christmas) of items. I found this site yesterday and was able to go from I really think it was $20 in fun cash (maybe I am wrong about that), to over $100 just by using the code here. I know it says it's triple, but mine way more than tripled. On the initial order, the price did jump $3.00 from the current sale, but who cares? I was then able to add a few other DVDs that I wanted at what, 50 to 60% off too and that raised my fun cash to $114. In the end I was able to get these titles free (except S&H and tax).
Anger Management Special Edition
Airplane: "Don't Call Me Shirley!" Edition
Stir Crazy (I choose this for nostalgic reasons)
Pretty in Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition
Platoon Special Edition
Full Metal Jacket
Hamburger Hill
Seven
I'm beyond ecstatic. I wouldn't have bought most of these listed here, but it's nice getting them for such a small price (s&h, tax).
Anger Management Special Edition
Airplane: "Don't Call Me Shirley!" Edition
Stir Crazy (I choose this for nostalgic reasons)
Pretty in Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition
Platoon Special Edition
Full Metal Jacket
Hamburger Hill
Seven
I'm beyond ecstatic. I wouldn't have bought most of these listed here, but it's nice getting them for such a small price (s&h, tax).
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Originally Posted by Xbox69
I know I keep seeing Dec. 31st as the "expiration" for FC. Does that mean it won't carry over to the next year? I currently have $91 in FC. I thought they did away with the special cash-in time periods and it was now availabe year round.
EDIT: Yikes! Just read the terms and it seems you can only redeem FC during the year it was earned. I've had this account only since this past April, 8 months +.
EDIT: Yikes! Just read the terms and it seems you can only redeem FC during the year it was earned. I've had this account only since this past April, 8 months +.
Now, if they let this slide, maybe they will carry over, but not according to the site it won't.
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^In the past Columbia House has let funcash, or part of it anyway, carry over to the new year. But one can't be certain they will do so again this coming year.
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My funcash is going wacky today. For awhile, all the items in my FC cart went from their reduced prices (discounted sets and the ~$9 gift titles) back to their regular prices. BUT I was able to apply funcash to the full price of boxsets (like the drop-down menu for Ultimate Bond went all to way to 53). I was paring down my order trying to make optimal use of the situation, and about 10 minutes later my cart changed back to the lower prices and limited FC on sets.
So it looks like they might be making changes as we speak. And my instincts say the end result will be the prices going back up to "normal" but with the set limit restrictions still in place (the worst of both worlds). So anybody with significant funcash might want to pull the trigger soon.
So it looks like they might be making changes as we speak. And my instincts say the end result will be the prices going back up to "normal" but with the set limit restrictions still in place (the worst of both worlds). So anybody with significant funcash might want to pull the trigger soon.
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I'm seeing the same thing with my FC cart. I'll probably pull the trigger on some of those "$6 - $15" selections in the Gift Center.
BTTF Trilogy at $2.78 plus $6 shipping after FC is a good deal as well. They count that as the 1st selection and the rest of the movies get $1.99 shipping added.
BTTF Trilogy at $2.78 plus $6 shipping after FC is a good deal as well. They count that as the 1st selection and the rest of the movies get $1.99 shipping added.
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FunCash box set limitations may have been applied.
well it looks like they caught on REALLY FAST ... they applied the corrected amount to my FC CarT
FunCash box set limitations may have been applied.
well it looks like they caught on REALLY FAST ... they applied the corrected amount to my FC CarT
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All the movies in the Gift Center are coming up at regular price in the shopping cart as well. It says no other purchase is necessarty but it still charges the regular price. I was hoping to get another set with funcash onece my balnce was fully corrected. It's now -$8.
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Wow, the Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection is only $44.07/shipped. I'm on the verge of finally picking that one up.
I just bought the Film Noir Collection V3 for $21.49, so I have 41 more funcash bucks left to work with.
I just bought the Film Noir Collection V3 for $21.49, so I have 41 more funcash bucks left to work with.