pilot

Columbia House is sending this out to people who had CH.COM memberships (which they've since or about to discontinue)




Link: http://dvd-movies.columbiahouse.com/...Page.do?dk=2GG

*Details*



Not sure how or if they will verify if you're a previous CH.COM member, so maybe a risk if you're not, but I would assume anybody who signs up will not have a problem.

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If you view the terms, the above statements overrides the "Membership Rules" box which has info about the Director's Selection.

Cheato

Best enrollment deal ever?

I gave it a try, even though my one and only CH.com account has been closed for like 4 years, and my applications to CH.com during the last year have been "lost."

Thanks, pilot!

Note the enrollment code at the end of the link: 2GG.

smashthesymbols

I never was a CH.com member. I tried for years to get an account but never did succeed.

I think I'm going to try this anyway. What's the worst that could happen?

Cardsfan111

So I have/had a ch.com account (though I haven't gotten the email yet). This is basically an enrollment code and the best strategy I suppose would be to open the account with the $2.99 selections and then cancel, correct?

pilot

It would appear so. For those who do/did not have ch.com accounts, one would just have to hope that they are not cross referencing people who sign up with people who have/had ch.com accounts or had sent the email, which.. well... I seriously seriously doubt.

j-bo

I wonder how fast one could cycle through a few accounts! I just canceled a regular account last week and will try for this one, then cancel once items are shipped, and try to get approval again.

Post up if you get an approval email.

lizard

Whether or not Columbia House will allow cycling of these accounts, this might be the best offer to use to keep an account open for the various deals that come along: no Director's Selections to fuss with.

kenbenobi

Exactly what I was thinking...

zombeaner

I wanna try this, but I have two accounts at my home address under different e-mail addresses (its complicated) and I think the way it works I can't have a third account at this address.

Cheato

It's not that complicated. I use a different email address for every account I open with them.

And yeah, the maximum is 2 per person (+2 TV clubs, so 4 max all together).

Why not close one account? Both not fulfilled?

joltman

I've never had a problem using the same email address on multiple accounts, even at the same time.

zombeaner

One is fulfilled but has 4 pending pre-orders. Now, the two at this address are in different names, one is my wife, would that matter?

Kent2000

I've never used Columbia House before. Is this offer intended as a trial membership? And what are the limitations on choosing the 2 DVDs -- as long as they have it in stock, you can order it... 2-disc, 3-disc, box sets, Criterion, what?

Obi-Wanma

It's not intended as a trial membership, it's actually intended to convert memebers of their other site, ch.com, which is closing. But if you have the code 2GG, you may be able to get in on the deal even if you were never a member of ch.com, which is what a lot of us are counting on. Normally the best deal is to buy 6 for 49 cents, 1 for 9.95, and 2 more to buy in the next 2 years (which you have to pay at least 19.95 for). If you wait for a B1G1 offer with free shipping before fulfilling your commitment, you can get 4 more DVD's for only 39.90, which brings your average cost for the whole shebang to approximately 4.80 per DVD (12.89 for your enrollment package of 7 DVD's, and 39.90 for your fulfillment, so 11 DVD's for 52.79). A lot of us just cycle accounts over and over using this method to build our DVD collections.

While that's a pretty decent deal, the ability to buy 2 for less than 6 bucks with nothing more to buy ever is even better.

As far as which DVD's are available, it must be available as an enrollment title (which excludes box sets and most multi-disc sets). Just go to ColumbiaHouse.com and browse the selection. Anything that you can get with the default offer (5 for 49 cents, with X more to buy in the next 2 years etc.) will also be available when you use this code. If you're looking for something specific, and can't find it, just type it into the search box. If it comes up, it will either come up with the price of .49, or it will say Members Only (meaning it is available thru the club, but not as an enrollment title). Then you just pick your two DVD's, with nothing more to buy. You can also check the data miner thread to find out which titles are currently available as enrollments.

pilot

It looks like I got approved. I have never had an issue of getting an account from CH (haven't had too many in the past, maybe 4 over the course of a couple years). I know sometimes people get authorizations and then they drop off, but I get real-time notification of when something is charged on my CC (when a charge is actually charged, not a temp charge or authorization) and at like 2 am I got a alert CH charged me (applied 6/9 at about 2:30pm EST), so anybody who applied shortly after I made my post should be in the same boat (no welcome email yet - however)

pilot

got the approval email about 30 mins ago from joining from the link in my original post.

dougb222

I got one tonight as well. Thanks Pilot!

ec461

Thanks. Just signed up right now - waiting for confirmation. Fingers crossed for this to work...

SPRBD

I have an active ch.com membership (along with a couple of of others), but never got the email. I applied for this new membership with my ch.com email address on the 9th (a couple of hours after you posted) and was approved on the 12th.

Thanks for the tip!

SMART-ASS

Cool. I applied on the 12th, so hopfully I'll be approved tomorrow.

G.R.E.G

applied on the 13th, hopefuly by midweek ill hear something

lizard

I didn't get the e-mail until today, so they are still sending them out.

Trevor

Ditto.

dmorris68

Long time lurker (since 2003), first time poster.

I got my approval e-mail today as well, after applying on the 11th. Wasn't sure this deal would work for me since I've never had a CH.com account before. But I have had numerous regular columbiahouse.com accounts over the years. I just came back here after several years of hiatus, because my toddler grandson got into my DVD collection and trashed several, so I wanted to replace them plus pick up a few new releases. After this CH deal I'll probably go for another round of the main club too. I have to dig up my spreadsheet with all my PSN's from years ago -- is there still any major benefit to using PSN codes? From the current deals I've glanced over I don't see as big a benefit to them now.

CalebAndCo

I'm giving it a whirl. Thanks to pilot and the other "trailblazers." :-)