Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
11-06-17, 06:57 AM
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11-06-17, 08:16 AM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
The very hard to find Stranger Things S1 will be $10 on BF at Target 
Hope you guys can return before that. I think Target shrunk their return window.
Hope you guys can return before that. I think Target shrunk their return window.
11-06-17, 08:30 AM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
Had a feeling that might be the case after seeing the stock not budging much over the past few weeks. That's too bad. Whatever Target hoped for this didn't pan out. Looks like it's a case of poor marketing and announcement structures; hardly anybody outside of the physical-media community knew this release was a thing until I talked with them about it, and the lack of extras probably didn't help word of mouth.
11-06-17, 08:34 AM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
Had a feeling that might be the case after seeing the stock not budging much over the past few weeks. That's too bad. Whatever Target hoped for this didn't pan out. Looks like it's a case of poor marketing and announcement structures; hardly anybody outside of the physical-media community knew this release was a thing until I talked with them about it, and the lack of extras probably didn't help word of mouth.
11-06-17, 08:50 AM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
A lot of thought went into the design of the packaging, something you don't see that often anymore, and it's really well-made. $10 for a collectible set like that is pretty absurd. I doubt they went in thinking they'd be unloading these at such a sharp discount over Black Friday.
11-06-17, 08:57 AM
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Probably so.
A lot of thought went into the design of the packaging, something you don't see that often anymore, and it's really well-made. $10 for a collectible set like that is pretty absurd. I doubt they went in thinking they'd be unloading these at such a sharp discount over Black Friday.
A lot of thought went into the design of the packaging, something you don't see that often anymore, and it's really well-made. $10 for a collectible set like that is pretty absurd. I doubt they went in thinking they'd be unloading these at such a sharp discount over Black Friday.
The BF ads are created weeks in advance. This was likely always the intended scenario. Lack of initial advertising didn't help sales. That's my opinion at least.
11-06-17, 09:20 PM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
My receipt says return by 11/16, bought on release day. If I'm near a Target before then I may do a re-buy, return, then another re-buy and return on BF. I'll definitely be buying a couple more for holiday gifts.
11-07-17, 01:14 AM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
$10 isn’t worth fighting the crowds on Black Friday, so I don’t mind that I paid full price.
11-07-17, 08:44 AM
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11-07-17, 03:09 PM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
I hope your right 'cause the ad in the BD bargain section said it was in store only.
https://weeklyad.target.com/promotio...uldntwa&page=1
https://weeklyad.target.com/promotio...uldntwa&page=1
11-07-17, 03:09 PM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
Probably so.
A lot of thought went into the design of the packaging, something you don't see that often anymore, and it's really well-made. $10 for a collectible set like that is pretty absurd. I doubt they went in thinking they'd be unloading these at such a sharp discount over Black Friday.
A lot of thought went into the design of the packaging, something you don't see that often anymore, and it's really well-made. $10 for a collectible set like that is pretty absurd. I doubt they went in thinking they'd be unloading these at such a sharp discount over Black Friday.
11-07-17, 03:17 PM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
I think it's safe to say that the BF ad was pretty much prepped by the time the show came out. I think they did it on purpose because people are right outside their 30 day return policy by the time it goes on sale (and it will probably have a different SKU in stores as well, so you won't be able to re-buy and return).
11-07-17, 06:55 PM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
where is everybody seeing this for sale on $10 on BF? I have scoured Target's BF ad and can't find it listed anywhere. Is it there and I am just not seeing it?
It's on the front cover.
11-08-17, 01:42 AM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
I think it's safe to say that the BF ad was pretty much prepped by the time the show came out. I think they did it on purpose because people are right outside their 30 day return policy by the time it goes on sale (and it will probably have a different SKU in stores as well, so you won't be able to re-buy and return).
There's really no reason to worry about beating the crowds at the store if you go later in the evening once the rush dies down. In the last 5-6 years I can only remember one item not being available when going around 10pm. It was last year, and I can't remember what it was, but I found it at the next store I went to, I was hitting several Walmarts.
11-08-17, 02:55 AM
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just sold mine for 50 bucks on craigslist. Looking forward to Black Friday.
11-08-17, 07:16 AM
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11-08-17, 08:41 AM
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I don't remember them ever changing the SKU, just that there's a different SKU for their exclusives (which may or may not be included at the sale price - hoping for the Spider-Man Homecoming exclusive as there were still a few sitting around at my closest store). I could be wrong though.
There's really no reason to worry about beating the crowds at the store if you go later in the evening once the rush dies down. In the last 5-6 years I can only remember one item not being available when going around 10pm. It was last year, and I can't remember what it was, but I found it at the next store I went to, I was hitting several Walmarts.
There's really no reason to worry about beating the crowds at the store if you go later in the evening once the rush dies down. In the last 5-6 years I can only remember one item not being available when going around 10pm. It was last year, and I can't remember what it was, but I found it at the next store I went to, I was hitting several Walmarts.
11-08-17, 03:11 PM
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re: Stranger Things. 10-17-17. In a VHS box. (Ultra HD Blu-ray on the way!)
Sales on this have been particularly impressive imo, considering that it's a retailer exclusive that's made the Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers list two weeks in a row.
Each Target got in hundreds of copies initially, and so just restock from the backrooms. So it may not appear that they've sold that many, but obviously it's doing pretty well.
Each Target got in hundreds of copies initially, and so just restock from the backrooms. So it may not appear that they've sold that many, but obviously it's doing pretty well.
11-08-17, 08:17 PM
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11-09-17, 02:27 PM
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11-09-17, 10:00 PM
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