Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I haven't been too impressed with their blu selection, on three occasions recently I've gone Tues after work and the new release I wanted was long gone. I prefer Lynnwood overall.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I keep hoping new budget titles will turn up in store before 5/12.............
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Yes, manufacturers coupons are supposed to be treated as cash, essentially. Don't even show them until after you give your trade/save coupons and get a new total cost.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Dang it, picked up American Gangster but it rang up as 7.99 on sale. If it goes back to 9.99 on Sunday I can return and rebuy right?
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I have been using the technique of taking my DVDs to the store with me.. then shopping to ensure there were titles I wanted... then I go out to my car and bring back in enough DVDs to get coupons for the titles I will actually buy... last time I had 2 coupons I almost went nuts trying to use before they expired..
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I hope addditional desirable $9.99 titles come out before the coupons expire. Hate to be left with 9-10 unused coupons but I don't want to spend money on 'kinda want' titles.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
My BestBuy.com order arrives today with four $9.99 Blus that can't be found in store. Worst-case scenario is I return them and walk out empty handed, but I'm hopeful I can return them to the store (that hinted I should do this...), and then repurchase them with trade-ins, so I walk out with four $4.99 Blus.
And it looks like next week, Best Buy has a couple of new $9.99 Blus I'll want: Dances with Wolves and Apollo 13, as well as some so-so prices on seasons of Big Bang Theory and Fringe ($16.99 after trade in).
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I never get stuck with expiring DVD coupons. The last few days of their "life", if there is nothing else I want, I'll leave my coupons in the BD shelves of my local Best Buys.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Although the customer service desk has only asked me to make my coupon purchases at the time of trade-in just once in about 10 trips so far.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Why would you trade in movies though if they don't even have something for you to buy though? That is what I can't understand. You basically missed out most likely on more coupons on the next time they have an upgrade sale, which based on rumors if true would be around Aug/Sep. By then imagine they will have another run of decent titles to purchase for $5 again after coupon.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Why would you trade in movies though if they don't even have something for you to buy though? That is what I can't understand. You basically missed out most likely on more coupons on the next time they have an upgrade sale, which based on rumors if true would be around Aug/Sep. By then imagine they will have another run of decent titles to purchase for $5 again after coupon.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I have 7 coupons left. Today I used 3 of them and picked up:
Mortal Kombat Legacy: $9.99
Men in Black with $10 Movie Cash to see MIB III: $9.99 Pretty much getting this for free.
New Year's Eve combo pack: $17.99
Next week with my remaining 4 coupons I hope to get:
Underworld: Awakening
Chuck season 5 (if it's not too expensive)
Men in Black II with the $10 MIB III cash
Either The Vow or Mother's Day
Mortal Kombat Legacy: $9.99
Men in Black with $10 Movie Cash to see MIB III: $9.99 Pretty much getting this for free.
New Year's Eve combo pack: $17.99
Next week with my remaining 4 coupons I hope to get:
Underworld: Awakening
Chuck season 5 (if it's not too expensive)
Men in Black II with the $10 MIB III cash
Either The Vow or Mother's Day
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Traded in 3 dollar store dvds and 2 GOT sampler blus for:
Psycho
Spartacus
Braveheart (100 yr Paramount slipcover)
Cool Hand Luke
Rocky III (blu/Dvd)
...all $5/ea
Long live Trade and Save!
Psycho
Spartacus
Braveheart (100 yr Paramount slipcover)
Cool Hand Luke
Rocky III (blu/Dvd)
...all $5/ea
Long live Trade and Save!
#344
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
I have 7 coupons left. Today I used 3 of them and picked up:
Mortal Kombat Legacy: $9.99
Men in Black with $10 Movie Cash to see MIB III: $9.99 Pretty much getting this for free.
New Year's Eve combo pack: $17.99
Next week with my remaining 4 coupons I hope to get:
Underworld: Awakening
Chuck season 5 (if it's not too expensive)
Men in Black II with the $10 MIB III cash
Either The Vow or Mother's Day
Mortal Kombat Legacy: $9.99
Men in Black with $10 Movie Cash to see MIB III: $9.99 Pretty much getting this for free.
New Year's Eve combo pack: $17.99
Next week with my remaining 4 coupons I hope to get:
Underworld: Awakening
Chuck season 5 (if it's not too expensive)
Men in Black II with the $10 MIB III cash
Either The Vow or Mother's Day
Chuck S5 BD will be $34.99, so $29.99 with coupon.
#345
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
No, it's not on sale next week. The receipt that I had today had 3 coupons. The remaining 4 are on a different receipt that I plan to use next week. That's why I'm holding off on MIB II so I can get all the stuff I want next week together.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Got stuck in an hour-long traffic jam on my way to my slightly-out-of-the-way Best Buy today. I was right behind a decrepit old truck that said "Trust Jesus" on it. BB itself was no better -- I spent a good 25 minutes in customer service, first behind a guy who rolled his eyes at me because they were taking so long, then waiting for them (meaning, 3 different people) to figure out how to do a price match. I went to make an initial purchase with a leftover U&S coupon. I was also buying a copy of The Blues Brothers, which was on sale for $7.99. It rang up at $14.99 and the salesgirl applied the coupon towards it. I told her, no, there's a sign that says Blues Brothers $7.99. She asked the "guard" to check, and he came back and said "The sign says $7.99 after the $5 upgrade & save." I'm like, Oh, I'm sorry it was my mistake. So I said I just want The Big Lebowski. She argued that it wasn't a blu-ray, and was obviously irritated by the whole thing.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and wondered if I should just drive to the other local BB. I decided to go back in with my movie trade, and maybe try a different cashier. I looked at the sign, and it said Blues Brothers $7.99, reg. $14.99. And I found a second sign that said the same thing in the aisle, with a bunch more copies of the disc. So I asked one of the workers who are always hovering around what the story was. He was apologetic and nice about it. We eventually found a copy without a slipcover that was actually connected to the sale. I honestly didn't know there was more than one version of the blu-ray. But this doesn't excuse the fact that the initial fucking guy who did the price check LIED about the sign to make me look like an ass in front of other people. Don't know if I'll be going back to that particular store anytime soon.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and wondered if I should just drive to the other local BB. I decided to go back in with my movie trade, and maybe try a different cashier. I looked at the sign, and it said Blues Brothers $7.99, reg. $14.99. And I found a second sign that said the same thing in the aisle, with a bunch more copies of the disc. So I asked one of the workers who are always hovering around what the story was. He was apologetic and nice about it. We eventually found a copy without a slipcover that was actually connected to the sale. I honestly didn't know there was more than one version of the blu-ray. But this doesn't excuse the fact that the initial fucking guy who did the price check LIED about the sign to make me look like an ass in front of other people. Don't know if I'll be going back to that particular store anytime soon.
#347
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Thx for the headsup on Chuck. $29.99 is a fair price for me. No, it's not on sale next week. The receipt that I had today had 3 coupons. The remaining 4 are on a different receipt that I plan to use next week. That's why I'm holding off on MIB II so I can get all the stuff I want next week together.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Got stuck in an hour-long traffic jam on my way to my slightly-out-of-the-way Best Buy today. I was right behind a decrepit old truck that said "Trust Jesus" on it. BB itself was no better -- I spent a good 25 minutes in customer service, first behind a guy who rolled his eyes at me because they were taking so long, then waiting for them (meaning, 3 different people) to figure out how to do a price match. I went to make an initial purchase with a leftover U&S coupon. I was also buying a copy of The Blues Brothers, which was on sale for $7.99. It rang up at $14.99 and the salesgirl applied the coupon towards it. I told her, no, there's a sign that says Blues Brothers $7.99. She asked the "guard" to check, and he came back and said "The sign says $7.99 after the $5 upgrade & save." I'm like, Oh, I'm sorry it was my mistake. So I said I just want The Big Lebowski. She argued that it wasn't a blu-ray, and was obviously irritated by the whole thing.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and wondered if I should just drive to the other local BB. I decided to go back in with my movie trade, and maybe try a different cashier. I looked at the sign, and it said Blues Brothers $7.99, reg. $14.99. And I found a second sign that said the same thing in the aisle, with a bunch more copies of the disc. So I asked one of the workers who are always hovering around what the story was. He was apologetic and nice about it. We eventually found a copy without a slipcover that was actually connected to the sale. I honestly didn't know there was more than one version of the blu-ray. But this doesn't excuse the fact that the initial fucking guy who did the price check LIED about the sign to make me look like an ass in front of other people. Don't know if I'll be going back to that particular store anytime soon.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and wondered if I should just drive to the other local BB. I decided to go back in with my movie trade, and maybe try a different cashier. I looked at the sign, and it said Blues Brothers $7.99, reg. $14.99. And I found a second sign that said the same thing in the aisle, with a bunch more copies of the disc. So I asked one of the workers who are always hovering around what the story was. He was apologetic and nice about it. We eventually found a copy without a slipcover that was actually connected to the sale. I honestly didn't know there was more than one version of the blu-ray. But this doesn't excuse the fact that the initial fucking guy who did the price check LIED about the sign to make me look like an ass in front of other people. Don't know if I'll be going back to that particular store anytime soon.
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Re: Best Buy Upgrade & Save, $5 Off Blu-ray titles, Apr 22 - May 12, 2012
Got stuck in an hour-long traffic jam on my way to my slightly-out-of-the-way Best Buy today. I was right behind a decrepit old truck that said "Trust Jesus" on it. BB itself was no better -- I spent a good 25 minutes in customer service, first behind a guy who rolled his eyes at me because they were taking so long, then waiting for them (meaning, 3 different people) to figure out how to do a price match. I went to make an initial purchase with a leftover U&S coupon. I was also buying a copy of The Blues Brothers, which was on sale for $7.99. It rang up at $14.99 and the salesgirl applied the coupon towards it. I told her, no, there's a sign that says Blues Brothers $7.99. She asked the "guard" to check, and he came back and said "The sign says $7.99 after the $5 upgrade & save." I'm like, Oh, I'm sorry it was my mistake. So I said I just want The Big Lebowski. She argued that it wasn't a blu-ray, and was obviously irritated by the whole thing.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and wondered if I should just drive to the other local BB. I decided to go back in with my movie trade, and maybe try a different cashier. I looked at the sign, and it said Blues Brothers $7.99, reg. $14.99. And I found a second sign that said the same thing in the aisle, with a bunch more copies of the disc. So I asked one of the workers who are always hovering around what the story was. He was apologetic and nice about it. We eventually found a copy without a slipcover that was actually connected to the sale. I honestly didn't know there was more than one version of the blu-ray. But this doesn't excuse the fact that the initial fucking guy who did the price check LIED about the sign to make me look like an ass in front of other people. Don't know if I'll be going back to that particular store anytime soon.
I sat in my car for a few minutes and wondered if I should just drive to the other local BB. I decided to go back in with my movie trade, and maybe try a different cashier. I looked at the sign, and it said Blues Brothers $7.99, reg. $14.99. And I found a second sign that said the same thing in the aisle, with a bunch more copies of the disc. So I asked one of the workers who are always hovering around what the story was. He was apologetic and nice about it. We eventually found a copy without a slipcover that was actually connected to the sale. I honestly didn't know there was more than one version of the blu-ray. But this doesn't excuse the fact that the initial fucking guy who did the price check LIED about the sign to make me look like an ass in front of other people. Don't know if I'll be going back to that particular store anytime soon.