Questions about Columbia House? Ask them here, Part II
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you may get neither. Prepare to wait up to 3 weeks to see if the dvds arrive. Don't signup again with the same titles unless you know for sure you haven't been approved.
If you sign up with a credit card, you can monitor your account for the actual charge from CH. That is the best way to see if you're accepted.
you may get neither. Prepare to wait up to 3 weeks to see if the dvds arrive. Don't signup again with the same titles unless you know for sure you haven't been approved.
If you sign up with a credit card, you can monitor your account for the actual charge from CH. That is the best way to see if you're accepted.
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I tried signing up for a 2nd active account but still haven't heard a peep. How long should I wait to receive a confirmation message or a denial?
If you applied on-line, you might want to try a phone application next time. Only a few enrollment codes work on the phone and they rarely send acceptance e-mails, but the success rate is much higher on the phone. Possible working 7:2 phone enrollment codes may include 98W, 59H, 75X, 75Y, 76C, 76W. The phone number for phone applications is 888-242-3837. [I've seen no reports from anyone trying the 6:1 code B9V on the phone.]
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^People also don't like the "Director's Selections" and think that they will have to return them each month. Many haven't yet come to the realization that they can be declined on-line with a couple of mouse clicks.
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I'm not seeing the option or section for declining? Also, I recently jumped in the B2G1 BD sale, 2 titles said it counted toward fulfillment but my account still shows I need to fulfill it. Does it only go through when the order ships?
As for the second question, you're assumption is correct. You will not be given credit for a fulfillment until you're charged for the title.
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Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I figured I'd ask it here rather than create a new topic.
Well last week April 30th to be exact I placed and order via Phone and I still haven't heard anything regarding it. I've had an account before but I don't remember it taking more than a week. Then again before I'd use expiediant shipping and processing.
Also this was a pretty big order $120.xx after processing and shipping. Should I call them and find out what the deal is?
Well last week April 30th to be exact I placed and order via Phone and I still haven't heard anything regarding it. I've had an account before but I don't remember it taking more than a week. Then again before I'd use expiediant shipping and processing.
Also this was a pretty big order $120.xx after processing and shipping. Should I call them and find out what the deal is?
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^Does the order show up on your account on the web?
Have you received email confirmation about placing the order?
If the answer to both is "no" then a call to reassure yourself might be in order, especially if it was placed using a code that is expiring.
If the order shows up on the web and you're expecting it to already be at your door, give it some more time. Most orders placed online take one to three weeks to show up depending on availability and closeness to the warehouse doing the shipping. I would expect phone orders to be similar.
Have you received email confirmation about placing the order?
If the answer to both is "no" then a call to reassure yourself might be in order, especially if it was placed using a code that is expiring.
If the order shows up on the web and you're expecting it to already be at your door, give it some more time. Most orders placed online take one to three weeks to show up depending on availability and closeness to the warehouse doing the shipping. I would expect phone orders to be similar.
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The order shows up on my account screen. However the e-mail response I got said I need to make a prepayment in order for it to ship. They didn't tell me this when I placed the order. So I think I'm just going to call and find out what the deal is.
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^If this is a fairly new account there is only so much product CH will ship without pre-payment. Based on your comment I'm assuming you are on "bill me" which is the hold up. You'll get a postcard requesting that you mail payment before they'll ship the order. Based on personal experience with this, you will not be able to pay online as it does not show up as a balance due amount since the order has not shipped. Also do *not* try to call and pay if you used *any* type of code. The CS rep will probably screw it up since they have to "cancel" the existing order and "re-enter" it before accepting payment via a CC as they have the same limitations on the account as you have (shows the order but no balance due as it has not yet shipped).
So... short version... wait for the card requesting payment and send a check or cancel the order and place it online pre-paying for it with a CC .
So... short version... wait for the card requesting payment and send a check or cancel the order and place it online pre-paying for it with a CC .
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[Moved here from Sale Offer Code thread.]
Cheap dvds?... maybe the old catalog single disc releases and the WM dump bin.
Cheap Blu-rays?... not sure what you consider cheap. All my BRs I've gotten for an average price of around $13, but I've had to shop my ass off to get those prices. Ebay prices are more in the $18-$20 range... not cheap IMO. Blu-ray players are also outragously priced still.
I have never downloaded a movie and I don't know anyone who has.
Entirely agree. Most people are still paying high prices for new release DVDs, although catalog titles can be had fairly inexpensively if one can find them on sale. And Blu-ray Discs are still very high priced most places since the demise of the BOGOF sales at Amazon in early January. And I keep a close eye on deals for those. I also have done a lot of selling of BDs (from the aforementioned Amazon sales) and the prices at Half.com and Amazon Marketplace are still pretty high, although I don't pay any attention to eBay prices because auctions are way too much trouble for me.
And BD player prices are absurd. Two years into the format and the least expensive full-featured player has an MSRP of $600, but isn't out yet. The least expensive Profile 2.0 machine (but not full-featured) is a $400 video game machine.
Columbia House is still a good deal for DVDs (and BDs if a decent sale offer can be found). The current average DVD cost for a B9V membership is $3.99, using routine BOGOF plus free shipping sale offers. Or less, if CH forgets to charge shipping on the delayed enrollments. I had a B9V enrollment approved last week, to my surprise (I had no other regular DVD club accounts open, FWIW). So, the code works.
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the funny thing is even with the great codes, most dvds are worthless, has anyone seen the prices on dvds? the major retailors are almost giving them away and blu-rays also are pretty cheap on ebay. the movie industry is about to begin experiencing what the music industry has been going thru for the last 5 years. technology has finally caught up and with Broadband 2.0 starting to begin things will change even faster.
Cheap Blu-rays?... not sure what you consider cheap. All my BRs I've gotten for an average price of around $13, but I've had to shop my ass off to get those prices. Ebay prices are more in the $18-$20 range... not cheap IMO. Blu-ray players are also outragously priced still.
I have never downloaded a movie and I don't know anyone who has.
And BD player prices are absurd. Two years into the format and the least expensive full-featured player has an MSRP of $600, but isn't out yet. The least expensive Profile 2.0 machine (but not full-featured) is a $400 video game machine.
Columbia House is still a good deal for DVDs (and BDs if a decent sale offer can be found). The current average DVD cost for a B9V membership is $3.99, using routine BOGOF plus free shipping sale offers. Or less, if CH forgets to charge shipping on the delayed enrollments. I had a B9V enrollment approved last week, to my surprise (I had no other regular DVD club accounts open, FWIW). So, the code works.
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Originally Posted by BobO'Link
^If this is a fairly new account there is only so much product CH will ship without pre-payment. Based on your comment I'm assuming you are on "bill me" which is the hold up. You'll get a postcard requesting that you mail payment before they'll ship the order. Based on personal experience with this, you will not be able to pay online as it does not show up as a balance due amount since the order has not shipped. Also do *not* try to call and pay if you used *any* type of code. The CS rep will probably screw it up since they have to "cancel" the existing order and "re-enter" it before accepting payment via a CC as they have the same limitations on the account as you have (shows the order but no balance due as it has not yet shipped).
So... short version... wait for the card requesting payment and send a check or cancel the order and place it online pre-paying for it with a CC .
So... short version... wait for the card requesting payment and send a check or cancel the order and place it online pre-paying for it with a CC .
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I have a question. I have an active account and I just finished fulfilling it. I tried to sign up for a second account while keeping the active one open. But after I finished the checkout I got a confirmation page but I never received an email with the confirmation of the titles I selected. Its been a couple weeks and I haven't gotten any emails about that new account or received the titles. Has anyone here not gotten an email when they applied but ended up getting approved or getting their titles?
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Originally Posted by Jigen75
I have a question. I have an active account and I just finished fulfilling it. I tried to sign up for a second account while keeping the active one open. But after I finished the checkout I got a confirmation page but I never received an email with the confirmation of the titles I selected. Its been a couple weeks and I haven't gotten any emails about that new account or received the titles. Has anyone here not gotten an email when they applied but ended up getting approved or getting their titles?
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I have a couple of questions. Maybe one or two of your will have had experience with these and know the answer i'm looking for.
1. In the stickied codes thread at the top, one of the codes is this:
801888 - b1 + 60% off + FREE S&H (Even "3 for $23")
I've looked around quite a bit and can't find the answer to this. How do you do "3 for $23"? However, If it happens to be one of those not-quite-legit methods of monkeying with their system, I'd rather not know.
2. When paying with a credit card: If you select the "Use this new credit card for this payment only.", do they honestly not keep your card info? I'd rather they not have that info to use against me if I encounter one of those problems people sometimes do. You know, things like them rearranging your order and messing up what you owe.
1. In the stickied codes thread at the top, one of the codes is this:
801888 - b1 + 60% off + FREE S&H (Even "3 for $23")
I've looked around quite a bit and can't find the answer to this. How do you do "3 for $23"? However, If it happens to be one of those not-quite-legit methods of monkeying with their system, I'd rather not know.
2. When paying with a credit card: If you select the "Use this new credit card for this payment only.", do they honestly not keep your card info? I'd rather they not have that info to use against me if I encounter one of those problems people sometimes do. You know, things like them rearranging your order and messing up what you owe.
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I have a couple of questions. Maybe one or two of your will have had experience with these and know the answer i'm looking for.
1. In the stickied codes thread at the top, one of the codes is this:
801888 - b1 + 60% off + FREE S&H (Even "3 for $23")
I've looked around quite a bit and can't find the answer to this. How do you do "3 for $23"? However, If it happens to be one of those not-quite-legit methods of monkeying with their system, I'd rather not know.
1. In the stickied codes thread at the top, one of the codes is this:
801888 - b1 + 60% off + FREE S&H (Even "3 for $23")
I've looked around quite a bit and can't find the answer to this. How do you do "3 for $23"? However, If it happens to be one of those not-quite-legit methods of monkeying with their system, I'd rather not know.
Originally Posted by rmcarthur
2. When paying with a credit card: If you select the "Use this new credit card for this payment only.", do they honestly not keep your card info? I'd rather they not have that info to use against me if I encounter one of those problems people sometimes do. You know, things like them rearranging your order and messing up what you owe.
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Thanks for the info. That code does indeed work right now. I thought perhaps (3 for $23) involved some way of combining the code with ordering some combination of clearance/reduced dvds or something. I couldn't for the life of me calculate how one might arrive at twenty-three dollars while ordering 3 dvds and using that code at the same time.
As for that 2 for 25 dollar thing, it seems like nothing special. For those particular titles, it seems like you don't save any more than if you use a B1G1 /w free shipping code.
On a side note, I hate how they screw you over using "special prices". Take the Metalocalypse season one set for instance. It's 17.97 so it won't count as a fulfillment or trigger the Buy one part of a deal and it won't count as a free one for various reasons. I wish I could just elect to pay 2 more dollars and have it count as a fulfillment and trigger offers. I guess that's the point of "special price" though isn't it? It leaves you very little option other than buying it for listed price.
As for that 2 for 25 dollar thing, it seems like nothing special. For those particular titles, it seems like you don't save any more than if you use a B1G1 /w free shipping code.
On a side note, I hate how they screw you over using "special prices". Take the Metalocalypse season one set for instance. It's 17.97 so it won't count as a fulfillment or trigger the Buy one part of a deal and it won't count as a free one for various reasons. I wish I could just elect to pay 2 more dollars and have it count as a fulfillment and trigger offers. I guess that's the point of "special price" though isn't it? It leaves you very little option other than buying it for listed price.
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Originally Posted by rmcarthur
Thanks for the info. That code does indeed work right now. I thought perhaps (3 for $23) involved some way of combining the code with ordering some combination of clearance/reduced dvds or something. I couldn't for the life of me calculate how one might arrive at twenty-three dollars while ordering 3 dvds and using that code at the same time.
As for that 2 for 25 dollar thing, it seems like nothing special. For those particular titles, it seems like you don't save any more than if you use a B1G1 /w free shipping code.
As for that 2 for 25 dollar thing, it seems like nothing special. For those particular titles, it seems like you don't save any more than if you use a B1G1 /w free shipping code.
Originally Posted by rmcarthur
On a side note, I hate how they screw you over using "special prices". Take the Metalocalypse season one set for instance. It's 17.97 so it won't count as a fulfillment or trigger the Buy one part of a deal and it won't count as a free one for various reasons. I wish I could just elect to pay 2 more dollars and have it count as a fulfillment and trigger offers. I guess that's the point of "special price" though isn't it? It leaves you very little option other than buying it for listed price.
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I'm looking to use the TV deal offer where you buy 2 sets for $10 with 2 more commitments.
I want to buy Dexter and How I met your mother season 1. Now I'm wondering if I do this can I order the fulfillment right after this and cancel the account?
Can I get the two tv deals offered above, then purchase freaks and geeks for 40 and be done with it? About how much with shipping and taxes will this deal come out to be total? Also can I use a b1g1 free coupon from the forumsor do I have to wait for that deal to come around? Could I then purchases season 2 of dexter assuming they hvae it (where do I find a list of all available CH titles and prices)
Thanks
I want to buy Dexter and How I met your mother season 1. Now I'm wondering if I do this can I order the fulfillment right after this and cancel the account?
Can I get the two tv deals offered above, then purchase freaks and geeks for 40 and be done with it? About how much with shipping and taxes will this deal come out to be total? Also can I use a b1g1 free coupon from the forumsor do I have to wait for that deal to come around? Could I then purchases season 2 of dexter assuming they hvae it (where do I find a list of all available CH titles and prices)
Thanks
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Originally Posted by joecansee
I'm looking to use the TV deal offer where you buy 2 sets for $10 with 2 more commitments.
I want to buy Dexter and How I met your mother season 1. Now I'm wondering if I do this can I order the fulfillment right after this and cancel the account?
I want to buy Dexter and How I met your mother season 1. Now I'm wondering if I do this can I order the fulfillment right after this and cancel the account?
Can I get the two tv deals offered above, then purchase freaks and geeks for 40 and be done with it?
3350006 Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series is "special" priced at $41.97 currently, so it would count for two fulfillments.
About how much with shipping and taxes will this deal come out to be total?
Also can I use a b1g1 free coupon from the forums or do I have to wait for that deal to come around?
Could I then purchases season 2 of dexter assuming they hvae it (where do I find a list of all available CH titles and prices)
Thanks
Thanks
Dexter Season 2 is not yet available from Columbia House. Since it is a box set, it could never be taken as a freebie in a B1G1F offer, if that was what you were thinking of doing.
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Regarding B1G1F, is it account specific, or can I just get a coupon code and apply it at checkout?
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Typically how long does it take to get your application accepted
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Okay, so I just received Near Dark, a freebie from the lovely deal However, I open it up and instead of the disc 2 being there, in its place is Profit. I looked it up and Im assuming its the tv show with Adrian Pasdar in it. How weird, first time this has ever happened. Any idea if they will send me a replacement?
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Okay, so I just received Near Dark, a freebie from the lovely deal However, I open it up and instead of the disc 2 being there, in its place is Profit. I looked it up and Im assuming its the tv show with Adrian Pasdar in it. How weird, first time this has ever happened. Any idea if they will send me a replacement?
I just ordered Juno (BD) and got Shoot 'Em Up (BD).
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I had a question about returns as well.
I ordered Madagascar for the kids, but it skips. Can I exchange it free of charge, or do they make you pay shipping?
And secondly, does it have to be a straight up exchange? Turns out the kids wanted Over the Hedge. So can I exchange a skipping Madagascar for Over the Hedge or is it just a like-for-like exchange process?
In all my cycled accounts I have never had to exchange something, so thanks for the help.
Oh yeah, and is it easier to do this via e-mail or via phone?
I ordered Madagascar for the kids, but it skips. Can I exchange it free of charge, or do they make you pay shipping?
And secondly, does it have to be a straight up exchange? Turns out the kids wanted Over the Hedge. So can I exchange a skipping Madagascar for Over the Hedge or is it just a like-for-like exchange process?
In all my cycled accounts I have never had to exchange something, so thanks for the help.
Oh yeah, and is it easier to do this via e-mail or via phone?
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Originally Posted by avoiceoreason
I had a question about returns as well.
I ordered Madagascar for the kids, but it skips. Can I exchange it free of charge, or do they make you pay shipping?
And secondly, does it have to be a straight up exchange? Turns out the kids wanted Over the Hedge. So can I exchange a skipping Madagascar for Over the Hedge or is it just a like-for-like exchange process?
In all my cycled accounts I have never had to exchange something, so thanks for the help.
Oh yeah, and is it easier to do this via e-mail or via phone?
I ordered Madagascar for the kids, but it skips. Can I exchange it free of charge, or do they make you pay shipping?
And secondly, does it have to be a straight up exchange? Turns out the kids wanted Over the Hedge. So can I exchange a skipping Madagascar for Over the Hedge or is it just a like-for-like exchange process?
In all my cycled accounts I have never had to exchange something, so thanks for the help.
Oh yeah, and is it easier to do this via e-mail or via phone?
E-mail would probably work the same way, but I haven't done returns that way. [email protected]
Edit: Before I forget, if CH decides to go the return label route, they will charge for the replacement disc. Then, when the returned disc is received, the account will be credited for the cost. If they tell you to throw out the defective disc, CH will usually credit your account the cost of the disc and then charge for the replacement. This has to do with internal CH bookkeeping, although it seems awkward and inefficient to customers.
(These questions come up a lot, so I figured I'd answer them before they get asked.)
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