Best Buy TV DVD sets B1G1F sale (1 Viewer)

[Joe Lugoff]

The fine print reads "Offer is good through 2/11/06."

 

[Johnny Angell]

1st, you pay for the more expensive item. 2nd, I don't see the 1960's OL on the list.:frowning:

 

[Johnny Angell]

There is a limit of 3 of the same title.

 

[Tony J Case]

The Short version:
GIVE THEM THE CHEAPEST ITEM FIRST!!!

The long version:
Today I went to pick up The Outer Limits (47$) for myself and All in the Family (29$) for a friend. Like all of you, I knew that you paid for the most expensive and got the cheaper one free - but when he run the sets up, the total came to 32 and change. I got thinking "Gee, thats kind of low", but dismissed it as perhaps a mismarked Outer Limits or a pricedrop I wasnt aware of.

Then I look at the recipt after I was in the car - to my shock, I'd paid for All in the Family and got the Outer Limits free!

Upon thinking about it, I'd been looking at the front of my set while in line, and then handed the stack to the casher upside down (I was being nice, putting the UPC side up for him). Little did I know I'd get a nice bonus for my troubles.

Now of course your millage may vary, and this was probably a one-off fluke. But what the hell - doesnt hurt to try, huh? My only regret? I wish I'd gone with the 24 dollar Sanford and Son instead.

 

[Johnny Angell]

That OL is the new one, isn't it?

 

[Tony J Case]

Yup - new one!

 

[Viper]

I bought all 8 seasons of Stargate and all 4 seasons of Married With Children. I also got some of those bargains due to the scanning order. hehehe

 

[Ric Easton]

Hmmm, how'd I let this sale escape me?

 

[Jeff#]

As I posted in another topic, I paid $25 for Sanford and Son, and managed to get the new Outer Limits for FREE at Best Buy. I knew that and so did the cashier and she scanned the cheaper one at my request.

The original 1960s Outer Limits was no longer in stock at that particular store. My plan was to buy the 2nd season of that to get the 1st season of the 1990s OL for free. But that wouldn't have worked anyway, because the old show is MGM / UA. The new series is released by Sony Pictures, and this offer is Sony only.

 

[TonyD]

i might do this with king f queens but nothing else on the list i would want to own.

 

[ElijahS]

Good. I can finally get the third and fourth seasons of All In The Family.

 

[BrandonJF]

I got lucky since I hadn't seen this first. I got Married With Children Season 4 and Dawson's Creek Season 5 (both originally avoided due to the episode cuts). They scanned Married With Children first, they rang up for $24.99, I gave them $20 in RZ certificates...

$5 for those two. That's about right.

 

[Ravi K]

A few days before the current B1G1 free sale Best Buy had B1G1 free, but with slightly higher prices on some of the sets. I purchased Seinfeld seasons 5 and 6 for $39.99 and today I took the receipt and price-adjusted it, so I got $5 and some change back.

I hoped that Dead Like Me was included in the sale, but alas, it wasn't. Oh well, I got Seinfeld 5 and 6 for $17 each, so I'm very happy

 

[Citizen87645]

So just to be clear, are all Seinfeld sets 34.99 at Best Buy? When I went to the store the signs only indicated this price for Season 4.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I bought 4&5 yesterday and both were $34.99. I think its all (not including the special boxed sets including the puffy shirt, etc.)

 

[Citizen87645]

My purchase was actually done online with store pickup. Reading the online policy it sounds like I can only get a price adjustment if the online price is different. I suppose I could repurchase in the store but by that time most of my savings would be eaten up by the mileage.

 

[Joe Lugoff]

The same thing happened to me -- I got the more expensive set free; I guessed it was because (just by luck) the cashier scanned the cheaper one first and the more expensive one second.

But, wait -- how could a big company like Best Buy let this flaw slip in? Isn't it easy to program the computer to subtract the cheaper price, no matter what order they're scanned in?

 

[Johnny Angell]

You would think so. After all, until the 2nd item is scanned in, the computer wouldn't know the deal qualifies for a 2 for 1. Seems like its bad programming.

 

[Dax P]

Sign/ad only indicate Seinfeld Season 4 (got 5/6 yesterday, they rang up at $42), but showing the clerk the ad worked (it's an 'assume all seasons'- ymmv), and she knocked it down to $35.

Bummed I couldn't get a raincheck for the U2 Vertigo 2-disc for $11.99... on sale, but couldn't find it in two stores (because that's a GOOD price for it)... the 'deluxe' comes up in the computer as 'does not qualify for raincheck', and the blueshirt was insisting it's the 1-disc that's on sale (but the ad SAYS '2 dvd'- see, right there?).

Oh, well.

Very glad I waited 'til now on Seinfeld. Half-missing the Puffy shirt and script replica, but... no. Don't need the extra thingees for THAT much more money...

First BB I went to went through a lot of Seinfelds- had a bunch of 1&2 and 5, but none of the others...

Rescue Me at $34.99 (or half of that, rather) is a great deal- highly recommended. Nothing else I need, though (darn, Newsradio 3 isn't out until the B1G1 is over...). I'd like to see Soap eventually (never have), but don't want to get started on them now...

 

[ElijahS]

Depending on what you plan on getting, you might want to check out Amazon.com. Their promotion is for the same titles, but slightly different - it's $20 off if you purchase two sets. With many of their prices being lower, though, if you plan on purchasing lower-priced DVDs (like All In The Family), you end up saving more. Example: I'm purchasing AITF Seasons 3 & 4. With Best Buy's deal, I'm paying $28.99 plus shipping and tax for the sets. At Amazon, I'm paying $22.98 with no tax and no shipping. It comes out better.