Andrea W
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- Andrea Whitlock
Does Best Buy have a 3 for $20 deal going on?
Went to 2 Best Buys... first had Spririted Away, but no Kiki or Laputa. Went to another... they had Spirited Away and Laputa, but no Kiki. So, I got a raincheck for Kiki (made the guy add a note about my free Princess Mononoke) and went down to Circuit City. Grabbed the last copy of Kiki for $19.99
Now I just have to wait for BB to get Kiki and Mononoke back in But it looks like demand for Kiki (which IIRC is one of the best-selling, if not THE bestselling, anime on home video in the US) was GREATLY underestimated by the B&Ms.Based on reports here and elsewhere that Best Buy didn't have Kiki in stock - which is the one I want the most of the bunch! - I called ahead to my BB and asked. I was told that neither store in my city got copies. When I mentioned the info that no other BB's seemed to have them, but that competitors definately did, he checked a particular screen and told me it was unlikely any BB store got it today. I haven't a clue what he checked...maybe Matt or someone can fill us in.
So I decided to say "screw it" and headed for Wal-Mart, since they and The Mouse are on great terms. I figured if anyone had it, they did.
Good call on my part...Here are the prices I got on these:
$17.08 - Spirited Away
$17.08 - Castle In The Sky (per the receipt; handwritten shelf sign said $18.08!)
$18.08 - Kiki's Delivery Service
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$52.24 SUBTOTAL
-$9.00 ...3 Coupons for $3 off (Woman's Day magazine)
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$43.24 Taxable total
-$4.00 In-the-box mail-in rebate for buying any 2 of these (NOT on the outside of the box)
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$44.97 My total price for 3 Miyazaki films on DVD
and ÷3
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$13.08 My per-item price on each of these great DVDs
And I'm just assuming that the $4 mail-in rebate is inside one of those boxes...there is nothing on the outside even suggesting that there is (I had to leave them in the car, though, and they are still sealed). But even if the Wal-Mart copies don't have the mail-in rebate for some reason, then I still get these 2-disc sets for $14.41 each, a great value.
And I already own Mononoke, so the extra copy was just gonna be a future gift for someone.
All-in-all...I feel good right now! Whoops...no I don't, I feel ill. Gotta tell my boss I'm sick and am going home for the day! :wink:
Anyone have any luck finding the Chubb Chubbs?Just buy "Men in Black 2." It's a better value since you get "The Chubb Chubbs" plus a whole extra movie as a bonus feature.
(Aside: I finally saw "The Chubb Chubbs" about a week ago and seriously can't see what all the hubbub is about. This is Oscar-worthy?)
Just buy "Men in Black 2." It's a better value since you get "The Chubb Chubbs" plus a whole extra movie as a bonus feature.Is that what is referred to as "The special animated short" under Disk #1 on the back cover?
Peace Out~
told me it was unlikely any BB store got it today.My Best Buy had them (in San Antonio, Texas). In fact, I saw two copies of the Goofy tin and two copies of the Mickey B&W tin on the shelves too!
I always go to bestbuy.com and put the DVDs I want into my cart, go through the process like I'm going to check out, and then check which stores in my area have things in stock (as if you were going to do a local pickup).
Thanks for the 3 for $20 info Malcolm.
I always go to bestbuy.com and put the DVDs I want into my cart, go through the process like I'm going to check out, and then check which stores in my area have things in stock (as if you were going to do a local pickup).Thats not always 100% reliable. I've done that on a few occasions to see what is in stock only to go there and not find it or be told they are sold out.
Is that what is referred to as "The special animated short" under Disk #1 on the back cover?That's the one.
Thats not always 100% reliable. I've done that on a few occasions to see what is in stock only to go there and not find it or be told they are sold out.I believe the online (web) system only reflects what the inventory is at the start of the day (same as the computers in the store). It's happened to me before too. I'll ask them to check the inventory at the other stores, and they'll tell me how many they had when the store opened.