Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
FYI: Walmart has the Mad Max Anthology Blu-Ray for $47.88. I grabbed the second-to-last copy at my local Walmart on the way home from work.
Home Theater
Entertainment & Streaming Content
Physical Media
Home Theater Equipment and Hardware
Other Diversions
Bargains and Classifieds
Home Theater Forum
Weekly RoundUp 9-1-2015 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Mike Frezon
- Start date
Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
Also, Amazon.com has bizarrely pulled the Mad Max Anthology at the last minute, put it back as a preorder, and set no updated release date. I'm wondering if they're converting it into a Prime only item.
In their desperation to increase their Prime subscriber base, they're certainly alienating a lot of their non-Prime customers. I do a lot less shopping with them than I used to, both because the $35 free shipping bar is a lot harder to reach than the $25 free shipping bar, and because a lot of the routine filler items I used to use to pad my cart to reach $35 have become Prime only.
In their desperation to increase their Prime subscriber base, they're certainly alienating a lot of their non-Prime customers. I do a lot less shopping with them than I used to, both because the $35 free shipping bar is a lot harder to reach than the $25 free shipping bar, and because a lot of the routine filler items I used to use to pad my cart to reach $35 have become Prime only.
DavidJ
Senior HTF Member
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2001
- Messages
- 4,365
- Real Name
- David
I was sorely tempted by the anthology at Best Buy, but really wanted Fury Road in 3D so I stuck with my plan. Best Buys around here had Army of Frankensteins for $9.99. They sold out before I could get my copy though. I am wondering if they are in other Best Buys around the country or if it's just Oklahoma or this region.
Adam Lenhardt said:
I've got PRIME, Adam. It's showing as "This title has not been released." for me, too.
I might have to check out Wal-Mart, too. I've never even seen (let alone purchased) any of the Mad Max films.
DavidJ
Senior HTF Member
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2001
- Messages
- 4,365
- Real Name
- David
It's quite a strange world the first time you visit it. My wife wasn't sure what to thinkMike Frezon said:
Aaron Silverman
Senior HTF Member
Yes, it is.
And so are the Mad Max films!
And so are the Mad Max films!
He's here all week, folks. Don't forget to tip the waitstaff!
Does anyone know what Amazon is up to with the Mad Max Anthology?
Why is it listed as a pre-order (without a release date)?
Why is it listed as a pre-order (without a release date)?
JakeLip said:
Adam Lenhardt said:
I cannot fathom what's going on with Amazon with regard to these two titles.
I ran into MY local Wal-Mart tonight (East Greenbush, Adam) and picked up their lone copy of the Mad Max Anthology ($47.88). And I also saw Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me. So I scarfed that up, too.
I then came home and canceled both of my Amazon pre-orders. The Mad Max collection was still "Not Yet Available" and the Campbell DVD was "Not Available."
And yet there they were in Wal-Mart. The Campbell disc was also cheaper...$14.88...by $2+.
I cannot remember ever running into this problem before...and then, twice in one week. Strange.
Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
If nothing else, it underlines the value of having a brick & mortar alternative to the big online sites.
Is amazon messing with orders from a studio again, What is MM Fox?
TonyD said:
Nope. Warners.
Adam Lenhardt
Senior HTF Member
When it comes to the Mad Max Anthology, it's actually complicated. The overall release is a Warner Bros release, but the first disc containing the original film is the Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-Ray that was released as part of Fox's home video distribution deal with MGM. Presumably Warner Bros. either paid Fox/MGM a fee to include it in the set, or the studios worked out some sort of profit sharing arrangement for the Anthology release.
