–Cliff Robertson as Charly Gordon (Charly – 1968)
Lisa Douglas: Why do you want to irritate your corn?
Oliver Douglas: Irrigate. It means put water on it.
Lisa Douglas: Won't that irritate it?
–Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas and Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas (Green Acres – 1965)
The Weekly RoundUp
| TITLE | Amazon | BestBuy | CrcCity | Target | Costco | Lasers |
| 21 Jump Street: Season 2 | $31.49 | $29.99 | $34.99 | $27.99 | - | $29.99 |
| Andromeda Vol. 4.5 | $27.99 | $30.99 | $34.99 | - | - | - |
| Arrowsmith | $13.45 | $12.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Ball of Wax | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - | $14.94 |
| Barbary Coast | $10.47 | $10.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Barbie Fairytopia | $13.99 | $14.99 | $12.99 | $13.99 | - | $14.99 |
| Best of Mister Ed: Volume 2 | $20.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | - | - | $20.99 |
| Bright Future | $22.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - | $18.94 |
| Candyland: Lollipop Adv. | $15.29 | $14.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | - | $12.74 |
| Charly | $10.47 | $10.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Columbo: Season 2 | $27.99 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - | $27.99 |
| Come and Get It | $13.45 | $12.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Dead End | $13.45 | $12.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Dolls | $22.49 | $19.99 | $19.99 | - | - | $18.94 |
| Earthsea | $13.99 | $15.99 | $17.99 | - | - | $13.99 |
| Enchantment | $13.45 | $12.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Fat Albert and Cosby Kids: Vol. 1 | $17.49 | $15.99 | $19.99 | - | - | - |
| Fear X | $25.18 | $24.99 | $22.99 | - | - | $19.59 |
| Felicity: Season 4 | $41.99 | $44.99 | $59.99 | $44.99 | - | $41.99 |
| Free Radicals | $26.95 | - | $24.99 | - | - | $18.94 |
| Friends: Season 9 | $29.24 | $27.99 | $27.99 | $29.99 | $28.99 | $31.94 |
| Green Acres: Season 2 | $20.99 | $22.99 | $22.99 | - | - | $20.99 |
| The I Inside | $26.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - | $20.99 |
| **Ladder 49 | $20.99 | $15.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | $18.29 | $20.99 |
| Lightning In A Bottle | $18.72 | $22.99 | $24.97 | - | $17.99 | $18.94 |
| Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968) | $26.95 | $24.99 | $24.99 | - | - | $20.99 |
| The Mole: Season 1 | $13.99 | $14.99 | $15.99 | - | - | $14.94 |
| Popular: Season 2 | $41.99 | $50.99 | $59.99 | - | - | $41.99 |
| The Ring: Collector’s Set | $18.89 | $16.99 | $14.99 | $17.99 | - | $19.94 |
| Saved By Bell/New Class: S2 | $29.99 | $29.99 | $34.99 | - | - | - |
| Stage Beauty | $19.59 | $24.99 | $22.99 | $15.99 | - | $19.59 |
| Stella Dallas | $11.21 | $12.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Sweet Valley High: Season 1 | $37.49 | $39.99 | $39.99 | $29.99 | - | $34.94 |
| The Thief and The Cobbler | $26.99 | $22.99 | $24.99 | - | - | $22.44 |
| Vanishing Point (1997) | $13.48 | $12.99 | - | - | - | $10.49 |
| We Live Again | $13.45 | $12.99 | $10.99 | - | - | $10.49 |
| Woman Thou Art Loosed | $20.99 | $19.99 | $24.99 | $19.99 | - | $22.44 |
| Xena Warrior Princess: Season 6 | $55.99 | $54.99 | $59.99 | - | - | $55.99 |
Lasers = LasersEdge.com This is another one week experiment. Please leave feedback on your thoughts about the inclusion of LE in the grid.
For some reason, various on-line sources and e-tailers are listing the title
“The Thief and The Cobbler” as “Arabian Knight”…even though the cover art prominently displays the Thief/Cobbler title.
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_N/A_" in the grid, it means that this title is not shown as available on that chain's website or perhaps in their ads...but it COULD still be in-stores!
$_"LP" means the advertisement says "Low Price", and $_"HP" means the advertisement says "Hot Price". Use of either of these in the Roundup grid indicates that I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I only include the titles I feel like including (or the ones Dave tells me he's looking for ;o)). In fact, the titles are pretty much the ones I'm personally interested in, with few exceptions. I don't get paid for this, and I don't have time to devote to doing every DVD. So, please don't complain. If there is a title not included in the Roundup that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone...like Dave & I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii. Also note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the standard Roundup: they set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is not a way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. When it comes to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices mentioned at all, just remember that "Your Mileage May Vary".
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Ladder 49 AND The Ring: Collector’s Set are available in
both OAR and MAR versions...
get the correct one.
--Amazon is still featuring free shipping on orders over $25. Restrictions apply.
--Best Buy is offering a “Best Buy Exclusive” of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Gift Set. The set includes:
—making of the SI 2005 Swimsuit Issue DVD; --Best of the SI Swimsuit Model Search DVD; --SI 2005 Swimsuit Issue; and, the SI 2005 Swimsuit Calendar.
--Best Buy is offering another deal on season sets of Friends.
Buy 2, save $10. Buy all 9, save $120! Seasons 1-6 are $29.99 each. Seasons 7 & 8 are $36.99 each. Season 9 is $27.99. If you buy all 9 seasons, $30 x 6 = $180. $37 x 2 = $74. $180+$74+$28=$282 $282-$120=$162. $162/9=$18.00 per season!!!
That is one awesome deal if you haven’t been buying them on release date and want to take the plunge!
--Best Buy is also running an incredible deal this week on the 40th anniversary edition of Mary Poppins. Just $14.99!
--Best Buy and Circuit City are BOTH advertising a
”Bonus On-Pack Movie Ticket” to see The Ring 2 on its copies of The Ring Collector’s Set ($16.99). Up to $10.50 value. The Ring 2 in theaters Friday, March 18. At Best Buy, Minimum 14 per store. No rainchecks.
--For anyone who is in the market for a WWE Wrestling DVD called $1,000,000 Tough Enough…Best Buy is advertising a bonus disc with their copies ($15.99) which contains “Wrestlemania Recall—20 years of top moments and matches.”
Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.
--And, Best Buy is advertising a bonus disc with its copies of Xena Warrior Princess: Season 6 ($54.99)
Minimum 6 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City is selling a PC game called “Barbie Mermaid Adventure” for just $4.99 with the purchase of Barbie: Fairytopia ($12.99) at its stores.
In-store only. Reg. $19.99. Purchases must be on same receipt. Minimum 3 per store.
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I’m sure many of you have noticed the inclusion of LasersEdge.com in this week’s grid. Let’s continue the discussion which started in last week’s RoundUp thread. I have been asking, to anyone who reads the RoundUp, the following question:
If YOU were putting together the Weekly RoundUp...what sources would you find most useful in determining your DVD-buying patterns?
There’s been a fair amount of discussion in the last couple weeks’ RoundUps if you’d like to go back and see what’s already been discussed.
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The latest markdowns according to
DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: March 8, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
Sony (Columbia)
Apocalypse, Deceived, Judgment, Left Behind, Left Behind II, Miracle of the Cards, Revelation, Tribulation, Waterproof ... $9.95 
