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03-17-2008, 12:58 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
BTW...my local Sunday newspaper (the Albany Times-Union) had a coupon printed in the cartoon section(!) for 40% off any USED DVD or CD at an F.Y.E. (TransWorld) store.
Them things is excellent! 
There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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03-17-2008, 03:55 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
Well, Tony...let's not start a panic! 
I guess the point of my prior post was NOT to spark any sort of alarm...but sort of wonder aloud is anyone has thoughts about the RoundUp: which might include sections that are expendable. Like I said in that post, one of the places I've been thinking of cutting back is simply the number of titles I include each week. |
I think listing all the bonus deals could go away (i.e. "Get Market Pantry water with purchase of Lawrence of Arabia etc.). That looks like a lot of typing and scrutinizing of the circulars. |
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03-17-2008, 04:08 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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Perhaps it's time to ask for some volunteers to come forward to help out with the Roundup. All of this work shouldn't have to be shouldered by just one or two individuals on a weekly basis. There probably needs to be a team of around 10 members working on this with some members specializing on just the research portion of the Roundup and others the presentation side. Perhaps the work could even be rotated among members on a weekly basis.
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Joseph,
Your comment (and Mike's detailed weekly workload) made me just a bit nostalgic for the days when I worked at Target. For the last several months that I worked there I was Mike's "insider" not only for the advertised titles, but for the DVDs that we carried that never made it into the circular. At that point, retailer "exclusives" just started catching on and I was able to give details on what they included. I felt I was "doing may part" to give back to the best thread on HTF!
I got so sentimental that I did a search on the last Roundup that I was able to help out with... http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...28-2006-a.html---almost two years ago to the week---to see the nice "tribute" I got from Mike!
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03-17-2008, 04:09 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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(i.e. "Get Market Pantry water with purchase of Lawrence of Arabia etc.).
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For all the kidding we do about that long-ago Market Pantry Water deal...a LoA tie-in would actually be kinda funny!
So, Malcolm...is that another way of saying you think the price table is the raison d'etre of the RoundUp?
There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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03-17-2008, 11:45 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
Is there anything special about any retailers' version of Battlestar Galactica Season 3? Or is this the first time there's no Best Buy bonus disc or anything? (Thank goodness if so -- I've been tricked into buying from Best Buy twice in the hopes of receiving their exclusive bonus disc and never have. Bought them later on ebay but I freaking hate Best Buy now).
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03-18-2008, 12:06 AM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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Is there anything special about any retailers' version of Battlestar Galactica Season 3? Or is this the first time there's no Best Buy bonus disc or anything? (Thank goodness if so -- I've been tricked into buying from Best Buy twice in the hopes of receiving their exclusive bonus disc and never have. Bought them later on ebay but I freaking hate Best Buy now).
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Since Amazon shipped my BSG today, I hope there's no retailer exclusive.
Best Buy did not have an exclusive disc with Lost Season 3, but they did with the first two seasons. I'm guessing it's the same deal this time around with BSG, but I could be wrong. 
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03-18-2008, 11:37 AM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
I'm very tempted by At World's End, The Simpsons Movie and Live Free or Die Hard in that Target sale, but while trying to determine which two to get, I realized that all three are A+ Prime Candidates for future double-dips. . .
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03-18-2008, 12:43 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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So, Malcolm...is that another way of saying you think the price table is the raison d'etre of the RoundUp?
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I suppose. That's the part I usually check. I may skim the deals occasionally, but I'm mostly here for the prices (and the Market Pantry water jokes). |
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03-18-2008, 01:07 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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...(and the Market Pantry water jokes). |
A priest, a rabbi and a parrot each walk into a bar. Each of the three is holding a bottle of Market Pantry Water....
There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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03-18-2008, 01:23 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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Best Buy did not have an exclusive disc with Lost Season 3, but they did with the first two seasons.
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Wal-Mart had the exclusive disc for Lost Season 3. Seems studios play "exclusive disc retailer roulette" -- for example: Desperate Housewives; Season 1, Best Buy had an exclusive disc; Season 2, Target had an exclusive disc; Season 3, Circuit city had an exclusive disc.
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03-18-2008, 03:16 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
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Bottom line: I have been thinking over ways to cut back my Roundup workload without eliminating the thing altogether--maybe less titles?
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Excellent idea. Starting next week, please include in your Roundup only those titles including the word, "Pokemon." It'll save us all a lot of time sifting through the chaff to get to the Weavile. Thanks!
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03-18-2008, 03:44 PM
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Re: Weekly RoundUp 3-18-2008
Have I ever shared the time I had to attend Pokemon: The Movie in the theater with a group of young boys (@ a birthday party attended by my son)?!?
Only time I ever dozed off during a film. True story.
David: new forum name? Signature looks familiar...but I'm not placing the forum name.
There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl. Bullseye, he's Woody's horse. Pete the old prospector. And, Woody, the man himself. Of course, it's time for Woody's RoundUp. He's the very best! He's the rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild, wild west!
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03-18-2008, 03:46 PM
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