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TV on DVD/Blu Ray @ Big Lots: Anyone Confirm?

post #1 of 157
7/7/09 at 6:45pm
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I'm hearing all kinds of reports that Big Lots is now selling various season sets of TV Shows on DVD and Blu Ray for around $6 each. Some of the titles that I'm hearing about is Wonder Woman, Smallville and others.

Can anyone confirm that? 
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post #2 of 157
7/7/09 at 7:04pm
The only way to know is to check your local store.  I think they all carry different items at different times.  I was at my store on Sunday, and they didn't have any of the TV titles (tons of DVD's, but no TV sets), but I know my store has had other DVD titles in the past that others apparently have not.
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post #3 of 157
7/8/09 at 9:25am
Damn!  Big Lots closed in Racine earlier this year!
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post #4 of 157
7/8/09 at 1:41pm
The Wonder Woman complete series set can be found for $6, but quantities seem very limited. One of the better bargains I've grabbed recently, it's $75 on Amazon.
The only Blu I've seen is Smallville S7 for $6.

 

Also lots and lots of Dallas, Dukes of Hazzard, Knots Landing, Friends, ER and OC season sets (among others), and the Complete History of the LA Lakers, History of Rock and Roll, Roots 30th Anniv, Super Bowl box sets, Animaniacs, Pinky and The Brain-- all for $6 a piece. Tons of WB classics also for $3 each.
Best Big Lots assortment ever.

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post #5 of 157
7/8/09 at 2:45pm
Checked my store on the way home today.  They'd finally got a few sets:

Dukes of Hazzard (S4-6)
The O.C.
Sex & the City (S6.V1)
Dallas
E.R.
Friends (S1, 5-7)
Joey S1
Night Court S1
Nip/Tuck S3
The Drew Carey Show S1
The West Wing S2

$6 each, seasons vary...I've listed what I can recall, most were later seasons.  No sign of any Blu's.
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post #6 of 157
7/8/09 at 11:41pm
75 bucks for Wonder Woman? What, did it go out of print or something? Man, I should unload my old copies!

Anyway, I checked the one near my house - aside from a smattering of anime and kids series, there was nothing TV show related.
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post #7 of 157
7/9/09 at 5:42am
Here are some I saw in Lexington, KY (Eastland) on 7/1 (looks like I was a bit too early):
Night Court S1
Dukes of Hazzard S6
The OC S2
Joey S1
The Scooby Doo Movies (LOTS of these sets)
Animaniacs (1 or 2 sets)*
Pinky and the Brain (1 or 2 sets)*
Roots: The Next Generation
Super Bowl sets 2 and 3

I stopped in Richmond that same day and the only set they had was one of the Animaniacs one, though they did have a flat of WB snapper feature films (picked up [i]There Was a Crooked Man[/i] for $3.00). Richmond doesn't really have a great track record with good DVD finds (they don't seem to stock nearly as many as stores such as Lexington, Somerset, Danville)
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post #8 of 157
7/9/09 at 12:36pm
Stopped in Richmond again today (7/9) and they've finally put some of the TV sets out. titles include:

Knots Landing S1
Six Feet Under S3
Dukes of Hazzard S5, S6
Superfriends volume 2
Scooby Doo Collection
The OC (no idea which season)
Life Goes On S1
Animaniacs
Pinky and the Brain
Joey S1
History of Rock-n-Roll
Nightmares/Dreamscapes
LA Lakers
West Wing (no idea which season)
Nip/Tuck S4
Smallville (one season DVD, one season BR)
Wonder Woman S2, S3, Collection
Roots 30th
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post #9 of 157
7/10/09 at 10:40am
I've seen these at one of the locations here in Huntsville.  I hope that the other one will be putting them out soon. 

There's been an embarassment of riches in those BL bins of late. 
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post #10 of 157
7/10/09 at 1:12pm
The TV sets are featured in this week's ad, which begins on Sunday, July 12.  So all locations should have something out by Sunday (per the ad: selection varies by store).
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post #11 of 157
7/11/09 at 1:43pm
Big lots also had Smallville [blueray] for $6.00 as well.
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post #12 of 157
7/11/09 at 4:52pm
I wonder why all these sets are being 'dumped' onto BIG LOTS? 
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post #13 of 157
7/11/09 at 8:02pm
 dropped by my nearest Big Lots, they only seemed to have three dozen copies of Dukes of Hazzard: The Coy and Vance season. Even at $6, it's too much.
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post #14 of 157
7/11/09 at 11:25pm
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At $6, it's still a bargain. Bo and Luke return for the last few episodes and it has some of the last appearances of Denver Pyle. In my opinion, Denver Pyle was Dukes of Hazzard, not Bo and Luke.
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post #15 of 157
7/12/09 at 8:00am
Was able to get Smallville S7 Blu & Smallville S6 HD DVD(have a HD DVD player but might still trade in w/ red2blue offer).
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post #16 of 157
7/13/09 at 10:24am
Was able find Super Bowl Highlights for Volume Games 21-30, and 30-40.  Six dollars each.  They also had Season 2 of Dukes,  Season 2 of West Wing, and Season 2 of The OC.  Also found Roots: The Next Generation miniseries for 6.00 as well.
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post #17 of 157
7/13/09 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by DeWilson View Post

I wonder why all these sets are being 'dumped' onto BIG LOTS? 

 

I think the studios are cutting expenses by liquidating merchandise, instead of paying the cost of warehousing DVDs. 

IMO, while they may be saving money, they are devaluating the product.  When you can get the new reissue of Brainstorm or the special edition of Ryan's Daughter for $3, or a season of a TV show on Blu-ray for $6, it becomes just that more difficult for the average consumer to even consider paying higher prices for a DVD. 
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post #18 of 157
7/15/09 at 3:14pm
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Originally Posted by Corey3rd View Post

 dropped by my nearest Big Lots, they only seemed to have three dozen copies of Dukes of Hazzard: The Coy and Vance season. Even at $6, it's too much.
Yeah...I actually would have bought 5 & 6 had they had the complete series there for 6 bucks a pop.  But...nope...  I remember liking the new guys okay originally.  BUt that was a loooooooooooooong time ago. 
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post #19 of 157
7/16/09 at 4:45pm
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I've only visited one in my area so far and all they had was Dukes of Hazzard Season 6, which I bought. I ended up purchasing Dukes of Hazzard at FYE, close by, for $22. I hope to be able to stop by the other Big Lots in my area and I hope to be able to pick up some more Dukes of Hazzard sets to limit the number of season sets I need to finish my Dukes of Hazzard library. 
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post #20 of 157
7/17/09 at 3:11pm
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The second store in my area said they weren't getting anymore boxed sets but I'm going to keep checking the first store I got that DoH boxed set from. I just hope that this is a line of DVD products they'll keep in stock or rotate out with other titles. 
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post #21 of 157
7/18/09 at 10:59am
 dropped by a different store. Not much of the $6 deal. the Nip/Tuck blu-ray rattled like dice.

But they had several Hanna-Barbera sets for $3 including Flintstones 2&3, Birdman and the first two Super Friends sets. The big find was the first volume of Popeye for $3.
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post #22 of 157
7/18/09 at 12:08pm
Don't get me wrong, i'm glad for all the people that are getting these sets for a great price, but it does tick me off that they are discounted this low.  It makes me think of myself as a fool for paying the release date price on some of these releseas.  Yes, I know that sometimes if you wait 6 months or a year you can usually get them for lower, but $3 for some of these is ridiculous.  I paid top price for Popeye V1 and Wait till Your Father Gets Home.  I do agree w/a previous poster that it does dismay the loyal fan who will think twice before buying a new release and wait until they can find it super cheap, thereby putting the future of subsequent releases in danger.  Like I said, I'm glad for the ones who have found these great deals, but ticked at WHV as well.
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post #23 of 157
7/18/09 at 1:52pm
Instead of getting mad, you just need to scoop up a couple copies and give them out as gifts. if you consider you made a buy one get one free deal, the frustration should go down. Although you really should figure out the best discount when a DVD comes out instead of paying close to MSRP. And remember that you've been enjoying the Popeye and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home DVDs for 2 years. You pay a little extra to see it then. 

Think about the guy who paid $1,000 plus for the first Blu-ray players only to have their neighbors get them for under $200? 

It's just the nature of the beast. And there are plenty of times where a DVD doesn't get knocked down in price, but ends up out of print so you have to fork up a small fortune to get it from a semi-auction site.
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post #24 of 157
7/18/09 at 2:08pm
You definitely cannot guarantee that every DVD or TV set will show up at Big Lots or in the dump bin at Wal-Mart for a ridiculously low price. If you waited to try and find every title you want for $3 or $6, you'd never find most of them. Also, despite my Big Lots purchases, I have no problem paying a normal retail price for something I really want. I just paid $30 for "Petticoat Junction - Season 2" at Wal-Mart.  Yeah, it'll be cheaper in a few months, and I probably could have saved a few more bucks buying online (I know it was $28 at Amazon), but it's something I wanted right now and the price seemed reasonable to me (less than $1 per episode).

The selection at Big Lots in recent months seems to simply be Warner, by and large, clearing out their warehouses. I mean, what's the sense in still trying to sell "Joey - Season 1" for MSRP?  May as well get a few bucks per set instead of actually paying out to send them to the landfill. I've seen a few Universal and HBO titles, but it's mostly Warner, including a lot of titles still in old snapper cases which they stopped using a few years ago.
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post #25 of 157
7/18/09 at 2:29pm
Joe and Malcom make good points about waiting for Big Lots or Walmart bins.  I guess most of us here are the same; if it's one of our Holy Grail shows, we're going to get it at release or soon after that.  For me, Combat! was a show that I wouldn't have waited for close-out bin prices.  And as Joe said, I've enjoyed watching that series on DVD since '05 .  Another example for me is waiting for an R1 release of a show when it's available in R2/4. 

That said, I need to drop by my local Big Lots store since I'd probably find something there at those prices.  I rarely buy DVD's offline so it would be a change or routine to stop by Big Lots.  From what I've read here, there are several shows that I'd have bought at Big Lots if I hadn't already had them. 

As most here probably have, I have a loose tier/category of shows....

"Holy Grails": Buy soon after release dates

Middle Tiers: Buy at DD sales or wait for "Santa"

Low Tiers: Buy 2-3 years after release at online sales or Big Lots/Walmart bins

Most of my TV/DVD sets are in the Middle-tier group.  I rarely pre-order or buy at release since we all know that their prices will drop eventually.

As for my R2/4 sets, I wasn't going to wait years for both Rich Man-Poor Man sets (Bk 1's been available in R2 since '03) nor wait for R1's of the 70's Bionic shows, if that happens at some point.
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post #26 of 157
7/18/09 at 3:31pm
I was just at a local Big Lots and saw most of the sets mentioned, including most seasons of Dukes of Hazzard for $6, Dallas seasons 1 & 2 TOGETHER for $6, West Wing season 2 for $6, Nip Tuck Season 4 on Blu-ray for $6, and Roots 30th Anniversary for $3. But my scores were mostly great feature DVDs for $3. This is definitely a browse situation instead of target buying. You can't go in there with something in mind. Just expect to spend a little time hunting through the racks. It still cost me more in the end, though, because my wife had a shopping cart and knew how to use it.   
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post #27 of 157
7/18/09 at 10:31pm
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I hear you, Jeff W. The majority of new releases? I usually wait a few weeks because Best Buy and Target run even cheaper sales on new releases of boxed sets, with the exception of some releases. NCIS, Bewitched, Bones are a few I usually buy the week of release. Most of the others I'll pick up weeks later. 
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post #28 of 157
7/19/09 at 7:13am
Don't know if it's a nationwide thing, or just locally, but Big Lots is having an across the board 20% off sale today only.  A chance for even greater savings. 
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post #29 of 157
7/20/09 at 11:35am
Looks like they're continuing to restock these. I happened upon them at my local store a few hours after they had gotten in a new shipment and picked up the following:

Thundercats Season 1 Volume 2 - $6
Thundercats Season Two Volume 2 - $6
Flinstones Season 2 - $3
Flinstones Season 3 - $3
Flinstones Season 5 - $3
Super Friends Season 1 - $3
Lois & Clark Season 1 - $3
Animaniacs Vol 1 - $6
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers/Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales - $6
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post #30 of 157
7/21/09 at 10:24am
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The Flintstones? Are you serious? Looks like I'll be hitting that second Big Lots store in the next day or so. I just stopped into the first Big Lots this morning and picked up:

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Season 1,2,3
Popeye Volume 1

All for $3 each. I'm wanting to snag those Flintstones season sets. Hopefully I can find them. But, I did notice that the sets that Big Lots are selling are all Warner Brothers titles. Here's hoping that I can get my hands on The Flintstones sets. 
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