The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
– Peggy Wood and Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music - 1965)
– The Cast (Oklahoma! – 1955)
– Yogi Bear & Huckleberry Hound (Hanna-Barbera Animation – 1960s)
– Bruce Springsteen & the East Street Band (Born to Run - 1975)
– “Space, the final frontier…” (Star Trek: 1966-2002)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBruce Springsteen: Born To Run$25.98$29.99$24.99$23.98-Charmed: Season 3$32.49$34.99$32.99$29.99-Cheers: Season 7$27.29$34.99$34.99--Fantasy Island: Season 1$34.96$34.99$39.99$39.99-Fighting Sullivans: Commemorative Ed.$22.49----Flintstones: Season 4$31.49$35.99$34.99--Frasier: Season 7$27.29$34.99$34.99--Frasier: Complete Series (32-disc)$209.99$275.38$323.98-$199.99Friends: Season 10$29.24$29.99$27.94$27.99$28.99Friends: Complete Series (40-disc)$195.98$199.99$299.98--Golden Girls: Lifetime Portrait Series$13.48-$12.99--Happy Endings SE$19.59$21.99$19.99--Hard Promises$11.20$12.99$14.94--Harold Lloyd Comedy Coll. Set$62.89$62.99$99.99--The Heavenly Kid$11.20$12.99$14.94--Home Movies: Season 3$24.49$25.99$29.99--Huckleberry Hound: Volume 1$31.49$35.99$34.99--Jane Goodall: Return to Gombe$11.20$12.99$14.94--King Kong (Anim. ’66): Vol. 1$9.09$11.99$9.99--King Kong (Anim. ’66): Vol. 2$9.09$11.99$9.99--Love at Stake$13.45$12.99$14.94--**Madagascar$15.98$16.99$14.99$14.99$19.49Man Show: Season 4$13.99$14.99$15.99--O.C. and Stiggs$11.20$12.99$14.94--Oklahoma! (50th Anniversary Edition)$20.23$24.99$19.99$19.99-Old Yeller: 2-movie Collection$20.99$19.99$19.99$19.99-Oprah Winfrey Show (20th Anniv. Edition)$35.74$39.99$39.99$39.99$37.99Peacemaker: Complete Coll. (5-disc)$67.48$68.99$99.99--Pray TV$11.20$12.99$14.94--Rikky and Pete
$11.20$12.99$14.94--Scrubs: Season 2$27.99$29.99$27.99$29.99$27.99**The Skeleton Key$18.98$16.99$17.99$19.99-The Sound of Music (40th Anniv. Edition)$18.89$16.99$16.99$14.99-Spongebob Squarepants: Where’s Gary?$11.89$14.99$12.99--Star Trek: Ultimate Collection (212-discs)$2,499.99----Stargate Atlantis: Season 1$41.96$39.99$49.99--State Fair: (60th Anniversary Edition)$20.23$24.99$19.99--**Stealth$16.98$16.99$16.99$19.99-That ‘70s Show: Season 3$34.99$32.99$39.99$32.99-Three’s Company: Season 5$27.99$24.99$34.99--Tru-Calling: Season 2$18.89$22.99$19.99--U2: Vertigo$13.99$12.99$13.99$11.98-U2: Vertigo – Deluxe Edition$23.09$22.79$31.99--Yogi Bear Show: Complete Series$31.49$35.99$34.99--
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
Monty Python Box Set: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. And Now For Something Completely Different, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection: Old Yeller, Savage Sam.
Star Trek Ultimate Collection (212-discs): Star Trek – The Original Series: Complete Series, Star Trek – The Next Generation: Complete Series, Star Trek – Deep Space Nine: Complete Series, Star Trek: Voyager: Complete Series, Star Trek – Enterprise: Complete Series, Star Trek – The Motion Picture, Star Trek – The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III – The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home, Star Trek V – The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI – The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek - Generations, Star Trek – First Contact, Star Trek – Insurrection, Star Trek - Nemesis.
The Disclaimer Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed Sunday advertisements. All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price.
"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means 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, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp. The titles included are those that I am interested in...as well as those which I consider will be of interest to a majority of consumers (and sometimes I’ll miss one!). I don't get paid for this, and I don't have the time to list 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!
Note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the RoundUp. They set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is no way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. And, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Madagascar AND The Skeleton Key AND Stealth are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s) !
--A HUGE week for fans of TV on DVD! At least 18 titles of episodic television released this week! Take your pick!
--One of those oddities this week. Amazon.com has the pan-and-scan version of The Skeleton Key priced at $20.99. The correct version is $18.98.
--If you are a RewardZone member at BB, you can get a FREE EXCLUSIVE LITHOGRAPH with the purchase of Madagascar on DVD! RewardZone program members only. Minimum 100 per store. No rainchecks. Offer begins 11/15/05. Limit 1 lithograph per household. No dealers.
--BB also has an EXCLUSIVE PC GAME DEMO ON-PACK with Madagascar. Minimum 45 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is also offering an EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK BONUS DISC with its copies of Stealth. The Man vs. The Machine. Get interviews and commentaries from the cast, director and producers.
--Best Buy is also offering an EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK BONUS DISC with its copies of Scrubs: Season 2. Exclusive bonus footage disc on-pack. 20-minutes of content, including Marital Bliss, Scrubbed Out and more.
--Best Buy also has a deal on the first two season sets of Scrubs. Save $10, INSTANTLY, when you buy Scrubs: Season 1 ($29.99) and Scrubs: Season 2 ($29.99) Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE PICTURE SLEEVE SINGLE with its copies of the Boss’ Born To Run – 30th Anniversary Boxed Set.
--Circuit City says “lithograph, schmithograph” this week. With its copies of Madagascar, CC is offering an EXCLUSIVE FREE ALARM CLOCK. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 50 per store.
--And. Much like BB, Circuit City is offering with its copies of Stealth a FREE EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK BONUS DISC! ”Stealth Secrets” Discovery Channel 51-minute bonus DVD. While supplies last. Minimum 15 per store.
--Circuit City is offering a FREE “Entourage” bonus DVD with the purchae of select HBO titles. Disc includes one episode from the debut season of Entourage, plus an intro to the series and a $5 coupon good towards the purchase of Entourage: the Complete First Season. While supplies last. Minimum 48 per store.
--Circuit City is also offering a $10 savings on the purchase of both Seasons 1 & 2 of Scrubs. In-store only. Both purchases must be on same receipt.
--Maybe you don’t like lithographs or demo PC Games. If not, Target has EXCLUSIVE WRIST BANDS (four pack) with the purchae of Madagascar on DVD. Items are packaged together. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target also has a FREE $5 GiftCard with the purchase of Charmed: Season 3. GiftCard automatically given at register; no rainchecks.
The Appeal
Any visitor to the Weekly RoundUp should be sure to check out the new Main Portal Page of the Home Theater Forum….FOR TWO VERY GOOD REASONS!
First: Parker & Ron have re-formatted the Portal Page to include exclusive HT industry news you won’t find in any place on the HTF! Second: You will help support the Home Theater Forum and keep it up and running.
Operating the HTF is not free for Parker and Ron. That is why there is advertising throughout the forum and there has been the occasional membership fund drive. THIS IS AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO HELP…AND IT’S FREE OF CHARGE…AND INFORMATIVE, TOO!
If you simply link to the Portal Page when you start your visits to the HTF, that act alone wILL bring revenue to the forum. While it would also be nice if you wanted to click on some of the advertisers’ links and check out their deals and sales (that form of “window shopping” would bring even more revenue to the forum), the simple act of landing on the Portal Page registers a “hit” or “impression” that creates revenue for the HTF.
So, if you’ve been “sneaking in” to the HTF through links to your favorite thread or forum, please take an extra second of your time and land first on the HTF Portal Page. You’ll see the new Industry News sections AND help out financially. THANKS!
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: November 15, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
The Features
– Peggy Wood and Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music - 1965)
– The Cast (Oklahoma! – 1955)
– Yogi Bear & Huckleberry Hound (Hanna-Barbera Animation – 1960s)
– Bruce Springsteen & the East Street Band (Born to Run - 1975)
– “Space, the final frontier…” (Star Trek: 1966-2002)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoBruce Springsteen: Born To Run$25.98$29.99$24.99$23.98-Charmed: Season 3$32.49$34.99$32.99$29.99-Cheers: Season 7$27.29$34.99$34.99--Fantasy Island: Season 1$34.96$34.99$39.99$39.99-Fighting Sullivans: Commemorative Ed.$22.49----Flintstones: Season 4$31.49$35.99$34.99--Frasier: Season 7$27.29$34.99$34.99--Frasier: Complete Series (32-disc)$209.99$275.38$323.98-$199.99Friends: Season 10$29.24$29.99$27.94$27.99$28.99Friends: Complete Series (40-disc)$195.98$199.99$299.98--Golden Girls: Lifetime Portrait Series$13.48-$12.99--Happy Endings SE$19.59$21.99$19.99--Hard Promises$11.20$12.99$14.94--Harold Lloyd Comedy Coll. Set$62.89$62.99$99.99--The Heavenly Kid$11.20$12.99$14.94--Home Movies: Season 3$24.49$25.99$29.99--Huckleberry Hound: Volume 1$31.49$35.99$34.99--Jane Goodall: Return to Gombe$11.20$12.99$14.94--King Kong (Anim. ’66): Vol. 1$9.09$11.99$9.99--King Kong (Anim. ’66): Vol. 2$9.09$11.99$9.99--Love at Stake$13.45$12.99$14.94--**Madagascar$15.98$16.99$14.99$14.99$19.49Man Show: Season 4$13.99$14.99$15.99--O.C. and Stiggs$11.20$12.99$14.94--Oklahoma! (50th Anniversary Edition)$20.23$24.99$19.99$19.99-Old Yeller: 2-movie Collection$20.99$19.99$19.99$19.99-Oprah Winfrey Show (20th Anniv. Edition)$35.74$39.99$39.99$39.99$37.99Peacemaker: Complete Coll. (5-disc)$67.48$68.99$99.99--Pray TV$11.20$12.99$14.94--Rikky and Pete
$11.20$12.99$14.94--Scrubs: Season 2$27.99$29.99$27.99$29.99$27.99**The Skeleton Key$18.98$16.99$17.99$19.99-The Sound of Music (40th Anniv. Edition)$18.89$16.99$16.99$14.99-Spongebob Squarepants: Where’s Gary?$11.89$14.99$12.99--Star Trek: Ultimate Collection (212-discs)$2,499.99----Stargate Atlantis: Season 1$41.96$39.99$49.99--State Fair: (60th Anniversary Edition)$20.23$24.99$19.99--**Stealth$16.98$16.99$16.99$19.99-That ‘70s Show: Season 3$34.99$32.99$39.99$32.99-Three’s Company: Season 5$27.99$24.99$34.99--Tru-Calling: Season 2$18.89$22.99$19.99--U2: Vertigo$13.99$12.99$13.99$11.98-U2: Vertigo – Deluxe Edition$23.09$22.79$31.99--Yogi Bear Show: Complete Series$31.49$35.99$34.99--
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
Monty Python Box Set: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. And Now For Something Completely Different, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Old Yeller 2-Movie Collection: Old Yeller, Savage Sam.
Star Trek Ultimate Collection (212-discs): Star Trek – The Original Series: Complete Series, Star Trek – The Next Generation: Complete Series, Star Trek – Deep Space Nine: Complete Series, Star Trek: Voyager: Complete Series, Star Trek – Enterprise: Complete Series, Star Trek – The Motion Picture, Star Trek – The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III – The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV – The Voyage Home, Star Trek V – The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI – The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek - Generations, Star Trek – First Contact, Star Trek – Insurrection, Star Trek - Nemesis.
The Disclaimer Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed Sunday advertisements. All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price.
"LP" in the RoundUp table means a store’s Sunday flyer says "Low Price". That means 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, obviously, cannot include EVERY title released in a given week in the RoundUp. The titles included are those that I am interested in...as well as those which I consider will be of interest to a majority of consumers (and sometimes I’ll miss one!). I don't get paid for this, and I don't have the time to list 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!
Note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the RoundUp. They set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is no way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. And, as always, Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii.
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Madagascar AND The Skeleton Key AND Stealth are available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one(s) !
--A HUGE week for fans of TV on DVD! At least 18 titles of episodic television released this week! Take your pick!
--One of those oddities this week. Amazon.com has the pan-and-scan version of The Skeleton Key priced at $20.99. The correct version is $18.98.
--If you are a RewardZone member at BB, you can get a FREE EXCLUSIVE LITHOGRAPH with the purchase of Madagascar on DVD! RewardZone program members only. Minimum 100 per store. No rainchecks. Offer begins 11/15/05. Limit 1 lithograph per household. No dealers.
--BB also has an EXCLUSIVE PC GAME DEMO ON-PACK with Madagascar. Minimum 45 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is also offering an EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK BONUS DISC with its copies of Stealth. The Man vs. The Machine. Get interviews and commentaries from the cast, director and producers.
--Best Buy is also offering an EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK BONUS DISC with its copies of Scrubs: Season 2. Exclusive bonus footage disc on-pack. 20-minutes of content, including Marital Bliss, Scrubbed Out and more.
--Best Buy also has a deal on the first two season sets of Scrubs. Save $10, INSTANTLY, when you buy Scrubs: Season 1 ($29.99) and Scrubs: Season 2 ($29.99) Must be purchased on same receipt.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE PICTURE SLEEVE SINGLE with its copies of the Boss’ Born To Run – 30th Anniversary Boxed Set.
--Circuit City says “lithograph, schmithograph” this week. With its copies of Madagascar, CC is offering an EXCLUSIVE FREE ALARM CLOCK. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 50 per store.
--And. Much like BB, Circuit City is offering with its copies of Stealth a FREE EXCLUSIVE ON-PACK BONUS DISC! ”Stealth Secrets” Discovery Channel 51-minute bonus DVD. While supplies last. Minimum 15 per store.
--Circuit City is offering a FREE “Entourage” bonus DVD with the purchae of select HBO titles. Disc includes one episode from the debut season of Entourage, plus an intro to the series and a $5 coupon good towards the purchase of Entourage: the Complete First Season. While supplies last. Minimum 48 per store.
--Circuit City is also offering a $10 savings on the purchase of both Seasons 1 & 2 of Scrubs. In-store only. Both purchases must be on same receipt.
--Maybe you don’t like lithographs or demo PC Games. If not, Target has EXCLUSIVE WRIST BANDS (four pack) with the purchae of Madagascar on DVD. Items are packaged together. Quantity limited. No rainchecks.
--Target also has a FREE $5 GiftCard with the purchase of Charmed: Season 3. GiftCard automatically given at register; no rainchecks.
The Appeal
Any visitor to the Weekly RoundUp should be sure to check out the new Main Portal Page of the Home Theater Forum….FOR TWO VERY GOOD REASONS!
First: Parker & Ron have re-formatted the Portal Page to include exclusive HT industry news you won’t find in any place on the HTF! Second: You will help support the Home Theater Forum and keep it up and running.
Operating the HTF is not free for Parker and Ron. That is why there is advertising throughout the forum and there has been the occasional membership fund drive. THIS IS AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO HELP…AND IT’S FREE OF CHARGE…AND INFORMATIVE, TOO!
If you simply link to the Portal Page when you start your visits to the HTF, that act alone wILL bring revenue to the forum. While it would also be nice if you wanted to click on some of the advertisers’ links and check out their deals and sales (that form of “window shopping” would bring even more revenue to the forum), the simple act of landing on the Portal Page registers a “hit” or “impression” that creates revenue for the HTF.
So, if you’ve been “sneaking in” to the HTF through links to your favorite thread or forum, please take an extra second of your time and land first on the HTF Portal Page. You’ll see the new Industry News sections AND help out financially. THANKS!
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: November 15, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
