Weekly RoundUp 6/29/04 (1 Viewer)

[Mike Frezon]

Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
–Alex Karras as Mongo (Blazing Saddles - 1974)



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_____________TITLE________________ _ _Amazon _ BestBuy _ CrcCity _ Target_ _ Costco_
3 Way_______________________________ _ $17.47 __ $19.99 __ $24.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Barbershop 2: Back in Business______ _ $19.59 __ $16.99 __ $15.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Blazing Saddles: 30th Anniversary___ _ $13.98 __ $14.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Cheetah Girls_______________________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $14.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Cold Mountain SE____________________ _ $19.49 __ $16.99 __ $15.99 __ $15.99 __ $17.99 __
CSI Miami: Season 1_________________ _ $62.99 __ $59.99 __ $59.99 __ $69.99 __ $56.99 __
Dawson’s Creek: Season 3____________ _ $32.47 __ $37.99 __ $34.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Deathdream SE_______________________ _ $13.97 __ $_N/A_ __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 5________ _ $48.99 __ $51.99 __ $69.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Die Mommie Die______________________ _ $17.49 __ $19.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Dracula: Dead & Loving It___________ _ $16.97 __ $14.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Driller Killer LE___________________ _ $20.97 __ $24.99 __ $24.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
English Patient CE__________________ _ $25.49 __ $19.99 __ $19.99 __ $15.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Fancy Pants_________________________ _ $12.74 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Garfield as Himself_________________ _ $12.73 __ $_9.99 __ $12.99 __ $_9.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Land of the Lost: Season 1__________ _ $27.96 __ $27.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Little House on the Prairie: Season 5_ $34.96 __ $44.99 __ $39.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __
No Small Affair_____________________ _ $13.97 __ $16.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
**The Perfect Score_________________ _ $25.49 __ $19.99 __ $19.99 __ $19.99 __ $_N/A_ __
South Park: Season 4________________ _ $34.99 __ $29.99 __ $34.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Spider-Man: ’67 Classic Collection__ _ $50.99 __ $47.99 __ $59.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock______________ _ $16.99 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $14.99 __ $_N/A_ __
Wonder Woman: Season 1______________ _ $27.99 __ $32.99 __ $29.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $26.99 __
World of Suzie Wong_________________ _ $12.74 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
X-Men Evolution: Enemies Unveiled___ _ $12.72 __ $12.99 __ $12.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
You Got Served: Take It To the Streets___________________________________________ ______
Dance Instruction___________________ _ $13.97 __ $14.99 __ $17.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
You Got Served/You Got Served: Take It To the Streets___________________________________
Dance Instruction___________________ _ $27.97 __ $29.99 __ $34.99 __ $_N/A_ __ $_N/A_ __
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Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_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 CAREFUL! The Perfect Score is 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 deal in which if you buy Cold Mountain this week, you may also purchase The Others (reg. $14.99) for just $5.

--Best Buy is also offering up a joint purchase of Barbershop 2 ($16.99) and Friday (reg. $14.99) for 2/$25.

--and, Best Buy is also offering up deals on the South Park season sets. Season 4 = $29.99 and seasons 1 through 3 = $39.99 each. Buy any two seasons and save $15. Buy all four seasons and save $50.

--Circuit City has a deal for anyone who wants to buy both Cold Mountain ($15.99) and The English Patient ($19.99). Buy them both and save $5.

--Circuit City is also offering a free music download of “I Can’t Wait” by Sleepy Brown featuring Outkast with the purchase of Barbershop 2: Back In Business. Offer valid 6/29/04-7/3/04. Download cards available at register. While supplies last. Download must be completed by 7/29/04. Available for PC users only. Minimum 30 per store.

Another mishap, apparently, in this week’s Target 2/$15 section! The Target flyer shows a picture of the West Side Story SE (the big red box version) as a 2/$15 purchase. Probably a mistake like the Dances With Wolves SE inclusion a few weeks ago. FYI, the other Target 2/$15s are: When Harry Met Sally, Legally Blonde, Barbershop, Men of Honor, and A Chorus Line.

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The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:

EFFECTIVE: June 29, 2004 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)

Warner Brothers

The Filth and the Fury ... $19.97

 

[Matt.K]

Thanks for the early roundup Mike. 1:00AM, I'm impressed. South Park and Blazing Saddles for me this week.

 

[Carlo_M]

Awesome choice for the weekly roundup pic.

 

[Kenneth Cummings]

Good job on this "early edition" roundup. Unless I decide to get Spiderman 2 the game, I will end up getting Blazing Saddles and...something else. Still need to get a comedy, so I might look into some dramas. Just kidding, that part in the last week was accidental about Secret Windows. I mean...

 

[GarySchrock]

(removed my questioning the date and looking like an idiot)

Thankfully, another merciful week of nothing for me.

 

[Rob Lutter]

6/29 is tuesday (aka: movie release day!)

Just Blazing Saddles SE for me this week... South Park is in queue for when I find a really good deal on it

 

[george kaplan]

Nice week. Some good titles, but still not a major strain on the wallet:

Blazing Saddles
Dick Van Dyke
Fancy Pants

Thanks Mike.

 

[GarySchrock]

Ugh, ignore the idiot behind the keyboard (aka me), for some reason I always thought the threads were dated with sundays date, when obviously that's not true. I should know better than post after 2 am.

 

[Citizen87645]

I may go for Wonder Woman. Good price, as usual, at CostCo.

 

[Thomas H G]

Blazing Saddles (gonna buy it sight unseen) and Southpark S3 & S4 for me.

Thanks Mike!

 

[dpippel]

Thanks for the hard work Mike! Blazing Saddles for me this week, and maybe that West Side Story Box if Target honors the ad.

"'scuse me while I whip this out..."

 

[Casey Trowbridg]

Thanks as always Mike...

Dick Van Dyke
South Park
and possibly
Garfield
this week

 

[Joe Fisher]

This has been bugging me since Thursday when I 1st saw the add. Wouldn't it be better for people if they offered Barbershop & Barbershop 2 at the 2/$25, instead of Barbershop 2 & Friday. A co-worker has held off getting Barbershop until the release of the 2nd movie & was alittle disappointed when I showed him the add.

Anyway, just Season 4 South Park for me this week.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Circuit City on sale DVD items (A bunch this week!)

$19.99 each:

Scooby Doo & the Lochness Monster
Spider-Man Deluxe Edition

$17.99 for each 2-pack:

Rundown/Scorpion King
Honey/Deliver Us From Eva
21 Grams/Traffic
Intolerable Cruelty/Lost in Translation

$7.99 each:

Barbershop
Out of Time
Hoodlum
Bulletproof Monk
Uptown Girls
Terminator
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Cooley High
Mighty Quinn
Original Sin
Battle of Britain
Windtalkers
Ronin
Jeepers Creepers
Hell in the Pacific
Flesh & Blood
Magnificent Seven
Bull Durham
Legally Blonde
Hart's War
Alamo
Dark Blue
Dances w/ Wolves
Live & Die in LA
Jason's Lyric
Bowling for Columbine

2 for $20:

Blow
American History X
Belly
T2
King of NY
Training Day
Menace II Society
Blue Collar Comedy Tour
Cradle 2 the Grave
Terminator 3
All About the Benjamins
Caddyshack
Perfect Storm
Dune
Seven
Gettysburg
Blade 2
Color Purple
Gone with the Wind
Full Metal Jacket
Scooby-Doo
Knockaround Guys
Dirty Dancing
Dumb & Dumberer
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix
Gods & Generals
Friday
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Ocean's Eleven

2 for $15:

The Wood
Love Jones
Primal Fear
Stargate
Days of Thunder
Saturday Night Fever
Save the Last Dance
High Noon
Van Wilder
Basic Instinct
Boat Trip
Pretty in Pink
Blade
Total Recall
Queen of the Damned
Driven
Young Guns
Enemy at the Gates
Harlem Nights
Fatal Attraction
Miss Congeniality
Pale Rider
Rush Hour
Confidence
The Core
Major League
Ladies Man
Face/Off
Negotiator
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

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Target on sale DVD items:

2 for $15:

When Harry Met Sally
West Side Story
Legally Blonde
Barbershop
Men of Honor
A Chorus Line

2 for $20:

Basic
Just Married
Office Space
Sounds of Music
Steel Magnolias
The Godfather

 

[DanielCo]

Ordered Blazing Saddles with my last (of 3) DeepDiscountDVD orders last week. No, I did not get a discount on it, but it was still only $13.26 which even beats the Circuit City deal after tax.

 

[Dillon*G]

A huge week this week:
-Barbershop 2
-Blazing Saddles
-Dawsons Creek: Season 3
-Dracula: Dead and Loving It
-South Park: Season 4
-Spider-Man '67 Collection

Thanks Mike for the round up.

 

[MattGentry]

Thankfully, only two that I'm even interested in. Spider-Man '67 Collection and Garfield as Himself.

After a $250 week of DeepDiscountDVD, the wallet can't take too much strain.

(And I must say, Circuit City has been blowing Best Buy out of the water lately...)

 

[Mike Frezon]

Doug: Any Target I went in during the Dances With Wolves SE week strangely didn't have any DWW SEs out on the floor! So, I took my Target ad to Wal-Mart and price-matched. Worked like a charm.

 

[Malcolm R]

If it's an advertised special, they would have to issue a raincheck, right? But if price-matching works, who needs the hassle. No Target anywhere near me so I don't have to worry either way. :frowning:

Saw "Garfield as Himself" at the warehouse club last week. Can't remember the price, though. :frowning:

 

[Craig S]

Target & CC best Best Buy with the Minghella double-feature this week, but BB counters with the best deal on "South Park" S4. All will be mine this Tuesday.

Thanks as always, Mike!