Those sneaky folks at Fox and their Studio Classics spine numbers... (1 Viewer)

Jeff Ulmer · Mar 11, 2003

With my first two titles in house (neither of which I've ever seen), I see that Fox is playing with my collector's brain by numbering the spines of these Studio Classics releases. Do you really think this is going to make me buy them all?

...probably... :frowning:

Mark Zimmer · Mar 11, 2003

Um, that might be my fault. In a feedback thread on the demise of the Five Star series I suggested to Peter Staddon that Fox might have done better to number them, a la Criterion, since then they could sell the set to obsessives (or Obsessives, as the case may be) like you and me. They seem to have taken the suggestion to heart. :b Whoops.

Cees Alons · Mar 11, 2003

Mark,

I remember that. You are morally obliged now of course to keep one of those ownership threads in your sig.

(Mine would be something like:
TCFC 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
= own 1 and 5, but 2, 3, 4 and >5 not received yet.)

Cees

Rain · Mar 11, 2003

They have spine number?

Well how about that.

Let me now file that in the "whatever" section of my brain.

If people are actually encouraged to buy DVDs just because they have numbers on their spines, then I would like to encourage Fox and others to go right ahead and milk it for all it's worth. :laugh:

Mark Zimmer · Mar 11, 2003

Cees,

I would do that if I could find any place that stocked the darn things! It took me over a month to find How Green Was My Valley, and am still coming up dry on Affair to Remember. They're not making this easy....:frowning:

Jeff Ulmer · Mar 11, 2003

Mark - you bastard!

I think I also brought this up at some point.... I should learn to keep my mouth shut. grrr

oscar_merkx · Mar 11, 2003

Great, I am missing nr 4 so far, An Affair to Remember.

must get that next time then

Jeff Ulmer · Mar 11, 2003

BTW Mark, what spine number is Sunrise?

Patrick McCart · Mar 11, 2003

Well, from the reviews I've read, these DVDs are worthy of being identified as if they were from Criterion.

Few studios will make sure an entire DVD series will have a restored video/audio transfer, considerable extras, and classy movie choices.

Mark Zimmer · Mar 11, 2003

Sunrise just says "Limited Edition" in the spot for a spine #. So those who choose to go without need not have any fear for their numbering being incomplete. Not that I would know anything about being incredibly anal like that. :b

oscar_merkx · Mar 11, 2003

what I would like to know is would these Fox Studio Classic line be continued in 2004 and beyond ?

anybody know the answer to this ?

Thanks

Brian W. · Mar 11, 2003

Yeah, I realized something similar when I was at the market today and bought four Lean Cuisines because they were "4 for $10." Afterwards I thought, "I didn't have to buy four. They're $2.50 a piece. Why doesn't the sign simply say say $2.50 a piece?"

Then I realized exactly why the sign doesn't say that, and boy, did I feel like a sucker.

I didn't notice the Fox spine numbers either. I just filled out my form to get "Sunrise" last night, and was going to mail it today, but I want to photocopy the receipt and the form proofs of purchase -- I am scared to death it's going to get lost in the mail or lost by someone at Fox. At least this way I'll have proof if it does.

Malcolm R · Mar 11, 2003

Yeah, I realized something similar when I was at the market today and bought four Lean Cuisines because they were "4 for $10." Afterwards I thought, "I didn't have to buy four. They're $2.50 a piece. Why doesn't the sign simply say say $2.50 a piece?"

I've been having this same discussion around here. All the area supermarkets are having a sale on the same brand of frozen pizza. It comes out to $2 each, but none of the stores are advertising them for $2. One has them advertised for "3 for $6" and two others have them advertised for "5 for $10." I wonder which store will sell more? :wink:

Since the offer to get "Sunrise" requires three purchases, they should have numbered "Sunrise" as #4.

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Brian W. · Mar 11, 2003

One has them advertised for "3 for $6" and two others have them advertised for "5 for $10."

If I didn't stop to think about it, my impulse would be "5 for $10." It just sounds like a better deal, doesn't it? Jeez, the way they play with our minds. Makes you wonder what exactly Fox was up to with this Sunrise deal.

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Charles J P · Mar 12, 2003

I remember when I was young the signs would actually say something like 3 for $1 (or $.50 each (or individually)). Is this illegal to do now or something?

Mark Zimmer · Mar 12, 2003

My local grocery has their computers set up so you can buy pizzas individually at $2.50 each or 5 for $10, so it's still in practice in at least some locales.

Now, if they individually numbered the pizzas, would the "collect them all" mentality set it? Or would people conclude (as I have with Criterion, after collecting up to #150) that there are just too damned many to keep up with?

Malcolm R · Mar 12, 2003

I remember when I was young the signs would actually say something like 3 for $1 (or $.50 each (or individually)). Is this illegal to do now or something?

I think it's legal, but they probably get tired of the complaints from people who don't want to buy the large quantity and don't think it's fair to have to pay a higher per-item price for only buying one or two. Occasionally I'll see ads that specify, "Must buy quantity indicated for discount. Lesser quantity at regular price." But it's fairly rare.

Disney did a similar numbering scheme for the "Beauty and the Beast" trilogy. B&TB was "I", Enchanted Christmas was "II" and Belle's Magical World was "III." And they even offered a snazzy case via mail order "to hold all three."

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Mark Zimmer · Mar 12, 2003

You're free to buy a single pizza for $2 if you want. It's just a marketing ploy to try and get you to buy in quantity.

I'd like to see you try to convince the cashier and/or manager of this if it rings up at $2.50.

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Malcolm R · Mar 12, 2003

I'd like to see you try to convince the cashier and/or manager of this if it rings up at $2.50.

I'm speaking of my local stores, of course. I take no responsibility for the crazy ones near you.

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David Lambert · Mar 12, 2003

For you folks looking for An Affair To Remember:

1) Target has it right now for $14.99

2) Best Buy will DEFINATELY have it next week. It's part of a sale promotion. I can't say yet what the promo is due to forum rules. But it's a deal similar to the current Best Buy 2-for-$25 deal (which has strange similarities to the grocery-store-related posts in this thread!

).

So, there's hope. Frankly, I would try waiting for next week to see. If you can't wait, or don't want to risk it, then I doubt you'll regret the Target price. But keep in mind that BB's regular price on this is $14.99 as well, so there's no loss in waiting. BB *should* have stock on Sunday, in time for this ad. At least if you're there at opening! Plus, there's always BB.com if worst comes to worst.

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