The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
–Roseanne Barr and cast (Roseanne – 1988)
– Shirley Temple and cast (Curly Top – 1935)
–Hugh Laurie and cast (House, MD – 2004)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlmost Heroes$11.23$12.99$12.99--Blue Ice$9.97$8.99$9.99--Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Ed.$16.09$14.99$13.99$14.99-Body Language$9.97$8.99$9.99--Campfire Tales$17.97$14.99$15.99--Chef! Complete Collection$41.94$69.99$49.99--Chef: Individual Seasons 1 - 3$14.98$14.99$15.99--Chrystal$22.48$19.99$19.99--Clueless: Whatever Edition$13.99$14.99$12.99--Combat: Season 5 Invasion 1$27.99$34.99$34.99--Combat: Season 5 Invasion 2$27.99$34.99$34.99--Corvette Summer$11.23$12.99$12.99--Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4$27.99$29.99$27.99$29.99-Curly Top$10.49$12.99$12.99$9.99-Dead Silence$9.97$8.99$9.99--Death of a Dynasty$17.99$14.99$17.99--Doomsday Gun$9.97$8.99$9.99--Faith of My Fathers$17.47$24.99$24.97--Fathers and Sons: Director’s Cut$18.89$24.99$27.00--Fire and Ice: Limited Edition$24.47$24.99$24.99--Funny Blokes/British Comedy$13.99$14.99$15.99--Garfield and Friends: Volume 4$27.99$34.99$34.99--Gumball Rally$11.23$12.99$12.99--Heidi$10.49$12.99$12.99$9.99-The Heist$9.97$8.99$9.99--Hero At Large$11.23$12.99$12.99--The Hidden/Hidden II$13.46$12.99$12.99--Highway to Heaven: Season 2$41.96$38.99$49.99--House: Season 1$41.99$39.99$59.99$39.99$38.99The Librarian: Quest for the Spear$14.98$14.99$15.99--Lilo and Stitch 2$20.99$19.99$19.99$16.99-Little Miss Broadway$10.49$12.99$12.99$9.99-Married With Children: Season 4$27.97$27.99$32.99--Mind of the Married Man: S1$27.99$34.99$34.99--Mistrial$9.97$8.99$9.99--Monster In Law$16.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99Monty Python: Eric Idle’s…Best$13.97$12.99$15.99--Monty Python: Michael Palin’s…Best$13.97$12.99$15.99--The Morning After$14.98$14.99$15.99--My Scene Goes Hollywood$13.99$14.99$12.99$14.99-Nature of the Beast$17.97$14.99$15.99--Nip/Tuck: Season 2$41.99$39.99$39.99$39.99$39.99Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior$19.59$19.99$19.99--Petticoat Junction Ultimate Coll.$20.99$24.99$24.99--Pirates of Silicon Valley$14.98$14.99$15.99--Pretty Woman: 15th Anniv. Edition$13.99$14.99---The Purifiers$17.97$14.99$15.99--Rollover$14.98$14.99$15.99--Roseanne: Season1$27.99$24.99$24.99$26.99-**Sahara (2005)$15.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99Schultze Gets the Blues$20.99$24.99$24.99--Shirley Temple Collection: Vol. 1$20.99$24.99$24.99--Shot Through the Heart$9.97$8.99$9.99--Strapped$9.97$8.99$9.99--Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition$13.99$14.99$12.99$12.99-Walk On Water$20.96$29.99---Warm Springs$18.89$24.99$19.99--Wise Guys$11.23$12.99$12.99--
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
The Shirley Temple Collection: Curly Top, Heidi, Little Miss Broadway.
The Disclaimer
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_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".
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Sahara (2005) is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE bonus DVD on their copies of Sahara. Features over 20 minutes of extras, including “making of” the camel chase, 2 animatics and 3 storyboards. Minimum 9 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also has EXCLUSIVE DVD art PLUS trading cards on-pack with its copies of Fire and Ice Minimum 3 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE Chris Farley bobblehead doll on-pack with its copies of Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is also advertising “$5 in Reward Certificates for members of its RewardZone Program when they purchase Lilo & Stitch 2. Based on 15,000 points. Offer valid 8/28/05 – 9/3/05.
--Circuit City if offering 3 FREE music downloads with the purchase of Sahara at its stores. With purchase. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 4 per store.
--Circuit City is also offering a FREE T-shirt with its copies of Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 7 per store. Would you guess those shirts would be XXL in memory of Chris Farley?!
--Target is offering a FREE $5 Target gift card with the purchase of Roseanne: Season 1 at their stores. Giftcard automatically given at register; no rain checks.
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: August 30, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.
The Features
–Roseanne Barr and cast (Roseanne – 1988)
– Shirley Temple and cast (Curly Top – 1935)
–Hugh Laurie and cast (House, MD – 2004)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlmost Heroes$11.23$12.99$12.99--Blue Ice$9.97$8.99$9.99--Blues Brothers: 25th Anniversary Ed.$16.09$14.99$13.99$14.99-Body Language$9.97$8.99$9.99--Campfire Tales$17.97$14.99$15.99--Chef! Complete Collection$41.94$69.99$49.99--Chef: Individual Seasons 1 - 3$14.98$14.99$15.99--Chrystal$22.48$19.99$19.99--Clueless: Whatever Edition$13.99$14.99$12.99--Combat: Season 5 Invasion 1$27.99$34.99$34.99--Combat: Season 5 Invasion 2$27.99$34.99$34.99--Corvette Summer$11.23$12.99$12.99--Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4$27.99$29.99$27.99$29.99-Curly Top$10.49$12.99$12.99$9.99-Dead Silence$9.97$8.99$9.99--Death of a Dynasty$17.99$14.99$17.99--Doomsday Gun$9.97$8.99$9.99--Faith of My Fathers$17.47$24.99$24.97--Fathers and Sons: Director’s Cut$18.89$24.99$27.00--Fire and Ice: Limited Edition$24.47$24.99$24.99--Funny Blokes/British Comedy$13.99$14.99$15.99--Garfield and Friends: Volume 4$27.99$34.99$34.99--Gumball Rally$11.23$12.99$12.99--Heidi$10.49$12.99$12.99$9.99-The Heist$9.97$8.99$9.99--Hero At Large$11.23$12.99$12.99--The Hidden/Hidden II$13.46$12.99$12.99--Highway to Heaven: Season 2$41.96$38.99$49.99--House: Season 1$41.99$39.99$59.99$39.99$38.99The Librarian: Quest for the Spear$14.98$14.99$15.99--Lilo and Stitch 2$20.99$19.99$19.99$16.99-Little Miss Broadway$10.49$12.99$12.99$9.99-Married With Children: Season 4$27.97$27.99$32.99--Mind of the Married Man: S1$27.99$34.99$34.99--Mistrial$9.97$8.99$9.99--Monster In Law$16.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99Monty Python: Eric Idle’s…Best$13.97$12.99$15.99--Monty Python: Michael Palin’s…Best$13.97$12.99$15.99--The Morning After$14.98$14.99$15.99--My Scene Goes Hollywood$13.99$14.99$12.99$14.99-Nature of the Beast$17.97$14.99$15.99--Nip/Tuck: Season 2$41.99$39.99$39.99$39.99$39.99Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior$19.59$19.99$19.99--Petticoat Junction Ultimate Coll.$20.99$24.99$24.99--Pirates of Silicon Valley$14.98$14.99$15.99--Pretty Woman: 15th Anniv. Edition$13.99$14.99---The Purifiers$17.97$14.99$15.99--Rollover$14.98$14.99$15.99--Roseanne: Season1$27.99$24.99$24.99$26.99-**Sahara (2005)$15.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99Schultze Gets the Blues$20.99$24.99$24.99--Shirley Temple Collection: Vol. 1$20.99$24.99$24.99--Shot Through the Heart$9.97$8.99$9.99--Strapped$9.97$8.99$9.99--Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition$13.99$14.99$12.99$12.99-Walk On Water$20.96$29.99---Warm Springs$18.89$24.99$19.99--Wise Guys$11.23$12.99$12.99--
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
The Shirley Temple Collection: Curly Top, Heidi, Little Miss Broadway.
The Disclaimer
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_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".
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Sahara (2005) is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Best Buy is advertising an EXCLUSIVE bonus DVD on their copies of Sahara. Features over 20 minutes of extras, including “making of” the camel chase, 2 animatics and 3 storyboards. Minimum 9 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also has EXCLUSIVE DVD art PLUS trading cards on-pack with its copies of Fire and Ice Minimum 3 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy also has an EXCLUSIVE Chris Farley bobblehead doll on-pack with its copies of Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition. Minimum 10 per store. No rainchecks.
--Best Buy is also advertising “$5 in Reward Certificates for members of its RewardZone Program when they purchase Lilo & Stitch 2. Based on 15,000 points. Offer valid 8/28/05 – 9/3/05.
--Circuit City if offering 3 FREE music downloads with the purchase of Sahara at its stores. With purchase. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 4 per store.
--Circuit City is also offering a FREE T-shirt with its copies of Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 7 per store. Would you guess those shirts would be XXL in memory of Chris Farley?!
--Target is offering a FREE $5 Target gift card with the purchase of Roseanne: Season 1 at their stores. Giftcard automatically given at register; no rain checks.
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: August 30, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
None to report.