I'm going to post this with a bit of crossed fingers. If it fizzles or the details change I'll edit the post (or get the mods to help)
I've asked several time in the last week and none of my CSR know or can confirm the sale is coming up. One poster on blu-ray said his local store manager did confirm the sale though. The normal sale starts on Tuesday prior to Father's Day and runs through Sunday night.
Barnes & Noble 40% Off MSRP Blu-ray excludes Disney/Marvel/Lucas and Criterions
DVD are sometimes part of the June sale
Tuesday June 11 Sunday, through June 16, 2019
Typical Sale Information from past sales:
1) Should include all Blu-rays in-store except the excluded categories -- DVDs may be included om then June sale. Movies, TV Sets, and at least some 4KUHD are usually eligible.
Most items classified as Music items including a LP or CD with Blu-ray are classified as Music aren't normally included.
In-store also includes items available for store computer generated ship to home program and includes Member discount and often allows in-store coupons.. The STH programs allows non-media stores to participate in this type sale.
STH orders can often be done by phone (not all stores will do) and can all stores not just your local. This can be extremely helpful for those without a local store, but each store can do the order differently -- not all allow extra coupons and most phone orders do not allow Gift Card use.
There are a few studios and items classified at Web Only which function as 3rd Party and aren't included though there aren't many in this group
2) Online -- usually about 2/3 of items are included, 6/2018 was unusual in many extents and ther was not an online part of the sale. Some studios like Warner Archives rarely are included online, but most are discounted for the store generated ship to home orders.
Newer release and some Deluxe items often are excluded pure online as well.
3) 10% Member discount apply in-store. Coupons both on-line and in-store are often allowed, but not always so we'll have to wait to confirm the details. Oddly some of the items that are normal price online, but 40%off store or STH will accept coupons even if most when the std 40% items are excluded so it's always worth trying.
4) Preorders are almost never 40% online. In-store ship to home can often allow some of the these items to be ordered at 40% off though coupons shouldn't be allowed. Not all preorders will be included, but I've had items up to 8-10 weeks out allowed so YMMV. BAckordered or OOS items usually aren't allowed to be ordered online or STH though the warehouse stock for STH orders isn't exactly the same as normal web orders (I had it go both directions)
The newest set of Mailer Coupons do not specifically exclude items in the 40% sale (YET) so we'll have to see how that works on Tuesday either online or instore
As a rule, not all items 40% off even with member and extra coupons are good deals. Many mass market items and TV sets often get 65-80% discounts during Deep Discount or Best Buy sales so check past price history of specific items or similar categories.
I find this sale can be especially good on items that rarely go on sale -- or at least very rarely. Most/Many of these aren't discounted online, but tend to be mostly available through the ship-to-home program -- Warner Archives, Allied Vaughn Sony and Universal MOD pressed BD, Cohen, a lot of Shout Factory. Flicker Alley can sometimes be a good deal, but often B&N system have those listed at their original MSRP and not the latest MSRP (FA for some reason is far more aggressive at dropping the MSRP than most studios.). With coupons and/or member discounts the WAC item can often be lower than 4/44 sales AND usually no worries about multidisc, TV Sets, or new releases being excluded.
Moderator's Note: Some of the above text has been changed to correct the end date of the sale to June 16th.
I've asked several time in the last week and none of my CSR know or can confirm the sale is coming up. One poster on blu-ray said his local store manager did confirm the sale though. The normal sale starts on Tuesday prior to Father's Day and runs through Sunday night.
Barnes & Noble 40% Off MSRP Blu-ray excludes Disney/Marvel/Lucas and Criterions
DVD are sometimes part of the June sale
Tuesday June 11 Sunday, through June 16, 2019
Typical Sale Information from past sales:
1) Should include all Blu-rays in-store except the excluded categories -- DVDs may be included om then June sale. Movies, TV Sets, and at least some 4KUHD are usually eligible.
Most items classified as Music items including a LP or CD with Blu-ray are classified as Music aren't normally included.
In-store also includes items available for store computer generated ship to home program and includes Member discount and often allows in-store coupons.. The STH programs allows non-media stores to participate in this type sale.
STH orders can often be done by phone (not all stores will do) and can all stores not just your local. This can be extremely helpful for those without a local store, but each store can do the order differently -- not all allow extra coupons and most phone orders do not allow Gift Card use.
There are a few studios and items classified at Web Only which function as 3rd Party and aren't included though there aren't many in this group
2) Online -- usually about 2/3 of items are included, 6/2018 was unusual in many extents and ther was not an online part of the sale. Some studios like Warner Archives rarely are included online, but most are discounted for the store generated ship to home orders.
Newer release and some Deluxe items often are excluded pure online as well.
3) 10% Member discount apply in-store. Coupons both on-line and in-store are often allowed, but not always so we'll have to wait to confirm the details. Oddly some of the items that are normal price online, but 40%off store or STH will accept coupons even if most when the std 40% items are excluded so it's always worth trying.
4) Preorders are almost never 40% online. In-store ship to home can often allow some of the these items to be ordered at 40% off though coupons shouldn't be allowed. Not all preorders will be included, but I've had items up to 8-10 weeks out allowed so YMMV. BAckordered or OOS items usually aren't allowed to be ordered online or STH though the warehouse stock for STH orders isn't exactly the same as normal web orders (I had it go both directions)
The newest set of Mailer Coupons do not specifically exclude items in the 40% sale (YET) so we'll have to see how that works on Tuesday either online or instore
As a rule, not all items 40% off even with member and extra coupons are good deals. Many mass market items and TV sets often get 65-80% discounts during Deep Discount or Best Buy sales so check past price history of specific items or similar categories.
I find this sale can be especially good on items that rarely go on sale -- or at least very rarely. Most/Many of these aren't discounted online, but tend to be mostly available through the ship-to-home program -- Warner Archives, Allied Vaughn Sony and Universal MOD pressed BD, Cohen, a lot of Shout Factory. Flicker Alley can sometimes be a good deal, but often B&N system have those listed at their original MSRP and not the latest MSRP (FA for some reason is far more aggressive at dropping the MSRP than most studios.). With coupons and/or member discounts the WAC item can often be lower than 4/44 sales AND usually no worries about multidisc, TV Sets, or new releases being excluded.
Moderator's Note: Some of the above text has been changed to correct the end date of the sale to June 16th.
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