Bloomington, IL Hastings is going out of business. OOP Criterion cheap (1 Viewer)

[Rodon]

They have tons of movies (DVDs, and VHS) all at 10% off now and soon to have a bigger % off. I got some OOP Criterions there last night (The Rock, Robocop, Sid and Nancy, Charade) and Fawlty towers for cheap! Most movies in the store are $23.88 and then you get 10% or more off that. If you are in the area and feel like looking through a big bunch of strewn about out of order movies then look them up.

 

[yhaq]

Well, if most movies in store are $23.98, no wonder its going out of business. And 10% off that is what? Like around $21 after the discount plus tax?

I still cant understand these brick and mortar stores with these outrageous prices...I laugh at the people I see at Sam Goody's who'll pay MSRP for dvds. What a joke.

Anyway, just felt like I needed to vent against these stores that seem disconnected from reality when it comes to pricing...

 

[Rodon]

Definately has to be a movie you cannot find anywhere else for it to be a deal.

 

[Drew Dockery]

I went yesterday with my girlfriend to check it out, and I agree the DVDs have very few if any deals. I wasn't willing to waste my time looking. However, the CDs are a different story. Many were marked down to $11.88, and another 10% off of that made them $10.69 each. She left with seven, and myself with 10 only after she talked me into not buying 18. There are some good deals on books as well.

 

[JJR512]

"The Rock" (Criterion) is not OOP. I base this statement on two factors: 1. It is not listed as OOP at Criterion's website, www.criterionco.com; and 2. The ready availability of this title at many stores such as Best Buy, Borders, and Suncoast.
However, I may have once heard that the Criterion website is a bit slow, so it's possible it may have just gone OOP, and that the many, many copies still widely available now are the last we will see. So I could be wrong.

 

[Matt Stone]

The Rock is definitely not out of print.

 

[George Tong]

I agree that The Rock is definitely NOT OOP, I've seen these at almost every Best Buy and Borders that I have walked into. On another note, is the Criterion for RoboCop really OOP? If so, please let me know. I'll order one ASAP.

 

[Rodon]

Sorry about that, I meant I got Criterion the Rock and other Criterions that were OOP like Robocop, Charade, and Sid and Nancy. The Rock was cheap at hastings - just passing on a good deal. Not many midstate IL residents around here though. I tried.


On Criterion's website Robocop Criterion Edition is listed as OOP.

 

[Christopher_S]

I used to be a midstate IL resident. I was at the store you're talking about in September... I'm not surprised they're going out of business, it was kind of a dump. At least you got some deals out of them.

 

[JJR512]

On another note, is the Criterion for RoboCop really OOP? If so, please let me know.

Go ahead and order one ASAP. It's definitely OOP, according to Criterion's website. I bought a new sealed copy off eBay several weeks ago for, if I remember correctly, $40 (using Buy It Now). Expect to pay $35~40 for a new sealed copy (again, using BIN). There are currently more than two dozen copies of this title available on eBay, with maybe around half of them still allegedly factory sealed/new.

...Edit: Correction: It seems they're a little higher now for some reason. The same guy that I bought one from for $40 is now selling one for $50. (You may wish to look for this guy, eBay ID is "ziadhn", he was very good for me, and has several Criterions for sale at this time.)

 

[Rodon]

Drew,

I will post if I find out the 10% off DVDs goes up.

 

[Drew Dockery]

Thanks! I'd be interested if ANY of the % go up, but I imagine they would do all of them at once. I drove by today and it looks like they're all still the same.