CRITERION FLASH SALE Starting OCTOBER 20, 2020 Noon ET for 24 HRS (1 Viewer)

[David Norman]

CRITERION FLASH SALE Starting OCTOBER 20, 2020 Noon ET for 24 HRS

Just received an email announcing the FLASH SALE starting tomorrow at Noon ET. In the last couple sales no PROMO CODE was needed and prices have automatically been changed to 50% after the sale starts.

50% off MSRP (not current/Usual price) all in-stock movies -- DVD, BD, Includes Eclipse set, but not general merchandise. Backorders and pre-orders usually haven't been allowed. Items will go OOS so don't wait too long though the last few sales, many things did come back into stock at least once if not several times during the sale.
The website usually gets hammered in the first couple hrs so be patient.


Free Shipping at $50 in the Lower 48 US otherwise $6.95 flat rate shipping USPS or $8.95 UPS
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, PO Box, APO/FPO USPS PRIORITY MAIL
FREE SHIPPING has always been calculated before applying any promo rewards or Gift Certificates are deducted. I think it's also pre-tax so 49.97 + tax isn't free.

No International orders other than Canada. The last few sales, a CA site obstructedviews.com has run a parallel sale of 40-50% off items with lower shipping costs and shipped from within
the borders so faster and no worries about extra customs fees.
DHL Express $23USD Flat Rate
Customs and Brokerage fees added by Delivery Service/Collected at Delivery and are the responsibility of the customer

Sales Tax has been expanded and now required for Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Washington D.C., and Wisconsin.

Criterion Loyalty program -- $50Gift Cert for every cumulative purchase of $500 even if it takes 5 years. In the past those loyal rewards certs are sent via email almost immediately and are eligible for immediate use.
If you are close to $500 and have enough total items, I'd suggest making an order just big enough to qualify for the Loyalty Cert plus FS, then make another $50+ order with the extra money rather than make one large order and then have to wait 6 months for the next flash sale though the GC/Rewards don;t expire. You can load them into your account and the $$$ will be there next sale.



Released since last Criterion Flash Sale -- all $40 MSRP except as noted

Salesman Blu-ray	715515241014	10-Mar-2020
Bamboozled Blu-ray	715515242615	17-Mar-2020
Leave Her to Heaven Blu-ray	715515242813	24-Mar-2020
The Cranes Are Flying Blu-ray	715515243018	24-Mar-2020
Show Boat Blu-ray	715515243216	31-Mar-2020
The Prince of Tides Blu-ray	715515243414	31-Mar-2020
Army of Shadows Blu-ray	715515244015	7-Apr-2020	Re-Release
Destry Rides Again Blu-ray	715515244411	14-Apr-2020
The Cremator Blu-ray	715515244213	21-Apr-2020
Me and You and Everyone We Know Blu-ray	715515245012	28-Apr-2020
The Grand Budapest Hotel Blu-ray	715515244619	28-Apr-2020
Six Moral Tales Blu-ray	715515240116	5-May-2020	$100
The Great Escape Blu-ray	715515245814	12-May-2020
Dance, Girl, Dance Blu-ray	715515246217	19-May-2020
Wildlife Blu-ray	715515246613	26-May-2020
Scorsese Shorts Blu-ray	715515246415	26-May-2020
Husbands Blu-ray	715515246019	26-May-2020
An Unmarried Woman Blu-ray	715515244817	9-Jun-2020
The Cameraman Blu-ray	715515247313	16-Jun-2020
Tokyo Olympiad Blu-ray	715515247016	23-Jun-2020
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Blu-ray	715515247511	23-Jun-2020
Come and See Blu-ray	715515247719	30-Jun-2020
The War of the Worlds Blu-ray	715515248617	7-Jul-2020
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Blu-ray	715515247214	14-Jul-2020	$125
The Lady Eve Blu-ray	715515249010	14-Jul-2020
Marriage Story Blu-ray	715515247214	21-Jul-2020
Taste of Cherry Blu-ray	715515248518	21-Jul-2020

Released since last B&N Sale

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum Blu-ray	715515249812	4-Aug-2020
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda Blu-ray	715515247917	11-Aug-2020	$250
Town Bloody Hall Blu-ray	715515249911	18-Aug-2020
The Comfort of Strangers Blu-ray	715515250313	18-Aug-2020
Toni Blu-ray	715515250115	25-Aug-2020
Brute Force Blu-ray	715515250818	8-Sep-2020
The Naked City Blu-ray	715515250917	8-Sep-2020
Beau Travail Blu-ray	715515251013	15-Sep-2020
Christ Stopped at Eboli Blu-ray	715515251211	22-Sep-2020
The Elephant Man Blu-ray	715515251518	29-Sep-2020
Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 3 Blu-ray	715515251419	29-Sep-2020	$125
Pierrot le fou Blu-ray	715515241113	6-Oct-2020
Claudine Blu-ray	715515251815	13-Oct-2020
The Hit Blu-ray	715515252416	20-Oct-2020
The Gunfighter Blu-ray	715515252218	20-Oct-2020

Will release after the sale ends -- just in case they change the no preorder policy or if you want to plan for the BN sale in Nov (no information yet, just an assumption). [EDIT] as expected, not part of the FLASH sale

Parasite Blu-ray	715515252614	27-Oct-2020
Girlfriends Blu-ray	715515249218	10-Nov-2020
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Blu-ray	715515252812	17-Nov-2020
Moonstruck Blu-ray	715515253017	17-Nov-2020
The Irishman Blu-ray	715515253215	24-Nov-2020
Essential Fellini Blu-ray	715515252515	24-Nov-2020	$250
Crash Blu-ray	715515253611	1-Dec-2020
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes by William Greaves Blu-ray	715515252010	8-Dec-2020
Mouchette Blu-ray	715515253819	8-Dec-2020
Amores Perros Blu-ray	715515253413	15-Dec-2020

 

[bujaki]

Isn't Pierrot le fou also a re-release?

 

[bujaki]

BTW, thanks for the info.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Thanks a bunch, David!

I now have 3x $10 coupons for this -- Criterion had recently sent out yet another for their Channel subscribers.

This will be my first time ordering directly from them...

_Man_

 

[David Norman]

Isn't Pierrot le fou also a re-release?

Yes -- splitting hairs probably, but I think this a new/updated transfer rather than mostly just a repackaging. I think Army of Shadows is technically a sl different transfer based on the same master and from reports is basically identical. If you have the original release of AoS there probably isn't a reason to re-buy. Pierrot le fou is a little harder to answer that question.

Thanks a bunch, David!

I now have 3x $10 coupons for this -- Criterion had recently sent out yet another for their Channel subscribers.

This will be my first time ordering directly from them...

_Man_

Good Luck with the certs (assuming they're all from teh Streaming sub) -- somebody posted that they had changed their redemption policy and is only allowing one of those per order. I know in the past those were stackable. I'm not convinced they won't all work in one order, but just a heads up to look for that as a possibility

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Good Luck with the certs (assuming they're all from teh Streaming sub) -- somebody posted that they had changed their redemption policy and is only allowing one of those per order. I know in the past those were stackable. I'm not convinced they won't all work in one order, but just a heads up to look for that as a possibility

Yeah, they mention one per order. I'm ok w/ that. Of course, if they're actually stackable, that would be awesome, but not expecting that.

_Man_

 

[sidburyjr]

I’ve been waiting for this sale since I decided I could afford the Godzilla set at half price. Now I’ve got to decide what to add to it.

 

[Mike Frezon]

@David Norman : As always, thanks for compiling all of this information so clearly and concisely (about both the sale AND the list of recent titles).

Many thanks. I know I appreciate it and I get the sense that there's a bunch of members here who appreciate the effort.

 

[Jake Lipson]

For anyone interested, I highly recommend Portrait of a Lady On Fire among recent releases. It is a stunning film and Criterion really delivered with an excellent disc for it.

That being said: am I correct that if I'm only going to get one title, the shipping cost would essentially defeat the discount? I'm looking at Parasite, but since I don't need anything else right now, it seems like I might as well just keep my Amazon order.

 

[David Norman]

If you just going to order a single, then the Flash sale isn't going to work well for you due to the shipping. Even with 2 reg items, that still doesn't qualify for Free Shipping.

Not sure what the general Amazon price is, but if B&N sale starts around Nov 1 it might be worth waiting and getting the them there -- either pick up in person or ship them (BN Free Shipping is $35)

 

[TravisR]

I'm looking at Parasite, but since I don't need anything else right now, it seems like I might as well just keep my Amazon order.

No doubt someone here knows the answer definitively but I don't think Criterion's site does any pre-orders with these sales.

 

[Jake Lipson]

My pre-order price for Parasite is $27.99+tax, unless they lower it some more between now and its shipment next week.

If I got two from B&N, it would be something like $40. That normally wouldn't be a problem. Of course, there are plenty of Criterions that I want. However, somehow October and November have turned into expensive months for my entertainment budget even in lack of new theatrical titles that would normally be coming to disc at this time. So I'm trying to be disciplined and just go with Parasite for right now.

 

[David Norman]

No doubt someone here knows the answer definitively but I don't think Criterion's site does any pre-orders with these sales.

They don't. The email even confirmed that isn't likely to change -- preorders and backorders/OOS titles aren't included.

If I got two from B&N, it would be something like $40. That normally wouldn't be a problem. Of course, there are plenty of Criterions that I want. However, somehow October and November have turned into expensive months for my entertainment budget even in lack of new theatrical titles that would normally be coming to disc at this time. So I'm trying to be disciplined and just go with Parasite for right now.

Then an in-person or curbside pickup at B&N might be a little cheaper assuming you have a store near enough

 

[Angelo Colombus]

For anyone interested, I highly recommend Portrait of a Lady On Fire among recent releases. It is a stunning film and Criterion really delivered with an excellent disc for it.

That being said: am I correct that if I'm only going to get one title, the shipping cost would essentially defeat the discount? I'm looking at Parasite, but since I don't need anything else right now, it seems like I might as well just keep my Amazon order.

Viewed Portrait of a Lady on Fire last week thanks to my local library and it’s a great film. Will buy the Blu-ray.

 

[David Norman]

SALE is live. no promo code needed, prices are 50% off hen added to the cart.

 

[TravisR]

Got everything that I was after.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Good Luck with the certs (assuming they're all from teh Streaming sub) -- somebody posted that they had changed their redemption policy and is only allowing one of those per order. I know in the past those were stackable. I'm not convinced they won't all work in one order, but just a heads up to look for that as a possibility

Yeah, they mention one per order. I'm ok w/ that. Of course, if they're actually stackable, that would be awesome, but not expecting that.

Welp, they are apparently still stackable! ... so I ended up just ordering 3 titles (Anatomy of a Murder, L'avventura, Blow-up) to meet the free shipping criteria and got them for just a tad under $12 each shipped (tax included)!

Thought I was gonna make 3 separate orders of roughly that size each to use all 3 GCs, but no need for that afterall -- will probably just hold off til the next B&N sale coming very soon, if it still happens.

The emails for all 3 GCs did say one code per order, but that's not how the site actually treated them. It might be because the site doesn't consider them as promo coupons, but simply store credits -- that's how they look near as I can tell and are applied towards the end of the accounting (after shipping and tax) in tandem w/ payment method. So no idea what their original intention w/ these GCs are in that regard. Could be some kinda miscommunication between Criterion Channel CSR and the online store's management...

Anyway, this ended up being the best deal since the earlier days of B&N sales w/ stackable coupons. Of course, this is essentially one off for 3 titles, and I probably wouldn't collect another 3 GCs for another 1-1/2 years even if CC continued giving them out at same rate...

_Man_

 

[David Norman]

Another Sale come and gone. Next Flash Sale likely in late February.

B&N 50% off sale seems very likely to start within a couple weeks. I think 4 people now have independently been told by BN Employees that the sale is going to start in Nov. The dates still aren't totally clear, but Nov 6 - Nov 30 seems to be the common belief

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

So my guess is there is a Criterion Flash Sale coming this month probably around the third week of the month...does this sound about right?

 

[David Norman]

Since 2017 it's been 3rd Tuesday in Oct so best guess Oct 19
2016 it was 3rd Monday for some odd reason, but they moved the Tuesday releases were moved to Monday so it basically worked out the same.