Tell me about Costco and their Blu-ray selection and prices (1 Viewer)

[Race Bannon]

You can forget Costco as a reliable source of any particular disk. They are a price club -- they get in negotiated "batches" of disks, either consisting of new releases that are thought to be big sellers, or catalog titles that some distributor has negotiated a deal to move a lot of product.

Think of it as a fun adventure to just check and see if they've put any out. But never again think of a movie and go "I think I'll try to get that at Costco." It's just not that kind of of situation with movies and Costco.

 

[dpippel]

This is all there is at my local Costco. Pretty pathetic...

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Damn! At least you have THE VIETNAM WAR for $59.95...

...and is that THE WAR that I see for $39.95? Holy shit. That's a great price. Want that, too!

I will have to go back to my Costco in another two weeks and hope this stuff is put into stock.

 

[dpippel]

Ron, if you want me to grab anything for you let me know. Media Mail shipping from me to you would only be a few bucks.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Doug,

You know what? I really appreciate that. Very kind offer.

Let me see if I can buy this locally first. I will hit my store within the next two weeks. I am sure they won't sell out by xMas.

 

[jcroy]

Wonder how small this year's xmas/bf selection will be.

(Over the past 15+ years or so, I noticed the nearby Costcos typically expanded the dvd/bluray sections during November + December).

 

[Charles Smith]

I expect practically nothing. Can't even remember if there was anything worth taking advantage of last year.

 

[atfree]

I can't believe they'd think Captain Underpants would need THAT many copies!

Maybe cause you're supposed to change your underpants daily!

 

[Malcolm R]

My Costco had a big selection last year for holiday shopping, though there was nothing too exciting for me personally. Seems like it was largely stuff I already had, or lots of kiddie stuff in which I have no interest.

 

[B-ROLL]

Maybe cause you're supposed to change your underpants daily!

My store didn't have any Underpants ... (at least that wasn't in the clothing area )!

 

[jcroy]

My Costco had a big selection last year for holiday shopping, though there was nothing too exciting for me personally. Seems like it was largely stuff I already had, or lots of kiddie stuff in which I have no interest.

Same here.

I'm pretty much at the "exhaustion" stage, where there isn't much exciting anymore for me at bf/xmas events and dump bins + sales in general.

Easier to just order from amazon, than driving around town in lousy traffic to check out sale events + dump bins. (ie. Wasting too much cash on gasoline, and buying very little to nothing on such cross-town excursions).

 

[Matt Hough]

Yes, that is a fairly pathetic selection of discs, but they have 4K for a couple of the titles. That kind of shocked me.

 

[dpippel]

They've had them for a while now at my location. Doesn't make up for the overall lack of titles IMO though.

 

[Garysb]

I just got an email that Costco Visa card is no longer charging a 3% foreign transaction fee. Of course I don't know what their mark up is as far as what rate they use to convert other currency to dollars. With all the international info provided on the forum I thought this was good to know.

 

[Malcolm R]

I just got an email that Costco Visa card is no longer charging a 3% foreign transaction fee. Of course I don't know what their mark up is as far as what rate they use to convert other currency to dollars. With all the international info provided on the forum I thought this was good to know.

Good. I never understood why companies would want to penalize cardholders for choosing to use their cards when traveling or shopping online internationally? It's such a pointless fee, as the conversion is all done automatically by computer. It's not like staff are using calculators and slide rules to figure out the conversions. Discover and Capital One do not charge these fees either. I choose those cards when I travel.

 

[Vegas 1]

No more videos at our Costco, books only.

 

[Mysto]

No more videos at our Costco, books only.

Same here. No more videos at Costco or Sams Club in our area.

 

[Garysb]

Usually when Costco stops selling an item they mark it down to clearence prices. With the blu ray / dvds they just pulled them from stores. Too bad.

 

[John Dirk]

Usually when Costco stops selling an item they mark it down to clearence prices. With the blu ray / dvds they just pulled them from stores. Too bad.

I think DVD and Blu Rays are usually acquired on some sort of consignment basis so, if they don't sell, they can be returned to the supplier.

 

[Malcolm R]

I was in BJ's Wholesale Club yesterday, and they've also ditched movies for the most part. What used to be a two-sided aisle is now just one endcap with a handful of current releases and an odd jumble of catalog DVD's that is not unlike Walmart's dump bin selection. And their prices were non-competitive. The Walmart down the street had better prices on several of them (e.g. Batman: Gotham By Gaslight blu-ray was $19.99 at BJ's, $16.96 at Walmart; Coco blu-ray was $24.99 at BJ's, $22.96 at Walmart).