The 16-Ton Monty Python DVD Megaset (14 Discs / 4 Years) $35 + $1 Ship @ A&E Store (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Meyers]

The 16-Ton Monty Python DVD Megaset

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Special Offer! Save 50% on this item through 05/30/07!

Note on Availability: Product will ship on 06/08/07

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16 DVD(s) / 1749+ Minutes
Closed Captioning: No

Was: $69.95
Save $34.97(50%)
On Sale: $34.98

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An additional 10% discount is now available. Net price is now $31.48 + $1.00 shipping. See Post #11 for details and link.

PRODUCT DETAIL:
The 16-Ton Monty Python DVD Megaset
14 discs packed with every episode from the programme's four year run!
16 tons of fun, including hilarious extras and exclusive highlights!
2 MONTY PYTHON LIVE DVDs!
This unassuming case is packed with 16 tons of funny: 14 discs of MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, packed with every episode from the programme's four year run, plus 2 MONTY PYTHON LIVE! discs featuring--well, you figure it out.

While to the uninitiated they may look like ordinary .65 oz. digital video discs, due to the unique physics of comedy (it's like quantum but with fewer dead cats), each disc actually weighs a full metaphoric ton! Please remember to lift with your knees.

This 16-Ton Megaset contains every single episode of MONTY PYTHONG'S FLYING CIRCUS--four years of blood, sweat and blancmange--jammed into slivers of plastic the size of a tea plate and MONTY PYTHON LIVE!--Legendary live performances, the 20-year celebration of Monty Python Parrot Sketch Not Included, and the all-German Monty Python's Fligender Zirkus episode #1 squashed like pancakes. Sad, really.

Jump right to your favorite sketches in The Flying Circus with this index!

Disc 1: The Funniest Joke in the World, The Wrestling Episode, and Nudge Nudge
Disc 2: Art Critic, Silly Job Interview, and Crunchy Frog
Disc 3: Dead Parrot, Lumberjack Song, and Vocational Guidance Counselor
Disc 4: Undertaker's Film, Upperclass Twit of the Year, and Albatross
Disc 5: The Ministry of Silly Walks, The Spanish Inquisition, and Complaints
Disc 6: The Bishop, Blackmail, and Dung
Disc 7: Attila the Nun, Silly Vicar, and Exploding Penquin on the TV Set
Disc 8: Scott of the Antarctic, Dirty Hungarian Phrase-book, and Exploding BlueDanube
Disc 9: Icelandic Saga, Fish-Slapping Dance, and Argument Clinic
Disc 10: "Blood, Devastation, War, and Horror", Mount Everest - Hairdresser Expedition,and Gumby Brain Specialists
Disc 11: Cheese Shop, A Naked Man, and The Olympic Hide and Seek Final
Disc 12: Elizabethan Pornography Smugglers, Kamikaze Scotsman, and Penguins
Disc 13: Montgolfier Brothers, Department Store, and RAF Banter
Disc 14: Hamlet and Ophelia, Mr. Neutron, and Most Awful Family in Britain
Disc 15: Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Monty Python Live at Aspen
Disc 16: Parrot Sketch Not Included, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: German Episode #1

DVD Features:

Weblink to PythonShop.com
Meet the Chaps
Pythonism Glossary, Gillianimations Art Gallery
Preview Upcoming Episodes, Troupe Career Highlights, Post-Python Troup Highlights
Pythonisms, Bleeding Critics, Confusing Musings
Interactive Menus, Scene Selection

Link:
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=72952

 

[Grant H]

Freakin' sweet!

Thanks for the info!

 

[Chris S]

Just hit the link and it appears they raised the price up to $49.98. :frowning: It appears they changed the "WAS" price from $69.95 to $99.95 but left the 50% discount. I hate when companies pull that kind of stuff...

 

[Ennsio]

That happened in the last couple hours, as I looked at that this morning and was seriously considering it at the $35 price. Now, at $50 - I don't know. That is a cheap move by A&E, I agree.

 

[Ennsio]

I just sent a comment to the online store complaining about this cheap tactic. Let's see if they respond.

 

[Jeff Meyers]

It's ridiculous when etailers pull this kind of crap.

I've read that at least one person was successful in getting A&E Shop to honor the $35 price by calling (1-888-423-1212 and then choose option 1).

I'm not a fan of the show, so I'm not interested in buying it. If I was interested I would definitely call A&E Shop and try to get them to honor the $35 sale pricing. I believe that what there are doing deceptive advertising. Note that the A&E page does not state "MSRP: $99.95", but instead states "Was: $99.95". A quick review of the Google cached page shows in fact that it was NOT $99.95, but in actuality was $69.95 on May 22, 2007.

Here's a link to the Google cached page:
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:tMJISaXXCQ8J:store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml%3Fid%3D72952+a%26e+monty+python+16+ton &hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us

In addition, I saved a PDF version of the Google cached page:
AETV Monty Python Google Cached

If you really want this DVD set, you should get it at the $35 price since they are advertising the 50% sale. I'd recommend calling, being insistent on the 50% discount from the $70 price (refer to their price on May 22, 2007 as evidenced by Google cached page), and don't take no for an answer.

Good luck to any and all willing to try.

 

[Jeff Meyers]

You might want to mention that their price really "Was: $69.95" as of May 22, 2007 (and not the $99.95 they now state).

 

[Ennsio]

I did mention that the price "was" $69.95, not $99.95, but did not mention the date, and then said that they were basically lying by saying that the price was $99.95. I then said that I would no longer buy anything from them if this represents regular practice for them. Maybe I should do the phone call route to get a more immediate response.

 

[Ennsio]

Just bought it for $35!

I called the store and complained, the guy said that it was an initial pricing error by A&E, I said that it was deceptive and I would not order it, then he gave it to me for the cheaper price.

Anybody else wanting it for cheaper should call them now too.

 

[Jeff Meyers]

[CalliopeMusic]What a circus - A&E Shop has dropped the "Was" price back to $69.95 on their web-site (link in OP), so it's back to $34.95 with the 50% sale / savings.[/CalliopeMusic]

Anyone who is interested in this, get it now . . . before they change it again.

 

[Jeff Meyers]

Another Update

You can save an additional 10% by clicking on this link instead:
http://store.aetv.com/html/referer_entry.jhtml?vid=AE_OrderEmail_Offer10_TheS opranos&dest=/html/subject/index.jhtml?id=cat1260002

The link will take you to the A&E Sopranos Store. Search for 'Monty Python' and then add it to your cart for $34.98. The additional 10% discount will be reflected automatically as it will now be priced at $31.48 + $1.00 shipping.

 

[Larry Geller]

Just ordered mine!

 

[Chris S]

Me too! I'm a happy camper now. Thanks guys!

 

[Larry Geller]

Mine is on the way! Thanks!

 

[RyanAn]

This is one of the first non-DDD sales I've actually caught and purchased in the right amount of time! yah!

I've only seen select portions of Monty Python series, and absouletly love the films - and have contemplated purchasing the $120 set over the last few years, and this is a definate go ahead sign! I picked up some extra stuff - the sales tax sucks a bit, but it's still saving a whole heck of a lot!

Thanks for the heads up!!!

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Gift Wrap Amount $0.00
Subtotal $67.43


Method of Shipping SuperSaver
View Shipping & Handling $1.00
View Taxes $4.11
Total $72.54

 

[Ennsio]

Anybody else get a "Notice of shipment delay" from A & E on this order?

This is what their message to me said:

Since I called them on their switcheroo with the original price and they subsequently had to sell it at the lower price (I'm sure others influenced that decision too ), I wonder if this is an attempt to see if I will cancel my order. If so, then that is a battle they will lose - I can wait for my dvds.

OTOH, it most likely is due to the fact that they had to sell it for less than they had originally planned (according to the guy at the store that I called) and so they had more demand than expected.

 

[Bob_L]

A few days ago I also received the shipment delay notice, didn't respond, and a couple hours later received an item shipped email!

 

[Chris Lockwood]

Considering that amazon and deepdiscount both list the suggested price of this at 99.95, I think the 69.95 list originally stated was a typo. It's certainly not fair to call it a lie.

Maybe they normally sell at 69.95 and meant to have a sale at 50% off list price, not regular price. How many retailers ever have DVDs half off their usual prices?

 

[RyanAn]

I too got the email. It's not a big deal - I can wait.

Although I am still super excited. Thanks again for the heads up, I appreciate it!

ry

 

[Ennsio]

Read the earlier posts in the thread for the full story regarding the $69 vs. $99 list price issue. The $69 originally posted was a mistake, which was explained to me when I called the A & E store. That's fine; the problem is that they stated that it was $99 and was now 50% off, but it was not $99 before that but $69 as the google cache page shows.