The Store with the biggest collection - Blu-ray Forum

masoud90 · 10-18-2008, 07:32 PM

Hey everyone. Which store do you usually shop at for your blu-ray needs? And I mean actual retail stores rather than online ones such as Amazon.com. Which store do you think has the biggest collection? I went to my local target last night and they had that 18ft blu-ray section which actually did not have many of the recent exciting blu releases...although it did have Grey's Anatomy, The Godfather, and There Will Be Blood (not even Iron Man BD although they brought me the copy when I asked for it). Which store has had the most "impressive" collection in your opinion?

Chad Varnadore · 10-18-2008, 07:41 PM

Around here, Best Buy seems to have a bigger stock of Blu, followed by Circuit City. But the bigger the store, the bigger the selection. I don't waste too much time in stores though. They're never cheaper than online and never compare in terms of selection. Their only value for discs (outside of a huge sale) is in promotional exclusives, and occasionally you luck up and find a discontinued disc that's sold out at etail and going for 2-3x retail on eBay.

calciumwaste · 10-18-2008, 07:47 PM

Best Buy by far. i don't rely on Circuit City as far as finding a good price they have em' once in a great while and plus their stuff is so unorginized.

metsfan1545d · 10-18-2008, 07:53 PM

best buy

circuit city by me doesnt put out new blu ray releases until like 2 weeks after its released

El Negro · 10-18-2008, 07:54 PM

I live in Southern Cali and in my area Fry's has the biggest collection with Best Buy 2nd.

ShelbyGT500 · 10-18-2008, 08:12 PM

Out here near Seattle its has to be Fry's then I would say Best Buy. Circuit City has a crap selection.

Blu Man · 10-18-2008, 08:16 PM

Best Buy has the most Blu-Rays but I buy from either Wal Mart or Fred Meyer.

richard lichtenfelt · 10-18-2008, 08:22 PM

Fry's, no doubt about it. They have the best deals too.
I shop at the one on West Ave, Houston North.
Usually, though, I get my movies from online sources.

Zydrate · 10-18-2008, 08:26 PM

Best Buy has the biggest one in my area. Lots of titles that other stores don't carry also.

crazyBLUE · 10-18-2008, 08:29 PM

Fry's around me has twice as many BLU'S over BB & CC SUCKS with their selection ! CC is also $5.00 more then anyone else.

BrianAgenda · 10-19-2008, 12:09 AM

Best Buy definitely.

I haven't shopped at circuit city for a long time now.

and I don't think there is a Fry's in PA.

Rob71 · 10-19-2008, 01:02 AM

In my town Movie Stop actually beats out Best Buy. But my local store has started the opening the movie and hiding the disc from you bull crap. When I saw they had started the practice I picked out 10 movies and took them to the counter. When the clerk rung them up and went to the back to get the discs I waited until he started to put them in the cases and acted surprised. I asked him where their new movies were and told him these were open so I wanted them at the used price. When he refused, I walked out. I then wrote a nicely worded e-mail to their headquarters telling them when they decide to stop opening their new discs, I'll start buying from them again.

darkpoet25 · 10-19-2008, 01:14 AM

It would definelty have to be Fry's. Nice selection and the prices are much better than Best Buy.

Kumitsu · 10-19-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob71

In my town Movie Stop actually beats out Best Buy. But my local store has started the opening the movie and hiding the disc from you bull crap. When I saw they had started the practice I picked out 10 movies and took them to the counter. When the clerk rung them up and went to the back to get the discs I waited until he started to put them in the cases and acted surprised. I asked him where their new movies were and told him these were open so I wanted them at the used price. When he refused, I walked out. I then wrote a nicely worded e-mail to their headquarters telling them when they decide to stop opening their new discs, I'll start buying from them again.

omg, ive always hated that from them, even at their gamestop store, they always give me a game opened and i refuse and ask for a brand new sealed game or i wont take the game period.

i dont understand why they do this or gain by doing this ?

MAPdead · 10-19-2008, 01:36 AM

Best Buy in my area

masoud90 · 10-19-2008, 01:50 AM

Well, I have been going around a lot of the stores to see what the selections are like at different stores and some stores have surprised me. I went to Fry's which had a very big display of blu-rays, almost 2 whole rows...and then Wal-Mart which was just awful. It was not even like 10 ft and it was horrible. Target had that 18ft display, but nothing extraordinary. I haven't checked Best Buy yet and want to do that soon because I'm sure they have a very impressive collection since my local BB has always been great DVD/CD wise. P.s., I live in Phoenix.

Big Daddy · 10-19-2008, 01:54 AM

My local Grocery Store has the most Blu-ray movies.

GroceryStore.jpg

Big Daddy · 10-19-2008, 02:07 AM

I don't know if this counts, but Walmart.com ships Blu-ray movies to your local store for free. They have over 800 movies in their inventory.

http://www.walmart.com/search/search..._value=835_All

Digital-Man · 10-19-2008, 02:14 AM

I try to get the latest & greatest at Target where I work, only because of the employee discount. The majority of my movies I get used, only if it's a good price at my local Movie Stop. When all else fails, I head to the closest Best Buy.

Circuit City is plain worthless!

Rhymes · 10-19-2008, 09:09 PM

Up in my neck of the woods here in Toronto up in Canada I'd have to say that Best Buy has the best selection with Future Shop close behind. Problem here is the blu's are never released on the day there suppose to be unless there big titles and then a week or 2 later u'll finally see the other releases there. drives me nuts

10-18-2008, 07:32 PM	#1
masoud90 Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray collection:180 Trading Score:3	The Store with the biggest collection Hey everyone. Which store do you usually shop at for your blu-ray needs? And I mean actual retail stores rather than online ones such as Amazon.com. Which store do you think has the biggest collection? I went to my local target last night and they had that 18ft blu-ray section which actually did not have many of the recent exciting blu releases...although it did have Grey's Anatomy, The Godfather, and There Will Be Blood (not even Iron Man BD although they brought me the copy when I asked for it). Which store has had the most "impressive" collection in your opinion?

10-18-2008, 07:41 PM	#2
Chad Varnadore Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Salisbury, NC Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:349 Blu-ray reviews:19	Around here, Best Buy seems to have a bigger stock of Blu, followed by Circuit City. But the bigger the store, the bigger the selection. I don't waste too much time in stores though. They're never cheaper than online and never compare in terms of selection. Their only value for discs (outside of a huge sale) is in promotional exclusives, and occasionally you luck up and find a discontinued disc that's sold out at etail and going for 2-3x retail on eBay. Last edited by Chad Varnadore; 10-18-2008 at 07:44 PM.

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10-18-2008, 07:47 PM	#3
calciumwaste Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Fussa, Jp Blu-ray collection:551	Best Buy by far. i don't rely on Circuit City as far as finding a good price they have em' once in a great while and plus their stuff is so unorginized.

10-18-2008, 07:53 PM	#4
metsfan1545d Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:134 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:14	best buy circuit city by me doesnt put out new blu ray releases until like 2 weeks after its released

10-18-2008, 07:54 PM	#5
El Negro Expert Member Member since:Jun 2008 Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:324 DVD collection:130 Blu-ray reviews:1	I live in Southern Cali and in my area Fry's has the biggest collection with Best Buy 2nd.

10-18-2008, 08:12 PM	#6
ShelbyGT500 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Bellevue, WA Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:7	Out here near Seattle its has to be Fry's then I would say Best Buy. Circuit City has a crap selection.

10-18-2008, 08:16 PM	#7
Blu Man Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:United States Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:1	Best Buy has the most Blu-Rays but I buy from either Wal Mart or Fred Meyer.

10-18-2008, 08:22 PM	#8
richard lichtenfelt Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:I'm not drunk, I'm just tired cause I been up all night drinking. Blu-ray reviews:3	Fry's, no doubt about it. They have the best deals too. I shop at the one on West Ave, Houston North. Usually, though, I get my movies from online sources.

10-18-2008, 08:26 PM	#9
Zydrate Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Scottsdale, Arizona Blu-ray collection:199 DVD collection:102	Best Buy has the biggest one in my area. Lots of titles that other stores don't carry also.

10-18-2008, 08:29 PM	#10
crazyBLUE Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Pacific Northwest Home Theater Gallery:89 Blu-ray collection:479 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:30	Fry's around me has twice as many BLU'S over BB & CC SUCKS with their selection ! CC is also $5.00 more then anyone else.

10-19-2008, 12:09 AM	#11
BrianAgenda Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Philly Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:282 DVD collection:44	Best Buy definitely. I haven't shopped at circuit city for a long time now. and I don't think there is a Fry's in PA.

10-19-2008, 01:02 AM	#12
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	In my town Movie Stop actually beats out Best Buy. But my local store has started the opening the movie and hiding the disc from you bull crap. When I saw they had started the practice I picked out 10 movies and took them to the counter. When the clerk rung them up and went to the back to get the discs I waited until he started to put them in the cases and acted surprised. I asked him where their new movies were and told him these were open so I wanted them at the used price. When he refused, I walked out. I then wrote a nicely worded e-mail to their headquarters telling them when they decide to stop opening their new discs, I'll start buying from them again.

10-19-2008, 01:14 AM	#13
darkpoet25 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Indianapolis, IN Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews: 4	It would definelty have to be Fry's. Nice selection and the prices are much better than Best Buy.

10-19-2008, 01:36 AM	#15
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	Best Buy in my area

10-19-2008, 01:50 AM	#16
masoud90 Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray collection:180 Trading Score:3	Well, I have been going around a lot of the stores to see what the selections are like at different stores and some stores have surprised me. I went to Fry's which had a very big display of blu-rays, almost 2 whole rows...and then Wal-Mart which was just awful. It was not even like 10 ft and it was horrible. Target had that 18ft display, but nothing extraordinary. I haven't checked Best Buy yet and want to do that soon because I'm sure they have a very impressive collection since my local BB has always been great DVD/CD wise. P.s., I live in Phoenix.

10-19-2008, 01:54 AM	#17
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	My local Grocery Store has the most Blu-ray movies. GroceryStore.jpg

10-19-2008, 02:07 AM	#18
Big Daddy Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Southern California Home Theater Gallery:79 Blu-ray collection:122 Trading Score:1	I don't know if this counts, but Walmart.com ships Blu-ray movies to your local store for free. They have over 800 movies in their inventory. http://www.walmart.com/search/search..._value=835_All

10-19-2008, 02:14 AM	#19
Digital-Man Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:945 Blu-ray reviews:2	I try to get the latest & greatest at Target where I work, only because of the employee discount. The majority of my movies I get used, only if it's a good price at my local Movie Stop. When all else fails, I head to the closest Best Buy. Circuit City is plain worthless!

10-19-2008, 09:09 PM	#20
Rhymes Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Stouffville, ON Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:90 Blu-ray reviews:2	Up in my neck of the woods here in Toronto up in Canada I'd have to say that Best Buy has the best selection with Future Shop close behind. Problem here is the blu's are never released on the day there suppose to be unless there big titles and then a week or 2 later u'll finally see the other releases there. drives me nuts

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