Paying full price for blu rays?? - Blu-ray Forum

MikeMyers · 12-31-2014, 03:48 PM

Just wondering how many people actually pay full price for day one releases??..I just can't bring myself to pay $20 and up for a single blu ray, UNLESS it's a steelbook, or some other limited/special edition.

BluBonnet · 12-31-2014, 03:51 PM

Well, yeah!!! Only exclusives that are likely to sell out.

knicks999 · 12-31-2014, 03:53 PM

no way. only for these limited Twilight Time releases or box sets / TV sets.

i hardly spend more than $10 on a blu ray any longer.

Blu-Benny · 12-31-2014, 03:54 PM

If it’s a movie I want day 1…..i’ll pick it up for $19.99…..but never higher than that…..and even that’s not very often anymore.

tedopolous · 12-31-2014, 04:01 PM

I don't mind paying full price. I can think of plenty of worse things to spend my money on. In my country, cinema tickets to some movies are even $20, screw that, I would pay double to watch in my own HT.

SignoftheHammer · 12-31-2014, 04:03 PM

If it's a movie I love and can't wait to watch again, I'll gladly buy it on the first day, or first week of release.

AaronJ · 12-31-2014, 04:13 PM

Well, 28 of the titles I purchased this year were Criterion. So, no: I wasn't going to be getting those for $5.

A number of the others were catalog titles that weren't particularly expensive.

However, if I really want a film I have no problem paying full price (i.e., what Amazon charges on discount) for it. I don't get to the theater much anymore (3 times last year), so unless I want to wait forever to see something I need to get it on or near release day.

So, it really depends on what the film is, who's releasing it, and how much I want to own it.

Indiana Jones · 12-31-2014, 04:02 PM

I regularly pay £22 for the newest US releases which works out about $35

Could I wait weeks/months for it to drop, sure I could but I have the money and if it's something I really want then why wait?

HD Goofnut · 01-01-2015, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Well, yeah!!! Only exclusives that are likely to sell out.

This. Otherwise, I wait for them to drop on Amazon.

baheidstu · 12-31-2014, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeMyers

Just wondering how many people actually pay full price for day one releases??..I just can't bring myself to pay $20 and up for a single blu ray, UNLESS it's a steelbook, or some other limited/special edition.

If you're talking new release titles, then definitely not. I usually wait until the title is no longer new and pick it up then, no way I'm paying $20-$30 for some title just because it's new. As for older catalog titles, they're usually priced pretty low to begin with so I'll definitely pick up those on release day.

jscoggins · 12-31-2014, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeMyers

Just wondering how many people actually pay full price for day one releases??..I just can't bring myself to pay $20 and up for a single blu ray, UNLESS it's a steelbook, or some other limited/special edition.

As others have noted, $20 isn't even anywhere near full price.

ThePhantom · 12-31-2014, 04:14 PM

If it's something I absolutely must have on release day, I'll pre-order it on Amazon as early as possible, engaging Amazon's pre-order price guarantee, which ensures I pay the lowest price offered between then and the end of release day. That's often quite a bit lower than retail and/or regular sale price.

Do stores even sell Blu-rays at full retail price? If they do, still seems it should be easy to avoid ever paying full price by shopping around a bit... except in the case of limited-release Blus only available at select retailers, like Twilight Time, TCM Vault Collection, Code Red, etc.

jscoggins · 12-31-2014, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhantom

Do stores even sell Blu-rays at full retail price?

Barnes and Noble

Visco. · 12-31-2014, 05:35 PM

Movies that I'm dying to see I'll pick up for $20 on day one but not a day after.

I'll be getting Boyhood on day one no matter the price.

tezster · 12-31-2014, 06:00 PM

I purchase day one releases less than 10% of the time. I don't keep track, but out of my 250+ title library, roughly ~20 have been day one, full price purchases. Usually, I'm patient enough to wait for a sale.

ThePhantom · 12-31-2014, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

I'll be getting Boyhood on day one no matter the price.

I'll probably buy Boyhood next week, but I may end up holding out for the Criterion special edition.

Visco. · 12-31-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhantom

I'll probably buy Boyhood next week, but I may end up holding out for the Criterion special edition.

Has that even been confirmed yet?

ThePhantom · 12-31-2014, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Visco.

Has that even been confirmed yet?

It has not. It may not even happen. But I think there's a 75% chance a Criterion SE packed with special features will materialize within the next 2 years after Paramount has gotten enough mileage out of their release.

Axl Rose · 12-31-2014, 06:33 PM

about $15 is the most i'll pay for a single movie

maybe if their was a super limited edition of goodfellas hand signed by Scorsese i would pay more

Petra_Kalbrain · 12-31-2014, 06:47 PM

I'd say there are about 5 or 6 releases a year that I will buy at full price on release day. This includes steelbooks and regular amaray releases. My criteria for a full price purchase on day 1 always boils down to the answer to this question, "How much do I like this film?"

12-31-2014, 03:48 PM	#1
MikeMyers Banned Member since:Sep 2014 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:355 Trading Score:12	Paying full price for blu rays?? Just wondering how many people actually pay full price for day one releases??..I just can't bring myself to pay $20 and up for a single blu ray, UNLESS it's a steelbook, or some other limited/special edition.

12-31-2014, 06:00 PM	#15
tezster Expert Member Member since:Dec 2013 Location:Canada Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:135 Blu-ray collection:593 DVD collection:19	I purchase day one releases less than 10% of the time. I don't keep track, but out of my 250+ title library, roughly ~20 have been day one, full price purchases. Usually, I'm patient enough to wait for a sale. Last edited by tezster; 12-31-2014 at 06:01 PM. Reason: typo

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12-31-2014, 03:51 PM	#2
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	Well, yeah!!! Only exclusives that are likely to sell out.

12-31-2014, 03:53 PM	#3
knicks999 Active Member Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Jax, Fl 4K collection:115 Blu-ray collection:1354 DVD collection:24 Trading Score:2	no way. only for these limited Twilight Time releases or box sets / TV sets. i hardly spend more than $10 on a blu ray any longer.

12-31-2014, 03:54 PM	#4
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	If it’s a movie I want day 1…..i’ll pick it up for $19.99…..but never higher than that…..and even that’s not very often anymore.

12-31-2014, 04:01 PM	#5
tedopolous Banned Member since:Sep 2013	I don't mind paying full price. I can think of plenty of worse things to spend my money on. In my country, cinema tickets to some movies are even $20, screw that, I would pay double to watch in my own HT.

12-31-2014, 04:03 PM	#6
SignoftheHammer Active Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:32 Blu-ray collection:79 DVD collection:32	If it's a movie I love and can't wait to watch again, I'll gladly buy it on the first day, or first week of release.

12-31-2014, 04:13 PM	#7
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Well, 28 of the titles I purchased this year were Criterion. So, no: I wasn't going to be getting those for $5. A number of the others were catalog titles that weren't particularly expensive. However, if I really want a film I have no problem paying full price (i.e., what Amazon charges on discount) for it. I don't get to the theater much anymore (3 times last year), so unless I want to wait forever to see something I need to get it on or near release day. So, it really depends on what the film is, who's releasing it, and how much I want to own it.

12-31-2014, 04:02 PM	#8
Indiana Jones Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Bristol, England 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:17 Trading Score:42	I regularly pay £22 for the newest US releases which works out about $35 Could I wait weeks/months for it to drop, sure I could but I have the money and if it's something I really want then why wait?

12-31-2014, 04:14 PM	#12
ThePhantom Senior Member Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:328 Trading Score:4	If it's something I absolutely must have on release day, I'll pre-order it on Amazon as early as possible, engaging Amazon's pre-order price guarantee, which ensures I pay the lowest price offered between then and the end of release day. That's often quite a bit lower than retail and/or regular sale price. Do stores even sell Blu-rays at full retail price? If they do, still seems it should be easy to avoid ever paying full price by shopping around a bit... except in the case of limited-release Blus only available at select retailers, like Twilight Time, TCM Vault Collection, Code Red, etc.

12-31-2014, 05:35 PM	#14
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	Movies that I'm dying to see I'll pick up for $20 on day one but not a day after. I'll be getting Boyhood on day one no matter the price.

12-31-2014, 06:33 PM	#19
Axl Rose Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2014 Location:Murray Street 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:91 DVD collection:17 Digital collection:99 iTunes collection:2	about $15 is the most i'll pay for a single movie maybe if their was a super limited edition of goodfellas hand signed by Scorsese i would pay more

12-31-2014, 06:47 PM	#20
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	I'd say there are about 5 or 6 releases a year that I will buy at full price on release day. This includes steelbooks and regular amaray releases. My criteria for a full price purchase on day 1 always boils down to the answer to this question, "How much do I like this film?"

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