Impulse buying - Blu-ray Forum

Rottweiler30 · 12-01-2016, 11:41 AM

I promised myself when I started upgrading to Blu Ray that unlike my DVD days this time I would have a collection of films I genuinely loved, with exceptions being made for guilty pleasures, and films with nostalgia value.

But it's happened again! Flicking through my collection lately I was surprised how many titles I've bought that I now think "eh, was that really worth getting"? Titles that I bought too quickly after enjoying them on SKY then realising I don't really need to see them again, or that they wasn't as good as I first thought.

I've just sold...Jurassic World, Bring it On, Drag me to Hell, Revolutionary Road, Training Day, American Sniper, Source Code, Logans Run and Grace, to try and tidy my collection up again.

Do any of you find this to be a problem? In future I think I need a cool off period of a couple of weeks after seeing a movie to make sure I really liked it enough to own. Sometimes you feel like a title just should be in a collection too. I'd be interested to know how many of you who buy these classy highbrow titles by Criterion for example actually watch them, at least more than once. Or the Disney collectors? Sure the Disney titles are highly regarded classic important pieces of cinema but how many of you come home from work kick of your shoes and watch 'Bambi'?

Thoughts please?

headphones · 12-01-2016, 11:44 AM

I have a very strict rule that I only upgrade my absolute favorite movies. I refuse to buy something on BD for the simple reason of, I have it on DVD, and need to upgrade. Or it's cheap. I'll buy it. I know a lot of people on here do that, but not me. When DVD first came out. I bought everything under the sun, just to have it. I won't make that same mistake with BD. That's why I like to keep my BD collection nice and small. Quality over quantity. Thats why I wont make the same mistake with BD. And whatever succeeds BD, I will have an even smaller collection of that, as I will be even more selective.

What I do now is I rent movies on amazon instant video. It's quick, easy, and convenient. It's my new blockbuster video, and WOW what a difference.

acroyear2 · 12-01-2016, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rottweiler30

... I'd be interested to know how many of you who buy these classy highbrow titles by Criterion for example actually watch them, at least more than once.

I don't quite have the impulse itch that you were struggling with, but I was blind-buying a lot of Criterions during the B&N sales each year. This resulted in more than a few films I didn't connect with as much as I hoped, and sold them off soon afterwards.

Because of this I got "burnt out" on collecting Criterions and this year I did not pick up any during the sale. Moving forward I intend to be quite selective.

imsounoriginal · 12-01-2016, 11:59 AM

I used to impulse buy and blind-buy much more than I do now. Trying to keep the collection lean and only have what I know I'll watch repeatedly or what I simply can't NOT have, even if it's less rewatchable (like the Apu Trilogy or Citizen Kane). I've burned some money on blind-buying Criterions that ended up either being one-time watches or just flat-out not my cup of tea.

Rottweiler30 · 12-01-2016, 12:13 PM

I'm trying to be strong on 'Crimson Peak' at the moment.

Watched it the other night and thought it was very good, but come on wait it out a bit.

Not sure it's worth a place.

I want a collection of films I like , not just a collection of films. Not to mention the financial aspect. I think part of the problem is as you get older you'e craving things to enjoy. I have quite a few fads and whims, I'm into Pop Vinyls at the minute. Anything to escape from the horrors of having to work etc. Sometimes this desire makes me a bit rash in my decisions.

NeMo_ET · 12-01-2016, 12:16 PM

I buy too many and I know that. Either I buy something I really want to see, or I buy cheap. Yesterday a store was closing and I grabbed a bunch of decent looking blus for $3 each. Can't pass something like that up! If it's a new release I really want to see, I don't mind paying full pop. Still cheaper than a trip for two to the theater these days. Especially if you factor in snacks, drinks and comfort.

Weirded Wonder · 12-01-2016, 12:53 PM

I'm a total impulse buyer. Ever since I upgraded to 4k, I can't help myself. I want them all. Just ordered The Neon Demon from amazon.de this morning, followed by Suicide Squad and The Town all in 4k from Best Buy.

I bought 6 or 7 blus from the Barnes & Noble sale and 4 from the ScreenArchives sale.

I also spend a lot of money on baseball merchandise from mlb.com every month.

HD Goofnut · 12-01-2016, 01:16 PM

I stopped impulse buying nearly a year ago because of all the wasted money on titles I wasn't going to watch more than once. I think Tuesday was the first time in months I had bought two new releases on one day (BFG & Pete's Dragon).

KyleW · 12-01-2016, 01:32 PM

You can always organize your collection. Have one shelf unit devoted to your favorite films and then another unit to your random collection. I've decided mine into Criterion shelfs and then i have boutique label shelves and then the box set shelf. Tv shows shelves. Then the rest is just alphabetical

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Majin Blu · 12-01-2016, 01:46 PM

I used to impulse buy A LOT! Buying titles just because they were cheap, to complete a series/franchise, or because it was said that "you must own this title if you love movies". When I lived in the city and had easier access to stores, it was just therapeutic to go to a string of stores every Tuesday and Saturday, and just buy movies for the ever growing collection. I'll admit that a lot of that was wasted money or I loved it before, but now I rarely think about the movie. I'm very selective now and my collection has actually shrunk.

Personally, besides just a genuine love for movies, a lot of my impulse buying back in the day stemmed from having friends over and being "the movie guy". I kinda liked having mine and everyone else's favorite movie. I don't care about that now lol. I'll blind buy maybe one new release every couple of months due to the fact that it's expensive taking a family of 4 to the movie theaters (with your dad and sister never resisting the concession stand. Plus we live about an hour away from any theater, so that's gas).

Yungheat · 12-01-2016, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rottweiler30

I promised myself when I started upgrading to Blu Ray that unlike my DVD days this time I would have a collection of films I genuinely loved, with exceptions being made for guilty pleasures, and films with nostalgia value.

But it's happened again! Flicking through my collection lately I was surprised how many titles I've bought that I now think "eh, was that really worth getting"? Titles that I bought too quickly after enjoying them on SKY then realising I don't really need to see them again, or that they wasn't as good as I first thought.

I've just sold...Jurassic World, Bring it On, Drag me to Hell, Revolutionary Road, Training Day, American Sniper, Source Code, Logans Run and Grace, to try and tidy my collection up again.

Do any of you find this to be a problem? In future I think I need a cool off period of a couple of weeks after seeing a movie to make sure I really liked it enough to own. Sometimes you feel like a title just should be in a collection too. I'd be interested to know how many of you who buy these classy highbrow titles by Criterion for example actually watch them, at least more than once. Or the Disney collectors? Sure the Disney titles are highly regarded classic important pieces of cinema but how many of you come home from work kick of your shoes and watch 'Bambi'?

Thoughts please?

When blockbuster was going out of business I bought over 40 blus and I just cleaned up my collection and realized there were at least 20 movies that I'd never probably watch so I sold them but now I only buy movies that I no I will like or if I blind buy something it's a movie that I wanted to see no more buying movies just to buy them even if it's dirt cheap I'd rather have a quality collection over quantity

meremortal · 12-01-2016, 02:28 PM

Sure. I even went wild a few months ago and blindly bought about a hundred dvds because they were on clearance for only like 10 cents each. But I only want to watch a small handful of them. I do try to set price points though and usually don't buy new movies during release week.

GeoffOliver · 12-01-2016, 02:36 PM

For me, it depends on the price. I'm not going to drop $20 on a movie I've never seen. However, for instance, I did drop $3.99 on The Goonies on Black Friday, even though I've never seen it. It's a classic, it looks like something I might enjoy, and you can't beat that price. I do that sort of thing all the time. All the Criterion movies I want are ones I've seen before.

jtu128 · 12-01-2016, 02:42 PM

I try to stick to a list rather than impulse buy otherwise I'll burn a lot of money on movies I 'kinda like' or are 'classics'. I'm to the point now where I think I've gone full on hipster and only want to buy movies I think most people wouldn't like and don't buy the pop movies for the most part.

StingingVelvet · 12-01-2016, 04:30 PM

My rule is I can get pretty much any 70's/80's action/crime movie and pretty much any sci-fi/fantasy movie made after 2001: A Space Odyssey. Those are my beloved genres, eras and styles. I collect that stuff even if I don't love the movie.

Everything else has to be something I genuinely like a lot and want to watch a lot. However I do end up buying a lot of crap just because it's priced pretty much the same as a digital HD rental. Anything that's $5 and looks interesting is hard to resist. I also tend to buy too many horror movies because the line between sci-fi/fantasy and horror can be pretty blurry at times. When I do my occasional sell-offs it is almost always horror movies I get rid of.

The Great Owl · 12-01-2016, 04:52 PM

When I first got a Blu-ray player, I promised myself that I would only buy one Blu-ray a month.

So far, so good. Right now, I'm on April, 2179.

Keymaster · 12-01-2016, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

When I first got a Blu-ray player, I promised myself that I would only buy one Blu-ray a month.

So far, so good. Right now, I'm on April, 2179.

I'm on May, 2273. It's a gorgeous spring day.

Abdrewes · 12-01-2016, 06:24 PM

When I grabbed Smurfs 2 for a buck and a half I realized that ANYTHING has the potential to be an impulse buy.

HD Goofnut · 12-01-2016, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

When I grabbed Smurfs 2 for a buck and a half I realized that ANYTHING has the potential to be an impulse buy.

It wasn't even worth that $1.50 was it?

GohanX · 12-01-2016, 06:43 PM

When I first got into blus I said the same thing, I'm only going to get my absolute favorite movies. The problem is I'm a sucker for $5 blu sales. For $5, if it's something that I was sorta interested in seeing I'll just grab it, it's close to the price of a rental anyway and if I don't love it enough to keep it I can give it away. That seems reasonable enough, but then I get too many and here we with over a hundred movies and I've only seen about half of them.

December is not a good time for me. I rarely buy blus during the year, but I bought like 20 on BF week, and I'm sure there are more to come. The shelf where I organize the blus is full, I'm going to have to do some rearranging.

12-01-2016, 11:41 AM	#1
Rottweiler30 Power Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:York (England) 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:716 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Impulse buying I promised myself when I started upgrading to Blu Ray that unlike my DVD days this time I would have a collection of films I genuinely loved, with exceptions being made for guilty pleasures, and films with nostalgia value. But it's happened again! Flicking through my collection lately I was surprised how many titles I've bought that I now think "eh, was that really worth getting"? Titles that I bought too quickly after enjoying them on SKY then realising I don't really need to see them again, or that they wasn't as good as I first thought. I've just sold...Jurassic World, Bring it On, Drag me to Hell, Revolutionary Road, Training Day, American Sniper, Source Code, Logans Run and Grace, to try and tidy my collection up again. Do any of you find this to be a problem? In future I think I need a cool off period of a couple of weeks after seeing a movie to make sure I really liked it enough to own. Sometimes you feel like a title just should be in a collection too. I'd be interested to know how many of you who buy these classy highbrow titles by Criterion for example actually watch them, at least more than once. Or the Disney collectors? Sure the Disney titles are highly regarded classic important pieces of cinema but how many of you come home from work kick of your shoes and watch 'Bambi'? Thoughts please?

12-01-2016, 11:44 AM	#2
headphones Expert Member Member since:Mar 2016	I have a very strict rule that I only upgrade my absolute favorite movies. I refuse to buy something on BD for the simple reason of, I have it on DVD, and need to upgrade. Or it's cheap. I'll buy it. I know a lot of people on here do that, but not me. When DVD first came out. I bought everything under the sun, just to have it. I won't make that same mistake with BD. That's why I like to keep my BD collection nice and small. Quality over quantity. Thats why I wont make the same mistake with BD. And whatever succeeds BD, I will have an even smaller collection of that, as I will be even more selective. What I do now is I rent movies on amazon instant video. It's quick, easy, and convenient. It's my new blockbuster video, and WOW what a difference.

12-01-2016, 11:59 AM	#4
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:946 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	I used to impulse buy and blind-buy much more than I do now. Trying to keep the collection lean and only have what I know I'll watch repeatedly or what I simply can't NOT have, even if it's less rewatchable (like the Apu Trilogy or Citizen Kane). I've burned some money on blind-buying Criterions that ended up either being one-time watches or just flat-out not my cup of tea.

12-01-2016, 12:13 PM	#5
Rottweiler30 Power Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:York (England) 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:716 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I'm trying to be strong on 'Crimson Peak' at the moment. Watched it the other night and thought it was very good, but come on wait it out a bit. Not sure it's worth a place. I want a collection of films I like , not just a collection of films. Not to mention the financial aspect. I think part of the problem is as you get older you'e craving things to enjoy. I have quite a few fads and whims, I'm into Pop Vinyls at the minute. Anything to escape from the horrors of having to work etc. Sometimes this desire makes me a bit rash in my decisions.

12-01-2016, 12:16 PM	#6
NeMo_ET Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Canada 4K collection:38 Blu-ray collection:1392 DVD collection:94	I buy too many and I know that. Either I buy something I really want to see, or I buy cheap. Yesterday a store was closing and I grabbed a bunch of decent looking blus for $3 each. Can't pass something like that up! If it's a new release I really want to see, I don't mind paying full pop. Still cheaper than a trip for two to the theater these days. Especially if you factor in snacks, drinks and comfort.

12-01-2016, 12:53 PM	#7
Weirded Wonder Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:1177 Trading Score:51	I'm a total impulse buyer. Ever since I upgraded to 4k, I can't help myself. I want them all. Just ordered The Neon Demon from amazon.de this morning, followed by Suicide Squad and The Town all in 4k from Best Buy. I bought 6 or 7 blus from the Barnes & Noble sale and 4 from the ScreenArchives sale. I also spend a lot of money on baseball merchandise from mlb.com every month.

12-01-2016, 01:16 PM	#8
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2373 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1091 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39	I stopped impulse buying nearly a year ago because of all the wasted money on titles I wasn't going to watch more than once. I think Tuesday was the first time in months I had bought two new releases on one day (BFG & Pete's Dragon).

12-01-2016, 01:32 PM	#9
KyleW Active Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Ohio	You can always organize your collection. Have one shelf unit devoted to your favorite films and then another unit to your random collection. I've decided mine into Criterion shelfs and then i have boutique label shelves and then the box set shelf. Tv shows shelves. Then the rest is just alphabetical Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-01-2016, 01:46 PM	#10
Majin Blu Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Carolina Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:328 Blu-ray collection:1813 DVD collection:186 Trading Score:325	I used to impulse buy A LOT! Buying titles just because they were cheap, to complete a series/franchise, or because it was said that "you must own this title if you love movies". When I lived in the city and had easier access to stores, it was just therapeutic to go to a string of stores every Tuesday and Saturday, and just buy movies for the ever growing collection. I'll admit that a lot of that was wasted money or I loved it before, but now I rarely think about the movie. I'm very selective now and my collection has actually shrunk. Personally, besides just a genuine love for movies, a lot of my impulse buying back in the day stemmed from having friends over and being "the movie guy". I kinda liked having mine and everyone else's favorite movie. I don't care about that now lol. I'll blind buy maybe one new release every couple of months due to the fact that it's expensive taking a family of 4 to the movie theaters (with your dad and sister never resisting the concession stand. Plus we live about an hour away from any theater, so that's gas).

12-01-2016, 02:28 PM	#12
meremortal Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Bedford Falls Trading Score:258	Sure. I even went wild a few months ago and blindly bought about a hundred dvds because they were on clearance for only like 10 cents each. But I only want to watch a small handful of them. I do try to set price points though and usually don't buy new movies during release week.

12-01-2016, 02:36 PM	#13
GeoffOliver Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Atlanta GA 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:1505 DVD collection:332	For me, it depends on the price. I'm not going to drop $20 on a movie I've never seen. However, for instance, I did drop $3.99 on The Goonies on Black Friday, even though I've never seen it. It's a classic, it looks like something I might enjoy, and you can't beat that price. I do that sort of thing all the time. All the Criterion movies I want are ones I've seen before.

12-01-2016, 02:42 PM	#14
jtu128 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 4K collection:123 Blu-ray collection:685 DVD collection:105 Digital collection:11 iTunes collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	I try to stick to a list rather than impulse buy otherwise I'll burn a lot of money on movies I 'kinda like' or are 'classics'. I'm to the point now where I think I've gone full on hipster and only want to buy movies I think most people wouldn't like and don't buy the pop movies for the most part.

12-01-2016, 04:30 PM	#15
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:849 Blu-ray collection:2329 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	My rule is I can get pretty much any 70's/80's action/crime movie and pretty much any sci-fi/fantasy movie made after 2001: A Space Odyssey. Those are my beloved genres, eras and styles. I collect that stuff even if I don't love the movie. Everything else has to be something I genuinely like a lot and want to watch a lot. However I do end up buying a lot of crap just because it's priced pretty much the same as a digital HD rental. Anything that's $5 and looks interesting is hard to resist. I also tend to buy too many horror movies because the line between sci-fi/fantasy and horror can be pretty blurry at times. When I do my occasional sell-offs it is almost always horror movies I get rid of.

12-01-2016, 04:52 PM	#16
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	When I first got a Blu-ray player, I promised myself that I would only buy one Blu-ray a month. So far, so good. Right now, I'm on April, 2179.

12-01-2016, 06:24 PM	#18
Abdrewes Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Texas 4K collection:767 Blu-ray collection:9831 DVD collection:523 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:362	When I grabbed Smurfs 2 for a buck and a half I realized that ANYTHING has the potential to be an impulse buy.

12-01-2016, 06:43 PM	#20
GohanX Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Burlington, NC 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:337	When I first got into blus I said the same thing, I'm only going to get my absolute favorite movies. The problem is I'm a sucker for $5 blu sales. For $5, if it's something that I was sorta interested in seeing I'll just grab it, it's close to the price of a rental anyway and if I don't love it enough to keep it I can give it away. That seems reasonable enough, but then I get too many and here we with over a hundred movies and I've only seen about half of them. December is not a good time for me. I rarely buy blus during the year, but I bought like 20 on BF week, and I'm sure there are more to come. The shelf where I organize the blus is full, I'm going to have to do some rearranging.

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