London Drugs - Great Selection, But Highly Overpriced - Blu-ray Forum

martydmc12 · 08-19-2020, 02:28 AM

I went into London Drugs today, and I've noticed they've always had a great selection of titles. Lot's of boutique labels like Shout! and Criterion, as well as big studio catalog titles. It's also nice to see their slipcovers and box sets not damaged, like I tend to see in Walmart and Best Buy. For me personally, I've passed up on buying anything simply because I despise bilingual packaging. The other negative is the high prices they charge.

I'm not sure how much they're marking up their prices based on their actual cost, but as an example from today, Ford v Ferrari, $32.99 for the DVD only? I'm sorry, but that's just extremely overpriced for a stand alone DVD, even if it's a fairly new release. $39.99 for the Blu-ray, and $47.99 for the 4K edition! This is starting to feel like the days of laserdisc collecting before DVD existed.

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Granted I've alway felt that we've been undervaluing movies as a culture in the last 10-15 years, especially since we now live in a age of $4.99 Blu-ray bins at Walmart. This kind of thing just makes movies throwaway entertainment for the masses, and they don't appreciate film like the days before movies were so readily available. But still, I think $33 for a DVD copy of Ford v Ferrari is a bit much, $20 to $25 at the most, $30 to $35 for the Blu-ray, and $35 to $40 for the 4K would be much more reasonable. For the prices London Drugs charges, I could probably order this same movies from U.S. stores online, get all english packaging, and with shipping, customs and the exchange, probably still get it cheaper.

I love that London Drugs still sells physical media, they even sell vinyl, but they're just far too expensive.

zeze · 08-19-2020, 02:52 AM

They occasionally have some good prices on release week but a couple weeks after release they tend to raise the prices like what you saw.

But I'm honestly surprised that they are still selling movies. I don't really see anybody buying movies there.

murphywmm · 08-20-2020, 03:20 AM

London Drugs also does a poor job of keeping their prices up to date. Sometimes, they will have a disc with an outrageous price tag but it will scan up way cheaper. Unfortunately, the only way to know is through their website (but they only have a minuscule amount of their stock listed online) or scanning it at the register. Sometimes they do put older titles on clearance; I've picked up some 4k titles for as low as $12.99 there.

And yes, I would like to know who is going to pay $33 for a major studio DVD....

Member-496106 · 10-08-2020, 01:05 AM

I’m curious which London drugs has a good selection. The one closest to me is very random in their selection. They have MVD Rewind titles though.

RCRochester · 10-08-2020, 07:14 PM

It doesn't matter if London Drugs' sticker prices are high because they will price match other retailers so if you are in store at LD and see something you want, pull up the Amazon or Best Buy listing on your phone and show it to the Electronics clerk and they will match it. I recently picked up some of the Batman 4K's that were stickered at $42.99 in store but they matched the Amazon prices of $24.99.

08-19-2020, 02:28 AM	#1
martydmc12 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:122 Blu-ray collection:435 DVD collection:268	London Drugs - Great Selection, But Highly Overpriced I went into London Drugs today, and I've noticed they've always had a great selection of titles. Lot's of boutique labels like Shout! and Criterion, as well as big studio catalog titles. It's also nice to see their slipcovers and box sets not damaged, like I tend to see in Walmart and Best Buy. For me personally, I've passed up on buying anything simply because I despise bilingual packaging. The other negative is the high prices they charge. I'm not sure how much they're marking up their prices based on their actual cost, but as an example from today, Ford v Ferrari, $32.99 for the DVD only? I'm sorry, but that's just extremely overpriced for a stand alone DVD, even if it's a fairly new release. $39.99 for the Blu-ray, and $47.99 for the 4K edition! This is starting to feel like the days of laserdisc collecting before DVD existed. IMG_2504.jpg Granted I've alway felt that we've been undervaluing movies as a culture in the last 10-15 years, especially since we now live in a age of $4.99 Blu-ray bins at Walmart. This kind of thing just makes movies throwaway entertainment for the masses, and they don't appreciate film like the days before movies were so readily available. But still, I think $33 for a DVD copy of Ford v Ferrari is a bit much, $20 to $25 at the most, $30 to $35 for the Blu-ray, and $35 to $40 for the 4K would be much more reasonable. For the prices London Drugs charges, I could probably order this same movies from U.S. stores online, get all english packaging, and with shipping, customs and the exchange, probably still get it cheaper. I love that London Drugs still sells physical media, they even sell vinyl, but they're just far too expensive. Last edited by martydmc12; 08-19-2020 at 02:33 AM.

08-19-2020, 02:52 AM	#2
zeze Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:602 Blu-ray collection:7668 DVD collection:123 Trading Score:297	They occasionally have some good prices on release week but a couple weeks after release they tend to raise the prices like what you saw. But I'm honestly surprised that they are still selling movies. I don't really see anybody buying movies there.

08-20-2020, 03:20 AM	#3
murphywmm Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Edmonton, Canada 4K collection:368 Blu-ray collection:3717 DVD collection:63 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:2	London Drugs also does a poor job of keeping their prices up to date. Sometimes, they will have a disc with an outrageous price tag but it will scan up way cheaper. Unfortunately, the only way to know is through their website (but they only have a minuscule amount of their stock listed online) or scanning it at the register. Sometimes they do put older titles on clearance; I've picked up some 4k titles for as low as $12.99 there. And yes, I would like to know who is going to pay $33 for a major studio DVD....

10-08-2020, 01:05 AM	#4
Member-496106 Active Member Member since:Feb 2019 Blu-ray collection:288	I’m curious which London drugs has a good selection. The one closest to me is very random in their selection. They have MVD Rewind titles though.

10-08-2020, 07:14 PM	#5
RCRochester Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2017 Trading Score:9	It doesn't matter if London Drugs' sticker prices are high because they will price match other retailers so if you are in store at LD and see something you want, pull up the Amazon or Best Buy listing on your phone and show it to the Electronics clerk and they will match it. I recently picked up some of the Batman 4K's that were stickered at $42.99 in store but they matched the Amazon prices of $24.99.

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