2 for $30 BluRays At Blockbuster!!!

[thecardman23]

hey guys, so i've been getting embarrassed last couple of weeks since you guys seem to scope out the blockbuster deals before me and post them here even thou i work there!! but not this time... giving you guys a heads up, starting this Friday there will be a 2 for $30 deal on all our previously viewed blu-ray titles. (reg $20 each) its a Christmas-Boxing day promotion that will run for 10 days. so from Friday Dec19th to Sunday Dec28th. get the hot titles while they last. thanks

*** About 4 Posts Below I have put together a list of titles that my store carries for those
who wanna get some early scouting in:

[Original-6ix]

thanks cardman, will be checking to see whats out there come friday.

[thecroshow]

you rock! thanks for the head's up! i know where i'm going on friday! might be decent for picking up titles i kinda like and wouldn't mind watching again. titles like: jumper, the scorpion king, step up 2, forbidden kingdom, etc.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Nice one cardman! It's my day off on Friday, so I'll be there when they open. The thought of getting HELLBOY II for $15 makes me salivate!. Don't know what else else pick up, but I'm sure there is something I'll find of interest.

[blu133]

nice...I will check this out also

[Wreck]

good lookin out, now I can just hope for them not being in those crap cases they provide.

[thecardman23]

heres a list of items my store has for previously viewed; obviously inventory differs from store to store, but the big titles we should have more stock of.. least on the first day of the sale; Reg 19.99 each 2 for $30 on sale:

10,000 BC
88 Minutes
Alien Vs Predator: Requiem
The Bucket List
The Bank Job
Casino Royale
Drillbit Taylor
Doomsday
The Eye
The Forbidden Kingdom
Flight of the Pheonix
The Happening
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Jumper
National Treasure 2
Nims Island
Never Back Down
The Patriot
Pirates of the Carribbean: Curse of Black Pearl
Rambo
Scorpion King 2
Spiderman 3
Street Kings
Vantage Point
What Happens in Vegas
Zohan

Possible Additions In the Next 2 Weeks: Hellboy 2, Hancock. Enjoy!!

[Eagle_23]

Nice, I'll check this out on Friday. Hoping that I can pick up No Country for Old Men, National Treasure 2, Kill Bill 1 & 2.

[ykiki]

You're lucky - my local Blockbuster has yet to sell any of their used Blu-rays, even though they were one of the first ones to rent them. I must admit, it's funny reading your list and seeing The Bank Job. I spoke with the manager at my Blockbuster and they said they had a couple copies on order. but they just never arrived. Now I see used copies on sale at your locale.

[Snyder-man]

Originally Posted by thecardman23

hey guys, so i've been getting embarrassed last couple of weeks since you guys seem to scope out the blockbuster deals before me and post them here even thou i work there!! but not this time... giving you guys a heads up, starting this Friday there will be a 2 for $30 deal on all our previously viewed blu-ray titles. (reg $20 each) its a Christmas-Boxing day promotion that will run for 10 days. so from Friday Dec19th to Sunday Dec28th. get the hot titles while they last. thanks

*** About 4 Posts Below I have put together a list of titles that my store carries for those
who wanna get some early scouting in:

ahh awesome cardman, i saw that they had a deal buy 2 previewd movies and get the 3rd free i was gonna try to see if that works on blu rays aswell? would you know?

[Rhylliam]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

ahh awesome cardman, i saw that they had a deal buy 2 previewd movies and get the 3rd free i was gonna try to see if that works on blu rays aswell? would you know?

Oh my, now that would be a fine deal. Last I checked, my local store had a few of the titles you have listed Cardman, but not a huge amount. I hope they add a bunch to the shelf. At least this location has them in actual Blu-ray cases, another store nearby re-packages them in SD cases with fugly homemade Blu covers.

[vince78]

thanks for heads up, not time to put some use to my $160 is store credit

[dvd_mazter]

Originally Posted by Rhylliam

Oh my, now that would be a fine deal. Last I checked, my local store had a few of the titles you have listed Cardman, but not a huge amount. I hope they add a bunch to the shelf. At least this location has them in actual Blu-ray cases, another store nearby re-packages them in SD cases with fugly homemade Blu covers.

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

[actyper]

Also BBV has a min trade in value of $10 for blus right now. Not sure how long this deal is for.

[ericsabourin]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

haha yeah, st. annes blockbuster in winnipeg ftw, all their blus have the original cases, definitely gunna stop by friday to pick up a couple, they have a pretty decent selection there :]

[rickyricardo]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

the BB on Panet sells them with the real blu cases as well, the bad thing is that they throw the digital copies out, so if you are buying a movie that supposed to come with a digital copy, you might not get one.

[Rhylliam]

Originally Posted by rickyricardo

the BB on Panet sells them with the real blu cases as well, the bad thing is that they throw the digital copies out, so if you are buying a movie that supposed to come with a digital copy, you might not get one.

The Panet location is the one closest to me, so I noticed this too... Blockbuster and Rogers mostly purchase "rental versions" of certain titles, mainly ones that would normally be 2 discs incl. digital copy. The packaging on their Lionsgate titles usually states 'Special Edition' instead of 2-Disc Special Edition once DC is eliminated, plus the cover does not have the shiny border.

[thecroshow]

Originally Posted by Rhylliam

Oh my, now that would be a fine deal. Last I checked, my local store had a few of the titles you have listed Cardman, but not a huge amount. I hope they add a bunch to the shelf. At least this location has them in actual Blu-ray cases, another store nearby re-packages them in SD cases with fugly homemade Blu covers.

for the life of me i do not understand this. can someone explain? is it so BB can put their own bar codes on there?

[Rhylliam]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

Hmm, I may have to hit that one sometime soon, thanks. Its the Henderson & Springfield store that does the case swap.

Originally Posted by thecroshow

for the life of me i do not understand this. can someone explain? is it so BB can put their own bar codes on there?

Laziness/stupidity is my guess. 2 stores close to me have them on the rental shelves in SD cases with BBV's own art, but only one of these locations actually put the discs back in the original cases for PV sales. Maybe that 1 store throws the old cases away or something, or maybe they do want to have them tagged with their own barcodes etc. Dunno.

[thecardman23]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

ahh awesome cardman, i saw that they had a deal buy 2 previewd movies and get the 3rd free i was gonna try to see if that works on blu rays aswell? would you know?

hey snyderman, it is a question i'm often asked.. but no, unfortunately the buy 2 get 1 free does not apply to blu-ray, but thats why their coming out w/ this 2 for $30 deal for blu-ray cuz customers are getting tired of only reg dvd deals and BB realizes they need to start caterings their used movie sales for blu-ray as well. but yeah to answer your question, for right now only the 2 for $30 applies to blu-ray, not the buy 2 get 1 free. (thats only for reg dvd)

and to respond to someone else's question about why some blockbusters rent or keep their movies in reg dvd cases.... its for security/ theft protection. depending on the location of the store, they are at more risk than others of their product being stolen so they use extra "double locked" cases as we call them instead of reg blu-ray cases when renting, however when selling them, even thou they may appear for sale in the reg dvd cases once you buy them, the employees are suppose to switch them to the retail blu-ray cases for the customer (if not already ready in them) thats what we do at my store, and i know most stores do have those extra blank blu-ray cases on hand in storage for that specific reason.

and odin24 - yes i am a supervisor there, and we still do have the plan-o-grams for us to reference for new promotions, upcoming sales or retail/ rental resets in the store. althou now alot of the new updates are also sent visa email or conference calls to the stores.