The Criterion Collection

[spatafore]

Does Criterion (official site, not Barnes) have two 50% (not 30%) off sales per year?

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by spatafore

Does Criterion (official site, not Barnes) have two 50% (not 30%) off sales per year?

Yes, the other one is usually in February or March.

My train home from work last night was cancelled, so I had to find a bus. While I was waiting (and the scheduled one about to arrive disappeared in a haze of non-existence) I was able to place my order on my phone - as I had the titles in my wishlist it was amazingly easy!

Just these UHDs for me:

[OddOne]

Originally Posted by speedracer5

Usually before each Criterion flash sale (October and February/March) Criterion will send out $10 coupons to subscribers of the Criterion Channel. They will also usually send one out around Christmas time. I happened to have 3 previous $10 coupons that I hadn't used yet so I was able to add those to my order. The codes don't expire which is really nice. For every $1000 you spend, you get a $50 gift certificate.

Every $500. Just got mine this sale.

[b00gie]

Used my first Criterion flash sale to catch up on some titles that haven't made it to the UK. Cashed in $130 of channel subscriber vouchers to get this lot for $4.80 (plus shipping to the UK):

[belcherman]

Here is my haul for this sale:

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Used $30 worth of credits, so my out the door cost was only $55. Dogfight wasn't initially on my radar. I saw it 30 years ago, and liked it, but it didn't make a lasting impression on me. I picked it up, however, for Lili Taylor who is always interesting and to have something lighter to watch when I'm in the mood for something lighter.

[CRASHLANDING]

First order:

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Le samourai is an upgrade. I have the gorgeous Eureka LE of Pandora's Box, but the improved PQ and Criterion extras made it an easy decision to double-dip on one of my favorites. And I always try to add an Eclipse set on these flash sales.

Had $40 in coupons which helped. This also triggered a $50 reward, which I'm leaning toward saving for February!

[BobSimms]

Tempted so much by this sale, but I still don’t see myself meeting the $75 free shipping threshold, so will likely wait until B&N’s next one. Bummer.

[supervij]

When titles sell out (La Haine, Peeping Tom, Happiness), do they reprint them eventually? Or are those titles gone for good?

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by supervij

When titles sell out (La Haine, Peeping Tom, Happiness), do they reprint them eventually? Or are those titles gone for good?

They're just out of stock for the sale, they will definitely be back in stock. Especially something like Happiness which just released last month

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

If you mean the thumbnail artwork, hopefully this will help:

- highlight the number then click on [BD], which is the line of icons above the post box (if you were posting a DVD title's thumbnail artwork, change 'BD' to 'DVD'
- preview the post to make sure the thumbnail artwork is in your post preview.

Good post - just wanted to add that using the format code [MEDIUM] instead of [BD] will display the smaller cover thumbnails. But like [DVD], there's no preset button so you have to use [BD] and make the change manually.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by CRASHLANDING

Good post - just wanted to add that using the format code [MEDIUM] instead of [BD] will display the smaller cover thumbnails. But like [DVD], there's no preset button so you have to use [BD] and make the change manually.

You could even go one smaller with [small] for Blu-rays

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

You could even go one smaller with [small] for Blu-rays

Never actually knew that one existed, though I guess it should have been obvious when I've been using one called "medium"

But I still think that [MEDIUM] hits the best balance of being readable but not too big, especially in longer posts like "my latest haul" and similar lists.

[double-a]

Got an order in

The Others 4k (wife's bday gift)
Long Good Friday 4k
Nightmare Alley
Stagecoach

[sandman slim]

Picked up 4 Blu-rays:





And one DVD:



Which of course means they'll announce an upgrade of The Bad Sleep Well soon...

[spudeus]

I'm a bit cash poor currently, but did place an order for Repo Man 4K. There was a shipping charge, but Criterion usually gets discs out fast.

Closing in on the $50 gift certificate. . .

[speedracer5]

Originally Posted by OddOne

Every $500. Just got mine this sale.

Thank you for the correction. I thought $1000 seemed high. I should have read the fine print. I was looking at my account where it said I had 682 points and needed to spend $318 to unlock another $50 gift card. I just added the two numbers together.

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by speedracer5

Thank you for the correction. I thought $1000 seemed high. I should have read the fine print. I was looking at my account where it said I had 682 points and needed to spend $318 to unlock another $50 gift card. I just added the two numbers together.

lol yeah, I do find it odd that it just keeps a running tally. I don't care how many points I've accrued overall, I just wanna know how many I have currently...

[Sommerswerd]

I always wondered does using gift codes affect the free shipping threshold? For example if I bought $80 worth of stuff and then used a $10 gift code, do I still qualify for free shipping?

[h0h0x]

Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

I always wondered does using gift codes affect the free shipping threshold? For example if I bought $80 worth of stuff and then used a $10 gift code, do I still qualify for free shipping?

You would still qualify for free shipping and it’d show that at checkout.

[HenryHill]

Originally Posted by h0h0x

You would still qualify for free shipping and it’d show that at checkout.

I'm kicking myself for not ordering a 4th disc, now that i know this.

I picked these: