decent prices for new releases on Amazon.ca

[the_r]

Check out Amazon.ca for some pretty decent prices on new releases.

Picked up Requiem for a Dream for $16.99. (Got BB to PM)

They also have Rounders and Good Will Hunting for the same price, and some others.

Not sure if this has already been posted. My bad if it has.

- R

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by the_r

Check out Amazon.ca for some pretty decent prices on new releases.

Picked up Requiem for a Dream for $16.99. (Got BB to PM)

They also have Rounders and Good Will Hunting for the same price, and some others.

Not sure if this has already been posted. My bad if it has.
- R

Any post about deals is a good one, as there is always someone out there that hasn't heard of it!

Glad to hear though that Amazon.ca is finally getting a little better with their pricing. Now if only they could get a larger selection and include vinyl, like they do in the U.S. and U.K. (sorry, my little parting shot as I'm a vinyl lover).

John

[Jimbo976]

What's going on here is that these are Alliance Canada-only releases which seem to have much lower MSRP's. These are not even much higher at BB/FS and in many cases. Also Walmart has lower prices than Amazon on some of these Alliance titles.

If you think amazon.ca prices are getting better, then check out Pretty Woman on Blu-ray. Only $31 for a catalog title

Amazon's price is mostly based on fixed percentage discounts of MSRP. So it's really the Canadian MSRP's that set the price. Since Disney is coming out with crazy Canadian MSRP's and Alliance has very reasonable MSRP's this is what we get for prices.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

What's going on here is that these are Alliance Canada-only releases which seem to have much lower MSRP's. These are not even much higher at BB/FS and in many cases. Also Walmart has lower prices than Amazon on some of these Alliance titles.

If you think amazon.ca prices are getting better, then check out Pretty Woman on Blu-ray. Only $31 for a catalog title

Amazon's price is mostly based on fixed percentage discounts of MSRP. So it's really the Canadian MSRP's that set the price. Since Disney is coming out with crazy Canadian MSRP's and Alliance has very reasonable MSRP's this is what we get for prices.

I meant "in general"...which means don't compare it to a single title. I can shoot holes in any sites best prices by quoting the exception.

Is amazon.ca pricing still too high....absofreaginlutely! But their pricing is better now than it was even a year ago.

John

[Jimbo976]

But again it's all based on Canadian MSRP's set by the studios. Amazon just gives their 30% discount off of that in most cases. Yes Amazon.ca usually do have the best prices (other than Columbia House) in Canada and it is better than before.

[the_r]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

What's going on here is that these are Alliance Canada-only releases which seem to have much lower MSRP's. These are not even much higher at BB/FS and in many cases. Also Walmart has lower prices than Amazon on some of these Alliance titles.

If you think amazon.ca prices are getting better, then check out Pretty Woman on Blu-ray. Only $31 for a catalog title

Amazon's price is mostly based on fixed percentage discounts of MSRP. So it's really the Canadian MSRP's that set the price. Since Disney is coming out with crazy Canadian MSRP's and Alliance has very reasonable MSRP's this is what we get for prices.

yeah most of these titles are already pretty low at BB and FS. wonder why some of these flicks are so cheap...

[Jimbo976]

Originally Posted by the_r

yeah most of these titles are already pretty low at BB and FS. wonder why some of these flicks are so cheap...

It is Alliance and their featureless Canada-only releases. Maybe because they are featureless and all on BD-25's they have decided they can sell them for a lot less. I'm not really sure why but it's nice to see. Check out Walmart too on these. Some of their prices are lower than amazon.ca.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

It is Alliance and their featureless Canada-only releases. Maybe because they are featureless and all on BD-25's they have decided they can sell them for a lot less. I'm not really sure why but it's nice to see. Check out Walmart too on these. Some of their prices are lower than amazon.ca.

I don't mind the lack of special features at all (never watch them) . Give me a good pricepoint for the movie and I'm all over it.

John

[the_r]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

It is Alliance and their featureless Canada-only releases. Maybe because they are featureless and all on BD-25's they have decided they can sell them for a lot less. I'm not really sure why but it's nice to see. Check out Walmart too on these. Some of their prices are lower than amazon.ca.

tough shopping at Wal-Mart for blus. I hate that their movies are behind glass doors, plus the fact that the movies usually don't have sticker prices on them. so I have to spend 5 mins looking for an associate just to find out the price?

agree with John too. I'm not a special features guy. I've watched maybe 1 special feature in the past 2 years, so I couldn't really care less. i just want lower prices!

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

It is Alliance and their featureless Canada-only releases. Maybe because they are featureless and all on BD-25's they have decided they can sell them for a lot less. I'm not really sure why but it's nice to see. Check out Walmart too on these. Some of their prices are lower than amazon.ca.

However, they should include subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. A lot of these Canada-only releases lack subtitles.