Best U.S. retailer to shop for a Blu-ray Movie - Blu-ray Forum

mlim77 · 04-05-2009, 02:58 AM

Hello all,

I'm planning on heading over to the U.S. around August, and I would like some opinions on which of the big stores like 'Best Buy', or 'Target', etc do I find the best competitive price for a Blu Ray Movie and/or Boxed Set. Or do I need to shop around?

I'm planning to go up to New York, D.C.(Day Trip), Chicago, and maybe L.A. on my way home.

saginawjuggalo · 04-05-2009, 03:01 AM

Best pricing = Wal-Mart
Best selection = Best-Buy aka Worst-Buy

sokrman14 · 04-05-2009, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by saginawjuggalo

Best pricing = Wal-Mart
Best selection = Best-Buy aka Worst-Buy

Dude, their prices arent that bad at Best Buy, and the price match.

mthopper · 04-05-2009, 03:05 AM

Best Buy has the best in-store prices. They also have large selections. However, their prices are still quite high on most items. I have a policy that I almost never compromise: only buy on sale.

Best Buy and Amazon have the best online prices. But Amazon lets you buy pretty much anything used, which will always be less expensive than what you'll find in a Best Buy store.

Where on earth could you possibly live that New York and L.A. are both on your way home?

brewp13 · 04-05-2009, 03:05 AM

If saving a few dollars is a big deal, you probaly should shop around. Best Buy will have some cheaper than Target or Walmart and then Target will have some cheaper than the other stores and so on.

Disky76 · 04-05-2009, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mlim77

Hello all,

I'm planning on heading over to the U.S. around August, and I would like some opinions on which of the big stores like 'Best Buy', or 'Target', etc do I find the best competitive price for a Blu Ray Movie and/or Boxed Set. Or do I need to shop around?

I'm planning to go up to New York, D.C.(Day Trip), Chicago, and maybe L.A. on my way home.

While you are in Southern California, stop by Fry's Electronics. They are, by far, the cheapest for Blu-Rays.

BluRay2344 · 04-05-2009, 03:57 AM

yeah bestbuy does have the best selection but target and walmart have some nice deals! but the best online place is amazon.com by far!

PH3AR · 04-05-2009, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BluRay2344

yeah bestbuy does have the best selection but target and walmart have some nice deals! but the best online place is amazon.com by far!

+1

pittsgutta · 04-05-2009, 04:18 AM

Worst place to buy? Blockbuster. They had Iron Man for like $40,lol.

codehorizon · 04-05-2009, 07:55 AM

Walmart for some older and cheap blu-rays. I got The Descent, The Punisher (2004), and Resevoir Dogs 15th Anniversary on Blu-Ray for $32.10. That is just over the price of one brand new movie at MSRP (most stores retail price)

MOONPHASE · 04-05-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by codehorizon

Walmart for some older and cheap blu-rays. I got The Descent, The Punisher (2004), and Resevoir Dogs 15th Anniversary on Blu-Ray for $32.10. That is just over the price of one brand new movie at MSRP (most stores retail price)

The only problem with Wal-Mart is that their selection is a little too small for me. Best Buy in my area has so many Blu-ray movies that it takes up a full aisle plus half of another.

mlim77 · 04-05-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mthopper

Best Buy has the best in-store prices. They also have large selections. However, their prices are still quite high on most items. I have a policy that I almost never compromise: only buy on sale.

Best Buy and Amazon have the best online prices. But Amazon lets you buy pretty much anything used, which will always be less expensive than what you'll find in a Best Buy store.

Where on earth could you possibly live that New York and L.A. are both on your way home?

I'm from Sydney, Australia. I want to go to New York (There is NO direct flight from Australia, so stopover in L.A.) then D.C. (Day Trip) back to NY, maybe add Chicago or another city, or visit my aunt in Vancouver or cousin in SF then to L.A. and then back to Australia.

mlim77 · 04-05-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Disky76

While you are in Southern California, stop by Fry's Electronics. They are, by far, the cheapest for Blu-Rays.

OOOH, tempting. Thanks for the heads up. I most definitely will have a look!!

04-05-2009, 02:58 AM	#1
mlim77 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:83 Timezone GMT: 10	Best U.S. retailer to shop for a Blu-ray Movie Hello all, I'm planning on heading over to the U.S. around August, and I would like some opinions on which of the big stores like 'Best Buy', or 'Target', etc do I find the best competitive price for a Blu Ray Movie and/or Boxed Set. Or do I need to shop around? I'm planning to go up to New York, D.C.(Day Trip), Chicago, and maybe L.A. on my way home.

04-05-2009, 03:05 AM	#4
mthopper Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Georgia Blu-ray collection:70 Timezone GMT: -5	Best Buy has the best in-store prices. They also have large selections. However, their prices are still quite high on most items. I have a policy that I almost never compromise: only buy on sale. Best Buy and Amazon have the best online prices. But Amazon lets you buy pretty much anything used, which will always be less expensive than what you'll find in a Best Buy store. Where on earth could you possibly live that New York and L.A. are both on your way home? Last edited by mthopper; 04-05-2009 at 03:08 AM.

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04-05-2009, 03:01 AM	#2
saginawjuggalo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Saginaw, Michigan 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:2058 DVD collection:85 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:2 Timezone GMT: 8	Best pricing = Wal-Mart Best selection = Best-Buy aka Worst-Buy

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brewp13 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Louisiana Blu-ray collection:579 DVD collection:21 Blu-ray reviews:33 Trading Score:5 Timezone GMT: -6	If saving a few dollars is a big deal, you probaly should shop around. Best Buy will have some cheaper than Target or Walmart and then Target will have some cheaper than the other stores and so on.

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BluRay2344 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2006 Location:West Hartford, CT 4K collection:80 Blu-ray collection:396 DVD collection:33 Blu-ray reviews:9 Timezone GMT: -5	yeah bestbuy does have the best selection but target and walmart have some nice deals! but the best online place is amazon.com by far!

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pittsgutta Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:45 Trading Score:1 Timezone GMT: 0	Worst place to buy? Blockbuster. They had Iron Man for like $40,lol.

04-05-2009, 07:55 AM	#10
codehorizon Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:South Carolina Blu-ray collection:152 Blu-ray reviews: 39 Timezone GMT: -5	Walmart for some older and cheap blu-rays. I got The Descent, The Punisher (2004), and Resevoir Dogs 15th Anniversary on Blu-Ray for $32.10. That is just over the price of one brand new movie at MSRP (most stores retail price)

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