French Steelbooks, FNAC sale - Blu-ray Forum

pentatonic · 10-18-2009, 05:26 PM

FNAC right now has a sale, 4 blus for 50 euros, and you can find at least 8 steels in there. Without VAT they come out at 10.25 euros each, shipping is similar to Amazon.fr. Worth a look, I just ordered 8

sierra03 · 10-18-2009, 05:46 PM

thanks for the heads up, can I ask you to list which ones you ordered? I'm finding it hard to maneuver around in thier site. also have you purchased from FNAC before, you say they are like amazon but just concerned on how they package and shipping, if i will get charged duty etc when they arrive? It may have been mentioned before in a thread but cant remember.thanks

pentatonic · 10-18-2009, 05:56 PM

You do get hit by duties because they use Chronopost to ship which end's up being Puro or something here, don't know for the US. They ship extremely fast, less than a week. What I ordered

Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Aviator
Crank
Dark Knight
Femmes de l' Ombre (Females agents)
Match Point
T2
Ushuaia

Total 111.80 euros, just about $172.50 cdn. so $21.57 cdn. each. Add maybe $25 custom fees and it's still very cheap. Used them 3 times before and never had a problem.

hhhrrrinnn · 10-18-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pentatonic

You do get hit by duties because they use Chronopost to ship which end's up being Puro or something here, don't know for the US. They ship extremely fast, less than a week. What I ordered

Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Aviator
Crank
Dark Knight
Femmes de l' Ombre (Females agents)
Match Point
T2
Ushuaia

Total 111.80 euros, just about $172.50 cdn. so $21.57 cdn. each. Add maybe $25 custom fees and it's still very cheap. Used them 3 times before and never had a problem.

Be careful, Dark Knight is OOP as a Steelbook and they're selling it with a standard Amaray case now...

sierra03 · 10-18-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pentatonic

You do get hit by duties because they use Chronopost to ship which end's up being Puro or something here, don't know for the US. They ship extremely fast, less than a week. What I ordered

Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Aviator
Crank
Dark Knight
Femmes de l' Ombre (Females agents)
Match Point
T2
Ushuaia

Total 111.80 euros, just about $172.50 cdn. so $21.57 cdn. each. Add maybe $25 custom fees and it's still very cheap. Used them 3 times before and never had a problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhhrrrinnn

Be careful, Dark Knight is OOP as a Steelbook and they're selling it with a standard Amaray case now...

thanks guys

Kynch · 10-18-2009, 06:18 PM

Good luck receiving SteelBooks.

Most of them have turned into amarays in store, I'd just be careful when ordering off FNAC's website.

jw · 10-18-2009, 06:23 PM

FNAC marks as gift whenever I ordered, 3 day delivery and no brokerage fees, way better than UPS

The Duke · 10-18-2009, 09:03 PM

Thanks, guys.

I ordered 4 steelbooks (hopefully):
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Les Femmes de l'ombre
Scoop (Woody Allen)
T2

And 4 other titles I've been wanting:
36 Quai des Orfèvres
Bound
Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One)
La Môme

111.80 euro after VAT removal & shipping.

movielib · 10-19-2009, 03:49 AM

Word of warning: I got Scoop in an amazon.fr sale a while ago and while it was a steelbook and region free, I found that the English language soundtrack has forced French subtitles.

hhhrrrinnn · 10-19-2009, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by movielib

Word of warning: I got Scoop in an amazon.fr sale a while ago and while it was a steelbook and region free, I found that the English language soundtrack has forced French subtitles.

All the TF1 Steelbooks have forced French subs on the English audio track

movielib · 10-19-2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhhrrrinnn

All the TF1 Steelbooks have forced French subs on the English audio track

I wish I had known that.

sschen · 10-19-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kynch

Good luck receiving SteelBooks.

Most of them have turned into amarays in store, I'd just be careful when ordering off FNAC's website.

Phil

I am thinking of getting the following Steelbooks, plus a few other non-SB blu-ray:
Le Royaume interdit
Scoop
Match Point

Any idea if these are still being shipped as Steelbooks??

sschen · 10-19-2009, 02:05 PM

I have never ordered from FNAC before. What is their international delivery rate?

The Duke · 10-19-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhhrrrinnn

All the TF1 Steelbooks have forced French subs on the English audio track

Yeah, I bought Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 & 2 and Match Point previously in the Amazon.fr sale. The forced French sub titles don't bother me, I'd good at tuning them out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sschen

I have never ordered from FNAC before. What is their international delivery rate?

http://www.fnac.com/help/A06-15.asp?NID=-11&RNID=-11

US & Canada: 15 € per order + 1,85 € per article, Chronopost from France, then FedEx delivery in the US (not sure about Canada).

Rest of the World (outside Europe): 20 € per order + 1,85 € per article, Chronopost from France, then delivery by local courier service.

sschen · 10-19-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Duke

Yeah, I bought Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 & 2 and Match Point previous in the Amazon.fr sale. The forced French sub titles don't bother me, I'd good at tuning them out.

http://www.fnac.com/help/A06-15.asp?NID=-11&RNID=-11

US & Canada: 15 € per order + 1,85 € per article, Chronopost from France, then FedEx delivery in the US (not sure about Canada).

Rest of the World (outside Europe): 20 € per order + 1,85 € per article, Chronopost from France, then delivery by local courier service.

Thanks, very similar delivery rate to Amazon.FR

Mr Hand · 10-19-2009, 08:33 PM

Beware, T2 is not a steelbook anymore when ordered from FNAC. I received a standard plastic case last week.

hhhrrrinnn · 10-19-2009, 08:53 PM

I'm going to France next week guys so if you need some info I'll be able to answer you.

sschen · 10-20-2009, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhhrrrinnn

I'm going to France next week guys so if you need some info I'll be able to answer you.

Would certainly like to know if the following releases are still in Steelbook format or not:
Match
Scoop
Forbidden Kingdom
Dead or Alive
Immortel

Come to think of it, it is probably safer to email their customer service to verify packaging. Anyone knows the email address of their customer service??

Kynch · 10-20-2009, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sschen

Phil

I am thinking of getting the following Steelbooks, plus a few other non-SB blu-ray:
Match
Scoop
Forbidden Kingdom
Dead or Alive
Immortel

Any idea if these are still being shipped as Steelbooks??

Hey mate, sorry for not replying earlier.

Like I said, it all depends on the store. I wouldn't be able to tell you if Fnac.com shipped as Steels. From what I remember in store, none of these had been Amaray-ed yet.

The Duke · 10-21-2009, 06:22 PM

Wow, is FNAC shipping fast! Ordered on Sunday, delivered Wed. morning by FedEx (in Arizona)! Much faster than Amazon.fr Expedited, which I thought was pretty good.

Ok, of the 4 I was expecting to be steelbooks:
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Les Femmes de l'ombre
Scoop (Woody Allen)

are steelbooks, and no dings or dents. T2 came in a standard plastic case, though.

10-18-2009, 05:26 PM	#1
pentatonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:570 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:158 Timezone GMT: -5	French Steelbooks, FNAC sale FNAC right now has a sale, 4 blus for 50 euros, and you can find at least 8 steels in there. Without VAT they come out at 10.25 euros each, shipping is similar to Amazon.fr. Worth a look, I just ordered 8

10-21-2009, 06:22 PM	#20
The Duke Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Wild Wild West Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:15 Timezone GMT: -7	Wow, is FNAC shipping fast! Ordered on Sunday, delivered Wed. morning by FedEx (in Arizona)! Much faster than Amazon.fr Expedited, which I thought was pretty good. Ok, of the 4 I was expecting to be steelbooks: Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob Les Femmes de l'ombre Scoop (Woody Allen) are steelbooks, and no dings or dents. T2 came in a standard plastic case, though. Last edited by The Duke; 10-21-2009 at 09:54 PM. Reason: typo

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10-18-2009, 05:46 PM	#2
sierra03 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:508 Trading Score:32 Timezone GMT: -7	thanks for the heads up, can I ask you to list which ones you ordered? I'm finding it hard to maneuver around in thier site. also have you purchased from FNAC before, you say they are like amazon but just concerned on how they package and shipping, if i will get charged duty etc when they arrive? It may have been mentioned before in a thread but cant remember.thanks

10-18-2009, 05:56 PM	#3
pentatonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:570 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:158 Timezone GMT: -5	You do get hit by duties because they use Chronopost to ship which end's up being Puro or something here, don't know for the US. They ship extremely fast, less than a week. What I ordered Aventures de Rabbi Jacob Aviator Crank Dark Knight Femmes de l' Ombre (Females agents) Match Point T2 Ushuaia Total 111.80 euros, just about $172.50 cdn. so $21.57 cdn. each. Add maybe $25 custom fees and it's still very cheap. Used them 3 times before and never had a problem.

10-18-2009, 06:18 PM	#6
Kynch Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:60 Timezone GMT: 1	Good luck receiving SteelBooks. Most of them have turned into amarays in store, I'd just be careful when ordering off FNAC's website.

10-18-2009, 06:23 PM	#7
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519 Timezone GMT: -5	FNAC marks as gift whenever I ordered, 3 day delivery and no brokerage fees, way better than UPS

10-18-2009, 09:03 PM	#8
The Duke Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Wild Wild West Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:15 Timezone GMT: -7	Thanks, guys. I ordered 4 steelbooks (hopefully): Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob Les Femmes de l'ombre Scoop (Woody Allen) T2 And 4 other titles I've been wanting: 36 Quai des Orfèvres Bound Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One) La Môme 111.80 euro after VAT removal & shipping.

10-19-2009, 03:49 AM	#9
movielib Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Madison, WI Timezone GMT: -6	Word of warning: I got Scoop in an amazon.fr sale a while ago and while it was a steelbook and region free, I found that the English language soundtrack has forced French subtitles.

10-19-2009, 02:05 PM	#13
sschen Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:In Movies Paradise Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:2219 Trading Score:61 Timezone GMT: 8	I have never ordered from FNAC before. What is their international delivery rate?

10-19-2009, 08:33 PM	#16
Mr Hand Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:400 Timezone GMT: 1	Beware, T2 is not a steelbook anymore when ordered from FNAC. I received a standard plastic case last week.

10-19-2009, 08:53 PM	#17
hhhrrrinnn Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Paris Blu-ray collection:364 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:24 Timezone GMT: 0	I'm going to France next week guys so if you need some info I'll be able to answer you.

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