German Blu-rays available at Grooves-Inc - Blu-ray Forum

McCrutchy · 12-27-2010, 02:29 AM

Hi all,

I just wanted to let people know that I found a cheaper alternative to Amazon.de for those in the USA (and possibly elsewhere) for purchasing German Blu-ray Discs:

http://www.grooves-inc.com/

What's interesting about these guys is that they offer US $2.70 shipping, and free shipping to the USA on orders over US $27.02. This means that they effectively beat Amazon.de, who charges at least EUR 14,00 shipping for one BD or DVD to the USA. They also accept PayPal.

I placed an order with them on 10 December (Friday) for Edge of Darkness (US $20.44) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (US $24.39) for a total of US $44.83. The former item shipped on 14 December and arrived on 20 December. The latter item was shipped on 16 December and arrived on 24 December. Both items were dispatched from Switzerland and came in bright red padded envelopes with the company name on them via Deutsche Post.

For comparison, purchasing these same items on Amazon.de today would have cost EUR 43,40 shipped, or US $59.14 (according to Amazon.de currency conversion), with standard (8-12 business days) shipping.

The Duke · 12-27-2010, 01:22 PM

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me about those guys, I've bought a couple things from them a few years ago and the service was excellent.

And if your buying several things from Amazon.it (same flat rate 14 euro shipping to North America), they also carry several French and German blu-rays. I'm doing a group buy on another forum for 15 items, and am picking up a copy of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada German BD from them. It's 17.86 euro vs. 16.99 @ Amazon.de, but the shipping will be less than a euro.

And be very wary of Amazon's currency conversion - unless your CC company charges you a huge foreign transaction fee, it's a rip off. I tried it at Amazon UK and they were going to charge me $1.66 to the pound when the rate was around $1.58 according to xe.com. Same for Amazon.fr, they wanted $1.39 for a euro when the rate was 1.32. My CC charges me 1% foreign transaction fee but I get 1% cash back so it's effectively a wash, so I always pay in local currency.

pentatonic · 12-28-2010, 06:17 PM

Thanks for the link, I just gave them a try, good prices on the discs also.

ripclaw · 01-01-2011, 12:25 PM

How is their packaging for Blu-ray steelbooks?

pentatonic · 01-11-2011, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ripclaw

How is their packaging for Blu-ray steelbooks?

Will let you know as I'm expecting one from them soon. Ordered 2 items, first was sent on the 6th and received it today (Canada) ordinary bubble-mailer. Waiting on the steel now.

OrlandoEastwood · 01-13-2011, 05:29 PM

Grooves just f**ked me! They cancelled the Casshern Blu-ray because there was no English. Damn it to hell!

Alkaline · 01-13-2011, 10:43 PM

Does anyone know if Grooves stocks unrated releases that amazon.de doesn't carry?

Edit: I guess I should say "uncut" editions, since my understanding is they're still required to carry a fsk rating

Another edit: Ok I just did a little googling and it seems uncut editions can be released without an fsk rating. Anyway...heh

McCrutchy · 01-13-2011, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alkaline

Does anyone know if Grooves stocks unrated releases that amazon.de doesn't carry?

Edit: I guess I should say "uncut" editions, since my understanding is they're still required to carry a fsk rating

Another edit: Ok I just did a little googling and it seems uncut editions can be released without an fsk rating. Anyway...heh

It doesn't look like it. For German-friendly Blu-rays of films that are cut or banned in Germany, you would need to go to an Austrian or Swiss vendor.

DTM is English-friendly and they ship to the EU and the USA:

http://shop.dtm.at/

Alkaline · 01-13-2011, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

It doesn't look like it. For German-friendly Blu-rays of films that are cut or banned in Germany, you would need to go to an Austrian or Swiss vendor.

DTM is English-friendly and they ship to the EU and the USA:

http://shop.dtm.at/

Thanks for the heads up. Yeah it occurred to me that was actually a pretty dumb question to ask about Grooves, since they're clearly a fairly major retailer, and the sale of unrated editions through major german online outlets is seemingly non existant.

Alkaline · 01-13-2011, 11:24 PM

Just realized I've been by dtm before. Completely forgot about that place, thanks for the reminder! I almost bought a limited edition Texas Chainsaw Massacre BD from theem awhile back but went with the UK release instead.

Darthvong · 01-14-2011, 12:12 AM

Very cool. I just ordered SAW1 and Jeepers Creepers. I didn't even know Jeepers was on BD!

This forum is awesome and really has helped me find some BD's I didn't even know existed!

Thanks OP!

OrlandoEastwood · 01-14-2011, 02:17 PM

Just a quick update. I wrote Grooves three emails to ask them to ship it out. As a matter of fact, the last email I wrote in hopes of them shipping me the German Casshern Blu-ray was completely in German. I used almost all of my German skills to write that email since it's been almost 5 years since I left the country. IT WORKED! They shipped Casshern out today.

unjichan · 01-14-2011, 06:30 PM

Anyone happen to find Penelope [Blu-Ray] on Grooves?? I think there's a lot of stuff I want not listed T^T

OrlandoEastwood · 01-14-2011, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unjichan

Anyone happen to find Penelope [Blu-Ray] on Grooves?? I think there's a lot of stuff I want not listed T^T

It's not there. I would suggest emailing them to see if they can get it. They also don't have Keinohrhasen on Blu-ray but they have it's sequel, Zweiohrküken.

bradley4846 · 01-21-2011, 05:52 PM

can i use a pre paid credit card on that site

Arkadin · 01-21-2011, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Grooves just f**ked me! They cancelled the Casshern Blu-ray because there was no English. Damn it to hell!

why would they refuse to ship something you paid for in the first place?
what am I missing here?

OrlandoEastwood · 01-21-2011, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkadin

why would they refuse to ship something you paid for in the first place?
what am I missing here?

Here's the email that I was sent:

Quote:

Dear Stephen,

We are very sorry to inform you that the Blueray " Casshern BD-Special Edition [Blu Ray Disc] Iseya, Yusuke/Aso, Kumiko/Terao, Akira" is only available in German and Japanese without English subtitles.

We will therefore cancel your order for this item.

Very sorry.

I got it today. It took it a week to get here. It was shipped out last Friday and arrived today.

rdodolak · 01-21-2011, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Here's the email that I was sent:

They might have assumed you only spoke or comprehended English and thus they cancelled it out of convenience. Not that they shouldn't have asked first. Maybe an email will clear the issue up.

OrlandoEastwood · 01-21-2011, 11:36 PM

I got it, I sent them an email in German explaining that I speak German and that it's my second language. They were like; "Ok, we're sending it out."

rdodolak · 01-21-2011, 11:48 PM

Thanks for the site OP. Overall, Grooves has a slightly cheaper price on a group of titles I was already looking at on Amazon.de. It's also nice that they don't have a high shipping fee if you're only looking to purchase a few titles.

12-27-2010, 02:29 AM	#1
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	German Blu-rays available at Grooves-Inc Hi all, I just wanted to let people know that I found a cheaper alternative to Amazon.de for those in the USA (and possibly elsewhere) for purchasing German Blu-ray Discs: http://www.grooves-inc.com/ What's interesting about these guys is that they offer US $2.70 shipping, and free shipping to the USA on orders over US $27.02. This means that they effectively beat Amazon.de, who charges at least EUR 14,00 shipping for one BD or DVD to the USA. They also accept PayPal. I placed an order with them on 10 December (Friday) for Edge of Darkness (US $20.44) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (US $24.39) for a total of US $44.83. The former item shipped on 14 December and arrived on 20 December. The latter item was shipped on 16 December and arrived on 24 December. Both items were dispatched from Switzerland and came in bright red padded envelopes with the company name on them via Deutsche Post. For comparison, purchasing these same items on Amazon.de today would have cost EUR 43,40 shipped, or US $59.14 (according to Amazon.de currency conversion), with standard (8-12 business days) shipping. Last edited by McCrutchy; 12-27-2010 at 02:38 AM.

12-27-2010, 01:22 PM	#2
The Duke Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Wild Wild West Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:15	Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me about those guys, I've bought a couple things from them a few years ago and the service was excellent. And if your buying several things from Amazon.it (same flat rate 14 euro shipping to North America), they also carry several French and German blu-rays. I'm doing a group buy on another forum for 15 items, and am picking up a copy of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada German BD from them. It's 17.86 euro vs. 16.99 @ Amazon.de, but the shipping will be less than a euro. And be very wary of Amazon's currency conversion - unless your CC company charges you a huge foreign transaction fee, it's a rip off. I tried it at Amazon UK and they were going to charge me $1.66 to the pound when the rate was around $1.58 according to xe.com. Same for Amazon.fr, they wanted $1.39 for a euro when the rate was 1.32. My CC charges me 1% foreign transaction fee but I get 1% cash back so it's effectively a wash, so I always pay in local currency. Last edited by The Duke; 12-27-2010 at 01:30 PM.

01-13-2011, 10:43 PM	#7
Alkaline Banned Member since:Aug 2009 Location:FL Trading Score:1	Does anyone know if Grooves stocks unrated releases that amazon.de doesn't carry? Edit: I guess I should say "uncut" editions, since my understanding is they're still required to carry a fsk rating Another edit: Ok I just did a little googling and it seems uncut editions can be released without an fsk rating. Anyway...heh Last edited by Alkaline; 01-13-2011 at 10:50 PM.

01-21-2011, 05:52 PM	#15
bradley4846 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Blu-ray collection:266 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:10	Grooves-Inc can i use a pre paid credit card on that site

12-28-2010, 06:17 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	Thanks for the link, I just gave them a try, good prices on the discs also.

01-01-2011, 12:25 PM	#4
ripclaw Active Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:South Africa Blu-ray collection:3 Trading Score:2	How is their packaging for Blu-ray steelbooks?

01-13-2011, 05:29 PM	#6
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Grooves just f*ked me! They cancelled the Casshern* Blu-ray because there was no English. Damn it to hell!

01-13-2011, 11:24 PM	#10
Alkaline Banned Member since:Aug 2009 Location:FL Trading Score:1	Just realized I've been by dtm before. Completely forgot about that place, thanks for the reminder! I almost bought a limited edition Texas Chainsaw Massacre BD from theem awhile back but went with the UK release instead.

01-14-2011, 12:12 AM	#11
Darthvong Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Northeast Ohio Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:356 Blu-ray collection:2371 DVD collection:12 MA collection:196 Digital collection:68 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:15	Very cool. I just ordered SAW1 and Jeepers Creepers. I didn't even know Jeepers was on BD! This forum is awesome and really has helped me find some BD's I didn't even know existed! Thanks OP!

01-14-2011, 02:17 PM	#12
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Just a quick update. I wrote Grooves three emails to ask them to ship it out. As a matter of fact, the last email I wrote in hopes of them shipping me the German Casshern Blu-ray was completely in German. I used almost all of my German skills to write that email since it's been almost 5 years since I left the country. IT WORKED! They shipped Casshern out today.

01-14-2011, 06:30 PM	#13
unjichan Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Bangkok, Thailand 4K collection:452 Blu-ray collection:2464 Blu-ray reviews:1	Anyone happen to find Penelope [Blu-Ray] on Grooves?? I think there's a lot of stuff I want not listed T^T

01-21-2011, 11:36 PM	#19
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	I got it, I sent them an email in German explaining that I speak German and that it's my second language. They were like; "Ok, we're sending it out."

01-21-2011, 11:48 PM	#20
rdodolak Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:880 Blu-ray collection:3733 DVD collection:939 MA collection:338 Digital collection:1099 iTunes collection:75 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:20	Thanks for the site OP. Overall, Grooves has a slightly cheaper price on a group of titles I was already looking at on Amazon.de. It's also nice that they don't have a high shipping fee if you're only looking to purchase a few titles.

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