2 for $30 BluRays At Blockbuster!!!

[Snyder-man]

Originally Posted by thecardman23

hey guys, so i've been getting embarrassed last couple of weeks since you guys seem to scope out the blockbuster deals before me and post them here even thou i work there!! but not this time... giving you guys a heads up, starting this Friday there will be a 2 for $30 deal on all our previously viewed blu-ray titles. (reg $20 each) its a Christmas-Boxing day promotion that will run for 10 days. so from Friday Dec19th to Sunday Dec28th. get the hot titles while they last. thanks

*** About 4 Posts Below I have put together a list of titles that my store carries for those
who wanna get some early scouting in:

ahh awesome cardman, i saw that they had a deal buy 2 previewd movies and get the 3rd free i was gonna try to see if that works on blu rays aswell? would you know?

[Rhylliam]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

ahh awesome cardman, i saw that they had a deal buy 2 previewd movies and get the 3rd free i was gonna try to see if that works on blu rays aswell? would you know?

Oh my, now that would be a fine deal. Last I checked, my local store had a few of the titles you have listed Cardman, but not a huge amount. I hope they add a bunch to the shelf. At least this location has them in actual Blu-ray cases, another store nearby re-packages them in SD cases with fugly homemade Blu covers.

[vince78]

thanks for heads up, not time to put some use to my $160 is store credit

[dvd_mazter]

Originally Posted by Rhylliam

Oh my, now that would be a fine deal. Last I checked, my local store had a few of the titles you have listed Cardman, but not a huge amount. I hope they add a bunch to the shelf. At least this location has them in actual Blu-ray cases, another store nearby re-packages them in SD cases with fugly homemade Blu covers.

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

[actyper]

Also BBV has a min trade in value of $10 for blus right now. Not sure how long this deal is for.

[ericsabourin]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

haha yeah, st. annes blockbuster in winnipeg ftw, all their blus have the original cases, definitely gunna stop by friday to pick up a couple, they have a pretty decent selection there :]

[rickyricardo]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

the BB on Panet sells them with the real blu cases as well, the bad thing is that they throw the digital copies out, so if you are buying a movie that supposed to come with a digital copy, you might not get one.

[Rhylliam]

Originally Posted by rickyricardo

the BB on Panet sells them with the real blu cases as well, the bad thing is that they throw the digital copies out, so if you are buying a movie that supposed to come with a digital copy, you might not get one.

The Panet location is the one closest to me, so I noticed this too... Blockbuster and Rogers mostly purchase "rental versions" of certain titles, mainly ones that would normally be 2 discs incl. digital copy. The packaging on their Lionsgate titles usually states 'Special Edition' instead of 2-Disc Special Edition once DC is eliminated, plus the cover does not have the shiny border.

[Moneyshot]

So does this previously-viewed sale coincide with any specials on NEW Blu-rays, similar to the $9.99 deals at all?

[Johnny Vinyl]

My local BBV (Trafalgar Rd & Marlborough Court in Oakville) will NOT have HELLBOY II. They say they only received 3 Blu-ray copies for rental, so it won't likely make the PV sale.

If anyone in Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington finds this as part of the deal, I would be most obliged if you could let me know.

[thecroshow]

Originally Posted by Rhylliam

Oh my, now that would be a fine deal. Last I checked, my local store had a few of the titles you have listed Cardman, but not a huge amount. I hope they add a bunch to the shelf. At least this location has them in actual Blu-ray cases, another store nearby re-packages them in SD cases with fugly homemade Blu covers.

for the life of me i do not understand this. can someone explain? is it so BB can put their own bar codes on there?

[Rhylliam]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

Rhylliam, the one on St. Anne's Rd and off Dakota Rd both use the real Blu cases. I noticed you were a Winnipegger too

Hmm, I may have to hit that one sometime soon, thanks. Its the Henderson & Springfield store that does the case swap.

Originally Posted by thecroshow

for the life of me i do not understand this. can someone explain? is it so BB can put their own bar codes on there?

Laziness/stupidity is my guess. 2 stores close to me have them on the rental shelves in SD cases with BBV's own art, but only one of these locations actually put the discs back in the original cases for PV sales. Maybe that 1 store throws the old cases away or something, or maybe they do want to have them tagged with their own barcodes etc. Dunno.

[thecardman23]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

ahh awesome cardman, i saw that they had a deal buy 2 previewd movies and get the 3rd free i was gonna try to see if that works on blu rays aswell? would you know?

hey snyderman, it is a question i'm often asked.. but no, unfortunately the buy 2 get 1 free does not apply to blu-ray, but thats why their coming out w/ this 2 for $30 deal for blu-ray cuz customers are getting tired of only reg dvd deals and BB realizes they need to start caterings their used movie sales for blu-ray as well. but yeah to answer your question, for right now only the 2 for $30 applies to blu-ray, not the buy 2 get 1 free. (thats only for reg dvd)

and to respond to someone else's question about why some blockbusters rent or keep their movies in reg dvd cases.... its for security/ theft protection. depending on the location of the store, they are at more risk than others of their product being stolen so they use extra "double locked" cases as we call them instead of reg blu-ray cases when renting, however when selling them, even thou they may appear for sale in the reg dvd cases once you buy them, the employees are suppose to switch them to the retail blu-ray cases for the customer (if not already ready in them) thats what we do at my store, and i know most stores do have those extra blank blu-ray cases on hand in storage for that specific reason.

and odin24 - yes i am a supervisor there, and we still do have the plan-o-grams for us to reference for new promotions, upcoming sales or retail/ rental resets in the store. althou now alot of the new updates are also sent visa email or conference calls to the stores.

[Snyder-man]

Originally Posted by thecardman23

hey snyderman, it is a question i'm often asked.. but no, unfortunately the buy 2 get 1 free does not apply to blu-ray, but thats why their coming out w/ this 2 for $30 deal for blu-ray cuz customers are getting tired of only reg dvd deals and BB realizes they need to start caterings their used movie sales for blu-ray as well. but yeah to answer your question, for right now only the 2 for $30 applies to blu-ray, not the buy 2 get 1 free. (thats only for reg dvd)

and to respond to someone else's question about why some blockbusters rent or keep their movies in reg dvd cases.... its for security/ theft protection. depending on the location of the store, they are at more risk than others of their product being stolen so they use extra "double locked" cases as we call them instead of reg blu-ray cases when renting, however when selling them, even thou they may appear for sale in the reg dvd cases once you buy them, the employees are suppose to switch them to the retail blu-ray cases for the customer (if not already ready in them) thats what we do at my store, and i know most stores do have those extra blank blu-ray cases on hand in storage for that specific reason.

and odin24 - yes i am a supervisor there, and we still do have the plan-o-grams for us to reference for new promotions, upcoming sales or retail/ rental resets in the store. althou now alot of the new updates are also sent visa email or conference calls to the stores.

hey cardman i sent you a PM but you probably didnt see it, i never see them either, but i was asking if you could hold Zohan for me and i can come by sometime this week/weekend? that would be awesome man.

[nik]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

hey cardman i sent you a PM but you probably didnt see it, i never see them either, but i was asking if you could hold Zohan for me and i can come by sometime this week/weekend? that would be awesome man.

No disrespect, but if he opens himself up to that he'll get a flood of requests.

And although its just blu-rays and not wii's or anything, things of that nature usually is not looked on well from management/head office.

But heck if he can cool deal I guess!

[Snyder-man]

Originally Posted by nik

No disrespect, but if he opens himself up to that he'll get a flood of requests.

And although its just blu-rays and not wii's or anything, things of that nature usually is not looked on well from management/head office.

But heck if he can cool deal I guess!

well hes already saved me a shoot em up at his store....his store is close to my house.

[thecardman23]

yeah sorry guys, i didnt see either of the pm's you sent me... until i just checked this thread. i dont mind doing as much as i can. i just called my store snyder and we actually sold out of the one 1 copy we had for it used. sorry bud. i know the deal runs for a while so if i see a copy get transferred in the next week ill be sure to set it aside for ya.

--> thankyou for the compliment machine boss, i do appreciate it. and hey, this forum has done alot for me, notifying me about the no country for old men deal + other promos in the last few months so its the least i can do.

--> thanks for the concern nik. ur right, management dosent look to kindly upon breaking policy at bb, but i think long as its little stuff i dont mind to make ppl happy. much appreciate the heads up thou.

[Snyder-man]

haha no worries man, ive been looking for it everywhere and its never there

[madnug]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

hey cardman i sent you a PM but you probably didnt see it, i never see them either, but i was asking if you could hold Zohan for me and i can come by sometime this week/weekend? that would be awesome man.

Hey Snyder-man,

I saw a copy of Zohan at the BBV near me. PM me and I will tell you which one it is so you can call and have them put it on hold for you I guess.