Paranormal Activity Blu-ray Release Discussion Thread (12/29/2009)

[vega2K]

So help me understand - why would anyone preorder a movie at this price? Is it that they are worried that there won't be many copies? What is the incentive? I am looking forward to this movie on blu too, but there is no way in hell I will preorder until I know what everyone else will be charging for it and what exclusives may be available at release. I got burned on preorders where the price dropped shortly after it shipped or a B&M selling it for less with exclusives.

[wallendo]

Originally Posted by vega2K

So help me understand - why would anyone preorder a movie at this price? Is it that they are worried that there won't be many copies? What is the incentive? I am looking forward to this movie on blu too, but there is no way in hell I will preorder until I know what everyone else will be charging for it and what exclusives may be available at release. I got burned on preorders where the price dropped shortly after it shipped or a B&M selling it for less with exclusives.

I occasionally pre-order items with high initial prices for several reasons:

1) By pre-ordering, I lock in Amazon's lowest price between my order and the items shipping. Occasionally, Amazon will have a brief low pre-order price which is lower than the price on release day.

2) Amazon doesn't charge my card until the item ships.

3) If the item doesn't come down to a reasonable price, or I find a better deal elsewhere, I can cancel my order with Amazon and it costs me nothing.

I didn't pre-order this one, and will probably just rent it from Netflix. Also, I live in a small community which has a Wal-Mart, but the nearest Target or Best Buy is over an hour away, so most retailer exclusives are of little interest to me.