Kill Bill Vol. 1, $9.99 at Blockbuster

[thecardman23]

ok guys, just picked up my copy of golden compass, confirmed kill bill 1 for 9.99. its actually misspriced at my store for 19.99 so we dont even know about the deal, but i checked and its 9.,99 in the system. happy hunting. my store only has 3. most others about the same.

[odin24]

Originally Posted by vsidhu

When does this deal end? Maybe I can get it price matched at Best Buy, since I already bought it for 14.99.

Not sure when it ends, it's also unadvertised. You'd have to have them call B-Buster, or buy one and bring it back to B-Buy.

[Blodiak]

anyone has info if this deal is valid in Quebec?

[Bootz]

Picked this and Golden Compass up. They didn't believe me when I went to pick it up, and gave me a hard time when I asked them to scan it to see if it was truly 9.99... No big deal.

[Kyot]

Originally Posted by odin24

Kyot actually found this, I just posted first... maybe I beat him to the punch. Anyway, thanks to him...or her to.

It's team work. Always got to keep an eye open for those Canadian deals, they are rare.

[mtl007]

Thanks OP. Wouldn't have known about these BB deals if you guys weren't around.

[Snyder-man]

Originally Posted by mtl007

Thanks OP. Wouldn't have known about these BB deals if you guys weren't around.

same here

when i asked the lady for golden compass, she said yeah we got a few and it just went on sale today, and i said i know and she was really curious as to how i knew

[Moneyshot]

Originally Posted by thecardman23

i'm a blockbuster employee, been working there for more than 3 years. supervisor there for over a year now. i'll check w/ my store today and keep you guys posted.

How about telling us about the specials before a customer beats you to the punch?

I picked up my copy last night, apparently informing employees at two Blockbuster locations about this deal for the first time:

Me: "Hi, do you have Kill Bill Vol. 1 on blu-ray available for sale?"
BB: "Let me check. [pause] Yes, we do. We have two copies..... and... [stunned silence].... apparently... it's $9.99...."

I didn't ask for it to be held for me because I was heading there right after work an hour later, but they were gone. I know the employees are blu-ray fans so I'm positive they picked it up. No worries, I just called another location:

Me: "Hi, do you have Kill Bill Vol. 1 on blu-ray available for sale?"
BB: "Let me check. [longer pause] Yes, we do. We have 2 copies.
Me: "How much is it?"
BB, pleasantly surprised: "wow, 10 bucks!"

I get one held and pick it up. We talk about the deal and find out I picked up the last one. The employee asked the other one when the other got sold, and he replied, "I took it".

[Kyot]

I got the same reaction when I purchased Golden Compass. 'Wow only $10...' 'Yup that is why I am here' lol My first time going into blockbuster in about 4 years probably.

[thecardman23]

yeah i did know about the golden compass deal before hand but to be fair, only found out about the kill bill one when someone posted it here. i was surprised cuz when i had seen it at my store, it was priced at 19.99 (price not updated) thing about those kill bill price drops, us employees only find out 4 days before the price is suppose to drop so dont have much heads up on it unless its a huge promotion like golden compass or pans. so i had no clue until i scanned it to be doubly sure. i'll try to keep ahead of things more for you guys. hoping to get you the boxing day specials as soon as i know.

[Kyot]

Originally Posted by thecardman23

yeah i did know about the golden compass deal before hand but to be fair, only found out about the kill bill one when someone posted it here. i was surprised cuz when i had seen it at my store, it was priced at 19.99 (price not updated) thing about those kill bill price drops, us employees only find out 4 days before the price is suppose to drop so dont have much heads up on it unless its a huge promotion like golden compass or pans. so i had no clue until i scanned it to be doubly sure. i'll try to keep ahead of things more for you guys. hoping to get you the boxing day specials as soon as i know.

From now on you have to scan every blu ray at least once a week and then tell us the prices of every movie lol

[odin24]

Yeah, it was pretty much the same reaction at my store... after KBv1 was confirmed I immediately asked to have KBv2 checked, however the employee already beat me to the punch. Who knows, maybe they'll be more of these unadvertised sales in the near future.

There's a Blu enthusiast that works at the store I frequent, he is now dedicated to fish out these sales, or errors, I even think I convinced him to join this site.

I'll post more if I find anything out. Cheers.

[dvd_mazter]

^^^ cool Odin, keep us posted

[Moneyshot]

Originally Posted by Kyot

From now on you have to scan every blu ray at least once a week and then tell us the prices of every movie lol

YEAH!!!

[sasquatch451]

I picked up Golden Compass and Kill Bill as well. I told the employee that the BBV web site should really list these deals. The employee told me I should complain to the Blockbuster marketing department. Well, yes, I could and probably will, but a request/complaint like this would carry a lot more weight if it came from a BBV store manager then a lowly customer like me.
Hint hint to all you BBV employees out there reading this.

[Blodiak]

anyone in Quebec know if this deal is available ?!?!?

[Moneyshot]

Originally Posted by Blodiak

anyone in Quebec know if this deal is available ?!?!?

I would think that
you -> calling your local Blockbuster store

is much faster than
you ->posting on blu-ray.com -> someone from Quebec reads post -> that same person checking Blockbuster himself -> posting a response to your post -> you reading it

Plus, you'd have to call them or go into a store anyway to see if they even have a copy available. Don't be afraid of the outside world!

(apologies if you're actually agoraphobic )