Paying full price for blu rays??

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by smirnoffski

Back in the DVD glory days, I recall the purchases ranging from $15 to $20, and maybe $25 average for TV shoes.

Now, in the Blu-Ray era, I usually wait for most releases to hit $10 but for the releases I want most (e.g. Criterions or certain TT films), I am willing to pay far more than my DVD average.

$25 is a more than reasonable price for shoes that you can watch TV on.

[The Great Owl]

I usually do not let price points dictate my purchases. If I want a Blu-ray enough, then I will buy that Blu-ray if the purchase is within reason.

I do compare prices, but I also compare convenience and practicality. For example, I will not drive 30 minutes out of my way to buy a Blu-ray for $15 when I can buy it across the street for $20.

The observations in the book, Predictably Irrational, can often guide decisions here, sometimes including my own. It's like the story of the New York City pizza parlor that sold its $15 large pizzas for $1 one day, and ended up having lines so long that some customers waited over four hours to take advantage of the deal.

[awesomematthew22]

In Australia, the average price of an non new release film is $20+ I don't see why you people wouldn't pay that much.

[Outlaw1986]

I'll buy most steelbooks I want on release day. Almost everything else I want I wait for a little bit better sale. Except I'll get Game of Thrones on release day also.

[burner xxx]

I did for a while, but I try to avoid it now unless they're a store exclusive I want.

[nashcameronn]

What's considered full price? I'll gladly pay $19.99 for a new release that I really want for the collection but if I see a new release for something like $22.99 or $24.99 I'll wait for it to go down a little bit.

[ScarredLungs]

Rarely.

TV shows and some exclusives.

I normally try to keep my normal price at $9.00USD or less

[Monterey Jack]

I make it a point to almost never pay more than $10 for Blus, with the sole exceptions being Twilight Time/Scream Factory/steelbooks, and even then, I try to find bargains wherever I can. Even with the ones over $10, I'm usually getting the majority of my Blus for well under $10 (factoring in coupons and selling the UV codes, I got Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and X-Men: Days Of Future Past for under $2.00 apiece ), so, averaging the prices out, I'm still paying under $10 for pretty much everything. Anyone who rushes out and buys something the first week is just throwing their money away.

[Riddler95]

I rarely buy and pay full price for movies on Blu-Ray the day they come out. The only time I will is if it is something major that I have been been waiting patiently for. When I buy a Disney or Pixar Blu-Ray it is usually the day it gets released because they almost never go on sale after that.

But for most other releases I want, I choose to wait for big sales because I can end up getting a few titles I want for more than half of the price that they usually retail for.

Last Friday (Boxing Day) I bought Star Trek: The Compendium and X-Men: Days Of Future Past for $9.99 each from Best Buy.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by SlipcoverLover

Slipcovers disappear as fast as a month now. Plus if you wait to buy a title, the digital copies are harder to sell because mostly everyone has it by then.

These are the only reasons why it'd be nice to get most titles on release day, but what's cheaper...paying $22.99 on opening day and selling the digital copy for $6.00, or paying $9.99 and selling the digital copy for $1.50? And you can occasionally still get a slipcover months if not years later.

[Doctor.Who]

I buy 50% new and 50% used blu Rays

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by timcat4843

Dude, you can rent a movie at Redbox for $1.

Or spend $10 a month for Netflix (either snail mail or streaming) and rent all the movies you want.

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by nashcameronn

What's considered full price? I'll gladly pay $19.99 for a new release that I really want for the collection but if I see a new release for something like $22.99 or $24.99 I'll wait for it to go down a little bit.

I believe it's twice as much as half price.

[Packerfan75]

Only new releases of movies I really like. They tend to average about 8-10 per year. Right now, everything Marvel is a day one purchase (usually steelbook pre-orders). The Hobbit: BOFA will be my next one.
Everything else is used in like new condition.

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

...And you can occasionally still get a slipcover months if not years later.

I almost always seem to get slips with my bargains. It's ironic because I don't even like the slipcovers. I must have around 100 (maybe more) pristine slips stored in a bag in my closet.

[Jay Mammoth]

If it's a movie I really want then yes.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by pEgLeG

I almost always seem to get slips with my bargains. It's ironic because I don't even like the slipcovers. I must have around 100 (maybe more) pristine slips stored in a bag in my closet.

I'll take them off your hands if you don't want them.

[darkness2918]

The only BRs I get new on release are Marvel or DC comics related. Or if a store has an exclusive slip I like (Target-TMNT, Wal-Mart- Guardians of the Galaxy). Other then those it's really rare for me to pay $20-$25 for movies I know will drop in price fast. I usually pay $5-$12 used from eBay 90% of the time.

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

I'll take them off your hands if you don't want them.

From what I gather, people are willing to pay for 'em. I'll probably try to sell them for a reasonable price once I get off my butt and make a list of which ones I have.

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Better hope you're an engineer or medical student if that's your expectation!

Originally Posted by pEgLeG

Biological Engineering is my major.

I had majored in Biomedical technology myself many years back. That is, until I left school and went back some years later for eventual certification in Therapeutic Massage. You never know where life will take you sometimes.