Amazon Best Value - Blu-ray Forum

Trean · 11-26-2010, 04:23 PM

Amazon Best Value deals are commonly seen on this forum when you buy two blu-rays together from Amazon some additional amount of money is given back to you as a promo for buying both items at the same time.

For the longest time I have wondered how people discover these deals. I just figured people stumbled upon them and posted them. But that seems so chaotic and non-searchable. So off and on I would attempt to figure out a way to pick these items off of Amazon without much effort. Now I believe I have done it, using Google as an aide!

Searching google for the following terms (keep quotation marks) produces a ton of valid results that I shall consider my quest at least partly concluded!

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"at an additional " "off Amazon.com's everyday low price"  "Format: Blu-ray" site:amazon.com

Additional phrases can be added if you want to attempt to search for a specific item to see if it has a Best Value attached to it. However be wary of a few things. First, Amazon advertises other products on its pages so I am still trying to find a tractable solution to determining if a specific item has a Best Value deal attached to it. Secondly, be wary of cached results or old results, to alleviate this you can limit the timeline of your search.

Quote:

Originally Posted by psify

I've refined it for you. Just replace blu-ray with "Format: blu-ray" (in quotes) to eliminate results stemming from blu-ray products being advertised on a non-blu-ray page.

http://www.google.com/#q=%22Best+Val...e%3Aamazon.com

Trean · 11-26-2010, 04:24 PM

Example results produced from a search on 11/26/2010 and limited to the past year:

Buy The Pacific (HBO Miniseries) [Blu-ray] and get Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone at an additional 5% off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Buy The Search For Santa Paws (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) and get Beauty and the Beast (Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) at an additional $8.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Buy The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Edition) (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) and get Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) at an additional $10.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Buy Modern Family: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray] and get Glee: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray] at an additional $10.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Buy Despicable Me (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) and get Coraline (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo w/ 3D) (2009) at an additional $7.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

StevenPF · 11-26-2010, 04:25 PM

Cool, thanks.

sgfookat · 11-26-2010, 04:26 PM

I'd always wondered that too, thanks for doing the research

ddufremle · 11-26-2010, 04:35 PM

Wow, someone who actually is an EXPERT MEMBER!!! Good work, dude.

By the way, nice avatar!

Clark Kent · 11-26-2010, 06:03 PM

Great post by the original poster. Rarely do I see such excellent insight for looking around at the best bargains.

eatingclass · 11-26-2010, 06:08 PM

thanks OP! so easy to overlook these savings

in the sake of not overlooking some, other posters on the board have found:

- $6 off Predators on BD paired with Predator (regular) on BD

- (not sure if this is still on) Casino Royale on DVD paired with Karate Kid (BD only) adds a 5 off promo. with the lightning deal for CR at 1.99, this is fantastic

atlantamoi · 11-26-2010, 06:09 PM

Nice. Very useful. Thanks!

Gray Wolf · 11-26-2010, 06:30 PM

there's also

Buy Moulin Rouge! [Blu-ray] and get Romeo + Juliet [Blu-ray] at an additional $6.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Trean · 11-26-2010, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gray Wolf

there's also

Buy Moulin Rouge! [Blu-ray] and get Romeo + Juliet [Blu-ray] at an additional $6.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Hey! I just bookmarked that page, haha. I will check back now and then. Currently its $15 per. Which I believe is reasonable but both being older movies, that I am not terribly in a hurry to acquire, I can wait until hopefully both of their prices drop a tad and its closer to $10-12 each.

Sammy · 12-03-2010, 01:37 PM

Nice to see this as a sticky post.

cinemaphile · 12-03-2010, 01:57 PM

I just added the search as a bookmark/favorite so I can check occasionally, but for anyone who wants an easy, clickable version:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...-8&rlz=1I7ASUS

Trean · 12-03-2010, 10:13 PM

Thanks mods for moving this out of the "Dead Deals" section. I didn't know where to put it when I made the OP.

So I put it where in the Movie & TV Deals main area, where I knew it would get seen by the most in hopes that 1)people would see it, appreciate it and use it... and 2)some mod would put the thread where it should go.

Also thanks for the sticky. Never had a sticky before!

psify · 12-04-2010, 11:10 PM

I've refined it for you. Just replace blu-ray with "Format: blu-ray" (in quotes) to eliminate results stemming from blu-ray products being advertised on a non-blu-ray page.

http://www.google.com/#q=%22Best+Val...e%3Aamazon.com

Code:

"Best Value" "Format: Blu-ray" "at an additional" site:amazon.com

sobrietyanxiety · 12-19-2010, 09:39 PM

The board won't let me create a new thread (shakes fist) but all HBO Blu-Rays are 50% off at BB now. I got The Pacific for $39.99 and Deadwood for $94.99. Cheapest I've ever seen these.

Geologist · 03-08-2012, 06:37 PM

thanks for bumping this !

Geologist · 07-16-2012, 06:49 PM

bumped - nothing today on Google - wondering if AMZ has changed anything so the link doesn't work?

LucasM2012 · 11-24-2012, 12:54 AM

None of the links or searches in this thread work for me. They include results which are only SOME of the criteria, with the one most missing being arguably the most important, "Format: blu-ray". I tried doing an advanced search and got the same results (e.g. right now the second result is for a pressure cooker, third is a book on computer code-writing, and the fourth is a diet book).

Possibly there's been a change in Google where they now ignore your search criteria requirements? If so, I may have to change my default search engine, because this wastes far more time for me than it saves, if it will ignore parts of what I've specifically told it to look for, because I don't enter multiple search parameters for fun.

Visitor2014 · 10-17-2015, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trean

Searching google for the following terms (keep quotation marks) produces a ton of valid results that I shall consider my quest at least partly concluded!

Code:

"at an additional " "off Amazon.com's everyday low price"  "Format: Blu-ray" site:amazon.com

No longer works on Google. Bing has a few results, but the links to the movies show no deals.

Time to archive this thread?

Woltz · 11-26-2015, 11:24 PM

I see today that Indiana jones trilogy is $5 each thru Amazon prime for the blu Ray / digital copy.

Very tempted but wondering if they will release the series so there is a collection of the BD combo with digital?

12-04-2010, 11:10 PM	#14
psify Junior Member Member since:Nov 2010 Timezone GMT: -8	I've refined it for you. Just replace blu-ray with "Format: blu-ray" (in quotes) to eliminate results stemming from blu-ray products being advertised on a non-blu-ray page. http://www.google.com/#q=%22Best+Val...e%3Aamazon.com Code: "Best Value" "Format: Blu-ray" "at an additional" site:amazon.com

12-19-2010, 09:39 PM	#15
sobrietyanxiety New Member Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:32 Timezone GMT: -8	All HBO Blu-Ray 50% off The board won't let me create a new thread (shakes fist) but all HBO Blu-Rays are 50% off at BB now. I got The Pacific for $39.99 and Deadwood for $94.99. Cheapest I've ever seen these.

11-26-2015, 11:24 PM	#20
Woltz Member Member since:Apr 2015 Blu-ray collection:100 DVD collection:6 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:3 Trading Score:2 Timezone GMT: -5	Indiana jones I see today that Indiana jones trilogy is $5 each thru Amazon prime for the blu Ray / digital copy. Very tempted but wondering if they will release the series so there is a collection of the BD combo with digital?

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11-26-2010, 04:24 PM	#2
Trean Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:125 Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:3 Timezone GMT: -8	Example results produced from a search on 11/26/2010 and limited to the past year: Buy The Pacific (HBO Miniseries) [Blu-ray] and get Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone at an additional 5% off Amazon.com's everyday low price. Buy The Search For Santa Paws (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) and get Beauty and the Beast (Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) at an additional $8.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price. Buy The Sound of Music (45th Anniversary Edition) (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) and get Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) at an additional $10.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price. Buy Modern Family: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray] and get Glee: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray] at an additional $10.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price. Buy Despicable Me (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) and get Coraline (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo w/ 3D) (2009) at an additional $7.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

11-26-2010, 04:25 PM	#3
StevenPF Member Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray collection:173 Timezone GMT: -5	Cool, thanks.

11-26-2010, 04:26 PM	#4
sgfookat Member Member since:Dec 2009 Location:High Plains of E. NM Blu-ray collection:306 DVD collection:73 Trading Score:3 Timezone GMT: -7	I'd always wondered that too, thanks for doing the research

11-26-2010, 04:35 PM	#5
ddufremle Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Illinois 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4 Timezone GMT: -6	Wow, someone who actually is an EXPERT MEMBER!!! Good work, dude. By the way, nice avatar!

11-26-2010, 06:03 PM	#6
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:183 Timezone GMT: -5	Great post by the original poster. Rarely do I see such excellent insight for looking around at the best bargains.

11-26-2010, 06:08 PM	#7
eatingclass Active Member Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:438 DVD collection:2 Timezone GMT: -8	thanks OP! so easy to overlook these savings in the sake of not overlooking some, other posters on the board have found: - $6 off Predators on BD paired with Predator (regular) on BD - (not sure if this is still on) Casino Royale on DVD paired with Karate Kid (BD only) adds a 5 off promo. with the lightning deal for CR at 1.99, this is fantastic

11-26-2010, 06:09 PM	#8
atlantamoi Member Member since:Feb 2009 Trading Score:13 Timezone GMT: -5	Nice. Very useful. Thanks!

11-26-2010, 06:30 PM	#9
Gray Wolf Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Virginia 4K collection:78 Blu-ray collection:632 DVD collection:11 iTunes collection:3 Trading Score:82 Timezone GMT: -5	there's also Buy Moulin Rouge! [Blu-ray] and get Romeo + Juliet [Blu-ray] at an additional $6.00 off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

12-03-2010, 01:37 PM	#11
Sammy Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Right next to Wineville, CA Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:199 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3 Timezone GMT: -8	Nice to see this as a sticky post.

12-03-2010, 01:57 PM	#12
cinemaphile Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Illinois Trading Score:317 Timezone GMT: -6	I just added the search as a bookmark/favorite so I can check occasionally, but for anyone who wants an easy, clickable version: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...-8&rlz=1I7ASUS

12-03-2010, 10:13 PM	#13
Trean Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:125 Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:3 Timezone GMT: -8	Thanks mods for moving this out of the "Dead Deals" section. I didn't know where to put it when I made the OP. So I put it where in the Movie & TV Deals main area, where I knew it would get seen by the most in hopes that 1)people would see it, appreciate it and use it... and 2)some mod would put the thread where it should go. Also thanks for the sticky. Never had a sticky before!

03-08-2012, 06:37 PM	#16
Geologist Special Member Member since:Feb 2010 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:760 DVD collection:87 Timezone GMT: 1	thanks for bumping this !

07-16-2012, 06:49 PM	#17
Geologist Special Member Member since:Feb 2010 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:760 DVD collection:87 Timezone GMT: 1	bumped - nothing today on Google - wondering if AMZ has changed anything so the link doesn't work?

11-24-2012, 12:54 AM	#18
LucasM2012 Active Member Member since:Sep 2012 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:7 Timezone GMT: -5	None of the links or searches in this thread work for me. They include results which are only SOME of the criteria, with the one most missing being arguably the most important, "Format: blu-ray". I tried doing an advanced search and got the same results (e.g. right now the second result is for a pressure cooker, third is a book on computer code-writing, and the fourth is a diet book). Possibly there's been a change in Google where they now ignore your search criteria requirements? If so, I may have to change my default search engine, because this wastes far more time for me than it saves, if it will ignore parts of what I've specifically told it to look for, because I don't enter multiple search parameters for fun.

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