German Blu-rays available at Grooves-Inc - Blu-ray Forum

McCrutchy · 12-27-2010, 02:29 AM

Hi all,

I just wanted to let people know that I found a cheaper alternative to Amazon.de for those in the USA (and possibly elsewhere) for purchasing German Blu-ray Discs:

http://www.grooves-inc.com/

What's interesting about these guys is that they offer US $2.70 shipping, and free shipping to the USA on orders over US $27.02. This means that they effectively beat Amazon.de, who charges at least EUR 14,00 shipping for one BD or DVD to the USA. They also accept PayPal.

I placed an order with them on 10 December (Friday) for Edge of Darkness (US $20.44) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (US $24.39) for a total of US $44.83. The former item shipped on 14 December and arrived on 20 December. The latter item was shipped on 16 December and arrived on 24 December. Both items were dispatched from Switzerland and came in bright red padded envelopes with the company name on them via Deutsche Post.

For comparison, purchasing these same items on Amazon.de today would have cost EUR 43,40 shipped, or US $59.14 (according to Amazon.de currency conversion), with standard (8-12 business days) shipping.

The Duke · 12-27-2010, 01:22 PM

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me about those guys, I've bought a couple things from them a few years ago and the service was excellent.

And if your buying several things from Amazon.it (same flat rate 14 euro shipping to North America), they also carry several French and German blu-rays. I'm doing a group buy on another forum for 15 items, and am picking up a copy of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada German BD from them. It's 17.86 euro vs. 16.99 @ Amazon.de, but the shipping will be less than a euro.

And be very wary of Amazon's currency conversion - unless your CC company charges you a huge foreign transaction fee, it's a rip off. I tried it at Amazon UK and they were going to charge me $1.66 to the pound when the rate was around $1.58 according to xe.com. Same for Amazon.fr, they wanted $1.39 for a euro when the rate was 1.32. My CC charges me 1% foreign transaction fee but I get 1% cash back so it's effectively a wash, so I always pay in local currency.

pentatonic · 12-28-2010, 06:17 PM

Thanks for the link, I just gave them a try, good prices on the discs also.

ripclaw · 01-01-2011, 12:25 PM

How is their packaging for Blu-ray steelbooks?

pentatonic · 01-11-2011, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ripclaw

How is their packaging for Blu-ray steelbooks?

Will let you know as I'm expecting one from them soon. Ordered 2 items, first was sent on the 6th and received it today (Canada) ordinary bubble-mailer. Waiting on the steel now.

OrlandoEastwood · 01-13-2011, 05:29 PM

Grooves just f**ked me! They cancelled the Casshern Blu-ray because there was no English. Damn it to hell!

bradley4846 · 01-21-2011, 05:52 PM

can i use a pre paid credit card on that site

rdodolak · 01-21-2011, 11:49 PM

I don't see why not since a prepaid CC is used just like a normal CC assuming you don't go over the prepaid amount.

laptophound · 02-07-2011, 11:17 PM

Anyone ever get hit with customs fees?

DEF! · 02-08-2011, 08:36 AM

In the UK at least you only get customs fees if the value of the item is over £18 and they happen to notice. Personally I've only ever had to pay customs fees once and I've imported hundreds of items.

blissskr · 02-18-2011, 04:02 AM

Thanks for posting the site was able to pick up a blu I've been wanting but balking at amazon.de's high shipping costs.

Immersion · 03-08-2011, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by defjuggalo

In the UK at least you only get customs fees if the value of the item is over £18 and they happen to notice. Personally I've only ever had to pay customs fees once and I've imported hundreds of items.

I didn't think to check or know if Switzerland were in the EU, as I believe you only pay customs on items shipped from countries who are not part of the EU. Anyway, I have ordered from them three times (each time 2 DVDs) and they have been superb, they have sent the title separately so even if they did get seen by customs I wouldn't pay anything as the value is too low. Do they generally do that with larger orders as well?

Another high recommendation for this great store. Beats getting shafted by scammers on Ebay charging 5-6 euros shipping on something that only costs 1.70 euros to send, or the 7-8 euros amazon charge!

saltysam · 03-09-2011, 05:07 PM

great store,pity there's a hell of a lot of titles they don't seem to stock though

jrsl76 · 06-24-2012, 04:47 AM

I checked this out and they had most of what I want, but no Strange Days.

Sky_Captain · 06-24-2012, 11:38 AM

They only have The Seven-Ups on DVD. DOH!

McCrutchy · 06-24-2012, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrsl76

I checked this out and they had most of what I want, but no Strange Days.

Interesting. I was able to order the Blu Cinematek version in March, but it appears to be gone now. Perhaps they are no longer receiving copies.

12-27-2010, 02:29 AM	#1
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	German Blu-rays available at Grooves-Inc Hi all, I just wanted to let people know that I found a cheaper alternative to Amazon.de for those in the USA (and possibly elsewhere) for purchasing German Blu-ray Discs: http://www.grooves-inc.com/ What's interesting about these guys is that they offer US $2.70 shipping, and free shipping to the USA on orders over US $27.02. This means that they effectively beat Amazon.de, who charges at least EUR 14,00 shipping for one BD or DVD to the USA. They also accept PayPal. I placed an order with them on 10 December (Friday) for Edge of Darkness (US $20.44) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (US $24.39) for a total of US $44.83. The former item shipped on 14 December and arrived on 20 December. The latter item was shipped on 16 December and arrived on 24 December. Both items were dispatched from Switzerland and came in bright red padded envelopes with the company name on them via Deutsche Post. For comparison, purchasing these same items on Amazon.de today would have cost EUR 43,40 shipped, or US $59.14 (according to Amazon.de currency conversion), with standard (8-12 business days) shipping. Last edited by McCrutchy; 12-27-2010 at 02:38 AM.

12-27-2010, 01:22 PM	#2
The Duke Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2009 Location:Wild Wild West Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:15	Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me about those guys, I've bought a couple things from them a few years ago and the service was excellent. And if your buying several things from Amazon.it (same flat rate 14 euro shipping to North America), they also carry several French and German blu-rays. I'm doing a group buy on another forum for 15 items, and am picking up a copy of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada German BD from them. It's 17.86 euro vs. 16.99 @ Amazon.de, but the shipping will be less than a euro. And be very wary of Amazon's currency conversion - unless your CC company charges you a huge foreign transaction fee, it's a rip off. I tried it at Amazon UK and they were going to charge me $1.66 to the pound when the rate was around $1.58 according to xe.com. Same for Amazon.fr, they wanted $1.39 for a euro when the rate was 1.32. My CC charges me 1% foreign transaction fee but I get 1% cash back so it's effectively a wash, so I always pay in local currency. Last edited by The Duke; 12-27-2010 at 01:30 PM.

01-21-2011, 05:52 PM	#7
bradley4846 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Blu-ray collection:266 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:10	Grooves-Inc can i use a pre paid credit card on that site

12-28-2010, 06:17 PM	#3
pentatonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:570 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:158	Thanks for the link, I just gave them a try, good prices on the discs also.

01-01-2011, 12:25 PM	#4
ripclaw Active Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:South Africa Blu-ray collection:3 Trading Score:2	How is their packaging for Blu-ray steelbooks?

01-13-2011, 05:29 PM	#6
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Grooves just f*ked me! They cancelled the Casshern* Blu-ray because there was no English. Damn it to hell!

01-21-2011, 11:49 PM	#8
rdodolak Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 4K collection:880 Blu-ray collection:3733 DVD collection:939 MA collection:338 Digital collection:1099 iTunes collection:75 Prime collection:11 Trading Score:20	I don't see why not since a prepaid CC is used just like a normal CC assuming you don't go over the prepaid amount.

02-07-2011, 11:17 PM	#9
laptophound Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:North of Edmonton, Alberta Blu-ray collection:100 Trading Score:43	Anyone ever get hit with customs fees?

02-08-2011, 08:36 AM	#10
DEF! Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:2199 Trading Score:2	In the UK at least you only get customs fees if the value of the item is over £18 and they happen to notice. Personally I've only ever had to pay customs fees once and I've imported hundreds of items.

02-18-2011, 04:02 AM	#11
blissskr Active Member Member since:Feb 2010 Blu-ray collection:275 Trading Score:137	Thanks for posting the site was able to pick up a blu I've been wanting but balking at amazon.de's high shipping costs.

03-09-2011, 05:07 PM	#13
saltysam Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Liverpool,UK 4K collection:278 Blu-ray collection:774 Trading Score:3	great store,pity there's a hell of a lot of titles they don't seem to stock though

06-24-2012, 04:47 AM	#14
jrsl76 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Glendale, CA 4K collection:316 Blu-ray collection:3240 DVD collection:637 Trading Score:66	I checked this out and they had most of what I want, but no Strange Days.

06-24-2012, 11:38 AM	#15
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	They only have The Seven-Ups on DVD. DOH!

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals