HD DVD's at Futureshop on the cheap.

[NightRain]

Was at Futureshop last night and saw a bunch of HD DVD's for cheap, like $14.99 for many. I only bought Old School but saw many others. Also saw some more recent titles for cheaper too (like Beowulf for $26).

Here are some I can remember at $14.99

Old School
Aeon Flux
Black Rain
Coming to America
Anchorman
Tomb Raider
Italian Job
Four Brothers
Mission Impossible
MI: 2
Top Gun
Sleepy Hallow
Untouchables
We were soldiers

many more too, maybe like 20-25 titles total

Also many others under $20, Face/Off was $17.99, 300 was $19.99 and so was Caddyshack, The Fountain, Firewall, Enter the Dragon and many more.

Check it out..

[Bordello]

I'm waiting for this (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FSM2143513&catid=24090) to drop in price. Amazon.com is selling it for $72.99 so FS/BB is totally grouching us. I'll wait until it drops to around $50.

[CFRTim]

Any price drop on Planet Earth?

[carmaster]

I am waiting for the price to drop to 5-10 each.

[dmdsoftware2]

Any price drop on Planet Earth?

$89.99 now from $99.99

[Kurtz7834]

HD DVDs will not be hot until they are $10 or less, just my opinion. Or say $30 or less for multi disc sets like Planet Earth, which I would like to get for my parents (I already have it on Blu Ray, didn't want to pay $60 twice)

[mahjongmaniac]

$15-20... that's more like ~40-50% off...

who claimed the rumoured 75% off :?:

[dmdsoftware2]

$15-20... that's more like ~40-50% off...

who claimed the rumoured 75% off :?:

No MJM, more like 10% off. These titles everyday price was $20-$23 and they were all on sale for $19.99 at Christmas.

PlanetEarth is a good base to gauge the savings. Yesterday it was $99.99, today it is $89.99.

If it drops 10% every 1-2 weeks, we'll see some real savings soon enough.

[jonkaho]

pretty good price for these movies, still waiting for it to go down lower!

[clarkey]

wow, HD-DVDs on sale? This is a complete surprise! :D

[lukesky]

Format war was over just recently. I'm not surprised if their HD dVD players go on sale for $50.

[NightRain]

No MJM, more like 10% off. These titles everyday price was $20-$23 and they were all on sale for $19.99 at Christmas.

PlanetEarth is a good base to gauge the savings. Yesterday it was $99.99, today it is $89.99.

If it drops 10% every 1-2 weeks, we'll see some real savings soon enough.

$19.99 reduced to $14.99 would be 25% off. $23.99 reduced to $14.99 would be almost 40% off.

Some of these were $29.99 just recently, so that is 50% off.

[lorax1284]

I'm seriously waiting for them to drop to $10 each. I know they will. By then, though, the selection may suck, but whatever.

And from this point on, I'm just blocking anyone who disses HD-DVD in an HD-DVD thread. They're just not worth listening to, ever. I can't imagine they'd have anything positive to contribute to the forums, so why bother with their posts? like spam, mostly.

[dmdsoftware2]

$19.99 reduced to $14.99 would be 25% off. $23.99 reduced to $14.99 would be almost 40% off.

Some of these were $29.99 just recently, so that is 50% off.

I guess you are right. I was reviewing the titles on sale and I thought they were $19.99-$23.99 just the other day.

Seems that all the Paramount movies are all $14.99. Cannot compare to blu-ray since they don't exist on that platform yet. I did some Google cache searching and most of these Paramount movies were indeed $26.99 on Feb 25, 2008, so we are indeed looking at a 40-50% price drop.

On the other hand, other HD-DVD movies that are also on blu-ray (i.e. PlanetEarth) remain the same price on both mediums.

[dmdsoftware2]

I'm seriously waiting for them to drop to $10 each. I know they will. By then, though, the selection may suck, but whatever.

And from this point on, I'm just blocking anyone who disses HD-DVD in an HD-DVD thread. They're just not worth listening to, ever. I can't imagine they'd have anything positive to contribute to the forums, so why bother with their posts? like spam, mostly.

Why not buy now and price match later? Keep the movies in their wrap and if the prices don't fall in 30 days you can take them all back, no?

[lorax1284]

Why not buy now and price match later? Keep the movies in their wrap and if the prices don't fall in 30 days you can take them all back, no?

Well, not a bad idea... but If they don't have stock to price match with, will they still price match? Or, if they sell out of a given title at the high price, the won't ever GET to $10... risky, but maybe not a bad idea.

As it stands, there are few titles at, for example, HMV Yonge & Dundas that I would pay more than $10 for... probably would scoop up a armload for $7.99, but I don't expect the prices to drop that far.

[dmdsoftware2]

Well, not a bad idea... but If they don't have stock to price match with, will they still price match? Or, if they sell out of a given title at the high price, the won't ever GET to $10... risky, but maybe not a bad idea.

As it stands, there are few titles at, for example, HMV Yonge & Dundas that I would pay more than $10 for... probably would scoop up a armload for $7.99, but I don't expect the prices to drop that far.


The online system will continue to carry the new price until the product is sold out at every store. You can get them to refund you the difference even if they don't have any quantity on hand.

Toys R Us are the best but they don't carry movies. They have a 90 day price match policy. I bought some games where I went back with only the receipt in hand to get the price match. One game I even went back a second time when it had dropped again in price. Love those liberal store policies.

[voyager6868]

[QUOTE=lorax1284;6486105]Well, not a bad idea... but If they don't have stock to price match with, will they still price match? Or, if they sell out of a given title at the high price, the won't ever GET to $10... risky, but maybe not a bad idea.[\QUOTE]

It's not that risky. You can always opt to return in 30 days if the price doesn't drop enough...

Unless you mean "as a group" it may be risky, because if we all run out today and buy up all the HDDVDs, then of course the price won't drop because there will be none left :D

[cloneman]

[QUOTE=lorax1284;6486105]
It's not that risky. You can always opt to return in 30 days if the price doesn't drop enough...

provided you haven't opened/watched the movies

[NG]

I'm seriously waiting for them to drop to $10 each. I know they will. By then, though, the selection may suck, but whatever.

Agreed. Same here although $10 is the starting point for me when I see titles I'd normally want to buy at a good price on standard DVD anyways and then $5 for whatever that would be worth a viewing.

If they ever hit Dollarama I'll watch whatever crap tjat shows up. :razz:

And from this point on, I'm just blocking anyone who disses HD-DVD in an HD-DVD thread. They're just not worth listening to, ever. I can't imagine they'd have anything positive to contribute to the forums, so why bother with their posts? like spam, mostly.

Agreed again; that's what I've been doing. And I did the same thing before for those who bashed Blu-Ray in BR threads when both formats were still in the running. Ditto for those going on about 1080p in a 720p HDTV thread.

Life's too short to listen to someone prattle on about crap.

[RedFlagRobot]

Honestly guys/girls, I don't think these movies are dropping to $10. I think they'll send them back before that happens.

[freakx2001]

best thing thats happened all weekend... Transformers is 23.99.

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Okay, so I picked up the HD DVD player for $49.99 and the transformers HD DVD for $34.99 on wednesday last week.

Before I left I asked if I could Price Protect the dvd even if it is opened.

Already been back once to get $10 for the price protect on the Player (TSCC PM)

Has anyone thought of this or am I just gonna get owned when I go back in.

My intentions are to go in when the dvd drops to $14.99 and get the $20 back.

[freakx2001]

Okay, so I picked up the HD DVD player for $49.99 and the transformers HD DVD for $34.99 on wednesday last week.

Before I left I asked if I could Price Protect the dvd even if it is opened.

Already been back once to get $10 for the price protect on the Player (TSCC PM)

Has anyone thought of this or am I just gonna get owned when I go back in.

My intentions are to go in when the dvd drops to $14.99 and get the $20 back.

I don't see why this wouldn't be a problem as long as you are within the 30 return window. This is what I plan to do anyways.

[Sticky23]

best thing thats happened all weekend... Transformers is 23.99.

Oh thanks, just bought one!

[mahjongmaniac]

No MJM, more like 10% off. These titles everyday price was $20-$23 and they were all on sale for $19.99 at Christmas.


shouldn't be comparing w/ BD/W prices.

there were a lot of HD-DVD / BD movie sales (like amazon)... at WM they were selling selected titles for 2/$30

what we're comparing here are the current sale (/clearance?) prices vs. reg. prices.

there aren't v. many HD-DVD titles where the reg. price is <$20

[Woah!]

Just for *****s & Giggles:
I bot a used copy of Heroes Season One on HD DVD for $50.:)
Then,a month later I bot a new copy of Lost Season 3 on Blu Ray for $25.:D
I just figured I'd mention this because now it all seems REALLY silly.:confused:

5 free(well $10,to top it off:mad: ) HD DVD's should help to dull the pain.

[PSiBeR]

best thing thats happened all weekend... Transformers is 23.99.

You bought it @ Futureshop?
best price so far I've seen is $21.99

[ViperZ]

For those who don't believe that HD-DVD discs can be $10, check out www.deepdiscount.com (this deal is already posted).

Several dozen of HD-DVDs for 9.99 each, another hundred or so for $11.99 each, and so on.

Shipping to Canada is 6.99 for the entire order.

[canadiankorean]

Honestly guys/girls, I don't think these movies are dropping to $10. I think they'll send them back before that happens.

Spoke to an FS manager at Eglinton and Laird.
He said, there isn't a 75% off sale that he knows of anytime soon.

He said there will probably be a 2 for 1 sale soon and just some usual discounting that they normally do.
So he said don't expect $5-10 HD DVDs.. until June or something..
He said that only if it sits on the shelf for a while will they discount it like that and if the movie was cheap to begin with... like $19.99 regular price..

I don't know if he was BSing or not.. but I agree with robot..
I don't think we'll see $5-$10 from FS/BB... for a while.

[Viper98]

I ordered Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 for $23.99...... but my order is showing as out of stock(it wasn't when I ordered it)... does this mean futureshop will be getting more stock on it to ship it out? because it wouldn't let me order any other movies that were listed as out of stock:mad:

[Viper98]

Spoke to an FS manager at Eglinton and Laird.
He said, there isn't a 75% off sale that he knows of anytime soon.

He said there will probably be a 2 for 1 sale soon and just some usual discounting that they normally do.
So he said don't expect $5-10 HD DVDs.. until June or something..
He said that only if it sits on the shelf for a while will they discount it like that and if the movie was cheap to begin with... like $19.99 regular price..

I don't know if he was BSing or not.. but I agree with robot..
I don't think we'll see $5-$10 from FS/BB... for a while.

I odn't expect to EVER see a sale that cheap

it depends on the movie studios

Paramount just dropped their MSRPs so futureshop did as well

Universal will be dropping their MSRPs on the 4th so we should see a bunch more < $20 movies........ but FS/BB aren't going to firesale them... if they don't sell at that price the studios will just issue a mass recall and have the discs destroyed

[fat1138]

say post this afternoon on this deal in diffrent thread {thread is gone now?}showed sold out online ,but i checked store stock and was able to get one by buying online and doing store pick up in richmond b.c

[Nesmaster]

I'd totally pick up Planet Earth at $29.99.:o

[ciao]

best thing thats happened all weekend... Transformers is 23.99.

http://www.sigelectronics.com/Electronics/HD-DVD/HD-DVD-Transformer

[freakx2001]

http://www.sigelectronics.com/Electronics/HD-DVD/HD-DVD-Transformer

thats pretty cool.. but the ease of a local FS is worth the extra $2 to me.

[ciao]

thats pretty cool.. but the ease of a local FS is worth the extra $2 to me.

You can always try PM. I bought my copy from Deep Discount just before the holidays when they had their annual 20% off sale. Picked it up with Eagles HD Live from Melbourne. After pricing in shipping (no taxes) it came to $26/disc or so.

[Highlander25]

I ordered Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 for $23.99...... but my order is showing as out of stock(it wasn't when I ordered it)... does this mean futureshop will be getting more stock on it to ship it out? because it wouldn't let me order any other movies that were listed as out of stock:mad:


Not sure how likely that will be, but you might get lucky. FS cancelled most of the in-store pickup orders, and they've removed the item from the website.

[delhite]

Any price drop on Planet Earth?

i believe its still 54.95 on amazon

[Viper98]

anyone else get one of these emails?


The in-stock position of the following item has unexpectedly changed and your order will be delayed. We are making every attempt to minimize the wait for this inventory. We will send you a ship notice email as soon as inventory becomes available.

Mission: Impossible (1996) (HD DVD)

Manchurian Candidate (2004) (HD DVD)

Untouchables (1987) (HD DVD)

Mission: Impossible II (2000) (HD DVD)

Payback (1999) (HD DVD)

Sahara (2005) (HD DVD)

Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One (1966-1967) (HD DVD)

[freakx2001]

You can always try PM. I bought my copy from Deep Discount just before the holidays when they had their annual 20% off sale. Picked it up with Eagles HD Live from Melbourne. After pricing in shipping (no taxes) it came to $26/disc or so.

PM'd Transformers at Bestbuy today, got it for $22.89... way better than the standard $39.99

[clboy]

Just spoke to some of the people I know over at FS/BB and they expect callbacks to be issued for the discs in the next couple of weeks, normally if they only have a few units to get rid of then you'll see a fire sale but if it's a larger number of units such as software (aka HD-DVDS) they're more likely to be pulled off the shelf and shipped back.

[carmaster]

The selection of HD dvd's really sucks. I would only want to own a few of them. On the other hand, bluray has a nice selection of titles.

[ES_Revenge]

Just spoke to some of the people I know over at FS/BB and they expect callbacks to be issued for the discs in the next couple of weeks, normally if they only have a few units to get rid of then you'll see a fire sale but if it's a larger number of units such as software (aka HD-DVDS) they're more likely to be pulled off the shelf and shipped back.

For what though, destruction? I mean what are the movie companies going to do with the discs once they get them back? They'd have to sell them off cheap to liquidators or other third parties, right? So you may see these very cheap on eBay or something in the future, no?

I'm assuming that FS/BB and other stores will only go so low on price, if you're correct about the callbacks, probably only as low as the negotiated "cost" was to the store at the time they got the shipments I'm assuming?

[rinse]

For what though, destruction? I mean what are the movie companies going to do with the discs once they get them back? They'd have to sell them off cheap to liquidators or other third parties, right? So you may see these very cheap on eBay or something in the future, no?

I'm assuming that FS/BB and other stores will only go so low on price, if you're correct about the callbacks, probably only as low as the negotiated "cost" was to the store at the time they got the shipments I'm assuming?

Yes, they will destroy the discs. Then manufacture them in Blu-Ray for you to purchase.

[RedFlagRobot]

For what though, destruction?

Yup. They hope that you'll buy them in the future on BR instead.

[Damed]

For what though, destruction? I mean what are the movie companies going to do with the discs once they get them back? They'd have to sell them off cheap to liquidators or other third parties, right? So you may see these very cheap on eBay or something in the future, no?

I'm assuming that FS/BB and other stores will only go so low on price, if you're correct about the callbacks, probably only as low as the negotiated "cost" was to the store at the time they got the shipments I'm assuming?


FS/BB will send back to the distributors to get their cost back.

On a $40 HD-DVD, chances are their cost is $20 or more. They don't want to lose THEIR money on a failed format, so they won't lower their prices below their cost. They will ship back to distributors for credit, and the distributors will likely liquidate inventory to select retailers at a real discount.

This process can take a few months, however.

[freakx2001]

Bourne Ultimatum has gone on Sale at Bestbuy.com, its down to $20.99. Hope we see a similar sale here in Canada on FS, BB, or Amazon. Fingers Crossed!

[swaghunter]

You bought it @ Futureshop?
best price so far I've seen is $21.99

$21.99 for Transformers HD DVD? Where?

[canadiankorean]

I guess those that bought HDDVDs to wait for a price drop then price protect are going to be returning their HDDVDs...

[freakx2001]

$21.99 for Transformers HD DVD? Where?

a couple of posts down from where you read that you would have found the answer..

http://www.sigelectronics.com/Electronics/HD-DVD/HD-DVD-Transformer

but in my opinion your better off just PM'ing at Bestbuy against FS. Sure it may cost you an extra $1, but this way you have a local pickup option.

[dmdsoftware2]

Just spoke to some of the people I know over at FS/BB and they expect callbacks to be issued for the discs in the next couple of weeks, normally if they only have a few units to get rid of then you'll see a fire sale but if it's a larger number of units such as software (aka HD-DVDS) they're more likely to be pulled off the shelf and shipped back.

This is true for FS and BB as well as stores like Walmart, but little guys (including the various website store sites) don't have flexible terms with their distributors so they'll be stuck with their stocks. Hence, the deepdiscount.com and ebay stores of the world have already knocked their prices to clear out - and they will only continue to drop until the stock is gone.

Also, you'll find some sweet deals on ebay soon from home users who will be trying to get rid of their collections (who knows why, since they aren't going to explode etc). Oddly enough, most ebay auctions are going for more than what can be had by other means.

[QuadESL63]

I went to the Ottawa East/Glouchester FS earlier to pick up a Sharp air purifier but didn't see any HD-DVD sales going on. I didn't bother to ask though since there is hardly anyone around that corner so what gives? :?:

[krazynuck]

transformers is $18.xx on Amazon.com for anyone who is looking to an order that way

matrix collection is also $42

[Absolute]

I went to the Ottawa East/Glouchester FS earlier to pick up a Sharp air purifier but didn't see any HD-DVD sales going on. I didn't bother to ask though since there is hardly anyone around that corner so what gives? :?:

The last offer I saw at that FS was 2 for $50; I haven't seen any HD sales at Ottawa FS's.

[clboy]

For what though, destruction? I mean what are the movie companies going to do with the discs once they get them back? They'd have to sell them off cheap to liquidators or other third parties, right? So you may see these very cheap on eBay or something in the future, no?

I'm assuming that FS/BB and other stores will only go so low on price, if you're correct about the callbacks, probably only as low as the negotiated "cost" was to the store at the time they got the shipments I'm assuming?


The cost in the POS system for first run movies are normally really close to the retail price, now whether that is an actual "cost" price is up for debate

[lorax1284]

Does anybody "in the know" about the workings of the media industry have an opinion on whether or not the stocks are sufficient for the studios to bother with recalls?

That is: the number of HD-DVD players is a minute fraction of DVD.

Lots of the movies in the HD-DVD catalogue are bargain $6.99 (older) DVD titles.

Very few titles are new releases i.e. the last 6-8 months, where the DVD version is still 'full price'.

So it does strike me that would the studios, who have already gone through the expense of manufacturing and distributing HD-DVD versions of $6.99 DVD movies going to bother to recall them so they can get the HD-DVD owners to pay $30 for them?

It strikes me that cutting their losses is just leaving the discs in the market, giving the stores a credit so the net cost to the retailer is low, and the retailer blows them out. I know the logistics aren't too terribly expensive, but it sounds like a multi-step, multi-month headache for them best resolved with blowout prices.

At least I hope it is.

[Viper98]

Bourne Ultimatum has gone on Sale at Bestbuy.com, its down to $20.99. Hope we see a similar sale here in Canada on FS, BB, or Amazon. Fingers Crossed!


universal is officially dropping the MSRP on their movies tomorrow

single discs will carry an MSRP of $19.99 combo $26.99

[RedFlagRobot]

Does anybody "in the know" about the workings of the media industry have an opinion on whether or not the stocks are sufficient for the studios to bother with recalls?...

It strikes me that cutting their losses is just leaving the discs in the market, giving the stores a credit so the net cost to the retailer is low, and the retailer blows them out. I know the logistics aren't too terribly expensive, but it sounds like a multi-step, multi-month headache for them best resolved with blowout prices.

At least I hope it is.

I don't know anything about distribution, but I do know manufacturing cost is almost insignificant.

[freakx2001]

universal is officially dropping the MSRP on their movies tomorrow

single discs will carry an MSRP of $19.99 combo $26.99

hmm... was hoping to see Bourne Ult drop to 20.xx to match something similar to Bestbuy.coms price. I want the movie, but I don't think I'll be paying $26.99 for it.

[freakx2001]

Prices haven't changed on BB/FS site, but they changed big time on Amazon.com...

http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Ultimatum-Combo-DVD-Standard/dp/B000VWYJ8Q/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1204633211&sr=8-3

Bourne Ultimatum @ $16.95

Hope we see this change here in Canada soon, I want this disc bad!

[swales]

^ Yep, you can now get all 3 of the Bourne disks for $29 on Amazon.com

[dts1]

how much would it be to ship to canada, would it still not be a good deal?

[sweetvar26]

Excellent price if anyone wants the Bourne Trilogy for a price of $30.

Other titles worth mentioning are the Matrix Collection for around $40.

Transformers is around $18 too.

I think i am going to pull the trigger for amazon.com. I doubt if FutureShop will come close to these prices especially for the trilogy !

[freakx2001]

how much would it be to ship to canada, would it still not be a good deal?

~$10 to ship to Canada from Amazon.com

[swales]

I think I'll pull the trigger on Amazon.com. I can get the Matrix and Bourne Trilogy for cheaper then FS or BB will ever have it, no tax and shipping is only $8 total for me (I'm part of the on-going HDDVD discount Amazon use to offer)

[fatboy999]

American Gangster is now 16.95 cheaper than DVD and its a combo disc. Cant beat that even if you just want the DVD...

http://www.amazon.com/American-Gangster-Combo-DVD-Standard/dp/B0011NVCO8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1204639151&sr=1-2

[Viper98]

I hope this is reflected soon at FS/BB

I don't have a credit card so I can't buy off amazon(rectified soon I'm going to the bank for one today but I wont get it till prolly next week still :( )

[TheGamer2400]

~$10 to ship to Canada from Amazon.com

Per disk?

[swales]

Per disk?

No it's not per disk. Shipping for the 3 disk Bourne set, 3 disk Matrix set and 1 other dvd is $13 for example

[TheGamer2400]

No it's not per disk. Shipping for the 3 disk Bourne set, 3 disk Matrix set and 1 other dvd is $13 for example

Really? Wow, that ain't bad. I'll take a look on their site and might get some discs then. Thanks.

[gsrce]

Wow, Amazon.com really dropped those prices.

Time to place an order.

$11.95 for the majority of the hd dvd's.

[freakx2001]

Per disk?

No it's not per disk. Shipping for the 3 disk Bourne set, 3 disk Matrix set and 1 other dvd is $13 for example

Sorry, should have specified. I had Bourne and Top Gun in my cart. shipping was $10.XX, free if I sent it to an American address.

[2k4accord]

Per disk?

I tried transformer and face off and got dinked by shipping too.
$10 and changes.

[jay_sison]

how about deepdiscount? don't they offer free shipping to canada? if you factor in the shipping charges from amazon.com, deepdiscount still ends up being cheaper.

[gsrce]

how about deepdiscount? don't they offer free shipping to canada? if you factor in the shipping charges from amazon.com, deepdiscount still ends up being cheaper.

Not for all of the titles. Amazon has a lot better deals than DD. DD is also $6.95 shipping and takes about a month at least for stuff to arrive, that's not including backorder stuff.

[belgiangenius]

Thanks. Grabbed American Gangster - good deal for a combo disc that's a brand new movie.

Don't see much of a deal in anything else yet. $12-$16 is still plenty for a dead standard with no SDDVD version on the other side.

[wlee]

here is amazon.com shipping rate to Canada: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=596192

total = Per Shipment + Per Item X number of items

For DVD: Per Item is always $2.99, Per Shipment depends on shipping method:

Standard $4.99
Expedited $6.99
Priority $19.99


so Standard = $4.99 + $2.99 X number of items

Standard and Expedited are duty free to my past experiences, not sure Priority :D

[swales]

^ ALL dvd's no matter what shipping you pick is duty free from Amazon.com as they all get shipped from Ontario

[DualSoul]

Just pulled the trigger on:

American Gangster
Batman Begins
The Bourne Trilogy
Transformers

Shipping came to around $17.

[ghost80]

^ ALL dvd's no matter what shipping you pick is duty free from Amazon.com as they all get shipped from Ontario

Is this true no matter what amount you order? The Amazon site is a bit confusing regarding import/duty charges. I don't want to get screwed on unexpected duty fees. Can anyone else confirm that there is no duty, no matter what amount you order?

[swales]

Is this true no matter what amount you order? The Amazon site is a bit confusing regarding import/duty charges. I don't want to get screwed on unexpected duty fees. Can anyone else confirm that there is no duty, no matter what amount you order?

I've done at least 30 orders from Amazon.com for dvd's with orders ranging from 1 dvd to 20+ dvd's and I've NEVER been charged duty or taxes and every order was shipped from Ontario

[bug]

Orders from amazon.com don't always ship from within Canada. It all depends on their warehouse stock at the time. They have warehouses in several different states as well as one in Ontario, so order may ship from either one.

Whether or not you'll get hit with border taxes is more or less luck of the draw.

[swales]

Orders from amazon.com don't always ship from within Canada. It all depends on their warehouse stock at the time. They have warehouses in several different states as well as one in Ontario, so order may ship from either one.

Whether or not you'll get hit with border taxes is more or less luck of the draw.

I've heard people say that before, but I've never actually heard of anyone having an order shipped from the US and paying taxes on it. Since I've done over 30 orders and every order has been shipped from Ontario, I would say the odds are pretty good it will be shipped from Canada

[fatboy999]

Just put in this order

# 1 of: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Unrated) [HD DVD]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
# 1 of: American Gangster (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
# 1 of: The Bourne Trilogy (The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / The Bourne Ultimatum) - Amazon.com Exclusive [HD DVD]
Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC
# 1 of: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
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# 1 of: Eastern Promises (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
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Got it all for 107 with shipping (19.95). Compare at over 200 at amazon.ca I would say this is a good deal.. Cant even get used Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum for less than 15 bucks each..

[googoo]

Ordered the Bourne trilogy and Harry Potter 1-5 gift set with expedited shipping for $114

Brent

[keithse]

Ordered Planet Earth and The Bourne Trilogy for less than $100, thanks!

[swaghunter]

when checking out with the items, does anyone else notice that ask your CC info BEFORE they show u the final bill (with breakdown of all totals and additional charges)??

I need to know how much is going to shipping costs. I think i'm being screwed on the charges (an extra $19.94 on top of a $153.41 purchase)

Does that sound correct?

EDIT: just read post from "wlee".....thanks, looks right....I hate extra costs for everything, but not having any would be TOO easy :(

[swales]

when checking out with the items, does anyone else notice that ask your CC info BEFORE they show u the final bill (with breakdown of all totals and additional charges)??

I need to know how much is going to shipping costs. I think i'm being screwed on the charges (an extra $19.94 on top of a $153.41 purchase)

Does that sound correct?

They do ask for CC info first but it doesn't matter as you have to click the order now button on the next page anyways before your order is accepted so after you see the shipping charges, you can back out or leave if you don't like them

Shipping charges are based on the amount of items ordered, so what did you order?

[dmdsoftware2]

Ordered the Bourne trilogy and Harry Potter 1-5 gift set with expedited shipping for $114

Brent

When you **** with expedited it comes from the USA (so customs etc).

Only the standard is shipped from Ontario.

[gsrce]

When you **** with expedited it comes from the USA (so customs etc).

Only the standard is shipped from Ontario.

Standard shipping is very quick anyways. It's usually 2-3 days for Ontario.

[swales]

When you **** with expedited it comes from the USA (so customs etc).

Only the standard is shipped from Ontario.

That's pretty funny if it's true considering the standard shipping is sent Xpresspost so standard would be faster and cheaper then expedited

[freakx2001]

I wish FS, BB, or Amazon.ca would hurry up and put Bourne Ult on sale.. do you know how many times I've refreshed those pages today? Ha... after getting Transformers for $22.89, I want another good deal on Bourne.

[GuitarMan]

Not for all of the titles. Amazon has a lot better deals than DD. DD is also $6.95 shipping and takes about a month at least for stuff to arrive, that's not including backorder stuff.

I'm amazed that alot of people focus on the extra buck for shipping at DD (I thought it was $5.99 and not $6.95? - "Canadian Exception: We ship orders to Canada via USPS for our standard charge of $5.95."), but are happy to pay an extra $3 bucks per DVD at Amazon.

I did a comparison between Amazon and DD on about 22 HD DVDs. There was only 1 instance of Amazon being cheaper once you factor in the $3 extra per DVD.

[RedFlagRobot]

I wish FS, BB, or Amazon.ca would hurry up and put Bourne Ult on sale.. do you know how many times I've refreshed those pages today? Ha... after getting Transformers for $22.89, I want another good deal on Bourne.

Ultimatum was at $16.95 today on Amazon, but then it went back up :(

[freakx2001]

Ultimatum was at $16.95 today on Amazon, but then it went back up :(

yeah, crossing my fingers that it will go on sale in Canada.

[Eluder]

Ordered 6 HDs from Amazon.com... roughly $14 per movie shipped, that's a pretty good deal. Doubt we'll see much better pricing locally anytime soon.

I bought the following:

Bourne Trilogy
Anchorman
Old School
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[game_fanatic]

Can the title of the thread be changed to "HD DVD's on the cheap"? Seems no one is discussing FS in these deals anyway haha

[game_fanatic]

I'm amazed that alot of people focus on the extra buck for shipping at DD (I thought it was $5.99 and not $6.95? - "Canadian Exception: We ship orders to Canada via USPS for our standard charge of $5.95."), but are happy to pay an extra $3 bucks per DVD at Amazon.

I did a comparison between Amazon and DD on about 22 HD DVDs. There was only 1 instance of Amazon being cheaper once you factor in the $3 extra per DVD.

Granted, the shipping is better with DD, but how much can you expect to pay for taxes and duties with DD? I've not ordered from neither so I am unfamiliar, but with the deals I'm seeing (Matrix Collection, $49.99 and Bourne Trilogy, $29.99) I'm tempted to jump on the HD DVD band wagon! Now to find a player...

[JJpach]

Well that was disappointing. Not what I was expecting when I heard HDDVD was dead.

Remember 10 years ago, LD was being cleared and you could actually buy 'em cheap? I owned an LD player but I wasn't in the market for the discs, so I skipped the clearance.

Now the retailers would just return the "failure" to the studios instead of passing the good deals to the public eh? It's like, oh buy our fantastic HDDVD player Toshiba A3 at the amazing $199.99 in late December and oops, the format is dead, prices are still high, not our fault.

Just a month ago flyers were still singing about how wonderful HDDVD 1080i will "enhance your home theatre experience". What home theatre experience? Something you slimy retailers would rather get rid of now because this failure no longer makes magic money?

I didn't buy A3 but I could imagine how betrayed a HDDVD supporter would feel at this very end of the format - no more hardware, no cheap software, wtf is going on.

Just ranting :cheesygri

[Viper98]

Ultimatum was at $16.95 today on Amazon, but then it went back up :(

ya
all the universal discs had their price raised agian

[carmaster]

Well that was disappointing. Not what I was expecting when I heard HDDVD was dead.

Remember 10 years ago, LD was being cleared and you could actually buy 'em cheap? I owned an LD player but I wasn't in the market for the discs, so I skipped the clearance.

Now the retailers would just return the "failure" to the studios instead of passing the good deals to the public eh? It's like, oh buy our fantastic HDDVD player Toshiba A3 at the amazing $199.99 in late December and oops, the format is dead, prices are still high, not our fault.

Just a month ago flyers were still singing about how wonderful HDDVD 1080i will "enhance your home theatre experience". What home theatre experience? Something you slimy retailers would rather get rid of now because this failure no longer makes magic money?

I didn't buy A3 but I could imagine how betrayed a HDDVD supporter would feel at this very end of the format - no more hardware, no cheap software, wtf is going on.

Just ranting :cheesygri

The least they could do is provide cheap Hd dvd's for the supporters atleast. They just left anyone with a HD dvd player in the dust.

[Kurtz7834]

The least they could do is provide cheap Hd dvd's for the supporters atleast. They just left anyone with a HD dvd player in the dust.

Everyone involved (Toshiba, the studios etc.) is cutting their losses and bailing out of HD DVD, which is now a dead format. The remaining stock will be sold off. 'Supporters' might get some good clearance deals but won't get any love from the above companies, the format war is over and they are moving on. Most of the people buying HD DVD players are 'vultures', myself included, that heard the format is dead and want to pickup some good deals. There is no future for the format.

So there will be some great HD DVD deals to come, but maybe not on the titles you want.

[mdc3000]

Not Future Shop but Roger's in my area just pulled some HD DVD's to put out for sale as PV'd...and they have the 2 for $20 PV promo on now, so I scored Eastern Promises and Stardust for $10 each - they look like they were never rented either! Decent!

[speedy726]

Bought Transformers HD-DVD for $22.99 at Best Buy. They PM'ed against FS (selling it for $23.99).

[mahjongmaniac]

Prices haven't changed on BB/FS site, but they changed big time on Amazon.com...

http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Ultimatum-Combo-DVD-Standard/dp/B000VWYJ8Q/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1204633211&sr=8-3

Bourne Ultimatum @ $16.95

Hope we see this change here in Canada soon, I want this disc bad!

damn... price went up to $20 ... :|

[Battscrew]

damn... price went up to $20 ... :|

You could always buy all three for 29.99 and sell the ones you don't want

http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Trilogy-Identity-Supremacy-Ultimatum/dp/B000YMBBH0/ref=pd_ts_c_th_1?pf_rd_p=344210401&pf_rd_s=right-4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193642011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0JKPGH84EJ9EGCFNFA1H

[sportmiester]

Not Future Shop but Roger's in my area just pulled some HD DVD's to put out for sale as PV'd...and they have the 2 for $20 PV promo on now, so I scored Eastern Promises and Stardust for $10 each - they look like they were never rented either! Decent!

Man - good for you! Gotta go check out my local RV

[dts1]

what area are you in because i called my rv in hamilton and burlington and they have not dropped there prices iam looking for the harry potter movies

[mahjongmaniac]

You could always buy all three for 29.99 and sell the ones you don't want

http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Trilogy-Identity-Supremacy-Ultimatum/dp/B000YMBBH0/ref=pd_ts_c_th_1?pf_rd_p=344210401&pf_rd_s=right-4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=193642011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0JKPGH84EJ9EGCFNFA1H

i just found out about the other .com HD-DVD sale thread, and was considering that, but i'd imagine it'd be difficult to get rid of the other 2 seeing that most ppl prbly aren't interested in paying for a dead format (unless it's uber cheap)

[lostradamus]

i just found out about the other .com HD-DVD sale thread, and was considering that, but i'd imagine it'd be difficult to get rid of the other 2 seeing that most ppl prbly aren't interested in paying for a dead format (unless it's uber cheap)

I only need The Bourne Identity (1st movie) to complete my trilogy if anyone wants to order then sell me the BI for cheap. ;)

[locodawg]

i just found out about the other .com HD-DVD sale thread, and was considering that, but i'd imagine it'd be difficult to get rid of the other 2 seeing that most ppl prbly aren't interested in paying for a dead format (unless it's uber cheap)

I am sure someone would pick it up for 10-15 bucks each ...

I dont see HD dvds dropping to $5 ... as most people would just start picking them up at the range of $10 - $15

[ghost80]

I only need The Bourne Identity (1st movie) to complete my trilogy if anyone wants to order then sell me the BI for cheap. ;)

Where are you located? If you're willing to place the order for the trilogy I'd be willing to buy the second and third movie from you. I only need those to complete my set ;) ... PM me if you're interested.

[TheGamer2400]

When you **** with expedited it comes from the USA (so customs etc).

Only the standard is shipped from Ontario.

Is this true? I just ordered last night with expedited shipping.

Wouldn't it be Priority Shipping that gets hit with custom fees?

[swaghunter]

Standard shipping is very quick anyways. It's usually 2-3 days for Ontario.

I chose Standard shipping when ordering from Amazon.com also.

But when choosing that shipping option, it said shipping speed is roughly 7-11 days.....also, my order tracking details says the estimated delivery time is March 20-21 (I ordered yesterday, and I live in Toronto). Do they overestimate the delivery time just to avoid customer complaints, but ship quickly anyways?

Can you confirm that this is the shipping speed you were quoted with also when ordering from them, and that you actually received the package in 3 business days?

[romm2002a]

I'm hoping that HD-DVD prices drop to clearance prices shortly too but with the format being supported (discs being released) till May, it does not make sense for FutureShop, BestBuy, etc, to be clearing out their stock now when more HD-DVD movies are on their way.

[swales]

I chose Standard shipping when ordering from Amazon.com also.

But when choosing that shipping option, it said shipping speed is roughly 7-11 days.....also, my order tracking details says the estimated delivery time is March 20-21 (I ordered yesterday, and I live in Toronto). Do they overestimate the delivery time just to avoid customer complaints, but ship quickly anyways?

Can you confirm that this is the shipping speed you were quoted with also when ordering from them, and that you actually received the package in 3 business days?

They ALWAYS over estimate the shipping times, and I receive the majority of my items in 2-3 days (standard shipping) and always get them before they even update their website saying it was shipped

[swales]

I'm hoping that HD-DVD prices drop to clearance prices shortly too but with the format being supported (discs being released) till May, it does not make sense for FutureShop, BestBuy, etc, to be clearing out their stock now when more HD-DVD movies are on their way.

I wouldn't count on new movies being released up until May (would be good if true though) as I can see more studios just cancelling their releases like what was done with the Bee Movie

[swaghunter]

Not Future Shop but Roger's in my area just pulled some HD DVD's to put out for sale as PV'd...and they have the 2 for $20 PV promo on now, so I scored Eastern Promises and Stardust for $10 each - they look like they were never rented either! Decent!

nice grab!

I'd have to say ur lucky, since I was thinking the same thing and called a few Roger's Videos (knowing about 2 for $20 PV'd movies), and no locations were including HD DVDs or Blu Rays in the deal. Only regular dvds :(

[swaghunter]

They ALWAYS over estimate the shipping times, and I receive the majority of my items in 2-3 days (standard shipping) and always get them before they even update their website saying it was shipped


Thats awesome news! I'll prepare for sum HD movie nites this weekend :cheesygri

I heard about a friend of my cousin's who also got their HD DVDs delivered from amazon.com within about 3 days, but I needed that extra little re-assurance that this is true across the board :)

Thanks swales

[ghost80]

I wouldn't count on new movies being released up until May (would be good if true though) as I can see more studios just cancelling their releases like what was done with the Bee Movie

Basically, after March 18 it looks like there will be no further HD DVD releases at all. This is the date Universal has scheduled for the HD DVD release of Atonement, and as it looks now this is still on its way. Paramount, on the other hand, have already canceled all remaining HD DVD releases that they had previously scheduled. The last ones to hit the shelves (at a handful of stores) were this week with Into the Wild and Things We Lost in the Fire. I can't recall if Warner would continue to "support" HD DVD through May, as they initially announced, but I wouldn't bet on it anymore. That's all she wrote.

[Shoryuken]

Basically, after March 18 it looks like there will be no further HD DVD releases at all. This is the date Universal has scheduled for the HD DVD release of Atonement, and as it looks now this is still on its way. Paramount, on the other hand, have already canceled all remaining HD DVD releases that they had previously scheduled. The last ones to hit the shelves (at a handful of stores) were this week with Into the Wild and Things We Lost in the Fire. I can't recall if Warner would continue to "support" HD DVD through May, as they initially announced, but I wouldn't bet on it anymore. That's all she wrote.

warner will still be releasing through may, but yes, you are right... for Universal and Paramount, the end if basically here.

funny how the company that started the fall of HD DVD will be its last supporter.

[Talamasca]

I think Twister from Warner will be the final HD DVD release. I find it rather ironically funny that the last two Universal and Paramount titles are Atonement and Things We Lost in the Fire. :D

[ddakrt]

Thats awesome news! I'll prepare for sum HD movie nites this weekend :cheesygri

I heard about a friend of my cousin's who also got their HD DVDs delivered from amazon.com within about 3 days, but I needed that extra little re-assurance that this is true across the board :)

Thanks swales

I bought Planet Earth on the 29th on .com and got it yesterday. It was shipped from Mississauga I think.

[desfunk]

Not sure if it was already mentioned in here yet. But a good chunk of HD dvds are now being called back at FS. A couple days ago, we sent back a good 50 or so titles, and they aren't sending us restock on anything either.

So grab the cheap movies while you can. And don't hold off too long for other stuff to drop. There's better odds they'll get sent back before they drop in price.

[mahjongmaniac]

Not sure if it was already mentioned in here yet. But a good chunk of HD dvds are now being called back at FS. A couple days ago, we sent back a good 50 or so titles, and they aren't sending us restock on anything either.

So grab the cheap movies while you can. And don't hold off too long for other stuff to drop. There's better odds they'll get sent back before they drop in price.

but has there really been a price drop at FS/BB?

BB.ca has a bunch of HD-DVD movies priced at $20 (nothing less), but that's their reg. price.

pretty much the same at FS.ca, but they do have some movies priced at ~$15

[TheGamer2400]

Not sure if it was already mentioned in here yet. But a good chunk of HD dvds are now being called back at FS. A couple days ago, we sent back a good 50 or so titles, and they aren't sending us restock on anything either.

So grab the cheap movies while you can. And don't hold off too long for other stuff to drop. There's better odds they'll get sent back before they drop in price.

Thanks a lot Future Shop and Best Buy for giving the consumers crappy deals on HD DVD!!!

[bug]

The latest FS flyer has The Bee Movie shown to be released soon on HD-DVD but that release has been canceled. I guess they didn't get the memo.

[freakx2001]

The latest FS flyer has The Bee Movie shown to be released soon on HD-DVD but that release has been canceled. I guess they didn't get the memo.

^^ha.

I just wish they would check their inbox for the memo on Universal titles going down in price, then update their site with lower prices on Bourne Ultimatum.