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Sparky015
Joined: 12 May 2009
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Location: Cleveland / Akron, OH
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: Deals at Blockbuster? |
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Not sure if this is happening in your neighborhood as it is mine, but I am scoring deals on both DVDs and Blue Rays left and right as Blockbuster stores start to go out of business. I've scored a number of new releases for $10 or less, and some old school stuff for much less. Blue Rays are hit and miss, but I've been able to dicker a bit on a few, especially as the store close date nears.
Just curious if anyone else is seeing this?
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Zebu Fellenz
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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Huh?
At my local Blockbuster prices on previewed and new movies seems to have been pretty steady, and the rental price has gone up.
Are just some of the stores closing?
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ecrabb
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Location: Utah
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Yes, Blockbuster is closing a bunch of its stores. Redbox and Netflix are putting the hurt on them, so they're cutting the least profitable store locations.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125303731573912777.html
None of the Blockbuster stores in my location are closing. I'm glad, because I really like the service. I do the Blockbuster online thing, which is cool because you can take the mailed discs back into the store and swap them for one in-store title for cheap or free. Plus, unlike Netflix, there's no "Blu-ray tax", which is why I dumped Netflix.
Ever since they got rid of their late fees, I've been renting more in-store movies, too. I'm pretty happy with Blockbuster at this point.
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Mr. Green
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
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Location: Calgary
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I love the 2 for $30, 2 for $20, 2 for $16, etc... deals they have. Gotten 95% of my movie collection from Rogers and Blockbuster "previously enjoyed" that way. Haven't heard of any closures up here.
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Sparky015
Joined: 12 May 2009
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Location: Cleveland / Akron, OH
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Good to know. I also take advantage of the 2 for deals on their previously viewed titles. I've gotten a number of my movies that way while they are full price at Best Buy and others. It seems the the stores I hit were in bad locations, so it makes perfect sense they are leaning down to just the profitable stores.
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