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It's true! Upgrade & Save returns to Best Buy in just 3 weeks!
More to come!
List of $4.99 titles (after coupon) thanks mvp!
Here's is the ad for the week of 7/16
New Releases available Tuesday 7/16
42 (Blu+DVD+UV) $17.99 w/U&S coupon ($22.99 regular price)
Evil Dead 2013 Best Buy Exclusive Bonus disc (Blu+UV) $17.99 w/U&S coupon ($22.99 regular price) (Thanks to Britnasty & Prelude2Elude for the heads up on the exclusive content)
Bullet to the Head (Blu+DVD+UV) $17.99 w/U&S coupon ($22.99 regular price)
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Director's Cut Best Buy Exclusive (Blu+UV) $9.99 w/U&S coupon ($14.99 regular price)
Hell On Wheels: The Complete Second Season $19.99 w/U&S coupon ($24.99 regular price)
Should be the same gig as last time, but will update the OP if there are any changes. Let the madness begin!
Confirmed for 7/14/13 thru 8/10/13!
$5 off Blu-Rays $9.99 and up.
DVD Upgrade Details:
More to come!
List of $4.99 titles (after coupon) thanks mvp!
30 Minutes or Less
A River Runs Through It
Almost Famous
American Pie
American Pie 2
Anchorman
Another Year
Aquamarine
Assassin's Creed: Lineage
Atlas Shrugged 2
Bad Boys
Bad Teacher
Because of Winn-Dixie
Bigfoot
Bitch Slap
Black Hawk Down
Blade Runner
Casino
Chasing Mavericks
Chronicle
Clue
Code of Silence
Collateral Damage
COnfucius
Cop Land
Crank
Crazy on the outside
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Crooked Arrows
Cyborg
Damage
Das Boot
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 4
Dodgeball/There's Something About Mary
Double Impact
Drive
Drive Angry
Eraser
Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fifth Element
First Blood
Five Year Engagement
Flicka
Fool's Gold
Force 10 from navarone
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Friday the 13th (2009)
Friends with benefits
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy
Gamera: Trilogy
GI Joe The Rise of Cobra
Gladiator
Glory
Gone with the wind
Grease
Green Mile
Groundhog Day
Grown Ups
Heavy Metal
Hide and Seek
Hope Springs
Hunter
Hurt Locker
I hope they serve beer in hell
In Time
Inglorious Basterds
Jack & Jill
Jackie Brown
Jerry Maguire
Jumanji
Kick-ass
Killshot
Lars and the real girl
Late Quartet
Lawrence of Arabia
Layer Cake
Legally Blonde 2
Life As We Know It
Little Shop Of Horrors
Lone Wolf McQuade
Love Actually
Mac & Devin Go To High School
Mamma Mia!
Men In Black
Men In Black 2
Michael Clayton
Middle Men
Midnigth In Paris
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
National Lampoons Vacation
Network
Night at the museum collection
Nim's Island
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
Oceans 12/ Oceans 13
Of Gods and Men
Paul
Peace Maker
Pirates Band Of Misfits
Predators
Premium Rush
Priest
Queen of the Damned
Raid: Redemption
Raising Arizona
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
RED
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Role Models
Rudy
Rum Diary
Rust and Bone
S. Darko
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
Shine A Light
Shutter Island
Smashed
Snakes on a plane
Spy Kids: All the time in the world
Star Trek
Steo Brothers
Stitches
Strange Wilderness
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Student bodies
Tango and Cash
Taxi Driver
Tekken
That's My Boy
The 6th Day
THe Big Lebowski
The Big Year
The Blind Side
The Change Up
The Company Men
The Fighter
The Green Hornet
The Hangover
The Illusionist
THe Josephine Baker Story
The King's Speech
The Man From Snowy River
The Mechanic
The Natural
The Pagemaster
The Reef
The Sitter
The Skeleton Key
The Ultimate Gift
The Wedding Singer
Three Days of the Condor
Tomorrow You're Gone
Top Gun
Troy
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Universal Soldier
Unstoppable
Up In The Air
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
War/The condemned
Water For Elephants
We Bought A Zoo
What's Your Number
Winter in Wartime
A River Runs Through It
Almost Famous
American Pie
American Pie 2
Anchorman
Another Year
Aquamarine
Assassin's Creed: Lineage
Atlas Shrugged 2
Bad Boys
Bad Teacher
Because of Winn-Dixie
Bigfoot
Bitch Slap
Black Hawk Down
Blade Runner
Casino
Chasing Mavericks
Chronicle
Clue
Code of Silence
Collateral Damage
COnfucius
Cop Land
Crank
Crazy on the outside
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Crooked Arrows
Cyborg
Damage
Das Boot
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 4
Dodgeball/There's Something About Mary
Double Impact
Drive
Drive Angry
Eraser
Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fifth Element
First Blood
Five Year Engagement
Flicka
Fool's Gold
Force 10 from navarone
Forrest Gump
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Friday the 13th (2009)
Friends with benefits
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy
Gamera: Trilogy
GI Joe The Rise of Cobra
Gladiator
Glory
Gone with the wind
Grease
Green Mile
Groundhog Day
Grown Ups
Heavy Metal
Hide and Seek
Hope Springs
Hunter
Hurt Locker
I hope they serve beer in hell
In Time
Inglorious Basterds
Jack & Jill
Jackie Brown
Jerry Maguire
Jumanji
Kick-ass
Killshot
Lars and the real girl
Late Quartet
Lawrence of Arabia
Layer Cake
Legally Blonde 2
Life As We Know It
Little Shop Of Horrors
Lone Wolf McQuade
Love Actually
Mac & Devin Go To High School
Mamma Mia!
Men In Black
Men In Black 2
Michael Clayton
Middle Men
Midnigth In Paris
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
National Lampoons Vacation
Network
Night at the museum collection
Nim's Island
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
Oceans 12/ Oceans 13
Of Gods and Men
Paul
Peace Maker
Pirates Band Of Misfits
Predators
Premium Rush
Priest
Queen of the Damned
Raid: Redemption
Raising Arizona
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
RED
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Role Models
Rudy
Rum Diary
Rust and Bone
S. Darko
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
Shine A Light
Shutter Island
Smashed
Snakes on a plane
Spy Kids: All the time in the world
Star Trek
Steo Brothers
Stitches
Strange Wilderness
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Student bodies
Tango and Cash
Taxi Driver
Tekken
That's My Boy
The 6th Day
THe Big Lebowski
The Big Year
The Blind Side
The Change Up
The Company Men
The Fighter
The Green Hornet
The Hangover
The Illusionist
THe Josephine Baker Story
The King's Speech
The Man From Snowy River
The Mechanic
The Natural
The Pagemaster
The Reef
The Sitter
The Skeleton Key
The Ultimate Gift
The Wedding Singer
Three Days of the Condor
Tomorrow You're Gone
Top Gun
Troy
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Universal Soldier
Unstoppable
Up In The Air
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
War/The condemned
Water For Elephants
We Bought A Zoo
What's Your Number
Winter in Wartime
Here's is the ad for the week of 7/16
New Releases available Tuesday 7/16
42 (Blu+DVD+UV) $17.99 w/U&S coupon ($22.99 regular price)
Evil Dead 2013 Best Buy Exclusive Bonus disc (Blu+UV) $17.99 w/U&S coupon ($22.99 regular price) (Thanks to Britnasty & Prelude2Elude for the heads up on the exclusive content)
Bullet to the Head (Blu+DVD+UV) $17.99 w/U&S coupon ($22.99 regular price)
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Director's Cut Best Buy Exclusive (Blu+UV) $9.99 w/U&S coupon ($14.99 regular price)
Hell On Wheels: The Complete Second Season $19.99 w/U&S coupon ($24.99 regular price)
Should be the same gig as last time, but will update the OP if there are any changes. Let the madness begin!
Confirmed for 7/14/13 thru 8/10/13!
$5 off Blu-Rays $9.99 and up.
DVD Upgrade Details:
Bring in your original DVD (no burned copies accepted) with the original case to Customer Service and receive a $5-off coupon valid on any Blu-ray movie priced $9.99 or more. See a Customer Specialist for more details about the Upgrade & Save promotion. Limit 5 coupons per trip for DVD upgrades. A recycling receipt must accompany the coupon at time of redemption. Once you have received your coupon, if you do not find a Blu-ray movie, you are unable to get your turned-in DVD back. Not valid with any other discount or package. Limit one coupon per Blu-ray purchase. Markdown taken from original price or promotional price. Your original DVD must have been commercially packed and with the original case. Adult content DVDs not accepted. Not valid with any other offer. Valid on in-stock Blu-ray movies only. No cash value. Offer valid through 8/10/13.
$5 U&S Coupon through Mobile Phone Upgrade Eligibility
Get a $5 coupon good toward any Blu-ray movie $9.99 & up when you have a Mobile Phone Specialist check for upgrade eligibility on your mobile phone. Learn more at BestBuy.com/UpgradeAndSave.
Fine Print: See a Mobile Phone Specialist for upgrade check. You do not need to be eligible for a phone upgrade in order to receive $5 coupon. Markdowns taken from original or promotional price. Limit one upgrade check/coupon per person. Not valid with any other discount or package or on No-Contract phones. Valid only on in-stock Blu-ray movies available in store. Offer not available on BestBuy.com*. Best Buy employees ineligible for upgrade check coupon. No cash value.
BEST BUY UPGRADE AND SAVE PROGRAM (Begins January 13, 2013 through the end of business February 2, 2013)
1) Trade in ANY DVD for a $5 credit toward purchase of any in-stock blu-ray $9.99 and up.
* Limit 5 per visit. Per visit is most often interpreted as 5 per day per customer, but many people have just walked out and come back in immediately or later the same say with 5 more discs. Plenty of people have done far more than 5 at a single visit as long as the store allows the exception.
* No stacking of coupons. A Single $5 discount coupon is allowed per blu-ray or blu-ray boxset. A boxset of 3 movies will not allow 3 coupons, for example.
2) Trade-in DVDs do not have to be same title as blu-ray to be purchased.
3) DVDs must be a commercially produced discs (no burned copies).
4) No adult DVDs that are specifically XXX content; whether they are rated XXX or not.
5) Discs are supposed to have the original case and artwork. Discs are meant to be at least presentable - should look playable. Many stores require the UPC to be intact. Some stores check things pretty closely (right disc, right case, right UPC, disc condition) and others just toss the case into the recycle bin without any screening (some people swear they traded in an empty case). [In reality discs in anything that look like regular case are often accepted by some stores including those is Blockbuster/3rd party cases with rental stickers and and nowhere near original artwork and UPC]
* Are HDDVD or HD-DVD combo packs eligible? This has been a YMMV issue and some places people have been given credit for both type discs, others only if it was a combo, and some stores refused to consider it at all for the trade-in. If you run into this issue either try a different store or call 1-800 BESTBUY and see if they can clarify the issue for you or your Store Manager.
6) Blu-ray - all current and new release Bluray priced $9.99 or above should be included. Music Blurays were included in the April 2012, but weren't in previous U&S sales.
7) Each store in the past had their own logistics of how to work the program. Most stores would make you stop at the entry and have your used discs stamped/marked/taped.
* Many stores had you bring the used DVD to the Service desk, check them out to make sure they met criteria and gave the customer a preprinted coupon(s) with a receipt attached to the coupon/barcode. Some stores gave the customer a Copied sheet of paper with the UPC bar code and attached receipt to 'activate' the sheet of paper. The coupon could them be exchanged at the regular register for the blu-ray you were purchasing and the barcode automatically deducted the $5 at sale. This allowed you to take your coupons out of the store and purchase later. The expiration date on the official coupon is usually the last day of the sale. If you are given a coupon with a receipt attached, do not detach them or your coupon may well be disallowed.
* Some stores required you to bring/leave your DVD at the Customer Service desk, then bring your blu-rays to the Service desk to complete the purchase. No coupons were given out so you had to exchange and purchase the discs the same day.
* Some stores would allow you to trade your DVD for a coupon at the Service Desk, but each coupon was marked/dated and you were told it was only valid for the date on the coupon and in that specific store. [Only had this happen once and I have no idea what would have happened if I took the coupon to a different store or brought it back to the same store later.]
8) Discounts are most often taken from the actual Selling Price of the blu-ray on the day of purchase despite the fine print on the coupon saying "Discount taken from Regular Price." This has and will likely continue to be a contentious point until corporate absolutely clarifies the issue or changes the language. BBY ads often show discs with Sale Prices and then subtract the $5 U&S coupon so logically that should apply to all other discs.
9) Price matching and using $5 coupon is a big YMMV since this can be most certainly considered combining offers or double dipping much in the same way that PM and getting a gift card for purchase is often considered doubling up. This is one argument I actually find hard to argue with though it's worth trying. Since the U&S is considered a Store coupon it should be applied to the price before trying to PM unlike a Manufacturers coupon (this difference is spelled out very specifically in Target and other stores coupon use policy).
10) There should be absolutely no arguments about using Reward Zone certificates during purchase.
11) Additional Manufacturers Coupons SHOULD BE allowed and should be considered the same as cash or a gift card on top of the $5 Promo. This doesn't mean it won't be argued and it certainly doesn't mean it will be accepted, but according the Best Buy own Corporate Reps, the use of MQ should never be questioned whether it's a sales price or price-match or promo.
Multiple times the Best Buy Corporate Employees have had to repeat the phrase
"The store should honor the coupon, even with the price match. Any valid manufacturer’s coupon displaying the manufacturer’s address, a barcode, and labeled as a Manufacturer’s coupon at the top should be accepted on the product listed, regardless of the price."
12) Buying a disc this week and in hopes of applying the coupon next week will work, but it should work as a return/rebuy so if the price is higher next week it may not always save you money. As usual there is some YMMV whether some stores will allow you to repurchase the same disc unless the store has current stock. The same can be said of ordering discs online for pick up at the store -- some stores have allowed a return/rebuy to add the coupon and some stores have refused to do this.
13) U&S coupons obtained for this promotion period can only be used during this promotion period.
$5 U&S Coupon through Mobile Phone Upgrade Eligibility
Get a $5 coupon good toward any Blu-ray movie $9.99 & up when you have a Mobile Phone Specialist check for upgrade eligibility on your mobile phone. Learn more at BestBuy.com/UpgradeAndSave.
Fine Print: See a Mobile Phone Specialist for upgrade check. You do not need to be eligible for a phone upgrade in order to receive $5 coupon. Markdowns taken from original or promotional price. Limit one upgrade check/coupon per person. Not valid with any other discount or package or on No-Contract phones. Valid only on in-stock Blu-ray movies available in store. Offer not available on BestBuy.com*. Best Buy employees ineligible for upgrade check coupon. No cash value.
BEST BUY UPGRADE AND SAVE PROGRAM (Begins January 13, 2013 through the end of business February 2, 2013)
1) Trade in ANY DVD for a $5 credit toward purchase of any in-stock blu-ray $9.99 and up.
* Limit 5 per visit. Per visit is most often interpreted as 5 per day per customer, but many people have just walked out and come back in immediately or later the same say with 5 more discs. Plenty of people have done far more than 5 at a single visit as long as the store allows the exception.
* No stacking of coupons. A Single $5 discount coupon is allowed per blu-ray or blu-ray boxset. A boxset of 3 movies will not allow 3 coupons, for example.
2) Trade-in DVDs do not have to be same title as blu-ray to be purchased.
3) DVDs must be a commercially produced discs (no burned copies).
4) No adult DVDs that are specifically XXX content; whether they are rated XXX or not.
5) Discs are supposed to have the original case and artwork. Discs are meant to be at least presentable - should look playable. Many stores require the UPC to be intact. Some stores check things pretty closely (right disc, right case, right UPC, disc condition) and others just toss the case into the recycle bin without any screening (some people swear they traded in an empty case). [In reality discs in anything that look like regular case are often accepted by some stores including those is Blockbuster/3rd party cases with rental stickers and and nowhere near original artwork and UPC]
* Are HDDVD or HD-DVD combo packs eligible? This has been a YMMV issue and some places people have been given credit for both type discs, others only if it was a combo, and some stores refused to consider it at all for the trade-in. If you run into this issue either try a different store or call 1-800 BESTBUY and see if they can clarify the issue for you or your Store Manager.
6) Blu-ray - all current and new release Bluray priced $9.99 or above should be included. Music Blurays were included in the April 2012, but weren't in previous U&S sales.
7) Each store in the past had their own logistics of how to work the program. Most stores would make you stop at the entry and have your used discs stamped/marked/taped.
* Many stores had you bring the used DVD to the Service desk, check them out to make sure they met criteria and gave the customer a preprinted coupon(s) with a receipt attached to the coupon/barcode. Some stores gave the customer a Copied sheet of paper with the UPC bar code and attached receipt to 'activate' the sheet of paper. The coupon could them be exchanged at the regular register for the blu-ray you were purchasing and the barcode automatically deducted the $5 at sale. This allowed you to take your coupons out of the store and purchase later. The expiration date on the official coupon is usually the last day of the sale. If you are given a coupon with a receipt attached, do not detach them or your coupon may well be disallowed.
* Some stores required you to bring/leave your DVD at the Customer Service desk, then bring your blu-rays to the Service desk to complete the purchase. No coupons were given out so you had to exchange and purchase the discs the same day.
* Some stores would allow you to trade your DVD for a coupon at the Service Desk, but each coupon was marked/dated and you were told it was only valid for the date on the coupon and in that specific store. [Only had this happen once and I have no idea what would have happened if I took the coupon to a different store or brought it back to the same store later.]
8) Discounts are most often taken from the actual Selling Price of the blu-ray on the day of purchase despite the fine print on the coupon saying "Discount taken from Regular Price." This has and will likely continue to be a contentious point until corporate absolutely clarifies the issue or changes the language. BBY ads often show discs with Sale Prices and then subtract the $5 U&S coupon so logically that should apply to all other discs.
9) Price matching and using $5 coupon is a big YMMV since this can be most certainly considered combining offers or double dipping much in the same way that PM and getting a gift card for purchase is often considered doubling up. This is one argument I actually find hard to argue with though it's worth trying. Since the U&S is considered a Store coupon it should be applied to the price before trying to PM unlike a Manufacturers coupon (this difference is spelled out very specifically in Target and other stores coupon use policy).
10) There should be absolutely no arguments about using Reward Zone certificates during purchase.
11) Additional Manufacturers Coupons SHOULD BE allowed and should be considered the same as cash or a gift card on top of the $5 Promo. This doesn't mean it won't be argued and it certainly doesn't mean it will be accepted, but according the Best Buy own Corporate Reps, the use of MQ should never be questioned whether it's a sales price or price-match or promo.
Multiple times the Best Buy Corporate Employees have had to repeat the phrase
"The store should honor the coupon, even with the price match. Any valid manufacturer’s coupon displaying the manufacturer’s address, a barcode, and labeled as a Manufacturer’s coupon at the top should be accepted on the product listed, regardless of the price."
12) Buying a disc this week and in hopes of applying the coupon next week will work, but it should work as a return/rebuy so if the price is higher next week it may not always save you money. As usual there is some YMMV whether some stores will allow you to repurchase the same disc unless the store has current stock. The same can be said of ordering discs online for pick up at the store -- some stores have allowed a return/rebuy to add the coupon and some stores have refused to do this.
13) U&S coupons obtained for this promotion period can only be used during this promotion period.
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