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How does it work?
Trade in ANY DVD (except for porn, you weirdos) and get a $5 off coupon towards any Blu-Ray priced $9.99 or above.
Yes, ANY DVD - this includes things you bought at the Dollar Store, individual discs from compilations or TV shows, and ex-rentals from Blockbuster (RIP).
Cases and artwork aren't required, but it definitely increases the acceptance rate if you're bringing in disc four of Sanford & Son's third season.

Wait, that's it? There has to be more to it, right?
Well, not really. It's pretty simple.
Step 1. Trade in DVD's for $5 off coupons.
Step 2. ???
Step 3. Profit!

The usual FAQ/tips/etc.
Coupons are 1:1 - for each DVD traded, one coupon is given.
Coupons don't have to be used at time of trade in.
Coupons do not stack with each other. No combining U&S coupons for $40 off of the Star Wars box set.
Coupons MAY stack with price matches, manufacturer coupons, and current Best Buy promos. YMMV, ya know?
Discounts are taken from the selling price of the Blu-Ray $9.99 or higher. $9.99 becomes $4.99, $12.99 becomes $7.99, and so on. $4.99 Blu-Rays are still $4.99 though.
Coupons are B&M only - must be redeemed in-store.

Since this is a wiki post now, feel free to add in suggested titles (I prefer those $9.99 gems or sale items that become $4.99 after coupon, but to each their own) down below.

For a pretty comprehensive list, go here -> WV Matsui to the rescue! You should all give him a dollar.
 
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[quote name='Saix_XIII']I am hoping to finish my "Avengers" set. I hope to get Captain America, Thor, and the two Hulk movies for $5 each...Also would love to get Wreck it Ralph for $10.[/QUOTE]

Have you considered joining the Disney Movie Club? Some pretty good deals there and they have the titles you mentioned except Hulk.
 
Still working through the 40 one cent DVDs I got from Dollar Tree a while back :) I should have cleaned them out that day. I left more than I bought...
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']I am hoping to finish my "Avengers" set. I hope to get Captain America, Thor, and the two Hulk movies for $5 each...Also would love to get Wreck it Ralph for $10.[/QUOTE]

Wreck-It Ralph is gonna be in Avengers 2?!?!?!?! :lol:
 
[quote name='elessar123']I know, right. It's scary when they can put Yoda in the Lion King 4: Sabertooth's Revenge.[/QUOTE]

Imagine the possibilities with a future Kingdom Hearts game :drool:
 
[quote name='elessar123']I know, right. It's scary when they can put Yoda in the Lion King 4: Sabertooth's Revenge.[/QUOTE]

"Returned, the King has."

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[quote name='ssjmichael']Imagine the possibilities with a future Kingdom Hearts game :drool:[/QUOTE]

We need Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck before Thor and Iron Man.
 
Got 5 set aside to take in. One that I upgraded last trip last time, and 4 more I want to upgrade eventually.

That will be likely all I do this go around as I'm pretty much done upgrading things/ditching DVDs I don't want anymore as I said earlier.

Only thing I can think of is maybe the 4 Diehard movies. But those don't seem worth upgrading since I haven't watched them in ages and the transfers on the first couple aren't well reviewed--and the 4th lacks the unrated cut. Maybe if they put out a remastered boxed set or something when the latest one hits Blu I guess.
 
Any info on what $10 Blus will be available?

Any chance they will put Dark Knight Rises steelbook on sale? I picked up the first two Batman steelbooks at a previous U&S for $5 apiece, but I've been unwilling to spend $20+ to finish out the set.
 
DKR may be on sale, but I doubt it will be $10. The other steels just had the Blu-ray, old ones at that. DKR is still new and the steelbook is a combo pack.
 
So ready for this.

Already preparing some stuff online to buy they don't carry in-store so I can use my coupons on those when the deal starts. ^__^
 
[quote name='tenchi7']I was going through my DVDs to find ones to convert through Flixster's disc to digital (you get 5 free per account, and you can have more than one account, and then merge them via ultraviolet), and I noticed many of them were scratched or even worse some of the ones from the late 90s the inner hole is starting to crack(My poor Totoro) so I will have more than I thought to trade in.[/QUOTE]

How do you do the disc to digital thing. I'm intrigued.
 
[quote name='Squarehard']So ready for this.

Already preparing some stuff online to buy they don't carry in-store so I can use my coupons on those when the deal starts. ^__^[/QUOTE]

o_O I thought the coupons couldn't be used online?
 
Credit to dantheman89 from Blu-ray.com

Disclaimer: Everyone's local Best Buy may vary in endcaps, stations, and shelves, but the titles listed are what I found in my local BBY store as of 4/8/13. All titles and prices listed are coming directly from the labels placed on each shelf with an expiration date. Therefore, not all blu-rays with stickers will be listed on this post. For example, titles such as Casino, Animal House, The Breakfast Club, etc. that were $9.99 last U&S won't be presented here unless otherwise "labeled" with an end date. Also, newer releases such as Zero Dark Thirty, Life of Pi, Les Miserables, etc. are not on these lists because of the previously mentioned reason. FWIW, none of the SaveStation titles are listed b/c they were listed all at $9.99 up until 5/4/13, I believe. If I got any prices or dates wrong, or if anyone else would be generous enough to contribute with new info in the following weeks, everyone on this thread would be appreciative. Thanks, and enjoy![/COLOR][/B]


$9.99 Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

2013: Rise of the Zombies
300
Bad Boys (1983)
The Blind Side
Cold Mountain
Coyote Ugly
Kick-Ass
It's Complicated
Hansel and Gretel
Gone
From Paris With Love
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Eagle
The Departed
Letters to Juliet
Lord of the Rings 1-3
Meet the Parents
Miracle
The Mummy
Never Back Down
The Prestige
Primal Fear Special Edition
The Protector
Requiem For a Dream
Scream 1-3
Skyline
Tai Chi Master
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1-3
Trading Places
W.E.
Warrior
The Waterboy
Inglorious Basterds
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Maximum Conviction
Seeking Justice
Donnie Brasco: Extended Cut

$11.99 Blu-ray Titles

The Package (Lasts until 5/4/13)

$17.99 Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2D)
Act of Valor
American Reunion
Arbitrage
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Cabin in the Woods
Chronicle
The Great Mouse Detective
The Five-Year Engagement
Dr. Seus: The Lorax
Dick Tracy
The Descendants
Deliverance: 40th Anniversary
Dark Shadows Combo Pack
Compliance
The Grey
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Hugo Combo Pack (2D)
The Hunger Games
Jaws Combo Pack
Killer Joe
Magic Mike Combo Pack
Mirror Mirror Combo Pack
The Assassins
What To Expect When You're Expecting
We Bought A Zoo
Snow White & The Huntsman
Safe House
The Watch
Safe
Madea Gets A Job
Madea's Witness Protection
Rock of Ages Combo Pack
The Raven
Titanic Combo Pack (2D)
The Three Stooges (2012)
Prometheus (2D)
Pete's Dragon 35th Anniversary Edition
This Means War Combo Pack

$19.99 Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

Possession
Savages
Hotel Transylvania (2D)
House At The End of The Street
Seeking a Friend For The End of The World
Won't Back Down

$14.99 3D Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

Born to Be Wild
Clash of the Titans
Green Lantern
Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt. 2
Hugo
IMAX: Under The Sea
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey 2: Mysterious Island
Wrath of the Titans
IMAX: Hubble

$19.99 3D Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

Amazing Ocean
Coraline
Dredd
Fascination Coral Reef
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
IMAX: Dolphins & Whales
IMAX: Ocean Wonderland
IMAX: Sharks
Meet The Robinsons
Pirates! Band of Misfits
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Silent Hill: Revelation
Underworld: Awakening

$22.99 3D Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

Dr. Seus: The Lorax
Megamind
Monsters vs Aliens
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek The Third
Step Up Revolution

$26.99 3D Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

Chicken Little
G-Force
Ghosts of the Abyss

$29.99 3D Blu-ray Titles

Paranorman (LASTS UNTIL 5/4/13)

Blu-ray Titles w/ $8 Oblivion Movie Cash included (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

The Thing (1982) - $9.99
Paul - $11.99
9 - $11.99
The Thing (2011) - $14.99

Double Packs/Triple Packs (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

American History X / A History of Violence - $9.99
Arthur/Arthur 2: On The Rocks - $9.99
Dungeons & Dragons/Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Dragon God - $9.99
Heartbreak Ridge/Firefox - $9.99
Last Boy Scout/Last Man Standing - $9.99
The Mask/Dumb & Dumber - $9.99
Timecop/Bloodsport - $9.99
Wyatt Earp/The Assassination of Jesse James - $9.99
500 Days of Summer/My Life in Ruins - $11.99
Assassins/Cobra/The Specialist - $11.99
Body of Lies/Edge of Darkness/Pride and Glory - $11.99
Body Heat/LA Confidential/The Player - $11.99
The Cowboys/The Green Berets/The Searchers - $11.99
Deep Blue Sea/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Snakes on a Plane - $11.99
Dodgeball/There's Something About Mary - $11.99
Ever After/Never Been Kissed - $11.99
Executive Decision/Point Break/Swordfish - $11.99
Fantastic Four 1 & 2 - $11.99
Ferngully/The Secret of NIMH - $11.99
I Love You, Beth Cooper/All About Steve - $11.99
John Q/The Pelican Brief/Training Day - $11.99
The Losers/RockNRolla - $11.99
Moulin Rouge/Romeo & Juliet - $11.99
Office Space/Napoleon Dynamite - $11.99
The Searchers/The Wild Bunch/How the West Was Won - $11.99
Sling Blade/Monster's Ball - $11.99
The Switch/Extract - $11.99
Whip It/Juno - $11.99
What Happens in Vegas/Just Married - $11.99
The Wedding Singer/Going the Distance/Music and Lyrics - $11.99
Walk the Line/Crazy Heart - $11.99
Transporter/Transporter 2 - $11.99
The Time Traveler's Wife/P.S. I Love You/The Lake House - $11.99
Speed/Broken Arrow/Entrapment - $14.99
Raging Bull/The Usual Suspects/Rocky - $14.99

Disney Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

The Princess Diaries 1&2 10th Anniversary - $17.99
Tangled 2-Disc Combo Pack (2D) - $24.99
The Princess & The Frog 2-Disc Combo Pack - $24.99
Pocahontas 1&2 - $24.99
Cinderella 2-Disc Diamond Edition - $24.99
Alice in Wonderland 60th Anniversary - $24.99
Cinderella II & III - $24.99

Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection - $79.99 (LASTS UNTIL 5/4/13)

TV on Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 4/27/13)

American Horror Story S1 - $34.99
Archer S3 - $26.99
Breaking Bad S4 - $24.99
Game of Thrones S2 - $44.99
Girls S1 - $27.99
Hatfields & McCoys - $24.99
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S7 - $26.99
Justified S3 - $26.99
Mad Men S5 - $26.99
Red Dwarf: X - $17.99
Weeds S8 - $24.99
The Walking Dead S2 - $39.99
Spartacus: Vengeance - $34.99

TV on Blu-ray Titles (ALL LAST UNTIL 5/4/13)

24: S7 - $19.99
24: S8 - $19.99
The Big Bang Theory S1 - $19.99
The Big Bang Theory S2 - $19.99
The Big Bang Theory S3 - $19.99
Falling Skies S1 - $19.99
Fringe S1 - $19.99
Fringe S2 - $19.99
House S6 - $19.99
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S5 - $19.99
The League S1 - $19.99
The League S2 - $19.99
The League S3 - $19.99
Louie S2 - $19.99
The Office S5 - $19.99
The Office S6 - $19.99
The Office S7 - $19.99
Shameless S1 - $19.99
The Simpsons S20 - $19.99
Smallville S6 - $19.99
Smallville S7 - $19.99
Smallville S8 - $19.99
Smallville S9 - $19.99
South Park S14 - $19.99
South Park S15 - $19.99
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - $19.99
Supernatural S1 - $19.99
Supernatural S3 - $19.99
Supernatural S4 - $19.99
Supernatural S5 - $19.99
Vampire Diaries S1 - $19.99
Vampire Diaries S2 - $19.99
 
Guys,

Walmart have those old DVD without amaray box or cover but still in sealed plastic box for sale at 50c~99c.
 
Looks like only TV stuff for me. Will probably pick up Smallville, 24, and South Park S15. Been meaning to watch the former 2 and missed the latter.
 
[quote name='DNukem170']DKR may be on sale, but I doubt it will be $10. The other steels just had the Blu-ray, old ones at that. DKR is still new and the steelbook is a combo pack.[/QUOTE]
The steelbooks I got also included Ultraviolet codes, so they weren't like first-run units. (The original runs of those movies came with iTunes Digital Copies, I believe. Unfortunately the tech support would not let me exchange the UV codes for matching iTunes codes like they used to allow.)
 
[quote name='DNukem170']o_O I thought the coupons couldn't be used online?[/QUOTE]

You buy the movies online at bestbuy.com at the full price then return them to a Best Buy location. Then buy them back right away using the coupons.
 
[quote name='Squarehard']So ready for this.

Already preparing some stuff online to buy they don't carry in-store so I can use my coupons on those when the deal starts. ^__^[/QUOTE]
Ship to store?

Anyone know if they price match and allow use of coupon? Probably ymmv.

Too bad there are no Phish or Grateful Dead concerts on bluray yet. I want to see the ginger and the fat man in 1080p.
 
What does it say about me that the only stuff on the list above (thanks Matsui) that I either don't have or like the price on is the triple-pack of Deep Blue Sea/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Snakes on a Plane? :)
 
[quote name='freshzen']Ship to store?

Anyone know if they price match and allow use of coupon? Probably ymmv.

Too bad there are no Phish or Grateful Dead concerts on bluray yet. I want to see the ginger and the fat man in 1080p.[/QUOTE]

During the last upgrade and save I price matched amazon.com, used a Upgrade & Save coupon, a manufacturer coupon, and a reward zone certificate. This is a ymmv. You are allowed to use a upgrade & save coupon, manufacturer coupon, and a reward zone certificate without any problems.
 
[quote name='cagfansub']Guys,

Walmart have those old DVD without amaray box or cover but still in sealed plastic box for sale at 50c~99c.[/QUOTE]


But, Don't you need a case with art for it to be considered for U&S? Dollar Tree sells new (either low budget or terrible) movies for $1 that come in a case with art (cheap blu-ray cases if you happen to get a busted / bbv case


also if a 3d blu-ray is $20 will the normal blu-ray be 15 or less?
 
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I want to pick up Django Unchained, but I'm not sure if it will be cheaper to get it release week or the week after when this promo kicks in. I get the sense that new releases go up in price by about $5 the week after release, so I will probably just be better off getting it right away.
 
Just realized this deal doesn't start til 4/21. Lame. Just got a 3d tv last night, was going to run out and get Avatar, Prometheus, Hugo, Clash/Wrath of the Titans...all 3D. Was going to cost $60 + tax after $25 off.

Really hope Avatar and Prometheus don't go up in price if I wait.
 
[quote name='freshzen']Just realized this deal doesn't start til 4/21. Lame. Just got a 3d tv last night, was going to run out and get Avatar, Prometheus, Hugo, Clash/Wrath of the Titans...all 3D. Was going to cost $60 + tax after $25 off.

Really hope Avatar and Prometheus don't go up in price if I wait.[/QUOTE]


If you ave not already seen clash of the titans, I personally would suggest you pass on it. I felt the trailers grossly misrepresented the movie. (just my personal opinion) If you enjoyed the movie, by all means purchase it.
 
I realize Clash and Wrath are crappy movies. Just want some 3D blurays. I watched Conan last night. It's pretty bad too, and better in 2D since the picture quality is very crisp and the 3D was post production. But I'm a 3D noob.
 
I enjoy having a collection of movies and I've always wanted to go nuts during one of these upgrade and save things - but I usually wait for the movies i want to drop to nine or twelve bucks anyway.

Long story short - the sale just makes things my normal price. Makes it hard to see the value and urgency in it. I have piles of DVDs to trade but not a lot of disposable income. I feel like I'm missing something here and it's probably the disposable income. Haha

Still, I'm gonna grab ten or so DVDs this time and try this. Maybe I'll get excited when I have my hands full of Blu Rays...
 
[quote name='Broseph']I enjoy having a collection of movies and I've always wanted to go nuts during one of these upgrade and save things - but I usually wait for the movies i want to drop to nine or twelve bucks anyway.

Long story short - the sale just makes things my normal price. Makes it hard to see the value and urgency in it. I have piles of DVDs to trade but not a lot of disposable income. I feel like I'm missing something here and it's probably the disposable income. Haha

Still, I'm gonna grab ten or so DVDs this time and try this. Maybe I'll get excited when I have my hands full of Blu Rays...[/QUOTE]

If you can use find and use the coupons on the steelbooks coming out on May 7th then it would be really worth.
 
If that list is the only noteworthy deals then I'm.not too thrilled this time around.

Was hoping to see some Spielberg movies on there. No Jaws, ET, or Jurassic Park. :/

Only $9.99 title I really want is Jackie Brown.

May bite on Petes Dragon and The Great Mouse Detective but not sure yet. And the tv deals I already own most or they are still too high. Contemplating Weeds Season 8 and The League Season 3.

So at most I'll probably only get 5 titles. I'm hoping there's some unannounced stuff.
 
[quote name='Abeja']If you can use find and use the coupons on the steelbooks coming out on May 7th then it would be really worth.[/QUOTE]

What steelbooks are those?:shock:
 
[quote name='FlamedLiquid']Was hoping to see some Spielberg movies on there. No Jaws, ET, or Jurassic Park. [/QUOTE]

The U&S-specific deals are always either on older titles or ones that need a pickup in sales. You're not going to find big titles or recent releases further on sale.
 
Can we order blu-rays not available in store and when the upgrade and save start we can just take the blu rays back to Best Buy for a return/rebuy?
 
[quote name='mpaullin']I want to pick up Django Unchained, but I'm not sure if it will be cheaper to get it release week or the week after when this promo kicks in. I get the sense that new releases go up in price by about $5 the week after release, so I will probably just be better off getting it right away.[/QUOTE]

I preordered my copy yesterday and will probably wait til 4/21 to grab it to use the u&s coupon. Gotta get that steel book.
 
Yeah, I just pre-ordered Django from Amazon for that same reason--figure it would be a wash when price jumps up second week.

Not seeing much I want on the $9.99-14.99 list this time. Have 5 to go--4 of which I already upgraded to Blu versions of. May just got with some newer releases as I definitely don't want to grab anything just because it's cheap as I already have too many movies I really don't need to own that I picked up for $5-10 over the years.
 
[quote name='joeyshadows']I preordered my copy yesterday and will probably wait til 4/21 to grab it to use the u&s coupon. Gotta get that steel book.[/QUOTE]


I may be wrong here but I dont think BB has a Django steelbook
 
[quote name='Serjitank']I may be wrong here but I dont think BB has a Django steelbook[/QUOTE]

You're right. Oh well might as well save a few bucks I guess
 
[quote name='blazers29']Can we order blu-rays not available in store and when the upgrade and save start we can just take the blu rays back to Best Buy for a return/rebuy?[/QUOTE]

From the previous sales, I've seen a few people who were successful doing that, so I put in an order yesterday for a bunch of $9.99 titles with the intention of trying it. Since there is a 14 day return policy (not sure if that's from the ORDER date, the SHIPPING date, or the estimated RECEIVED date), even if the store won't allow me to return & rebuy, I still have the option to just return them to the store.
 
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