The Blockbuster/Gamerush Thread XXIV - 5 for $20 on $9.99 and under Blu-Rays

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Welcome to the Official CAG Blockbuster/Gamerush video game deal thread.

Blockbusters Facebook promo page:
http://www.facebook.com/blockbusterinc?v=app_17037175766

5 for $20 on used Blu-Ray movies active now (read the last pages of the thread for details)

Buy 1 Get 1 free on used games $14.99 and under may be returning at the end of May!

Below is a list of $14.99 and under games at Blockbuster...
:360:

$6.99 or less
Arcade Unplugged
Armored Core 4
Beatles Rock Band
Beautiful Katamari
Blue Dragon
Bullet Witch
Club, The
Condemned 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Dead Or Alive 4
Dirt ($4.99)
Earth Defense Force
Fantastic 4 ($4.99)
Frontlines Fuel of War
Golden Compass ($4.99)
Guitar Hero III
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Harry Potter Order of Phoenix ($4.99)
Incredible Hulk
Jumper
Kung-Fu Panda
Madden 08 ($2.99)
Meet The Robinsons ($4.99)
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Ballers Chosen One
NBA Street Homecourt
NHL 2K7 ($4.99)
NHL 2K8
Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End ($4.99)
Prey
Project Sylpheed
Ratatouille
Sega Superstar Tennis
Shrek The Third
Soldier of Fortune Payback
Spiderman 3
Star Trek Legacy
Stuntman Ignition
Superman Returns ($4.99)
Timeshift
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 2 ($4.99)
Top Spin 3
Transformers: The Game
Two Worlds
Universe At War
Unreal Tournament III
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3 ($4.99)
Viva Pinata
World Series of Poker 2007
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 ($4.99)

$9.99
007 Quantum of Solace
Afro Samurai
Army of Two
Avatar
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Battlefield Bad Company
Banjo Kazooie
Bayonetta
Bee Movie Game
Bigs, The
Bigs 2, The
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Blitz the League 2
Bolt
Blazing Angels 2
Bourne Conspiracy
Brutal Legend
Bully
Burnout Paradise
Chaotic
Civilization Revolution
Condemned 2
Crackdown
CSI
Damnation
Def Jam Icon
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt 2
Don King Presents
Eat Lead
Enchanted Arms
Eternal Sonata
F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R. 2
Facebreaker
Fallout 3
Fifa street 3
Forza motorsport 2
Fracture
Fuel
Ghostbusters
Grid
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
HAWX
Hitman: Blood Money
Ironman
Kingdom Under Fire Circle of Doom
Legendary
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Lost Planet
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mercs 2
MLB 2K9
Moto GP 2007
Naruto Rise of a Ninja
NCAA Football 09
NFL Tour
Onechanbara
Open season
Operation Flashpoint
Overlord
Overlord II
Phantasy Star Universe
PGR 4
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Pure
Quake 4
Risen
Rogue Warrior
Rock Band Metal Track Pack
Shadowrun
Sonic
Sonic Unleashed
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes
Stranglehold
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Terminator Salvation
Test Drive unlimited
Timeshift
TMNT
TNA Impact!
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tomb Raider Underworld
Too Human
Turning Point
Turok
Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise
Wall-E
Wet
Where The Wild Things Are
Wolfenstein
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

$14.99
Army of Two 40th Day
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlestations Midway
Bioshock 2
Crackdown 2
Dante's Inferno
Dead Rising
Enemy Territory
Fable II
Far Cry 2
Fifa 08
G-Force
Gears of War 2
Golden Axe Beast Rider
GRAW
GTA IV
GTA Episodes From Liberty City
Guitar Hero 5
Infinite Undiscovery
Iron Man 2
Juiced 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars (OT or TCS?)
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet 2
Madden 10
Mercs 2
Mirror's Edge
MLB 2K10
MX vs ATV Reflex
NBA 2K8
NCAA Football 10
Need For Speed Pro Street
NFL Tour
Ninja Gaiden 2
NHL 10
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
PGR 4
Rapala Tournament
Red Fraction Guerrilla
Shellshock 2
Simpsons
Singularity
Spiderman Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell Conviction
Tiger Woods 10
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
UFC Undisputed 2010
Velvet Assassin
Zoids Assault

:wii:

$6.99
Alien Syndrome ($4.99)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
AMF Bowling
Battle of the Bands ($4.99)
Brunswick Bowling
Cranium Kabooki
Elebits
Ghost Squad
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
MLB 2K8
MLB Power Pros
MLB Power Pros 2008
Naked Brothers Band ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Live 08
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Reflex
Octomania
Pinball Hall of Fame
Samba de Amigo
Spyro
SSX Blur
Tak Guardians of Gross
We Ski ($6.99?)
Wing Island
Wonderworld
Worms A Space Oddity
Zack & Wiki

$9.99
Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakel
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Game Time
Astroboy
Avatar: Into The Inferno
Avatar: The Game
Band Hero
Beatles Rock Band
Bee Movie Game
Ben 10
Ben 10 Vilgax
Big Beach Sports
Big Brain Academy
Bigs
Bleach
Block Party
Bolt
Boom Blox
Bully
Cake Mania
Cars
Carnival Games Mini Golf
Chaotic
Coraline
Crash of the Titans
Dancing With The Stars: We Dance
De Blob
Destroy All Humans Big Willy Unleashed
Diego Safari Rescue
Dirt 2
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
Excite Truck
Far CrY Vengeance
FIFA 08
G-Force
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Godfather
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Hannah Montana The Movie
High School Musical 3
Houses of the Dead 2
Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones Staff of Kings
Ironman
Ironman 2
Kung-Fu Panda
Madagascar 2
Mario & Sonic At the Olympics
Mario Super Sluggers
Meet The Robinsons
Metal Slug Anthology
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Mushroom Men
My Sims Party
Nights
No More Heroes
Okami
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
Overlord Dark Legend
Pikmin
Pool Party
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Princess and the Frog
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Scarface
Scooby-Doo First Frights
Sega Superstar Tennis
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Secret Rings
Soul Calibur Legends
Spectrobes
Speed Racer
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Spongebonb Krusty Krab
Spongebob SquarePants Globs of Doom
SSX Blur
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Super Swing Golf Season 2
Table Tennis
Think Fast
Thrillville
Tiger Woods 07
Tiger Woods 08
Tiger Woods 10
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 3
Trauma Center New Blood
Wall-E
We Ski & Snowboard
Where The Wild Things Are
Wii Music
World of Zoo

$14.99
All Star Cheer Squad
Animal Crossing City Folk
Bakugan
Band Hero
Battalion Wars 2
Biggest Loser
Bomberman Land
Boom Blox Bash Party
Bratz the Movie
Cabela's Trophy Bucks
Cars Mater National
Cars Race-O-Rama
Destroy All Humans
Dragon Quest Swords
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean Blue World
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Godzilla Unleashed
Guiness Book of World Records
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Heatseeker
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Iron Man 2
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars
Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympics
Mario Party 8
Mario Power Tennis
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Medal of Honor Vanguard
Metroid Prime 3
My Sims Kingdom
Naruto Clash of Ninja
NBA 2K10
Need for Speed Pro Street
NHL 2K10
Nicktoons Attack
Prince of Persia Rival Swords
Rapala Trophies
Resident Evil 4
Scarface
Simpsons
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Spongebob Atlantis
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels
Super Monkey Ball
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tiger Woods 09
Tiger Woods 10
TMNT
Toy Story Mania
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 10

:ps3:

$6.99
Condemned 2
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Genji
Lost
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness Grave Danger
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA 2K8
NBA Live 09
Timeshift
Top Spin 3
Turning Point

$9.99
Afro Samurai
Armored Core 4
Avatar
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bayonetta
Bioshock
Bolt
Brutal Legend
Civilization Revolution
Club, The
Conan
Darkness
Darksiders
Dead Space
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt
Enchanted Arms
Facebreakers
Fallout 3
Far Cry 2
FEAR 2
Folklore
Formula 1 Championship
Fracture
Full Auto 2
Ghostbusters
Godfather II
Grid
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Gundam Mobile Suit
HAWX
Haze
Hellboy
Incredible Hulk
Ironman
Kung Fu Panda
Lair
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Madagcascar 2
Matt Hazard
Mercenaries 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire
MX vs ATV Reflex
MLB 2K9
NBA Street Homecourt
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Operation Flashpoint
Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
Prince of Persia
Pure
Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction
Ridge Racer 7
Rock Band 2
Rogue Warrior
Sega Rally Revo
Spiderman 3
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Tekken 6
Tiger Woods 09
Timeshift
TNA Impact
Turok
UFC Undisputed 2009
Unreal Tournament III
Uncharted
Untold Legends
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3
Warhawk
Where The Wild Things Are
WWE Smackdown 09

$14.99
Army of Two
Army of Two 40th Day
Assassin's Creed
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company
Beatles Rock Band
Bioshock 2
Blitz the League 2
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 3
Dante's Inferno
Def Jam Icon
Dragon Age Origins
EndWar
Enemy Territory Quake Wars
F.E.A.R.
Fifa 08
Fifa Street 3
Fight Night Round 3
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra
G-Force
God of War III
Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Guitar Hero Van Halen
GTA IV
Iron Man 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Rock Band
Lego Star Wars (TCS?)
Lost Planet 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mirror's Edge
Motor Storm
MX vs ATV Untamed
NCAA Football 10
Need for Speed Carbon
Need for Speed Prostreet
Oblivion
Overlord II
Prototype
Ratchet & Clank A Crack In Time
Resistance
Resistance 2
Singularity
Skate
Soldier of Fortune
Stuntman Ignition
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
White Knight Chronicles
Wolverine: Xmen Origins
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

:ds:

$6.99 or less
007 Quantum of Solace
Assassin's Creed ($4.99)
Chaotic Shadow Warrior
Chronicles of Narnia
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings
Flash Focus ($2.99)
Guitar Hero Decades
Hotel Dusk
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 3
Lock's Quest
Overlord Minions ($4.99)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Time/Darkness
Professor Layton Curious Village
Star Fox Command
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Yu Gi Oh Tag Force ($4.99)

$9.99
Bakugan
Brain Age 2
Cars Race-O-Rama
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Disney Jonas
DK Jungle Climber
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
FF XII Revenant Wings
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince
Ironman
Kirby Superstar Ultra
Kung Fu Panda Legendary Warriors
Lego Battles
Lego Rock Band
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Mario & Sonic At The Olympics
Mario Party DS
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Ninja Town
NSMB!
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
Prince of Persia
Princess and the Frog
Raving Rabbids TV Party
Shrek Forever After
Sims 2 Castaways
Sim Animals
Spiderman Web of Shadowns
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Force Unleashed
The World Ends With You
Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure
Transformers Animated
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Up
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Wall-E
Where The Wild Things Are
World of Zoo
Zubo

$14.99
Animal Crossing Wild World
Astro Boy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Drawn to Life
Kingdom Hearts
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
Lego Batman
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4
Lego Indy
Littlest Pet Shop (Jungle, Garden, etc)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Monsters vs. Aliens
My Sims Party
My Sims
My Sims Kingdom
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky
Rayman Raving Rabbids Go Home
Scribblenauts
Sim Animals
Sonic Chronicles
Sonic Rush Adventure
Spongebob Squarepants
Spore Creatures
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Jedi Alliance
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

:psp:
$6.99
B-Boy
Call of Duty Roads to Victory
Loco Roco 2
Patapon

$9.99
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
G-Force
God of War Chains of Olympus
Jak & Daxter Lost Frontier
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Secret Agent Clank
Silent Hill Origins
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Star Ocean Second Evolution
Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadron
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Untold Legends

$14.99
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Lego Batman
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny

:ps2: ($9.99 unless otherwise noted)
Disgaea 2 ($6.99)
God of War
Kingdom Hearts II
Manhunt 2 ($6.99)
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Rogue Galaxy
Shadow Hearts From the New World ($6.99)
Soul Calibur II ($6.99)
Soul Calibur III ($6.99)
Valkyrie Profile 2 ($6.99)

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What is this thread for?
The primary function of this thread is to discuss current trade-in and sale promos, post any trade-in values you have obtained, and discuss new and used game selection and availability. Please post trade-in values with the date of the trade (or quote) and system.

It is also permissible to discuss system availability, credit issues, etc. As long as it is related to game trades or sales at Blockbuster it is generally OK to discuss it here.

Unlike more tightly focused clearance threads, it is OK to discuss more general Gamerush/Blockbuster issues here as well as trade requests as long as they are kept to a minimum (and usually just during specific deals).

Due to the questionable stability of the Gamerush (and Blockbuster for that matter) brand, it is also permissible to discuss ways of converting credit from Blockbuster to other stores (ie, which games may be used for trading in to other stores such as Amazon or EB/GS). As of right now, we have no indication of Blockbuster's imminent demise, but given Blockbuster's ongoing financial difficulties we need to be aware of the possibility.

What is this thread NOT for?
Please do not discuss the flipping of games from one Blockbuster store to another should another such opportunity arise (through trade-in deals). It is one thing to "play the market" with trade-in values from one chain to another (BBVto Amazon to EB) - free market buy low/sell high and all that. But taking advantage of loopholes in a single store's policies/promos is frowned upon and has, in the past, led to trade-in bans from BBV.

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Blockbuster Game Trading Info
- You must sign up for a trade account in addition to your regular Blockbuster account
- You must sign up for a new trade account at every store you wish to trade at, even if using the same main account
- Trade-in credit can be placed onto your store account or onto a "Value" card
- Credit on store accounts can only be used at that one store
- However, credit can be transferred from the store account to a card at any time
- Value cards can be used at any location
- Clerks at one store cannot see your trading/purchasing history at another store via your account
- Gamerush stores often do not get new game stock until the Friday of the release week, thus a few days later than most retailers
- Depending on state law you may or may not get sales tax added to your trade-ins (and thus get more than normal). You will always be charged sales tax where applicable on purchases, even when using credit from a Value card.

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Gamerush vs. regular Blockbusters
All Blockbuster game-related discussion belongs here. Most threads created in the Deals forum will be merged in to here. There seems to be the impression by many CAGs that if they don't have a Gamerush store near them (see here for a list of GR stores: http://www.blockbuster.com/content/v.4.286.1.0/media/gameStoreList.pdf) then this thread does not apply to them. However, regular (non-GR) Blockbuster stores often run the same promos and generally have the same trade-in values. I'm going to elaborate on the last sentence as people apparently don't understand that when I say regular BB's have the same trade-in values as Gamerush that it means [highlight]regular Blockbuster stores accept game trade-ins just like Gamerush stores[/highlight].

The key differences:
- Only Gamerush stores sell used video game hardware and generally have a much wider selection of new hardware. Most regular Blockbuster stores do not sell new hardware at all. They did a year ago or so and some may still have some of that stock, but they have stopped bringing in more to sell. They also no longer sell new games except for a few selected preorders. Regular Blockbuster stores will not take hardware in for trades.

- Both Gamerush and regular Blockbuster stores take preorders for new games for a $5 deposit (or you can pay any other amount beyond that). Gamerush stores will get many more games in than the regular stores but unfortunately a preorder at either place is not a guarantee you will get the game. Sometimes they do not get certain titles in even if you preorder them months in advance. And even if they do get them, it tends to be a few days later than other stores.

- Trade-in values are controlled centrally and are uniform across all Gamerush and Blockbuster locations EXCEPT if the Blockbuster is a franchise location. You can tell from the receipt if your store is a franchise store. All Gamerush stores are corporate-owned so they will have uniform pricing.

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Current Trade-In Deals
There are no trade-in deals at this time nor have there been for a very very long time. They did however just recently cut down all their trade-in values to Gamestop-like levels (but without deals to make them more appealing as at GS).

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Trade-In Values

Trade-in prices are usually universal at both Blockbuster and Gamerush, but can be wildly different at franchise Blockbuster stores. Used game prices change on Sunday with trade-in price drops following the next day (Monday). Thus any quotes given in this thread will almost certainly be good through Sunday of the current week. If you want to be sure to get the same value another CAG has reported then do your trading by Sunday as the price may drop on Monday.

Also note that many stores will no longer accept video games without cover art. This is the official policy for DVD trade-ins but apparently many clerks will confuse the two and not allow it for games either. Just beware that it might be a hassle if you have a disc-only game to trade.

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Gamerush website
The old Gamerush web site is now defunct, but the following link will take you to Blockbuster online, which may or may not have some info there about games. I dunno - I haven't looked at it in years.

http://www.gamerush.com

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Links to previous Gamerush Threads (dating back to June 2005!):
1 (by no means the first one but the earliest that can be found - check it out for some drama)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23
 
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Is blockbuster just going to have this blueray sale ( which is looking very good btw, my ps3 could use some blueray movies) or will it be with a game sale as well. I want them to do the b1 g1 free They did not to long ago
 
I'm going in about two hours to check out the selection. I'll post if they mention anything to me about a sale. My guess is that Hawaiiboy's post is going to be spot on.
 
[quote name='bgame2']I'm going in about two hours to check out the selection. I'll post if they mention anything to me about a sale. My guess is that Hawaiiboy's post is going to be spot on.[/QUOTE]

I wish you luck. I'm looking forward to hearing about your results. I thought someone would have posted the "code" by now.
 
[quote name='strait edge follower']Arent you supposed to advertise at least a week in advance ? Lol no wonder blockbuster is loosing money, cant do the basic things right. By the time the ad goes up, people would have already spent their money elsewere[/QUOTE]

Most all retail stores don't advertise or put up signs until the day the sale starts. They are doing it right. Occasionally stores will advertise a day early for something really special like a one day sale. Otherwise I don't know why they would advertise early. So no one will buy anything until the sale starts? That's dumb. The only reason we get advance notice of any retail sale is from people that work there or make and/or print the ads.
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']I wish you luck. I'm looking forward to hearing about your results. I thought someone would have posted the "code" by now.[/QUOTE]


Well I stand corrected. I won't be leaving the office this afternoon. I'll most likely go on my way home this evening. That's only about 6 hours away. Hopefully someone looks into it before then.
 
[quote name='bgame2']Well I stand corrected. I won't be leaving the office this afternoon. I'll most likely go on my way home this evening. That's only about 6 hours away. Hopefully someone looks into it before then.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully someone does. I thought I'd see your post in a little while. :cry: Keep in mind there's a thread about this sale on Blu-ray.com and another CAG thread in the DVD/Blu-ray Deals section. These threads also have a longer list of available titles.Someone may post more info on these threads. Also keep on eye on BBV's twitter feed.


Here are the links:
http://forum.blu-ray.com/movie-tv-d...-5-20-sale-previously-viewed.html#post4727537

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294687
 
Before people get too amped too early, just wanted to point to this post.

[quote name='hawaiiboy']the sale officially starts for everyone on friday 5/20 but they are emailing select customers that the sale starts tuesday 5/17 but you must have the email with the coupon code on it to take advantage of the sale.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']the sale officially starts for everyone on friday 5/20 but they are emailing select customers that the sale starts tuesday 5/17 but you must have the email with the coupon code on it to take advantage of the sale.[/QUOTE]
I didn't get any email so I can't check.

Are the email with the coupon code...generic? If so, please share and post a pic.
 
[quote name='romodome']anybody try it out today, see if the 5-20 deal is on?[/QUOTE]

The sale should start tomorrow. I stopped by and the woman informed me of the sale and told me it had started today. I picked out my movies, but the register didn't give me the sale price. She tried calling another store and it wasn't working there either. She manually adjusted the price for me, but the sale won't officially start until tomorrow.
 
It is a no-go until Friday at mine. I asked about a sale and was given a flyer with the details which stated that it's running from 5/20-6/6. The flyer at my store was different than the one that was posted on the BluRay Forums. I scoped stuff out, there was a quite a bit that was 9.99 so I'm sort of excited. I'll probably pop back in tomorrow if others are having success with the sale starting.
 
We transferred about 200 pieces of new release blu ray almost all of which are $16.99 right now but starting on sun 5/22 we have a reprice of those titles down to $12.99 which will obviously qualify for the 3 for $20 deal. why they dont do it for the start of the sale doesnt make any sense to me but whatever.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']We transferred about 200 pieces of new release blu ray almost all of which are $16.99 right now but starting on sun 5/22 we have a reprice of those titles down to $12.99 which will obviously qualify for the 3 for $20 deal. why they dont do it for the start of the sale doesnt make any sense to me but whatever.[/QUOTE]

Price drops only happen on Sundays. Didn't you say they moved the sale up a week? It's likely they were priced down to $12.99 for this Sunday to qualify for the sale if it started next week. Or they're idiots. I'll believe either.
 
[quote name='jantzn']Price drops only happen on Sundays. Didn't you say they moved the sale up a week? It's likely they were priced down to $12.99 for this Sunday to qualify for the sale if it started next week. Or they're idiots. I'll believe either.[/QUOTE]


Yeah, I kind of think that BBV would be on a lot more solid financial footing if Hawaiiboy had been running the company as opposed to just working for it.
 
Sale is on and handled by the computer automatically so no need to even mention it and u won't run into any problems with an employee that doesn't know about it.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']Sale is on and handled by the computer automatically so no need to even mention it and u won't run into any problems with an employee that doesn't know about it.[/QUOTE]

I fucking love you hawaiiboy. Thanks for saving me the worry.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']We transferred about 200 pieces of new release blu ray almost all of which are $16.99 right now but starting on sun 5/22 we have a reprice of those titles down to $12.99 which will obviously qualify for the 3 for $20 deal. why they dont do it for the start of the sale doesnt make any sense to me but whatever.[/QUOTE]

Would Sleeping Beauty be one of those? Saw a copy today for 16.99.
 
Just saw that on the Blockbuster facebook page.

" Blockbuster Just to be clear: you should not need a password to take advantage of the sneak preview sale. And Blu-ray is only included in the 5 for $20 deal. Sorry for the confusion — we're clarifying with the stores. If you are asked for a password, please use "sneak peek." "

So no 3 for 20? bummer :\
 
Was able to do the blu-ray 5 for 20 deal today. No signs, but they were obviously getting ready for it since they had a table of just 9.99 blurays. Their stock of games looks less promising this time around, though.
 
[quote name='strait edge follower']There is a game sale as well ? Gotta check it out[/QUOTE]

Well, I don't think anything has been confirmed yet, but I was scouting out the selection in case the B1G1 did happen again.


[quote name='io']I heard from a source who heard from another source that there will be a B1G1 ($14.99 and under used games like before) from May 27th through May 30th. That is a very odd timeframe (as they usually start on Tuesday and go for at least a week - usually 2-4 weeks), but that's the info they got and they swear it is legit. We shall see. One concern is that they might start that big round of store closures before then (I have no info on this - just speculating based on the articles posted a few days ago). It would suck to have most of the stores closing and thus not participating in the sale.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='hawaiiboy']interesting. as we only get info 1 week in advance so i dont know who your "sources" are. i know we are having the usual movie sale 5 for $20 and 3 for $20 during memorial day weekend but only because it was pushed back from this past weekend til then. price drops have almost come to complete halt as we had 1 this week(dead rising 2 $29.99) and none the week before.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='salty tbone']Was able to do the blu-ray 5 for 20 deal today. No signs, but they were obviously getting ready for it since they had a table of just 9.99 blurays. Their stock of games looks less promising this time around, though.[/QUOTE]

Ditto here. However, the system didn't mark them down automatically. Manager knew about the sale so she had to manually adjust the amounts to 5/$20 pricing.
 
[quote name='mrwogs2']It is indeed in effect. I picked up 10 BDs for $40 this morning. If they ask for a password, just say "Sneakpeek."[/QUOTE]

Wow good haul ! What movies did you get ?
 
I'm at work and the BDs are in my car - I'll send out the list a little later :)

[quote name='strait edge follower']Wow good haul ! What movies did you get ?[/QUOTE]
 
Hey guys, would you mind listing the titles you bought?
My nearest store is now a ways away and this info would help me a bunch.
Thanks!
 
I picked up Beowulf, District 13 Ultimatum, Red Cliff I and II, and Brothers Bloom. The manager was nice enough to convert District 13 Ultimatum for me.

A word of warning though. The Blockbuster I went to for some reason hot glued the Blu-ray covers to the Blockbuster cases so now there are some barely noticeable stains on the covers. I don't know if I'm anal enough to go and try to get them exchanged but seriously???
 
I got 15 myself (!). Because...they were just mocking me, sitting there.

Red Cliff I/II, Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Moon, The Road, Sherlock Holmes, D13: U, Green Zone, AvP: Requiem, Valkyrie, Superman/Batman, Cloudy w/ Meatballs, Up in the Air, and Alice in Wonderland.
 
They had a flyer in my Blockbuster saying that DVD's and Blu rays 9.99 or less are 5 for 20 and DVD's 14.99 or less are 3 for 20. So did the Blu ray 3 for 20 part of this sale get cancelled?

On a side note, Chloe was mismarked as $9.99 and they wouldn't let me have it :( It was $12.99. She said they were getting more movies Friday
 
I dunno - I had a hard time pulling the trigger on some of the Amazon Black Friday $5 Blu-Rays - and those are new. I just don't know that I want to spend $5 on used ones... I guess I'll have to check out the selection anyway.

So it seems YMMV on ringing up automatically? That is odd for BBV.
 
Bought 10 today:

Clerks II
Red Cliff I
Red Cliff II
Scott Pilgrim
Zombieland
A Scanner Darkly
Sex and the City (for my gf) - Edit: Who am I kidding? I bought it for me :)
The Princess and the Frog
Funny People
The Hurt Locker

$42.40 after tax. I already have 100 blank blu ray cases being shipped to my house. (I was just going to order 25, but for another $10 I got 75 more. I am a CAG after all :p )

There were only one or two copies of everything I bought except there were lots of copies of The Hurt Locker and Funny People. I specifically remember there were only 2 copies of Red Cliff, Sex and the City (older $6.99 movie), and Princess and the Frog. There was only 1 copy of zombieland, a scanner darkly, and clerks II, so these might be a little more ymmv.

If I had the $$$, or the BBV Credit, I'd buy like 40 or 50 blu rays, but I just tried to stick to the movies I think hold up to multiple viewings (in my opinion) or might look nice on blu ray.

I haven't seen scott pilgrim, red cliff, or a scanner darkly, but I'll probably give them multiple views as well. I never even heard about red cliff, but it seems pretty popular in this thread and the blu-ray.com thread so I figured what the hell. It's half the price it is on Amazon.com.

I didn't try to buy any of the 3 for $20 blu-rays. It would be nice to get some confirmation from someone who had it work. I guess I'm waiting for that Big Sunday drop Hawaiiboy mentioned a couple pages back. He said a lot of $16.99 movies that just got converted will be lowered to $12.99.
 
[quote name='Envel']They had a flyer in my Blockbuster saying that DVD's and Blu rays 9.99 or less are 5 for 20 and DVD's 14.99 or less are 3 for 20. So did the Blu ray 3 for 20 part of this sale get cancelled?

On a side note, Chloe was mismarked as $9.99 and they wouldn't let me have it :( It was $12.99. She said they were getting more movies Friday[/QUOTE]

I'm sorry to hear that. Chloe is a good movie. And even if you don't like the movie, there are two big reasons :drool::drool: to own it on blu-ray high-def. ;)
:bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:

Maybe try to match it up with two other $14.99 or under movies for the 3 for $20 deal
 
Ok the BR deal is pretty cool I guess (won't get anything unless I can find some kid stuff), but the real meat and bones of this thread is the gaming B1G1 sale. Has there been any more news of the sale that was supposed to be at the end of the month? Last I saw (and looking back now...unless I'm missing something) it was still yet to be confirmed.
 
[quote name='io']I dunno - I had a hard time pulling the trigger on some of the Amazon Black Friday $5 Blu-Rays - and those are new. I just don't know that I want to spend $5 on used ones... I guess I'll have to check out the selection anyway.

So it seems YMMV on ringing up automatically? That is odd for BBV.[/QUOTE]

I think it ringed up automatically for me. The BBV employee ringing me up already knew about the sale, so maybe she typed in a code really quick, idk. Like you said, it's not like BBV to rely on the employees to input a code like Hollywood Video used to.

I see what you mean about buying blu rays. I guess it depends on how much of a cinefile you are. I have friends who don't understand the point of owning movies because they would never watch a movie more than once. In my opinion, BBV has a small handful of movies that are worth multiple views. I enjoy watching movies like The Hurt Locker or Shutter Island over and over again. I enjoy analyzing films by auteurs like Scorsese. If I'm going to watch a movie over and over, I might as well buy the blu ray for $4.

On the other hand, there are sort of crappy movies like Transformers 2 that just look awesome on blu ray and might be worth the $4 to look at giant robots beat the heck out of each other in high definition. When browsing the selection, keep in mind BBV has a lot of "Rental" versions that have the movie only and cut out the special features. Also keep in mind that some of the "2-disc Special Editions" are just 2-discs because one of the discs is a digital copy that BBV never carried.
 
[quote name='JKSonic']Ok the BR deal is pretty cool I guess (won't get anything unless I can find some kid stuff), but the real meat and bones of this thread is the gaming B1G1 sale. Has there been any more news of the sale that was supposed to be at the end of the month? Last I saw (and looking back now...unless I'm missing something) it was still yet to be confirmed.[/QUOTE]

I asked a knowledgeable BBV employee today about any video game sales coming up and she told me about the "B1G1 $14.99 and under sale that they're supposed to have for 3 days over memorial day weekend - Friday, Sat, Sun."

As usual try not to get your hopes up, but it's looking pretty good right now. :) I'm not as excited as sometimes. I just found out today that most of my blockbusters in my area are closed. I used to have 15 stores in a 5 or 6 mile radius of my home. Now there are only about 5 stores.
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']I asked a knowledgeable BBV employee today about any video game sales coming up and she told me about the "B1G1 $14.99 and under sale that they're supposed to have for 3 days over memorial day weekend - Friday, Sat, Sun."
[/QUOTE]

3 days only? Hmm, it usually runs for 2-3 weeks. Might have to do some insane road tripping on that weekend.
 
(500) Days of Summer
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Into the Wild
Up in the Air
Alice in Wonderland

I only really wanted (500) Days of Summer. I've seen all the others, except Up in the Air. Figure I'll just trade some on goozex and make out a little on the cost, since (500) is around $10 anywhere, anyway.
 
[quote name='ploppsdman'](500) Days of Summer
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Into the Wild
Up in the Air
Alice in Wonderland

I only really wanted (500) Days of Summer. I've seen all the others, except Up in the Air. Figure I'll just trade some on goozex and make out a little on the cost, since (500) is around $10 anywhere, anyway.[/QUOTE]

Do you need regular blu ray cases to trade into goozex?

Up in the Air is a great movie. Now that you mention it, I want to buy (500) Days of Summer also. I didn't see it today, but you'd think they'd have lots of copies at BBV. Do you remember seeing a lot of copies today?
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']Do you need regular blu ray cases to trade into goozex?

Up in the Air is a great movie. Now that you mention it, I want to buy (500) Days of Summer also. I didn't see it today, but you'd think they'd have lots of copies at BBV. Do you remember seeing a lot of copies today?[/QUOTE]

I only saw the one copy. I was looking for that and any Harry Potter, but no luck on that.

You do need the regular cases ... I'll just swap out some of my own until I can get replacements ... if I even bother to do that ... I'm not sure I care for myself. I noticed that the cover art is just lightly glued on to a blue piece of paper, bytheway.
 
[quote name='ploppsdman']I only saw the one copy. I was looking for that and any Harry Potter, but no luck on that.

You do need the regular cases ... I'll just swap out some of my own until I can get replacements ... if I even bother to do that ... I'm not sure I care for myself. I noticed that the cover art is just lightly glued on to a blue piece of paper, bytheway.[/QUOTE]

Figures. I've already seen (500) Days of Summer three times, and I catch bits and pieces of it on cable every now and then. I'd still like to own it on blu-ray. I dislike romantic comedies, but this one is so great and so funny. I must try to find this one, shutter island, coraline, sherlock holmes, and a few others.

I've never used Goosex before, but it sounds like a good resource right now for those filler movies.

I'm just now noticing how these covers are glued on a little bit. It's not that bad. I've bought about 8 or 10 used blu rays from BBV in the past, but I don't remember if they were glued on like this.
 
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