So I am flipping through my Sunday paper and I take a look at the weekly BEst Buy ad.

They have two deals/specials that I feel should apply to HDDVD/Bluray, or at least its worth a shot to try.

One sais: 2 for $20 when you buy Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. (The only footnote that applies to this deal is that they must be purchased on same receipt)


The other sais: get the bourne identity (or some other titles) for 5$ when you purchase 300. That also specifies nothing about formats, all it sais is that all promotional prices are good on regular editions.

Has anybody tried taking adavantge of these certain deals at BB?
Arent they required by law to sell me the HDDVDs if they dont speciify it clearly or footnote it in the ad???

The "regular editions" bit you mentioned probably covers them. Also, the images in their add clearly depict the regular DVDs and they list HD-DVD prices separately. So no, they wouldn't be required by law to sell them to you at a discount.

Hot Fuzz has a MSRP for $29.99 and Shaun of the Dead is $24.99. So YES, they will be excluding both of them. I guess actually opening, reading, and looking at the pictures is too confusing for you.

no, it's not confusing, im just reading and interpreting what i read, literally.

Chill out, just trying to stop the bent over ass-reaming we get charged for HDDVDS.

required by law

? :rolleyes:

Try it and let us know how it works.

? :rolleyes:
I said they *wouldn't* be required by law in response to the OP's suggestion that they would. Why the attitude?

no, it's not confusing, im just reading and interpreting what i read, literally.

Chill out, just trying to stop the bent over ass-reaming we get charged for HDDVDS.

No, you are clearly NOT reading it. It shows DVD covers. They are meant for DVDs.
You're comparing prices of 10 year old format to one thats been out for 1 year.

I said they *wouldn't* be required by law in response to the OP's suggestion that they would. Why the attitude?

Sorry, I meant to quote the OP with the "required by law" statement. You mentioned that they wouldn't be required by law -- which is correct. Honest mistakes are not covered under consumer protection laws, only intentional acts meant to defraud. Even if the HD DVD photos were mistakingly put in the ad, they wouldn't have to honor it, although they probably would to keep me as a customer. :)

I saw the ad and listed by the borne identity (and other movies) it says reg. price $9.99....

I was thinking of trying to get this one past the best buy people, but they are pricks there any way.

A year ago I couldn't get them to sell me a printer that was clearly incorrectly priced, but they had it in their ad and would not honor it!! :mad:
I buy from the as little as possible... ;)

A year ago I couldn't get them to sell me a printer that was clearly incorrectly priced, but they had it in their ad and would not honor it!!

I would've tried a different Best Buy. Honoring advertising mistakes is up to the individual CSR or manager. Many will just to keep you as a customer, but some really don't care about that anymore. Sad.

Just don't shop at best buy. Go to amazon. They are a lot cheeper and if your willing to wait a few days shiping is free when you buy just a few discs

no, it's not confusing, im just reading and interpreting what i read, literally.

Chill out, just trying to stop the bent over ass-reaming we get charged for HDDVDS.
You are correct, it's not confusing. You look at the pictures and can clearly see it's the DVDs and not HD DVD or BR. Gizmo is correct in his post.

I was thinking of trying to get this one past the best buy people, but they are pricks there any way.

If someone was trying "to get one past you"... how would you feel? If I had a customer that was trying to "get one past me" I would feel a little put off by their actions....would I act like a "prick"? Probably not, but I also wouldn't view them as a long term customer and factor that into how I would handle their business.

I cant stand best buy even that save 10 dollars if you buy 2 of the following pirates 2, bridge to terabitha and roving mars deal they got is absurd

I can still save 5 dollars by just buying two of those titles on amazon with my 10 percent discount and have them by tuesday with prime

I cant stand best buy even that save 10 dollars if you buy 2 of the following pirates 2, bridge to terabitha and roving mars deal they got is absurd

I can still save 5 dollars by just buying two of those titles on amazon with my 10 percent discount and have them by tuesday with prime
Then just order them from Amazon and don't go to BB. I shop for deals myself but just because I can get a better deal somewhere else is no reason to hate another retailer.

I'll correct it by saying I hate their blu-ray and hd prices not Best Buy as a whole. I used to go to best buy every Tuesday and spend 20-200 dollars a week. But after being a member of this forum and highdefdigest just learned to use Amazon.

You are correct, it's not confusing. You look at the pictures and can clearly see it's the DVDs and not HD DVD or BR. Gizmo is correct in his post.


It doesn't matter what the picture shows, it doesn't state anywhere in the as that it excludes HD DVD. I would say the ad is misleading.

I'll correct it by saying I hate their blu-ray and hd prices not Best Buy as a whole. I used to go to best buy every Tuesday and spend 20-200 dollars a week. But after being a member of this forum and highdefdigest just learned to use Amazon.
That sounds reasonable. If you want better prices at a B&M try Walmart. I know not all the stores carry them but their prices on HDM are a lot lower than BB or CC. Lately the one closest to me has had a pretty decent selection, I just bought Planet Earth on HD DVD there a few days ago for $66.

It doesn't matter what the picture shows, it doesn't state anywhere in the as that it excludes HD DVD. I would say the ad is misleading.


My FREAGIN point exactly, thanks

If someone was trying "to get one past you"... how would you feel? If I had a customer that was trying to "get one past me" I would feel a little put off by their actions....would I act like a "prick"? Probably not, but I also wouldn't view them as a long term customer and factor that into how I would handle their business.

I love it when people take one line out of a quote..... If you read my whole statement, you can see why I'd want to "get one past them"!! So, they were pricks to me, now maybe you can see why I'm a little "put off by them" and would make that comment!!

Any way, I rarely shop at best buy anymore simply because what they did to me over the printer!! $50 over a simple printer lost them thousands of dollars of my business because I used to buy a lot of electronics/dvds/computer stuff from them......not anymore!!!

I love it when people take one line out of a quote..... If you read my whole statement, you can see why I'd want to "get one past them"!! So, they were pricks to me, now maybe you can see why I'm a little "put off by them" and would make that comment!!

Any way, I rarely shop at best buy anymore simply because what they did to me over the printer!! $50 over a simple printer lost them thousands of dollars of my business because I used to buy a lot of electronics/dvds/computer stuff from them......not anymore!!!

I guess we agree to disagree. If they were pricks to you and you know that it's wrong to treat customers that way....why would you want to stoop to their level? Wouldn't you want to take the high road? ....if you "get one past them" doesn't bring down to their level?...in essence proving them right?

It doesn't matter what the picture shows, it doesn't state anywhere in the as that it excludes HD DVD. I would say the ad is misleading.
It puts the HD-DVD prices underneath the ad. I'd say that's pretty specific.

It doesn't matter what the picture shows, it doesn't state anywhere in the as that it excludes HD DVD. I would say the ad is misleading.

I think you are the customer that the employees laugh and point at when you leave for making absurd requests.

It puts the HD-DVD prices underneath the ad. I'd say that's pretty specific.


Does it state HD DVD's are excluded for the 2 for $20? Because it states the MSRP's of both HD DVD and SD DVD, I would think that makes the ad more valid. The ad for 300 does not have the price for the HD DVD of the Bourne movies, so I wouldn't try to get that one.

I think you are the customer that the employees laugh and point at when you leave for making absurd requests.

I also would be leaving with the 2 HD DVD's, so who got the last laugh?

I guess we agree to disagree. If they were pricks to you and you know that it's wrong to treat customers that way....why would you want to stoop to their level? Wouldn't you want to take the high road? ....if you "get one past them" doesn't bring down to their level?...in essence proving them right?

exactly why I don't shop there anymore.....but you are right, it would bring me to their level.

I also would be leaving with the 2 HD DVD's, so who got the last laugh?
Not for $20 you won't, good luck trying it though. The worst that could happen is they tell you no and laugh at you.

I also would be leaving with the 2 HD DVD's, so who got the last laugh?

No...you wouldn't. The ad clearly shows DVD titles and the prices also clearly reflect the HD versions of Hot Fuzz. Again, you are the customer that most stores hate to deal with and if you continue to try and abuse deals, they will eventually say 'No' to all of your absurd requests.

AVS' format discussions are always good for random amusement. I can pretty much click on any random thread at 5:25 AM and find people arguing just for the sake of arguing. Some of you people sound like you wanna rip each others throats out. I think it is a stupid idea too but some of you need to lighten up. If the OP would like to go to Best Buy and try this then let him, it could turn out to be an interesting story.


ahartig- If you do this, let us know what happens. Don't be ashamed to tell us if it does not work, it was worth a shot at least.

Give it a shot. Good luck.
If you get a check out clerk who hates their job, and doesn't want to ask a manager for help, you will likely get the deal.

i have a gift card, so i was going to buy hot fuzz there anyways, i'll grab Shuan of the dead too and see if I get lucky. At worst they'll just say no and I'll just get hot fuzz.

The sale price for regular DVD of hot fuzz is 17.99 and for another $2.01 you get the regular DVD of shaun of the dead (i believe that was their original intent of the 2 for $20 deal). They let me get the regular DVD of shaun for $2.01 with my purchase of the HD-DVD of hot fuzz for $29.99. That seemed fair to me.

the buy 300 get second movie for 5 bucks will work, just go to the website, it shows right on there you can order 300 and get that deal.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat126600050002
not for Shaun of the Dead
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=Shaun+of+the+Dead&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1%7E%7Eq536861756e206f66207468652044656164%7E%7Enccat02015%2 3%230%23%234&list=n&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n

Well, it worked for me. The "buy these two movies for $20.
I picked up Hot Fuzz HD-DVD and Shaun of the Dead Standard dvd for $19.98.
When it first checked out at over $40, I showed the clerk the ad, she showed it to a floor manager, and he took $20 off the cost of the Hot Fuzz HD-DVD.
I didn't raise a fuss. I didn't play dumb. I just showed them the ad, and they took care of it.

Well, it worked for me. The "buy these two movies for $20.
I picked up Hot Fuzz HD-DVD and Shaun of the Dead Standard dvd for $19.98.
When it first checked out at over $40, I showed the clerk the ad, she showed it to a floor manager, and he took $20 off the cost of the Hot Fuzz HD-DVD.
I didn't raise a fuss. I didn't play dumb. I just showed them the ad, and they took care of it.

Holy hell. Guess I'll try it, but I don't have any confidence that it will work. Extremely YMMV, I'd think.

Best of luck.

OK, OP, I beg a million pardons for scoffing at this. I checked to BBs on the way home from work last night, and both were sold out. Went to another at lunch today, and was able to get BOTH Hot Fuzz and Shaun in HD format for $20!!

Best deal since the CC Matrix set deal!

I went to Best Buy and they have several copies of Hot Fuzz, but no Shaun of the Dead on HD DVD or DVD :(

Well we got until August 4, hopefully they get some in

OK, OP, I beg a million pardons for scoffing at this. I checked to BBs on the way home from work last night, and both were sold out. Went to another at lunch today, and was able to get BOTH Hot Fuzz and Shaun in HD format for $20!!

Best deal since the CC Matrix set deal!

My mileage varied. :(

The BEST BUYS around me only have one or the other, but not both. Anyone know if CIRCUIT CITY will match the offer?

Im a BB employee and from what I know they would not honor the deal because its below cost, which isn't the issue but it raises a red flag saying, "hey, double check this one." I got both Hot Fuzz for around 27 and 300 for 29, with the discount. I have priced matched before with wal-mart, at my store we price match like a mofo because we want to be the best deal. I know most of our employees would probably give it to you if they didn't ask for help. Is BB evil, I am biased and I love the place so no. Is it the best place to buy HDDVDs or other media, no. Now i know this will sound horrible and I am sorry for it but if we lose a customer over the fact of a deal like this, then they weren't loyal customers anyway and the #1 electronics dealer in North America, maybe the world now will the big store in China, won't miss them too much. Again, Im sorry to say this but its true. Now try it a BB and if it works, thats awesome, if not price match Wal-Mart or shop online, I just want more HD titles and this week was pretty sweet. Cheers.

The sale price for regular DVD of hot fuzz is 17.99 and for another $2.01 you get the regular DVD of shaun of the dead (i believe that was their original intent of the 2 for $20 deal). They let me get the regular DVD of shaun for $2.01 with my purchase of the HD-DVD of hot fuzz for $29.99. That seemed fair to me.

If they didn't honor that then they is something wrong. I would honor that in a second being a BB employee.

Sorry for multiple posts but I was just rethinking, yea we are a big company, but if you are calm and justify your point, most managers will give you the deal below cost to save you as a customer. The nicer you are the nicer people are in general.

Well what are the odds, I went to another Best Buy and tried it an no cigar, had the movies but wouldn't sell 'em. Best Buy really irritates me I have tried pricing matching so many times. I'm not going to shop there again. It's not really that they wouldn't match this deal, it is that every other damn time I have tried to price match they haven't done it with the exception.

Do you price match Target? Yes... err I mean no Target is sold out of them (wtf, real response)
Do you price match Fry's? Sure, wait never mind they are too far away (real response another wtf)
Do you price match Circuit City? Yes... wait never mind it's you (not a real response they gave, but no they wouldn't price match Target)

No wonder they don't sell many HD movies. Doesn't matter I'd rather order from Amazon and get 6 movies for the price of 4.

5 different Best Buy's, no price matches. No money for Best Buy.

Sorry for multiple posts but I was just rethinking, yea we are a big company, but if you are calm and justify your point, most managers will give you the deal below cost to save you as a customer. The nicer you are the nicer people are in general.

For grins and giggles I tried to get both for $20 today, but no dice. The guy had no argument at all for why he couldn't honor it. I had it already rung up, posed the question, and got a "we can't do that" answer.

I asked where on that page does it show HD vs SD? I have both on the same receipt, which is the only indicator. He goes, "well that price there is for HD". Is said, okay, so what's under Shaun of the Dead? Regular DVD. I said, "Okay, now if that's the case, one would believe from that there that you could buy SD for that and HD for Hot Fuzz for that, and since you have both showing there (SD and HD for different titles) one would believe that's the price for both, right?" He said no. I said, okay, I'll take Shaun of the Dead HD-DVD and Hot Fuzz SD then since what you told me is the opposite of what's in the picture in the ad. He was speachless. That's the biggest misleading advertisement I've seen in a while...and I'm in the ad industry!

Anyway, I said thanks for not clarifying the issue and told them to cancel the items and walked out.

Too bad price-matching is a pain in the ass as stated above, otherwise, I'd do that every week just to "stick" it to them as much as I could and move titles off their shelves.

Congrats timfitz99. I would have tried that, but the BB's in my area NEVER carry newer catalog titles. They only this week finally started carrying "the big lebowski". Pretty pathetic.
No biggy though, I just returned my Standard DVD of Shaun, and got back my $9.99. End result: hot fuzz hd-dvd $9.99.

Do you price match Target? Yes... err I mean no Target is sold out of them (wtf, real response)
That's how price matching works - they match against local *IN-STOCK* competitors. It's to keep you in their store and not have you buy somewhere else. But if that somewhere else doesn't even have it, you're not going to buy from them anyway.

That's how it's worked since the beginning of price matching.

BTW, not nearly as good a deal, but you could use the same argument to try get 300 and The Bourne Identity for $40. They're selling 300 for $34.99 (ooh, list price) but the ad shows with an additional movie from this list (and it's not any kind of format specific artwork) for $5, showing the 2 Bourne movies, Gladiator and Braveheart. Obviously Gladiator and Braveheart aren't on HD-DVD, but the Bournes are.

I went in and bought Hott Fuzz, they price matched amazon since it was only $2 (difference). They said normally they don't price match Amazon (that store has no overhead like we do blah blah) and I said, "well they will price match best buy or bestbuy.com" So BB employee asked a manager or something and they said ok since it was only a few dollars. Then I also bought the bourne SD DVD set, since it looked like it had new special features. It was 14.99 but using a reward zone mastercard (use your reg reward zone card first, then it knows to tell the cashier to enter another code which takes $5 off if you are using a reward zone mastercard.) So I got both bourne movies on SD DVD in the new box set for $9.99 :)

They also price matched Shooter, which took it from 34.99 to 27.95 =)

This 2 for $20, I really don't see how you could expect them to do that when the ad shows the normal price for the HD-DVD as what $29.99 or $34.99 each? how does it make any sense to expect to get 2 for $20? The user who reported they let him get the free second SD DVD for the price difference it is for ppl getting the 2 for 20 SD version ($2.01) seems fair enough to me. And really thats up to the manager's discretion I'd imagine. Just ask nicely it works wonders.