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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1251 Post by therewillbeblus » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:00 pm

FrauBlucher wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:22 pm
I got the email confirmation
... for your order as shipped already?

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1252 Post by FrauBlucher » Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:03 pm

No. Just an order confirmation

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1253 Post by Jean-Luc Garbo » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:08 pm

Wow, half hour after checking to see if Parallax View blus were still in stock - now it's sold out. No running low icon when I checked earlier either.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1254 Post by therewillbeblus » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:19 pm

Surely they knew that this was going to be the one title in everyone's order, with this year's flash sale having less high-profile titles vs other Feb sales, so that seems like poor planning

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#1255 Post by black&huge » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:25 pm

Speaking of things selling out I noticed my Jeanne Dielman blu was suddenly listed as backordered after checking my order status a half hour or so after placing. I must have nabbed one of the remaining few copies though since I got my order confirmation email and it and Trilogy of Life are both being packed for shipment at once. Got lucky there I suppose.

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#1256 Post by Jean-Luc Garbo » Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:51 pm

Parallax View blus are back in stock! Guess it was a glitch. But yeah twbb the same thought also came to me. Very quickly ordered it with the Chopra and Sembene films just in case.

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#1257 Post by CSM126 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:01 pm

Ordered Smooth Talk and Prince of Tides, and then they sent me a $50 gift code so I went back and got Moonstruck and Husbands too. And that’s my single biggest haul in a long time (well, unless you count the Fellini box as fifteen films instead of one box).

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1258 Post by beamish14 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 6:45 pm

Leaning towards Oshima's Outlaw Sixties and maybe a few others. It's hard to decide, as I have limited space, and certain titles seem to be able to stream indefinitely.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1259 Post by FrauBlucher » Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:28 am

Just got a shipped notice

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#1260 Post by hilango » Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:53 am

Don't think I've ever seen so many titles sell out so quickly before during a sale. I got my order in for the Varda set right away, and then I had to get back to work. A few hours later, most of the titles I wanted were gone.

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#1261 Post by Fortisquince » Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:30 pm

I got a $50 certificate from Criterion based on my purchases from this sale. Are there any other flash sales between now and the B&N sale? I don’t think so, right?

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1262 Post by therewillbeblus » Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:39 pm

Fortisquince wrote:
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I got a $50 certificate from Criterion based on my purchases from this sale. Are there any other flash sales between now and the B&N sale? I don’t think so, right?
No they occur twice a year, once around Feb/March and once around Sept/Oct. Sometimes there's another additional random sale that includes pre-orders or miscellaneous swag but it's usually like 30% off and nothing to depend upon.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1263 Post by black&huge » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:23 am

got shipping confirmation earlier today with estimated delivery for saturday. Does Criterion use USPS for expedited? if so they bumped me up even though I chose free shipping.
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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1264 Post by Jean-Luc Garbo » Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:20 am

Mine is out for delivery already but it's the Fellini box. I ordered Tuesday so I'm very surprised. Living a few hundred miles from the warehouse hasn't been this beneficial before! Unless they expedite delivery already for the Fellini/Varda/Bergman boxes?

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1265 Post by FrauBlucher » Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:16 pm

I just got my delivery of the Fellini Box. It was packed pretty well but it had a slight indentation that almost looks like a paper clip on the box cover. I can live with that. Also, there were 5 discs out of their pockets, with some having very light scratches. Sigh

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1266 Post by therewillbeblus » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:00 pm

FrauBlucher wrote:
Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:16 pm
Also, there were 5 discs out of their pockets, with some having very light scratches. Sigh
If I remember correctly this was almost everyone's experience getting the set at first except swo

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1267 Post by Boosmahn » Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:24 pm

My order came in yesterday. Unfortunately, many of the inserts were torn in some way, with Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! having it the worst. But I'm happy to have them!

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1268 Post by hearthesilence » Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:35 pm

FrauBlucher wrote:
Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:16 pm
I just got my delivery of the Fellini Box. It was packed pretty well but it had a slight indentation that almost looks like a paper clip on the box cover. I can live with that. Also, there were 5 discs out of their pockets, with some having very light scratches. Sigh
I really hate that pocket design in general. In Japan, they often put their discs in scratch-free sleeves before sticking them into any cardboard pockets or mini-LP sleeves - I really wish that would catch on here.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1269 Post by criterionsnob » Mon May 03, 2021 11:58 am

30% off all discs (including pre-orders) for the month of May, on Criterion's site. Looks like Unobstructed View is doing web updates, so hopefully the sale carries over to Canada too.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1270 Post by stevewhamola » Mon May 03, 2021 12:27 pm

30% off seems like a typical everyday price, only a sucker would pay full MSRP.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1271 Post by omegadirective » Mon May 03, 2021 12:27 pm

I just checked and the sale does go to Canada, but the shipping costs and conversion rarely make it worth it.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1272 Post by smccolgan » Mon May 03, 2021 5:31 pm

Of course I pull the trigger on my order this past Friday, thinking there won’t be a discount any time soon. On the plus side, Irma Vep and Memories of Murder already arrived today.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1273 Post by Cinephrenic » Mon May 03, 2021 9:15 pm

Why pay 30% when there is 50%...come on Criterion

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1274 Post by Luke M » Wed May 05, 2021 3:15 pm

The people at the Criterion subreddit appear to buy direct from the store all throughout the year. I think it's either a phase or they're doing it for karma points. Suffice to say, a 30% off sale is something they're very happy about.

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Re: Criterion Collection Store

#1275 Post by hearthesilence » Wed May 05, 2021 3:21 pm

Well, who knows, for anyone jumping on the sale, maybe someone's birthday is around the corner and they have to buy that gift now whereas the next 50% sale is a long ways off.

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