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PfR73 wrote: Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:20 pm I don't understand why The Perfume of the Lady in Black UHD is on sale, but the Blu-ray isn't.

It was probably very close to selling out anyway, given the smaller print run. It now has. DEATH CARRIES A CANE Blu-ray was sold out before the sale begun.

What surprised me is the THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK - 4K UHD LE selling out, given the much larger print run. COLD EYES OF FEAR - 4K UHD LE was around for a much longer period. It still is, in fact!

I'm not doing very well here after missing LA TERRA TREMA from Radiance's sale last week.

They confirmed on X that THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK - 4K UHD LE did sell out from them.

I really wish I had every single Rollin LE release, but I can't justify that kind of spend. Or that kind of rolling pin from LQ! (she likes them too, for what it's worth - how could you not)

I ordered 3 titles yesterday, which I now notice are already sitting on my shelf from a previous sale. Two of them not in wrapping, I seem to have played them at some point.

TMDaines wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:03 pm They confirmed on X that THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK - 4K UHD LE did sell out from them.

And now it is back after I bought it for a premium elsewhere…

mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 2:13 pm I really wish I had every single Rollin LE release, but I can't justify that kind of spend. Or that kind of rolling pin from LQ! (she likes them too, for what it's worth - how could you not)

Rarewaves have all the older ones in their 2 for £30 and you still can get an extra 10% off tonight with the code on their homepage.

TMDaines wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:40 pm

TMDaines wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:03 pm They confirmed on X that THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK - 4K UHD LE did sell out from them.

And now it is back after I bought it for a premium elsewhere…

So did I - £19.18 in cash + £10 in Points from Rarewaves. I also paid £16.99 each, in previous Powerhouse sales, for all those old UHDs now in the Rarewaves "2 for £30" offer (less another 10% during their sales). Oh well, it's only money.

So did I - £19.18 in cash + £10 in Points from Rarewaves. I also paid £16.99 each, in previous Powerhouse sales, for all those old UHDs now in the Rarewaves "2 for £30" offer (less another 10% during their sales). Oh well, it's only money.

Yeah, I'd expect the UHDs that were £19.99 this sale to be £16.99 next if they still are in decent supply.

I started so maturely, just buying the more greatly discounted stuff with an order for just over £50, then went back and panic bought Death Walks with a more recent Rollins and a £10.99 title for another order just over £50, before going back a third time for the restocked Lady with another more recent Rollins and another £10.99 release for just over £50 again. Hoping my more expensive Lady purchase is cancelled before dispatch.

I did wonder why I am buying the Rollins for £19.99 each, when they may eventually turn up on Rarewaves as 2 for £30 (or £27 with discount code), but hand was somewhat forced to get the free shipping. Probably would have been cheap going long on the Rollins and just paying a bit extra for the giallos now.

They put it down to "miscommunication" on Twitter.

Well long story short I decided to try the free shipping option from the UK to the US and hope for the best. Powerhouse's Shipping Policy (not the FAQ) says

U.S. Orders / PDDP

All shipments to the United States are fulfilled under the Prepaid Duties and Delivery Paid (PDDP) service. Under this arrangement, all applicable import duties, taxes, and customs fees are calculated and paid at the time of purchase. As a result, customers will not be required to pay any additional fees upon delivery.

So this implies UPS (or fedex or whoever) are included, though may not be necessary as the order offers the choice of either the Royal Mail option (though at an additional cost of $49 (presumably the weight is below their 1999g (4.4-ish lbs) limit otherwise it might not even be offered?)) as well as the Free Tracked Shipping option. So we shall see which carrier brings it on over and etc etc for free.

For me in Canada, the "free" option has ended up being UPS the last few years.

I was thinking that was what was used, but it's been a while… Nobody in the US knows anything about UPS sticking you with extra charges?

50% off sale on select titles at Barnes and Noble, includes La Travestie, and the Blier films, amongst others

Murdoch wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 10:11 pm 50% off sale on select titles at Barnes and Noble, includes La Travestie, and the Blier films, amongst others

La Travestie has been price matched by Amazon, looking forward to it after your write up

Hoping you find it interesting enough for a write-up! Would love to see your opinion on it

swo17 wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2026 3:19 pm Bits & pieces sale

Which doesn't seem to be fully up and running yet? The email claimed the Dietrich set would be back in stock, yet it still isn't...

It looks to be up for the Bits and Pieces, but not the OOP returns.

They're the same picture.gif?

Drucker wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2026 3:56 pm

swo17 wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2026 3:19 pm Bits & pieces sale

Which doesn't seem to be fully up and running yet? The email claimed the Dietrich set would be back in stock, yet it still isn't...

In my experience with these OOP Return sales they'll advertise something for which they only have one or two copies. It's just as likely they sold out of them in 5 minutes than they're referring to the individual bits and pieces.

It's also mentioned that offers refresh daily.

Drucker wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2026 4:54 pm They're the same picture.gif?

What I meant was that the "not fully up" seemed to really specifically the OOP returns, while the "bits and pieces" part seemed to be fully up. It could have been that some of the spare parts were up AND that some of the OOP were up, hence the precision I wanted to provide.

I was able to get some titles from the drop down menu pages, but then some of those titles were greyed out while perusing the regular standard/limited pages but was able to check out with all items intact. Hopefully they all ship!

Only boxes (in sale pages) were Universal Noir 1 & John Ford, though most of the Dietrich seemed available as individual releases.