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Does anyone else think this is false advertising? The latest mailing
advertises The Nightmare Before Christmas deluxe set for $149.95, and
on sale at 50%, for $74.98. The thing is, before you can get the 50% off,
you have to buy 1 item at $149.95 or higher. The problem is that there are
no other items at that price. I called and asked them what I could buy to get
it at their advertised sale price, and they told me that I would have to buy 2
of them, 1 at full price and the second at half price. Is that stupid, or what?
I wonder how many of them they are really going to sell for that deal.
<img border="0" src="http://www.geocities.com/disney_laserdiscs/e/photo.gif" alt="Nightmare Before Christmas" width="318" height="300">

This is a bit off-topic but... I've seen ad for $500 of free gas if you spend $999 at some store. It's exactly like this Nightmare deal. If you're willing to spend $1000, you could buy the free amount of gas two times over.

Question about the Nightmare deal: could you buy multiple items at a total of $150? That would make more sense.

You can buy a $30 blu-ray and get the Nightmare set for $75

jrboy wrote:You can buy a $30 blu-ray and get the Nightmare set for $75

No, you can't. I guess you didn't read the part where I said you have to buy 1 item at $149.95 or higher before you get that set for $75. The only thing they have at this price is the Nightmare set, so you HAVE to buy 2 of them to get the deal.

GoofyGoofyGoofy wrote:This is a bit off-topic but... I've seen ad for $500 of free gas if you spend $999 at some store. It's exactly like this Nightmare deal. If you're willing to spend $1000, you could buy the free amount of gas two times over.

Question about the Nightmare deal: could you buy multiple items at a total of $150? That would make more sense.

It's not the same as getting $500 worth of gas. Gas gets consumed, and you will always buy more. With this deal, you have to buy 2 identical items. Who wants to do that? And no, you can't buy multiple items that total $150, I asked. There is no other way, if you want their advertised sale price, you HAVE to buy 2 of them. It's ridiculous.

That is dumb, and it almost sounds like Disney is setting themselves up to have customers buy two for the savings and then resell one.

mvealf wrote:

jrboy wrote:You can buy a $30 blu-ray and get the Nightmare set for $75

No, you can't. I guess you didn't read the part where I said you have to buy 1 item at $149.95 or higher before you get that set for $75. The only thing they have at this price is the Nightmare set, so you HAVE to buy 2 of them to get the deal.

Yes i did read that part, however blu-rays can't be discounted, so that means the Jack set will be discounted. But it seems that the DMC cought onto this and locked the Jack set in at $149.95 (so no more discounts on the Jack set, even if you buy 2 of them or a blu-ray)

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08-26-08

thejester(dvdtalk) wrote:Your shipment will include the following items.



Titles Format Qty Price
----------------------------
VIPPIN18 Peter Pan Pin MISC 1 $.00
National Treasure 2: Book Of Secrets BLU-RAY 1 $29.95
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Ultimate Collector's DVD Set -- with Jack Skellington Bust DVD 1 $74.97


Subtotal $104.92
Shipping & Processing $4.95
Tax $.00

Total $109.87

08-27-08

jpdude(dvdtalk) wrote:I picked up 2 of the Ultimate Collector's Sets @ ½ price:

Your shipment will include the following items.


Titles Format Qty Price

Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Ultimate Collector's DVD Set -- with Jack Skellington Bust DVD 2 $74.97
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas VIP Pin MISC 1 $.00
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas 2-Disc Collector's Edition
+ James & The Giant Peach: Special Edition DVD - 2-Pack plus 3-D Card DVD 1 $34.95
Hocus Pocus DVD 1 $10.00
Total # Items 5

Subtotal $194.89
Shipping & Processing $.00
Tax $.00
Total $194.89

I did the same thing with the Sword and the Stone set

rednowgreen (myself @ dvdtalk) wrote: Add the Double Feature to your cart ( $32.95 )


Then add the Sword in the Stone gift set to your cart ( $34.98 )


This will bring your total to $67.93 w/ free shipping, you will have an extra copy of Sword in the Stone, which you can sell, trade, or give away.

OR


Pick any Blu-ray disc and add it to your cart ( $29.95 )


Then add the Sword in the Stone gift set to your cart ( $34.98 )


This will bring your total to $69.88 including shipping

Both offer are still cheaper then the $73.90 the set will cost you alone

jrboy wrote:Yes i did read that part, however blu-rays can't be discounted, so that means the Jack set will be discounted.

No, that means nothing will be discounted, since you didn't meet the requirement for discounting the Jack set (buying 1 other item for at least $149.95). I ordered a Blu-Ray Nightmare and the Sword In the Stone gift set, used the discount code, and was charged full price for both since I didn't meet their requirement.

All I would suggest with items this expensive is finding someone you trust to buy as a co-op. Then you both get it at half price, otherwise its a rather nice Christmas present for someone given the subject and time of year...

It is rather a poor offer.

Eeeevah! wrote:All I would suggest with items this expensive is finding someone you trust to buy as a co-op. Then you both get it at half price, otherwise its a rather nice Christmas present for someone given the subject and time of year...

It is rather a poor offer.

No, 1 person would have to pay full price, and the second one would be half price.