It's makes more sense to me to buy it at the store. Especially when talking about NEW RELEASES. Why order a new release online when you can just but it at the store? I think that's lazy but that's just me. Now when it comes to Jeffersons season 1 which is no longer in the stores, that's when you are supposed to order online not when something is just released. Anyone prefer buying DVD's from the store?

It's makes more sense to me to buy it at the store. Especially when talking about NEW RELEASES. Why order a new release online when you can just but it at the store? I think that's lazy but that's just me. Now when it comes to Jeffersons season 1 which is no longer in the stores, that's when you are supposed to order online not when something is just released. Anyone prefer buying DVD's from the store?

Ordering online isn't lazy, it's convenient. Especially when certain stores won't stock certain less popular titles (like That's My Mama). But I prefer stores. One reason is that I get to see the package when I buy it. I ordered something online recently and the box was slightly creased. I prefer having everything in perfect condition, and you're taking a chance with online deliveries. Plus I like to have stuff the day it comes out.

The most important factor for me is price. If it's cheaper online, I'll order it online. If it's cheaper in store, I'll buy it in store.


I just need to understand why some people pre-order DVD like there won';t be any left after it's release date. I'm not understanding the logic for pre ordering dvd's

It's makes more sense to me to buy it at the store. Especially when talking about NEW RELEASES. Why order a new release online when you can just but it at the store? I think that's lazy but that's just me. Now when it comes to Jeffersons season 1 which is no longer in the stores, that's when you are supposed to order online not when something is just released. Anyone prefer buying DVD's from the store?


I just bought Jeffersons season one instore at a Suncoast in the Manhattan Mall in NYC just the other day, so it is still available in stores. As long as follow-up releases follow the first, stores generally like stocking all the seasons together if they can to make profit, IMO.

Anyway, I cant order online unless my dad orders it for me, so I prefer storebought discs, although online is where the deals are. I want to get a Wal-mart gift card or something to make it more convenient though.

pat

I just bought Jeffersons season one instore at a Suncoast in the Manhattan Mall in NYC just the other day, so it is still available in stores. As long as follow-up releases follow the first, stores generally like stocking all the seasons together if they can to make profit, IMO.

Anyway, I cant order online unless my dad orders it for me, so I prefer storebought discs, although online is where the deals are. I want to get a Wal-mart gift card or something to make it more convenient though.

pat


Well that's a bad example because manhattan has everything-lol What can;t you get in manhattan?

Philadelphia has everything too--I actually found a couple long-OOP Paul McCartney CDs in a Tower Records.

I buy based on the price. If Amazon has the cheapest price, I can wait a few days for it to ship. If it's cheaper at a store I'll get it there.

Philadelphia has everything too--I actually found a couple long-OOP Paul McCartney CDs in a Tower Records.

I buy based on the price. If Amazon has the cheapest price, I can wait a few days for it to ship. If it's cheaper at a store I'll get it there.


Now I know you are not comparing philly to manhattan in regards to finding things?-lol

the majority of shows I get for free, so I get them online, sometimes before street.

With most shows I buy, I will just go and buy them at Best Buy or Target or whatever if it's on sale first week. Like I will likely buy Seinfeld season 5 the day it comes out at the store.

However, for a "can't miss price", I will buy online. I have an Amazon gift-card, so I think I'm going to just order the Buffy complete series box set on Amazon for $124.99 because I am sure I will not find it that inexpensive in the stores.

the majority of shows I get for free, so I get them online, sometimes before street.

With most shows I buy, I will just go and buy them at Best Buy or Target or whatever if it's on sale first week. Like I will likely buy Seinfeld season 5 the day it comes out at the store.

However, for a "can't miss price", I will buy online. I have an Amazon gift-card, so I think I'm going to just order the Buffy complete series box set on Amazon for $124.99 because I am sure I will not find it that inexpensive in the stores.


i don;t mean to be all up your business but cam you pm and tell me why you get most shows from free?-lol You put it out there so i just thought it would be ok to ask

the majority of shows I get for free, so I get them online, sometimes before street.

With most shows I buy, I will just go and buy them at Best Buy or Target or whatever if it's on sale first week. Like I will likely buy Seinfeld season 5 the day it comes out at the store.

However, for a "can't miss price", I will buy online. I have an Amazon gift-card, so I think I'm going to just order the Buffy complete series box set on Amazon for $124.99 because I am sure I will not find it that inexpensive in the stores.


How do you go about getting an Amazon card?


pat

i don;t mean to be all up your business but cam you pm and tell me why you get most shows from free?-lol You put it out there so i just thought it would be ok to ask
He does reviews for a website...same one barwars is also a reviewer at. Not sure of the website though.

How do you go about getting an Amazon card?


pat

my friend bought me an Amazon gift-certificate for my last birthday, I just haven't gotten around to using it yet.

i don;t mean to be all up your business but cam you pm and tell me why you get most shows from free?-lol You put it out there so i just thought it would be ok to ask

I get to do reviews for ClassicTVHits, BarWars and Vashti also review for there.

Ordering online isn't lazy, it's convenient. Especially when certain stores won't stock certain less popular titles (like That's My Mama). But I prefer stores. One reason is that I get to see the package when I buy it. I ordered something online recently and the box was slightly creased. I prefer having everything in perfect condition, and you're taking a chance with online deliveries. Plus I like to have stuff the day it comes out.

I agree with that, when you buy a DVD in the store, you get the pick of the litter about which box you want (like you, I am pretty anal about boxes having creases, etc...) while ordering online, you get what they send you. Luckily I haven't really had any horror stories of yet even though the box of Charmed season 1 wasn't exactly in the best shape when I got that DVD to review from Paramount.

i mostly preorder online - its cheaper, I dont have to get HARRASSED by the IDIOTS working in the local BestBuy etc., and so far everything has arrived on or before the release date.

So is there any way that I could join the ClassicTVHits review team? :D

i mostly preorder online - its cheaper, I dont have to get HARRASSED by the IDIOTS working in the local BestBuy etc., and so far everything has arrived on or before the release date.


Well the UPS factor stops me from preordering

I go to the store...

Online, always. I never buy them in store. The prices are too high. At amazon or DDD, I can get free shipping and a cheaper price. Plus, NO SALES TAX.

i mostly preorder online - its cheaper, I dont have to get HARRASSED by the IDIOTS working in the local BestBuy etc., and so far everything has arrived on or before the release date.

:yeahthat I got Quincy and Dragnet the day before they were released, and Lois and Clark, Adam-12, and Emergency the same day. And that was with FREE shipping, the kind that is supposedly slower. I wasted no gas and fought no crowds and spent less money overall.

Well the UPS factor stops me from preordering

I've never had a title come UPS. It always comes in the mail.

I usually go to the store, but when I am old enough and have a credit card I will always order online.

I almost always order mine online (or get em through SitcomsOnline, being a reviewer). It's just easier. You know you can find em at Amazon or someplace cheaper online, and you don't have to get the looks the cashiers give you when buying a tv show, LOL.

Like I said, it's just easier. Saves on gas, time, etc. Go online, takes five/ten minutes and bam, done, and it's on the way.

You know you can find em at Amazon or someplace cheaper online, and you don't have to get the looks the cashiers give you when buying a tv show, LOL.

So true. Damn those cashiers. Every time I buy a season of Buffy. What's wrong with a guy liking Buffy?

So true. Damn those cashiers. Every time I buy a season of Buffy. What's wrong with a guy liking Buffy?

there are a few losers who've never watched the show who think it's an estrogen fest (like I remember an Amazon review for Seinfeld when some person said that they never liked Seinfeld but loved Buffy, and a person replied with "Buffy's a show for girls"). If you go online, you'll see the great majority of Buffy and Angel fanatics ARE MALE.

I've never had a title come UPS. It always comes in the mail.


Amazon.com orders are shipped through UPS

Online - less expensive, better selection and sometimes I get the sets a day before they are in stores.

Online - less expensive, better selection and sometimes I get the sets a day before they are in stores.

yep, depends on the bulk though I noticed. I remember pre-ordering Diff'rent Strokes from DeepDiscount and got it the Saturday before street, but then when I preordered Ellen season 1, which was a smaller box, I didn't get it until 2-3 days late

I buy most tv show DVDs online, I think the only tv dvd I bought in a store was Friends

I buy DVDs online sometimes or if I feel like looking around at selections first then go to a store like Best Buy usually:)

:yeahthat I got Quincy and Dragnet the day before they were released, and Lois and Clark, Adam-12, and Emergency the same day. And that was with FREE shipping, the kind that is supposedly slower. I wasted no gas and fought no crowds and spent less money overall.

It's probably because you live in Iowa and DDD's HDQ is right next door in Illinois, you lucky bitch. :grr:

It's probably because you live in Iowa and DDD's HDQ is right next door in Illinois, you lucky bitch. :grr:

Whoaa... tempers-are-a-flarin! :livid: :eek2: :argue: :whip :starwars LOL!

Yeah those cashiers. I bought GG S1 in some store, and the guy (some real *******) laughed and showed it to a co-worker who chuckled too. Oh wow, a guy who likes Golden Girls, hehe! Gee, I wonder why I watch it... because its funny, you ******* cashiers!

pat

Yeah those cashiers. I bought GG S1 in some store, and the guy (some real *******) laughed and showed it to a co-worker who chuckled too. Oh wow, a guy who likes Golden Girls, hehe! Gee, I wonder why I watch it... because its funny, you ******* cashiers!

pat

I would have told him to.... well I'm not gonna say it. But you should have spoken up. Thats ****ing bull****!!!

I didn't want to cause a scene in a crowded store in a crowded mall at Christmas shopping time! (Nov. when the GG S1 DVD was released, still waitin' to get S2.)


pat

Amazon.com orders are shipped through UPS

My Amazon orders have always come USPS.

Yeah those cashiers. I bought GG S1 in some store, and the guy (some real *******) laughed and showed it to a co-worker who chuckled too. Oh wow, a guy who likes Golden Girls, hehe! Gee, I wonder why I watch it... because its funny, you ******* cashiers!

pat

You should have taken your business to another store. It's not the cashier's place to judge your purchase. It's a great way to lose customers.

It's probably because you live in Iowa and DDD's HDQ is right next door in Illinois, you lucky bitch. :grr:

:D

You should have taken your business to another store. It's not the cashier's place to judge your purchase. It's a great way to lose customers.



It was some stupid college teen or someTHING.

And I didn't want to wait to get it elsewhere.


Screw him, at least I'll never see him again.

pat

It was some stupid college teen or someTHING.

And I didn't want to wait to get it elsewhere.


Screw him, at least I'll never see him again.

pat



First of all Pat, i don;t think you should have taken the situation so seriously. When you noticed them laughing you should have joined them and said-"What can I say, I guess I'm a fan of all type of TV shows"

My Amazon orders have always come USPS.


How is that? Is there a way to choose USPS on the site? Why would you get your stuff delivered through USPS and my stuff comes UPS? I'm not understanding what you are saying

Solomon, everyone was sharing their experiences, so I shared mine. I didn't take it seriously, I just think they all have no life if thats all they can do.

I'm not leading a hate fest for them.

pat

Solomon, everyone was sharing their experiences, so I shared mine. I didn't take it seriously, I just think they all have no life if thats all they can do.

I'm not leading a hate fest for them.

pat



But why couldn't you laugh with them? That would have showed them you are a DIE HARD fan of the Golden Girls

I do that around relatives, but I didn't want to do it with a stranger.


pat

How is that? Is there a way to choose USPS on the site? Why would you get your stuff delivered through USPS and my stuff comes UPS? I'm not understanding what you are saying

Well, I always wait until I have over $25 so I can get free shipping. Free shipping always comes USPS. Are you using free shipping?

Yeah those cashiers. I bought GG S1 in some store, and the guy (some real *******) laughed and showed it to a co-worker who chuckled too. Oh wow, a guy who likes Golden Girls, hehe! Gee, I wonder why I watch it... because its funny, you ******* cashiers!

pat

you could point out that if the Golden Girls sucks so bad, why have they constantly been Lifetime's #1 series for eight years and running? I didn't have any problems buying 1 and 2 from where I got them. But I admit I was embarassed to tell my dad I wanted season one last Christmas.

I've had that happen to me with CD's in the past. I actually lied before and say I was getting them as gifts for some of the more embarassing cd's. I admittedly purchased 98 Degrees' album in the summer of 99, and when I walked up to the cashier, I already had a "my niece is turning 12 tomorrow, I am getting this for her" ready, lol.

You probably should've gone to a manager over the Golden Girls incident... cashiers are not supposed to do that.

It really wasn't that big of a deal... I just thought I'd mention it since everyone else was listing their experiences. And its not like it was an explosive laugh, he tried to hide it, but nevertheless it wasn't professional. Just goes to show you how some people can be! :)

Good point btw.

pat

I never thought of that. Really guys its no big deal, as I said, just thought I'd mention it. :)


pat

They could also not be necessarily laughing at you. Maybe somebody mentioned The Golden Girls earlier in the day and its sort of a "speak of the devil" kind of laugh.

oh, I know that. Many a time I might've mentioned a movie or something to a friend and then the next night stumbled upon it on TBS or USA or something and then I tell the person I talked about it with and we'll have a nice laugh. Maybe they were talking about The Golden Girls earlier and him buying the DVD was just perfect timing.

I never thought of that. Really guys its no big deal, as I said, just thought I'd mention it. :)


pat

He was just sharing his experience. He wants us to stop taking about it!!!SILENCE! lol

Well, I always wait until I have over $25 so I can get free shipping. Free shipping always comes USPS. Are you using free shipping?


Nope never used it