UP [Blu-ray] SteelBook with preorder at Best Buy starting 10/11

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Another one, Best Buy is having pre-sell on UP SteelBook on for $14.99 online ($7.50 sale). Similar to Snow White strategy, put a down payment and get a free empty steelbook case then come back on release date to pick up your copy and pay the balance.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...up+pre-sell&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=2051444

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[quote name='major morgan']I saw the girl only scan one bar code when the instructions on the bottom say to scan the steelbook bar code + a BD/DVD bar code. My reciept only shows a pre-order for $7.50 with no mention of a steelbook.

Imagine if the cashiers made this mistake several times. Their inventory would be so screwed that they may think there was a ton of "shrinkage" on these.[/QUOTE]Yes, that's someone who's not reading the back of the package when scanning the barcodes. :dunce:

I'm sure their inventory will be a bit off from all of these "mistakes".
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Yes, that's someone who's not reading the back of the package when scanning the barcodes. :dunce:

I'm sure their inventory will be a bit off from all of these "mistakes".[/QUOTE]

I think these mistakes work to our advantage if we want to keep the steelbook and get our pre-order money back. There's nothing on the receipt to remind them about the steelbook only that we pre-ordered a movie.
 
Just picked mine up and noticed that the pic in the original post is a little different from actual case. Instead of the normal case thats the thickness of a normal DVD, its a little thicker than a TV series set would be with steel front and back covers. Havent had a chance to look at it thouroghly but the middle seems to be supported by plastic and a little thicker to accomadate the extra discs I assume. Sorry if someone already posted this. Dont have timet or ead through the whole post.
 
[quote name='mlisette23']I think these mistakes work to our advantage if we want to keep the steelbook and get our pre-order money back. There's nothing on the receipt to remind them about the steelbook only that we pre-ordered a movie.[/QUOTE]The flip side of that is if you go into the store to do a pre-order and pick up the steelbook, and when they can't find them when the computer says there's 5 of them in-store, you're likely to get a bit irked about that problem.

Works both ways, though when the inventory is out of whack for those, people don't tend to be very understanding.
 
I reserved two and the cashier asked me how the pre order worked. I explained it to her and she laughed saying, " Why am I asking you when I work here?" the not so funny part was when she tried to keep the steelbooks. She thought they were displays :/
 
Ed-oh lord, I don't mean to laugh, but that was kind of funny, lol. I am glad you got yours too. I placed my pre-order as well:) Here's to hopin' some Pixar coupons surface-though I am not holding my breath. Anyone hunting down the Disney & Pixar Steels around the world, good luck (sounds like murder and mayhem for the other titles! LOL).
 
for whatever reason, I got the vibe that this thing would be a piece of trash (either from the pics I saw or from the people that posted) but it is actually very nice. I really like the steelbook and like the size because you can just put all the paperwork right in the steelbook with the discs.

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and also, the people working there had NO CLUE what I was asking for and it took them 30 minutes to find the steelbook -.-
 
picked mine up today, they had no idea what i was talking about and tried telling me that they dont pre order movies instore. i said bs, i did it last week for snow white. he went out back and came up front with the box of them.
 
Stinky - I went in to capitalize on the Pinnochio deal (which was great - got the three disc blu ray for $9.99) and saw the Up steelbook with the $14.99 price on it. Went to the register, asked the woman if the blu ray was $14.99 (I couldn't imagine a four-disc DVD, which is how many discs that case held). She said it was, and even if it wasn't, I could pay $7.50 and take the steelbook home, then when I came to pay for it, if it was more than $14.99 I could just get my money back.
Definitely not a bad deal, but I really thought maybe they were just trying to drive some preorders by lowering the price a lot. Looks like I will be stuck looking elsewhere for the actual discs.
 
[quote name='chuckstaton'] Went to the register, asked the woman if the blu ray was $14.99 (I couldn't imagine a four-disc DVD, which is how many discs that case held). She said it was, and even if it wasn't, I could pay $7.50 and take the steelbook home, then when I came to pay for it, if it was more than $14.99 I could just get my money back.
Definitely not a bad deal, but I really thought maybe they were just trying to drive some preorders by lowering the price a lot. Looks like I will be stuck looking elsewhere for the actual discs.[/QUOTE]

Pretty sure that Best Buy's price will be 27.99 on release day - or thereabouts. Your price, at register would be 20.49 + any taxes because
of the deposit you put down for the disc.

The 14.99 price is supposedly what you would pay if you just "bought" the steelbook, and didn't put a deposit down on the disc. Why anyone would do that is beyond me, though.
 
[quote name='apsmith21']Pretty sure that Best Buy's price will be 27.99 on release day - or thereabouts. Your price, at register would be 20.49 + any taxes because
of the deposit you put down for the disc.

The 14.99 price is supposedly what you would pay if you just "bought" the steelbook, and didn't put a deposit down on the disc. Why anyone would do that is beyond me, though.[/QUOTE]Correct on both counts.

We may see the price drop a little bit before release day, though if a 3 disc set like Snow White is $24.99 from BB, I doubt we'd see much else of a drop from $27.99 for a 4-disc set like Up.

You're right about the steelbook being $14.99 w/o a pre-order, since the pre-order charges $7.50 and makes the steelbook "free" with a $14.99 bundle coupon.

You could just pay for the pre-order and not pick it up and come out ahead with the steelbook "purchase". I don't think we'll get much chance of a coupon this time around like we did with Snow White, I don't think we'd get much of a savings getting it from Amazon save not paying for sales tax.
 
I got mine today along with Metroid Trilogy I dont know why I got that game...but heh. My case had a small dent in it also.
 
Finally saw the steelbook cases out today. It's amazing these don't move faster, I guess hardcore movie collectors are on the way out, thanks to either: the economy or digital downloads...

Interesting to note that it had a bulky-plastic center. I wonder if it is theme related for the movie or what?? definitely thicker than the Snow White steelbook...(and btw, are these even official SteelBooks like from the official SteelBook company that everyone is so anal about on here?)
 
So I went back to Best Buy after they told me on Sunday that they will not put the steelbook out until today. I come in and ask where the steelbooks are at and after looking into the computer they tell me that they have 300 on order. They also tell me that no other Best Buy in our area got them.
 
Picked my Steelbook yesterday at the Victorville, CA store and they had a few left. Since they are bigger they take more space on the rack where they had them. Can't wait for the movie to come out! Might just preorder both Up & Monsters Inc and then go in and get my money back for the preorder. Don't know yet... :whistle2:/ Love the steelbook though... really nice except for the huge plastic thing inside... but doesn't bother me at all though. :whistle2:D
 
Man, I had far too hard a time getting a hold of this.

Tried getting one on Sunday. No sign of it on the shelves. Asked the first grunt I could find, who told me, in order "That's an online only deal" "We have it in store, but it's still online only. You have to go online and order it for online pickup" "The add doesn't mention anything about online? Well, then we don't have it" "No, I won't check in the back". Would've tried another grunt, but there was a zombie walk going on in the mall across the street, and that just seemed more interesting.

On Monday, the only available grunt simply told me "Yeah, the online inventory is kind of messed up. We usually get those things with new releases on Tuesdays, so check back tomorrow." This was two hours to close, and since BestBuy.com said it takes 45 minutes on average for an in-store pickup order to be prepared, I submitted an order online for in-store pickup (it was 'available' according to online, and worth a shot, i figured) and killed time around town. Fifteen minutes till store close, I assume I fall in the far side of 45 minutes, head home. Seven minutes till store close, I get an email telling me my order's ready to be picked up.

Yesterday (Tuesday), I head to Best Buy on my way to a meeting. There's no steelbooks on the shelves, and they cannot find my order. At this point, I decide I should just wipe my hands of this store. After my meeting, I go to the Best Buy near it, find a steelbook, and preorder. At the register, it took me a good five minutes to convince the cashiers that I should have the box. Wasn't until an experienced cashier chimed in with a "If the box is empty, give it to him" that I got to leave with my prize.

Sometime in there, it became less about actually getting the thing and more about not letting Best Buy beat me...
 
[quote name='Salamando3000']Man, I had far too hard a time getting a hold of this.

Tried getting one on Sunday. No sign of it on the shelves. Asked the first grunt I could find, who told me, in order "That's an online only deal" "We have it in store, but it's still online only. You have to go online and order it for online pickup" "The add doesn't mention anything about online? Well, then we don't have it" "No, I won't check in the back". Would've tried another grunt, but there was a zombie walk going on in the mall across the street, and that just seemed more interesting.

On Monday, the only available grunt simply told me "Yeah, the online inventory is kind of messed up. We usually get those things with new releases on Tuesdays, so check back tomorrow." This was two hours to close, and since BestBuy.com said it takes 45 minutes on average for an in-store pickup order to be prepared, I submitted an order online for in-store pickup (it was 'available' according to online, and worth a shot, i figured) and killed time around town. Fifteen minutes till store close, I assume I fall in the far side of 45 minutes, head home. Seven minutes till store close, I get an email telling me my order's ready to be picked up.

Yesterday (Tuesday), I head to Best Buy on my way to a meeting. There's no steelbooks on the shelves, and they cannot find my order. At this point, I decide I should just wipe my hands of this store. After my meeting, I go to the Best Buy near it, find a steelbook, and preorder. At the register, it took me a good five minutes to convince the cashiers that I should have the box. Wasn't until an experienced cashier chimed in with a "If the box is empty, give it to him" that I got to leave with my prize.

Sometime in there, it became less about actually getting the thing and more about not letting Best Buy beat me...[/QUOTE]

have you ever thought of ordering it online, then selecting the in store pickup option ?
 
[quote name='xeno']have you ever thought of ordering it online, then selecting the in store pickup option ?[/QUOTE]

You must've missed that part in the Monday and Tuesday paragraphs. I tried to, but the order wasn't ready until 7 minutes before close on Monday, and on Tuesday they couldn't find it.
 
Got my steelbook over the weekend. Now that I read this thread I think the cashier didn't scan the barcode for the steelbook. My receipt is a one liner only.
 
I have three Best Buys around mr area and from my experience, they either put it on the end caps, my the Disney DVDs, or right by the bluray section. All three Best Buys I've been to have been in three different locations... making it hard for the customers to find them.
 
yeah, it's funny how they move these things around! Mine was on an endcap and there were only a few left by the time i found them (and got there).

With Snow White, the steelbook was WITH THE DVDS. Who would have looked there for a BluRay sized steelbook?!
 
So I went to another Best Buy today, this time it showed that they had it in stock. I get there and they don't know where it is in the back. Pretty peeved about the whole thing.
 
[quote name='token2k6']Finally saw the steelbook cases out today. It's amazing these don't move faster, I guess hardcore movie collectors are on the way out, thanks to either: the economy or digital downloads...

Interesting to note that it had a bulky-plastic center. I wonder if it is theme related for the movie or what?? definitely thicker than the Snow White steelbook...(and btw, are these even official SteelBooks like from the official SteelBook company that everyone is so anal about on here?)[/QUOTE]

This are official Steelbooks. I am assuming these from the name being on the inside with the little TM next to it.
 
I think the case looks great externally, but I don't like the disc swing-arm mechanism inside. I guess we'll see how it works out once the case is filled.
 
[quote name='hellboypi']You guys make this all sound so simple. I need to get my local BB employees to read this thread and boost their confidence; I just went through the Snow White debacle. I doubt they'll get this one right either.[/QUOTE]

Well, phase One complete. I had to show them (cashier + trainee) how to correctly scan it this time, but it's correct.
The cashier told me just to bring the reciept with me and go to the customer service desk to pick it upon release. My wife and I laughed as we walked away...if only it were that easy.
 
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