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JoeDVDs · 03-04-2003, 07:11 PM

I just searched my local BESTBUY and CIRCUIT CITY and they didn't receive this title. I was told they weren't stocking it and to order it online. What's the deal? Anyone else having a problem finding "The Day The Earth Stood Still" today?

Joe
New Jersey

Unicorn · 03-04-2003, 07:17 PM

It's not that noone's going to carry it.

It's just that noone is going to pay premium overnight shipping charges to have old films like this air-shipped in just to have it on street date.

I expect them to have it by the weekend. In the meantime, Borders *might* have it already, if you're willing to pay more.

Fluxus · 03-04-2003, 07:25 PM

I got mine yesterday morning from Futureshop.ca (free shipping on everything right now). I got fed up with stores not carring shit on release day or 10 days after realease day...I shop online now. Most places give you a deal on shipping too...so it's just like going to the store minus the brainless clerks and annoying people.

asphodel5 · 03-04-2003, 07:35 PM

I had a feeling that this one would be hard to track down. I got my copy in the mail yesterday. It's a great set. I hope that you can find it.

videoworx · 03-04-2003, 07:41 PM

Borders (at least my local one), had this on the shelf Monday night for $14.99

Squid Lips · 03-04-2003, 08:02 PM

Try Tower Records, you can generally find every new release there.

03-04-2003, 08:09 PM

I got mine Saturday at Borders too. I am nervous now, even before beginning my search for Quest For Fire and Journey to the Center of the Earth. I think that those two will be very hard to find at a B&M.

***SeanL*** · 03-04-2003, 08:26 PM

I haven't gone looking for this yet, I just hope that someone has it, as this is the one release I'm getting this week.

jtorrance · 03-04-2003, 08:43 PM

I got mine online with Quest For Fire. I did see QFF at Best Buy today, but no DTESS. I did pick up the new Assault on Precinct 13 and Winter Kills a week and two weeks early, respectively.

Morticia · 03-04-2003, 09:39 PM

Just got it today at Costco for $9.99.

chrisp450 · 03-04-2003, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Morticia
Just got it today at Costco for $9.99.

Damn! Not bad.
I might have to sign up at costco.....is it expensive?

I didn't figure they would have this either.

I said screw it and ordered it on deepdiscount about an hour ago (along with Metropolis) thanks to my Midnight Run sale!

Morticia · 03-04-2003, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrisp450
Damn! Not bad.
I might have to sign up at costco.....is it expensive?

Depends on your definition. Yearly memberships are $45.
Costco members page

I find they often have the best prices on *select* disks and *most* season sets (Buffy, Angel, ST:NG have been the biggest deals so far).

Best to check the Bargain Area first before making the Costco trek, unless you're out of Wheaties.

orf · 03-04-2003, 10:07 PM

$10 at Costco? Damn, I'm going to have to run over there sometime.

cisco1959 · 03-04-2003, 11:26 PM

Picked up the only copy they had at Borders in Albuquerque

Ecthelion · 03-04-2003, 11:38 PM

We had quite a few at the Media Play I work at. Media Play, for those who don't know, is a Best Buy company, so it's odd that Best Buy doesn't have it yet, but we do...

tvboy · 03-04-2003, 11:57 PM

There were loads of it at Future Shop in Toronto!
I just took a peek at it - wow! Nice restoration and transfer!

Unicorn · 03-05-2003, 01:11 AM

The missus is on the way home now with Day, Journey, and Quest for $9.99 each from Costco.

03-05-2003, 03:56 AM

I scored mine at Suncoast (25 miles each way drive) for $14.95.

***SeanL*** · 03-05-2003, 06:02 AM

Well, I checked Target, Circuit City, FYE, and Wal Mart... all to no avail. I'm gonna check Barnes & Noble tomorrow, and if I don't find it there I guess I'll just have to wait, which ticks me off.:rar:

SkottDMD · 03-05-2003, 07:22 AM

I also saw this at my local Future Shop here in Canada. They had about 5-6 copies. Didn't pick it up though, maybe sometime in the future

Triple HHH · 03-05-2003, 07:44 AM

I didnt go shopping today but I recommend checking Borders and even Best Buy because The Day the Earth Stood Still is part of FOX's new spiffy classics line, and I was able to find their past recent releases (How Green Was My Valley, Gentlemens Agreement, and All About Eve) on the day of release at these places.

Also, Target has good prices sometimes, but on most obscure/older movies, they are not too good there.

mlemmond · 03-05-2003, 01:08 PM

At my local Best Buy I couldn't find Day The Earth Stood Still or any of the new Superbit titles.

odisn · 03-05-2003, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Herbert West
I got mine Saturday at Borders too. I am nervous now, even before beginning my search for Quest For Fire and Journey to the Center of the Earth. I think that those two will be very hard to find at a B&M.

We got all three titles in at the Borders where I work PT. They are part of a FOX Classics endcap that will be displayed throughout March. Unfortunately, we only recieved one copy of each.

***SeanL*** · 03-05-2003, 05:05 PM

Well, I have looked everywhere for "The Day the Earth stood still", and the only place that has it is Barnes & Noble...and they're asking $19.99 for it. Not sure I want to get it, cause my luck another store will get it in a few days and only charge $10 for it.

03-04-2003, 07:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
JoeDVDs Supporting Actor Join Date: Feb 2003	Day Earth Stood Still - UNAVAILABLE IN STORES? I just searched my local BESTBUY and CIRCUIT CITY and they didn't receive this title. I was told they weren't stocking it and to order it online. What's the deal? Anyone else having a problem finding "The Day The Earth Stood Still" today? Joe New Jersey

03-04-2003, 07:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
asphodel5 Actor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: ohio	I had a feeling that this one would be hard to track down. I got my copy in the mail yesterday. It's a great set. I hope that you can find it. __________________ A sail! A veil awave upon the waves. Boomed crashing chords. When love absorbs. War! War! The tympanum. Redone and Revised! My Visually Oriented Screening Log

03-04-2003, 08:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
*SeanL* Producer/Admin Got BMG? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NW Florida	I haven't gone looking for this yet, I just hope that someone has it, as this is the one release I'm getting this week. __________________ Forum Administrator "You can never go home again, Oatman... but I guess you can shop there."

03-04-2003, 08:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
jtorrance Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Refugee from the planet Alderaan.	I got mine online with Quest For Fire. I did see QFF at Best Buy today, but no DTESS. I did pick up the new Assault on Precinct 13 and Winter Kills a week and two weeks early, respectively. __________________ Do you want me to bring out the LeRoy Neiman paintings?

03-04-2003, 09:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Morticia Administrator Emeritus Film Class Goddess Part-Time PRN Princess Panty Thief Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Devil's Point. Burn baby burn!	Just got it today at Costco for $9.99. __________________ Nope, you really haven't lived until you've fed a naked Fire Dancer a S'more...cooked from her own flaming baton. I reject your reality and substitute my own! "Freeze dried moles. Price as marked." -- Nixon, Suicide Girl

03-04-2003, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Unicorn Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: I am the only Unicorn there is	It's not that noone's going to carry it. It's just that noone is going to pay premium overnight shipping charges to have old films like this air-shipped in just to have it on street date. I expect them to have it by the weekend. In the meantime, Borders might have it already, if you're willing to pay more.

03-04-2003, 07:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fluxus Actor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingston, Canada	I got mine yesterday morning from Futureshop.ca (free shipping on everything right now). I got fed up with stores not carring shit on release day or 10 days after realease day...I shop online now. Most places give you a deal on shipping too...so it's just like going to the store minus the brainless clerks and annoying people.

03-04-2003, 07:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	Borders (at least my local one), had this on the shelf Monday night for $14.99

03-04-2003, 08:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Squid Lips Actor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles CA	Try Tower Records, you can generally find every new release there.

03-04-2003, 08:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Herbert West	I got mine Saturday at Borders too. I am nervous now, even before beginning my search for Quest For Fire and Journey to the Center of the Earth. I think that those two will be very hard to find at a B&M.

03-04-2003, 10:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
orf Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Harrisonburg, VA	$10 at Costco? Damn, I'm going to have to run over there sometime. __________________ Sadly, my porn collection is 2353% smaller than your mom's collection.

03-04-2003, 11:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
cisco1959 Actor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Mexico	Picked up the only copy they had at Borders in Albuquerque __________________ "Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy!" - Josey Wales DVDProfiler DVDAF DVDSpot

03-04-2003, 11:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ecthelion Supporting Actor Join Date: Feb 2003	We had quite a few at the Media Play I work at. Media Play, for those who don't know, is a Best Buy company, so it's odd that Best Buy doesn't have it yet, but we do... __________________ "Drilling for fear makes the job simple, born on third, thinks he got a triple."

03-04-2003, 11:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
tvboy Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Taxation Nation: Canada	There were loads of it at Future Shop in Toronto! I just took a peek at it - wow! Nice restoration and transfer! __________________ Always remember that Triumph of the Will is just like Pirates of the Carribean. Only in black and white. MacAndMe My DVD Collection

03-05-2003, 01:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
Unicorn Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: I am the only Unicorn there is	The missus is on the way home now with Day, Journey, and Quest for $9.99 each from Costco.

03-05-2003, 03:56 AM	#18 (permalink)
frulad	I scored mine at Suncoast (25 miles each way drive) for $14.95.

03-05-2003, 06:02 AM	#19 (permalink)
*SeanL* Producer/Admin Got BMG? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NW Florida	Well, I checked Target, Circuit City, FYE, and Wal Mart... all to no avail. I'm gonna check Barnes & Noble tomorrow, and if I don't find it there I guess I'll just have to wait, which ticks me off.:rar: __________________ Forum Administrator "You can never go home again, Oatman... but I guess you can shop there."

03-05-2003, 07:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
SkottDMD Actor Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Catharines, ON	I also saw this at my local Future Shop here in Canada. They had about 5-6 copies. Didn't pick it up though, maybe sometime in the future __________________ Because everyone else is doing it. The ONLY Monster Squad site on the net!

03-05-2003, 07:44 AM	#21 (permalink)
Triple HHH Actor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Governor of California	I didnt go shopping today but I recommend checking Borders and even Best Buy because The Day the Earth Stood Still is part of FOX's new spiffy classics line, and I was able to find their past recent releases (How Green Was My Valley, Gentlemens Agreement, and All About Eve) on the day of release at these places. Also, Target has good prices sometimes, but on most obscure/older movies, they are not too good there. __________________ With fronds like these, who needs anemones?

03-05-2003, 01:08 PM	#22 (permalink)
mlemmond Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC	At my local Best Buy I couldn't find Day The Earth Stood Still or any of the new Superbit titles.

03-05-2003, 05:05 PM	#24 (permalink)
*SeanL* Producer/Admin Got BMG? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NW Florida	Well, I have looked everywhere for "The Day the Earth stood still", and the only place that has it is Barnes & Noble...and they're asking $19.99 for it. Not sure I want to get it, cause my luck another store will get it in a few days and only charge $10 for it. __________________ Forum Administrator "You can never go home again, Oatman... but I guess you can shop there."

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