David Norman
Senior HTF Member
It appears Criterion.com decided to run their Fall Flash Sale a week early this year.
CRITERION.COM FLASH SALE
Usual Terms:
50% off MSRP (not current/Usual price) all in-stock movies -- DVD, BD, Includes Eclipse set, but not general merchandise. Backorders and pre-orders usually haven't been allowed. Items will go OOS so don't wait too long though the last few sales, many things did come back into stock at least once if not several times during the sale.
The website usually gets hammered in the first couple hrs so be patient. You can preload your cart and the prices will automatically adjust after the sale goes live, but if you load it too early Criterion will empty it -- never sure if they do it by time of day or number of hrs, but I usually load my cart an hour or two ahead and it works fine. Items and esp new popular item WILL go OOS during the sale. Sometimes they'll come back into stock during the time-frame, but never is a guarantee
Free Shipping at $75 (NOTE NEW HIGHER FS LIMIT) in the Lower 48 US otherwise $7.95 flat rate shipping USPS or $10.95 UPS
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, PO Box, APO/FPO USPS PRIORITY MAIL ONLY
FREE SHIPPING has always been calculated before applying any promo rewards or Gift Certificates are deducted. I think it's also pre-tax so 49.97 + tax isn't free.
No International orders other than Canada. The last few sales, a CA site obstructedviews.com has run similar sale of 40-50% off items, but I can't say general reactions from Canadians regarding Unobs View website, shipping, and CSR has been overwhelmingly positive -- sometimes even the overall cost hasn't been significantly lower
DHL Express $23USD Flat Rate
Customs and Brokerage fees added by Delivery Service/Collected at Delivery and are the responsibility of the customer
Sales Tax has been expanded and now required for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Criterion Loyalty program -- $50 Gift Cert for every cumulative purchase of $500 even if it takes 5 years. In the past those loyal rewards certs are sent via email almost immediately and are eligible for immediate use.
If you are close to $500 and have enough total items, I'd suggest making an order just big enough to qualify for the Loyalty Cert plus FS, then make another $50+ order with the extra money rather than make one large order and then have to wait 6 months for the next flash sale though the GC/Rewards don't expire. You can load them into your account and the $$$ will be there next sale. If you have more than one Reward Code ($50 or $10 Criterion Stream reward or others), these do appear to stack since they function essentially like Gift Cards.
Items released since last FLASH SALE -- Blu-ray MSRP $39.95USD unless otherwise noted. MSRP 4K UHD $49.95 unless noted
Items released since end of last BN Sale
CRITERION.COM FLASH SALE
Usual Terms:
50% off MSRP (not current/Usual price) all in-stock movies -- DVD, BD, Includes Eclipse set, but not general merchandise. Backorders and pre-orders usually haven't been allowed. Items will go OOS so don't wait too long though the last few sales, many things did come back into stock at least once if not several times during the sale.
The website usually gets hammered in the first couple hrs so be patient. You can preload your cart and the prices will automatically adjust after the sale goes live, but if you load it too early Criterion will empty it -- never sure if they do it by time of day or number of hrs, but I usually load my cart an hour or two ahead and it works fine. Items and esp new popular item WILL go OOS during the sale. Sometimes they'll come back into stock during the time-frame, but never is a guarantee
Free Shipping at $75 (NOTE NEW HIGHER FS LIMIT) in the Lower 48 US otherwise $7.95 flat rate shipping USPS or $10.95 UPS
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, PO Box, APO/FPO USPS PRIORITY MAIL ONLY
FREE SHIPPING has always been calculated before applying any promo rewards or Gift Certificates are deducted. I think it's also pre-tax so 49.97 + tax isn't free.
No International orders other than Canada. The last few sales, a CA site obstructedviews.com has run similar sale of 40-50% off items, but I can't say general reactions from Canadians regarding Unobs View website, shipping, and CSR has been overwhelmingly positive -- sometimes even the overall cost hasn't been significantly lower
DHL Express $23USD Flat Rate
Customs and Brokerage fees added by Delivery Service/Collected at Delivery and are the responsibility of the customer
Sales Tax has been expanded and now required for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Criterion Loyalty program -- $50 Gift Cert for every cumulative purchase of $500 even if it takes 5 years. In the past those loyal rewards certs are sent via email almost immediately and are eligible for immediate use.
If you are close to $500 and have enough total items, I'd suggest making an order just big enough to qualify for the Loyalty Cert plus FS, then make another $50+ order with the extra money rather than make one large order and then have to wait 6 months for the next flash sale though the GC/Rewards don't expire. You can load them into your account and the $$$ will be there next sale. If you have more than one Reward Code ($50 or $10 Criterion Stream reward or others), these do appear to stack since they function essentially like Gift Cards.
Items released since last FLASH SALE -- Blu-ray MSRP $39.95USD unless otherwise noted. MSRP 4K UHD $49.95 unless noted
| Le Cercle Rouge 4K (1970) | 715515269513 | 15-Mar-2022 | |||||
| The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) | 715515269612 | 22-Mar-2022 | |||||
| Love Jones (1997) | 715515269711 | 29-Mar-2022 | |||||
| The Last Waltz (1978) | 715515270519 | 29-Mar-2022 | |||||
| The Last Waltz 4K (1978) | 715515269711 | 29-Mar-2022 | |||||
| Walker (1987) | 715515270618 | 12-Apr-2022 | |||||
| Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano) (1951) | 715515270717 | 19-Apr-2022 | |||||
| The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | 715515270915 | 19-Apr-2022 | |||||
| Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (2020) | 715515271110 | 26-Apr-2022 | |||||
| For All Mankind 4K (1989) | 715515271516 | 26-Apr-2022 | |||||
| 'Round Midnight (1986) | 715515271318 | 26-Apr-2022 | |||||
| Mr. Klein (Monsieur Klein) (1976) | 715515271615 | 10-May-2022 | |||||
| The Funeral (Osôshiki) (1984) | 715515271813 | 17-May-2022 | |||||
| Mississippi Masala (1991) | 715515272216 | 24-May-2022 | |||||
| Chan Is Missing (1982) | 715515271714 | 31-May-2022 | |||||
| Double Indemnity (1944) | 715515272117 | 31-May-2022 | |||||
| Double Indemnity 4K (1944) | 715515272018 | 31-May-2022 | |||||
| The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) | 715515272810 | 7-Jun-2022 | |||||
| Farewell Amor (2020) | 715515272919 | 14-Jun-2022 | |||||
| Rouge (胭脂扣 / Yin ji kau) (1987) | 715515273114 | 21-Jun-2022 | |||||
| Shaft (1971) | 715515272513 | 21-Jun-2022 | |||||
| Shaft 4K (+ Shaft's Big Score! TBC on Blu-ray disc) (1971) | 715515272414 | 21-Jun-2022 | |||||
| Pink Flamingos (1972) | 715515273817 | 28-Jun-2022 | |||||
| The Worst Person in the World (Verdens verste menneske) (2021) | 715515273619 | 28-Jun-2022 | |||||
| Okja (2017) | 715515273411 | 5-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Okja 4K (2017) | 715515273312 | 5-Jul-2022 | |||||
| The Virgin Suicides 4K (1999) | 715515274111 | 5-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Raging Bull (1980) | 715515274319 | 12-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Raging Bull 4K (1980) | 715515274210 | 12-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Summertime (1955) | 715515274418 | 12-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) | 715515274715 | 19-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Devil in a Blue Dress 4K (1995) | 715515274616 | 19-Jul-2022 | |||||
| Drive My Car (ドライブ・マイ・カー / Doraibu mai kâ) (2021) | 715515274814 | 19-Jul-2022 |
Items released since end of last BN Sale
| Daddy Longlegs (2009) | 715515275118 | 16-Aug-2022 | |
| Frownland (2007) | 715515275019 | 16-Aug-2022 | |
| Buck and the Preacher (1972) | 715515275415 | 23-Aug-2022 | |
| Hotel du Nord (Hôtel du Nord) (1938) | 715515275217 | 23-Aug-2022 | |
| Faya Dayi (2021) | 715515275514 | 30-Aug-2022 | |
| Blow Out 4K (1981) | 715515276511 | 6-Sep-2022 | |
| The Essential Jacques Demy (1961-1982) | 715515276214 | 6-Sep-22 | $125 Re-Release |
| Take Out (2004) | 715515276719 | 13-Sep-2022 | |
| Exotica (plus Calendar) (1993-1994) | 715515276818 | 20-Sep-2022 | |
| Le Corbeau (The Raven) (1943) | 715515277310 | 20-Sep-2022 | |
| Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 4 (1939-1976) | 715515276610 | 27-Sep-2022 | $125 |
| Sound of Metal (2019) | 715515277112 | 27-Sep-2022 | |
| Sound of Metal 4K (2019) | 715515277013 | 27-Sep-2022 | |
| Night of the Living Dead 4K (1968) | 715515277419 | 4-Oct-2022 | |
| Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) | 715515277716 | 11-Oct-2022 | |
| Lost Highway (1997) | 715515277617 | 11-Oct-2022 | |
| Lost Highway 4K (1997) | 715515277518 | 11-Oct-2022 |
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