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Since they asked via FB and Twitter, I'm half tempted to let Criterion know that I ordered in-stock and pre-order items. Maybe they won't cancel if enough of us let them know we could get discounts on pre-order items?

Jean-Luc Garbo wrote:Since they asked via FB and Twitter, I'm half tempted to let Criterion know that I ordered in-stock and pre-order items. Maybe they won't cancel if enough of us let them know we could get discounts on pre-order items?

They already know. They all read this forum (Hi, Peter. Hi, Jon.). That's probably what brought the issue to their attention in the first place. Sorry mfunk, et. al.

Yeah, also, it's not like you set up one of those top secret Office Space/Superman 3 accounts that gives you all the leftover fractions of preordered DVDs. They can clearly see your order on their system.

Jeff wrote:That's probably what brought the issue to their attention in the first place.

Hopefully this is one of those "your reward for finding my $100 is you get to keep the $100" situations. [-o<

No, your reward is that they tricked you in to buying Fat Girl by allowing you to find it for $16.

I played it honest because I didn't want to inadvertently get my whole order canceled and it really was a good deal on their part without taking advantage of preorders [/boyscout]

domino harvey wrote:I played it honest because I didn't want to inadvertently get my whole order canceled and it really was a good deal on their part without taking advantage of preorders [/boyscout]

I placed two separate orders, making sure to place all of my pre-orders on a completely separate order from the available titles, so that if they do cancel pre-orders it won't affect the others.

I almost went the boyscout route myself, but I flicked that little Jiminy Cricket fucker off my shoulder and decided to leave the decision to fate and Criterion. They are good people and I don't want to take advantage, but I figure I'm getting the discs at cost at best, and since I've dumped at least ten grand into the Criterion coffers over the last decade I didn't feel too guilty about it.[/shamelessrationalization]

Apparently neither of you got your capitalism merit badge. In any case, nothing's scheduled to ship until May, and I was never going to pay more than 50% MSRP for those preorders anyway, so I don't even really feel as though I've taken advanta--SHUT UP JIMINY CRICKET I WILL MURDER YOU

Didn't the FB page state from the very beginning that the 50% only applied to in-stock items? Or did I miss something?

Zinoviev wrote:Didn't the FB page state from the very beginning that the 50% only applied to in-stock items? Or did I miss something?

It did indeed, but due to some sort of oversight, the code worked for a brief period of time on pre-orders anyway.

Don't worry...Sometimes I just send Criterion a check for nothing at all.

So what'd everyone buy during the sale?

Eclipse
Lubitsch
Sacha Guitry
Malle
Akermann

Mainline
Stilll Walking
House

And of course a bunch of pre-orders.

Blu: Army of Shadows, Black Narcissus, Fish Tank, Senso, Shock Corridor, Sweet Smell of Success
DVD: 49th Parallel, Missing, Olivier's Shakespeare
Eclipse: London Underground, Sacha Guitry

Have you seen any Sacha Guitry before, Domino? I'd be interested to hear what you think of him. I think he would be right up your street.

I had to behave so I pre-ordered Diabolique, Topsy-Turvy, and Pale Flower (of course) but also finally went after Hands Over the City and The River. (One of the pre-orders will likely be a great gift for a friend.) I really should have bought a coffee mug to go with the Leigh, though.

I'd also like to read domino's thoughts on Guitry. His knowledge of film comedy should make it worthwhile.

I had passing familiarity before Criterion announced the set but haven't seen any of his films. I read somewhere (maybe here) that there was a strong kinship to Mankiewicz, and that was enough to tip me over-- I'll be sure to post my thoughts on the pics as I work my way through the set

inside the warehouse:

It's beautiful.

My God, it's full of c's

The best part are all of the Facebook wall posts about this: "Oh my god, what a great place that must be to work," "what an awesome job," etc. Like the person who has to physically pack all of these orders and probably gets paid a few bucks above minimum wage thinks that they are working in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory or something.

Do the have the Ark of the Covenant in there?[/easy joke]

That place would be nothing for the people who has the whole collection already. Not that I do, just saying.

Making her daily digipack smashing rounds, I see.

^ Or doing that little cut on the spine of plastic cases. Don't know if others get that. Looks like someone puts a kinfe to the spine on some of them.

That's a surefire sign that boxes of DVDs were opened with boxcutters in the warehouse.