Amazon's deal of the day - The Chosen Boxset for 99 dollars.
That's like 69 cents per Buffy episode. ETA: Boxset now sold out.
Perfect gift for someone who has come to the Buffyverse through the season 8 comic books.
April 17 2007
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Madhatter | April 17, 11:01 CET
Saje | April 17, 11:17 CET
I've been wanting to replace my full size seasons with this for a while, but my wife was upset because I'd about $300 for all 7 seasons separately. For 99 bucks, she really can't say a lot.
The_Joker | April 17, 11:22 CET
zeitgeist | April 17, 11:51 CET
death is my gift | April 17, 11:55 CET
gossi | April 17, 12:09 CET
[ edited by kurya on 2007-04-17 18:42 ]
kurya | April 17, 12:40 CET
[ edited by kurya on 2007-04-17 18:41 ]
kurya | April 17, 12:41 CET
kurya, can't say so. Perhaps the network?
Madhatter | April 17, 12:46 CET
leenah | April 17, 13:05 CET
leafblown | April 17, 13:10 CET
ok....just bought it....
better now.
as for customs stuff; you could have someone you know in the US buy and send to you as a gift OR you can buy from the US Amazon Marketplace if an independent buyer has it posted cheaper. for some reason customs/shipping stuff applies only to direct Amazon buys. this, of course doesn't completely apply to the "golden deal" thing but you could get it at least a good bit cheaper. good luck!
Miss Kitty Fantastico | April 17, 13:10 CET
I have done a similar thing thing in the opposite direction, buying and charging stuff from websites in the UK, and having it sent to relatives there-avoiding the customs charges.
[ edited by toast on 2007-04-17 19:30 ]
toast | April 17, 13:22 CET
nathanieletc | April 17, 13:23 CET
If you're more patient than I am you can get standard delivery for $7.49 (6-22 working days) but it turns out i'm actually exactly as patient as I am (i.e. not very) so I went ahead and got Priority Courier delivery (2-4 working days) as well and the total came to about $153 or £75 ish so still saving about £40-50 with the exchange rate being as favourable as it currently is (and getting the extra non-UK disc). Bargain.
ETA: And cheers for the heads up Simon.
[ edited by Saje on 2007-04-17 19:30 ]
Saje | April 17, 13:28 CET
As to customs charge, I called the Amazon U.S. customer service, but they couldn't give me the requested information. Maybe if you call Amazon UK's customer service, they can tell you how much it would be?
MacGuffin | April 17, 13:41 CET
karosurly | April 17, 13:45 CET
TaraLivesOn | April 17, 13:49 CET
sungafan | April 17, 13:55 CET
gossi | April 17, 13:55 CET
For those in the UK, remember that these are fullscreen and not widescreen like your release.
Which is how Joss wanted it. Though, having OMWF (which is supposed to be widescreen) not anamorphic is ghastly.
KernelM | April 17, 14:48 CET
yah, it's funny--I've got the original boxes, the Chosen box, and the UK "book" versions. and every time I wanna watch one, I go for the UK version, for the widescreen, for the "previously ons", and for the overall better picture quality.
oh, and speaking of which--does anybody know if anyone's airing Buffy in HD yet? TNT-HD's got Angel (at 3 in the morning...grr...) but I haven't seen Buffy anywhere yet.
annagranfors | April 17, 14:52 CET
I digress. My point is, cheers for the tip. My life is improved for having one less thing to waffle about endlessly.
Jet Wolf | April 17, 15:01 CET
Sorry, um - willpower? What's that?
violetohara | April 17, 15:10 CET
Though the R1 boxset gets the bonus DVD and the R2 one doesn't. Or something like that. Boo hiss anyhow.
Simon | April 17, 15:17 CET
OzLady | April 17, 15:25 CET
Also, my Season 6 set has OMWF in widescreen, even though all the other episodes are full screen. So, does this change with the "Chosen" boxset?
MacGuffin | April 17, 15:25 CET
Simon | April 17, 15:30 CET
kurya | April 17, 15:43 CET
Madhatter | April 17, 15:45 CET
MacGuffin | April 17, 15:46 CET
Sunfire | April 17, 15:59 CET
ruthless1 | April 17, 16:14 CET
Sunfire | April 17, 16:36 CET
mei_mei | April 17, 16:36 CET
kurya | April 17, 16:54 CET
Traevynn | April 17, 17:18 CET
I'm trying to feel some buyer's remorse but it just isn't there. :p
*stares at the mailbox until a Buffy Chosen Collection magically appears in it*
[ edited by violetohara on 2007-04-17 23:32 ]
violetohara | April 17, 17:31 CET
I'm still waiting for Angel to show up cheaply... There is the UK box set, but that's still pretty expensive - 89 pounds is about $180 US for 5 seasons, so still about the price you can find all seasons for individually... Presumably there is no inside information yet on if the equivalent R1 Angel box set will ever be made?
vera | April 17, 17:38 CET
Superrodan | April 17, 18:33 CET
onthedrift | April 17, 20:22 CET
By the way, I just checked the latest exchange rate. The pound has broken the $2 barrier! ;)
tichtich | April 18, 03:18 CET
Yefa | April 21, 12:45 CET