[Fun] Amazon.co.uk Blu ray - Summer Sale - Bourne / Jurassic Park / Big Bang / GoT

[cashinstinct]

Here are various deals at Amazon.co.uk: must be sold by Amazon.co.uk / Amazon EU S.a.rL - you might have to look in more buying choices to find price shown in this thread.

Note: Prices shown on Amazon.co.uk are in pounds (GDP or £), include VAT (UK tax) of 20% that will be removed at checkout for Canadian orders, but does not include the couple of bucks shipping to Canada (£3.08 shipping).

Price with shipping for Canadians is similar to original price including VAT.

Add items to cart to see final price without tax and with shipping !

Even when you do currency conversion and add shipping, they are still worth it Many members here on RFD buy their blu-ray on Amazon UK because of deals like this

Do not pick "region-free" blu-ray saying UK 50i compatible (example : from BBC / BBC Earth ) unless you know your blu-ray player is compatible, they need a UK 50i compatible player to play ... PS3 is not compatible.
see list here: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=95245

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Summer Sale going on at amazon.co.uk


(link is named Easter sale as mentioned by mtl-D, thanks for sharing... it's not related to Easter at all )

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The Ultimate Bourne Collection [Blu-ray][Region Free] -£9.01 (was £10.50)



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Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £8.50 was £10.00 or £13.40



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Clint Eastwood: The Director's Collection [Blu-ray] [2010] [Region Free] - £20.00



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Entourage - Season 1-8 Complete [Blu-ray] [Region Free] - £60.50 ( £53.50 with shipping and without VAT Tax, thanks to jshebib)





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The Big Bang Theory - Complete Season 1-5 [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £32.85 (was £36.00, £38.25, £42.75, £47.50 or £51.10)

i got big bang theory and it was shipped with royal mail!

I ordered this back in January and it was sent via DHL.

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Game of Thrones - Season 1-2 Complete [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £43.52 (was £47.00) (around $65 CAD without VAT tax and with shipping).

FYI - my Game of Thrones S1/S2 BR came by Royal Mail - no brokerage/duty.

Thanks OP! Ordered GOT last Thursday. Got it on Monday morning

Really nice packaging too!

Just heads up for those with older BD players, it may help to update the firmware. I have an old LG player and it kept spinning the disc with no playback. Went on LG's site for the update and then within minutes, everything was working perfectly!

I ordered a few weeks ago and have been watching it on my PS3 with no issues.

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Prison Break - Complete Season 1-4 [Blu-ray] - £38.63 (was £39.70 ) (region-free according to blu-ray.com), thanks to mtl-D




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M. Night Shyamalan - Collection [Blu-ray] - £15.00 (thanks to LSZ) , was £12.75 - The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs



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Jerry Bruckheimer Action Collection boxset [8 movies] - £24.65 pre-order July 8, 2013 (thanks to pootza) (was £20.00)



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Stanley Kubrick: Visionary Filmmaker Collection [Blu-ray] [1962] [Region Free] [7 movies] - £22.50
(thanks to pootza)

and to note The Shining is the UK version which some might not prefer

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Harry Potter 8 film collection Blu-Ray Region-Free - £27.55



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Aladdin [Blu-ray] [1992] [Region Free] - £12.96



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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [Region Free] - - not available anymore from Amazon today thanks to int (was £30.62 when available from Amazon)

[cashinstinct]

Other deals not on op

Complexe Box Set Listings

Most popular region-free blu-ray


For steelbook fans (thanks to Psychopathetic for info):
Steelbooks list

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Boardwalk Empire - Season 1-2 Complete [Blu-ray] [Region Free] - £28.50 - mtl-D



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Firefly - The Complete Series [Blu-ray] [2002] - £9.50 -see more buying choices (Region A-B, works in Canada) - mtl-D



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The Sylvester Stallone Collection [Blu-ray][Region Free] -£9.33



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Resident Evil 1-4 [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £10.06 (thanks to bauness) was £9.43 or £12



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Downton Abbey - Series 1 & 2 [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £15.06



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Jean-Michel Cousteau's Film Trilogy (Dolphins & Whales/Sharks/Ocean Wonderland Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray)[Region Free] - £9.00


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Spider-Man Trilogy [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £9.99



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The Sherlock Holmes Collection - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD)[Region Free] - £11.00



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Lethal Weapon 1-4 [Blu-ray][Region Free]- £11.99



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Back to the Future Trilogy [Blu-ray] - £12.00 (was £10.75)



Region: All Regions

Info according to Angultra: Packaging: "comes in a single thin blu-ray case"

My only complaint is the images on the Back to the Future discs are extremely grainy which make it look like it was a bad clone. The movies looked fine so I kept the set.

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The Pacific: Complete HBO Series [Blu-ray][2010][Region Free] - £18.37 (was £16.85, £18.75, £20.24 or £25)



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Band Of Brothers: Complete HBO Series (Commemorative 6-Disc Gift Set In Tin Box) [Blu-ray] - £17.62 (was £17.01, £18.50 or £25.00)



works in Canada - Region A and Region B.

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Fast & Furious 1-5 Box Set [Blu-ray][Region Free] - £17.17 was £15.00



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Rome - Season 1-2 - Complete (HBO) Blu-ray - £31.50 it's region-free according to blu-ray.com and users in this thread (thanks to mtl-D)



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The Complete Matrix Trilogy - £19.19 was £10.00

[cashinstinct]

OTHER INFORMATION :

1) Region-free : I post region-free deals so they SHOULD work in Canada. I try to post only deals working on all players.

- title must have region-free (or Region A )

- region must be listed as "all regions" or "Region A" (NOT Listed as Region B/2)

Region A is North America
Region B/2 is Europe.

- there must be no mention of UK 50i. Example: "(These UK 50i specs discs will NOT read on a Playstation 3. They might be readable on other blu-ray players available in Canada. Order at your own risk / choice.)"
List of blu-ray players who can or can't play UK 50i specs: http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=95245 (credit to ImpKnight)

Example: If you shop by yourself, be aware that some are saying region-free in the title but have warnings in description. Watch out for this in the description: Please note that this product will not play on US spec 60i Blu-ray players as the Blu-ray discs are authored to UK 50i specs.

examples of "region-free" blu-rays NOT to order because they say UK 50i , if you are unsure that your player is OK: EVERYTHING BBC / BBC EARTH Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Sherlock Holmes TV show, Strike Back Seasons 1-2, Flying Monsters (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray), Planet Dinosaur (Blu-ray 3D), Great Rift [Blu-ray], Madagascar [Blu-ray] ) (credit to ImpKnight and cooper83 for some names)


Resources in case of doubt (credit to rsarwar):

1) http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b

2) Canadian blu-ray forum has a thread on Amazon.co.uk deals.


If you want to play any blu-ray, a PC is a good alternative (thanks aasoror):

I hope you guys are not missing much sticking to NA compatible releases (NTSC, region 1, region free).

Just for those who don't know, if you are willing to hock up a PC to your TV you can get a PC BR reader for as low as $50 all in, couple that with AnyDVD-HD and you can "legally" bypass both region and format restrictions (for both DVDs and BRs).

Best of luck,

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2) Duties: not likely.
If you are worried about duties, try to split your orders in many small orders instead of ordering one big order.

Other people that were not charged duties from Amazon.co.uk:

Ordered several times from this site with no duty charged (reasonable amounts each order, of course)

i've been order from UK and never got ding by duty

I've received 9 orders from them in the last year and never got charged any duty.

Just got the Harry Potter collection (thanks OP) - excellent condition and no duty. As well - I've never been charged duties for these movies/documentaries box sets. However - I've always ordered one box per shipment - so the amount was never over 40 GBP and always sent through Royal Mail.

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3) Shipping delay to Canada = can be rapid with Royal Mail(not always)

Many people in this thread have received their blu-ray in 1 week after ordering with Royal Mail. Expect a delay of 1 to 4 weeks weeks when item is in stock.

Amazon.co.uk ships rapidly after you order. Royal Mail has a better reputation than DHL. Amazon chooses carrier and might be different for each shipment.

Examples of quick shipping:

January 2013

Ordered Matrix Trilogy, got it within a week. SUPER fast, SUPER impressed!

OP thanked. I grabbed one of the Big Bang Theory sets. Super fast shipping!

Ordered my Big Bang Theory set on Friday the 11th and just received today! How do they do it?!?!

I always get my amazon.co.uk orders usually within a week of ordering. I'm in Ottawa, ON.

Just received my 2 orders placed 1 week ago, January 14th. Shipped via Royal Mail and no duties upon delivery.

Depending on your location and how it was shipped. Royal mail is significantly faster than DP-DHL

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If you don't get your item within a month, Amazon.co.uk can ship a second set or refund you.
You need to contact them and let them know about your situation.

Thanks to many posters for information about this.

Examples of posters:

Deutsche Post DHL is unbelievably slow. Still haven't gotten orders that were shipped a month ago. I used the cheapest shipping option, but apparently they are sent by air mail.

I ordered mine Dec 31 and was scheduled to be delivered Jan 28. Still nothing yet and when I emailed Amazon, they just dispatched another set - which will also take another month.

They created another order with a new number but zero charges. Shipping to the same address and all that.

Just wanted to describe my personal experience with an Amazon.co.uk order.

I ordered Band of Brothers + The Pacific on January 12th. Items shipped using carrier DHL Deutscheland. Estimated delivery date of Feburary 5th. I did not receive my items yet so I contacted the live chat support from Amazon.co.uk

After some complaining and discussion I got the initial shipping charges refunded and I managed to have a replacement set shipped free of charge using UPS. Estimated delivery date is February 12th and this time I have a tracking number !

I just need to refuse the DHL package if it finally arrives...

They reshipped using DHL-DP "again", they refused to honour my request to use Royal Mail, also refused to give a straight answer about whats the deciding factor when choosing shipping courier. That said they offered to refund the order, which I did accept (though I lost couple of dollars in conversion back and forth).

Thanks to aasoror for this reminder :

If the original parcel arrives afterwards, please refuse delivery of the parcel so it's returned to us by the carrier. If you've already received both the original order and the replacement please return one of them to us. Please visit our Returns Support Centre to be guided through our full policy and to get a printable personalised return label:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/css/returns/homepage.html

If you're returning the replacement because the original has arrived please select “Missed estimated delivery date" from the drop down list as a reason for return. Choose "refund" from the next page and write in the comments field "replacement not needed, original arrived". Please reply to this e-mail to let us know about any return delivery charges you incur so that we can refund them to you.

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4) Packaging

Here is info sent by Amazon.co.uk to wlee for blu-ray and DVDs:

I would like to inform you that, as we're an online retailer our products aren't being browsed by customers as they would be in high-street shops so many of our suppliers don't shrink wrap the DVDs that they send to us.

Our packaging methods have proven over time to protect DVDs effectively during delivery, and although you may find that an item arrives with no shrink wrap, we're confident that it’ll be in perfect condition.

Let me assure you that when you buy an item from Amazon.co.uk directly, you're buying a brand new item. Only third-party sellers are allowed to sell used or pre-owned items from our site.

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5) Order from Amazon.co.uk / Amazon EU S.a.rL (it's the same) to have shipping to Canada.

Sometimes, You must look in "more buying choices" to see Amazon.co.uk price. Third-party typically do not ship to Canada. I list deals sold directly by Amazon.co.uk = Amazon EU S.a.rL.

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6) digital copy guide.

Q. Are digital copies geographically limited?
A. Products purchased in the UK are often geographically limited, and as such they might only work in the UK and Ireland. This does vary title-by-title, and if you want to download the digital copy outside of the UK and Ireland, you should refer to the insert for details or check with the studio directly.

There is research required for each title if you care about digital copy..

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7) most DVDs are not region-free, you must have a DVD player that is region-free or that plays region 2 to play most DVD from Amazon.co.uk. Since this thread is focused on Blu-ray, DVD are not covered.

If you want a DVD, make sure it's "region 0" or region free if you want to play it on any DVD player. [U] (Thanks cooper83 and LonesomeDove for info)

Dvds can be classified as Region 0, or Region All. Those dvds can be played in any dvd player.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

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8) Amazon.co.uk may adjust the price paid AFTER you order if the price drops (YMMV).

You can contact them if you see a pricedrop on a blu-ray you ordered couple of days ago and the price dropped.

There has been reports of success in this thread so try your luck

[smegger2000]

Reel Heroes Box Set Blu-ray
Hellboy II: The Golden Army / Wanted / Scott Pilgrim vs. the World / Kick- As* Price: £8.50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reel-Heroes-...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[cashinstinct]

Thanks smegger2000

[bangoman]

These are pretty good deals for Blu-ray.

They are region-free so they will work in Canada.

Even when you do currency conversion and add shipping, they are still worth it

Many members here on RFD buy their blu-ray on Amazon UK because of deals like this

When I used to live in the UK, I spent my life shopping for Region 1 DVDs (usually USA) because they were cheaper and came out sooner. Now I live in Canada, I'm ordering from amazon.co.uk. Saving the VAT (20%) makes it worthwhile, and we don't often get dinged for Canadian duty/taxes as it's usually under $25.

Shipping is a non-issue from the UK. I ordered some stuff from amazon.com (USA) and amazon.co.uk on the same day - the UK stuff arrived first, probably because it took a plane for the 1st 3500 miles of its trip as opposed to coming by bus from Arizona.

[Bargain Bin]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Bou...9572875&sr=1-7

Bourne Trilogy for £10.99.






http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Furious...573049&sr=1-13

Fast and Furious Collection for £15.00.

[chienpourri]

I spotted American Pie 1-3 Box Set Collection Blu-Ray + Digital copy for 10.00: http://www.amazon.co.uk/American-Pie...pd_sim_d_h__17

and Toy Story 1-3 Box Set Blu-Ray for 20.10: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toy-Story-1-...pd_sim_d_h__64

The Toy Story seems like a very good deal as I recently found out how expensive Disney Movies are... usually 30$ a pop!

[Kyjo4]

A better deal for Robin Hood is this two disc set with Gladiator for £7.50: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Gladia...9578721&sr=8-7

Also, the first four Resident Evil movies for £12.99: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

[cashinstinct]

Thanks people, many good suggestions here

[bluesun]

X-Men Quadrilogy - X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray] 7 Disc boxed set.

Price: £15.00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/X-Men-Quadri...9635406&sr=8-3


It says region B/2, but it's region free.
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/X-Men-...Blu-ray/33089/

[ykshum]

I know some of these region free BD aren't really Region free... anyone tried the Ocean 11-13 series?

[int]

There has been a recent price drop on the region free Battlestar Galactica series set. After VAT removal and shipping, the cost is around £44, or $70.




Also, the original Amazon UK blu-ray thread is here.

[SheeB]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fast-Furious...573049&sr=1-13

Fast and Furious Collection for £15.00.

Back up to £39.99

[cashinstinct]

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series [Blu-ray][Region Free] - without the VAT it is 43.89 GBP, so that translates to $68.67

EDIT: seems to have been posted already above by int, thanks!

Was also posted by Talick (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/amazo...-67-a-1240071/)