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  • 08-07-2008 2:31pm
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    corcaigh07
    Registered Users Posts: 6,314 ✭✭✭


    it really is one of the best sales ive ever been at. i got black books-the whole series, sonic and the secret rings on wii and casino on dvd for 33.30 with a student discount. well happy...


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    Vokes
    Registered Users Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    Yep, a good sale allright. Lots of DVDs movies for cheap too.

    One the boxsets that stood out was the Battlestar Galactica boxset (i.e. Miniseries + Seasons 1 - 3) for 30GBP (38 euro) in my local store. Thats nearly 50% off the RRP.


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    20 Times 20 Times
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    What percentage is the student discount ?

    thanks


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    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,843 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    SofaK wrote: »
    One the boxsets that stood out was the Battlestar Galactica boxset (i.e. Miniseries + Seasons 1 - 3) for 30GBP (38 euro) in my local store. Thats nearly 50% off the RRP.
    Not to mention 'House (Seasons 1 - 3)' for €35..

    .. far superior to BSG IMO.


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    Vokes
    Registered Users Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    2 very different shows. Why deny yourself either :)


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    Basq
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    SofaK wrote: »
    2 very different shows. Why deny yourself either :)
    True.. true..


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    Davy
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    DundalkStephen wrote: »
    What percentage is the student discount ?

    thanks

    10


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    Tusky
    Registered Users Posts: 17,056 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    basquille wrote: »
    Not to mention 'House (Seasons 1 - 3)' for €35..

    .. far superior to BSG IMO.

    Is House good ? It has never appealed to me...but then again Ive never watched it. Always seemed a bit bland.


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    kgiller
    Registered Users Posts: 694 ✭✭✭kgiller


    Tusky wrote: »
    Is House good ? It has never appealed to me...but then again Ive never watched it. Always seemed a bit bland.

    Just started watching it there recently, seen 5 episodes so far, and i think it's pretty good. Although already i am finding it quite predictable.


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    Goodluck2me
    Registered Users Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Goodluck2me


    kgiller wrote: »
    Just started watching it there recently, seen 5 episodes so far, and i think it's pretty good. Although already i am finding it quite predictable.

    i agree, someone has to die soon. House needs to fúck up a case.


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    Basq
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    Stick with it lads.. House is excellent!


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    Morgans
    Registered Users Posts: 4,357 ✭✭✭Morgans


    House is fine and some of the episodes are interesting but dont they just follow the same formula throughout the whole series.

    First 15m (ish): Strange medical situation arises (often interesting)
    Second 15 (ish): Brainstorming meeting, whiteboard, original solution implemented, doesnt work
    Third 15m: Is he/she going to die? need to look deeper into history, brainstorm
    Final 15m: Nothing is working, House stumbles on a solution by chance, often something that occurs to him while dealing with one of the story arc on hospital administration or with the models that are there are juniors, House saves the day with 3m to go. Final 2m, everyone is glad that House is a genius.

    Maybe that should have a spoiler alert. It has to be said that the same formula is well packaged every week, and not bad for a mindless hour. CSI of the medical genre.


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,474 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    That sounds like a great sale... might pop over to Zavvi tonight.

    Don't give up on House. Its a very rewarding show, and consistently excellent. There are very very few episodes where you say "Well, that was sh*t...." :)

    Yeah its formulaic, but there are some surprises.


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    Jello
    Registered Users Posts: 2,739 ✭✭✭Jello


    Some DVDs I picked up in the sale:

    The Proposition - €7
    Battle Royale - €7
    American Gangster - €7
    The Thing - €4
    Apollo 13 - €4
    The Descent - €4


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    kgiller
    Registered Users Posts: 694 ✭✭✭kgiller


    Morgans wrote: »
    House is fine and some of the episodes are interesting but dont they just follow the same formula throughout the whole series.

    First 15m (ish): Strange medical situation arises (often interesting)
    Second 15 (ish): Brainstorming meeting, whiteboard, original solution implemented, doesnt work
    Third 15m: Is he/she going to die? need to look deeper into history, brainstorm
    Final 15m: Nothing is working, House stumbles on a solution by chance, often something that occurs to him while dealing with one of the story arc on hospital administration or with the models that are there are juniors, House saves the day with 3m to go. Final 2m, everyone is glad that House is a genius.

    Maybe that should have a spoiler alert. It has to be said that the same formula is well packaged every week, and not bad for a mindless hour. CSI of the medical genre.

    Haha. Thats exactly it. Just like CSI. Every episode so far seems to just follow that exact formula without exception. Il stick with it i guess for a season and see about the others then.

    Anyway, back on topic, some of the dvds mentioned are great bargains. Battle Royale and the Proposition are both great movies, and some great prices for those box sets. Get down to Zavvi.

    Although i have noticed the trend over the past couple of months of all dvds going way down in price, probably with the inevitable introduction of blu-ray as the new format. I wouldnt go out and buy too many dvds IMO.


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    Basq
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    kgiller wrote: »
    Although i have noticed the trend over the past couple of months of all dvds going way down in price, probably with the inevitable introduction of blu-ray as the new format. I wouldnt go out and buy too many dvds IMO.
    Meh.. simply buy a Blu-Ray / HD-DVD Player (while they're still in production) so you can have the best of both worlds.


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    berliner
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    I bought The 3 Disc special edition for €10 in zavvi Liffey Valley branch today.Great bargain.


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    Kashkai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭Kashkai


    basquille wrote: »
    Meh.. simply buy a Blu-Ray / HD-DVD Player (while they're still in production) so you can have the best of both worlds.


    Or better yet... buy a ps3 which is also a blu ray player so you can play, dvds, blu rays and use it as a games machine.


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    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    Noticed that Planet Earth BluRay is 54 euro in the sale. This is a good price compared with 79 in HMV :)

    Cheers


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    #20
    Batesy
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    Also Sopranos Complete boxset is now €120. Was €180 a few weeks ago.


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    40coats
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    Prosperous Dave wrote: »
    Or better yet... buy a ps3 which is also a blu ray player so you can play, dvds, blu rays and use it as a games machine.

    Or better again, buy a Blu Ray/ HDDVD combo drive and have cheap HDDVDs and a multi region Blu ray player, got mine for about €200 about 10 months ago so they're probably much cheaper now.


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    #22
    Podge2k7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭Podge2k7


    I got a great bargain today:
    Marvel Heroes Boxset which contains:X-Men,X-Men 2,X-Men The Last Stand,Elektra,Fantastic Four,Daredevil..........For €14!!


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    robinph
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    Bond 1-20 for €100.

    Down from something silly like 400 I think they claimed.


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    #24
    Lord Spence
    Registered Users Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Lord Spence


    Just got Matrix 10 DVD boxset for €15 in Zavvi and a cool gonnies T-Shirt for only €7 BARAGIN!!!!!


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    CyberWaste
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,220 ✭✭✭CyberWaste


    Podge2k7 wrote: »
    I got a great bargain today:
    Marvel Heroes Boxset which contains:X-Men,X-Men 2,X-Men The Last Stand,Elektra,Fantastic Four,Daredevil..........For €14!!

    X- men is good, rest is ****e imo, I wouldnt pay 14€ for that tbh.


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    Enda89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 238 ✭✭Enda89


    robinph wrote: »
    Bond 1-20 for €100.

    Down from something silly like 400 I think they claimed.

    Thats an amazing deal, but a new HD Bond Set is inevitably around the corner.


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    #27
    S.I.R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,837 ✭✭✭S.I.R


    hmmm one question, where is zavvi, haven't noticed Any around what so ever :|


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    #28
    CyberWaste
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,220 ✭✭✭CyberWaste


    It used to be called Virgin Megastore. That may help, but what county are you in?


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    S.I.R
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    ahh thas grand i know where it is now,


    im a Dub. Though i dont generally travel out of the capital, im sick of all the name changing lately, Very confusing.


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    Fnz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    S.I.R wrote: »
    hmmm one question, where is zavvi, haven't noticed Any around what so ever :|

    They used to be Virgin Megastores... here are the ROI locations:

    Arklow
    Bridgewater Centre, North Quay, Arklow,

    Athlone
    Unit 50, Athlone Town Centre, Athlone,

    Blanchardstown
    Unit 152, Town Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Dublin 15

    Cork
    Queens Old Castle, Patrick Street, Cork,

    Dundalk
    The Marshes Shopping Centre, Dundalk, Co Louth,

    Dundrum
    Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dundrum , Dublin 16

    Kilkenny
    Unit 29 - 31 McDonagh Junction, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny,

    Liffey Valley
    Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Fonthill Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22

    Limerick
    The Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle, Limerick,

    Newbridge
    Unit 45B, Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge,

    Sligo
    Unit 14, Johnstone Court, Sligo,

    Tallaght
    Unit 240, Level 2, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24

    EDIT: too slow!


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    #31
    omb0wyn5ehpij9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,095 ✭✭✭✭omb0wyn5ehpij9


    I went into Zavvi in Dundrum the other day to get American Gangster and they were sold out :(!!


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