Topic: The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition (October 3, 2006)

[aldrinpsx]

peace and blessing!!!

[ranran]

i'm glad i waited till the last moment to pre-order (yesterday). 

[RNIverson]

got mine at $16.98, and it's currently on delivery. would amazon still issue a refund? according to their preorder price guarantee, they should. anyone who has experienced this?

sayang ung $2 difference 

got tired of waiting and decided to email amazon regarding this. they said they'll refund the $2  

[jojitv]

got tired of waiting and decided to email amazon regarding this. they said they'll refund the $2  

I also emailed them. I'm just waiting for their reply. 

[ranran]

i really don't understand this... now its $14.87 at Amazon! is there something wrong with this release? 

[techdude]

I don't think so, it's Number one at Amazon.com since it's release...Amazon probably just matching other discounters... or using it as a loss-leader, in the hope that buyer will come back and buy other  titles...

Often times, the biggest titles are not the most profitable, If at all.  Harry Potter books were also slashed 50% at launch, and free priority shipping pa. 

All reviews are very positive (so far), unlike the Fox and The Hound 25th Anniversary Edition.

And the fact that R1 is limited, means collectibility sometime down the road, but probably too many copies in the market for another year or so...

[marj]

Yes, I think Amazon.com is just trying to lure customers from the big DVD retailers, like Wal-Mart which usually sells DVDs at low prices on the first week of release.  I got "The Little Mermaid" at Wal-Mart for just $13.72.

[keilu]

wasnt planning on getting this one.....then read that the local r3 is only 1 disc and missing some features..... so i got myself a copy  buti na lang may extra copy pa si baby 

[ranran]

thanks techdude and marj. for a moment i was getting worried as to why the price is still going down soon after its release. 

[techdude]

It is being claimed that 4 million 'The Little Mermaid' PE had been sold since launch 10 days ago making it the bestselling October DVD animated feature ever.  1.3 Million was sold on launch day alone.

http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?sec_id=2&&article_ID=9774
via Ultimate Disney

[seph1018]

It is being claimed that 4 million 'The Little Mermaid' PE had been sold since launch 10 days ago making it the bestselling October DVD animated feature ever. 1.3 Million was sold on launch day alone.

http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?sec_id=2&&article_ID=9774
via Ultimate Disney

No surprise there. A lot of people consider this as Disney's Modern Age classic. At par with the studios most well-loved features.

Now to the DVD, I noticed some pixellation in the underwater scenes but still an improvement from the Limited Issue transfer. The features are the real catch here. Still enjoyed the movie...now waiting mode for the next PE.

[RadicalDude]

Just got hold of my copy today, delivered by Royale. Quite fast as it was shipped by Amazon last October 4.