30 Packs or Memorex 8X DVD-R for $14.97 AT Walmart Canada !

[Scottie]

I picked up 2 packs today I seen a whole shalf of them for a change !

[Scottie]

sorry for the Multi Posts but I thought this was a good deal and I didn't want anyone else that does to miss it !

[steve2713]

If media prices up in Canada are similar to prices here in the U.S., this is not that big of a deal really. That comes out to about $42/100 discs U.S. for discs that could be one of about 5 different media codes. You can get similar and better discs on any given day online for similar prices. I'm not intending to bash your post, just pointing out that this is actually a very typical price anymore.

[Scottie]

ok well it was good for me, I don't buy stuff on-line and it's the best prices I've seen around me so far, I bought 2 4x DVD-R 25 packs 2 weeks ago for the same price and even thoose where a good price for me.

I just thought it might be a good deal for other people like me.

[falberni]

Scottie,

I think this is a very good deal in Canada. Thanks for letting us know about it.

[Scottie]

your welcome !

[Gen-An]

If media prices up in Canada are similar to prices here in the U.S., this is not that big of a deal really. That comes out to about $42/100 discs U.S. for discs that could be one of about 5 different media codes. You can get similar and better discs on any given day online for similar prices. I'm not intending to bash your post, just pointing out that this is actually a very typical price anymore.

When is Maxell 8x DVD-R anything other than MXLRG03?

[CanuckGod]

If media prices up in Canada are similar to prices here in the U.S., this is not that big of a deal really. That comes out to about $42/100 discs U.S. for discs that could be one of about 5 different media codes. You can get similar and better discs on any given day online for similar prices. I'm not intending to bash your post, just pointing out that this is actually a very typical price anymore.

Except that your 'online deals' are pretty much all American sites; any discs we try to buy we end up getting slapped with duty charges, and added to the $15-20 US most places seem to charge to ship to Canada, in reality, it isn't cheaper at all, more expensive in fact... this is actually a pretty good deal for a price that's been around for the last 3 weeks in Canada, and will probably be their new normal price, considering they don't have to factor any CD-R levy into it either. The couple Canadian online media sales sites, after factoring in shipping, are at least the same price, if not more, for 100 discs as well, and for comparable media codes. Not intending to bash your post, just pointing out that I think this is the 2nd post I've seen where you've 'corrected' Canadians talking about deals , which in the end, actually are deals for Canadians .

[mattyboy]

what are the media codes on the ones you pick up, not that I would necesasarliy end up with the same ones, but just curious.

[CanuckGod]

Adddendum to the last post, Future Shop and Best Buy Canada both have good deals every so often on media, but even they only average around $0.40 US per discs at the best of times; brick and mortar seem to, for the most part, have slightly better deals more often for media. While CMC MAG E01 (any Memorex 8x +R I've bought from Wal-Mart so far have all been these) may not be quite as superb as the TYG02 8x -R I have, they're also much cheaper, without having to buy bargain-basement manufactured media...

[CanuckGod]

Memorex 8x -R Made In Taiwan:
CMC MAG AE1, FUJIFILM03, PRODISCF01,
RITEKG05
Memorex 8x +R Made In Taiwan:
CMC MAG E01, PRODISCR03, PHILIPS C08,
RITEKR03
Memorex 8x +R Made In India: MBIPG101R04

[Gen-An]

Whoops, saw Memorex and thought it was Maxell.

[Scottie]

The ones I got where these RITEKG05

[RonBoy]

The one Memorex 30 pc I bought was CMC so I took it back.
Wal-Mart also has Maxell 15 pc for $9.97 and the 8x Made In Japan +R are Maxell 002 and the 4x Made in Taiwan +R are RICOHJPNR01.

[CanuckGod]

Just purchased a 30 pack of DVD-R, discs had a "Is it live or is it Memorex logo printed on the hub", and were FUJIFILM03 (16x capable with my current NEC 3500 hacked firmware).

[Tom Saurus]

The technician who built my Computer, has been nice enough to sell me 50 packs of 4x DVD-R's for around 33 bucks and that is tax included. He also is willing to sell me two fifty packs for 63 bucks and 25 cents. I think I am getting a good deal. This works out to be just 64 cents each, and I think that is a good price.

4 x is fast enough for me. I think if one burns any faster than 4 x they are going to have DVD's that don't turn out right. I could be wrong though. 15 minutes doesn't seem to be that long to wait for a DVD to burn.

But I am kind of curious if 8-x is more desirable than 4-x, does that mean Walmart might have 4-x's even cheaper than $14.97 for a 30 pack.

I should note that the retailer's in my area are charging pretty close to $1.50 to $2.00 for blank DVD-R's and that is before taxes. So I am thankful I am getting such a good bargain.

[Gen-An]

The technician who built my Computer, has been nice enough to sell me 50 packs of 4x DVD-R's for around 33 bucks and that is tax included. He also is willing to sell me two fifty packs for 63 bucks and 25 cents. I think I am getting a good deal. This works out to be just 64 cents each, and I think that is a good price.

4 x is fast enough for me. I think if one burns any faster than 4 x they are going to have DVD's that don't turn out right. I could be wrong though. 15

You are wrong. I have discs burned at 8x and 12x that turned out perfect.

[doppletwo]

It matter what writer and the exact firmware you have.


What is the exchange rate right now 30 discs for 15 Canadian seems way cheaper than 42 cents a disc American money?


But Canada has much higher sales taxes isn't around 30% sales tax in Cananda.


Here in Washington we have a high sales tax it is almost 10%


I will find the exchange rate but that sounds like a really good deal.



Edit I Looked up exchange rate.

one Canadian Dollar is 82 cents American.

41 cents a disc so the estimate was only off by a penny a disc.

Still a good deal if the media is good.

Won't much better than 40 cents a disc for good media in US unless you buy in major bulk.


Please don't ge mad because I said American. I know some Canadians that are sensitive about this and get all Huffy about how there are Americans too (North Americans)

[steve2713]

just pointing out that I think this is the 2nd post I've seen where you've 'corrected' Canadians talking about deals

I've got no clue what you're talking about. The only other time I've commented on any other deal in Canada on media, I mentioned what a good deal it was and basically said I wished that I could get in on the deal (but didn't bother since I've got enough discs anyway).

Like I said in my first post, I'm not bashing this post at all, I never said it was a bad deal, I only said that 'IF' prices on media were similar in Canada as to what they are here, it was a pretty typical price - I should have made it more clear that I meant 'IF' it included prices online for Canadians as well.

Main reason I even posted is because, again 'IF' prices were similar to the U.S., these may not be the best choice because of all the different potential media codes, you might be better ordering online getting media of a known media code that is known to work well with your particular burner, whereas with Memorex there are several different possibilities.

[ZippyP.]

But Canada has much higher sales taxes isn't around 30% sales tax in Cananda.

Depends where you are in Canada. Federal tax is 7% and Provincial tax is 0-7%, so sales tax is anywhere from 7-14%.

[ZippyP.]

The technician who built my Computer, has been nice enough to sell me 50 packs of 4x DVD-R's for around 33 bucks and that is tax included.

Unless you know the media code then you don't know the disks you are getting. This could be a decent deal if the disks are good, but if they are lousy disks then you couldn't give them to me for free. And don't say, "I've used them and they work fine." You need a larger sampling size to test the disks to say if they are any good or not.

[doppletwo]

But Canada has much higher sales taxes isn't around 30% sales tax in Cananda.

Depends where you are in Canada. Federal tax is 7% and Provincial tax is 0-7%, so sales tax is anywhere from 7-14%.

When I go to BC the sales tax was at least 25% maybe Van City has city sales tax.

Here in Seattle the sales tax is slighlty higher than in the rest of the state or it could be a County sales tax I don't remember.

I don't really mind the Canadian sales tax since they refund it to Americans (sorry again but what do Canadians calll us anyways other than @%*#).

[Tom Saurus]

ZippyP: In my first spindle of 50 they all turned out great. With the exception of one or two. In the one case it was my fault, I had things running the same time TmpegEnc DVD Author was creating the DVD Folder. In my second spindle I have used about atleast 40 of them and only one didn't turn out and that is because I put to much on the DVD, ignoring the warning the TmpegEnc DVD Author gave me.

So to date, the DVD-R's have preformed well.


In Ontario the Provincial tax is 8 percent and the Federal tax is 7 percent. This adds up to 15 percent.

There is no brand name printed on the DVD-R's so I don't who the manufacture is there is a number on the inside circle though. Would that be the media code. It starts with the Letter B.

One of them reads "B013410334-00248" and "4x" is also printed on the DVD-R's.

It is very kind of him to sell me these DVD-R's. At the moment I find the price to be affordable.

[doppletwo]

You can find the media ID code using DVD Decrypter or DVD Info Pro both of which are free.

It is not on the outside of the disc youn must use a coumputer to find out the Media ID code.

usally the name of the company the numbers or the initials for the Company then numbers.

Like FUJIFILM01 or TTG02 or sometimes just a name no numbers likw VANGUARD or LONGTEN

[BetaMaster]

Unfortunately, I have had bad luck with Memorex, both the -R and +R versions, so even at 50 cents Cdn. a disc I'm not going to get any more.

But yes, we here in the Great White North are starving for affordable media. We have Best Buy up here now (they share the same ownership as Future Shop but are independently managed) but we never see the same media buys in Canada we see posted in the States. I was in Best Buy yesterday and the only cheap media in there was the Vakoss, which I hear isn't that good. Meanwhile, Future Shop has sales on Maxell right now (I've never tried them, but I hear they are first rate), and often has sales on Benq (say what you will, they work well for me).

Last time I bought mail order media it was from Future Shop, and remember folks, they have free shipping, even on the $10 spindle of Benq. The only hassle is I had to walk to my local Purolator office to pick them up, and overall shipping took about 3 working days from order to my house. I look at the media at blankmedia.ca, but the good stuff is too expensive and the inexpensive stuff is media I'm not sure about. I have thought of ordering media from the States, but again I often can't order in sample quantities, and given the problems my burner has with media, I don't buy per 50 unless I'm pretty sure the stuff will work.

TY is virtually unobtainable up here. blankmedia.ca sells them, but they are frequently out of stock, and when it is in stock the prices are comparable to brand name Maxell at regular price.

[ZippyP.]

When I go to BC the sales tax was at least 25% maybe Van City has city sales tax.

The sales tax in BC (Vancouver) is 15%.

[CanuckGod]

steve: I wasn't trying to criticize I did seem to recall a post a while back (can't remember exactly when) where some guy named steve with that grumpy man avatar didn't think some Canadian deal was much of a deal... in retrospect, it might not have been much of a deal anyway Blame our media prices on our government's wanting to milk us when we try to buy American and our lack of good online media sellers

doppletwo: Nah, the highest sales tax you'll find anywhere is in the Maritime provinces, with a 21% HST (7% GST + 14% PST combined tax), here in Alberta, we have no provincial sales tax, so we only pay the 7% federal GST... I do remember going down to California last January for vacation and thought the idea of county taxes added ontop the state tax was a weird concept, since we only have provincial and federal sales taxes as a rule here in Canada