These are my guesses for the final flash sale (take them with a pinch of salt, it's just a bit of fun!). I've based these guesses on the kind of products we have seen so far in the previous flash sales, what isn't already on sale (there's only so many items they could be!), products that are around a year old or more, and basically pure hopium.
If we look at the previous two flash sales, we can see that they have kept back, what we shall call, a
signature item for the last flash sale product of the day. The first flash sale saw the Nadia UE set and the second flash sale saw the Evangelion UE set in the final spot. Both of these sets I would consider very desirable and popular. Hence they left them to the end each time.
I have also noticed that the flash sale items do not tend to be a random season of a show (e.g., it's not like here's a CE of season two or season three of a random show or here's a random Gundam set, for example), they seem to be largely self-contained series or a movie, that also has the TV series on sale (e.g., Violet Evergarden).
The first sale item has been reduced to £19.99 both times, and seems to serve as a little appetiser (i.e.,
Violet Evergarden the Movie - 4K UHD + Blu-ray Collector's Edition and
Magic Knight Rayearth: The Complete Series Limited Edition Blu-ray)
I would assume the final flash sale will follow a similar pattern. So, with that in mind, in the number one position I would guess a few things:
- EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME - Blu-ray + 4K UHD Deluxe Edition*
- One Piece Film: Red - Blu-ray + 4K UHD Collector's Edition (honourable mention)
- To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts - Blu-ray Collector's Edition (honourable mention)
*If I were to guess just one, it would be the Evangelion 3.0+1.11 4K deluxe; simply because we've had the Evangelion TV series on sale in the form of the LE (collector edition deals) and the UE (flash sale). It would make sense to try and entice those who have just bought one of those sets in the sale, by putting a Evangelion movie set on offer.
The second and third flash sale spots are something a little bit more substantial, in terms of price. This year, they've been in the £35 to £50 range. This is probably the hardest one to guess and I'm struggling to come up with a second guess for these spots:
- ??
- Makoto Shinkai Anthology - Blu-ray
While only 7 months old, I reckon the Shinkai anthology could be on here for £34.99, perhaps. I'm only guessing that most people who enjoy these films want to own the 4K versions, rather than the standard Blu-rays, and many will already own these in one form or another; hence maybe a reduction is due to try and shift stock.
My selection for the final flash sale item is pure hopium. Unless they've taken a product page down and are planning to bring something back at sale time (like Evangelion UE), I'm not sure what else it could be:
- Great Pretender Complete Season 1 - Blu-ray Deluxe Edition
Thinking about it now, I suppose the Great Pretender Deluxe set
could be in the redux sale. The things that go against this guess is that it's not quite a year old yet (I think all but one flash sale item has been 1+ year old). However, I still have hope! I realised that when Utena LE was in the flash sale in 2023, it was also less than a year old at that point, going by the release date.
I am praying they don't pull a fast one and throw in some random vinyl sets. Vinyl aside, I just can't see any other banger that would round out the flash sale like Nadia UE and Evangelion UE have, other than the Great Pretender Deluxe. As I say though, they could throw a curveball and give us something that currently isn't on their website.
Now, cue all my guesses being wrong
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