I preordered Lilo and Stitch today while I was at TDS. I normally don't preorder dvds or videos, because, as you mentioned, they can often be found cheaper elsewhere. BUT, we were at the store buying a halloween costume for my DS -- he wants to be Woody this year and the costumes were $10.00 off. We spent $35 for the costume and the hat (not cheap!) and were in a long. long line of people madly purchasing Beauty & the Beast. I thought of buying B&B, and had it in my hands when my DS said, "Mummy, don't get that. That's for "gurrrllls"." (Ahhh... the pitfalls of having boys... I don't get to sit and watch the Princess stories with them.) So, when we approached the register and were asked by the CM if we wanted to pre-order L&S, and get a $10 gift card for bringing our purchase over $50, I said, "Sure.", thinking to myself, it's for "boyyzzz".
It is arriving at the beginning of December and I can give it to one of the kids for Christmas. Since I technically bought it in October and not December, it doesn't eat into my "Christmas" budget or our December trip to Disney.
AND, I got $10 back with a gift card. Which makes the $35 I spent on the Woody costume a little easier to swallow. I've looked at the $200 in coupons -- very few that I would use. I'd be happy to send them along to someone who'd be interested.