Target / CC / BB Video Game Prices: 7/29/07 - 8/4/07 ** Uber Thread **

[DeaconBlade]

thx for the confirmation on the deal guys. :)

[io]

picture pack? Lame io, lame [-( ;)

Hey, I had to buy one of the Lego Star Wars ones - it was only 80 points ;). I've more than made up for it with all the free points I got from Smarterchild (and now a few from the Tropicana thing).

[chicagoz]

Hey, I had to buy one of the Lego Star Wars ones - it was only 80 points ;). I've more than made up for it with all the free points I got from Smarterchild (and now a few from the Tropicana thing).

What's the Tropicana thing and can it still be done?

EDIT: I just found out what that Tropicana thing is. I signed up and right off the bat, I won 100 MS Points. Played again 3 more times and got only 48 hour codes :( Guess I was only lucky the first time.

[menikmati]

Going to stay up tonight and wait and see if the deal is online too. If it is, then I'll place an order for 4 cards for in-store pickup.

[TomoyoN]

I am also hoping this deal will be available online tonight... 16 1/2 hours to go lol

[GunstarRed]

I think those MS points cards are going to be very hard to come across this week Sunday. I haven't seen a CC with more than 3 in stock at any one time, and this deal is plastered all over the internet now, so that many people going after 3 to 4 cards per store makes the odds against you.

These would be great to trade with other CAGs since there is no shipping required. If anyone wants to trade some for stuff on my trade list, PM me.

[RelentlessRolento]

the points are too sweet to pass up... will get.

[MasterSprtn117]

What do you guys mean when you're talking about price matching them at Walmart or another store?

[CocheseUGA]

What do you guys mean when you're talking about price matching them at Walmart or another store?

:-k

You do know what price matching is, right?

[MasterSprtn117]

I know, but when I bought 1600 points cards at Walmart awhile ago they were also $20 so I'm a little confused on how the price match will work..

[CocheseUGA]

I know, but when I bought 1600 points cards at Walmart awhile ago they were also $20 so I'm a little confused on how the price match will work..

Unless you bought two of them, it doesn't matter.

[dank]

you have the whole entire best buy and circuit city ads? is there deals for car audio (speakers or free installation) in the ad?

[imacgod]

Don't price matches only work if the item is actually in stock? The nearest CC is out of stock :(

EDIT: I'm an idiot. They mean in-stock as in the store you're actually purchasing from has the goods in stock...

Do most stores accept scans? We didn't get the ad in our circular.

Sorry about all of these questions. I never had to use price matching before. I'm starting to sound like a CAG newbie...

[DarkYoda]

Lots of times with PMing they are supposed to check the competitors stock.(call them) So if they call the CCs nearby and they are out of stock. Then it won't work.

Lots of times they will only PM prices. Read up on Wal-Marts PM policies and see what it says.

But it's iffy that you'll be able to get Wal-Mart to PM. If you do cool. If not ohhh well.

Here is a link to a great thread at SD(Slick Deals) all about WalMart and price matching.

LINKY (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=296146)

[GLOCKGLOCK]

I think those MS points cards are going to be very hard to come across this week Sunday. I haven't seen a CC with more than 3 in stock at any one time, and this deal is plastered all over the internet now, so that many people going after 3 to 4 cards per store makes the odds against you.

Yea, they had alot in stock around me up until today. All of a sudden they are showing as sold out and not available everywhere. I might have to run out and see if I can find any today and price match/return & rebuy them tomorrow.

[imacgod]

Lots of times with PMing they are supposed to check the competitors stock.(call them) So if they call the CCs nearby and they are out of stock. Then it won't work.

Lots of times they will only PM prices. Read up on Wal-Marts PM policies and see what it says.

But it's iffy that you'll be able to get Wal-Mart to PM. If you do cool. If not ohhh well.

Here is a link to a great thread at SD(Slick Deals) all about WalMart and price matching.

LINKY (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=296146)

Thanks much.

Now if I only had a copy of the ad... I doubt that Fat Wallet scan will get me anywhere.

[O_o]

Tomorrow's newspaper or pick one up at a Circuit City store

[CocheseUGA]

Try ordering online for in-store pickup. Not available.

[Apossum]

can't wait to wait in line for 6 hours tomorrow with all the other hoarders ;)
but it'll be worth it, these codes are taunting me...I want to buy stuff with them already!


if they deny this deal for whatever reason, this will be the biggest bust ever.

[suko_32]

Now I know you're joking to a certain degree, but are you really going to wait 6 hours?

[CocheseUGA]

.Com says my store is out of stock, but what do I see on the pegs when I go in?

Of course, I would have just bought them, but that grade-A fuck is working the cash register.

[flashburn]

.Com says my store is out of stock, but what do I see on the pegs when I go in?

Of course, I would have just bought them, but that grade-A fuck is working the cash register.
And why exactly does it matter who is working at the register?

[Apossum]

Now I know you're joking to a certain degree, but are you really going to wait 6 hours?


I'm fully joking.


and making fun of CC's impeccably awful customer service. it's like the managers tell the employees to avoid working the registers...because at every CC I've been to, it's been a hassle getting someone to check out (while like 10 employees are sitting there chatting at the cell phone booth)

[shrike4242]

I have the ad in front of me, and it clearly shows the 1600 point card, the 12-month XBL sub card and the wired headset underneath the "Save $20 with the purchase of any 2 Xbox Live accessories $19.99 and up".

Should be a non-issue for a PM after the fact. Having the printout of the website that shows they're accessories should make it even more of a slam-dunk.

[imacgod]

Tomorrow's newspaper or pick one up at a Circuit City store

It wasn't in my newspaper today, that's the problem. I get the ads on Saturday.

And Circuit City is 20+ minutes away. Now I think about it, there is a Best Buy across the street from CC up there... :applause:

[io]

and making fun of CC's impeccably awful customer service. it's like the managers tell the employees to avoid working the registers...because at every CC I've been to, it's been a hassle getting someone to check out (while like 10 employees are sitting there chatting at the cell phone booth)

I love when I go in and no registers are open - only customer service. And the one person there is on the phone for 20 minutes dealing with a manufacturer issue/credit card application/who the hell knows what else with the same customer and not making any progress. And during that time, 5 or 6 CC employees trot back and forth between the back (behind CS) and the floor, trying very hard not to make eye contact with the line of people waiting at the CS desk :roll:. Bonus points if said customer is making a scene about how they won't take back whatever it is they are trying to return after 2 months/with no receipt/etc.

Anyway, not looking forward too much to getting this done tomorrow, but I want to get it done ASAP. Otherwise I'd wait til Mon or Tues evening when it is usually pretty calm in there and you can walk right up to the CS desk.

[Monsta Mack]

I was told by CC management they won't honor this price unless It's already discounted online or you buy it in person. So I foresee alot of returns.

Also how would I price match this at other stores? It's a buy one get $19.99 off deal, you think they will honor it?

[imacgod]

I was told by CC management they won't honor this price unless It's already discounted online or you buy it in person. So I foresee alot of returns.

Also how would I price match this at other stores? It's a buy one get $19.99 off deal, you think they will honor it?

Are you saying CC won't honor the price adjustment people? That would... suck...

YMMV, as they say. Personally, I will haul my bum to CC, attempt at a pricematch at Best Buy, and hope things work out.

[Monsta Mack]

Are you saying CC won't honor the price adjustment people? That would... suck...

YMMV, as they say. Personally, I will haul my bum to CC, attempt at a pricematch at Best Buy, and hope things work out.

That's what management told me, that if u buy the item online and have it for store pickup they won't adjust the price for the following day. I'm not sure how returning these would work as pay per scan cards are non-refundable even at Wal-Marts, but considering these would be sealed and you would return them right there? Who knows. They would probably tell you no if you tried to get the refund then proceed to re-buy them for the $19.99 off.

I've never tried a % off or $ off pricematch at Best Buy but this is a no go at Wal-Mart usually.

[shrike4242]

I was told by CC management they won't honor this price unless It's already discounted online or you buy it in person. So I foresee alot of returns.

Also how would I price match this at other stores? It's a buy one get $19.99 off deal, you think they will honor it?That's complete crap if they won't honor it. It's their own advertised price, so I can't see them denying it. If they won't do the PM, then they better do a return and rebuy.

CC website link:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/lookLearn.do?cat=-13318&edOid=105471&c=1

PM Policy:
Price Protection & Unbeatable Price Guarantee

If within 30 days from the date of our offer, you show us a lower, currently advertised price from another local store with the same item in stock, we will gladly refund 110% of the difference between our price and theirs.

Circuit City's Unbeatable Price Guarantee does not apply to services, nor does it apply to special offers or promotions, including rebates, mail-in offers, free-with-purchase offers, limited quantity offers, bundled promotions and special financing. Circuit City's Unbeatable Price Guarantee does not apply to products and services offered by third parties operating in Circuit City's stores.The "get $20 off" deal isn't:
* A service
* A rebate
* A mail-in offer
* A free-with-purchase offer
* A limited quantity offer
* A special financing offer

However, if they want to wuss out of it, they could claim that it is:
* A bundled promotion
* A special offer
They could claim that the two items are a bundle promotion, or that it's a special offer. As I'm buying the cards from them and it's their pricing, they should shut the fuck up and do the PM against their own pricing.

FAQ's about the PM policy that I think are relavent to this:
Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Circuit City's On-Line Price Protection Policy?
A: Many purchases on our website are available for in-store pickup. If you select our In-Store Pickup option, you will automatically get the lowest price we're currently offering on the item(s) you purchased. If the in-store price on the day of pickup is lower than the price you saw on our website the day of your purchase, then you get the store price. We'll automatically refund the difference based on your original payment method.

Q: When calculating your own price do you take into account mail-in rebates, "free with offers" or other promotional offers?
A: Yes, when calculating our own price, we will take into account all forms of savings available on the item, including mail-in rebates and other forms of deferred savings.

Q: Will Circuit City match its own prices?
A: Yes, if you purchase an item from us (in-store or on circuitcity.com) and we advertise the same item at a lower price within thirty days of your purchase, we will refund you 100% of the price difference. Bring the advertisement and your original sales receipt to your local Circuit City for the refund.

Q: Does Circuit City match the prices of Internet retailers?
A: Because many Internet retailers are not authorized sellers, we will only match the prices of our own website (circuitcity.com).

[eugaet]

Lots of times with PMing they are supposed to check the competitors stock.(call them) So if they call the CCs nearby and they are out of stock. Then it won't work.
I can vouch for this. I've been denied a PM at CC, they called TRU to check for stock...wasn't in stock, so I didn't get the PM.

[sasukekun]

I can vouch for this. I've been denied a PM at CC, they called TRU to check for stock...wasn't in stock, so I didn't get the PM.
It's a YMMV, I've PMed a lot of stuff at CC/BB and the ones near me just want to see the competitor's store ad, they don't call at all.

[shrike4242]

It's a YMMV, I've PMed a lot of stuff at CC/BB and the ones near me just want to see the competitor's store ad, they don't call at all.Same here. Sometimes, if they have spare time, they'll call to check. Most of the time, they don't have spare time, so just give the ad the once-over.

I've found that buying the item at full price and then going over to the CS counter works wonders for getting the PM to go through.

[GLOCKGLOCK]

Well when I saw the local stores selling out online I ran out quickly and was lucky enough to find 4 cards at a store about 1/2 hour away. I picked them up and will be at the closest CC tomorrow AM with a copy of the ad, printout of their online PM policy and the FAQ's that Shrike posted printed from the website as well. If they wont honor a PM then I will try the return and rebuy.

Hopefully this will go off without a hitch, but what does everyone think about making a scene/appealing to some higher power there? I'm not saying a temper tantrum in-store per se ;), but I've usually had some luck with this type of tactic. i.e. asking to speak to the district manager or someone higher than the store manager on duty or mentioning that I would get in touch with someone at a higher level and say that store #xyz is not honoring their PM policies that are posted on their websites.

[suko_32]

That's what management told me, that if u buy the item online and have it for store pickup they won't adjust the price for the following day. I'm not sure how returning these would work as pay per scan cards are non-refundable even at Wal-Marts, but considering these would be sealed and you would return them right there? Who knows. They would probably tell you no if you tried to get the refund then proceed to re-buy them for the $19.99 off.

I've never tried a % off or $ off pricematch at Best Buy but this is a no go at Wal-Mart usually.

If they don't honor it and these arn't refundable, then wouldn't all you have to do is don't pick it up within 14 days so they'll refund you money anyways?

[shrike4242]

If they don't honor it and these arn't refundable, then wouldn't all you have to do is don't pick it up within 14 days so they'll refund you money anyways?How could they not be refundable when they are unused and sealed? If they pull that crap, then I am going right for the MOD and making my displeasure known.

[suko_32]

How could they not be refundable when they are unused and sealed? If they pull that crap, then I am going right for the MOD and making my displeasure known.

Well I'm just a little confused now since Monsta Mack said, "I'm not sure how returning these would work as pay per scan cards are non-refundable even at Wal-Marts, but considering these would be sealed and you would return them right there? Who knows." Anyone know?

[shrike4242]

Well I'm just a little confused now since Monsta Mack said, "I'm not sure how returning these would work as pay per scan cards are non-refundable even at Wal-Marts, but considering these would be sealed and you would return them right there? Who knows." Anyone know?There are two types of cards, ones that are the bubble-pack sealed ones you see at CC & BB, and the register-hanger version you see at places like WM, which are backed by FastCard.

The bubble-pack versions are sealed in their little plastic cocoon, and unless you break it open, there's no way to get to the card inside. The FastCard versions are open to the populace and you can scrape off the silver crap to get to the barcode or remove the flap to get to the code, though they're useless unless activated at the register.

If you haven't opened the plastic, they're new and sealed, which means they're returnable. There are two types of cards, and I think Monsta Mack isn't understanding that.

[suko_32]

Ah, okay. That sounds right. I ordered 2 for instore pickup and will try my luck Monday.

[daroga]

When does CC's website switch over to the Sunday ad? If it's midnight EST I might stay up and put in an order for some cards for instore pickup with the sale price already set and cancel my 2 card order from 2 days ago.

[porieux]

So when you order something for in-store pickup do they set it aside immediately?
Or are you still subject to it being in stock when you arrive to pick up?
Seems like a stupid question but I've seen plenty of stupid things...heh.

[daroga]

So when you order something for in-store pickup do they set it aside immediately?
Or are you still subject to it being in stock when you arrive to pick up?
Seems like a stupid question but I've seen plenty of stupid things...heh.if it isn't there when you arrive, you get a $24 gift card (assuming that it's been more than 24 minutes since your order).

EDIT: Any confirmation if the play-and-charge kit counts as an Xbox live accessory for this deal or not?

[suko_32]

Possible stupid question from me as well. Say I ordered 2 for in-store pickup but there's really only one in-store. I received my confirmation e-mail, now does that mean they really have 2 or do they send that confirmation anyway even though they only have one?

[Master Shake]

Hey, one more dumb question. Could that $40 off $200 in purchases coupon work with the microsoft points deal? I was planning on getting a few other things anyhow so that would be great.

[shrike4242]

When does CC's website switch over to the Sunday ad? If it's midnight EST I might stay up and put in an order for some cards for instore pickup with the sale price already set and cancel my 2 card order from 2 days ago.Normally, I think it's 3AM ET/12mid PT.

[Monsta Mack]

Thanks Shrike. I do understand that these are packed and not the pay as you go phone card types, so I can't see why they wouldn't refund them. I was more worried about the fact they wouldn't refund them then let me rebuy them at their sales price. I've seen managers be dicks about this before, especially at Best Buy.So I'm alittle weary, but I'm not wasting much gas since both stores are within 20 mile drives both way, which is about $3 in cost of gas.

I'm still showing instock at my two local stores that are within 10 minutes of eac hother. I'm going to go to the stores tomorrow, and if not hopefully order online when I get home if I have no luck, as I'm sure many others will to.

[Justin42]

Normally, I think it's 3AM ET/12mid PT.

The ad switches but then but in my experience, the new prices go live around 5:10am ET/2:10am PT. (site goes down around 5ET/2PT and takes around 10 minutes to update)

[shrike4242]

Thanks Shrike. I do understand that these are packed and not the pay as you go phone card types, so I can't see why they wouldn't refund them. I was more worried about the fact they wouldn't refund them then let me rebuy them at their sales price. I've seen managers be dicks about this before, especially at Best Buy.So I'm alittle weary, but I'm not wasting much gas since both stores are within 20 mile drives both way, which is about $3 in cost of gas.

I'm still showing instock at my two local stores that are within 10 minutes of eac hother. I'm going to go to the stores tomorrow, and if not hopefully order online when I get home if I have no luck, as I'm sure many others will to.
There should be zero issue about returning them, assuming they're not opened. On doing the PM, again, there should be zero issue, because it's their prices that they're matching, and it's covered under their PM policy. If they try to weasel out, then I have no qualms about returning all the cards to one store and spike up their return numbers for the day.

I have four cards in my possession, four cards waiting pickup at the CC closest to me, and four other ones sort of on the way home from work, which I'll pick up on Monday. If my local CC refuses the PM or the return/rebuy, I'll return all my cards to them.

This should be painless and easy. I'm making sure that I have every single possible BS reason countered. The manager you spoke to is pulling fiction out of his ass. He doesn't know what he's doing.

[hurley7715]

do 3 month live cards count as accessories?

[Monsta Mack]

This should be painless and easy. I'm making sure that I have every single possible BS reason countered. The manager you spoke to is pulling fiction out of his ass. He doesn't know what he's doing.

Most certainly. It's already past closing time here so I waited too far. I'm just going to get there before the store opens tomorrow, rush to the live points and bring them to the service desk/only cashier there. If theres none there then I'll hope to get some online or lose out because I waited too long.

[Sporadic]

If somebody wants to sell their extra 1600 points card, I'll pay 13 for the code via Paypal.

[lord_ebonstone]

If somebody wants to sell their extra 1600 points card, I'll pay 13 for the code via Paypal.
I may be able to hook you up. I only really need three of the cards, but obviously I'd be getting four.

[geniusboy91]

Same as Sporadic said, I'll paypal $13 for a 1600 point code.

[menikmati]

I'll keep my eyes peeled for you CAGs, I just want to snag 4 for myself and let the rest of you have them.

[porieux]

I just did my in-store pickup at a nearby CC where I bought 4 cards online, and they only had 3. So I only bought 2 and they gave me a $24 gift card. So if I get the price adjustment tomorrow, both cards are basically free. I want to try to get a couple more but she looked in the computer and said they are out of stock almost everywhere.

[Xerxes]

Hey, one more dumb question. Could that $40 off $200 in purchases coupon work with the microsoft points deal? I was planning on getting a few other things anyhow so that would be great.Good qurstion I'd say.

[lord_ebonstone]

Hey, one more dumb question. Could that $40 off $200 in purchases coupon work with the microsoft points deal? I was planning on getting a few other things anyhow so that would be great.
I wouldn't count on it unless you got a cool manager.

And part of being a manager is to not be cool.

[xcoax]

man, i waited too long. out of the three stores in my area (and the third being 81 miles away) there is only one 1600 point card to be found for instore pickup. heres to hoping that this offer will be up on the website soon.

[Cursor]

I'm with you on that score. All 3 in my area are in-stock. Here's to in-store pickup!

[xplode427]

when do these deals usually go live online?

[sasukekun]

when do these deals usually go live online?
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3175528&postcount=297

[vlv723]

I hope I can buy & pick-up online. It sucks the one by my workplace doesn't have any cards in-stock, but the one near my house does.

Arrrggghhhh, I'm working tomorrow! Let's hope I can buy these online.

[xplode427]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3175528&postcount=297
thought i read the whole thread, but guess i missed that page.

[menikmati]

...getting....sleepy...

[kipz]

Damn it, I have to go to work in the morning. Hurry up CC.

[Garfield]

I'm begin to think that it's not going to work online. Guess need to pay an early visit to CC in the morning.

[The 7th Number]

I only see the "add to shopping list" (http://circuitcity.shoplocal.com/circuitcity/Default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&storeid=2397122&rapid=429801&pagenumber=22&listingid=-2092983648) for the discount, but it doesnt actually do anything. I add 2 cards to my cart and its full price.

[gunm]

Scroll up a little--someone already posted a possible explanation.

The prices go live at around 5:10am EST/2:10am PST

[The 7th Number]

45 more minutes....

[TomoyoN]

Almost time to check if you can do it online! :P

[Unassuming Local Guy]

Alright... good thing I can't sleep tonight. It'd be nice to pick up two of these to catch up on some of the cool XBLA titles I've been missing.

So what's the plan? Can I just order them online to get the deal? Or do I need to order online with in-store pickup? Clearly the former is ideal. I hate going into stores like that.

[TomoyoN]

Well if you can do it online most people will HAVE to do it with S/H because alot of people have been saying that their local stores are out of stock. But for me in-store pickup is better so they dont have to charge me the $3.99 for S/H because they charge tax no matter what anyways... Guess it's just based on the individuals location...

[lord_ebonstone]

Yeah, I'm up til 10am but not sure about how to approach this. Order in-store at 5:10am? Order in-store at 10am? Just show up at 10am?

[xbox_mole]

45 more minutes....

I don't think their website rolls over until 6:00 AM ET / 3:00 AM PT.

***I'm wrong, it's updating now.**

[Unassuming Local Guy]

Gotcha. So I can get the deal online then. I checked earlier and most stores around me had them in stock.

Thanks man.

[Broadband]

The new weekly ad is now appearing, but no matter the combination of live products you ad to the shopping cart you don't recieve any discounts. I even tried clicking directly on the 1600 point card from the flash ad.

Maybe it'll work soon.

[gunm]

Just a few minutes more...

[xbox_mole]

The new weekly ad is now appearing, but no matter the combination of live products you ad to the shopping cart you don't recieve any discounts. I even tried clicking directly on the 1600 point card from the flash ad.

Maybe it'll work soon.


The ad is appearing online, but the prices don't roll over until later. If you checked any other product in the ad the prices didn't roll over on them either.

[kdunn77]

This reminds me of the Eb morning update thread....

[menikmati]

God fucking damnit I am sleepy.

[gunm]

Hehe it'll be worth it...

[marten]

This reminds me of the Eb morning update thread....

Those were good times....too bad that went the way of the dodo :cry:

[evophile]

what is the success of instore pickup? im worried if too many people try they may run out, and i'll get boned b/c i'm sure they'll run out online too. but that $4 shipping sucks, unless you're ordering a lot.

[lord_ebonstone]

I guess what I'm asking is, if I order instore pickup while they're closed, what happens? Does it reserve it for me til they open?

[Xerxes]

This is nuts...

[msdmoney]

what is the success of instore pickup? im worried if too many people try they may run out, and i'll get boned b/c i'm sure they'll run out online too. but that $4 shipping sucks, unless you're ordering a lot.

They do have that promo of $24 if you order isn't ready in 24 minutes.

[TomoyoN]

They dont even let you order more than 5 so there is no such thing as alot :P

[marten]

what is the success of instore pickup? im worried if too many people try they may run out, and i'll get boned b/c i'm sure they'll run out online too. but that $4 shipping sucks, unless you're ordering a lot.

This just in:

You're saving $40 if you order 4 cards. Suck up the 4 bucks and pay it if push comes to shove. :booty:

[xbox_mole]

I guess what I'm asking is, if I order instore pickup while they're closed, what happens? Does it reserve it for me til they open?

They will if they pick the in-store orders before the store opens. If not they'll probably be taken by customers that might be waiting at open.

[Kevlar281]

I just woke up a few minutes ago. I didn't have the strength to stay up this late; had to set the alarm clock.

[Xerxes]

4 cards aren't enough... lol

[evophile]

This just in:

You're saving $40 if you order 4 cards. Suck up the 4 bucks and pay it if push comes to shove. :booty:

Point taken. I'm just trying to be TOO much of a cheapass I guess.

[menikmati]

rofl homepage loads but nothing else.

tease tease tease.

[gunm]

hehe, i wonder how many of us are all hammering the site with refreshes.

[menikmati]

I'm managing to navigate the site, but no discount...

[TomoyoN]

So far it says the $20 off everything EXCEPT the 1600 points card but i'm hittin a hard ass lag from all hte people hammerin the site >.<

[Popnmusic]

Looks like I got home from work just in time for this. We had a huge party at the restaurant I work at. I got to meet with Nolan Bushnell (founder of atari)

[Xerxes]

I'm managing to navigate the site, but no discount...Same shit...WEAK

[DomLando]

I'm managing to navigate the site, but no discount...
Same here.

[xbox_mole]

I'm managing to navigate the site, but no discount...

I'm still getting that it's closed.

[Kevlar281]

Site is working but no discount as of yet. Anyone have any better luck?

[evophile]

bah, deal isnt showing up here either.

[DomLando]

All the other accessories have the discount...

[gunm]

Damn, they're doing the 1600 pt cards last...or ppl are just hammering the site for that one product....

[msdmoney]

I'm still getting that it's closed.

It's alternating between closed and no discount for me

[TomoyoN]

Ok it seems that the 1600 cards arent working for me... but for some reason the 3month cards (19.99 also) are working >.< this SUX

[menikmati]

...give me the fucking Package Discount!

[xbox_mole]

1 year Live Membership cards are working as of now.

[The 7th Number]

The 12 month live card says

2Save $20 with purchase of any 2 Xbox live accessories 19.99 & up

but the 1600 point cards dont

[Felder71]

I'm guessing they are freezing this out. It works with the 4000 point cards (but the savings there are minimal) and it works with the headset (so the $19.99 price point isn't an issue). I'm guessing you'll be able to get it through in the store with a manager override considering how the ad is layed out but I'm guessing they realized a mistake they made. It's possible there could be flyers in the store saying something.

[io]

Looks like everything but the 1600 points cards is marked with the sale - even the 4000 points cards :lol:.

Also, when I try in store pickup it tells me it can't search the inventory of any stores (even though it shows in stock).... Hmmm....

[TomoyoN]

Well atleast we know it's only XBOX LIVE Accessories (All the other point cards are working as well as the camera but no other Xbox Accessories are working ie. Controllers)... But for some reason the 1600 point card isn't working >.<

[gunm]

Yeah, it seems that is intentionally or not, the bottleneck.

[gunm]

Gah, I sure hope they're not intentionally holding back on point cards...it does make sense though.

[menikmati]

Dear Circuit City,

Eat my nuts.

Sincerely,

menikmati

[io]

Yeah, no kidding, the $19.99 3-month cards show the discount, but not the $19.99 1600 points cards. Rat bastards... HOPEFULLY, they are just gimping this for the web site and it will still ring up in store. Othwerwise, YMMV manual override here we come :roll:.

[xbox_mole]

If it's not up by now it's not going to get updated. Going to bed. :(

[TomoyoN]

Could be a database classification error... The other point cards that are working all say "Xbox Live Marketplace" as one of their headers but the 1600 point card is classified as "For Xbox Live Marketplace". Their IT guy might have overlooked it...

[lord_ebonstone]

I bet they cockblock instore too.

BOGO on a currency, effectively, is too dumb to let happen.

[evophile]

Yeah, no kidding, the $19.99 3-month cards show the discount, but not the $19.99 1600 points cards. Rat bastards... HOPEFULLY, they are just gimping this for the web site and it will still ring up in store. Othwerwise, YMMV manual override here we come :roll:.

Also, for me now anyway, I can't even have the 1600 point cards shipped. It says "for instore pickup only" now at checkout.

[The 7th Number]

wow thats BS.

[gunm]

This all seems to be some kind of conspiracy lol. But crikey CC, I have to do in-store pickup on this anyway! Just let me buy the godamn cards now, and I'll still go through the motions of looking at your expensive HDTVs...

[menikmati]

Could be a database classification error... The other point cards that are working all say "Xbox Live Marketplace" as one of their headers but the 1600 point card is classified as "For Xbox Live Marketplace". Their IT guy might have overlooked it...
I was looking at the names of the products also. The discounted ones have "Xbox Live" in their titles, but the 1600 point cards have "Xbox 360 Live," which could throw the discount off.

EDIT: Hm, this only applies to the points and junk, seems like a lot of the other accessories don't apply to my theory.

[Popnmusic]

Bed time for me. Hopefully the stores will honor this.

[lorne]

Could be a database classification error... The other point cards that are working all say "Xbox Live Marketplace" as one of their headers but the 1600 point card is classified as "For Xbox Live Marketplace". Their IT guy might have overlooked it...

The same way they *overlooked* the 25% cleareance games off a few weeks ago. Wasn't till later in the week they fixed it. If it was a mistake, they should honor it. I mean the add is pretty clear.

[io]

Also, for me now anyway, I can't even have the 1600 point cards shipped. It says "for instore pickup only" now at checkout.

Odd, because when I try store pickup (not that I want to unless the discount applies, but just checking in case) it says "We're sorry; we can't check inventory at store you selected at this time. Please try again later." and won't let me do it :lol:.

Wonderful...

Well, I'll leave this to the East Coast CAG's to deal with in the morning. I can't wait to wake up tomorrow and hear about all the price matching hassle. Should be some good times.

[menikmati]

If I can't solve this within the next hour, I'm going to be at CC throwing WTFbombs left and right.

[Sofa King Cheap]

Unless they only have 3 left, it only lets you ship 3 points cards per order and no more. More than that in one order, and it says it's not available for shipping.

[Garfield]

This just reminds me again why I hate Circuit City (and Best Buy) so much. It's all bait and switch from them.

Could've been sleeping 2 hours ago and get ready to drive to CC in the morning...

[io]

$20 "package discount" works like a charm on say, 2 vision cameras in the cart. Again, I say - the rat bastards!

[gunm]

Ugh, this sucks.

[The 7th Number]

you can save 40 dollars by getting 4 three months live cards, but the total is only 10 bucks less than the 12 month card.

[gunm]

I don't care about the live cards...I want the points cards.

CC is deliberately cock-blocking the online users. Whether it's because their online inventory management sucks, or because they want to guarantee walk-ins, I don't know and I don't care. It still sucks ass.

Edit: the 4000 point cards work, but $80 for 8000 points does not seem like a better deal than 6400 points for $40, does it? Fuck why didn't they just exclude the 1600 point cards if they were going to dick around like this?

I wonder if I should buy the cards now and price match later...I don't see a reason why they wouldn't because it's a $20 credit and not a BOGO per se.

[thurston]

The same way they *overlooked* the 25% cleareance games off a few weeks ago. Wasn't till later in the week they fixed it. If it was a mistake, they should honor it. I mean the add is pretty clear. i went ahead and ordered 2 1600 cards....for instore pickup..ill have them adjust it there...they give me any crap ill just cancel the order...

[Garfield]

I think it's "IT guy" error, because the ad clearly shows the 1600 points card.

Unless it's the "ad editor" error, which he meant to put the 4000 points card in the ad but used the 1600 points instead (and we see that all the time).

Hopefully it's the former and not the later.

[badramen]

As you said, gunm,
$80 for 2x 4000 point cards = 8000 points
$40 for 4x 1600 point cards = 6400 points


But if you can somehow get 8 1600 cards, then you could get 12800 points for $80, so it is a better deal with the 1600 cards.

[lord_ebonstone]

I think it's "IT guy" error, because the ad clearly shows the 1600 points card.

Unless it's the "ad editor" error, which he meant to put the 4000 points card in the ad but used the 1600 points instead (and we see that all the time).

Hopefully it's the former and not the later.
Hm. My store says it has 5, but I'm not too keen on putting $80+tax on the line...

[The 7th Number]

i dont want to sleep now, i think when i do they will fix the error and ill wake up to "out of stock" :(

[gunm]

I think it's "IT guy" error, because the ad clearly shows the 1600 points card.

Unless it's the "ad editor" error, which he meant to put the 4000 points card in the ad but used the 1600 points instead (and we see that all the time).

Hopefully it's the former and not the later.

No kidding! But the ad clearly states "$19.99 and up", so the 1600 card definitely qualifies.

[180husher]

Anybody try the 800 number yet? I believe it's open 24/7.

[menikmati]

CC is definitely getting teabagged when they open...

[io]

No kidding! But the ad clearly states "$19.99 and up", so the 1600 card definitely qualifies.

Yeah, but they can always put up corrections in the store window. If nothing else, it's best to get down there quickly for any purchases/PMs (I won't be able to go till the afternoon probably) in case a memo starts going around :roll:. It might be more likely to get this PM'd somewhere else in the short term (maybe I'll try Best Buy).

Though, as you say, the text of the ad helps - it's not like it says $29.99 and up and there was a mistake in putting the picture of the 1600 point card on there - the text and picture match, so they'll have a tough time refusing unless corporate decides it is worth doing and dealing with all the irate customers ;). But I could see them gimping the online sales and making any sales in stores dependent on manual overrides so that they cut their losses. That wouldn't surprise me one bit.

[TomoyoN]

You think Best Buy or Walmart will pricematch these???

[gunm]

Yeah, but they can always put up corrections in the store window. If nothing else, it's best to get down there quickly for any purchases/PMs (I won't be able to go till the afternoon probably) in case a memo starts going around :roll:. It might be more likely to get this PM'd somewhere else in the short term (maybe I'll try Best Buy).

BB doesn't do that kind of PM, do they? I thought it was price only, not promo.

Edit: well, this is what the policy says:

How do you handle a price match if the competitor's price includes a rebate, gift card or other promotional offer?
The competitor's net purchase price is calculated by deducting instant discounts taken at the register such as instant rebates. Mail-in rebates and other deferred savings are not deducted from the competitor's purchase price.

I'd assume this deal is the same as an instant rebate, so technically, BB should do it. Of course, dealing with those shmucks in reality is a different matter...

[menikmati]

Damn, I remember the error in the XBL 12-month starter kit that flew around CAG, and I managed to just casually stroll into 2 CC's and get the PM plus the extra 10%.

Now, we can't even get online currency deals to go through.

[TomoyoN]

On another forum someone called up 1-800 # and they were told that the 1600 point cards were NOT part of the promo... After some talking about the printed Sunday Advertisement the CSR credited the person the $20. So hopefully its just an error in the computers and not an error on the advertisement. Either way atleast someone got their PM.

[io]

BB doesn't do that kind of PM, do they? I thought it was price only, not promo.

I imagine it would be YMMV. Weren't people able to PM the TRU B2G1 free on DS games there? I haven't PM'd anything at Best Buy in ages, so I really don't know for sure. Fry's is another possibility, but they are very anal about calling and I know the nearest CC doesn't have any cards (since I bought the only 2 they had last week ;)).

[lord_ebonstone]

I imagine it would be YMMV. Weren't people able to PM the TRU B2G1 free on DS games there? I haven't PM'd anything at Best Buy in ages, so I really don't know for sure. Fry's is another possibility, but they are very anal about calling and I know the nearest CC doesn't have any cards (since I bought the only 2 they had last week ;)).
I personally PMed the TRU B2G1 just fine at BB.

Also if you didn't read my last post, prepare for massive attempted cockblocking by CC for this deal. There is no way this is going to go smoothly.

[gunm]

Man, what a mess. It will be interesting to read what happens with other CAGs when the stores open later today...

[TomoyoN]

I wonder how many of you guys are in the NYC area... Seems they still in stock in a couple of stores for In-Store pickup... I already ordered 4 in those stores and don't feel like ordering more till I can get the first 4 PM'd (in each store of course :P ) I might stop by BestBuy and see if they will pricematch em since I might head there anyways seeing as they have WIIs in stock today. For some reason they still selling pretty well on CL in my area so the extra money I make off the WIIs I could use for this deal :P

[Broadband]

I guess this deal was really too good to be true.

Thank god i picked up 2 of these at the store a few days back. Too bad all the stores are out of stock now.

[xcoax]

i sure am glad i stayed up until 6:00am for this.

as far as best buy pricematching rediculous things... i managed to get them to pricematch that vision cam pack with the year of live and other assorted goodies for $40 from that target.com misadvertisement when they were selling it for $80-ish. i'm not going to loose anymore sleep over this since i know there isn't a store in 80 miles that has more than one card in stock, and its not working on the website.

[io]

Man, I can't wait to see what Shrike says about this in all his unchained-from-moderation glory tomorrow :lol:.

[menikmati]

Ordered the last 2 at my local CC for pickup (originally intended to get 4, but they don't have enough)....hopefully something will happen in my favor in the morning regarding a price adjustment or some type of reimbursement.

[daroga]

I'm pretty tempted to just cancel my in-store pickup order and forget the whole thing. This is just lame.

[dnomyarps]

After reading about their price guarantee I am in for two. I am pretty sure they do not have any reason to not match the advertisement. Read for yourself. Good luck everyone.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/lookLearn.do?cat=-13318&edOid=105471&c=1

- Ray

[mtxbass1]

Added 2 4000 point cards to my cart and got the $20 discount, but they want to charge me tax. I've never paid tax on a point card.

This is fucking stupid.

[lord_ebonstone]

Tried ordering store pickup on the 1600-point cards. Put 99 in the basket to see how many they had. 5 reported. Put 4 in my cart, Checkout, selected in-store pickup.

Page refreshes, in red letters in the middle of the screen:

This item is now unavailable.

Did I do the stock check trick wrong?

[eshbums]

Tried ordering store pickup on the 1600-point cards. Put 99 in the basket to see how many they had. 5 reported. Put 4 in my cart, Checkout, selected in-store pickup.

Page refreshes, in red letters in the middle of the screen:

This item is now unavailable.

Did I do the stock check trick wrong?

I got the same thing. I'm just heading to CC at 10 and see what's up. The one by my house reported out of stock, but there's another one about 6 miles away that had some.

[daroga]

yeah, cancelled my order. I'm just not in the modd to fight for this.

[Monsta Mack]

Well gonna go to CC at 10 and see if I get denied in store as well. I'm sure I won't be the only one waiting there in front of the door as alot of my friends have been excited (thanks to Speedy) about this deal. We were all hoping to download Bomberman for half the price this Sunday.

If not maybe they'll fix the site later (not).

[lord_ebonstone]

I'm gonna hit up CC at opening then attempt a pricematch at BB if things go badly.

[badramen]

We were all hoping to download Bomberman for half the price this Sunday.

Amen to that!

[vlv723]

I ordered 4 @ full price. I'm going out of my way to get this. Driving from City of Industry where I work to Pomona. Gonna have the ad in handy. Let's hope they don't fuck w/ me.

[Unseen]

I just put 2 of the cards in the shopping cart and it gave me the option for in-store pick-up. But, before I did that it said the store was out of stock, which do you think it is?

I'm probably going to end up going down there.

I just realized that if I can find 4 of them down there, I might be able to pull off getting 6400 for $20 because I have a $20 gift card from the time I went down there to get The Darkness, here's hoping.

[Monsta Mack]

Well if worst comes to worst I hope they somehow honor the $49.99 point card with the $19.99 point card in store. It's not 50% savings but I'll take that instead.

[Shagrath]

I just put 2 of the cards in the shopping cart and it gave me the option for in-store pick-up. But, before I did that it said the store was out of stock, which do you think it is?

I'm probably going to end up going down there.
When you initially check for in-store pickup, it's looking to see if they have it in stock. When you update your quantity to 4, it checks for that, and they don't have that many. Try dropping it down to 2 and see if it'll let you.

I did that for two locations near here. I would've purchased more online, but obviously that's not working.

I almost got a boatload of cards PM'd at WalMart. The lady was going to let me get 14 of them, and started doing the price override. When she got to 6, it wouldn't let her do anymore without a manager override, and he said that they wouldn't match an offer, as it is a "gimmick ad." The girl at the counter mentioned during the time we were waiting for the manager that she should've just rung them up 4 at a time, and avoided the issue. Oh well.

[Monsta Mack]

I almost got a boatload of cards PM'd at WalMart. The lady was going to let me get 14 of them, and started doing the price override. When she got to 6, it wouldn't let her do anymore without a manager override, and he said that they wouldn't match an offer, as it is a "gimmick ad." The girl at the counter mentioned during the time we were waiting for the manager that she should've just rung them up 4 at a time, and avoided the issue. Oh well.

Wal-Mart doesn't honor percentage off/$ off normally so yeah you would have been lucky.

I just know like everyone else if CC fails I am going directly to Best Buy.

[TomoyoN]

Best Buy does $ off when buying 2 Pricematches???

[Bazz]

I just order to online , hopefully when I go to pick it up in the store I wont have any trouble.

[180husher]

I don't feel like driving 30 miles to get denied (either because of low stock on this item or management not honoring the ad) so I called the 800 number. The person on the phone said that I would have to pay full price now and then they will price adjust in 3 to 5 days and credit my card the difference. Sounds a little fishy, but since these cards are sealed, I should be able to just return them should they not be adjusted. Anybody else hear this?

[Purkeynator]

I heard you should never call and draw attention to a possible ad mistake.

[Kendro]

I'm headed out there right now so I'll have a report later on.

[lordwow]

I'm going to file this under "if it seems too good to be true..."

[180husher]

She told me all this without me mentioning the ad, meaning she knew it should be discounted.

[Rage Goblin]

Not super useful to anyone, I'm sure, but I'm out at the Kildeer IL store almost an hour before opening and there's nobody here waiting. I sort of expected there to be someone else.

It said online that they have at least 5, since that's all they'd let me order. I passed on that and will just try to get the deal in-store. There's a Best Buy down the street so I'll head there for a potential PM right after this.

[JerriBlank]

I just called CC's 800 number to ask whether the deal is good on online purchases or in-store only, and their music/video/games line is basically shut down. The recording says that due to unusually high call volume, they're unable to take phone orders, and then it referred me to the web site and hung up.

None of my local stores have the cards in stock.



jb

[Decker]

I ordered a couple of cards online for in-store pick up in a few hours. We'll see what happens when I get there....

[Halo05]

Good lord this seems to have turned into quite the ordeal.

Has anyone tried taking the ad to a Wal-Mart and just cutting through the bullshit that way? I'm tempted to go out and buy a Sunday paper for the first time in 6 months just to avoid the drive/headache of Circuity City.

EDIT - I know the packaging is different but back when CC had Starcraft for 7.99, it was the big box version in the ad. I took it to Wal-Mart and managed to PM it without any problems for the smaller, fatter box they carry.

[Visenya]

I just came back from CC, got two 1600 cards. They rang up at full price but I showed her the ad and she honored the sale.

She was a young girl who obviously didn't really care, so this is definitely YMMV.

[imacgod]

So, 1600 Points cards definitely aren't working online? No big deal to me...

But, 1600 Points cards aren't working in store either? Hmmmm...

Guys, I am going to attempt to price match this at 2 Best Buys, 2 Wal Marts, or a CompUSA until somebody breaks down and gives me my discount! :twoguns:

[JerriBlank]

Guys, I am going to attempt to price match this at 2 Best Buys, 2 Wal Marts, or a CompUSA until somebody breaks down and gives me my discount! :twoguns:

Good luck. Since none of the CCs in my area appear to have any in stock, no one around here will PM.



jb

[7dustfan]

I just got my 2 that I bought yesterday adjusted. At first they told me they were on sale for $19.99. I explained that $19.99 was the regular price, but the 3 people behind the customer service desk didn't believe it. I went back to get the shelf tag and when I came back there were 3 black shirt managers? hovering around the register. Thankfully one of them knew that $19.99 was the regular price, so he told the cashier to adjust each one to $10.

[Kendro]

Just got back from my CC and was denied. Trying to get the CSR to manually adjust the price was Mission: Impossible as well. :bomb:

I didn't want to be the "a-hole" customer since I'm always shopping there for clearance games so I just let it go. Debating whether or not I should go to Best Buy since they open in 20 minutes.

[eshbums]

My local store didn't have any in stock (they said that some online promotion w/ free points cards w/ purchase of system cleaned them out) but the CSR at the customer service desk offered to special order two of them for me, shipped free to my house or pickup in store. Without saying a word he dropped them down to $9.89 each, charged my card, and I'll have them in 3 to 9 business days shipped free.

[crackbone]

Big time score for me.

Bought 4 yesterday to PM. Came in this morning, and saw two 1600 points cards still sitting on the peg. So I grab them first, and see if they'll ring it up with the discount.
Apparently those cards weren't showing in stock, which is probably why they survived until this morning.
Manager put them in stock, then manually overrode the price after showing him the add.
Then I came back in for the PM on the 4 I bought yesterday. The cashier managed to make a mess of the transaction, but at the end of the day, 6 1600 point cards for $60 total! :D

Big YMMV on this one, obviously.

[Rage Goblin]

Wow, on what grounds are they denying you in-store? Amazing.

[contej85]

I know the guy who works the overnight shift at my local Wal-Mart, so I'm just going to go there and PM through him when CC isn't open anyways to check stock.

[psincubus]

I had success at my CC (in State College, PA) except they only had one 1600 points card. So I bought a 4000 and a 1600 for $50. I originally planned to get 6400 for $40, but oh well. better than nothing.

It didn't ring up with the $20 but the cashier had no problem adjusting it when I showed her the ad.

[Halo05]

Glitter and magazine racks are accompanying me whenever I attempt to take advantage of this.

[ZForce]

I have to work so I can't get to CC this morning, but I was denied for a price match at Wal Mart because the guy said they don't honor "Bundle deals" I might try again at a different Wal Mart later. Watch out because they could deny this deal on grounds that their point cards are 19.97 instead of 19.99 :-\

[Indiana]

Wow this stinks it looks like the 1600 point cards are disappearing. Only the 4000 point cards are being carried.

[Kendro]

Wow, on what grounds are they denying you in-store? Amazing.

He kept changing his story every time I called him out. First he said the $19.99 was the price after the discount was applied but I proved him wrong. Then he said you had to buy all 3 accessories on the ad to get the $20 discount and I shot him down by showing him it states you needed to buy "any 2 Xbox Live accessories." I could tell he was sweating but I finally let it go because like I said, I enjoy shopping at that CC and that manager is always there.

[lordwow]

I'm trying to decide if I should pick up the 4000 point card and 13 month live card... about $13 off with tax and shipping (no CC nearby for me).

[GLOCKGLOCK]

This deal was a slam dunk for me this morning. :bouncy: Got to CC right as it opened. They had 3 1600 pt cards, so I grabbed 2 and right as I was heading up to the checkout a CSR came by on the phone looking for the cards. She told the guy on the phone they only had one left. So I went ot the counter and the rep scanned the cards and adjusted the prices without me even mentioning it. So I told him I purchased some the other day and wanted to PM and he asked for the recepits and credited me, no questions asked. ;)

Actually my store also had display ads in the aisles and on the end caps that had the deal outlined there, complete with photos of the 1600 point cards and other XBL accessories.

Based on my experience I dont see how they cannot honor this deal. Show them the ad and ask to see the manager if they dont. Tell them you will call corporate and say that store #xyz is not honoring their ad or their policy on price matching.

Thanks to Speedy for scooping the ad and everyone else for the info on the PM policy.

[Rage Goblin]

Score! They had four at mine and I bought them all for $40. No hassles at all.

[noryn]

My circuit city showed like 5 in stock, so when I arrived there was one on the peg. I was the first one in the store. Asked a clerk who at least looked like he was looking for 10 minutes to find the other ones. Finally he came back and said they were sold out, so someone probably ordered 2 online.

Anyway I went ahead and bought the vision cam for 40 dollars and the 1600 card for 20, it didnt ring up right but I showed them the add and they price adjusted it. So not a bad deal for 40 dollars.

Come to think about it, i left 2 of these in my online shopping cart for in store pick up and didnt checkout. When I just tried to check out it said an error occurred. So refreshed and it is letting me go through. I may be tempted to run back down and see if I can get these 2, I think they have a guarantee if it isnt ready in 20 minutes.

[lord_ebonstone]

No 1600 point cards at my local CC. Got there at opening and they were totally OOS despite the website's claim. I imagine some weasel employee got to them first.

Was going to try and PM at Best Buy, but instead of drive around for 30 minutes waiting for BB to open, and then be beating down the door like some FatWallet mouthbreather, I decided to come home and read about CAG's luck with PMing.

I'm kind of betting PMing won't work period, because the deal really is too good to be true. Two 4000 point cards for $80 is 20% off, which is certainly reasonable, but 100% off the 1600 point cards is just too ludicrous to allow unless you absolutely have to (ie, if you're Circuit City with this big glaring HI2U EXPLOIT ad).

I see they're sold out online already despite the online offer not working. The 1-800 people must have demanded an OOS to shut people up. Or to keep inventory stable.

Anyway. When does CC restock their stores? I'm sort of hoping another shipment of cards comes in at some point this week and I can cash in then. That or I'm just going to buy two 4000 point cards, 20% off is better than full price over Live.

[benjamouth]

Oh Jeez, I knew this deal would bite me in the ass. Got to CC for 10am, I had 4 1600 point cards ordered for in-store pickup, so I decide I'll buy 4 more cards and then pick up my order.

So I grab the 4 cards, there's maybe 12 on the aisle all together, go up to the CSR, as usual the deal is not in the system, so after some messing about she pennies out 2 of the cards and I end up paying $36 for the 4. I don't know how it ended up at $36, for some reason the cards I got charged for ended up costing $17.99.

So then I go up to customer services to get my instore-pickup order. They take ages getting the 4 cards and end up trying to give me 4x12 month Live Gold subscription cards, I spot the error but at this point have signed the little bit of paper (this may be crucial) to say I've got them.

I'm now told the 1600 point cards have run out (there was a couple of other people buying them) and that I'll have to get them when the next shipment comes in. But I'm assured that as I've got the bit of paper to say I was in to pick them up today they'll honour the sunday add deal and I'll get a $24 CC gift card cos my merchandise wasn't here when I came to get it.

So either I'll get the 4 cards for $40 and a $24 CC giftcard, or (and this is what I'm afraid of) they'll try and make out that cos I signed that bit of paper that I've already got the order.

And if that's the case, begun the CC wars have :bomb:

[dubbfoolio]

I bought 4 yesterday... going to go attempt a price adjust or a return/rebuy later today. hope it works. I usually can get away with these types of shennanigans at my local circuitcity.

[hurley7715]

showed up to circuit city in westbury ny at 1030, and curiously the only live accessories on the shelves were the 12 month live cards, nothing else

really pissed off right now, i o rdered online and went for pick up and they said in stock on the website, but had nothing at the store

ill never follow circuitcity's website for in stock items again

[Rage Goblin]

Attempted a price match at Best Buy and had no trouble. She even let me buy 4, but had me do them in two transactions.


Off to a second Circuit City/Best Buy.


Good luck to the rest of you.

[O_o]

I went when they opened at got 4 off the shelve (of about 15 total). The register rung them all up as full price, then after I showed the girl the ad, it gave me a $2 discount each (yay) for some reason. The girl had to manually adjust them all, leaving me with (from my receipt):
1600 Points - $9
1600 Points - $9
1600 Points - $11.70
1600 Points - $9.90
Bonus discount - -$4.40

I ended up paying ~40 cents less than I should have.

[Deadpool]

i wish i wasn't so damn lazy...

[JohnnyDrama]

Is it even worth checking out CC even though it says OOS when checking store availability? Also, when people are PMing the ad, does that mean it's possible to get the same B1G1 for 1600-point cards at another store?

[O_o]

Is it even worth checking out CC even though it says OOS when checking store availability? Also, when people are PMing the ad, does that mean it's possible to get the same B1G1 for 1600-point cards at another store?
It said OOS for me, but when I went to the store I found around 15. For the second question, yes at WalMart and BestBuy.

[JohnnyDrama]

It said OOS for me, but when I went to the store I found around 15. For the second question, yes at WalMart and BestBuy.
Thanks, I really hope CC has a couple cards, I don't feel like giving BB any of my money.

[kevgret]

My story:

Went to the store in Deptford, NJ and was there 9:45am. Store opens at 10 and of course they are out of point cards.

I grabbed a manager who instructed a cashier to do a "special order" for my 4 cards. The cashier had no clue so the manager ended up doing the transaction and had to manually adjust my order to be $9.99 per 1600 point card.

I paid in full the $40 for 4 cards. I don't know when they are going to come in but atleast I have a receipt for them.

As I was leaving several other people were trying to find the point cards. One person said "my husband called from Iraq and told me to come here for this deal"

I would recommend that if you get to the store and they have run out of cards just get the cashier to special order them. This could save time running around and getting a pricematch.

Thanks CAG!

Kevin

[Foo228]

Is it even worth checking out CC even though it says OOS when checking store availability? Also, when people are PMing the ad, does that mean it's possible to get the same B1G1 for 1600-point cards at another store?

CC online is on crack - they tell you one thing when you know they are full of shit

yesterday i went to their website to see if they had half life 2 and bomberman, they didn't, my friend called and wanted to go up there so we did...and i ended up finding several copies of half life but only one for bomberman (but still thats not oos!)

so i say just take a drive up there and test your luck

[Klutch86]

I only found one at two different Circuit City's, picked that up along with a 3 month XBL card.

I just now ordered two cards from Circuit City at full price, and I am thinking that I should just cancel it now to avoid the hassel.

[Kevlar281]

There were only three 1600 pt cards at the closest CC; according to the cashier someone had ordered “a lot” online for in-store pickup. The cards didn’t ring up with the advertised price but after I showed them the ad they price adjusted without any argument.

After that I headed right down the road to BB w/CC ad in hand and PMed the deal with no problem. It actually took less time to PM at BB then it took for them to make the proper price adjustment at CC.

I am one happy CAG this morning. :D

[KongaKing]

No luck for me. Got there at opening, there were 4 point cards, I took two. They rang up full price. I showed the girl the ad, and she looked at it like it was a map to Atlantis or something. She just looked and looked, then went in the back for 5 mins, and said "Sorry its only when you buy an Elite" and I said no, it says nothing like that, etc etc, had the manger come out, and he said the same story. I argued for awhile and asked them to ring up an Elite for me to see if the discount would come off then, to see if they were "right", but they wouldnt. I left. Oh well

[Outrun9]

My story:

Went to the store in Deptford, NJ and was there 9:45am. Store opens at 10 and of course they are out of point cards.

I grabbed a manager who instructed a cashier to do a "special order" for my 4 cards. The cashier had no clue so the manager ended up doing the transaction and had to manually adjust my order to be $9.99 per 1600 point card.

I paid in full the $40 for 4 cards. I don't know when they are going to come in but atleast I have a receipt for them.

As I was leaving several other people were trying to find the point cards. One person said "my husband called from Iraq and told me to come here for this deal"

I would recommend that if you get to the store and they have run out of cards just get the cashier to special order them. This could save time running around and getting a pricematch.

Thanks CAG!

Kevin

is this a raincheck or like a raincheck?

[Theros]

Well, I just got back from a CC and was denied, and I'm pissed.

Got there right as they were rolling up the burglar bars, and walked right to the points section, where there were none to be found. Since it said they had them online, I asked someone to look, and after walking around we found 4 in the customer service area. Told 'em I wanted all 4, and the guy rings 'em up at 17.99 a piece. Since they had the ad right there on the counter I pointed it out, and they guy said to hold on and walks off.

After a few minutes, he brings back a guy in a white shirt who says he's not going to honor the ad because it's not part of the deal, they're just advertising it there as an unrelated item. He then says it's not an accessory. Which I point out is wrong because I watched the first guy look it up, and it's listed as "gaming accessories" in their system. After some feet shuffling, the guy says he flat out won't honor the ad. I ask to speak with the store manager, and he says he's not here yet and won't be until noon.

I'm going back at noon to get my angry customer on. :bomb:

[jshawnd]

Just ordered 4 from the website at full price for delivery (guess they're going in and out of stock). Will call and argue for an adjustment once they arrive. If any hassle, will just return in-store.

[redfusion]

They had cards in stock, but they made up some bullcrap about how you had to buy 3 card to get the discount, so I left. I'm gonna try Best Buy or somewhere else and see if they'll price match later.

[O_o]

Hmm... perhaps they're ringing them up at $17.99 (it did it for me too) since the ad is for $19.99+ products only?

[Kendro]

They had about 20 at my local BB but they wouldn't let me price match since it was a "promotion" and not an actual price. :bomb:

Funny how they let me price match the TRU B2G1 for DS games a few months ago. :roll:

[CocheseUGA]

Hmm... perhaps they're ringing them up at $17.99 (it did it for me too) since the ad is for $19.99+ products only?

I bet you're right. Fucking CC. If I get denied on my PM, I'm going straight to the BBB. Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice? Time for you to get screwed.

[Foo228]

No luck for me. Got there at opening, there were 4 point cards, I took two. They rang up full price. I showed the girl the ad, and she looked at it like it was a map to Atlantis or something. She just looked and looked, then went in the back for 5 mins, and said "Sorry its only when you buy an Elite" and I said no, it says nothing like that, etc etc, had the manger come out, and he said the same story. I argued for awhile and asked them to ring up an Elite for me to see if the discount would come off then, to see if they were "right", but they wouldnt. I left. Oh well

hahaha, where do they get anything about an elite?

[JerriBlank]

At 20 minutes until 10, I noticed that my local CC opens at 10 instead of noon. OOPS! I hurriedly threw on clothes, took the dogs out and made it to CC at about 3 minutes to opening.

I wasn't optimistic that they'd have any 1600 point cards left, but there were 4. So now I had a dilemma - get 2, or be greedy and get all 4? You guessed it - I went for the greed.

I took the points and the ad to the checkout (which was at the customer service desk), and of course they didn't ring up correctly. But I showed the very nice lady the ad, and she explained that sometimes things don't go too smoothly right after a new weekly ad comes out.

After about 10 minutes of trial and error, they price-overrode all four of them at 9.99 each. W00t!

I felt a little bit bad that the guy at the register next to me was special-ordering two cards because I'd bought all of them. :cold:

But not THAT bad.


jb

[shipwreck]

The reason they are coming up at $17.99 is because somebody screwed up and instead of having the $20 off deal in the computers on the 1600 points card, there is a 10% off any type of Xbox 360 Live accessory sale that automatically rings up in the system. It's bizarre, but whoever is in charge of putting these updates into their computers is terrible.

I got everything adjusted correctly pretty easily so that I got the proper deal though.

[alraydius]

Just got back from the Anniston, AL store. Picked up the last four they had on the pegs. Got to the register, cashier rang them up: final price something like $77. Mentioned the ad...got the guy in charge over. He rang them up saying "they look like they're getting 10% off". He then looked over the ad and told the cashier to ring them up at 19.99 and take 10 bucks off each of them. I'm very happy it worked well for me and wish luck to anyone else trying to make it work.

I have to agree with some earlier sentiments: I'd try Wal-Mart to price match the deal, in fact, I might do that later on today.

But it looks to me like CC dropped the price to 17.99 so that they wouldn't be falling under the $20 off deal, hoping their managers and associates would be able to say: "well, these accessories are $17.99 so they don't work with the deal".

This is a very tricky situation for everyone.

Again, good luck everyone.

[dank]

No luck for me. Got there at opening, there were 4 point cards, I took two. They rang up full price. I showed the girl the ad, and she looked at it like it was a map to Atlantis or something. She just looked and looked, then went in the back for 5 mins, and said "Sorry its only when you buy an Elite" and I said no, it says nothing like that, etc etc, had the manger come out, and he said the same story. I argued for awhile and asked them to ring up an Elite for me to see if the discount would come off then, to see if they were "right", but they wouldnt. I left. Oh well


elite? thats not an xbox live accessory. it worked for me. guy had to do it manually though. debating wether i should go back and get some more points. im sure theyll all be gone in a couple hours.

[slickkill77]

I got one 1600 point card for 17.99 and the wireless headset for 35.99. So i saved $26. I dont know if it was a mistake but i was happy

[KongaKing]

hahaha, where do they get anything about an elite?

The elite is on the same page as the accessories and both have a "red backround". (he kept pointing that out, "these are all a package deal" he kept saying). I knew it was all BS and kept trying to argue but I just left when he kept saying no. I didn't have time to try to PM it elsewhere yet.

[Klutch86]

Anyone order for in-store pickup and have them PM when you got there?

[Foo228]

I think Wal-Mart wouldn't have a problem pm'ing but I don't really feel like waiting in line with other people who need things returned, buy money orders, or whatever..

CC's the way to go?

[SNKMat]

where does it say in the ad.

[dan31655]

I was happy to see five point cards while marching to the 360 section. I brought four of them up to checkout and ofcourse it wasn't in the system. They were coming up as $2 dollars off but after about 20 mins everything was sorted out and I got the price as advertised.

Sucks though, as I really wanted six. So i will try to PM at walmart of bestbuy.

[Foo228]

Anyone order for in-store pickup and have them PM when you got there?

read the past couple pages, a couple people have done it with success

[SNKMat]

Do they do the 24 mins or $24 gift card for these?

[Foo228]

The elite is on the same page as the accessories and both have a "red backround". (he kept pointing that out, "these are all a package deal" he kept saying). I knew it was all BS and kept trying to argue but I just left when he kept saying no. I didn't have time to try to PM it elsewhere yet.

ahh i see, it would be funny if these employees and managers got demoted because of slowing sales on purposefully discounted merchandise haha

where does it say in the ad.

cc's video game ads lol, at least it should ~

[Theros]

Hmm... perhaps they're ringing them up at $17.99 (it did it for me too) since the ad is for $19.99+ products only?

Well, in my case, they rang up at 19.99, with a $2 discount applied for each card. You're right, though. That may be their end run for this deal.

[Foo228]

Do they do the 24 mins or $24 gift card for these?

im pretty sure its only the games scheduled for release today..

[startrbear]

I've been to two Circuit City stores this Sunday AM and it looks like they removed the 1600 point cards off the peg board displays entirely. Pretty weak to advertise and then pull stock. :-(

[slickkill77]

It seems like i am the only one that hasnt had any problems. My cashier knew exactly what he was doing. He had that look of wtf? why isnt this working. I didnt say a word and he went about his buissness and fixed it. He gave me $26 off rather than $20

[doubledown]

Wow, they were al in-stock this morning...checked again, and gone. I will probably try to PM with Best Buy sometime this week. I HATE CC with a passion, they have tried to screw me so man times, I just hate the way they run their company. They never honor their PM policy, shoddy customer service...

[SNKMat]

So will it work?

[CocheseUGA]

im pretty sure its only the games scheduled for release today..

It's for any online in-store pickup.

[thirtytwoutside]

Do Circuit Citys have the flyers in-store? My Sunday paper came without one of their ads (which is strange, because they usually do). If it doesn't work out, I want to just take one down to BB and PM it.

[Foo228]

It seems like i am the only one that hasnt had any problems. My cashier knew exactly what he was doing. He had that look of wtf? why isnt this working. I didnt say a word and he went about his buissness and fixed it. He gave me $26 off rather than $20

your not the only one...:roll: (look on the most recent pages)

Wow, they were al in-stock this morning...checked again, and gone. I will probably try to PM with Best Buy sometime this week. I HATE CC with a passion, they have tried to screw me so man times, I just hate the way they run their company. They never honor their PM policy, shoddy customer service...

never huh? what about the whole pm'ing there during the tru b2g1 ds game..8-)

[Decker]

Do they do the 24 mins or $24 gift card for these?
That's what it says on my email confirmation, yes.

[Malik112099]

i just PM'ed at my closest walmart...showed them the ad and even though they sell the 1600 points cards for $.02 cheaper they went ahead and rang them up for $10 each....came out to $21.55 for 3200 MS Points...thing is i got 4000 from smarterchild a couple days ago...anyone want to trade something for some points? PM me

[vlv723]

Damn, after reading all of your horror stories, I guess it's not worth it. I'll go to Best Buy and just PM it from there. I hope there is a way to cancel my online order.

[evophile]

I'm not so sure that CC changed the price to $17.99 to screw us. I had a very nice CSR girl check me out, and she tried to get the deal working for me.

The manager kept telling her different reasons why it won't work, and she actually didn't believe him and rang it all up to test (no one was in the store hardly).

Anyways, she rang up every Live accessory, and all of them had 10% taken off.

After she told her manager he was basically wrong about exclusions, he did the "he has to buy an Elite" excuse. And she actually rang up an Elite... no change of course.

The manager finally relented, but I was only able to get one pair of the cards.

[Phantamsk]

Although it took a while cause the sales rep was saying that the $20 off meant they were originally $39.99 each and I would have to buy 2 of them for the price to reflect $19.99 each. After I got that sorted out I was able to get 4 (ordered 2 online and got 2 more in-store) cards for $43.25.

[Danimal]

Do Circuit Citys have the flyers in-store? My Sunday paper came without one of their ads (which is strange, because they usually do). If it doesn't work out, I want to just take one down to BB and PM it.
Mine had two big piles of them right as you walked in the door. I grabbed one because I forgot to bring mine from home, and I figured I'd need it at some point.

I got there at 10:25 (the ad says the store opens at 10:00 on Sundays, but the voice recording at my local store says they open at 11:00 on Sundays. Man, CC can't even get what time they open right. :lol:

Anyway, there were of course no 1600 point cards on the rack, and an employee told me they were OOS even before they opened. Nice. So I went to the customer service dept. with little hope of anything good coming out of it, but the girl there told me she could special order them and I'd get the discount. She then said she could have them shipped to me for no charge, so I told her I'd take four. (I'm kicking myself now that I didn't ask for 6, but oh well) After some problems getting it to ring up right (they were getting the $2 off from that 10% deal) she manually overrode them, and on my receipt, they each rang up for $8.99, which means even with the override, she still gave me 10% off each. Total sale: 4 cards for $37.76. After reading the last several pages, though, I won't consider it a done deal until they arrive in the mail.

Lots of YMMV with the CSRs on this one apparently. Good luck to everyone else.

[wdwpsu]

No problem here in Orlando with Preordering online and picking up in the store. There was some frantic typing on the keyboard that the csr manager was doing and kept mutteirng to herself that it was weird. It took about 15 minutes, but it all worked out in the end... walked out with 4. I think that's the advantage of getting to the store early, they'll eventually skirt the issue somehow else, "Oh, this promotion is only for in store purchases, and we're sold out".

[doubledown]

your not the only one...:roll: (look on the most recent pages)

never huh? what about the whole pm'ing there during the tru b2g1 ds game..8-)

I guess recently I have been soured by CC. I went there to PM a monitor that Best Buy had advertised in their ad. The first problem was, I went there and no one would help me. One girl was counting money from her drawer in the middle of the store. This is totally wrong in the retail sector. Someone could've took money with ease, as she just had stacks of it out.
When I eventually did find someone to help, I went to buy it and the Customer Service manager would NOT PM. I asked to speak to her manager, and she said "NO". I'm assuming he was not there.

Just a horrible way the company is run (at least the one by me).

I will take the ad to Best Buy and get RZ points :)