You know you're a CAG if...

[regis100]

(finish the sentence)

You know you're a CAG if...

you can be in and out of a store in 5 minutes or less, easily checking all the regular clearance shelves during the time you are there.
you have a bunch of games just because they were 5 bucks.
each of your games has a story: where you got it and how much you paid.
the sports games you play are two years old
when you go on vacation, you check the local stores for deals since you have already cleaned out all the stores by you.
a great day for you includes finding a game that scans WAY below the price that is marked.
you find great joy in helping other people find a great deal.

[georox]

Wouldn't this be more of off-topic?

[YoshiFan1]

You tell the cashier at CC, that the PS1 games you just price checked for $1.99, is more than what you expected them to ring up for and walk out (I thought they were supposed to be a penny each).

[Segasonic01]

~you get a laugh out of watching clerk's faces when they ring up something that is the price they argued it wasn't for 5 minutes. The "oh wow, you're right" always makes me laugh.

~all your friends hate you because you have a backlog of 100s of games while they can't afford to buy any.

~Store clerks start to recognize you and become suspicious of your ways & cheap-assness

[SoNiC1023]

You go to a store and see somthing you want but dont buy it because it could be lower next week or there could be a coupon/deal for it

[Nathan_Sama]

You have such a huge backlog that you feel overwhelmed by, yet you buy more games.

[Warner1281]

You spend more time looking for games on sale/clearance than you do actually playing them.

[HotShotX]

You go into a retail store simply to look for games you might CONSIDER looking for a deal on back home.

~HotShotX

[Warner1281]

you know about a sale before the clerks at a store. And to make matters worse, you then have to teach them how to ring up the deal.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

You go to a store and see somthing you want but dont buy it because it could be lower next week or there could be a coupon/deal for it

You beat me to it.

Many of those line fit me perfectly as well, since I take immense joy in showing people that they can get 3-4 games for the price of ONE full priced game.

[MrNEWZ]

The TS' list has me down aside from the first one. I still walk through the games to see if anything new has been changed in the "regular" areas too. ;-)

[chakan]

you buy more games in a week than you play.

[THoward7382]

You BITCH and MOAN about everything a store does. :bomb:

[briansraregames]

When the employees ask you what's on sale.

When you're walking out of a store with a stack of 15 recently clearanced games that you paid $75 for...at 2:30 in the morning.

When you're in the local Gamestop, and overhear a person asking the clerk if they have a game, and while the clerk's back is turned you mention that the same game they're looking for can be found at store X for price Y.

[Puffa469]

When you realize you just spent $15 in gas driving a half hour out of your way to save $5 on the price of a game. #-o

When you visit Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and 3 different Gamestop locations... in the same day.

[ighosty]

- When you price match things at best buy or c city instead of buying it at the orginal store just because you can get an extra 10% off.

- You dig through the clearance bin at stores like your life depends on it.

[mrmafia33]

when games interfere with your fapping (we need to balance the two gentlemen)

[mav451]

When you realize you just spent $15 in gas driving a half hour out of your way to save $5 on the price of a game. #-o

When you visit Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and 3 different Gamestop locations... in the same day.

I did that looking for that silly 175W moniker until further searching made me realize that most batches in 2008 were already Falcon. Stupid me.

On digging through clearance bins like my life depended on it? Going to TRUS for the typical "YMMV" deals...i was disappointed. What a shitty lunch break :(

[rapsodist]

You don't buy what you want because it's $10 too much and you buy what you don't need because it's $10 too cheap.

[Dro]

You don't pay full price for a game..

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

You BITCH and MOAN about everything a store does. :bomb:

While it may be redundant after a while, it just makes some of us feel better to 'vent' about our favorite store we love to piss and moan about: Gamestop.

[Demolition Man]

You wonder what kind of new deals and such are being posted on CAG while away from CAG.

And yes... you also debate someone else using the name "IAmTheCheapestGamer" since you feel you are better than the said person using said name. ;)

[cdietschrun]

You go to a store just to browse and laugh at people buying games at $60, and usually crap sports games, when you can go and get it for the cheap somewhere else.

[One4Deuce]

Ah, far too much of this describes me all too well, and I've only been a member for a month or two now. Hell, I still have 13 sealed games to play.

[VipFREAK]

You buy, sell, meet like you're a drug dealer via here or CL.

[cdietschrun]

Oh, another one is browsing craigslist for great deals, and finding the monumentally TERRIBLE deals and posting them here and just asking WHAT was he thinking?

[evergoo]

You started expanding your cheapass philosophy not only to games, but also to groceries, restaurants, books, electronics, etc.

Maybe even to the extent that your frugality has irritated others at times.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

You wonder what kind of new deals and such are being posted on CAG while away from CAG.

And yes... you also debate someone else using the name "IAmTheCheapestGamer" since you feel you are better than the said person using said name. ;)

Are you saying I'm not a TRUE cheapass? I've doubted my own cheapassness(is this even a word?) at times, especially when I bought my PS3 and Limited Edition copy of Grand Theft Auto IV at full retail. No wait, I lie on the full retail for the PS3, since I used about $60-80 of credit I got from flipping cheap games to FYE to offset SOME of the cost. But still, $350 was over what I said I wanted to pay for a PS3.

:razz: Either way, I still stand there when I see a game marked $15-30 on clearance and go 'it'll be cheaper next week/month'. Of course, then when I come back and it's been sold, I'm doing a :wall:.

[Demolition Man]

Relax bro... I was just joking. :lol:

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I know, I was too. :razz:

[CaoPi]

when you flip too damn much between GS and BS!

[pcktlnt]

When someone posts a deal for a game at 19.99 but you say you will hold out and hope it drops to 17.99.

[rapsodist]

When you're willing to wait 2 weeks for a game to ship to you from Amazon so you can save $1.65 in tax.

[heatdolphins45]

When you go to GS and see people buy $70 Limited Edition games that you can get for $30(R6V2LE).

[antlp89]

You check cheapassgamer for deals religiously, hitting the refresh button like it owes you money.

[Puffa469]

You don't buy what you want because it's $10 too much and you buy what you don't need because it's $10 too cheap.


:lol: soooo true.

[jdeluis]

You spend more time looking for games on sale/clearance than you do actually playing them.

This one makes me sad because it's true. For some reason I sometimes enjoy looking at deals more than playing the games I already own. This also applied to me back in 2001 when I first got my DVD player. Still have a lot of movies that have not been opened.

I need help.:cry:

[chimpian]

when you see someone with a cart of games and all you can think of is that jpg posted on here of the guy huge red guy standing over the person on the computer's shoulder telling him to shut and keep it secret or whatever...and thats the reason you hate newbie's

[zman73]

You wonder what kind of new deals and such are being posted on CAG while away from CAG.

And yes... you also debate someone else using the name "IAmTheCheapestGamer" since you feel you are better than the said person using said name. ;)

I think after reading his requests for finding a cheap tv, I do believe "IAmTheCheapestGamer" truly IS the cheapest gamer...

[darkslime]

You hate Gamestop and enjoy bitching about it.

[Cmosfm]

when you see someone with a cart of games and all you can think of is that jpg posted on here of the guy huge red guy standing over the person on the computer's shoulder telling him to shut and keep it secret or whatever...and thats the reason you hate newbie's

wait...what?

[gareman]

When you have random pieces of scrap paper all around your desk with random equations; trying to figure out how much you paid for a game and how much you can flip it for and how much cash you will need and how much % off you can get. All cross referenced with the same information except different stores and coupons.

[Hybrid5006]

Who needs pants when we've got CAG!!!

[cdeener]

when you see someone with a cart of games and all you can think of is that jpg posted on here of the guy huge red guy standing over the person on the computer's shoulder telling him to shut and keep it secret or whatever...and thats the reason you hate newbie's

wait...what?

It is a pic that one of the member's of CAG use to discourage folks from spreading the word of a good deal onto FatWallet or SlickDeals. You rarely see it but it is funny.

When you have random pieces of scrap paper all around your desk with random equations; trying to figure out how much you paid for a game and how much you can flip it for and how much cash you will need and how much % off you can get. All cross referenced with the same information except different stores and coupons.
You know you are a CAG when you actually have a spreadsheet on Excel with this exact thing on it which I sadly have to say that once upon a time when I first started flipping games I actually had on my computer.

[rmb]

when trading games you never buy bubble mailers, you always reuse the one's you recieve games in

[VipFREAK]

That's for sure... I've got such a surplus of the stuff I could go into business for awhile. lol

[Hybrid5006]

when trading games you never buy bubble mailers, you always reuse the one's you recieve games in

Lol, I bought 100 mailers for $15 just to save on tape! (I still reuse mailers when I get them in)

[wolfpackgamer]

You feel like you were ripped off on a trade in value even though it was more than you payed for the game.

[the_punisher]

You email rightstuf.com and tell them one of their discounts is off by $2.99

Imagine if someone did that......

[Skylander7]

-seeing a sweet old lady at any given retailer with a printed list with the FW logo on it makes your eyes go red and want to split her skull open with a crowbar
-you know any retailer's POS systems better than their district managers
-you skip lunch breaks in hopes of scoring a hard to find game for $5 where there were probably only 3 sent to the store on release day
-you only shop at Lamestop when you have a feeling that you're somehow taking advantage of them by exploiting a promotion
-You laugh at bad Robocop jokes and somehow use the phrase "Vagina Clown" in verbal communication with others in a social setting
-You have 50+ games that still sit on your shelf that are still factory sealed, you have every intention of playing, but will never play because obtaining it at a cheapass price has diminished your overall interest in the game
-you hear a man-boobs contest on Howard Stern, and instantly think of some fatass named DragonLordFrodo powering down sandwiches
-you get a shitload of free magazines that you never read, and have to check your mail more frequently because of multiple copies of Stuff or Maxim filling up the box

[Drizzt]

You miss out on a limited print run of a game because you were waiting for it to drop to $5, and now you're left debating paying more than it cost at retail on eBay.

[plasticbathmonki]

Drive to five different stores just to save 10%.

[phear3d]

you know youre a CAG if...

- you buy cheap games just to trade them to other cags..
- you buy cheap games so you can trade them to goozex.
- you pricematch penny guides to best buy.
- you drive to yard sales every week during spring/summer just to find games.
- when you still shop at GameStop eventhough you hate the that company so much.
- when you check ebay to see how much your game sells for atm.

[Sinnbox]

you go to the flea market and see someone with a stack of games and start quoting the current Clearance prices at K-Mart and TRU whle poiting to stacks of games.

[phear3d]

when you know the prices of the games on the shelves more than the employee.

i was at a kmart looking through the glass case when i noticed that they still had a copy of Siren for the ps2. i know some kmarts pennied it, and i actually found one that was pennied but they gave it to me for a buck. so i said to the guy i bought one for that much so he gave it to me for a dollar.

[Sinnbox]

when you know the prices of the games on the shelves more than the employee.

i was at a kmart looking through the glass case when i noticed that they still had a copy of Siren for the ps2. i know some kmarts pennied it, and i actually found one that was pennied but they gave it to me for a buck. so i said to the guy i bought one for that much so he gave it to me for a dollar.

Wow around here they would probably call security on you for that. I bought a whole bag of clearance games afew months back, and ever since they call security to electronics if the manager sees me enter the store....crazy!!

[Sinnbox]

If you are driving a company car with other employees and stop at a garage sale. (My co-workers now point them out to me)

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

you know youre a CAG if...

- you buy cheap games just to trade them to other cags..Have done it.
- you buy cheap games so you can trade them to goozex.I don't do Goozex, but I did sign up on there when they had the 'sign up and be entered to win a PS3 contest just for the contest. :-#
- you pricematch penny guides to best buy.Actually, I did once PM a penny guide(using just a receipt) to Circuit City. :lol:
- you drive to yard sales every week during spring/summer just to find games.Never really done the yard sale thing, since I never get up early enough on Saturdays. :-#
- when you still shop at GameStop eventhough you hate the that company so much. Check, it once was a tie between them and EA for most loathed company for me, but EA beats them by juuuuuust a bit now.
- when you check ebay to see how much your game sells for atm.Check, did this when I was selling my PS2/Xbox lot.

I can't believe how many of these I've done.

[djkunai]

You call up GameStop in Hawaii because all your local stores are closed and you need to make sure a TIV hasn't dropped.

[CaoPi]

You call up GameStop in Hawaii because all your local stores are closed and you need to make sure a TIV hasn't dropped.

did you actually do that?

[Sideswiper]

You don't buy Blizzard games until they are released in the Battlechest edition because you KNOW an expansion is coming.

You get a special thrill from buying an old game, beating it, and then selling it for the same price you bought it for.

You tell yourself you will buy a game once it drops to $20, but then when it does you say you'll buy it when it drops to $10.

[lilboo]

You've commited return fraud at walmart at least once, bragged on CAG about it, and had Shrike delete it :rofl: <3

[FOnewearl]

You get frustrated when you see somebody buying old video games you were interested in at a yardsale and you feel as if they took your games.

[Stry-ker]

You spend more time looking for games on sale/clearance than you do actually playing them.


thats me right there!! lol

[Anbu_Zim]

You know you're a cag if...

You laugh at Kmart/Walmarts/targets,ETC prices! LOL!

[Hybrid5006]

You know where every Walmart/Target/Meijer/GameStop/BestBuy/Circuit City/BlockBuster/GameCrazy/Pawn Shop/Frys/TigerDirect/MicroCenter is within a 50 mile radius.

[VipFREAK]

You know you're a cag if...

You laugh at Kmart/Walmarts/targets,ETC prices! LOL!

It's more like...

You Walk into [Insert store name], laugh at the prices, wonder what sucker pays that much, walk out, and finally ask yourself why the fuck you went in there in the first place. lol

[Persona7]

It is funny how so many of these things apply to me. :( Being cheap aint easy though.

[anotherpoorgamer]

You know you're a CAG if you can't stand buying games for a higher price that people have gotten for cheaper!

You know you're a CAG when you have used a Gamestop coupon more than once in one day!

You know you're CAG when you have seen the image used to convey the message: "Don't post this on SD or FW!" :)

[crzyboy88]

It's more like...

You Walk into [Insert store name], laugh at the prices, wonder what sucker pays that much, walk out, and finally ask yourself why the fuck you went in there in the first place. lol

I went to 3 stores on Saturday and each time I kept saying "Maybe I'll get lucky!". Of course, I wasn't. Which brings me to this quote.

[briansraregames]

You know where every Walmart/Target/Meijer/GameStop/BestBuy/Circuit City/BlockBuster/GameCrazy/Pawn Shop/Frys/TigerDirect/MicroCenter is within a 50 mile radius.

Only 50?

[Gumby the Green]

im thinking that we need to see this magical image, im sad to say i've never seen it. but i aplaud the message. damn fatwallet/SD

[SuperhumanChichi]

When you're in the local Gamestop, and overhear a person asking the clerk if they have a game, and while the clerk's back is turned you mention that the same game they're looking for can be found at store X for price Y.

LOL that's exactly what I was going to say!

[SaraAB]

You started expanding your cheapass philosophy not only to games, but also to groceries, restaurants, books, electronics, etc.

Maybe even to the extent that your frugality has irritated others at times.


This is me. Not only do I only purchase games at cheapass prices now, but now its spread to clothes, shoes, groceries, and just about anything else you can think of. I take walks for exercise and have recently started picking cans, not only for the 5 cent deposit but its recycling and the bottles have point codes on them which can be redeemed for stuff. Shame to see all those cans and bottles just sitting on the ground wasting away heh! My family is just as frugal as I am so they don't mind at all.

Also, you print extra of the GS coupons and then hand them out to other people in the store who are looking to buy games, its called spreading the love.

[lilboo]

This is me. Not only do I only purchase games at cheapass prices now, but now its spread to clothes, shoes, groceries, and just about anything else you can think of. I take walks for exercise and have recently started picking cans, not only for the 5 cent deposit but its recycling and the bottles have point codes on them which can be redeemed for stuff.


That sounds pretty homeless if you ask me [-(

[phear3d]

..you blog about what games & accessories you bought on the cag blogs.

[DarkKenpachi]

You have such a huge backlog that you feel overwhelmed by, yet you buy more games.


perfect quote. lol

I didn't read through everyone else's but mine is simply:

-Why should I have to pay for something with cash, when I can get it for free with a little time and effort.

-also when you buy something you think ahead to 2 or 3 different moves you can do with the item you purchased. ie. flipping

they might be taken but those are mine. lol

[Sinnbox]

That sounds pretty homeless if you ask me [-(

I couldnt agree more...

[DarkKenpachi]

This is me. Not only do I only purchase games at cheapass prices now, but now its spread to clothes, shoes, groceries, and just about anything else you can think of. I take walks for exercise and have recently started picking cans, not only for the 5 cent deposit but its recycling and the bottles have point codes on them which can be redeemed for stuff. Shame to see all those cans and bottles just sitting on the ground wasting away heh! My family is just as frugal as I am so they don't mind at all.

Also, you print extra of the GS coupons and then hand them out to other people in the store who are looking to buy games, its called spreading the love.

Nothing wrong with that. I applaud you because I stop and pick up the occasional bottle cap myself. :)

[allyourblood]

That sounds pretty homeless if you ask me [-(

how dare she attempt to improve her community and make a little change while she's at it! making good use of something that should have been properly recycled but instead was simply thrown away (or worse -- littered)... absolutely shameful.

good on you, SaraAB. my wife and i also recycle and collect when we can, and i enter all the silly points codes too. doesn't take much time and it's free money, basically. the last time i hit the recycling joint with our cans and plastic, they paid out $85 ($10 of that was a bonus for going over $50).

[SaraAB]

Yeah, the thing is that if you don't pick them up, no one will and they will just sit there all summer, if I can make a few cents while trying to get out and get some exercise then all for the better. If no one picks up the cans then I have to look at them piling up on the ground every time I want to take a walk. Our community and city is in such a sorry state of cleanliness its ridiculous.

[Sa2vador]

You're a CAG if you have a list of clearance items for the store in hand/in your bag and have the CAG clearance thread pulled up for that store at the same time on your phone to make sure you have the most up to date deals.

[phear3d]

you know your're a cag when you sell games on ebay that still have circuit city & kmart price stickers thinking they're more authentic looking that way.

(i see this all the time.. sometimes a day or two after a a recent CC markdown)

or just simply don't know how to get those darn stickers out.

[CaoPi]

when you clean out your BBV with every Soldier of Fortune, Tony Hawk, Test Drive Unlimited, and Star Trek, just to flip to GS

[Unickuta]

- if you've tried to use a coupon that expired in 2003 at a GameStop