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Gojtron
08-30-2004, 06:44 PM
Didn't notice them, I just discovered them on accident. I might as well get the Fable guide now, and I was going to buy Fable and KUF anyway.
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=FKSJxY2VJAk&offerid=54879.323672592&type= 10&subid=]Cheap (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/go.php?

Receive a $15 Gift Voucher with purchase of Star Wars Battlefront XB, Fable XB, Sudeki XB, or Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity XB and the Prima Official Game Guide together!

Purchase a two featured Xbox games
and receive a EB Games mail in Gift Voucher for $20.00

Featured Games: Star Wars Battlefront XB, Fable XB,
Sudeki XB, Kingdom Under Fire XB
and Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity XB.

[url]http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/232734.asp
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/233693.asp
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/242201.asp
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/242321.asp
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/243962.asp
zionoverfire
08-30-2004, 07:17 PM
So wait you buy a $50 + $20 guide and get $15 gift certificate

or Buy 2 $50 and only get a $20 gift certificate?????

Isn't that a bit odd?

Buy the game and guide and get only $5 less than spending $30 more.
pimp tyranny
08-30-2004, 07:37 PM
the guide's $20? they're usually $15.
DisturbedZen
08-30-2004, 07:58 PM
Not a bad deal, considering I have the game on full paid preorder. All I need now is to add 20$ and get 15$ gift card in return.

So 5$ for a guide
Gojtron
08-30-2004, 08:53 PM
Fable Prima Strategy Guide
(HB) $14.99

I have a feeling many of us will be buying Fable and either KUF or Battlefront, nothing like saving a little. Kinda like the Burnout 3 $10 rebate I saw on the counter at my EB the other day.
Jaket
08-30-2004, 08:55 PM
just so u know... the guide rebate and 2 game rebates are stackable.... which means that if you buy fable and star wars with their guides... u will get 50 bucks in mail in gift vouchers!
msdmoney
08-30-2004, 10:57 PM
Just curious, are the guides really worth it to everyone? Gamefaqs makes guides obsolete to me.
shrike4242
08-30-2004, 11:44 PM
According to the guy on the phone at EBGames.com, this is only usable for in-store purchases or orders on EBGames.com that are set up for in-store pickup.
Murcielago77
08-31-2004, 12:05 AM
Heres a link to all of them

http://ebgames.com/ebx/ads/VOM/Sept04/default.asp
shrike4242
08-31-2004, 12:37 AM
Well, I redid my preorder for Fable and made one for Battlefront. All on one order, though given four order numbers, one for each product. The funny thing is that the game guides aren't available for in-store pickuip, so we'll have to see how this turns out.

Plus, as each one of these wants an original receipt, sounds like it's going to get even more interesting.
LinkinPrime
08-31-2004, 01:22 AM
Why do people still buy guides at ridiculous prices, when you can get free strategy guides online?
Trakan
08-31-2004, 01:25 AM
just so u know... the guide rebate and 2 game rebates are stackable.... which means that if you buy fable and star wars with their guides... u will get 50 bucks in mail in gift vouchers!

This is what I would do.
doubledown
08-31-2004, 08:50 AM
Not a bad deal....how do the Gift Vouchers arrive?

I want SW:Battlefront and Fable....
CheapyD
08-31-2004, 09:18 AM
Not a bad deal....how do the Gift Vouchers arrive?

I want SW:Battlefront and Fable....

If you order online, they come via email.
Ribkage
08-31-2004, 09:20 AM
It says the vouchers arive in an email and can only be used at ebgames.com
peteyrose
08-31-2004, 09:20 AM
Why do people still buy guides at ridiculous prices, when you can get free strategy guides online?

I've always wondered that. But people like collecting them I guess.
rebthor
08-31-2004, 09:51 AM
Why do people still buy guides at ridiculous prices, when you can get free strategy guides online?

I've always wondered that. But people like collecting them I guess.
On top of that, they are free (or nearly so after tax & postage). It is nice to have a full color book with everything right in front of you including maps of levels instead of having to rely on a text description. Now don't get me wrong, I love gamefaqs and use them a ton, but there is something nice about these guides too.
shrike4242
08-31-2004, 09:55 AM
Not a bad deal....how do the Gift Vouchers arrive?

I want SW:Battlefront and Fable....

If you order online, they come via email.

From the guy on the phone at EBGames.com, he seemed to think that they were only usable at the store. From the info on the website link, it doesn't say specifically if they're usable online or in-store only.

Has anyone done this in the past, done it all online, and had it all come through online? I'd prefer to order it online and not have to deal with trekking to the store within 48 hours after they arrive, and just have it all show up on my doorstep.
CheapyD
08-31-2004, 10:11 AM
$20.00 Gift Voucher will be sent, by e-mail, in the form of an EBgames.com coupon code, which may be used only at EBgames.com.
Tromack
08-31-2004, 12:43 PM
Ok, so I've seen the page that says buy any 2 get the 20. But nowhere when buying them did I see anything like that. Does it show up on any sort of confirmation page or do I just have to trust it?
Gojtron
08-31-2004, 03:54 PM
I went by B+M today to work magic with the bonus trade ins, they have paper flyers all over the place with voucher forms.
sying
08-31-2004, 06:12 PM
So wait you buy a $50 + $20 guide and get $15 gift certificate

or Buy 2 $50 and only get a $20 gift certificate?????

Isn't that a bit odd?

Buy the game and guide and get only $5 less than spending $30 more.

Where the hell are you getting your stategy guides for 20?!?
Look under the .01 strategy guide section :o
Nerdy
08-31-2004, 06:49 PM
Just curious, are the guides really worth it to everyone? Gamefaqs makes guides obsolete to me.

Gamefaqs makes it less tempting to cheat when I'm stuck..

I don't think I've bought a guide since I discovered gamefaqs.com
hanguitarsolo
09-01-2004, 04:27 PM
Here's the page for the gift card details (http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/rebates/100204-Xboxlive.asp).
Benaorn
09-01-2004, 05:29 PM
The suck thing about GV is that it is like a coupon not a GC. You can't combine it with anything.
shrike4242
09-01-2004, 06:24 PM
just so u know... the guide rebate and 2 game rebates are stackable.... which means that if you buy fable and star wars with their guides... u will get 50 bucks in mail in gift vouchers!

That's not true, according to EBGames.com (and it's supposed to apply to EBGames B&M as well).

Offer #3, which is for the two games and get $20:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/rebates/100204-Xboxgames.asp

Says it's only combinable with the Guide Offer, and one per person.

Offer #4, which is for the game + guide and get back $15:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/rebates/100204-Xbox15.asp

Says only one per person.

If you do two games + guides, you'll only end up getting $20 + $15. At that point, you'd only need to order one guide, as you can't get the other $15.

I'm going to call them back and speak with someone else about the same issue, since the other $15 takes care of the other guide.
shrike4242
09-01-2004, 10:10 PM
Anyone want to bet that a second call to a different person had a different result?

Anyone?

Bueller? Bueller?

Though, yes, I called them a second time and a different person said that you COULD stack the two $15 GV's for 2 game + game guide purchases with the $20 GV for the two games.

Both times did say you couldn't do it twice. That wasn't a shock.