Best Buy - Buy an Xbox or Xbox Live product = 2 Free Watchmen Tickets/Movie Content

[OGHowie]

I got the messenger gold pack (it's on sale), but will probably just eBay the 12 month live card.

Around $10 for headset, messenger pad, PGR4 and Watchmen ticekts ain't bad.

[honzoh]

Grabbed two 1600 point cards and two watchmen packs. worked without a hitch. sweet f#%in deal.

[Pr0JectNymPh0!]

Here's a link to the offer:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat175200050028

thanks for the link. ordered through in-store pick-up just to make sure that i get one before it goes oos

[Scorch]

in-store pickup for a 1600 point card for me. Hell of a deal.

[intoxicated662]

The CAG in me wanted to just buy the one month XBL card but the practical gamer in me bought the 1600 points card. I made the purchase online for in-store pickup. For some reason I didn't get charged tax, so the total came out to $19.99. Nice.

My 1600 points card was $19.99+0.01 for the watchmen so it was $20x2 (I bought 2 at once) so I paid $40 total for 2 1600 points card and 2 watchmen packages. awesome deal, movie looks good.

[antlive84]

does this work with the grand theft auto : the lost and damned?

thanks

[Layd Dly]

Grabbed an 1600 Point card and the Pack for In Store Pickup which ill grab on my way home from work tomorrow. Debating if i shouldve grabbed the $50 Gold kit though, for the messenger kit, points, and subscription though.

[ryoga79]

went and got 2x 1600 point cards and 2x 1month cards to get 4 Watchmen packs total. The manager had to override the pack attached to the 2nd 1600 point card, but it worked. Now to punch them in, print out, and go to the theater before tuesday to get 8 tickets to the Friday 8pm show. whoohoo!!!

[K_G]

does this work with the grand theft auto : the lost and damned?

thanks

If it doesn't, you can always buy a 1600 point card instead and just redeem that for it.

[xverion]

Hey all,

Just got back from BB. Grabbed a 1600 pt. card and a 1 month live card for two sets of tickets. Funny thing, when I walked in and grabbed the cards, they didn't have the watchmen boxes out on the display, so I went and asked an employee. He looked at the ad and told me to hold on a minute because he had no idea about the promo.

Anyway, he goes in the back and they were back there still in the case unopened. He brought a bunch of them out and asked the other employee in the media/video game sectio why he didn't put them out.

Needless to say I am thrilled and can't wait for the movie, especially a free movie!

P.S. On another note, if you were to pick up one of the 5 dvd movies that were in the ad, which were The Matrix, Constantine, Matrix Revolutions(i think) or the Watchmen motion comic on DVD or Blu-ray, they only gave you a free ticket up to $7.50, which makes the Xbox 360 deal much better.

Don't know if anyone had mentioned it begore, if so, sorry for the repeat.

[neocisco]

I started a topic for the DVD option of this deal.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5574036#post5574036

[xverion]

I started a topic for the DVD option of this deal.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...36#post5574036 (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5574036#post5574036)




Sorry about that, I thought someone might have.

[neocisco]

No problem, I posted it pretty much the exact same time you made your post.:)

[Doomtime]

Got my tickets. Had to ask the employee as well. There were only about 8 boxes in his hand so it is limited. This is from the Arden Best Buy in Sacramento.

[Darthjer]

Some notes from having redeemed the ticket code.

1. It says really big on the Movie Money "check" that "This certificate is not valid at AMC Theaters". I don't think I've seen that specifically on one of the checks before. They are being very sure that you don't try any of that AMC shenanigans.

2. To activate/redeem the code on the website, it asks for a lot of personal info, but none of it appears to matter, because I did a second one with different info but the same e-mail address and it went through ok. Just give it gibberish to avoid winding up on a mailing list, though I don't know about giving it a fake e-mail addy, since that's your back-up if the printing doesn't work right the first time.

3. Did anybody else redeem it and notice that the mini-poster attached to the check seems to indicate that the cast has been changed and this will just be a Fast & The Furious sequel?

[M_H]

Just got back, 2 tickets and a month of xbox live for 8 bucks. Awesome. The employees were practically useless though.

[sociopharm02]

is anyone else having an issue printing the tickets, for some reason i can not get the tickets to print.

[irishsoccermbw]

Just got back, 2 tickets and a month of xbox live for 8 bucks. Awesome. The employees were practically useless though.

Amen....they had them in the back in Ann Arbor, took me about 10 mins to get the watchmen thing but in the end 7.99 for 2 tickets and a month of live not bad :)

[Wario64]

Did you guys notice the cast of Watchmen in the PDF files? LOL

http://i44.tinypic.com/2ut2dc8.jpg

[Mythran]

Thanks OP (and the guy who posted the link). I ordered online and there was no tax nor shipping cost. Saves me a couple dollars in gas + an hour of my time.

[v0yce]

Picked this up today, but once I got home I noticed that the little card for the movie tickets doesn't have a code printed on it. Has anyone else had this problem? Are the two codes the same?

[Kfoster1979]

Got mine came home and used the print out on Fandango.com

Found this part out on slickdels so proper credit

I put 2 watchman tickets in my cart
My Name
Used the credit line the "5" number as my credit card number
Exp 3/2009
Zip Code is 89451 on my print out
and bam it worked got confirmation. I just now need to go pick up my tickets at the box office.

[mythus]

is it possible to get these working on movietickets.com? how would you would be even a better question?

[Wario64]

one of my best buys are already sold out. i kinda wanted to grab another one. will these tickets be given out only for this week?

[BlueSwim]

Picked up a points card(I'm think E4 and Triggerheart, BTW) and got my Watchmen pack free without any bitching. I even had a Reward Zone gift card making everything only $15.:D Can't wait to see the movie.

[IXI Dragunz IXI]

Anyone know if it works at CinemaWorld?

[JokerCard]

Ordered these online. The stores near me are sold out of the 1600 points cards.

[evildeadjedi]

Ordered online going to pick up my tickets and one month of live tomorrow after I get back from the college advising office.

Thanks CAG!

[staindklown]

Ordered online with TDK 1600 point card, they couldn't find them at my store today.

[blandstalker]

Got to my store near opening this morning for the anime clearance (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215609) and they had one 1600 points card left, plus multiple Watchmen packs.

[JokerCard]

Ordered online with TDK 1600 point card, they couldn't find them at my store today.

Was going to order that online, but then I thought they might hold up my order since they say the TDK points card is a pre-order. So I opted for the regular card

[sbaker44]

Went to my store and they didn't have any out. I asked a guy and he came back a couple of minutes later with one. Took it up to the front with a 1600 pt. card. Total was $46.xx. I said, "Excuse me but those tickets are supposed to be free." He went and got an ad and had to have a manager come and manually override the transaction. At least I got it though...

[jordanv99]

If I do in-store pickup from BB will they e-mail me once each item is ready or once they have all the items ready?

I stopped at BB earlier and they didn't have any 1600 pt cards left but they had a bunch of the Watchmen movie packages. I don't want to do in store pickup and have to wait until they get another shipment of 1600 pt cards to be able to pick my tickets up.

[PrarieD0G]

Did this online. Came out to $19.99 for the 1600 points card deal. No tax and free shipping. :)

Plus, I used a $20 gift card I had, so it didn't cost me a penny. :P

[blk00civicsi]

Does anyone know if BB's still have the 1 month blister? I ordered a 1 month and picked up my order. Got home and it's a 1600 point card instead. Am I screwed? Is it possible that they activated the 1600 pointer thinking it was the 1 monther?

[playing mantis]

Any $0.01 items I can add to my online shopping cart? Won't let me use my $20 reward zone certificate because it's $19.99!

Do you think they would honor it in store?

[sociopharm02]

Has anyone tried to print these off yet, for some reason i can not get the tickets to print. I did the whole activation process and when it goes to the pdf file it will not print. Have tried multiple times with no luck.

[playing mantis]

Does anyone know if BB's still have the 1 month blister? I ordered a 1 month and picked up my order. Got home and it's a 1600 point card instead. Am I screwed? Is it possible that they activated the 1600 pointer thinking it was the 1 monther?

If you got a 1600 point card for $7.99, best buy is the one that got screwed. If they didn't activate it, then you might just be screwed. Hopefully they can clear it up for you.

[eau]

Does anyone know if BB's still have the 1 month blister? I ordered a 1 month and picked up my order. Got home and it's a 1600 point card instead. Am I screwed? Is it possible that they activated the 1600 pointer thinking it was the 1 monther?
If your point card is in a blister pack, BB is screwed. Otherwise, you're SOL.

The blister packs are pre-activated in factory.

[fundogmo]

The Watertown, MA Best Buy store had no idea what I was talking about this morning. After wasting half an hour there, the Framingham, MA store had tons along with a 1600 card.

Tickets printed out fine, and if its not working so well, I'd suggest downloading the pdf and try opening it on a different computer. They give you a few days to re-download the pdf and try again. The only downside to these tickets is it seems like you have to show up for the theater and hope the screening you want to see isn't sold out. I much prefer to buy tickets online before driving out, so its just slightly inconvenient to me.

Here's an xbox code for the exclusive trailer for whoever redeems it first, if you'd rather watch it on your 360 instead of youtube.

R1W3W-HM4XG-TVK3R-FYQ3K-VJYJJ

[KABUKISTAR]

Okay, I posted in the BB Pre-order thread that there's a coupon on RZ to get 1 month XBL free when you pre-order Halo Wars.

I'm heading down to BB today, to see if I can combine that with this deal, and get the 2 tickets for $5 (which I can get refunded). I'll let you all know if it works, when I get home.

[Scorch]

If I do in-store pickup from BB will they e-mail me once each item is ready or once they have all the items ready?

I've had them e-mail once both are ready, but for this instance, they sent two separate e-mails.

[MightyHealthy]

Scheduled in-store pickup around 4 AM, picked up around 4 PM, wonderful deal.

[miktau]

got 2 x 1 month card and 4 watchmen tickets for less than $20, sick deal.

[VaRIABLE SoUL]

Best Buy on Maryland Parkway (next to Boulevard Mall) has around 20 of those Watchmen boxes. They're by the Preorder boxes above the 360 games. I picked up 2 of the 1 month Live and got 2 of the boxes. Cashier rang it up and came out to $71 until a screen came up and the toal was $17.

[wampa8jedi]

Picked up a one-month Live card and two tickets for $8.xx--thanks again OP!

[Ruin Runner]

Okay, I posted in the BB Pre-order thread that there's a coupon on RZ to get 1 month XBL free when you pre-order Halo Wars.

I'm heading down to BB today, to see if I can combine that with this deal, and get the 2 tickets for $5 (which I can get refunded). I'll let you all know if it works, when I get home.

It worked for me. :D

[sotc1988]

Just got back with a 1600 point card, a month of live, and four tickets to watchmen. What a great deal. Me and a friend split the cost of everything too so this will cover my fallout dlc and I didn't have to pay that much! Awesome deal OP! Exclusive clip was pretty lame though.

[emeraldgsl]

Great Deal, Just Picked Up My 1600 Point Card And The Watchmen Bonus With In-store Pick Up.

[jordanv99]

I've had them e-mail once both are ready, but for this instance, they sent two separate e-mails.

In that case I guess I'll just order now and pick-up the watchmen tickets before I head out for spring break! Thanks Scorch.

[fore1337]

In for 1. Thanks Op!

[guardkitty]

Saw less than 20 packs at Boise, BB. Store was cleaned out of 7.99 xbl cards. I ended up getting 1600 point card with the watchmen pak

[KABUKISTAR]

It worked for me. :D

Really? I was just about to post that it was a bust. I tried with two cashiers, but they couldn't get the Watchmen thing to come up as free, after applying the RZ coupon.

[irishsoccermbw]

Really? I was just about to post that it was a bust. I tried with two cashiers, but they couldn't get the Watchmen thing to come up as free, after applying the RZ coupon.

I used a 5 dollar reward cert and it worked fine.

[Flak]

Is it possible my BB keeps the green boxes hidden? I was in a hurry when I stopped by mine, but I didn't see any ticket boxes.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Wow, now I definitely need to get to Best Buy. What a great deal. I was already going to pay for two tickets to see Watchmen, so this is a no-brainer for me.

[spideymike]

I picked up a $50 Live set on sale plus a 1600 XBL point card and got two sets of Watchmen tickets. Great great deal.

[Keenan Sandwich]

I Picked up the last XBL starter kit for $50 and I got the tickets :)
I haven't opened PGR4 yet though. It looks good so I'm excited to play it.

[almasy82]

Just to let you know the themed point cards will not work with promo. Tried fallout themed 1600 point cards they were a no go unless manager override. There were plenty of the regular themed cards so I just grabbed them.

[Foo228]

Thanks op.

Got a 1600 pt card plus the watchmen tickets.
Btw, they are at customer service.

[darkasian]

Nabbed a 1 month Live card and the Watchmen case for $8. Sweet deal. Will these passes work with future movie releases? Thanks guys.

[jgressley]

Thanks op.

Got a 1600 pt card plus the watchmen tickets.
Btw, they are at customer service.
They were still in "the warehouse" at my store. Check or buy online to see if they're in-stock at your store first. They're there somewhere.

[KongaKing]

Just to let you know the themed point cards will not work with promo. Tried fallout themed 1600 point cards they were a no go unless manager override. There were plenty of the regular themed cards so I just grabbed them.

I had the fallout 1600 point cards and worked fine for me. No override

[WilliamG]

Thanks OP! Picked up a couple of 1600 point cards, and 2 sets of Watchmen tickets. My friends love me. :D

[MrNEWZ]

They failed to have any at the store in Columbus, GA... go figure.

Snow in March in South Georgia is no excuse.

[gryphter]

Wasn't able to get to BB today since they close early on Sunday. Was bummed out til I found out here that you can do in-store pickup with an online order, so I got a 1600 points card and the pack. Will pickup tomorrow after work, thanks everyone!

[brokenangel]

I picked up a 1600 point card and my watchmen tickets ^.^ Thanks op! I get a happy kiddo who has been begging for Kingdom of Keflings and a happy b/f who was drooling over the movie for $20!

[jdeluis]

Purchased 1600 point card online last night and did in-store pickup today. Surprised I did not pay sales tax. After picking up my purchase I headed to the game isle and did not see one single Watchman box. They were either hiding them or in the front registers.

[DirkBelig]

Went to my store and they didn't have any out. I asked a guy and he came back a couple of minutes later with one. Took it up to the front with a 1600 pt. card. Total was $46.xx. I said, "Excuse me but those tickets are supposed to be free." He went and got an ad and had to have a manager come and manually override the transaction. At least I got it though...When I bought mine y'day, a screen popped up at the cashier flagging that the Watchmen pack was a bonus. Since this was coded in on Saturday, there's no reason it shouldn't have been the same today when the promotion was live.

[jdeluis]

I was wondering if I can use these tickets this week so that I purchase my tickets in advance? Or do I have to wait until Friday the day the movie is released to purchase my tickets? The offer states "Offer valid from 3/6/09 -3/20/09 ONLY"

[2sday]

I just got back from BB, and they price-matched the 13-month Live card with Sears ($29.99) and let me have one of the Watchmen deals from the back even though they acknowledged they're not supposed to be out yet. All that plus Mercs 2 for $9.99 and a free collectible Watchmen Entertainment Weekly = CAGGASM!!!!

How do you get the Watchmen EW???

ALSO, my little brother JUST bought a 1month LIVE card yesterday. Do any of you think I could bring in the receipt and get the free tix at customer service?

[JDUB X]

I was able to get one but Best Buy has no clue what the hell they are doing.

I called to make sure they had them, which they did. When I got there they were nowhere to be found so I approach the register with my Point card to purchase and ask for the box. The clerk left and returned with a member of the Media department(Who we know from previous trips to the store) who tried to tell me its not available until Tuesday. Which is half true. See there is a separate deal which is for buying one of 5 DVDs and you recieve the Tickets. This one of course is an entirely different promotion than the XBL one and is listed in the ad for Tuesday. So I turned to the page in the Ad with the correct promotion.

He then tries to tell me that the "XBL Products" that are available with this deal will be prepackaged with the Movie tickets or have a sticker on them or something and if they don't have any on the racks then they don't have any at all. This is of course ludicrous so I go to customer service and start telling them my story and the Media clerk comes running up and says he talked to someone who says They sold out, but just then the Clerk behind the customer service desk says "No dude, we have them right here" and pulls out one of the wrapped green 360 cases with the Watchmen art and bingo there it is. The media clerk then gets dumbfounded and asks "where did those come from?" He then apologized which I responded by telling him its not his fault because he did not know.

That's the problem with these big box retailers, different departments don't get important information about promotions passed around like they should and it ends up with Employees not being able to give the correct info to their customers.

Oh well, at least I got one.

[help1]

Can we update the OP now, please.

[help1]

Did you guys notice the cast of Watchmen in the PDF files? LOL

http://i44.tinypic.com/2ut2dc8.jpg

Hahah! :applause: Nice find.

[judyjudyjudy]

Ordered online and did instore pickup with a 1600 pts card. I noticed there were at least 6 other Watchmen cases on the pickup rack as well :)

Thanks OP!

[alissima]

just got mine earlier, they had the watchmen discs out in the game section, filed under W... which made me suspect that someone thought they were actual games.. then it was confirmed when the guy ringing them up asked me if i wanted some sort of protection on it.... yeahhh... also, not sure if this is the case everywhere, or if it's been mentioned, but they told me the "special edition" points cards that have fallout 3 and gta content codes are not eligible for the watchmen bonus.

[ghost00]

dont know if this is posted yet but the 12 month messanger kit is $49.99 and you can get the movie pack

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9077492&type=product&id=1218016494069

[ryoga79]

printed out 4 pages tonight (4 different packs) so I'm going to the theater here to redeem them for 8 tickets tomorrow for friday's 8pm showing. whoohoo!

[ryoga79]

they told me the "special edition" points cards that have fallout 3 and gta content codes are not eligible for the watchmen bonus.

Shit, that might be why the 4th one had to be overridden by a manager. it was fine with the 1month cards, but the 4th (Fallout 3 card) didn't want to give it for free.

[sbaker44]

they told me the "special edition" points cards that have fallout 3 and gta content codes are not eligible for the watchmen bonus.

Shit, that might be why the 4th one had to be overridden by a manager. it was fine with the 1month cards, but the 4th (Fallout 3 card) didn't want to give it for free.

That would also explain my situation. The 1600 point card I got was a Fallout 3 card also.

[ryoga79]

Anyone know is the Guitar Hero cards have content on them (that's the one I got my roomie)? What about the Dark Knight ones?

What is the content on the Fallout3 card?

[dragonjud]

Anyone know is the Guitar Hero cards have content on them (that's the one I got my roomie)? What about the Dark Knight ones?

What is the content on the Fallout3 card?

Most of the content tends to be garbage. I know that the Dark Knight ones only have a 'behind the scenes video/commentary' on the film itself.

[matthewrex]

Picked up 2 One Month Live cards and got two of these sets. Walked out with 4 Watchmen Tickets and 2 months of Live for $16. Can't beat that.

[anumeric]

That would also explain my situation. The 1600 point card I got was a Fallout 3 card also.


i ordered the regular 1600 point card online for instore pickup. when i got there they gave me the fallout one. but yesterday when i tried to buy the fallout one yesterday, it didnt go thru.

[foster1887]

I got my two packs today and since the prices for movie tickets here are outrageous($9.50/person after 5PM and there are not any student discounts wtf) I am glad I got 4 tickets for $16.

My theatre is very fancy(they have a piano in the lobby, a coffee shop, ice cream shop, bar, and a pizza parlor) so for the ultrascreens, they have an upper part and a lower part. The upper part are the prime seats and for $1 extra, you can reserve those. The ultra screen is also $10.50 per person. I hope I am able to reserve those seats with my tickets because I know it will be sold out Friday night. I am going there tomorrow to do so.

[eastx]

:lol: Fuck you buddy.

I know the stores send out emails about this, if the section manager hasn't even heard about it ONE fucking DAY before it's set to start, something is wrong. I know they don't wait to tell their employees about it the day it 's set to start. It's ok though, just keep defending retail ineptitude.

The other guys explained this pretty well... If you're still not getting it, I guess that shows what kind of person you are. You definitely sound like someone who hasn't worked in retail. Or if you have, you mistakenly expect every place to run things the way that your job did. But that's not how life works.
Your story didn't include any employees being rude or unfair to you - you called them names simply for being regular people and not some jerky supernerd that thinks the world revolves around him. You should treat other people with more respect.

[kirby145]

I bought them online with 1600 M$ to keep it simple, waiting for spring break anyway so it's good.

[gunstar808]

Walked in and grabbed two packs today with the regular 1600 points cards, no hassle whatsoever. Had about two dozen of the boxes left on the rack. Can't wait for the movie!!

[kennistond]

So I put in the code in box and only got a sneak preview of the movie.

Did anyone else get movie trailers or behind the scene footage like it says on the card?

[smashingradioheads]

I too only got the short scene. Movie looks good though.

[hopeunknown]

does the $24 credit force you to get watchmen tickets, or can it be used for anything? i want to see watchmen anyways, and lucky enough these will work at showcase cinemas :D i'll have to check out a best buy nearby and take a look at their anime selection while i'm at it.

[jvanorman1]

You don't have to do anything tied with your 360 account to activate these, do you? My 360 RROD and I wana get the tickets and use the points after i pic up a new 360 when i have the money. I just didnt wanna spend the money and screw myself out of the tickets. thanks in advance

[lovemetal626]

I just got back from BB, and they price-matched the 13-month Live card with Sears ($29.99) and let me have one of the Watchmen deals from the back even though they acknowledged they're not supposed to be out yet. All that plus Mercs 2 for $9.99 and a free collectible Watchmen Entertainment Weekly = CAGGASM!!!!



how did you get Mercs2 for $9.99 ??

[K_G]

You don't have to do anything tied with your 360 account to activate these, do you? My 360 RROD and I wana get the tickets and use the points after i pic up a new 360 when i have the money. I just didnt wanna spend the money and screw myself out of the tickets. thanks in advance

No.....you don't have to do anything with your 360 to get the ticket certificates....you just need to go to a website, enter a code and print them out.

[Neorub]

Man what a mission today to get the tickets. First I asked the young lady who was working around the game section to open up the glass case for some sweet points, well she handed me the 1600 pack and I casually asked her "so i get the watchmen tickets with this right?" know very well that of course I do silly. Not so much, I sidlined her apperantly, she blurted out that I would need to buy a system for the honor to have free whatever. She made me follow her to the current ad and I pointed out to her, right there, in bold letters the ad states that yes, in fact I am correct. Well she hesteted but bless her, she handed me the case so I was home free right? yeah right. I get to the box where the poor girl there looked as if she just woke up and did not know how much she hated being there that day. She rings up my points card and then the Watchmen box, a suprsing $24.99 charge comes up and my grand total is more then doubled what i had expected. I rolled my eyes internally and very politly pointed out that I actually get the little green DVD case for free. She asked me if I saw it in the ad and hands me the ad from LAST WEEK! I'm like, "nooo... in fact that is last weeks ad...(...)..." long silence. She asks her partner in crime in the register adjacent to her and that lady also, suprisgnly did not know what on God's green earth to do. Phone calls fly by, coverstations on those cool little shirt mics they have, me steping aside for 10 min and not holding up the one of two open registers open any longer. Needless to say I was a little .... whats the word, annoyed? Well some high authority was sent down from his gloriuous cove to make an executive decison and price adjust and make that little pesky $24.99 turn into a big $0. all the while i was entranced by this bizzare looping dvd of some psychadilic concert on a display nearby. Finally walking out with my points and tickets, I was finally happy. Oh and i saw 1 Wii sold with Wii fit, and Mario Kart Wii. All to people not usaully associated with the "gamer" image.

[Nikadimas]

Man what a mission today to get the tickets...

I decided to order online to make sure I got mine. 2 point cards and watchmen packs ordered. 5 hours later still didn't receive a confirmation e-mail so I just headed up there and had them pick the items out then. I would've just said to hell with the order but I used RZ certificates to cut the cost in half. Guy grabs the items and rings me up. Afterwards I walk back there and laugh. There is a printed out piece of paper taped about the points cards and 5 or 6 more movie packs in stack behind other 360 stuff. Guess not a lot of people were aware of the deal going on.

[Hedgethorn]

For people having trouble finding the Watchmen box, in my Best Buy it was in the same place as the video game preorder specials, right between the Guitar Hero: Metallica and RE5 boxes.

[dabogues]

Just ordered from bb.com. 1600 points and two movie tickets for $19.99. Can't beat that!

Edit: And yes, I did get my confirmation email almost instantaneously.

[GameOnJohn]

I got a 3-month pack at BB last week. Do you think I can go there and get the offer now?

[shadowkast]

No xbox here, but will be picking up an eligible dvd, thnx OP

[trueheart78]

Picked up mine yesterday with little fuss, snagged it with a 1600 pt card and then went home and bought Braid while it was still on sale :)

[Logg]

I just bought a month of live cause I am poor. But either way two tickets and a one month for 8.00 is a awesome deal.

[gryphter]

do points cards not get charged tax? I was surprised when I ordered online that the total was $19.99 exactly for a 1600 pts card.

[hoofrog]

Picked up my 1600 pt card and the Watchmen voucher yesterday. Sweetness.

[Neorub]

do points cards not get charged tax? I was surprised when I ordered online that the total was $19.99 exactly for a 1600 pts card.

Not sure but the 1600 I picked up were exactly $19.99. Though I must say when CC was around without the news of it's demise, they did indeed charge me tax, go figure

[velvet396]

Ordered a 1600pt card online, got my confirmation immediately and order-ready-for-pickup notice a few minutes later.

[dabogues]

do points cards not get charged tax? I was surprised when I ordered online that the total was $19.99 exactly for a 1600 pts card.

No, they never do. Same goes for PSN and Wii points cards. They function more like gift cards than cash.

[shadowkast]

Searched all over the store, employees as well, and couldn't find anything to get the voucher. Will go back tomorrow as I'm guessing they may not have brought them out from the back yet. Who knows, I was growing impatient. Looked by the movies and games, nothing.

[Friend of Sonic]

No, they never do. Same goes for PSN and Wii points cards. They function more like gift cards than cash.
I think it depends. I've always gotten charged tax on point cards.

[flatliner718]

I grabbed my points card yesterday along with the watchmen ticket voucher. I maybe grabbing more for friends with this Northeast storm wanes down. However in watchmen related news....you could always use those 1600 cards towards this wednesday's arcade release of Watchmen The End is Nigh its 1600 points...no reviews yet, but it reminds me of the old classic beat-em-ups. I mean just a thought for those wanting to get a double dose of watchmen this week.

[svt1029]

tried the princeton nj best buy and they looked at me like i had three heads

[flatliner718]

tried the princeton nj best buy and they looked at me like i had three heads
was it available as a in store pick up. I mean if thats the case then they have them, but just don't have a clue what they're current stores promotion is...its sad sometimes when you (the customer) are more in the know than the employees...

[KingofOldSchool]

I picked up a 1600 points card with this.

The woman tried to get me to buy a protection plan for the Watchmen movie tickets. :lol:

[sleepydumbdude]

Yeah I was asked about the proection plan too. I wonder what would've happened if I got it and brought it back and was like "it doesn't work anymore"

[safire]

You totally should have done that. If you put money down to guarantee it they'll have to exchange it.

[Sgt Barone]

I'm doin this. I'll buy a 1600 points card. thx for the heads up!

[Pyloric]

Just picked up a 1600 point card and sold the tix to a friend for 10, may have to do it for more friends and myself . . . great deal!

[jdeluis]

I grabbed my points card yesterday along with the watchmen ticket voucher. I maybe grabbing more for friends with this Northeast storm wanes down. However in watchmen related news....you could always use those 1600 cards towards this wednesday's arcade release of Watchmen The End is Nigh its 1600 points...no reviews yet, but it reminds me of the old classic beat-em-ups. I mean just a thought for those wanting to get a double dose of watchmen this week.

You might want the check this out for impressions on the game and price.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203743

[joshnorm]

I got my lovely 1600 points and my free tickets....

Very happy I got this.

[foster1887]

Yay, went to my local Marcus Cinemas and bought my advance tickets with this offer! I ended up getting the VIP seats for the Ultrascreen which costs $16(but with a $5 voucher for food) and for 4 tickets, it came out to $16 total after the $12 value for each ticket.

If anybody was wondering, the Best Buys in Menomonee Falls, WI and the one on Mayfair Road have the boxes for the Watchmen tickets at the registers.

[acdcrocks1980]

I got a 3-month pack at BB last week. Do you think I can go there and get the offer now?
Just go buy a new one with watchmen, and return the new unopened one with last weeks receit

[Ritched]

I combined this with the 49.99 12 months XBL, PGR4, Headset, QWERTY keyboard package. I love this site!

[kofijamal]

I had to replace my 360, again, and got the package. The movie clip was cool, but I'm not sure if I'll use the code or give it to a friend. It would have been BOSS to have a Premium wallpaper or something.

[FlamedLiquid]

can you trade the sheets in for tickets at your local theaters this early? And would you think it would be ok to print the ticket sheets in black and white? I'm out of color ink.

:(

[neocisco]

B&W should be fine. I've done multiples of these in B&W on past promos and I've never had a problem.

[foster1887]

can you trade the sheets in for tickets at your local theaters this early? And would you think it would be ok to print the ticket sheets in black and white? I'm out of color ink.

:(

I did both. The only date on the tickets is the expiration day so as long as your theatre sells advance tickets, you will be fine. I also printed it in black and white and wasn't questioned.

[FlamedLiquid]

cool. glad to hear. :)

[V878]

Some notes from having redeemed the ticket code.

1. It says really big on the Movie Money "check" that "This certificate is not valid at AMC Theaters". I don't think I've seen that specifically on one of the checks before. They are being very sure that you don't try any of that AMC shenanigans.

Wow AMC sucks. Too bad all the theaters here are AMC. I was looking forward to picking up a 1 month live card and getting 2 free tickets. Oh well.

[Estival]

does the $24 credit force you to get watchmen tickets, or can it be used for anything? i want to see watchmen anyways, and lucky enough these will work at showcase cinemas :D i'll have to check out a best buy nearby and take a look at their anime selection while i'm at it.
These do NOT work at showcase cinemas. On hollywoodmoviemoney.com it lists the theater, but I just tried redeeming the code and it doesn't come up in the list. I sent them an e-mail and got this reply:

Unfortunately, Showcase Cinemas has chosen to not participate in this promotion. To find other theaters in your area that are playing the movie, please visit http://www.hollywoodmoviemoney.com/theaters (http://www.hollywoodmoviemoney.com/theaters?maxTheaters=100000&radius=30&zipCode=02184+&date=2009-03-02&promoCode=34137). Let me know if you have any further questions.
Thank you.

[Buzzman]

does this work with 1 motn subscription cards?

[Amc5kidz]

does this work with 1 motn subscription cards?

Yes

[Scorch]

Went to pick it up.. the 1600 point cards weren't up there but the Watchmen pack was. Had to wait while they grabbed a 1600 point card off the shelf. At least the Watchmen pack was set aside, that's the only thing I was worried about.

[von551]

picked mine up sunday after getting there right at opening and bee lining for the checklane with my Dark Knight 1600 point card. the girl had to leave for about 10 min to see how to get me the pack. she said she found a whole box in the very back, probably on purpose by some shady employees. she didn't think the point card would work and tried to get me to buy the one month card, but i told her the point card should work and it did. "exclusive" content sucks ass, no "behind the scenes" footage, just a clip of night owl and rorshach flying to Ozymandias' fortress. $24 is nice, counts towards most of a couple IMAX tickets though...

[LucerinRed]

Anybody having issues with the ticket website. I can't get it to load.

[kingryan18]

just got back from the inner harbor best buy got a 1600 points card & watchmen pack

[gryphter]

picked mine up from King of Prussia, PA today. They had 12 boxes left, it was on the end of one of the video game isles, along with the game preorder boxes. I printed out my ticket and will be taking it to the Regal Cinemas right there tomorrow to try and put it towards IMAX tickets.

[sarge1991]

picked up mine today, the bonus xbl content was lame but i can't wait for friday! It seems like you have to redeem both tickets at once though(??). I wanted to see the movie twice.

[Nintendokid54]

i ordered online for in store pick up... at the time they said they had the watchmen pack available in store... i ordered... got an email 15 minutes later saying my order was available to pick up but the pack was OSS in store... told me to call Customer Service but i keep getting disconnected... they said they would ship me the pack for free...

[Nightfury]

Picked up the last two on display at BB. I'm sure they have more in the back. The Watchmen codes are in a 360 case disc and were in the 'W' section of 360 games. Odd place.

$40 for 3200 points and 4 tickets!

[LucerinRed]

Is the website http://www.activerewards.com/watchmen working for anyone now? My friends weren't able to get it either.

[Sway]

Is the website http://www.activerewards.com/watchmen working for anyone now? My friends weren't able to get it either.

The website is: https://www.activaterewards.com/watchmen

[LucerinRed]

The website is: https://www.activaterewards.com/watchmen
well that clears that up, lol

[shrike4242]

Ended up with a Fallout 3 1600 pts card instead of a standard one with my order. Nice bonus.

[Scorch]

There's nothing on the marketplace that I want to buy. I already have TLAD, I was going to pick up Braid but apparently the sale is over.. I guess I will just hang on to the card until the Fallout DLC comes out later this month?

[LucerinRed]

There's nothing on the marketplace that I want to buy. I already have TLAD, I was going to pick up Braid but apparently the sale is over.. I guess I will just hang on to the card until the Fallout DLC comes out later this month?

Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram will be out this year ;)

[gryphter]

^ I'll be using my points on Puzzle Quest: Galactrix once it releases on XBLA.

I already bought my Watchmen tickets a week and a half ago, but I printed out the coupon last night. I'm headed back to the theater to return the tickets I bought and then rebuy them with the coupon, but the show is sold out! I'll probably need to talk to a manager to do the whole thing, but I hope they don't give me any trouble.

If worst comes to worst, remember that a movie ticket that is not ripped by the usher can be exchanged for free passes in the future (I can verify this for Regal Cinemas, not sure about other theater chains). So what I can do is get another set of Watchmen tickets that I don't plan on using and then just exchanging them for tickets to the next movie I go see, whatever it may be.

[jabberwakki]

If I order a 1600 point card online w/ the watchmen tix pack, I have to wait 'til I get it in the mail? The code for the tix isn't in the confirmation email I get from BB.com, right?

[gryphter]

If I order a 1600 point card online w/ the watchmen tix pack, I have to wait 'til I get it in the mail? The code for the tix isn't in the confirmation email I get from BB.com, right?

I'd say so, yeah. The code for the tickets and the code for the exclusive downloadable clip are packaged in an xbox game case, shrinkwrapped and everything. They wouldn't open it to send you the code.

[Triz]

picked up mine today, the bonus xbl content was lame but i can't wait for friday! It seems like you have to redeem both tickets at once though(??). I wanted to see the movie twice.

you can turn the watchmen movie pass you get into a $20 fandango gift certificate. Just use this process: taken from slickdeals.

Go to http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen)
2. Enter your code and follow the directions, at the end choose to save your pdf to your hard drive. See Attached Example of output. (if you need a zip code and theater to use, use 19808 and the first one that comes up)
3. Create a fandango account then go to http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks)
4. Click on the "Start Your Order" Under e-mail fandango bucks
5. Select a $20 denomination giftcard, and fill out the form to and from yourself
6. log into your account


7. Enter the credit card number from the pdf , enter the entire number.

8. Enter YOUR NAME (the one on the watchmen code sheet)

9. Enter 89451 as the zip code

10. Enter 3/2009 as the expiration

11. On the next page enter the security code twice

12. Confirm , and then check your e-mail for your $20 fandango bucks!

[wampa8jedi]

^^^
Wow, that is incredibly useful... would that technique allow you to go see other movies as well?

[Triz]

^^^
Wow, that is incredibly useful... would that technique allow you to go see other movies as well?

its a gift certifcate it works for any movie you want it too.:applause:

[wampa8jedi]

its a gift certifcate it works for any movie you want it too.:applause:

Well that's just plain ol' awesome :)

Now I'm going to be tempted to stock up on one month live cards--getting $20 worth of movie tickets for $8 is good enough on its own, not to mention the extra live usage. Do these gift certificates expire?

[gryphter]

I'm thinking of stocking up, too. I mean why not? I pay for movie tickets twice a month anyway, might as well save money/get free stuff on XBL while I'm at it, right?

[mkernan]

Damn.... just converted mine to Fandango bucks, that's rad. My buddy is dead-set on going to a special screening put on by a local comic shop, so I wound up not being able to use my certificate anyway; this was a great way to still utilize it!

It's worth noting that the fine print on the movie money certificate reads:

"Attempts to use this code for anything other than a movie theater admission or to use it after the expiration date will result in denial of the transaction. It will also be deemed fraud by the sponsor and will subject the user to all penalties allowed by law."

However, I'd think that since buying Fandango Bucks is essentially buying theater admission, then this ought to be fine, legally speaking.

Pretty awesome tip, thanks!

[Triz]

Well that's just plain ol' awesome :)

Now I'm going to be tempted to stock up on one month live cards--getting $20 worth of movie tickets for $8 is good enough on its own, not to mention the extra live usage. Do these gift certificates expire?

the fandango gift certifacte does not expire. Someone should move my tip to the first post. It really changes the deal to a better one. :D

[xxtheycallmedxx]

you can turn the watchmen movie pass you get into a $20 fandango gift certificate. Just use this process:

Go to http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen)
2. Enter your code and follow the directions, at the end choose to save your pdf to your hard drive. See Attached Example of output. (if you need a zip code and theater to use, use 19808 and the first one that comes up)
3. Create a fandango account then go to http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks)
4. Click on the "Start Your Order" Under e-mail fandango bucks
5. Select a $20 denomination giftcard, and fill out the form to and from yourself
6. log into your account


7. Enter the credit card number from the pdf , enter the entire number.

8. Enter YOUR NAME (the one on the watchmen code sheet)

9. Enter 89451 as the zip code

10. Enter 3/2009 as the expiration

11. On the next page enter the security code twice

12. Confirm , and then check your e-mail for your $20 fandango bucks!

good post man! If they still have alot of Watchmen packs when I go tomorrow maybe I'll pick up 2 so I can see Watchmen and convert one to see another movie next time!

[mxpowar]

Awesome post, Triz! This deal is even better now! You know I wonder if you can use the printed out tickets both on Fandango and at the movie theater?

I'm just thinking they might not be able to verify at the theater that the tickets have been used already.

It's obviously fraud, though, so I'm not going to do it.

[Amc5kidz]

Triz - At least give Slickdeals some credit, you copy and pasted right from there.

[wampa8jedi]

Awesome post, Triz! This deal is even better now! You know I wonder if you can use the printed out tickets both on Fandango and at the movie theater?

I'm just thinking they might not be able to verify at the theater that the tickets have been used already.

It's obviously fraud, though, so I'm not going to do it.

Not only is it fraud, but it's also not going to work--in order to get your tickets at the theatre, they're going to treat the print out like a credit card, and you'll be denied since you've already redeemed it.

[jebnaut]

Went to the Best Buy in Hanover, MD in Arundel Mills mall and had no problems. I asked the guy in the games section where they were and he lead me to them. Once rung up at the register, a prompt came up on the computer informing the cashier of the promo, she hit "okay" and the $46 became $20.

I might double-dip, now! Oh maaannnn, I think I will.

[Triz]

Triz - At least give Slickdeals some credit, you copy and pasted right from there.

done

[mxpowar]

Not only is it fraud, but it's also not going to work--in order to get your tickets at the theatre, they're going to treat the print out like a credit card, and you'll be denied since you've already redeemed it.
Yeah, you're probably right. I was just thinking out loud.

[OGHowie]

Great post about Fandango.

[Zurich]

Fandango has been added to the original post. I still think I'm going to just use the normal certificate though because 2 tickets w/ Fandango convenience = $28, so I'd still have to pay $8 out of pocket. My $24 would make my $25 tickets cost $1 out of pocket meaning I could get my girl some snacks for sitting through my 3 hour superhero movie :)

[gryphter]

I bought a 1600 pts card + the deal online and did in-store pickup. My credit card statement shows that BB charged me $19.99... but they also refunded me 1 penny. No idea.

[jordanv99]

Fandango has been added to the original post. I still think I'm going to just use the normal certificate though because 2 tickets w/ Fandango convenience = $28, so I'd still have to pay $8 out of pocket. My $24 would make my $25 tickets cost $1 out of pocket meaning I could get my girl some snacks for sitting through my 3 hour superhero movie :)

You're a good man Zurich Brown.

I bought a 1600 pts card + the deal online and did in-store pickup. My credit card statement shows that BB charged me $19.99... but they also refunded me 1 penny. No idea.

Same here, 19.98 on the subtotal and total. Penny candy here I come.

[safire]

Is there confirmation that the Fandango thing works upon redemption?

[CombatCraig]

Well I got excited about the Fandango thing because the only theater around here that takes Hollywood Movie Money sucks, but apparently the AMC I wanted to go to doesn't do online tickets with Fandango (...weird, they must have some deal with movietickets.com or something) so oh well I'm glad I didn't try the Fandango thing yet. So just a heads up, double check on Fandango before you redeem!!!

I'll just go to the crappy theater anyways and use my 1600 points card for Rock Band/GH

[WilliamG]

What does this mean?


Read this print:

"In order to pick up your tickets at the theater, you must present the physical credit card. The account number embossed on your credit card must match the numbers entered during this purchase."


So how are you going to provide a physical credit card?

[spideymike]

I picked up another 1600 points/Watchmen ticket pack at my local BB. I think I might have picked up the last one at the Brookpark store since I had to scour the Xbox aisle and I found one on a shelf face out as if it was an Xbox 360 game. The skinny chick at the counter when she rang up the deal asked me twice if I wanted to get their new $3.99 scratch deal on video games and I kept on telling her "It's not a game" - but she told me again all about the deal. And then she realized it wasn't a game. {snicker}

[kipz]

Did anyone notice something...off about their copy of the poster?

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4413/12165851.jpg

[duhdude]

Did anyone notice something...off about their copy of the poster?

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4413/12165851.jpg


LOL, I guess its the Fast and Furious edition. Is this for real, cant be.....:lol:

[perdition(troy]

lulz @ the actors "paul walker, vin diesel"

[Nintendokid54]

i went to pick up my 1600 live and they are gonna ship me my watchmen pack...

[bigdaddybruce44]

So, have the stores had a bunch of these? Will they still be floating around the rest of the week?

[gryphter]

I already bought tickets for Watchmen like a week and a half ago and didn't want to bother with getting a refund and then buying the tickets again with the coupon like I originally planned. So what I did was I used the coupon for some other showing that I have no intention of going to. I'll hold onto the tickets and just exchange them for some other movie I end up going to in the future. I confirmed with the cashier that as long as the tickets are not torn, this'll work.

[judyjudyjudy]

So, have the stores had a bunch of these? Will they still be floating around the rest of the week?All the stores near me were cleared out by last night. I told a couple friends about this, and they didn't have any luck getting it. Deal news travels fast around here though, so it's not surprising.

[gryphter]

So, have the stores had a bunch of these? Will they still be floating around the rest of the week?

go online and try to do in-store pickup... that'll let you know if your store has em in stock or not

[tenn_volsfan]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I didn't see it in the OP. Has it been confirmed that this deal will not work with a game purchase? Like Halo Wars, for example

[mythus]

ugh i wish i could get this to work for movietickets.com, but my theater doesn't accept discover cards. anyway to get this to work at a national amusements? movietickets moviecard starts at 25$ only ugh.

[MannishBoy]

you can turn the watchmen movie pass you get into a $20 fandango gift certificate. Just use this process: taken from slickdeals.

Go to http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen)
2. Enter your code and follow the directions, at the end choose to save your pdf to your hard drive. See Attached Example of output. (if you need a zip code and theater to use, use 19808 and the first one that comes up)
3. Create a fandango account then go to http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks)
4. Click on the "Start Your Order" Under e-mail fandango bucks
5. Select a $20 denomination giftcard, and fill out the form to and from yourself
6. log into your account


7. Enter the credit card number from the pdf , enter the entire number.

8. Enter YOUR NAME (the one on the watchmen code sheet)

9. Enter 89451 as the zip code

10. Enter 3/2009 as the expiration

11. On the next page enter the security code twice

12. Confirm , and then check your e-mail for your $20 fandango bucks!


Excellent post. I just did this twice, and might get a couple more. :applause:

[anubis20]

just picked up my tickets from the movie theaters, everything went without a hitch

[joshnorm]

you can turn the watchmen movie pass you get into a $20 fandango gift certificate. Just use this process: taken from slickdeals.

Go to http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.Activaterewards.com/watchmen)
2. Enter your code and follow the directions, at the end choose to save your pdf to your hard drive. See Attached Example of output. (if you need a zip code and theater to use, use 19808 and the first one that comes up)
3. Create a fandango account then go to http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=1216525&u2=http://www.fandango.com/fandangobucks)
4. Click on the "Start Your Order" Under e-mail fandango bucks
5. Select a $20 denomination giftcard, and fill out the form to and from yourself
6. log into your account


7. Enter the credit card number from the pdf , enter the entire number.

8. Enter YOUR NAME (the one on the watchmen code sheet)

9. Enter 89451 as the zip code

10. Enter 3/2009 as the expiration

11. On the next page enter the security code twice

12. Confirm , and then check your e-mail for your $20 fandango bucks!

Fixed my AMC problem I believe. Thanks. I might actually go get a month or two of XBL now to cushion the deal

[dyeknom]

Interesting. The 7.99 one month live card has a "watchmen bonus pack" check mark, but does not show up when you do the offer....

However, if you add the watchman bonus with a 3 month card, while a 1 month live card is in your cart... then remove the 3 month card... you are effectively getting it for 7.99 w/ in store pick up? Great, considering the store here shut me down trying to get it with a 1 month card in person. *shrug*

[anubis20]

i got it with the 1 month card i dont see why they are turning you down, its an xbox live product. Speak to a manager and raise hell, the register does the discount automatically.

[dyeknom]

I think he was just being a jerk, since it's the same guy who always has to ring up my penny guides when I'm here visiting family.

[Vekou]

For fuck's sake...

I walk into Best Buy today. They have absolutely no Xbox Live subscription cards and hardly any MS points cards except for the Fallout 3 1600-point and GTA IV 4000-point ones. Okay, fine. I take a Fallout 3 card and the Watchmen case up to the register. Of course, the Watchmen box rings up at full price. I try to explain to the cashier that it's supposed to be free with any Xbox Live product, and I point the promotion out to her in the weekly ad that was lying on the counter. She looks at the ad and tries to convince me that it (the promotion) is only valid starting 3/6/09. I try to convince her that it is referring to the date you can redeem the movie tickets because that's when the fucking movie opens, and does not refer to the date that this promotion is valid. She wouldn't budge. I left empty-handed. If it was a guy, I might have argued a little more forcefully, but that's beside the point.

If I try again on Friday, there should be no problem... right? Hahaha... Something tells me they'll probably be all out of those Fallout 3 cards by then, and even if they aren't, it will obviously ring up at full price again on the register because the Fallout 3 cards don't qualify for this or something. Seeing how they barely had any Xbox Live products in stock at all, I am sure that many people have successfully done this earlier in the week. If they still had any of the Xbox Live membership cards or any of the regular points cards in those huge plastic cases, maybe this would have worked. Maybe it's my fault for waiting until Tuesday to go there. Goddammit.

[n00bie]

Lol. I would have asked to speak to the manager. Never let a cashier tell you no.

[sirhansirhan]

Thanks OP. I got a 1600 point card and the Watchmen tickets today.

[thepik241]

Ordered it on Friday, should get tickets via mail in a few days and will pick up one month tomorrow.

I came back from an advance screening of Watchmen and I think it was a great movie.

If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask and I will answer them.

[Socheata]

I picked up a 1600 points card along with the movie pack. Printed out my coupon and now I'm just waiting until Saturday to see the movie.

[wolve]

Damn, couldn't resist this deal even though I rarely watch movies in theaters these days. I placed an order for a 1600 point card and the Watchmen movie pack for in-store pick-up. Grabbed the stuff on the way home and converted the movie certificate into Fandango cash. Worked like charm.

My coworker already did this deal 3 times. He's gonna have a crapload of XBL points. ;)

[iamryanstover]

For fuck's sake...

I walk into Best Buy today. They have absolutely no Xbox Live subscription cards and hardly any MS points cards except for the Fallout 3 1600-point and GTA IV 4000-point ones. Okay, fine. I take a Fallout 3 card and the Watchmen case up to the register. Of course, the Watchmen box rings up at full price. I try to explain to the cashier that it's supposed to be free with any Xbox Live product, and I point the promotion out to her in the weekly ad that was lying on the counter. She looks at the ad and tries to convince me that it (the promotion) is only valid starting 3/6/09. I try to convince her that it is referring to the date you can redeem the movie tickets because that's when the fucking movie opens, and does not refer to the date that this promotion is valid. She wouldn't budge. I left empty-handed. If it was a guy, I might have argued a little more forcefully, but that's beside the point.

If I try again on Friday, there should be no problem... right? Hahaha... Something tells me they'll probably be all out of those Fallout 3 cards by then, and even if they aren't, it will obviously ring up at full price again on the register because the Fallout 3 cards don't qualify for this or something. Seeing how they barely had any Xbox Live products in stock at all, I am sure that many people have successfully done this earlier in the week. If they still had any of the Xbox Live membership cards or any of the regular points cards in those huge plastic cases, maybe this would have worked. Maybe it's my fault for waiting until Tuesday to go there. Goddammit.

Dude this exact same thing happened to me. They called a manager over and he refused as well and referred me to their 1888 number he said they have a ad correction on their website I checked the website and saw nothing so tomorrow or Friday I'm gonna and flip a nut to the store manager about how he has a management team that thinks its ok to lie to loyal customers (which) I am NOT. Then if im not burned out ill either call or write corporate. Why the fuck could they just not say that limited edition live materials are not included. It normally takes a lot to piss me off, but they accomplished it. Might I also add I hate best buy. Mainly just for their name because they are rarely if ever actually the best buy on an item. That being said this deal is pretty awesome.

[anch]

have anyone tried to return the XBL product after receiving the movie pack?

[FurryCurry]

As angry as he is, he has a point. Best Buy's staff doesn't seem to care about getting their fact straights before going on the floor. I really don't like going there.

[sengar]

As angry as he is, he has a point. Best Buy's staff doesn't seem to care about getting their fact straights before going on the floor. I really don't like going there.

Same here, I hate shopping there. I would say 90% of the time I go to BB for a deal, it's either conspicuously absent (as was the case at 2 BB's this week with the Watchmen boxes), or they find some idiotic reason to deny the discount/exclude the purchase from that particular coupon/refuse the PM/etc.

I think the last decent deal I got at BB was a discount on Crysis after it first came out, and I had to get the manager involved to get that, because the $10 off all games coupon somehow, according to the staff, didn't apply to computer games. They'll be happy to hard-sell you on a 3-year service plan for a pack of gum, though.

[miktau]

have anyone tried to return the XBL product after receiving the movie pack?

wont work, item is rung up as a package. Youd have to return both.

[manthing]

For fuck's sake...

I walk into Best Buy today. They have absolutely no Xbox Live subscription cards and hardly any MS points cards except for the Fallout 3 1600-point and GTA IV 4000-point ones. Okay, fine. I take a Fallout 3 card and the Watchmen case up to the register. Of course, the Watchmen box rings up at full price. I try to explain to the cashier that it's supposed to be free with any Xbox Live product, and I point the promotion out to her in the weekly ad that was lying on the counter. She looks at the ad and tries to convince me that it (the promotion) is only valid starting 3/6/09. I try to convince her that it is referring to the date you can redeem the movie tickets because that's when the fucking movie opens, and does not refer to the date that this promotion is valid. She wouldn't budge. I left empty-handed. If it was a guy, I might have argued a little more forcefully, but that's beside the point.

If I try again on Friday, there should be no problem... right? Hahaha... Something tells me they'll probably be all out of those Fallout 3 cards by then, and even if they aren't, it will obviously ring up at full price again on the register because the Fallout 3 cards don't qualify for this or something. Seeing how they barely had any Xbox Live products in stock at all, I am sure that many people have successfully done this earlier in the week. If they still had any of the Xbox Live membership cards or any of the regular points cards in those huge plastic cases, maybe this would have worked. Maybe it's my fault for waiting until Tuesday to go there. Goddammit.

Dude this exact same thing happened to me. They called a manager over and he refused as well and referred me to their 1888 number he said they have a ad correction on their website I checked the website and saw nothing so tomorrow or Friday I'm gonna and flip a nut to the store manager about how he has a management team that thinks its ok to lie to loyal customers (which) I am NOT. Then if im not burned out ill either call or write corporate. Why the fuck could they just not say that limited edition live materials are not included. It normally takes a lot to piss me off, but they accomplished it. Might I also add I hate best buy. Mainly just for their name because they are rarely if ever actually the best buy on an item. That being said this deal is pretty awesome.


Did either of you wait until the cashier hit the 'total' button before freaking out?

Whenever BB has a package deal/Rewards Zone deal, the full price is charged. When the cashier hits the 'Total' button, an on-screen pop-up asks if the package item is present. When the cashier hits 'Yes', the free item, discount comes off.

IF the cashier pressed 'No' at the pop-up screen, they are effectively blocking the advertised sale and you have a reason to complain. If you are freaking out because you saw the item ring up as $25 and not $0, you need to relax.

Remember, you can walk away from the transaction at anytime. ;)

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Did anyone else order a 1 month card package deal for in-store pickup, only to have BB.com ship the Watchmen pack?

That's what happened to me, and when I went to pick up my card, there were DOZENS of the Watchmen pack in the store.

I'm worried that I won't receive the ticket pack before friday.

:wall:

[breakingcustoms]

i picked up a month live for $8...so i got 2 tickets for really the price of one...and a month of live to add to my current year i just renewed

[jmillion]

went to my local BB. no more 1mth cards. picked up a 1600pts card since i was goin to get the GTA DLC anyway. i think my store had about 9 packs left. i see another store close by has a 1mth card but no packs.

[LucerinRed]

Redeemed the coupon for my tickets. It was a bitch though. The theater atttendant kept arguing with me. Saying that you can't use vouchers on this movie even though it fucking says that you can on the ticket. Then they tried to tell me that ths promotion must not apply to this theater even though it showed up as one of my options when I was redeeming the code for the coupon. About 15 minutes of arguing later a manager straightened everything out. I know stupid people have to work somewhere, but I wish we could at least shove them in the back.

[thrustbucket]

Got two. Had to go back to the store twice though, but $40 for 3200 points and $40 in fandango bucks is a great deal.

[epb]

For those of you that can't find points at your local Best Buy, you can order them online (they are backordered unfortunately) and choose to pick up the Watchmen pack in-store.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Picked up 1600 points and my pack today. There were still a bunch in the Union, NJ store. And as other posters have said, such deals at BB don't register until they total the transaction, so don't get jumpy until then. Also, don't bother trying to return the XBL product, because yes, it shows up on the receipt as a bundle or whatever.

[arrtee121]

i ordered via bestbuy.com and somehow got free shipping and no tax! 1600 pts and movie pack

[iamryanstover]

Did either of you wait until the cashier hit the 'total' button before freaking out?

Whenever BB has a package deal/Rewards Zone deal, the full price is charged. When the cashier hits the 'Total' button, an on-screen pop-up asks if the package item is present. When the cashier hits 'Yes', the free item, discount comes off.

IF the cashier pressed 'No' at the pop-up screen, they are effectively blocking the advertised sale and you have a reason to complain. If you are freaking out because you saw the item ring up as $25 and not $0, you need to relax.

Remember, you can walk away from the transaction at anytime. ;)

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Did anyone else order a 1 month card package deal for in-store pickup, only to have BB.com ship the Watchmen pack?

That's what happened to me, and when I went to pick up my card, there were DOZENS of the Watchmen pack in the store.

I'm worried that I won't receive the ticket pack before friday.

:wall:

Dude maybe you misunderstood me. I waited for the final sale part of the transaction. I was upset because the employees, mainly a manager, were misinformed and found it to be acceptable to lie to me rather then just saying he did not know why the discount is not going through.

[jmillion]

ordered another pack. got to get the tix from the store near me, and the 1mth from in the city @ another BB.

[jonathanp]

Any Chicago CAG find this instore?

[anubis20]

Redeemed the coupon for my tickets. It was a bitch though. The theater atttendant kept arguing with me. Saying that you can't use vouchers on this movie even though it fucking says that you can on the ticket. Then they tried to tell me that ths promotion must not apply to this theater even though it showed up as one of my options when I was redeeming the code for the coupon. About 15 minutes of arguing later a manager straightened everything out. I know stupid people have to work somewhere, but I wish we could at least shove them in the back.

Something similar happened to me

Me: Hey i want to purchase some Watchmen tickets
Theater Attendant: *puffs* do have to do this now?
Me: When can i do it? *thinking they weren't selling them in advance*
Theater Attendant: you can do it tomorrow, the day after, i don't know what the hell i'm supposed to be doing.
Me: well figure it out
Theater Attendant: *keeps tapping the screen and does it in like 30 seconds*
Me: see you got it
Theater Attendant: *grins* yea i got it and hands me my tickets
Me: Fucking moron *and i walk out*

[DiddlyKong]

Just got mine at lunch. No problems at all. And they didn't charge me tax. BooYaKaShaw!!!

[kmw_cid]

Went to BB to pick up a 1600 point card and get this deal. They had some technical problem where for some reason they couldn't activate the 1600 card...so they gave me the Watchmen pack for free anyway. Doesn't put me out much, free Watchmen tickets.

[supaet]

Is the 12 month gold pack with chatpad, headset and pgr4 for $50 a good deal?

[spideymike]

Is the 12 month gold pack with chatpad, headset and pgr4 for $50 a good deal?

I think it's a great deal. A year of XBL the cheapest retails for around $30 online. For an extra $20 you get the chatpad and PRG4 game, plus another wired headset - also throwing in 2 free movie tickets sweetens the deal.

[plasmid123]

every Best Buy store in my entire city (Sacramento, CA) is out of Watchmen tickets as of yesterday. :(

[mywhitenoise]

every Best Buy store in my entire city (Sacramento, CA) is out of Watchmen tickets as of yesterday. :(

haha. I know what you mean, i just looked in the same area.

[themidnighter23]

of course they;re out of the 1600 points, why would they have them in stock? arrrrrgh

[PvtChurch]

Is it possible to get an employee to register this deal in-store on an item that's technically Live related but isn't on their list of qualifying items?

I'd really like to grab The Lost and Damned (I want the poster) and there's nothing else I really need at the moment but TL&D isn't on their list of qualifying items.

I was hoping I could just bring it up to the counter and be like "Hey, this is a Live product so doesn't it qualify?" and whoever's working customer service will be nice enough or not care enough to let it slide.

[MajorMaxim]

Just got back from an IMAX theater in Massachusetts...and successfully redeemed the moviemoney certificate. I got the last two tickets for a 5:30pm showing opening day.

[anubis20]

there are six watchmen packs at my store and like 2 (1) month cards

[luckycreature]

Thanks guys. I just picked up the messenger kit with the type pad, pg4 and a year on live for 49 bucks plus tax. It's funny the 12 month xbox live card right next to it is 49.99. even if I had pg4 before I would still buy the messenger kit. more for your money. Have printed out my tickets and just know Im going to have to speak to a manager to have them approved. oh well, it will be worth it!

[KurtCobain]

Picked up 2 of them along with 1600 points and The Lost and the Damned. Local BB didn't have any, but the other BB I went to had at least 15.

Thanks OP.

[MarkHawk]

AMC in Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa seem to be refusing these tickets even though they are approved dealers on the website.

[Sway]

AMC in Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa seem to be refusing these tickets even though they are approved dealers on the website.

I was planning on using them at an AMC. What did they say when you provided the printout?

[sotc1988]

Lots of sacramento cags here. I made sure I got there on Sunday and they didn't have many at the front desk.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Even though AMC complexes do show up on the search, it clearly says on the voucher that they are not valid at them.

[JohnDoeChan]

anyone know if the pass works at amc theaters???

[MarkHawk]

I was planning on using them at an AMC. What did they say when you provided the printout?

The last movie they accepted them was for some movie where kids take in dogs. The company stopped paying them for redeeming them so they stopped accepting them. They said Harkins still accepts them.

[gryphter]

King of Prussia and Downingtown, PA Best Buys are apparently sold out of the Movie Pack, according to bestbuy.com when I tried to do in-store pickup with them. I drove to the BB in Plymouth Mtg, PA and picked up three 1600 pt cards and 3 of the Movie Packs, leaving 2 in the aisle.

I already redeemed a code for the downloadable video, I have 3 left up for grabs. PM if interested

[IXI Dragunz IXI]

Anyone know if these work at Cinemaworld.

[anubis20]

For those asking if these work at AMC

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s40/the-red-comet/reward1copy.jpg

[MarkHawk]

anyone know if the pass works at amc theaters???

Read 3 post up... no

@anubis20 (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=21302)

Thanks, a friend of mine went to a few today. The website clearly said he could go there but the ticket says it loud and clear. Shame they didnt update the website.

[guardkitty]

I used the certificate for two tickets at the local Imax theater (regal) I ended up paying two dollars out of pocket but it's alright since it's Imax

[brother bendu]

Has anyone been to any Best Buys in chicago?

[subwayeatbig]

For those asking if these work at AMC

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s40/the-red-comet/reward1copy.jpg

Wait I am confused, where did you see that at. My ticket doesnt ahve the NO AMC one.

[jmillion]

^ its on the PDF printout. i have it on both of mines.

ordered another $20 set of fandango bucks. scared someone might somehow use the code. its sad its come to that too. but anyway, the 1st set im using to go see Watchmen tommorow nite from Fandango. paid $5 out of pocket. not bad.

[jonathanp]

Has anyone been to any Best Buys in chicago?

Yep.

I went to the one in the North and Sheffield plaza and picked up one with 1600 point card (which I didn't need but there's always GHWT DLC and Castle Crashers).

[Vekou]

Did either of you wait until the cashier hit the 'total' button before freaking out?
Hahahaha... oh wow.

Remember, you can walk away from the transaction at anytime. ;)
Do you talk to all your friends like they're three years old, too? Do you regularly insult the intelligence of everyone you converse with? Thanks for the tips, bro. ;)

[n00bie]

I picked up the Watchmen pack last night. They had a ton of 1600 and 4000 point cards, and maybe two Watchmen packs left on a table. The employee even mentioned I could buy anything with a Live logo on it, but I opted to spend $20 on a points card anyway because I'll use it.

At the register, the cashier says that'll be $47 and change. I was like no, this should be free, and opened up the ad. She looks at it for half a second, and says "it's only free if you buy an Xbox console."

I laughed and said "no it's for any Live product, read it."

She kept trying to deny it, and then called a manager who said "Oh yeah, just override it. We have had this problem all day."

I left happy.

[rkrocks123]

Man, I just opened my sealed Watchmen pack from Best Buy, only to find out that the code had already been used by someone named 'Sam'. I contacted customer support, of course, and hopefully they respond appropriately.

[gryphter]

Man, I just opened my sealed Watchmen pack from Best Buy, only to find out that the code had already been used by someone named 'Sam'. I contacted customer support, of course, and hopefully they respond appropriately.

wow, sorry to hear that. How did you know that the person's name is Sam? Did it tell you that when you put it in at the activaterewards site?

[rkrocks123]

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5204/watchmenb.jpg

[mkelehan]

I just ordered it online, then picked it up in store. No hassle.

[OGHowie]

I just ordered it online, then picked it up in store. No hassle.

Won't let me pickup the Watchman pack in stores now. Shipping only.

[help1]

Does this still work with 1 month cards.

[Shady3011]

Any idea if these will work for tonight's midnight showing?

[MarkHawk]

Any idea if these will work for tonight's midnight showing?


Yes and no. Go early to buy the tickets. Or call ahead.

[vanlandw]

Picked up the $50 dollar xbl kit. Really it's a great deal I had some gift certs f/ $25 bucks and I have an IMAX in my town so I can take a friend to see a movie and have a year of XBL (that is all I really needed). Thanks CAG

brb

[gryphter]

Does this still work with 1 month cards.

yep, but people are having trouble finding the pack in stores now. looks like you can't order online for in-store pickup anymore either. 2 BB's near me were sold out, and I left only 2 at the 3rd I checked.

[brother bendu]

I just went to a Best buy close to me. They had only one 1600 point card, but had a bunch of 4000 point cards and live subscriptions. I got the 1600 points and picked up the movie pack as well.

Went up to the cashier and she rung both items up. She told me it rang up to $46. I told her about the deal and by the time I finished she said "oh my fault, the computer just ringed it up to 19.99." ;) LOL took 10 seconds for the cash register to accept the deal, but everything after that went smooth.

Also there were about 2-3 watchmen movie pack left. I might go back there early next week for some more tickets and points.:D

[help1]

Haha, just went the the local bestbuy and my friend bought 6 of these movie packs and 6 one month cards.