$5 off coupon for PS2/PSP games at Best Buy--NO minimum

[yuy104]

I'm not sure where to put this...but I picked up 2 copies of Astro Boy on my way to Niagara Falls today, sold back one copy to FYE for $18 store credit. The cashier wouldn't let me get the $ on a gift card...so I got the slip of "merchandise credit". Anyways, after walking around the mall, we realized I should ask for a gift card for the amount on the merchandise credit...the (same) cashier asked the manager and she said "we're not SUPPOSED to..."

So I did. Got the $18 onto a gift card! The system had no problem handling the transaction, so I don't understand why they said they weren't supposed to...anyone work at FYE (or know people who do) that knows what the big deal is?

I dont get what the big deal is, I'm selling back "my" game for their store credit, not like I'm taking their $$$ coz I still gotta spend it on something in the store, which they make at least some profit off from...

[rafissaying]

i picked up 2 astro boy's at my local best buy. i hope that i can pick up some more $20 games. will that get 2 greatest hits for 30 work with the coupons??

[dracula]

i picked up 2 astro boy's at my local best buy. i hope that i can pick up some more $20 games. will that get 2 greatest hits for 30 work with the coupons??

well, it says on the coupon "not good with other coupons or offers" but it may be sort of like getting them to combine a price match with a best buy GGC(ive done this at least a dozen times, but some dont have that good of luck)

[Friend of Sonic]

Hey I hate my BB for their lack of customer service but you kind of screwed the cashier. First we are cheating by making copies of copies - if BB was smart they wouldn't have done that in the first place but that's their fault. Actually, nothing is stopping BB from deciding to stop accepting the coupons since they aren't original.
Well, like I said, I don't mind the fact that they're not allowing us to use the coupon on subsequent trips-- my friend fessed up that he had used a coupon already on our first trip. My main problem was that the manager was a total bitch and left when she felt the conversation was over. It was incredibly rude. That was my problem.
Also, I had a problem with the second manager on our second trip making up nonexistent rules for the coupon. "The game had to be 19.99 and up" and all of that. That was ridiculous.
And finally, I was just posting a general hate for Best Buy. I was in no way taking offense to the fact we weren't able to use the coupon for like the fifth time, but the fact we ran into some nasty managers and it wasn't the first time.

For the people who are just using the coupon with a $5 game - Why don't you guys just buy another game along with the $5 ones???? You can just return the game afterwards, it shouldn't be that much trouble considering you're getting a free game out of it. Just have the cashier scan the $5 game first, say you want to check the price before buying, it should be that simple.
So... you're having us pick out a game that we have no plans on keeping, coming back to the store and returning it and sending them through all of that trouble? What if we picked out a 20 dollar game and the five dollar discount wasn't applied to our "Free" game, but the 20 dollar game? We'd get the fifteen some dollars back and nothing at all was accomplished.
Also, check out Best Buy Sux.org (www.bestbuysux.org) Literally about a thousand horror stories about Best Buy.

[Atherius]

Hola,
Total newb to CAG, but u guys rock. already I'm gonna save $20 bones on GTA, and I'm trying to get the coupon thing to work. I'm still a little worried though, the clowns at my BB are total pricks and I'm guessing they won't take the printed coupon b/c it says no copies...even if they handed printed ones out...anyone have in luck in TPA, FL?

Oh yeah and for the newb, can anyone define GGC for me?

Thanks,

[wampa8jedi]

GGC is Gamer's Gift Card--there's an entire thread explaining it over on the Request a Deal Board :)

[jngx80]

So... you're having us pick out a game that we have no plans on keeping, coming back to the store and returning it and sending them through all of that trouble?

As I mentioned before just say you want to check the cheap game's price first, that should do the trick. Buying and returning - Consider it the price you pay for a free game without getting into an argument. And maybe I misinterpreted your first email, but it felt like you were angry that you weren't able to get the free game.

I'm not defending BB, but the employee that probably got into trouble because of the sale. If the cashier doesn't ring it up let it go because there's not much you can do at that point; don't stir things up. And I also agree that BB sucks but all store's kind of do. Don't all stores try to BS their way out of things. EB and Gamestop employee's will hide sought after games, etc. For example I tried to pick up Rez at my local Gamestop. when I asked about it they lied to me and said it was "defective". I just let it go and walked out of the store, never intending to go back to that store ever again.

[snowmizer]

Everybody, don't buy an extra game as "cover", only to return it later. Pick up your $5/Free game, and just get a Gift Card to go with it... preferably one with a coupon on the back, and one where you define the amount to go on it.

I pick the green, Xbox-themed one with the '$5 off any 29.99 or higher Xbox purchase' coupon. Just put $5 on the card, and walk out without drawing any attention that the game was actually free.

[infinitepez]

Ok, i'm a little new to the live of a CAG (but the few deals i've scored have been sweet), but for this one, let me get it straight...i print off a bunch of coupons, go to Best Buy, pick up a 4.99 PS2 game (and a gift card or something to pull attention away from the deal)...use a coupon, and, assuming the cashier doesn't care, get the game for free?

[clariste]

Ok, i'm a little new to the live of a CAG (but the few deals i've scored have been sweet), but for this one, let me get it straight...i print off a bunch of coupons, go to Best Buy, pick up a 4.99 PS2 game (and a gift card or something to pull attention away from the deal)...use a coupon, and, assuming the cashier doesn't care, get the game for free?

Don't bother with the excess BS. Just print off a coupon, take it in, and get the game.

[mcelfour]

Don't bother with the excess BS. Just print off a coupon, take it in, and get the game.

While I'm also a newbie CAG, I am going to run some distraction by purchasing something else too, when I try this out tomorrow. I think that as long as you give the cashier some money, they'll be alot happier/less likely to hasstle you. Be nice too. That should help. :) And if all else fails, play dumb, and be like..."I dunno...they were just handing these out back awhile ago...something about sony's 'gameboy' or something..."

(note: i know that it's not a gameboy...i'm playing dumb)

[Roufuss]

Hola,
Total newb to CAG, but u guys rock. already I'm gonna save $20 bones on GTA, and I'm trying to get the coupon thing to work. I'm still a little worried though, the clowns at my BB are total pricks and I'm guessing they won't take the printed coupon b/c it says no copies...even if they handed printed ones out...anyone have in luck in TPA, FL?
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Not sure what TPA stands for... but if it's Tampa, I've used the coupon a ton of times, at the Best Buy in Saint Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater.

Never had a problem.

[mcelfour]

i thought up a solution to the problem of accidentally having the coupon applied to a game you're only buying with intent to return.

Instead of buying a $5 PS2 (or PSP) game, and another PS2 game (PSP game), buy a $5 PS2 game and a $5 GBA game...or Xbox...or PC or whatever. That way, you still look like you're there to buy stuff and are just taking *normal* advantage of a coupon, but they cannot apply the coupon to the wrong item.

I'm sure somebody else must have thought of this, but I don't recall seeing it posted here...

Good luck!

[Megaten]

Wow, I can't find any copies of anything (minus assloads of Astro Boy). I got one copy of Psi Ops...and 9 copies of Astro Boy. Which would be awesome I guess if I had an FYE or something near me, but sadly I don't. In fact, the only place I could find that would even take the damn game was EB Games, and they only offered one dollar per copy.

And I bought all of those at the same time, so I guess I have one hell of an awesome BB. The manager was there just because I guess she was talking with an employee and asked what I was doing. When I explained it, she just chuckled and didn't mind at all. I'd feel bad about raping that BB and not letting other CAGs nearby get in on it, but since I live in central Arkansas I don't see that being too big of a problem.

And I soooooo wanted copies of Tomb Raider for free pizza :(

[wampa8jedi]

Wow, I can't find any copies of anything (minus assloads of Astro Boy). I got one copy of Psi Ops...and 9 copies of Astro Boy. Which would be awesome I guess if I had an FYE or something near me, but sadly I don't. In fact, the only place I could find that would even take the damn game was EB Games, and they only offered one dollar per copy.

And I bought all of those at the same time, so I guess I have one hell of an awesome BB. The manager was there just because I guess she was talking with an employee and asked what I was doing. When I explained it, she just chuckled and didn't mind at all. I'd feel bad about raping that BB and not letting other CAGs nearby get in on it, but since I live in central Arkansas I don't see that being too big of a problem.

And I soooooo wanted copies of Tomb Raider for free pizza :(


*sigh*

:(


Welcome to the world of CAG, newbie, and before you get flammed to kingdom come, let me give you one of the founding principles of CAG: don't be greedy, just cheap. Hording games like that is NOT the purpose of these boards, and just marks you as a black sheep. In the future, pick up one or two copies, but no more--leave the others for fellow cheapies who might want a free game. Or if you do pick up multiple copies, bring them here to the boards and just sell them for the cost it takes for you to ship 'em plus a small handling fee. In short, do NOT horde, unless you're buying copies for fellow members of CAG.

[Megaten]

Wow, I'm glad I'm hording in Arkansas. Pretty sure no one else was going to grab them. I'm also glad I'm a noob just because I've recently signed up. I most assuredly haven't been here since around 2003. Nope, sure haven't.

[wampa8jedi]

megaten--Get defensive if you'd like, but if you can't appreciate the fact that hording is a bad idea (and one that is shunned on these boards), that's your loss... although I find it ironic that you complained about there being a lack of the other titles.... Seriously, you gained what, $8 bucks of credit? And deprived up to eight other people of a free game. A far better approach is to grab one or two copies, and then go back a week later--if there are still some in stock, grab another. Or, pick them up and sell them at cost plus shipping to people on the boards who couldn't find a copy.

[Gotchaforce]

Do these coupons work on PSP MOVIES?? i want to buy T2 and hopefully get it for $10.








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so you profited 8 dollars instead of like... giving the games away or possibly selling them on ebay. You sure as hell dont know what to do when you have something good on your hands do you?

[Megaten]

No, actually I still have them. Minus a few I gave to my nephew and his friend. Besides, I got in on this deal late, so I doubt a weeks grace period is needed. I don't see how you can find it hording when I'm the only one who could even use this deal in my area. Find me some other guys in the Little Rock, Arkansas area that are pissed and I'll gladly meet em and give em a couple copies. In fact, if anyone here wants some copies, I'd be happy to ship em to em. I know a lot of guys are getting good trade in value for em, so why should I not help some guys out. I think you took the whole situation in a skewed perspective. I just think it is funny how it happened, and I'm not trying to screw any fellow CAGs out of crap.

And glad you decided to chirp in Gotcha because you misunderstood what I said. Haha, and I wouldn't call Astro Boy something good in my hands :)

EDIT: Oh yea Gotcha, I tried to get a movie with one and it didn't work, but it could be a YMMV sorta thing...guess if the cashier screws up or something.

[Gotchaforce]

No, actually I still have them. Minus a few I gave to my nephew and his friend. Besides, I got in on this deal late, so I doubt a weeks grace period is needed. I don't see how you can find it hording when I'm the only one who could even use this deal in my area. Find me some other guys in the Little Rock, Arkansas area that are pissed and I'll gladly meet em and give em a couple copies. In fact, if anyone here wants some copies, I'd be happy to ship em to em. I know a lot of guys are getting good trade in value for em, so why should I not help some guys out. I think you took the whole situation in a skewed perspective. I just think it is funny how it happened, and I'm not trying to screw any fellow CAGs out of crap.

And glad you decided to chirp in Gotcha because you misunderstood what I said. Haha, and I wouldn't call Astro Boy something good in my hands :)

EDIT: Oh yea Gotcha, I tried to get a movie with one and it didn't work, but it could be a YMMV sorta thing...guess if the cashier screws up or something.

In fact, the only place I could find that would even take the damn game was EB Games, and they only offered one dollar per copy.

my bad, usually when someone says "they offered" that means you sold your copy, if you said "they were offering" i would have thought differently however.

[cruzincontrol]

I just tried to use the $5 off coupon to get Spider Man 2 for $10 and the bitches there said "since it's a sale item" I couldn't use it. Damn it.....I have to try tomorrow so I could get some other clerks to ring me up. What I noticed on the coupon though is it says in bold "Markdowns taken from regular prices" Whatever in the blue hell they want it to mean...those bastards......

[Roufuss]

Just a cashier giving you a hard time...half the time, where I go, they don't even know what's on sale so it works out ok.

Spider-Man 2 + $5 dollar off + $5 dollar reward zone cert = 4.99

Nice deal indeed =D

[Leavinhope]

I was told today that the coupon didn't work on Greatest Hits titles since I picked up X-Men Legends today. He scanned the coupon and it didn't work.

[CoffeeEdge]

What I noticed on the coupon though is it says in bold "Markdowns taken from regular prices" Whatever in the blue hell they want it to mean...those bastards......
What's the big deal? Technically, this coupon is not supposed to be used with games that are on sale, and Spider-Man 2 is on sale, at the moment. They weren't being unfair or anything.

Remember, we're the ones ripping them off here. We really shouldn't complain when they don't give us sale items at the discount.

[Josef]

I was told today that the coupon didn't work on Greatest Hits titles since I picked up X-Men Legends today. He scanned the coupon and it didn't work.

The system doesn't automatically take the $5 off of sale items (X-Men Legends was on sale for $14.99). Most of the times the cashier will perform a manual override to take $5 off, but as you see it is YMMV.

[Stevesbored]

There were multiple copies of NBA Live 2004 at the Best Buy at the Garden State Plaza (NJ). Just a heads up.

[bfg9k]

I just tried to use the $5 off coupon to get Spider Man 2 for $10 and the bitches there said "since it's a sale item" I couldn't use it. Damn it.....I have to try tomorrow so I could get some other clerks to ring me up. What I noticed on the coupon though is it says in bold "Markdowns taken from regular prices" Whatever in the blue hell they want it to mean...those bastards......

Was that at the Orange Best Buy? I'll have to make sure that I get a clerk that I know will let me get away with it ;)

[fatmanforlife99]

YMMV you cant always depend on best buy

[abilyk]

I was able to get Star Ocean for $10, no problems at all. The coupon scanned and applied the discount automatically -- no override needed.

[cruzincontrol]

What's the big deal? Technically, this coupon is not supposed to be used with games that are on sale, and Spider-Man 2 is on sale, at the moment. They weren't being unfair or anything.

Remember, we're the ones ripping them off here. We really shouldn't complain when they don't give us sale items at the discount.

Hey I never said anything about ripping them off...How can we put out of business such a big company and you're defending them....comments like that don't make you sound like a Cheap Ass Gamer more like a Weak Ass Gamer.....I and many other CAGers want or have gotten these games for $10 or less so don't try to pin it on me or others as ripping them off especially since we've been touted as "DEVIL CUSTOMERS" and all (and have been screwed by them before)....And damn right I will say something about THAT.........so don't get it Twisted...

[mcgavin27]

i got champions of norrath today, but they had to manual override it for the price to go down to $10.

Sidenote: I got the big $40 monty python and the holy grail set today for $10 at best buy.

[CocheseUGA]

Sidenote: I got the big $40 monty python and the holy grail set today for $10 at best buy.

Wuzzah? Details, please. On sale, or what? Ad shows $19.99...

[fatmanforlife99]

i picked up driver 3 and ncaa march maddness for a whopping grand total of 4.99

[mcgavin27]

Wuzzah? Details, please. On sale, or what? Ad shows $19.99...

in there dvd insider (promotional thing in best buy, little mag.) there is a coupon for $10 off certain dvds, one being monty python. I used it and got the collector's editon for $10. The 1st disc was loose (it got scratched up) but for $10 bucks i can't complain. Plus it was the last one so i can't return it.

[evanft]

They wouldn't take the coupon for Star Ocean because it was on sale. Oh well. It's a fantastic price anyway.

[Roufuss]

i got champions of norrath today, but they had to manual override it for the price to go down to $10.


This same thing happened to me with Spider-Man 2.

I thought for sure it was going to work, per my original post... cashier tried it twice, called a manager, who told her "scan the coupon, and override the system to manually drop it down to 10". Then used a $5 reward cert to knock it to $5.

I'm very grateful I have an awesome Best Buy.

The trick is to just be calm and polite.

[Pancake Rabbit]

Wow I'm an idiot, I can't beleive I'm just now seeing this thread for the first time today.

[skygunnerblue]

Pretty much just Astro Boys at my BB...

[Fire]

Woo!! I love this coupon. Picked up Tony Hawk 4, Spy Hunter, and Metal Arms for $5 each. Thank you OP.

[Backlash]

Grabbed an Astro Boy for free while on a trip to Oklahoma City yesterday. I also picked up the 1019 Memory Card for GCN while there, making the transaction much easier :)

[stoned99]

This coupon is the best, I picked up Scorpion King for PS2 on thursday, that is about the 7th Game I've got for free. I typically have been buying the Gamers Gift card with the free game, it puts the clerk's at ease. I put 15$ on the card, so that I can use the 5$ coupon on a 20$ game. It crack's me up as they are giving me discount on top of discount. And of course you can use the free game's at GR in the trade 3 get P/O 5$ deals. You can walk away with a good 30-40$ profit.

[wampa8jedi]

Woo!! I love this coupon. Picked up Tony Hawk 4, Spy Hunter, and Metal Arms for $5 each. Thank you OP.


Quite welcome :)


Glad more and more people are getting in on this great deal--free games are so wonderful ;)

[shrike4242]

Quite welcome :)


Glad more and more people are getting in on this great deal--free games are so wonderful ;)

You get my vote of CAG of the year. :applause:

[rickybee2003]

You get my vote of CAG of the year. :applause:

i agree, this coupon rocks. got metal arms for 5 bucks. one of those games i wanted but didnt really want to pay for. thanx OP.

[BlaseDeviant]

This coupon is the best, I picked up Scorpion King for PS2 on thursday, that is about the 7th Game I've got for free. I typically have been buying the Gamers Gift card with the free game, it puts the clerk's at ease. I put 15$ on the card, so that I can use the 5$ coupon on a 20$ game. It crack's me up as they are giving me discount on top of discount. And of course you can use the free game's at GR in the trade 3 get P/O 5$ deals. You can walk away with a good 30-40$ profit.

So they give you the $5 GGC discount along with the $5 coupon in this topic?

I remember once I bought a GGC, and I had to specifically point out that the card gave you a $5 discount, the cashier figured my total without it and I almost didn't catch it.

[Vinny]

Anybody having trouble using these? I was able to use it once back way back when it was still new but I still had trouble. They only let me use it on one title.

Do these still work? The people at my Best Buy are a$$holes... they'll question where I got this coupon.

[shrike4242]

So they give you the $5 GGC discount along with the $5 coupon in this topic?

I remember once I bought a GGC, and I had to specifically point out that the card gave you a $5 discount, the cashier figured my total without it and I almost didn't catch it.

GGC won't work with any other coupon nor a PM. Per the text on the bottom of the GGC.

Same for this coupon.

[Quackzilla]

Do these still work? The people at my Best Buy are a$$holes... they'll question where I got this coupon.

It is valid until 12/31/05, no matter what.

[Vinny]

It is valid until 12/31/05, no matter what.

Yeah, I know that... and I tell them to punch in the code and see that the coupon is in the machine but they're always accusing me of forging this coupon or something. Yeah, moron... I had that kind of technology to make a coupon and somehow hack into the BB computer and include it so that I get $5 off a PS2 game. If I had that ability, I'd make the coupon say "Give this guy all the games he wants for free or you'll get fired'.:p

[fatmanforlife99]

hahahaha

[0192837465]

If I had that ability, I'd make the coupon say "Give this guy all the games he wants for free or you'll get fired'.:p

heh. that made me chuckle.

[Wario64]

Yeah, I know that... and I tell them to punch in the code and see that the coupon is in the machine but they're always accusing me of forging this coupon or something. Yeah, moron... I had that kind of technology to make a coupon and somehow hack into the BB computer and include it so that I get $5 off a PS2 game. If I had that ability, I'd make the coupon say "Give this guy all the games he wants for free or you'll get fired'.:p

for some reason, your post reminded me of this:

http://img.penny-arcade.com/2005/20050114l.jpg

[fatmanforlife99]

hahaha that is even more hilarious

[fitzcain]

its totally ymmv, My coupons didnt go through for star ocean and norrath today, but patiently waited while she asked mgr, and then overrided. (it doesnt automatically come up on sale items. It appears, on normal items, its slow as hell, but will come through on its own, I usually tell them to wait a sec while it updates), got both for 15$ total (used one 5$ reward zone cert, as well).
If I ever get one of the made up answers of why it dont work, i tell them nicely thats not the reason, and ask to try again, if not no biggie, i got 4 other best buys, sorta close, so I am gonna get it, even of it take a few tries. Just say thanks and move on.
But ymmv---love the answer got the other day for trying to get conflict desert storm and bad boys (yeah i know, wanted to see if it really was as bad as the reviews say and figured i could trade it out later if it really blew), said at first, it will only let you use it once per sale, I told her no, done twice before together with two games. Then it was oh your reward zone is detecting the two attepmts, that must be it, nope done the rewardzone thing everytime. Nope wont take it, okay, then take one off thanks. Sale completed. Please ring it up seperate as its for a friend anyway. Okay no problem, even rewardzone carded the sucker......be persisitent, yet polite. (if she wasnt going to do it, was gonna go drop purchase off at the car, and come right back anyway, and try a dif cashier if possible.) but didnt need to.

[Friend of Sonic]

As I mentioned before just say you want to check the cheap game's price first, that should do the trick. Buying and returning - Consider it the price you pay for a free game without getting into an argument. And maybe I misinterpreted your first email, but it felt like you were angry that you weren't able to get the free game.
That's not the point. I don't care about going through the effort of doing that, but rather putting THEM through the effort. I worked at Target, so I'd be pissed if people were buying merchandise they had no intention on keeping.
I wasn't angry about not getting the game. Policy is policy, but the managers were real bitches.
I'm not defending BB, but the employee that probably got into trouble because of the sale. If the cashier doesn't ring it up let it go because there's not much you can do at that point; don't stir things up. And I also agree that BB sucks but all store's kind of do. Don't all stores try to BS their way out of things. EB and Gamestop employee's will hide sought after games, etc. For example I tried to pick up Rez at my local Gamestop. when I asked about it they lied to me and said it was "defective". I just let it go and walked out of the store, never intending to go back to that store ever again.
...I know he probably got in trouble because of that sale. Like I said. And I felt horrible he was getting in trouble because his supervisor wanted to make up rules about the coupon. That's the issue I had. We didn't stir up things as much as we talked about the situation rationally while the bitches were being bitches. =p

[KowHunta]

I find the most irritating part of being a CAG is when deals are given 8 billion extra restrictions after they've been around for a week or so.

[Sk8erlink7]

So, you're saying I can just take this coupon into Best Buy, pick up a copy of Astro Boy (or any $5 game) and they scan the coupon and I walk out with a free game?

[Friend of Sonic]

So, you're saying I can just take this coupon into Best Buy, pick up a copy of Astro Boy (or any $5 game) and they scan the coupon and I walk out with a free game?
Worked for me.

[RelentlessRolento]

well, it's official that in my area of all the local BBs the only $5 free games left are NCAA... probably cuz I bought everything else. SOrry to anyone living in my area... but the good news is that NCAA sells for of an average of at least $16, so that's not too bad.

[hiccupleftovers]

I love that comic that you posted Wario. Hilarious. Fits the situation with BB perfectly, minus the gun part. :lol:

[hiccupleftovers]

You get my vote of CAG of the year. :applause:

Agreed. This coupon rocks. Even with the limited number of $4.99 games or $9.99 games some people have been getting free games and other (like me) have been having the equivalent of CC $5 sales whenever we find a $9.99 game.

[hiccupleftovers]

Forgot to post, Oh yaeh love this coupon mucho mucho. Got Spy Hunter (traded it in long long ago, but GH this time. No biggie I guess) for $5 today and my friend picked up Metal Arms. The only other $9.99 games that I'm still thinking about getting are Stuntman and VF4 if I can find the time next weekend and make the money. That's one of the ironies of being cheap and a CAG, you've gotta spend money to be cheap :lol:.

[Sk8erlink7]

Let's say I see a copy of Madden 2004, Psi-Ops and Astro Boy, can I get all of those for free in that same visit, or would I have to go to different Best Buys or come back later? Can you use the same coupon for multiple games?

[clariste]

Let's say I see a copy of Madden 2004, Psi-Ops and Astro Boy, can I get all of those for free in that same visit, or would I have to go to different Best Buys or come back later? Can you use the same coupon for multiple games?

Depends on the store, and the cashier. I've used the same coupon for two games before, both ended up free, no problems. Your best bet is to take three coupons, one for each game. If they say only one at a time, just go back through the line, thus starting a new transaction.

[CoffeeEdge]

Let's say I see a copy of Madden 2004, Psi-Ops and Astro Boy, can I get all of those for free in that same visit, or would I have to go to different Best Buys or come back later? Can you use the same coupon for multiple games?
Yeah, you'll usually only be able to get one game per trip, and only one game per coupon. At least, 99% of the time, that's how it is. Some very lucky CAGs have reported using one coupon and getting $5 off on multiple items (such as clariste, above), but this is pretty rare.

Regarding getting multiple games per visit...most cashiers start getting suspicious if you come in and go out several times in a row, each time leaving with a free game, by using a coupon which you seem to have an infinite supply of. ;)

Your best bet is to plan on making separate trips, and using one coupon per visit (the 6-sheet is ideal, if you want several).

[Sk8erlink7]

I'll try getting two at one time tomorrow and see what they do.

[fatmanforlife99]

its YMMV because alot of employees dont like you getting free games 2 or 3 times in one visit so span out your buying

[antichameleon]

Got X-Men Legends for $10 with this.

Then took it over to CC and got Mace Griffin for $5.

[keithp]

This coupon is great!! Picked up Star Ocean: Til the End of Time today for $9.99!

No hassle at all, the cashier just scanned it in and it was applied automatically.

I didn't see a whole lot else to tempt me, although I was debating Katamari Damacy for $15, but in the end I didn't get it because that's not really a "deal" since you can normally pick it up for that much with a GGC.

Anyway, thanks OP!!

[Backlash]

I didn't see a whole lot else to tempt me, although I was debating Katamari Damacy for $15, but in the end I didn't get it because that's not really a "deal" since you can normally pick it up for that much with a GGC.


It's still a deal because that game is awesome for $15 :) Go back for it!

[sabin23]

----- I got rejected for the first time using the $5 coupon.

I was in a rush since the store was about to close, so I grabbed the only $4.99 game I could find (Psi-Ops) but the cashier rang it up and saw $0.00. She got all red in the face and then started reading the fine print... she told me since this was a "clearance" price, so the coupon is invalid.

No biggie though. I have one copy already and making a big scene would only increase the chances of BB cracking down on the $5 coupon... Ordinarily when I get any of these "free" games, I buy something else with it (like GTA: SA) and I never get hassled.

----- Earlier in the day at another BB, I picked up Champions of Norrath for $10... The coupon didn't lower it to $9.99... but the manager came over and typed in her password and whala! $9.99.

[shrike4242]

This coupon is great!! Picked up Star Ocean: Til the End of Time today for $9.99!

No hassle at all, the cashier just scanned it in and it was applied automatically.

I didn't see a whole lot else to tempt me, although I was debating Katamari Damacy for $15, but in the end I didn't get it because that's not really a "deal" since you can normally pick it up for that much with a GGC.

Anyway, thanks OP!!

Not everyone has the $5 off $19.99 or more GGC's anymore.

[darisma]

I also just got star ocean for $10 at bestbuy yesterday. I always go to this bestbuy in my neighborhood and they are ok with the coupon.

[clariste]

Good ole eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31411&item=5589372508&rd=1

[Strider Turbulence]

Good ole eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31411&item=5589372508&rd=1


:-#

[CoffeeEdge]

Good ole eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31411&item=5589372508&rd=1
Holy...I almost want to message the bidders and tell them where to get this coupon.

[shrike4242]

Good ole eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31411&item=5589372508&rd=1

Time for eBay to take a closer look at them.

[Wario64]

Good ole eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31411&item=5589372508&rd=1

this isn't good. i remember when people started ebaying copies of free hollywood video rental coupons and HV cracked down. i hope best buy doesnt do the same

[clariste]

this isn't good. i remember when people started ebaying copies of free hollywood video rental coupons and HV cracked down. i hope best buy doesnt do the same

One of the auctions on there just says the seller will send a digital copy and the buyer can make as many copies as they see fit.....for only a $.99 fee. Indeed, this could spell trouble.

[shrike4242]

One of the auctions on there just says the seller will send a digital copy and the buyer can make as many copies as they see fit.....for only a $.99 fee. Indeed, this could spell trouble.

From the following eBay page about coupons:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/manufacturers-coupons.html


eBay permits the listing of valid coupons on its site, with some limitations. Please see ’Additional Information’ to learn more about what limits are placed on the sale of coupons. eBay is committed to working with the coupon industry to help ensure that eBay is not a venue for fraudulent coupon-related transactions and to providing its users with a safe place to trade.

Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:



Listing cancellation
Limits on account privileges
Account suspension
Additional Information
The following limits are placed on the sale of coupons on eBay:


Expired Coupons: The sale of recently expired coupons is not permitted on eBay, as such coupons serve no valid purpose and could be used in a fraudulent manner. Collectible coupons that clearly cannot be redeemed may be permitted.
Electronic "scanned" coupons: All coupons sold through eBay must be physically delivered to the buyer, and may not be delivered by electronic means for home printing. Further, to reduce the potential for coupon abuse, eBay asks that sellers refrain from placing clear, unaltered scans of coupons in their listings that could be copied, printed and redeemed in stores. The sale of scanned or photocopied coupons may violate federal copyright laws, and sellers of such unlawful items could face prosecution under federal law. eBay will not tolerate such transactions through its site.
Bulk coupon sales: Bulk coupon listings are defined as listings that contain more than 20 coupons for the same item, or more than 100 total coupons. If it is unclear how many coupons are offered, the listing will be considered in violation. Coupon inserts (packets of coupons typically found in newspapers) are limited to a maximum of 5 per listing, unless the seller indicates in the listing that the quantity of coupons for sale is under 100 total coupons.
Coupons for "free" products: Coupons for free products, with no purchase required, are limited to two per listing. Internet home printed coupons are also limited to 2 per listing.
Why does eBay have this policy?
eBay is often asked whether manufacturers' coupons, such as coupons from newspapers, booklets, mailings or magazine circulars, can be sold on its site. Generally, many coupons are issued without any valid restrictions on transfer or sale, and can be listed on eBay.

However, some coupons contain terms that explicitly forbid their transfer or sale. eBay urges sellers to read the terms on all coupons carefully before listing, and to respect the intentions of the coupon issuer by refraining from selling coupons contrary to their specific terms. eBay itself will not enforce non-transferability clauses printed on coupons, and has no information on whether the issuers of these coupons may legally enforce limitations printed on the coupons.

Since eBay does not possess the coupons or have knowledge of the coupons' terms or circumstances surrounding the issuance of those coupons, coupon sellers are encouraged to consult with the manufacturers and legal counsel before listing coupons that explicitly forbid transfer or sale on eBay. Sellers may not avoid potential issues with coupon issuers by claiming to price the value of the labor involved in clipping the coupons, rather than the coupons themselves. Under eBay rules, the coupons themselves will be treated as the item of value being sold. Buyers should also note that retailers might decline to accept coupons that have been obtained in a manner that violates the printed terms on the coupon.

eBay supports the efforts of manufacturers and retailers around the world to reduce fraud in the coupon industry, including coupon counterfeiting and redemption fraud.

[clariste]

From the following eBay page about coupons:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/manufacturers-coupons.html

Looks like someone's in trouble.

[Richard18]

THESE COUPONS ARE FREE. YOUR BID IS FOR MY TIME TO LOCATE/FIND AND CUT/CLIP THESE COUPONS/CERTIFICATES.

LOL

[Pookymeister]

Seems like a bit of a hassle to me. .37 for stamp, .03 for envelope, .30 for ebay listing, .30 for paypal fee, .10 for final listing fee, and they only go for .10 cents plus 2 bux shipping. Person only makes a buck at most per auction at risk of violating some laws.

[shrike4242]

Looks like someone's in trouble.

Indeed they are. It's questionable from about three different angles, so let eBay decide if they're breaking the regs.

[fatmanforlife99]

that is kind of stupid if your going to sell the cupons at least be the real ones not just sent through e-mail. i think this is very stupid on the part of the seller

[Masterkyo]

Darn! Some moron Selling (5) copies of $5 off PS2/PSP coupon for $00.01 + $1.99 shipping = $2.00 - $0.37 Stamp =$1.63.

I feel sorry for whoever bought this coupon! :(

[ajumbaje]

this might have happened with quite a few people, but i just went up to a manager at cc and i talked to him about price match, which theyve done for ages, b had national trasure for 19, but it was still at cc for 25, so i price matched and they also let me use the 5 dollars off coupon from bb also, so i got national treasure for 15, pretty sweet

where i live, cc and bb are across the street from each other, but at the same time, i got the logitech psp home theater speakers for 50 at cc, and they are awesome, i suggest you buy them if you have a psp, great for watching movies

[clariste]

Nice pull, considering the coupon isn't even valid on the PSP movies.

[GizmoGC]

Ok...This belongs in the 'Deal/Shopping Discussion' forum as this is not really a 'deal'.

[wampa8jedi]

You get my vote of CAG of the year. :applause:


Thanks shrike--coming from you, that's quite a compliment :) I'm just glad I've finally found a really awesome deal and have been able to give back to the community...


On another note, I just used my 21st $5 off coupon today--picked up a free copy of Tomb Raider for my collection while I was in the Northern VA area... it was buried behind some random trash. The moral? Sometimes ya gotta dig for the deals :D

I've also given my girlfriend a copy of the coupon, and told her to pick me up something for free if she's ever in her Best Buy... ;)

[Warner1281]

FYI- Today I was rejected at my local Best Buy from using the $5 coupon off a $4.99 game (NBA Live 2004). Anyways, here's how the conversation went.

Cashier (Barbara): I'm sorry, I don't think we're accepting that coupon anymore.
Me: Excuse me?
Barbara: Yeah, I think I heard the managers saying we aren't taking that coupon anymore.
Me: Oh really, why's that?
Barbara: Apparently people have been printing them off of the web and bringing them in, but they don't have the price limitation of $19.99 and up that the original had.
Me: Ummmmm... are you sure about that? Cause this is the original that I picked up back in March when the PSP came out and it never said anything about a price limitation.
Barbara: Let me talk to the manager real quick.
ME: mmmm kay (*thinking fuck, now I'm getting black listed... bye bye best buy)

Barbara explains situation to dude manager. DUde manager says he doesn't know, let me go talk to my manager. Now I'm realling thinking this is fucked up. Just say no and I'll leave. It's a stupid game anyways, lol.

While dude manager is gone, me and Barbara start chatting it up about the coupon. Basically, I explained a few common sense things that she had no answer to, but still didn't want to honor the coupon. Told her that even if someone were to scan it into their computer and erase something on there that said only for games 19.99 and up, the barcode would still be the same as the original coupon. Therefore, even if the wording on the coupon said, use this coupon to buy every game in stock for free everyday, forever, when scanned into the computer, it wouldn't work cause the computer knows it's $5 off. It also knows if there are limitations. For example, I believe the GGC has a limitation of 19.99 and up. So if I tried to use it on this 4.99 game it would say screw you. However, this coupon does not. She says, "I dunno, maybe they changed the barcode too." To which I responded that even if someone knew how to change all those random lines into something comprehendable, it wouldn't matter because it's not inputted into the Best Buy computers. Therefore, the computer would just say, what the fuck is that thing? Granted, you could manually override it, but in this case, you're not. You're scanning it in and it's accepting it. And she says, "Well, I don't know, but the game is 4.99 and the coupon is for $5 so I can't do it anyways." "But ma'am, you can. It will only credit me 4.99 and print out the receipt and we can all go on with our merry lives. I promise you it will not tell you to give me a penny." She tells me she'll go get the manager since he's taking forever.

As she walks away, I see the manager making a photocopy of the coupon, hands it to some other dude (probably the other manager) and then comes over. He tells me that (1) the original coupon was actually only about half the size of the one I was turning in (I was using the full page one), (2) It did have a price limitation of 19.99 on it, and (3) I couldn't use it for a 4.99 game anyways, since 5 is not 4.99. Told him that while the original may have been half of a page, this is the coupon that I picked up in March for the PSP release. Therefore, if it was smaller and had a limitation on it, that is not what Best Buy gave to me. I then repeated everything I told Barbara to him. After he repeated that this wasn't the original, I asked him to see an original. He told me that he did not have an original as they weren't handing them out anymore. It was at this point that Barbara interjected and said she would search the registers to see if anyone else had handed one in today. She found one which looked to be one from a six-sheet (although of horrible quality). After looking it over we all saw that the wording was exactly the same as mine.

At this point it was obvious that I wasn't getting my game and making a scene would only get me black-listed or something, so I simply told them thank you for explaining the situation, sorry for any trouble, and I left (without the game or the coupon).


So what should I/we think of this? Has anyone heard this excuse before? If so, perhaps something is being issued by Corporate saying not to accept it. If not, then my BB is just full of shit and I'll take a couple months hiatus from them (they're all out except for NBA Live 2004 anyways). Should I write to complain to corporate, just the head manager of that store, or nobody cause it'll only make things worse? And who's bringing in the freakin 6-sheet coupons to the Best Buy in El Cajon, CA??? Any other comments/suggestions? Sorry this was so long.

-Nick

PS- You can buy penny guides from them no problem. Just let them know that's the price that they're advertised for online.

[hiccupleftovers]

Warner1281, that post of yours makes me think that the shit has finally hit the fan. Probably too many people (or just people that don't know how to do it inconspicuously) might have messed up the whole coupon. But before I am willing to give up on this coupon, I think I'll wait for some other confirmation that the jig is up ont he coupon, but I really can't think as to why they would do it now.

My rule of thumb with this coupon (and in generall with Best Buy Corporation) is that I try to do the transaction as inconspicous as I can. I do this by buying another game along with it, buying some movie, buying a drink, anything that'll sort of get there attention of the matter. I try to go to friendly cashier or ones that I know were checking me out in past exchanges. Generally the women tend to be the ones that are easier to deal with since they don't care about v-games or electronics or much of what BB sells in particualar. I use the big coupon (the one that was said to have been like the original), I don't go with the six sheet or any of the other ones since I don't want to fucked while at BB with them.

And my number one rule when it comes to BB is that if you have multiple BBs in your area, or at least more than one, is to try and revolve between stores as much as possible. Go one week to one store and another week to another. If you dod it this way than it's less suspicious.

[lord_ebonstone]

DEVIL CUSTOMERS.

(fuck you, no-full-caps).

[Kaijufan]

I was going to use the coupon for the first time today on X-Men legends, but they were sold out of the Xbox version. However, my friend that works at BB checked the computer and told me that they were going to get more on Friday. :)

[Roufuss]

I was going to use the coupon for the first time today on X-Men legends, but they were sold out of the Xbox version. However, my friend that works at BB checked the computer and told me that they were going to get more on Friday. :)

It wouldn't work on the Xbox version anyways...

[hiccupleftovers]

It wouldn't work on the Xbox version anyways...

You beat me to it.

[organicow]

I was going to use the coupon for the first time today on X-Men legends, but they were sold out of the Xbox version. However, my friend that works at BB checked the computer and told me that they were going to get more on Friday. :)
*points to title of thread...*

[rebenns]

It really pisses me off when a good thing is ruined by a bunch of greedy a-holes. I bet that many stores don't except them because people tried to get 20 free copies of Tomb Raider, or something like that. That's usually how it happens. The Target raincheck substitution was ended because people were getting 20 rainchecks when they had a sale on Madden. They had that policy for nearly 20 years, then a few people ruin it for everybody.

[lord_ebonstone]

It really pisses me off when a good thing is ruined by a bunch of greedy a-holes. I bet that many stores don't except them because people tried to get 20 free copies of Tomb Raider, or something like that. That's usually how it happens. The Target raincheck substitution was ended because people were getting 20 rainchecks when they had a sale on Madden. They had that policy for nearly 20 years, then a few people ruin it for everybody.
Circuit City $5 clearance, anyone?

Employees related horror stories of fatass 30-somethings walking out with literally CARTLOADS of titles.

People like that need to be sterilized.

[soulwish2003]

Yep, snagged today picking up a PS2 Greatest Hits game... was told that people are making copies of the coupon and they can not take them any longer.

And on an even brighter note, the folks at the GameRush I shop at all know about this site - a customer told them about it! They know about the fine art of flipping, buying 10 games for $25 and returning them at other stores... the whole thing. Pretty funny...



FYI- Today I was rejected at my local Best Buy from using the $5 coupon off a $4.99 game (NBA Live 2004). Anyways, here's how the conversation went.

Cashier (Barbara): I'm sorry, I don't think we're accepting that coupon anymore.
Me: Excuse me?
Barbara: Yeah, I think I heard the managers saying we aren't taking that coupon anymore.
Me: Oh really, why's that?
Barbara: Apparently people have been printing them off of the web and bringing them in, but they don't have the price limitation of $19.99 and up that the original had.
Me: Ummmmm... are you sure about that? Cause this is the original that I picked up back in March when the PSP came out and it never said anything about a price limitation.
Barbara: Let me talk to the manager real quick.
ME: mmmm kay (*thinking fuck, now I'm getting black listed... bye bye best buy)

Barbara explains situation to dude manager. DUde manager says he doesn't know, let me go talk to my manager. Now I'm realling thinking this is fucked up. Just say no and I'll leave. It's a stupid game anyways, lol.

While dude manager is gone, me and Barbara start chatting it up about the coupon. Basically, I explained a few common sense things that she had no answer to, but still didn't want to honor the coupon. Told her that even if someone were to scan it into their computer and erase something on there that said only for games 19.99 and up, the barcode would still be the same as the original coupon. Therefore, even if the wording on the coupon said, use this coupon to buy every game in stock for free everyday, forever, when scanned into the computer, it wouldn't work cause the computer knows it's $5 off. It also knows if there are limitations. For example, I believe the GGC has a limitation of 19.99 and up. So if I tried to use it on this 4.99 game it would say screw you. However, this coupon does not. She says, "I dunno, maybe they changed the barcode too." To which I responded that even if someone knew how to change all those random lines into something comprehendable, it wouldn't matter because it's not inputted into the Best Buy computers. Therefore, the computer would just say, what the fuck is that thing? Granted, you could manually override it, but in this case, you're not. You're scanning it in and it's accepting it. And she says, "Well, I don't know, but the game is 4.99 and the coupon is for $5 so I can't do it anyways." "But ma'am, you can. It will only credit me 4.99 and print out the receipt and we can all go on with our merry lives. I promise you it will not tell you to give me a penny." She tells me she'll go get the manager since he's taking forever.

As she walks away, I see the manager making a photocopy of the coupon, hands it to some other dude (probably the other manager) and then comes over. He tells me that (1) the original coupon was actually only about half the size of the one I was turning in (I was using the full page one), (2) It did have a price limitation of 19.99 on it, and (3) I couldn't use it for a 4.99 game anyways, since 5 is not 4.99. Told him that while the original may have been half of a page, this is the coupon that I picked up in March for the PSP release. Therefore, if it was smaller and had a limitation on it, that is not what Best Buy gave to me. I then repeated everything I told Barbara to him. After he repeated that this wasn't the original, I asked him to see an original. He told me that he did not have an original as they weren't handing them out anymore. It was at this point that Barbara interjected and said she would search the registers to see if anyone else had handed one in today. She found one which looked to be one from a six-sheet (although of horrible quality). After looking it over we all saw that the wording was exactly the same as mine.

At this point it was obvious that I wasn't getting my game and making a scene would only get me black-listed or something, so I simply told them thank you for explaining the situation, sorry for any trouble, and I left (without the game or the coupon).


So what should I/we think of this? Has anyone heard this excuse before? If so, perhaps something is being issued by Corporate saying not to accept it. If not, then my BB is just full of shit and I'll take a couple months hiatus from them (they're all out except for NBA Live 2004 anyways). Should I write to complain to corporate, just the head manager of that store, or nobody cause it'll only make things worse? And who's bringing in the freakin 6-sheet coupons to the Best Buy in El Cajon, CA??? Any other comments/suggestions? Sorry this was so long.

-Nick

PS- You can buy penny guides from them no problem. Just let them know that's the price that they're advertised for online.

[lord_ebonstone]

Well fuck. I wanted a $10 Star Ocean 3.

[Kaijufan]

It wouldn't work on the Xbox version anyways...
You guys know what I mean. :)

[clariste]

It's over...

[lordopus99]

best buy is a smart enough company to realize when they are being taken advantage of. Unfortunetly because people used it to get free games, the deal is done for us all. Hopefully, I can still use it in my area.

[SuprTnr2]

It doesent work at all stores now? Or is it just YMMV?

[clariste]

My local BB is out of 4.99 games, so I have no reason to see if it still works there. Bleh.

[Roufuss]

best buy is a smart enough company to realize when they are being taken advantage of. Unfortunetly because people used it to get free games, the deal is done for us all. Hopefully, I can still use it in my area.

I don't think that's the problem at all.

I never had one problem getting a 4.99 game for free, and I never had a problem getting $5 dollars off any purchase, until the coupon had a problem going through for the Spider-Man 2 on sale.

I think it's because of people abusing it (though I'm not seeing how... maybe getting 5 free games at once?), and now the rampant Ebay sales of the coupon... this was bound and determined to happen sooner or later, and I'm surprised it took until June for Best Buy to figure out what the hell was going on.

But don't just blame it solely on the people getting free games.

[Fire]

Aww shit...the jig is up. Such an awesome coupon. But I guess it was bound to happen. It happens from one deal site to the next. The idiots get a hold of a good deal and ruin it for us all. Idiots meaning hoarders, ebayers, etc. I'm amazed it lasted this long, from March till now. Hopefully the coupon will still be good at some places for $9.99 games (those were the main ones I used it on as I couldn't find too many $4.99 games) and even as a substitition for a GGC.

[YoshiFan1]

I still have a few coupons that were handed out a Best Buy, and if they stop honoring it, I don't even think they will honor an original coupon. Corporate won't even care. I had a coupon for $5 off any Interact accessory coupon from a Best Buy coupon booklet and the manager wouldn't let me get a GBA case for $2.99. I complained to corporate and their answer was that MANUFACTURER'S coupons usually have restrictions (it was a Best Buy issued coupon!) and the manager's decision was final.

[hbk12345]

I don't think this coupon works in any of the Best Buys around the bay area. I have been to three different BBs here and the coupon never worked for me automatically. The only way to get it to work is having a manager to do an override (so getting those free games will be next to impossible).

[Fire]

I don't think this coupon works in any of the Best Buys around the bay area. I have been to three different BBs here and the coupon never worked for me automatically. The only way to get it to work is having a manager to do an override (so getting those free games will be next to impossible).

I only had to have them override the computer 3 times. But on the other 3 times it went through and was fine. The last time I used a coupon was last Sunday and it went right through, all the cashier had to do was a total and then hit yes to allow the deals to go through (I was also buying a DS with the current promo).

[Sway]

It's sad to see these coupons being rejected now. They were enough of an incentive to buy $19.99 games like Katmari Damacy and Def Jam Fight for NY for only $15.

[Sk8erlink7]

Darn, and I was just about to use this deal for the first time tomorrow. I guess I can always just try and see if it works.

[enlightenedgamer]

The coupon just worked fine in Modesto, CA. Got a $10 game for $5. I bought two GGCs with it ($10 on each) to lay the groundwork for some DS games soon.

[SuprTnr2]

I'm going to sound like an idiot, what's a GGC?

EDIT: Duh, Gamer Gift Card, I can be an idiot sometimes....

[abilyk]

It's quite possible that this coupon "cancellation" is only per district/region/whatever. Before getting worked up about it I'm going to see what happens at my local store. I used a coupon on Sunday no problem. It sucks for those of you that have been turned down, but I think there's a good chance that some of us may be in the clear.

[Warner1281]

It's quite possible that this coupon "cancellation" is only per district/region/whatever. Before getting worked up about it I'm going to see what happens at my local store. I used a coupon on Sunday no problem. It sucks for those of you that have been turned down, but I think there's a good chance that some of us may be in the clear.

I second this. I'm going to try another BB in my area tomorrow and see what happens. Most likely this only one or 2 BB being full of shit. However, I think that the people in these areas should probably cool it with the coupon for a while and maybe things will blow over. We'll see.

[io]

Yeah, unless this all came down nation-wide just today (Tues), it is a YMMV. I used it to get Star Ocean for $10 on Monday evening. I guess we'll find out in the AM if others can still use it. There wasn't anything else I wanted to get now anyway, but it sure would be nice to get future $15 sale games (like Star Ocean) for $10, so I had definitely hoped it ran till Dec 31st as advertised (though that was probably a pretty stupid move on Best Buy's part - why make the thing last so long?).

[neudog]

I got Astro Boy (PS2) free in Jackson, Tn. with the coupon w/ no problems about a week ago. Also I used it to get Xmen Legends for 9.99 plus I got the "making of" dvd free in Clarksville, Tn, but the computer rang the coupon up as 0.00, so the cashier manually entered the discount. Best Buy's coupon scanning process might be another factor in this deal not working for many. The coupon is scanned prior to the item being purchased. When I got Astro Boy the coupon was scanned after the game. Don't give up on the coupon until you have tried this.

happy gaming

[wampa8jedi]

I wonder what's up--this worked perfectly fine for me yesterday (Tuesday) at a Best Buy... no hassles, no nothing.

[wampa8jedi]

I second this. I'm going to try another BB in my area tomorrow and see what happens. Most likely this only one or 2 BB being full of shit. However, I think that the people in these areas should probably cool it with the coupon for a while and maybe things will blow over. We'll see.

I agree--it was probably just a freak incident; this deal has been somewhat finicky since the beginning just because of the nature of it (ie, free games). And I especially agree that some people need to back off... walking out with five or six free games at a time is only going to draw attention and get this thing shut down.

I've personally seen no evidence that this deal has changed in the slightest :)

[sallyballs]

I used a coupon last night to get Astro Boy for free last night. I also grabbed a $5 NCAA Football 2005 for the Cube and some DVDs I wanted. The guy at the register scanned the coupon first then everything else and I was on my way, no hassles. Thats the important part and may save a bunch of headache, have the cashier scan the coupon FIRST, then all the other games, DVDs, etc, the register will do the rest.

[CoffeeEdge]

It's not over yet. :) This sounds very YMMV...in fact, I'm leaning to the side that believes that Warner's problem was a freak incident.

Although, just in case, I'm gonna go use it a few more times real quick (on VF4Evo, Midway Arcade Treasures, Robotech Invasion, and Stuntman, I think), just incase it ever is killed nation-wide.

[Masterkyo]

Yeap, CC did pricematch with BB $5 off coupon plus extra $0.50. Also, few CC stores don't take it. :)

[dalearnhardt jr]

i got tomb raider free monday no problems hopefully my best buy still takes them and it probably was just a freak accident

[Quackzilla]

Does it work on UMD Video movies?

[fatmanforlife99]

no it only works on PSP and PS2 video games

[Quackzilla]

no it only works on PSP and PS2 video games

Shit.

[fatmanforlife99]

i picked up two free games at Best Buy but the whole store was revamped and all the emploees were young it was freaky

[hiccupleftovers]

It's not over yet. :) This sounds very YMMV...in fact, I'm leaning to the side that believes that Warner's problem was a freak incident.

Although, just in case, I'm gonna go use it a few more times real quick (on VF4Evo, Midway Arcade Treasures, Robotech Invasion, and Stuntman, I think), just incase it ever is killed nation-wide.

Yaeh, in light of recent events and news. I'm going to try to make it out to a couple BBs to get some stuff, but the earliest I can go is maybe Saturday. Aargh. If anyone has gone today, please post if it worked.

[soonerdoc]

got astro boy this am using coupon

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I was wondering if anyone had picked up World Tour Soccer 2005? If so, would anyone be willing to sell it to me? Or would someone be willing to pick one up for me near their best buy? Unfortunately my best buy doesn't have any more copies, and I really want this game.

[shrike4242]

Yaeh, in light of recent events and news. I'm going to try to make it out to a couple BBs to get some stuff, but the earliest I can go is maybe Saturday. Aargh. If anyone has gone today, please post if it worked.

Thankfully, most of the games that are either free or $5 AC don't have massive trade-in value, save Astro Boy and March Madness 2005, the folks that want tons of trade-in credit aren't jumping on this coupon, which is probably why it's still alive.

XIII, which was free AC, trades in for $7.50 at FYE. Hunter: The Reckoning - Wayward, which was $4.99 AC, also trades in for $7.50 @ FYE. Not worth a lot of hassle, as FYE isn't next door to me and like 15 minutes from my place.

[dalearnhardt jr]

im going to try to pickup a free game tommorrow. ill post if it works.

[Roufuss]

Thankfully, most of the games that are either free or $5 AC don't have massive trade-in value, save Astro Boy and March Madness 2005, the folks that want tons of trade-in credit aren't jumping on this coupon, which is probably why it's still alive.


Unless you have a Gamerush in your city, then all the games have massive trade-in credit essentially.

[shrike4242]

Unless you have a Gamerush in your city, then all the games have massive trade-in credit essentially.

Which I don't.

Massive trade-in credit would be the $20 for March Madness 2005 or $18 for Astro Boy.

$7.50 from a $5 game wouldn't be what I call "massive". $7.50 from a free game isn't "massive", though it's pure credit profit.

[Red Hedgehog]

I went to Best Buy to use a $5 off coupon for the first time today. The short is: they honored the coupon, but it was a slight hassle.

I was using one of the coupon from the 6-coupon sheet. I picked up 3 GGCs (to put $5 on each), Donkey Kong 3 e-Reader card ($0.99), and Champions of Norrath ($15). I went up to the register, told the woman that I wanted to put $5 on each gift card, which she did. I then said "And I'm getting these games and have a coupon for this one" and showed her the coupon.

She scanned the coupon and then the two games, and then stared at the register screen because the coupon was coming up as $0.00 and no discount was being taken from the game. She took the coupon and read it carefully. Seeing nothing wrong with it, she re-wrung up everything, this time doing the coupon before the GGCs. The coupon still came up as $0 with no discount for the game. She read the coupon carefully again and, seeing no reason why it shouldn't work, she went to talk to her manager.

She came back and said the manager told her to just manually take $5 off the game. She did this, realized she needed a password, and went to get her manager again. The manager came over, etnered the password, and then she finally finished ringing me up, but had to use a special receipt form because of the manual $5 off.

So, I eventually got my Champions of Norrath for $10, but it wasn't easy.

[mcgavin27]

I went to Best Buy to use a $5 off coupon for the first time today. The short is: they honored the coupon, but it was a slight hassle.

I was using one of the coupon from the 6-coupon sheet. I picked up 3 GGCs (to put $5 on each), Donkey Kong 3 e-Reader card ($0.99), and Champions of Norrath ($15). I went up to the register, told the woman that I wanted to put $5 on each gift card, which she did. I then said "And I'm getting these games and have a coupon for this one" and showed her the coupon.

She scanned the coupon and then the two games, and then stared at the register screen because the coupon was coming up as $0.00 and no discount was being taken from the game. She took the coupon and read it carefully. Seeing nothing wrong with it, she re-wrung up everything, this time doing the coupon before the GGCs. The coupon still came up as $0 with no discount for the game. She read the coupon carefully again and, seeing no reason why it shouldn't work, she went to talk to her manager.

She came back and said the manager told her to just manually take $5 off the game. She did this, realized she needed a password, and went to get her manager again. The manager came over, etnered the password, and then she finally finished ringing me up, but had to use a special receipt form because of the manual $5 off.

So, I eventually got my Champions of Norrath for $10, but it wasn't easy.

it is because it is on sale, i used this coupon on Norrath too, and the same thing happened. The manager came over and manually overrided (overrid maybe) it.

[CoffeeEdge]

Hmm...I think I'll go in tomorrow to try VF4Evo for $5, and then get the $5 Pricegrabber rebate, making it free. :D

[Warner1281]

Well, after my little incident yesterday afternoon, I wasn't too sure what to expect from a different BB today. Went in and found a $5 game along with a penny guide. Took them up to the register and she rang it up just fine, no problems, no comments. So rather than a nation/region/citywide problem, it's most likely just one or two BB getting really abused and seeing all sorts of different sizes of the same coupon. So all is good... for now.

On a similar note, perhaps it would be a good idea to try and coordinate things so that everyone who goes to a particular best buy should use the same size coupon. Might be kinda hard to coordinate this but if it could be done, it might prevent some if these hassles.

[Sk8erlink7]

Anybody here know if the new Best Buy in Lubbock, TX is having any problems with this coupon? I'm heading down there for a trip tomorrow, and that looks like the only time I will be able to use the coupon.

[Covnam]

Has anyone had a problem where they wouldn't take it because it says, "no copies"? It seems like that would be the most likely thing to come up if they don't want to take it.

Also, I noticed some people said they were picking up multiple games. Did you make more than one trip? Or did they actually take several coupons at once?

[Quackzilla]

Has anyone had a problem where they wouldn't take it because it says, "no copies"? It seems like that would be the most likely thing to come up if they don't want to take it.


Teechnically it's not a copy if you download it and print it.

It's an internet coupon.

[abilyk]

On a similar note, perhaps it would be a good idea to try and coordinate things so that everyone who goes to a particular best buy should use the same size coupon. Might be kinda hard to coordinate this but if it could be done, it might prevent some if these hassles.

I've got a stack of about 30 of these coupons, and I didn't print a single one. I got them from my local Best Buy. They had stacks for the taking on the PSP launch and for several weeks thereafter. Each coupon takes up the entire page. It's a copy, sure, but Best Buy copied them and gave them out -- that's what I tell every cashier who seemed like they might question the coupon and I've never been denied using it (well, I have been denied using more than one per transaction, but not denied flat out). It's possible that some Best Buys printed them out in a different size, but to seem legit in Springfield, MO, at least, I'd say to print them out page size.

[io]

Which I don't.

Massive trade-in credit would be the $20 for March Madness 2005 or $18 for Astro Boy.

$7.50 from a $5 game wouldn't be what I call "massive". $7.50 from a free game isn't "massive", though it's pure credit profit.

I think those are FYE prices, not GameRush (edit - I see from the VG ad thread that you have FYE credit so you are probably well aware those are FYE prices :) - you have the best place to trade games in - I have never been able to trade at any FYE's I've tried out - sure their new game prices suck, but it is hard to beat those FYE trade-in values). The credit at GR isn't "massive" but it is nice. I've heard Astro Boy gets $8. March Madness 2005 for PS2 and NCAA Football 2005 for GC get $12.50. I looked at 8 Best Buy's in the DC area and a few in Portland and didn't find ANY Astro Boy or March Madness (the latter I wanted actually to play!). The best I did on a free game at GR was $1.50 for Tomb Raider (+ the coupon for a free package of Red Baron frozen pizza slices which my wife picked up today). Besides Astro Boy and March Madness all the other "free" Best Buy games get you $1.50 at GR, so you aren't missing much by not having one Shrike. A note to anyone that doesn't know this - you can also trade in at most regular Blockbusters and get the same prices ($8 for Astro Boy, $12.50 for March Madness, etc).

The $10 games (which you get for $5 after coupon) are far worse - the best is Midway Arcade Treasures 1 which gets $7 at GR. BG&E gets $5, and most of the rest are $1.50-$3. They are only worth using if you are doing the preorder for $30 deal, or the trade 3 get any used for $5 deal, both of which end on the 20th.

[Mishimaryu]

I snatched X-men Legends for 10 bucks with this deal havn't played it though....

[Marty81]

She came back and said the manager told her to just manually take $5 off the game. She did this, realized she needed a password, and went to get her manager again. The manager came over, etnered the password, and then she finally finished ringing me up, but had to use a special receipt form because of the manual $5 off.

So, I eventually got my Champions of Norrath for $10, but it wasn't easy.

Almost exactly the same thing happened to me when I went to pick up Star Ocean today, including calling the Manager back over twice and everything. The funny thing is that I also picked up Beyond Good and Evil at the same time: We made 2 separate transactions with 2 separate coupons (they said only 1 coupon per transaction - whatever), and BGaE rang up as 9.99 and the coupon took it down to 4.99. Worked perfectly. Then Star Ocean gave the cashier problems. Maybe it's because it's on sale and we're not supposed to be able to use this coupon on on-sale games? Who knows. In any case, I got them both for 15 total, as I hoped to.

[shrike4242]

I think those are FYE prices, not GameRush (edit - I see from the VG ad thread that you have FYE credit so you are probably well aware those are FYE prices :) - you have the best place to trade games in - I have never been able to trade at any FYE's I've tried out - sure their new game prices suck, but it is hard to beat those FYE trade-in values). The credit at GR isn't "massive" but it is nice. I've heard Astro Boy gets $8. March Madness 2005 for PS2 and NCAA Football 2005 for GC get $12.50. I looked at 8 Best Buy's in the DC area and a few in Portland and didn't find ANY Astro Boy or March Madness (the latter I wanted actually to play!). The best I did on a free game at GR was $1.50 for Tomb Raider (+ the coupon for a free package of Red Baron frozen pizza slices which my wife picked up today). Besides Astro Boy and March Madness all the other "free" Best Buy games get you $1.50 at GR, so you aren't missing much by not having one Shrike. A note to anyone that doesn't know this - you can also trade in at most regular Blockbusters and get the same prices ($8 for Astro Boy, $12.50 for March Madness, etc).

The $10 games (which you get for $5 after coupon) are far worse - the best is Midway Arcade Treasures 1 which gets $7 at GR. BG&E gets $5, and most of the rest are $1.50-$3. They are only worth using if you are doing the preorder for $30 deal, or the trade 3 get any used for $5 deal, both of which end on the 20th.

Yes, I should've clarified that in my post, so my apologies for that, it was FYE that the credit for Astro Boy & March Madness were so high.

I'm only planning to pick up right out of the gate stuff from FYE, so that way, when it's $50 everywhere, it'll be worth blowing out $50 credit for a new title. GTA:SA would've been one, had I not managed to get it for about $21 @ BB between a slightly wonky PM and a $5 RZ cert.

[CoffeeEdge]

On a similar note, perhaps it would be a good idea to try and coordinate things so that everyone who goes to a particular best buy should use the same size coupon.

Hmm...much too complicated. Maybe we could all agree to use the 6-sheet (some people seem to have trouble with the 10-sheet)? That's what I always use.

[mcelfour]

Yes, I should've clarified that in my post, so my apologies for that, it was FYE that the credit for Astro Boy & March Madness were so high.

I'm only planning to pick up right out of the gate stuff from FYE, so that way, when it's $50 everywhere, it'll be worth blowing out $50 credit for a new title. GTA:SA would've been one, had I not managed to get it for about $21 @ BB between a slightly wonky PM and a $5 RZ cert.

I talked to a local FYE (Eau Claire, WI) and they said like $7.50 for Astroboy...I think I'll try taking it in tomorrow and talking them up. Or give the copy I got for free to a friend.

[Warner1281]

I talked to a local FYE (Eau Claire, WI) and they said like $7.50 for Astroboy...I think I'll try taking it in tomorrow and talking them up. Or give the copy I got for free to a friend.

Yeah, looks like they just updated their price. Astro boy is only worth 7.50 at FYE now. Hope everyone traded their's in (that was planning on doing so) already. Maybe now all the abusers will go away.

[Zenithian Legend]

lucked out and a BB near me had a restock on NBA Live 2004, so I picked it up for free

[io]

I talked to a local FYE (Eau Claire, WI) and they said like $7.50 for Astroboy...I think I'll try taking it in tomorrow and talking them up. Or give the copy I got for free to a friend.

Is there something wrong with $7.50 in FREE credit? :D Just because it went from outstanding profit to very good profit I wouldn't complain!

[Red Hedgehog]

Headed to a different Best Buy today since they had just gotten more X-Men Legends in stock (non-GH too!). Managed to pick it up for $10 with the coupon, just had to go through a manager being called over to manually lower the price by $5.

[wampa8jedi]

Stopped by my Best Buy hoping to find a copy of SO3, but it turned out they just got GH copies in stock, and the red box grosses me out ;)

Looks like people have also cleaned out the copies of Astro Boy at my BB... so I just used a coupon and picked up a copy of Front Mission 4 for $9.99 AC--not the best deal, but I've wanted a copy for awhile, and I've got a pile of Best Buy credit to use up.

[CoffeeEdge]

... so I just used a coupon and picked up a copy of Front Mission 4 for $9.99 AC--not the best deal, but I've wanted a copy for awhile, and I've got a pile of Best Buy credit to use up.
Make sure to get the Pricegrabber rebate for Front Mission. :) It's a hell of a deal for $5.

[takingchase]

can you get a 5 dollar rebate from pricegrabber if you got the game for free?

[uzumaki_star]

can you get a 5 dollar rebate from pricegrabber if you got the game for free?

YES!

[DarienW]

Just came back from the State College, PA Best Buy. When the cashier scanned the coupon for Tomb Raider, it said the SKU wasn't found...so apparently I can't use the coupon. Does anyone else have this problem? Is this why the manager was involved to manually override?

[swetooth9]

Stopped by my Best Buy hoping to find a copy of SO3, but it turned out they just got GH copies in stock, and the red box grosses me out ;)

Looks like people have also cleaned out the copies of Astro Boy at my BB... so I just used a coupon and picked up a copy of Front Mission 4 for $9.99 AC--not the best deal, but I've wanted a copy for awhile, and I've got a pile of Best Buy credit to use up.

yea, i looked at the GH SO3 and they put the 2 discs in the case, and they shrink wrap the manual to the outside of the case...ghetto

[wampa8jedi]

Just came back from the State College, PA Best Buy. When the cashier scanned the coupon for Tomb Raider, it said the SKU wasn't found...so apparently I can't use the coupon. Does anyone else have this problem? Is this why the manager was involved to manually override?


What size coupon where you using? Some people have had that problem with the really small ones...

[DarienW]

What size coupon where you using? Some people have had that problem with the really small ones...
I used the 6 coupons per sheet. I used to use the 10 per sheet and those worked fine. But then again, the SKU on those sizes should be the same, I don't really understand why the SKU isn't found.

[guessed]

I used a coupon tonight on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone complex to get it for $15. It scanned and worked fine. Also, the cashier was extremely competent. I had 3 transactions, and she understood what I was doing every step of the way and went through it very quickly. First, I bought a movie gift card. Then I used the movie gift card and the coupon on the back to get $2 off my purchase of Case Closed case 4 box (includes dvd 1.01 and dvd 4.01. Listed on DDD as CASE CLOSED-STARTER SET (LTO)(UC)) and Gatchaman collection 1, the latter of which qualified me to get a $5 gc with purchase. Then, I used the $5 gc, plus the PS2/PSP coupon to knock down the price of GitS:SAC (PS2) to $10.

The sticker price of the Case Closed set was $15.99, and the Gatchaman set was $22.99, so even after tax I saved a few bucks off of DDD's sale prices.

[takingchase]

I just went to my best buy today and they didnt have a single 5 dollar game. What a rip.

[hiccupleftovers]

I just went to my best buy today and they didnt have a single 5 dollar game. What a rip.

Umm...no wrong attitude dude. Stuff comes in stock and stuff goes out of stock like any other sale. Just depends on when you come in for it. Not their fault on this one (though I'd love it if it were BB's fault all the time).

[Backlash]

I just went to my best buy today and they didnt have a single 5 dollar game. What a rip.

Not getting free games isn't a rip. Charging $30 for a GH or something would be. I know you're disppointed, but you're thinking about it wrong.

[fitzcain]

Hey guessed.
How did you get a 5$ gift card from gatchaman collection? was it a combo with case closed or something? I looked all thru the insider mag they have, and didnt see anything for it. I been eyeing that gatchaman set everytime I go in, waiting for a reward certificate to show up, good purchase to begin with at 22.99.........but wouldnt mind getting it witha 5$ GC. I am also tempted by the DDD deal, its something like 18 after the 20%........
they should really put anime at best buy in three categories....1)normal priced, and 2) grossly overpriced, and 3) WTF? you got to be kidding me, nobody would be dumb enough to pay that much.............

[guessed]

Hey guessed.
How did you get a 5$ gift card from gatchaman collection? was it a combo with case closed or something? I looked all thru the insider mag they have, and didnt see anything for it. I been eyeing that gatchaman set everytime I go in, waiting for a reward certificate to show up, good purchase to begin with at 22.99.........but wouldnt mind getting it witha 5$ GC. I am also tempted by the DDD deal, its something like 18 after the 20%........
they should really put anime at best buy in three categories....1)normal priced, and 2) grossly overpriced, and 3) WTF? you got to be kidding me, nobody would be dumb enough to pay that much.............

There was a shelf tag that stated the gift card deal. I don't know the valid dates, yesterday may very well have been the last day. The only requirement was buying Gatchaman collection 1, nothing else. When I told the cashier about the shelf tag, she just grabbed a gc, put $5 on it, and deducted $5 from the price of the set (since the computer charged for the gc). If the deal is over, then buying from DDD would be better, of course.

And you left of a category from BB: loss leader/misprice. I've gotten a few insane anime deals there (I still wish the Hellsing set had panned out).

[fitzcain]

I dont know how I missed that deal, as I had looked it up online last week, and been in numerous BB stores. No shelf tag at any of mine that I saw.......Ah well, saves me just five bucks and thats the same basic price on DDD right now (just have to wait til they get more stock though) I'll keep my eye out just in case though.
I just went up there and didnt see anything on the gift cards, but DID fiind a stack of GGC with the 19.99 coupon (not the crappy 29.99 one) (gonna go back for a few I think) and saw the movie ones with the two dollar coupons for movies. (worth it i think only if you already got over 14.99 in movies in your hand ready to go)(is it a minimum of 2 totalling 14.99?) or could you use it on say just case closed boxed set for 15.99?)
(after looking at the box, it looks like a decent deal for the starter set.
Well, trip entirely wasnt wasted...prince of persia warrior within, just dropped from 39.95 to 29.95 so dropped another full pager coupon to get it for 24.99, and then a reward coupon brought it to 20.00 plus tax. When I brought the stuff up, I put down two games (never try a free game on its own, YMWS (your mileage will suck, and alarms go off JK) PoPWW and madden 2004 (4.99 tag called out to me as I walked by, had to grab it.) an put them down, before i had a chance to get my reward zone card out, and ask if I needed to do sepearately because of two coupons, one pager for each.......she said nope, scanned both, hit the look for deals button, and told me twenty plus tax......I was prepared for a no, just take the cheap one, and come right back through different line if need be, but it all went smooth.
Might have been instore only the gatchaman card thing......too bad, didnt want to wait on it, but DDD will hook me up I think.
Thanks

[fitzcain]

not to hijack the thread, but found also if anyone wants to see what "case closed" is like, its on toon at 530 am in the morning, the first three episodes (one from this set) are starting next wednesday, thurs, friday, 29,30 and 31st...........I'm gonna check those out before buying, just in case.....anime is tricky to find the good ones. older episodes are playing now til then.
wish I had a dvdrecorder, videotapes are so cumbersome to deal with.
thanks again guessed

[menchirox]

Found ESPN 2K4 at my local bestbuy for $4.99...free after coupon.

FYI: Gets $1.50 at Gamerush, $6.25 at my local FYE.

[sabin23]

Found ESPN 2K4 at my local bestbuy for $4.99...free after coupon.

FYI: Gets $1.50 at Gamerush, $6.25 at my local FYE.

Only problem with that logic is FYE marks up items at least $5-15 over most other stores (particularly dvds) and their game prices take a long time to drop ... so i only trade in to fye if i can get something that's on sale/rebate where the price is identical or cheaper then what i would pay at a local competitor.

[sabin23]

What exactly happens when BB blacklists you as a "devil customer?"

Whenever i use these $5 coupons (particularly whenever I get a "free" game), I usually try to buy something along with it and use cash, so it's harder for them to track my CAG purchases.

[YoshiFan1]

I don't think anything happens. Unless something has changed, Best Buy doesn't have a list of devil customers like Staples has a blacklist, it's just Best Buy took the whole term devil customer to apply to people who come in the store and only buy loss leaders, fill out mail in rebates, do too many returns etc.

[Simmen Stenil]

What exactly happens when BB blacklists you as a "devil customer?"

Whenever i use these $5 coupons (particularly whenever I get a "free" game), I usually try to buy something along with it and use cash, so it's harder for them to track my CAG purchases.

I've never really had any troubles with people at Best Buy; they're usually just shocked to see the price that I get. I doubt they'd bother to kick you out unless you caused a disruption, so if a cashier tells you that you can't get a game for free, just walk away quietly and come back to another cashier in a few minutes.

Not exactly an answer, I know, but preventing black-enlistment is better than dealing with it.

[evanft]

not to hijack the thread, but found also if anyone wants to see what "case closed" is like, its on toon at 530 am in the morning, the first three episodes (one from this set) are starting next wednesday, thurs, friday, 29,30 and 31st...........I'm gonna check those out before buying, just in case.....anime is tricky to find the good ones. older episodes are playing now til then.
wish I had a dvdrecorder, videotapes are so cumbersome to deal with.
thanks again guessed

You totally hijacked this thread. WTF?

[SkiDragon]

Just a suggestion.

Whoever is editing the master list at the beginning of this topic should add a date to the list of cheap games that would indicate when games dropped to that price. That would make it easier to see if any games have been recently lowered in price.

Thanks.

[bluetoast]

By the way, I received $6.50 for XIII at FYE...so, thanks!

[wampa8jedi]

Just a suggestion.

Whoever is editing the master list at the beginning of this topic should add a date to the list of cheap games that would indicate when games dropped to that price. That would make it easier to see if any games have been recently lowered in price.

Thanks.

SkiDragon--Thanks for the suggestion :) In the future, I was already planning to mark all new entries with an asterisk (*) so that you'll know if anything has been recently added to the list.

[Rabidmuskrat]

I am now kicking myself repeatedly for not checking out CAG more often lately. I haven't had any money whatsoever to spend on games, even cheap ones. Now I'm seeing I could have been getting them for free. :P

[darkwingduck13]

Used the coupon this morning and got Astro Boy for free. :)

Thanks for this thread, folks! :D

[wampa8jedi]

I am now kicking myself repeatedly for not checking out CAG more often lately. I haven't had any money whatsoever to spend on games, even cheap ones. Now I'm seeing I could have been getting them for free. :P


Welcome to one of the coolest deals out there.... you can actually make money off it, if you combine the info in this thread with the $5 PriceGrabber stuff :)

[Rabidmuskrat]

I'm not sure if I should do the whole pricegrabber review things seeing as every review I write goes directly to the site in my sig and I shouldn't post to other places.

[darkwingduck13]

Went back this afternoon and picked up
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness for free with the coupon. :D

[wampa8jedi]

I'm not sure if I should do the whole pricegrabber review things seeing as every review I write goes directly to the site in my sig and I shouldn't post to other places.


I'd go ahead and do it--the PriceGrabber 'reviews' only need to be a sentence or two (30 word minimum) so you can just copy your highlight sentences and paste them over...

[PJV9126]

Was there today nothing good. I'm mad cause on Sat they had Beyond GOod and Evil for ten bucks but I didn't have this coupon So i went back tonight and it was gone

[rs2mastermind]

Is this coupon aloud to be used any BB location including Canada?

[wampa8jedi]

No idea about Canada--couldn't hurt to try though :)

[j-fever]

says on the coupon..

"Valid only at Best Buy stores in the USA."

so Canada gets the shaft...

[magius360]

These are all $9.99 unless noted that it has a different price.


XBOX GAMES
AMF Bowling 2004 - Xbox
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown - Xbox
Catwoman - Xbox
Conflict: Desert Storm Platinum Hits - Xbox
Corvette - Xbox
Crash 'N' Burn - Xbox ($4.99)
Crash Nitro Kart - Xbox
Driv3r - Xbox
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Platinum Hits - Xbox
Ford Racing 2 - Xbox
IHRA Drag Racing 2004 - Xbox
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 - Xbox
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Xbox
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - Xbox
Pinball Hall of Fame - Xbox
Starsky & Hutch - Xbox
Star Wars Starfighter Special Edition Platinum Hits - Xbox
The Hobbit - Xbox
Triple Play 2002 - Xbox
Yager - Xbox

PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES
Astro Boy - PlayStation 2 ($4.99 - Sold Out Online)
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown - PlayStation 2 (Sold Out Online)
Beyond Good & Evil - PlayStation 2
Cabela's Big Game Hunter Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2
Conflict: Desert Storm Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2
Corvette - PlayStation 2
Defender - PlayStation 2 (PS2)
Fisherman's Bass Club - PlayStation 2
Ford Racing 2 - PlayStation 2
Future Tactics: The Uprising - PlayStation 2
Hunter: The Reckoning -- Wayward - PlayStation 2
Jampack: Vol. 12 - PlayStation 2 ($7.99)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - PlayStation 2
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - PlayStation 2
Midway Arcade Treasures - PlayStation 2 (Sold Out Online)
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - PlayStation 2 (PS2)
NBA LIVE 2004 - PlayStation 2 ($4.99 - Sold Out Online)
Pinball Hall of Fame - PlayStation 2
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 - PlayStation 2 (PS2)
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown - PlayStation 2
Rocky - PlayStation 2 (PS2)
Smuggler's Run Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2
SpyHunter Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2
Starsky & Hutch - PlayStation 2
Strike Force Bowling - PlayStation 2
Stuntman Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2
Super Trucks Racing - PlayStation 2
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven - PlayStation 2 (Sold Out Online)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - PlayStation 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution Greatest Hits - PlayStation 2

GAMECUBE GAMES
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System - Nintendo GameCube
Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian - Nintendo GameCube ($4.99 - Sold Out Online)
TimeSplitters 2 (Player's Choice) - Nintendo GameCube (Sold Out Online)
Top Gun: Combat Zones - Nintendo GameCube ($4.99 - Sold Out Online)
NCAA Football 2005 - Nintendo GameCube ($4.99 - Sold Out Online)

PLAYSTATION GAMES
Disney's 101 Dalmations II: Patch's London Adventure - PlayStation
Ford Racing - PlayStation ($4.99)
Mortal Kombat Trilogy - PlayStation
Pac Man World - PlayStation (PS one)
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge - PlayStation (PS one)
Tarzan - PlayStation (PSX/PSOne)
The Land Before Time Big Water Adventure - PlayStation (PS one)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - PlayStation 1 (ps one)
Twisted Metal 4 - PlayStation (PSX/PSOne)




Does that help for a Master List of cheap games at Best Buy? I don't think my local store will take printed out coupons anymore.

[rs2mastermind]

ok.... the coupons and other stuff you put on this site are they only valid in the US? or are there exeptions?

[Warner1281]

Does that help for a Master List of cheap games at Best Buy? I don't think my local store will take printed out coupons anymore.

Unfortunately the only games that work for the coupon are PS2 and PSP games. XBOX and PS1 games won't work unless you get really lucky and get the cashier to doa manual override. Won't happen often though.

[hiccupleftovers]

Well I'm planing on going this weekend to pickup Hunter: The Reckoning, and maybe a couple other stuff with the coupon, so I'll report back if it's still working here.

[shrike4242]

Unfortunately the only games tha