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

[wampa8jedi]

Hey all,

I don't know if this has been discussed already, but Best Buy stores now have stacks of these coupons that give you $5 off the price of a PS2 or PSP game... "just like a GGC" you say. Well yes, that's true.... except that there is no minimum on what you're buying :D

Hence, they'll give you $5 games for FREE.

The coupons last till the end of the year, so you may want to hurry and grab a bundle of them--who knows how useful these could be over the coming months?

Hope this is useful for someone :)


Edit: The coupon is available at http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230&image=scan00011kr.jpg. All you have to do is print it out on an 8.5x11 piece of paper, and you're ready to roll (yes, the coupon will be huge, but it's supposed to be that way)... YES, the coupon is designed to nearly fill a piece of paper--that's the way the coupon is supposed to look, and you should have no trouble with it.

OR, you can print up a whole sheet of smaller ones (some people have reported having trouble with the really small ones, so you may want to try the sheet of six coupons instead), and just cut them out:

10 Coupons--

http://img192.echo.cx/my.php?image=scan00011krcleanedsheet1jw.png

6 Coupons--

http://img95.echo.cx/my.php?image=scan00011krcleanedsheet6x2rg.png

Special thanks to CoffeeEdge for making these sheets of smaller ones!


Also, a brand new coupon has surfaced--this is one is only good for PS2 games (not PSP games) but looks mildly more legit. It's available here:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=89

Speical thanks to froinlaven for pointing this out.


Cheap game list (prices are AFTER $5 coupon, and before tax) as of 5/30/05:

FREE:
Madden 2004
NBA Live 2004
March Madness 2005
Psi Ops
Astro Boy
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (comes with a ~free~ stuffed crust frozen pizza from Red Barron--credit goes to RelentlessRolento)
Agassi Tennis Generation
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
eJay Clubworld
EverQuest Online Adventures
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Freestyle: Metal X - PlayStation 2
Hot Wheels: World Race
Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge
NASCAR Dirt to Daytona
NCAA Football 2004
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
XIII

$4.99:
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown
Beyond Good & Evil
Cabela's Big Game Hunter Greatest Hits
Conflict: Desert Storm Greatest Hits
Corvette
Dark Angel
Defender
Fisherman's Bass Club
Ford Racing 2
Future Tactics: The Uprising
Hard Hitter Tennis
Hunter: The Reckoning -- Wayward
Kya: Dark Lineage
Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Magix Music Maker
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Midway Arcade Treasures
Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch
My Street
Onimusha 2
Pinball Hall of Fame
Primal
Pro Race Driver
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2
Ribbit King
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
Rocky
Smuggler's Run Greatest Hits
Sphinx And The Cursed Mummy
SpyHunter Greatest Hits
Starsky & Hutch
Strike Force Bowling
Stuntman Greatest Hits
Super Trucks Racing
Tak and the Power of Juju
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution Greatest Hits
WinBack: Covert Operations
World Tour Soccer 2005


MAJOR props to ToddlerTN for providing the foundation for this list, and to all the others who continue to contribute to it!!



PLEASE post game prices in this thread! This main list will be updated as time goes on.... thanks to all who have contributed!

[Arakias]

Thank you, I'll try and make it down to Bestbuy and see if I can get a hold of these.
Makes me feel like a devil customer though, I hope bestbuy doesnt mind...

[crystalklear64]

Sweet... This will be useful for those games like Ico that cost like $10. Gracious OP.

[maxflight]

I was at BB yesterday and I could not find the coupon anywhere within the PSP GamePRO Guide that was there. The employees couldn't either.

[wampa8jedi]

The copies of the coupon at my store are literally just black and white, 8 and a half by 11 pages with a giant coupon printed on them; I'll try to scan one in as soon as I get to my scanner, as you could probably just print them up and they'd work fine.


And yes, that means that all $5 games are free (literally), $10 games are $5 etc... This could be great later this year if games tank it down to $5 like they sometimes do....

[maxflight]

The copies of the coupon at my store are literally just black and white, 8 and a half by 11 pages with a giant coupon printed on them; I'll try to scan one in as soon as I get to my scanner, as you could probably just print them up and they'd work fine.


And yes, that means that all $5 games are free (literally), $10 games are $5 etc... This could be great later this year if games tank it down to $5 like they sometimes do....

the coupon seems pretty awesome, but I feel like bestbuy will get rid of it soon enough if it gets abused.

[wampa8jedi]

the coupon seems pretty awesome, but I feel like bestbuy will get rid of it soon enough if it gets abused.

In which case I'd rag on the manager, considering the coupon says it's good from "3/20/05-12/31/05" :P

[WAJedi]

As the OP said, the coupons are on 8X11 paper because the guide got screwed up. So if one person scanned it in, we could all easily have copies.

[hotwls13]

Somebody please post a good scan of this. This coupon could last us all year! No more searching for the GGC! Free jampacks for everyone!

[Ozzkev55]

sick man, you damn bet im abusing that, im getting some good dvds man, thanks

[drone8888]

My BB doesn't even carry the GGC anymore.
They say it's going to be discontinued, due to the abuse.
What a freaking joke.

As for the b&w coupon,....... haven't seen it.
Perhaps you are talking about the one with the PSP bundles listed on it.
????

:)

[Chacrana]

Dunno if anyone scanned the coupon yet, but:

www.freewebs.com/chacranajxyschool/scan0001.jpg

[masha]

My BB doesn't even carry the GGC anymore.
They say it's going to be discontinued, due to the abuse.
What a freaking joke.

:)

:rofl:They had to kep it behind the glass, so you can only look at it and can't use it....F*IDIOTS!

[Chacrana]

By the way, on the coupon it says "One coupon per household..." do they really enforce that crap? Like if I walk up to the counter with 2 or 3 of these $5 things, will they limit me to one?

[Ugamer_X]

By the way, on the coupon it says "One coupon per household..." do they really enforce that crap? Like if I walk up to the counter with 2 or 3 of these $5 things, will they limit me to one?
According to the OP, you can use one copy of the coupon on multiple copies of games...So, no need for more than one coupon at a time.

[simpsonps121]

Dunno if anyone scanned the coupon yet, but:

www.freewebs.com/chacranajxyschool/scan0001.jpg

Link does not work...

Matthew

[Chacrana]

Link does not work...

Matthew

Try copying and pasting the link. Just clicking on it didn't work for me either.

[Sofa King Cheap]

Link does not work...

Matthew

I had to copy and paste the URL into a new browser.

[Gotchaforce]

jampack still work at a couple of EBs?

[wampa8jedi]

About jampacks--I did this at the begining of last week (21st), when Volume 11 was still included in EBgames's PSP deal.


About multiple coupons, the cashier was fine letting me pick up four jampacks for free--they each had to be rung up multiple times though (ie, four receipts). I'm sure that some cashiers will give you a hard time, but just come back the next day and get somebody different--these things last for an entire year (well, almost), so there's gonna be plenty of opportunity to use (and abuse) them.

[Sofa King Cheap]

What's the exact dimensions of the coupon for resizing purposes?

[wampa8jedi]

I don't have exact measurements, but as long as you print that image up with a white border on an 8.5x11 page, you'll be fine; there's nothing scientific about these coupons--in fact, they're one of the most ghetto things I've ever seen at Best Buy :P

[Sofa King Cheap]

I don't have exact measurements, but as long as you print that image up with a white border on an 8.5x11 page, you'll be fine; there's nothing scientific about these coupons--in fact, they're one of the most ghetto things I've ever seen at Best Buy :P

Thanks. I take it we should print it vertically, then?

[wampa8jedi]

Thanks. I take it we should print it vertically, then?


Yeah, print it so that it takes up as much space on the page as possible (ie, if you're using the picture in this thread, just hit the print button and it'll be fine)...

[javeryh]

Lemme get this straight... you use this coupon to get free Jampack 11s and then go to EB and get $10 store credit for each of them? So in theory if you can do this 25 times you can get a free PSP?

[nwaugh]

Ha! Anybody know when Best Buy opens on Sunday? Their website leaves out Sunday hours for some bizarre reason.

[Chacrana]

Lemme get this straight... you use this coupon to get free Jampack 11s and then go to EB and get $10 store credit for each of them? So in theory if you can do this 25 times you can get a free PSP?

I don't think that you get $10 for each Jampack. You can, however, use them towards PSP games (like trade in 4 and get a $40 game)

[Chacrana]

Ha! Anybody know when Best Buy opens on Sunday? Their website leaves out Sunday hours for some bizarre reason.


I think it still opens at 10, but it's Easter today and I dunno if they're open or not today... I was going to stop by myself.

[nwaugh]

I think it still opens at 10, but it's Easter today and I dunno if they're open or not today... I was going to stop by myself.

Best Buy has no soul; they ought to be open.

[Chacrana]

Best Buy has no soul; they ought to be open.

just checked the ad... they're definitely closed today. Tomorrow shall be a brighter day for screwing over EBGames.

[theenforcer1]

^^
lmao. I was looking to get World Of Warcraft...this might work. So i go into best buy with this cupon and they just scan the cupon once and the jampack and bada bing free? well - sales tax. Then i could go to EB Games and trade them in for 10 bucks and bada bing WOW for the price of sales tax? thats pretty sweet. Any other deals like this because i want to get WoW for cheap....

[Chacrana]

^^
lmao. I was looking to get World Of Warcraft...this might work. So i go into best buy with this cupon and they just scan the cupon once and the jampack and bada bing free? well - sales tax. Then i could go to EB Games and trade them in for 10 bucks and bada bing WOW for the price of sales tax? thats pretty sweet. Any other deals like this because i want to get WoW for cheap....

Hold on, is the $10 you're getting the trade in price for the Jampack disc, or are you trading it in for a specific trade-in offer or something? I wanna know so I can get the most out of this thing that I can.

[Santurio]

Damnit.......I saw that damn coupon yesterday and didn't even bother picking it up!!

[The Mana Knight]

I'll have to take a look at that, because there is some games I've been wanting to get. Thanks though.

[dc snake]

Any chance this coupon would work online or is this b&m only?

[Sofa King Cheap]

Any chance this coupon would work online or is this b&m only?

B&M only.

On a side note, someone needs to merge these two similar topics.

[wampa8jedi]

Be careful with the Jampacks though, as Vol. 11 was placed on the POX in the middle of last week...

Still lots of cheap $5 games you can pick up now with this coupon (Onimusha 2, etc)...

[ryosnk]

Anyone from Chicago been able to locate this?

[Chacrana]

Anyone from Chicago been able to locate this?

Eh, I'm in Naperville and I got it... not that a suburb of Chicago really means anything. Just print out the coupon I scanned.

[Wank8734]

Has this been verified to work on multiple titles at once? So if I buy 3 Jampack vol 11 I can use it once for each? And also Can anyone verify that the Jampack vol 11 works for the EB trade in deal for PSP games?

[nintendokid]

To increase your chances of making the coupon work, go to a young female clerk. From my experience, guys tend to give you more crap, and who wouldn't wanna be served by a hottie! Hopefully, your BB hasn't been remodeled like ours, in which there's a line, then 8 counters, first open, first serve, kinda like a post office - you no longer get to choose which counter to go to. Influx of population over last five years, corporation had to adapt.

[Chacrana]

To increase your chances of making the coupon work, go to a young female clerk. From my experience, guys tend to give you more crap, and who wouldn't wanna be served by a hottie! Hopefully, your BB hasn't been remodeled like ours, in which there's a line, then 8 counters, first open, first serve, kinda like a post office - you no longer get to choose which counter to go to. Influx of population over last five years, corporation had to adapt.

What if she's ugly as hell though? Is it still worth it then?

[nintendokid]

Hey, an ugly girl will always be better than manly love! LOL!

Reminds me of....Dumb and Dumber.

Hey, 2 more hours before it's 2:15am (Seabass)

:p

[62t]

To increase your chances of making the coupon work, go to a young female clerk. From my experience, guys tend to give you more crap, and who wouldn't wanna be served by a hottie! Hopefully, your BB hasn't been remodeled like ours, in which there's a line, then 8 counters, first open, first serve, kinda like a post office - you no longer get to choose which counter to go to. Influx of population over last five years, corporation had to adapt.


From my expereince at BB and other store the guys are ususally the one that doesnt care.

[mentos888]

i've been reading the psp games for free topic on this site and they said repeatedly that jampack volume 11 doesn't work. it's pox

[wampa8jedi]

i've been reading the psp games for free topic on this site and they said repeatedly that jampack volume 11 doesn't work. it's pox

This is true--it was placed on the POX list the middle of last week, shortly after I traded mine in. It's still a free Jampack of course.... :p


I'm going to stop by my store in the next day or two and come up a with a list of all the $10 or less games that are now going to be very, very cheap with this coupon.

[mentos888]

thanks jedi dood, i tried searching for those cheap games on the best buy website and couldn't find any cheapee games, some i've seen for around 7.xx instore, i think. i guess i'll have to next time i go out in the meantime.

[nwaugh]

So I've got 25 JamPack 11s. EBGames doesn't want them. Any ideas on what to do with them? (Besides shoving them up my ass or returning them to the store)

[chrishicks]

how many people have successfully used a printed version of this yet? did they give you any hassle about it?

the reason I ask is because when I went to BB to buy some games on Fri. I asked for some coupons and was told that I could either save 5.00 on 1 game(I was buying 3) or I could get the 20.00 gift card. I took the GC since it was 20.00 > 5.00 but when I went back around to get another game they wouldn't let me get the discount without the coupon(this cashier said they were out and the coupon expired when they ran out).

[CaptPete]

25??? What posessed you to get that many of them? (Ok, so `free' is a pretty good motivator...)

EB will probably give you $1 or so in trade-in credit (although now that they've got a billion of them, it could be more like $0.25). They make very nice DVD cases though.

One other thing. I stopped by Best Buy this morning to pick up Onimusha 2 using the coupon and the computer didn't automatically take the $5 off the game; the cashier had to manually override it. Has anyone else tried it today? Makes me wonder if BB is tweaking the coupon a bit...

[CaptPete]

how many people have successfully used a printed version of this yet? did they give you any hassle about it?

I've been using a photocopy of the original coupon that I got at a store. Both times nobody batted an eye. It kind-of looks like a cheesy reproduction, but that's what they were handing out at the store... I assume that if it's close enough to the original size then you shouldn't have any problem.

[wampa8jedi]

You really can just print the coupon up from the first page of the thread and use it--the stores won't give you any trouble. Sure, it looks like one ghetto coupon, but it's essentially the same as what they're handing out in stores. Fear not, it'll work...

It'll be interesting to see how this coupon plays out over the coming months--free is so much nicer than $5 :D

[wampa8jedi]

As a quick update, a friend of mine used this coupon today, and the cashier was kind enough to enter in a $5 discount per item, rather than ringing him up multiple times.... It really does pay to pick a cashier who looks friendly, and to be friendly to them in return--you'll be surprised how many more deals you can pull off when you're not a demon customer, but a kind and funny guy or gal...

[BULL_Ship]

One other thing. I stopped by Best Buy this morning to pick up Onimusha 2 using the coupon and the computer didn't automatically take the $5 off the game; the cashier had to manually override it. Has anyone else tried it today? Makes me wonder if BB is tweaking the coupon a bit...

same thing happened to me is anyone getting it to work without the key in overide

[XboxHardcore.com]

I printed the coupon.... it is about 3.5" by 6" .... with the "cut here" dotted line goin all the way around... is this the good size.... and should I cut the coupon?

Come now... $34.99 LUMINES awaits!!

[wampa8jedi]

Xbox dude--Yeah, that'll be fine; just print the coupon onto an 8.5x11 piece of paper, and you're set... no cutting or resizing required :) Let us know how it goes...

[Backlash]

Hmm, when I tried to print it, it took up 2 sheets :( I'll resize it in Photoshop or something I guess. thanks for the scan!

Edit: Nevermind. Apparently Firefox actually prints the image as it appears on screen, so if you're zoomed in (to original size) it is too big. The "fit to screen" image printed fine.

[wampa8jedi]

backlash--I use Firefox as well, and had the same thing happen to me the first time I tried to print..... takes a little getting used to :p

[rebthor]

Oh, I hope BB doesn't pull this too quickly. I can't get there today, but tomorrow is looking good :).

Anyone have any good ideas on what really cheap games are not on EB's POX list? I am sure that everyone would be interested in all those $10 and under to take advantage of the trade-in deal.

[t65will]

Oh, I hope BB doesn't pull this too quickly. I can't get there today, but tomorrow is looking good :).

Anyone have any good ideas on what really cheap games are not on EB's POX list? I am sure that everyone would be interested in all those $10 and under to take advantage of the trade-in deal.

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown (PS2) is $9.99 at BB and it wasn't on the exclusion list when I used it.

[bsesb2003]

I cannot get the image of the coupon to print out normally. It's way too big for a sheet of paper. Help? Thanks!

[hiccupleftovers]

No time to read the entire thread at the moment, but were any Vegas CAGs able to take advantage of this or find any coupons at any stores?

[Daddy]

I cannot get the image of the coupon to print out normally. It's way too big for a sheet of paper. Help? Thanks!


Best way is to save as a your pics doc.....then just go to your pics and print, set as landscape...then fax size (cropped to fit)...boom your done

[Daddy]

My qeustion is when i need to bullshite where and how did I get the coupon...IE...what were they handing them out for...thanks I need to get ready to let the bull unload..lol...freee...hoooray!

[wampa8jedi]

daddy--Just say you got the coupon from another Best Buy store; I seriously doubt they'll ask.

[shrike4242]

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown (PS2) is $9.99 at BB and it wasn't on the exclusion list when I used it.

Metal Arms doesn't look like it's on the list, either.

Tenchu: Wrath From Heaven doesn't seem to be on there.

Same goes for Pinball Hall Of Fame.

[XboxHardcore.com]

So the coupon is supposed to take up whole damn page? ... thats how the original one is? .... anyone wanna take a picture of their original one?

[t65will]

So the coupon is supposed to take up whole damn page? ... thats how the original one is? .... anyone wanna take a picture of their original one?

Indeed, the original is one ghetto-ass looking coupon.

[Captain_Insano16]

YMMV, but I just asked someone in the games dept at my local BB for one of the coupons, and they printed me out one while I was standing there.... He said they had run out during the PSP launch, and were just printing them out on an as requested basis....

[gamemasterjd]

Wow not only is BB letting us overrun them with free coupons, but they are printing them out for us?! I think they deserve some sort of applause..

[XboxHardcore.com]

YMMV, but I just asked someone in the games dept at my local BB for one of the coupons, and they printed me out one while I was standing there.... He said they had run out during the PSP launch, and were just printing them out on an as requested basis....

I'm gonna try that... then if they say no, Ill bust out my home printed one.... fingers crossed.... I just gotta wait till they get more Lumines, damn it!!

[dpatel]

man. I wish I would've gotten in on this earlier. Great find. I'll definetly keep a few. There's gotta be something in the next year that I will use this on.

Now I wonder what current trade-in deal this would be best with. I'm thinking GR.

[hiccupleftovers]

O.K. So I have finally gotten time to read the entire thread and have. I see that someone has scanned the coupon. Has anybody successfully used a printed coupon at a BB recently?

This coupon almost sounds too good to be true. I so hope that BB doesn't pull the plug on it or something.

[Apossum]

O.K. So I have finally gotten time to read the entire thread and have. I see that someone has scanned the coupon. Has anybody successfully used a printed coupon at a BB recently?

This coupon almost sounds too good to be true. I so hope that BB doesn't pull the plug on it or something.


Yes, it definitely works. They may have to manually override it though. they were handing them out as photocopies at best buys all over the place at the PSP launch.

[Vinny]

Goddamn... Why did I ignore the 3 for a PSP game and this thread until now?!:-( I could've had a PSP, DS, and bunch of games by now.

I found out recently that Jamjack 11 stopped working after I bought three of them at $1 each and they didn't work. Oh well, I guess I can use these for something else.

I hope I can put this coupon to good use for some games though. Thanks OP and whoever posted the scan.

[dpatel]

O.K. So I have finally gotten time to read the entire thread and have. I see that someone has scanned the coupon. Has anybody successfully used a printed coupon at a BB recently?

This coupon almost sounds too good to be true. I so hope that BB doesn't pull the plug on it or something.


Shouldn't we be ok if we have a scan? It doesn't list any restrictions other than ending at the end of the year and it only works on PS2/PSP games.

[Strider Turbulence]

Metal Arms doesn't look like it's on the list, either.

Tenchu: Wrath From Heaven doesn't seem to be on there.

Same goes for Pinball Hall Of Fame.


I saw a used Tenchu: Wrath of H eaven last night and it was marked POX.

[shrike4242]

I saw a used Tenchu: Wrath of H eaven last night and it was marked POX.

I was just going off the list of games from the EB website, and it wasn't there when I checked.

Would be nice if they kept it up to date, if it's really POX and not PO?

[Decker]

No time to read the entire thread at the moment, but were any Vegas CAGs able to take advantage of this or find any coupons at any stores?
Lots of copies at the Best In The West location. Haven't used it yet, though.

[Daddy]

How many games does this work on? Like if I bring up 5 games and they are 10bucks each...do I get all for 5 bucks...lol....or do i need to keep comin back multiple times

[Xtreme331]

Nice deal. gonna go see if i can take advantage. Thanks OP!

[wampa8jedi]

daddy--totally depends on your cashier. My friend had one that took off $5 per item; when I bought my jampacks, I had to ring them up on four seperate receipts.... luck of the draw basically.

[Mookyjooky]

So I've got 25 JamPack 11s. EBGames doesn't want them. Any ideas on what to do with them? (Besides shoving them up my ass or returning them to the store)

Tell you what. I'll give you $25 bucks for them right now.

[Mookyjooky]

Oh yea, whats up Wampa!

I was the guy at BB who gave you the Resident Evil: Code Veronica X during the $5 sale.

Be a while, I'm assuming this deal would suck for me since the Cashier at EB is tired of getting Jappacks 11 right? Or do you have a buddy helping you out?

[Daddy]

daddy--totally depends on your cashier. My friend had one that took off $5 per item; when I bought my jampacks, I had to ring them up on four seperate receipts.... luck of the draw basically.
then do i need multiple copies of this coupon...hmmm tricky time...theres this one $$$ at the register that i wanna punch everytime I see him...hope hes not there....bastid!

[Chacrana]

then do i need multiple copies of this coupon...hmmm tricky time...theres this one $$$ at the register that i wanna punch everytime I see him...hope hes not there....bastid!

I'd just print out a bunch of copies of the scan of the coupon. As far as whether or not you have to do it multiple times -- it definitely does depend. This one $$$ wouldn't let me do the thing multiple times, but then there was some ho from my Physics class that I knew who let me run the thing through as many times as I wanted. Basically, if they say 1 per household, just ask if they can make it a bunch of seperate transactions.

[shrike4242]

I'd just print out a bunch of copies of the scan of the coupon. As far as whether or not you have to do it multiple times -- it definitely does depend. This one $$$ wouldn't let me do the thing multiple times, but then there was some ho from my Physics class that I knew who let me run the thing through as many times as I wanted. Basically, if they say 1 per household, just ask if they can make it a bunch of seperate transactions.

So, the fact that one cashier was a homosexual versus the other cashier being a whore is what stopped you from using the coupon? :-s :bs:

I'll have to check for that the next time I try to use that coupon.

[nwaugh]

Tell you what. I'll give you $25 bucks for them right now.

Sorry Mooky, I actually just returned them all rather than dealing with them. Thanks for the offer though.

[Daddy]

Just got denied using this coupon..well only could use one...hmmm come back each day ...lots "o work

[Vinny]

Just got denied using this coupon..well only could use one...hmmm come back each day ...lots "o work

Dude... The same thing happened to me today.:-( This sucks! I'm guessing they caught on.

This was my first time too but I thought you guys said the coupon was huge. The one I got was the size of a 3 x 5 index card.

[Chacrana]

Just got denied using this coupon..well only could use one...hmmm come back each day ...lots "o work

Well sometimes using multiples works and sometimes it doesn't. Today it didn't for me, but the girl at the register said I could just go to another cashier and use the others. So I did that.

[Vinny]

Well sometimes using multiples works and sometimes it doesn't. Today it didn't for me, but the girl at the register said I could just go to another cashier and use the others. So I did that.

I should've gone to a female clerk but she had a long line (probably because she was hot). But I was in a rush and just decided to go to the other line with the dude. But I could've tried with two of the $10 to see if they worked or not.

[wampa8jedi]

Well sometimes using multiples works and sometimes it doesn't. Today it didn't for me, but the girl at the register said I could just go to another cashier and use the others. So I did that.



Exactly--how you actually are going to be able to use the coupon is going to be highly YMMV... get a nice cashier that thinks you're hot, and you'll get away with crazy stuff (and maybe her number as well); get a fiendish cashier, and who knows what kinds of problems you could have on your hands. The fact is, the coupon works, even in its ghetto 8.5x11 form...

And howdy mooky--of course I remember you, RE:CV is still sitting in perfect condition on my shelf, along with the rest of my GCN RE collection... were you able to get in on the CC computer glitch several weeks/months ago? (ie, the buy two $20 games for $30, cept you were really getting them for $5 each) I stocked up on another 14 $5 games from Circuit City from that 'deal' ;) Poor guys.... I'm not certain I've ever paid full price for anything from them...

Be careful about our EBgames right now though: hehehe I think they took one too many jampacks and Future Tactics from a certain someone :p

[Nutts]

Would that scan of the coupon even work? It has a barcode which they scan when you use the coupon. Seems to me that using the coupon would then render it useless for anyone else to use?

[mkg12]

the ones they handed out were PHOTOCOPIES of each other. black(well grey) and white copies. i bet the one i have is probably the same bar code as the rest of the california bay area probably

[wampa8jedi]

Would that scan of the coupon even work? It has a barcode which they scan when you use the coupon. Seems to me that using the coupon would then render it useless for anyone else to use?

Like most coupons, this one has the same bar code, regardless of whether you're in Virginia or Alaska.

[foinecrewx]

I tried to use the $5 coupon on MAX PAYNE 2 which is $9.99. They wont let me use it. They said it can only be use on the REGULAR priced game which means those one without the markdown. Sucks man.... anyone got this to work on the lowered price game ?

[Chacrana]

Ay, I was there again today and some managerial ho was like "it's one per household per visit." So I was like "Okay... can I like, go outside, come back, and then it's another visit?" And she gave me the evil eye so I left. Anyway, I'm going back there tomorrow and grabbing the other 2 I need to get all the PSP games that I want from launch.

[Chacrana]

Would that scan of the coupon even work? It has a barcode which they scan when you use the coupon. Seems to me that using the coupon would then render it useless for anyone else to use?

I've printed up like 10 of the coupon that I scanned (the one posted on this board) for me and some friends and they've all worked fine. It's just the bastards that limit you to one per customer like the coupon specifies... lol.

[shrike4242]

Ay, I was there again today and some managerial ho was like "it's one per household per visit." So I was like "Okay... can I like, go outside, come back, and then it's another visit?" And she gave me the evil eye so I left. Anyway, I'm going back there tomorrow and grabbing the other 2 I need to get all the PSP games that I want from launch.

If you leave their premises and walk back into the store, it's considered a new visit.

[nakanenui]

is there a price limit on these games like person above mentioned, or can it be a clearanced game at, say, $5 making it free? Also, if its POX you can not trade as a deal, but rather as actual trade value?

[mkg12]

just got back from best buy. some chick wouldnt let me get the $5 off on multiple games either. she did the whole one per household and i was like i'll just go back in line, and she was like its supposed to be one per household so i said i would just come back tommrow and she said its supposed to be one per household so i just got metal arms for $5.43 after tax.

[Chacrana]

is there a price limit on these games like person above mentioned, or can it be a clearanced game at, say, $5 making it free? Also, if its POX you can not trade as a deal, but rather as actual trade value?

I don't think it'll work on the $4.99 games because they're not quite $5... you could ask them to manually override it, but I dunno. I didn't even see any of the $5 games at my Best Buy even though the site listed them as being in stock.

As far as the games that are POX... you can definitely trade those in, but you probably won't get that much. I got some Jampack discs that wouldn't work and luckily I left them sealed and stuff so I could just return them to Best Buy when I found out that they wouldn't work with trade in deals.

[Apossum]

just got back from best buy. some chick wouldnt let me get the $5 off on multiple games either. she did the whole one per household and i was like i'll just go back in line, and she was like its supposed to be one per household so i said i would just come back tommrow and she said its supposed to be one per household so i just got metal arms for $5.43 after tax.

hate it when they pull all that technical crap. (then again, I guess she could get in trouble if she has a dickhead manager)

[wampa8jedi]

I don't think it'll work on the $4.99 games because they're not quite $5... you could ask them to manually override it, but I dunno. I didn't even see any of the $5 games at my Best Buy even though the site listed them as being in stock.


When I bought my Jampacks last week, the coupon worked just fine on them, and they were priced at $4.99; my receipt showed that I got them for free.

[Chacrana]

I don't think it'll work on the $4.99 games because they're not quite $5... you could ask them to manually override it, but I dunno. I didn't even see any of the $5 games at my Best Buy even though the site listed them as being in stock.


When I bought my Jampacks last week, the coupon worked just fine on them, and they were priced at $4.99; my receipt showed that I got them for free.

I retract my statement then. Actually, come to think of it, I didn't try this coupon with the $4.99 Jampack... I tried to use a $5 reward zone certificate and that wouldn't work so that's the problem I had.

[wampa8jedi]

Chacrana--Yeah, even if there IS a problem with the coupon, they shouldn't make a fuss about over-riding it and giving you whatever you're buying for free; afterall, they're the one who made a coupon with no minimum price on it.....


Although whoever came up with that brillant plan should be fired by the end of the year as the abuses for this thing pile up ;)

[clariste]

I tried to use the $5 coupon on MAX PAYNE 2 which is $9.99. They wont let me use it. They said it can only be use on the REGULAR priced game which means those one without the markdown. Sucks man.... anyone got this to work on the lowered price game ?

I did this exact transaction. The girl told me the same thing. I responded with, "It is the regular price for the game, it's even the same on the website." She went and asked someone something real quick, then went ahead with it. She said some games don't ring up right with the coupon and some do, but they'll still prolly give it to you if you fuss about it like I did. I just had to fill out some paper with info and got MP2 for $4.99+tax. No big deal.

[hotwls13]

I used the GGC for Tiger Woods 2005 XBOX and the $5 off psp/ps2 coupon for XIII PS2. I had to do them in separate transactions as the computer wouldn't let me do both in the same transaction. The $5 off PSP/PS2 coupon worked like a charm, came up in the computer with no problem. I am going to be making many more copies. :)

[roachie17]

Is it possible to do a pricematch at BB and still use the $5 coupon?

[wampa8jedi]

Is it possible to do a pricematch at BB and still use the $5 coupon?

Going to be totally YMMV--get an awesome cashier, and you can get away with anything; get a fussy one, and there's not a chance you're going to pull this off.... never hurts to try though :D

[hiccupleftovers]

Is it possible to do a pricematch at BB and still use the $5 coupon?

Going to be totally YMMV--get an awesome cashier, and you can get away with anything; get a fussy one, and there's not a chance you're going to pull this off.... never hurts to try though :D

Personally, you might want to try for the ones that look young/new/haven't seen you before since they normally don't really mind to do it.

[Daddy]

I retract my statement then. Actually, come to think of it, I didn't try this coupon with the $4.99 Jampack... I tried to use a $5 reward zone certificate and that wouldn't work so that's the problem I had.

Thats b/c you have to spend 10 total on your order (before tax)

[Daddy]

Also tried this again today...it seems I have to go back 2 times a day..once at lunch and once at night....so then the idiots on the first shift are gone...plus i can get my girl to to one at night so...3 a day till some idiot says hey....you come here every day....i just need the 9 games they have.....this is a deal you have to work for ladies and gents....but at 15 bucks for a $40 turn around or 30 bucks for a $90 turn around (if you buy 2 and use the MIR deal at EB) its a 3 to 1 profit margin that ill take!!

[Chacrana]

Also tried this again today...it seems I have to go back 2 times a day..once at lunch and once at night....so then the idiots on the first shift are gone...plus i can get my girl to to one at night so...3 a day till some idiot says hey....you come here every day....i just need the 9 games they have.....this is a deal you have to work for ladies and gents....but at 15 bucks for a $40 turn around or 30 bucks for a $90 turn around (if you buy 2 and use the MIR deal at EB) its a 3 to 1 profit margin that ill take!!


Yeah dude, it's so worth it. I just wonder, is there any way to get the crappy Sony games like I've been doing (since it's 3 for 1), use the $10 rebate voucher thing, and then return the Sony games for decent ones?

[wampa8jedi]

Chacrana--that's what I'm planning on doing next week when Digital Devil Saga comes out; I've got a couple of extra PSP games to part with, and will be returning them for store credit... hopefully ;)

[Kayday]

If anyone is near the Best Buy at Emeryville,CA. You can bring as many copies as you want to the counter and they won't hassle you. They'll just ring up each transaction separately. I got 2 copies of Metal Arms, Bad Boys and Confict Desert Storm. Dropped by Rockridge to trade for PSP and works like a charm. Not sure how many copies of each games are left though.

[Chacrana]

If anyone is near the Best Buy at Emeryville,CA. You can bring as many copies as you want to the counter and they won't hassle you. They'll just ring up each transaction separately. I got 2 copies of Metal Arms, Bad Boys and Confict Desert Storm. Dropped by Rockridge to trade for PSP and works like a charm. Not sure how many copies of each games are left though.


Yeah, for me and my friend, it was a real bitch to get all those games through Best Buy, but we did eventually, and it was worth it in the end.

[mkg12]

my best buy kind of sucks, its the one in dublin, CA. i was able to pick up metal arms:GITS and onimusha2 separately for $5.43 each after tax which is pretty decent for the reviews these games got. so i'll probably just play them. they dont have a lot of the other games mentioned by people though.

but i wont be able to take advantage of the 3-1 trade-in at ebgames. i think they might be catching on cause i called an eb games in san ramon and they wouldn't give me an ok or not ok on games i can trade in. they wanted me to just bring whatever games i had and go in to see if they were ok or not. the guy didnt even try to give me an ok for even one game before he said to take them in and see. i was also tryin to ask people at the dublin eb games but that dude didnt even know about the 3-1 trade-in deal and had to ask someone. he tried to tell me which games are ok, but he wasnt sure. sigh....i was at best buy too so i could just read off which games were $9.99 so i could use the $5 off coupon. meh...my plan didnt work though...o well.

the next 3 closest best buy are around 30 miles away so that sucks for me. I WANT TO EXPLOIT THE SYSTEM!!!!!!

[Chacrana]

my best buy kind of sucks, its the one in dublin, CA. i was able to pick up metal arms:GITS and onimusha2 separately for $5.43 each after tax which is pretty decent for the reviews these games got. so i'll probably just play them. they dont have a lot of the other games mentioned by people though.

but i wont be able to take advantage of the 3-1 trade-in at ebgames. i think they might be catching on cause i called an eb games in san ramon and they wouldn't give me an ok or not ok on games i can trade in. they wanted me to just bring whatever games i had and go in to see if they were ok or not. the guy didnt even try to give me an ok for even one game before he said to take them in and see. i was also tryin to ask people at the dublin eb games but that dude didnt even know about the 3-1 trade-in deal and had to ask someone. he tried to tell me which games are ok, but he wasnt sure. sigh....i was at best buy too so i could just read off which games were $9.99 so i could use the $5 off coupon. meh...my plan didnt work though...o well.

the next 3 closest best buy are around 30 miles away so that sucks for me. I WANT TO EXPLOIT THE SYSTEM!!!!!!

Naw dude, no EBGames or Gamestop stores will let you just ask prices or whether stuff qualifies over the phone. Just bring your stuff in and it'll prolly work.

[jimbo12457]

ok, so am i getting this straight?

Print out the coupon, use it on a 5 dollar game, get 3 of them and sell them at EB for 10 dollarrs??

If so, this is cool!!:bouncy:

[Chacrana]

ok, so am i getting this straight?

Print out the coupon, use it on a 5 dollar game, get 3 of them and sell them at EB for 10 dollarrs??

If so, this is cool!!:bouncy:

No, fool. Trade them to EB for a PSP game or trade 5 for some other PS2/Xbox/GC game (check EBGames.com's Trade in Offers)

[wampa8jedi]

As others have pointed out in another thread, Onimusha 2 can be gotten for a mere $5 with this coupon...

[slidecage]

might be stupid but how do you print this coupon off. when i try to print it it comes out JUMBO SIZE and dont even fit on the paper

[Chacrana]

might be stupid but how do you print this coupon off. when i try to print it it comes out JUMBO SIZE and dont even fit on the paper

Yeah, but making it a high res scan is what someone else asked for so that's what I did..

Okay, go to word, center the picture on the page, and then size it so it pretty much fills the whole page (just be sure to keep the aspect ratio -- only resize it diagonally so it keeps the right shape.) Anyway, it will work.

On a side note -- it was cool cause yesterday at BB, the girl at the cash register tore up the coupon after I used it and wrote void on it (they usually just give it back) so I was like "oh good job." I went and got another from my pocket and used it at a different register. So anyway, I ended up with 6 games from BB for like $25, and merging the deals let me get 2 PSP games from that (Darkstalkers and Metal Gear Acid... gotta get Ridge Racer sometime.)

[darkwingduck13]

Yeah, but making it a high res scan is what someone else asked for so that's what I did..

Okay, go to word, center the picture on the page, and then size it so it pretty much fills the whole page (just be sure to keep the aspect ratio -- only resize it diagonally so it keeps the right shape.) Anyway, it will work.

On a side note -- it was cool cause yesterday at BB, the girl at the cash register tore up the coupon after I used it and wrote void on it (they usually just give it back) so I was like "oh good job." I went and got another from my pocket and used it at a different register. So anyway, I ended up with 6 games from BB for like $25, and merging the deals let me get 2 PSP games from that (Darkstalkers and Metal Gear Acid... gotta get Ridge Racer sometime.)


What games did you get for $25 that qualified for the EB Deal?

[Chacrana]

What games did you get for $25 that qualified for the EB Deal?

Well lessee.... I picked up Conflit: Desert Storm, Bad Boys, and Metal Arms one time (which was $15 total.) Then the next time, I believe that I found Batman: Rise of Zin Tsu or whatever that garbage is called and that was $5 at Best Buy. I asked the ho at the register to manually subtract $5 or I would murder her so she did. Then I got another copy of Conflict and Bad Boys. So really, it'll be $30 if you're unlucky, but it's less if you can manage to find some $5 games not on the exclusions list.

So you get the games, go to EB, and get whatever games from that 3 for 1 list that you can. I went back to EB Games later and returned them for store credit and grabbed some decent (AKA: Non-Sony) games.

[darkwingduck13]

Well lessee.... I picked up Conflit: Desert Storm, Bad Boys, and Metal Arms one time (which was $15 total.) Then the next time, I believe that I found Batman: Rise of Zin Tsu or whatever that garbage is called and that was $5 at Best Buy. I asked the ho at the register to manually subtract $5 or I would murder her so she did. Then I got another copy of Conflict and Bad Boys. So really, it'll be $30 if you're unlucky, but it's less if you can manage to find some $5 games not on the exclusions list.

So you get the games, go to EB, and get whatever games from that 3 for 1 list that you can. I went back to EB Games later and returned them for store credit and grabbed some decent (AKA: Non-Sony) games.


Did the coupon automatically subtract $5 from each game for you, or did she have to manually do that as well before you murdered her?

[Chacrana]

Did the coupon automatically subtract $5 from each game for you, or did she have to manually do that as well before you murdered her?


I brought 6 coupons with me and they worked automatically for every game except for the $5 one (because it's technically $4.99 rather than $5.) When the cashier brings that up, say that there's no minimum price on it and follow up with a death threat. That works well. But yeah, apart from the $4.99 games, it works automatically.

[wampa8jedi]

When the cashier brings that up, say that there's no minimum price on it and follow up with a death threat. That works well.

hehe, that's pretty much what I did :)


Devil customers indeed :D

[Chacrana]

When the cashier brings that up, say that there's no minimum price on it and follow up with a death threat. That works well.

hehe, that's pretty much what I did :)


Devil customers indeed :D

Devil Customers at a Devil Store. Perfect fit.

[mcgavin27]

i will try by monday with a copy.

[AnthonyRoundtree]

Ok... just poked through all of this thread....

Why hasn't anyone really mentioned the terms on the coupon?

"Excludes prior purchases and special order, CLEARANCE, DEMO and open box."

with this terminology....

it makes pretty much everthing good about it YMMV.

all the 4.99 games and jampacks/exhibitions?
clearance and demo.

if this worked for you....
you got lucky.

i'm sure it didnt take much luck...
but it shouldnt have been permitted.

good luck!
YMMV.

[Chacrana]

Ok... just poked through all of this thread....

Why hasn't anyone really mentioned the terms on the coupon?

"Excludes prior purchases and special order, CLEARANCE, DEMO and open box."

with this terminology....

it makes pretty much everthing good about it YMMV.

all the 4.99 games and jampacks/exhibitions?
clearance and demo.

if this worked for you....
you got lucky.

i'm sure it didnt take much luck...
but it shoudlnt have been permitted.

good luck!
YMMV.

By demo, I don't think they mean Jampack discs... I think they're referring to the things they have set up where you can try the games.

[AnthonyRoundtree]

By demo, I don't think they mean Jampack discs... I think they're referring to the things they have set up where you can try the games.


was that a serious answer?

if it is...
smack yourself silly.

[schultzed]

I can't believe that people are finding these games at their BBs . . . mine had squat . . . and never does have $5 or $10 games.

[Chacrana]

I can't believe that people are finding these games at their BBs . . . mine had squat . . . and never does have $5 or $10 games.

It's one of the few times that Best Buy has had what I needed... finally, instead of them screwing me, I screwed them.

Anyway, the coupon's good for the rest of the year, I'm sure that your best buy will eventually get something cheap in... and EB's always got those trade in 5 get one free deals.

[battledrill]

If someone could please pm me a link to the site, I have tired 3 different location and computers and it reverts me back to this topic instead of the coupon image. Id really appreciate it.

[pinoy530]

If someone could please pm me a link to the site, I have tired 3 different location and computers and it reverts me back to this topic instead of the coupon image. Id really appreciate it.

Right click on the link, then click save picture as.

[wampa8jedi]

Yeah, I had some trouble with the link as well--works great when you save as though :p

[PostalPee]

The Best Buy in Bellevue, WA didn't have much for $5.00. I brought 5 games to the register, and the idiot said I could only get one of them for free. I got Everquest Online Adventures.

[letsgoblu]

Damned sales tax means I have to pay .50 for Jampacks.


The jampacks at my BB are now 99 Cents.

[darkwingduck13]

They've hit $0.99 at my BB as well. The clerk didn't want to scan 'em for me.

"Look, it says $7.99 right here on the sticker."

"I know, but the stickers probably haven't been updated in a long time. Those things don't sell very well at all."

The dude then shakes his head like I'm a retard and scans the game...lo and behold, $0.99.

"Wow...um...I guess you called it."

"Yeah, guess I did."

Looking back, I could have called HIM some stuff, but oh well. I mean, he only works there, right? It's not like he's expected to give friendly service, or even KNOW anything about the store. :P

[Kayday]

The coupon should work but if it doesn't, the cashier usually has to do it manually. Like Cabella Deer HUnter didn't work when the coupon was scanned but they did it manually for me. No problems. They even let me keep the coupon saying it doesn't expire til the end of the year so hold on to it. Real cool employees.

[mcgavin27]

i got virtua fighter 4 evolution today for 5.34 after coupon.

[ne2eire]

I've seen game of the year games *sarcasm* like Corvette for $7, going to get one to see what trade in value at eb is.

[Wonka]

I just read up this whole thread & got quite a bit of info to swindle another PSP game for nearly nothing. When does that 3 Games for a PSP game end @ EB? I probably wont be able to take my coupons to BB till this weekend if I am lucky to get 3 games to trade in.

NEED ATV!! :D

Late

[ramprider0]

I'm thinking about getting 5 cheap games to trade in for SC:CT or Doom 3 here soon and this would be just what the doctor ordered.

[mcgavin27]

has anyone tried using this coupon and the GGC on a game? if it works, 10 dollar viewtiful joe 2. Even though i know it won't work.

[hotwls13]

I just read up this whole thread & got quite a bit of info to swindle another PSP game for nearly nothing. When does that 3 Games for a PSP game end @ EB? I probably wont be able to take my coupons to BB till this weekend if I am lucky to get 3 games to trade in.

NEED ATV!! :D

Late

Last day is the 10th.

[Chacrana]

I just read up this whole thread & got quite a bit of info to swindle another PSP game for nearly nothing. When does that 3 Games for a PSP game end @ EB? I probably wont be able to take my coupons to BB till this weekend if I am lucky to get 3 games to trade in.

NEED ATV!! :D

Late

Dude, ATV? Come on, you can do better than that.

[Wonka]

Theres only 8 games on that EB Games List; Im doing the trade in offer. Plus I am a fan of the Desert (Grew up in it) & can play ATV for dayz. Im also getting THUG II & Tiger Woods this week soo yea its not my only game. Im holding off on Untold Legends cause I dont have my wireless setup yet & buying a cheap Wipeout from a friend soon.

Late

[ne2eire]

Timesplitters 2 for Gamecube for $5 after the coupon. Good game with 4 people.

[mcgavin27]

Timesplitters 2 for Gamecube for $5 after the coupon. Good game with 4 people.
it's a ps2/psp coupon.

[tcrash247]

I guess it doesn't matter that the coupon says "No copies"?

[darkwingduck13]

I guess it doesn't matter that the coupon says "No copies"?

Considering that what they're handing out at the store is basically a print-out/photocopy, I really don't think they're in any position to complain. :D

[swetooth9]

Theres only 8 games on that EB Games List; Im doing the trade in offer. Plus I am a fan of the Desert (Grew up in it) & can play ATV for dayz. Im also getting THUG II & Tiger Woods this week soo yea its not my only game. Im holding off on Untold Legends cause I dont have my wireless setup yet & buying a cheap Wipeout from a friend soon.

Late

anyone with a psp should get Twisted Metal: Head-On

great series and it looks to be great with portable multiplayer :D

[Chacrana]

Considering that what they're handing out at the store is basically a print-out/photocopy, I really don't think they're in any position to complain. :D

That and the fact that the coupon doesn't list a minimum price on the items you can use it for... so you can basically get it to work for everything since the fine print works to your advantage.

As far as no copies.... best buy's been a shitty store in the past -- time they got their just desserts.

[3QGojo]

Any one have any problems with the fact that it says "no copies" on the coupon?

[Wonka]

anyone with a psp should get Twisted Metal: Head-On

great series and it looks to be great with portable multiplayer :D

Yea Ive heard nothing but REALLY good things about the Online mode. I am gonna hold off on Twisted Metal all though I could get it w/ a little hassling w/ the coupons to get some cheapy games & what not but I would rather just get a 256mb DUO for mainly music for now; since I dont have my wireless setup YET.

I will be more than happy w/ THUG II, Tiger Woods & a 256mb Stick till I get my ATV Pre-Order; by than I should have a wireless setup (Around 19th).

But w/ that EB Games deal ending around the 14th I should use a couple more coupons & what not to score Twisted Metal while I CAN get it for Free....yea might have to do that, lmao.

Late

[defiance_17]

Does anyone know if Gamestop has current trade-in promotions?

[tek2k]

Any one have any problems with the fact that it says "no copies" on the coupon?
is there an echo in here?

[Chacrana]

Any one have any problems with the fact that it says "no copies" on the coupon?

This question was answered in like the last 5 posts above yours...

[Simmen Stenil]

This question was answered in like the last 5 posts above yours...

That's true, but what should be said if they were to say "We can't accept copies?"

[Chacrana]

That's true, but what should be said if they were to say "We can't accept copies?"

They won't... because they won't know it's a copy. See, at Best Buy, the coupon they were handing out was a simple copied piece of paper to begin with. That's the only reason why I was able to scan it and have it work every time. It looks exactly the same as the original and there's no way they'll be able to tell the difference.

[Simmen Stenil]

They won't... because they won't know it's a copy. See, at Best Buy, the coupon they were handing out was a simple copied piece of paper to begin with. That's the only reason why I was able to scan it and have it work every time. It looks exactly the same as the original and there's no way they'll be able to tell the difference.

Alright, so I'm to assume my Best Buy handed these out? Also, wouldn't the Jampacks and $10 games count as demos and clearance items, respectively? I do want to make the trip, I'm just afraid that I'll leave with nothing.

[Chacrana]

Alright, so I'm to assume my Best Buy handed these out? Also, wouldn't the Jampacks and $10 games count as demos and clearance items, respectively? I do want to make the trip, I'm just afraid that I'll leave with nothing.

Yes, BB handed them out. No, Jampacks and $10 games do not count as clearance/demo items. This coupon will work for everything.

[swetooth9]

wait did EVERY bestbuy use copied coupons? or did some get the actual ones?

thanks

[mkg12]

yes i believe all of them were copies, mine were

[fillican]

the link doesnt work... unless if im too newby to figure it out.

[AspiringWannabe]

the link doesnt work... unless if im too newby to figure it out.

Too much bandwidth for freewebs to handle, I guess. If it's just a jpeg, can anyone imageshack it or something?

[Chacrana]

Too much bandwidth for freewebs to handle, I guess. If it's just a jpeg, can anyone imageshack it or something?

Somebody did. I believe it's in the other thread. OP, could you possibly put that coupon up in the original post so people can get to it.

[jimbo12457]

in my BB they wont accept them on jampacks or 4.99 games because they say the game needs to be at least 5 dollas

[cletus]

Ok, I just put it onto imageshack. Someone let me know if it doesn't work, this is the first time I've used them.

http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230&image=scan00011kr.jpg

[jkam]

After printed do you cut it out or leave it on the full page? From what my print preview shows there is a lot of extra on the sides.

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/1669/18tf1.jpg

[mkg12]

leav it full page, thats how it was at the store, and i've used 2 as a full page fine

[mkg12]

hey its the same bar code as my copies, i guess the whole country does have the same copy. i'm in California

[estebanio]

at first, i tried to print the full thing, and after seeing how much ink i used, my cheap side kicked in

i quadrupled the coupon onto a sheet and blanked out the "No Copies" with a big black bar.

a couple of photocopies at Staples later, i used this coupons without a hitch to get 6 games at Best Buy.

[whoknows]

This is cool, looks like I'm going to BB tomorrow.

[rarebucky]

You guys are lucky. I've tried to use this twice now on multiple $10 games and both times they only let me pick up one game because it clearly says on the coupon "1 per household". And there was no way I was going to get back on a 20 minute line to get each game!

[Masterkyo]

The coupon is PRETTY BIG (Take alot Black INK) but I did reduced i down size 3X5 i wonder everyone in here who wanted it! :)

[maxgle]

what is the original coupon look like? just wonder if size matters. ;-)
thx

[ilovejordanz]

i just go to kinkos to scana and print out 50 copes for 5$, im set for the year lol

[swetooth9]

leav it full page, thats how it was at the store, and i've used 2 as a full page fine

how big did you print out your coupon?

were the bestbuy coupons they handed out full page coupons? or small?

thanks..i want to use as little ink as possible but still be able to pull off the deal

[mkg12]

its full page like i said. someone said they shrunk the coupons and they work so you can do that, but they were originally stretching side to side on a 8x11 sheet of paper. yes the ones they handed out were full page black and white copies. they were originally crap like many people have said already.

just go and copy it off a copy machine for .10 cents each or something, instead of wasting ink. or if you have a laser printer then your set.

[swetooth9]

nice, thanks

[FreakyFink]

For those having problems with "one per household" or "no copies", try this...

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/8064/bestbuy59ri.gif

[swetooth9]

For those having problems with "one per household" or "no copies", try this...

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/8064/bestbuy59ri.gif

if best buy caught a customer with that coupon (whited out "1 per household")...could you go to jail or some shit?

[wampa8jedi]

Updated the first page with a working link of the coupon, further clarification that you just need to print this ghetto-looking coupon for it to work, and I've also begun compiling a list of cheap games that are available at Best Buy with this coupon; please post the games title and how much it is AC, and I'll add it to the main list :)

[bboynujen]

just came back from BB in San Diego (Parkway Plaza) and successfully used the $5 coupon on Megaman X8 to make it $14.99. Looks like I am the first person w/ this coupon at this store because no one knew what it was, but when we rung up the game the cashier scanned the coupon and it took $5 off. Jampacks were also there for $0.99. I printed the coupon 8.5x11 full size and it worked...

[cletus]

I just picked up Megaman X8 for $14.99 too. God, I love this forum. :)

Off the top of my head, I saw MMX8 and Megaman Command mission for $20 regular. Gradius V is still $30 but this might be enough to convince the fence-sitters to go get it now (it is easily worth $25). I also saw Growlancer Generations (standard version) marked down to $40 in case anyone was looking for a price drop. Those are the only ones I can think of but I'll add more if I remember them.

[mcgavin27]

these are prices after coupon:
virtua fighter 4 evo- 5 dollars
strike force bowling- 5 dollars
smuggler's run- 5 dollars
stuntman- 5 dollars
ribbit king- 5 dollars

sorry for any reposts.

[darkwingduck13]

You know, if Obscure for PS2 would just come into stock at my BB, it would be the perfect game to use these coupons on. Coop survival horror for $15, and I wouldn't have to waste a more flexible GGC on it? Heck yes. Sadly, I don't even know if BB is going to carry the game, though. If someone sees it, please throw up a post about it here, aight?

Here's a review for anyone who hasn't heard about it yet:
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/596/596779p1.html

[yyr]

Here are the $5 PS2 games I've been buying ($9.99 before coupon). None of them are excluded from the EB 3-for-1 deal.

Cabela's Big Game Hunter
Metal Arms: Glitch In The System
Conflict: Desert Storm

[KowHunta]

go to bestbuy.com and look up the games, sort them by price, and check perferred store availability. then make a list of what they have, and then go to the store. lots easier that way.

[chickenhawk]

Are people still finding these coupons in stores? I keep forgetting to check, but I am assuming they are all gone by now.

[Chacrana]

Are people still finding these coupons in stores? I keep forgetting to check, but I am assuming they are all gone by now.

Haven't seen 'em since the day the PSP came out. They're good for the rest of the year though, so printin' some up is the right choice.

[menchirox]

Just went to Bestbuy in Orange, CA on W. Chapman Ave.

Bought Ribbit King for $5.34 w/ tax after coupon.

FYI: I saw about 4 jampack 11's and they had about 5 killzone strategy guides ($0.01) and maybe 8 NFL Street 2 Guides ($0.01).

[swetooth9]

menchirox....did you see any more of these coupons at Best buy?

thanks

[Apossum]

Haven't seen 'em since the day the PSP came out. They're good for the rest of the year though, so printin' some up is the right choice.


They looked at me like I was crazy today when I tried to use one. The lady asked me if I just printed it on my computer :D but i just told them I got it when I bought a psp and they were fine with it.

[onikage]

Just went to Bestbuy in Orange, CA on W. Chapman Ave.

Bought Ribbit King for $5.34 w/ tax after coupon.

FYI: I saw about 4 jampack 11's and they had about 5 killzone strategy guides ($0.01) and maybe 8 NFL Street 2 Guides ($0.01).

Is the Jampack 11 still tradeable @ EB w/ the 3-for-1 deal?

[KowHunta]

Is the Jampack 11 still tradeable @ EB w/ the 3-for-1 deal?
Read the topic, we've said no like 20 times.

[KowHunta]

made an amatuer edit:

Link (http://img205.exs.cx/img205/9314/bbcouponedit2ts.jpg)

Removed "no copies", and "Limit 1 per household, per purchase."

[wampa8jedi]

Updated first page list with more game prices--thanks for all the contributions everyone! Keep 'em coming :)

[Apossum]

Not sure if this is YMMV, but XIII for the PS2 is 4.99 at my BB, making it free if they let you use the coupon on it.

[KowHunta]

Not sure if this is YMMV, but XIII for the PS2 is 4.99 at my BB, making it free if they let you use the coupon on it.
Confirmed, I got all of my best buy's copies. YAY!

[Apossum]

Confirmed, I got all of my best buy's copies. YAY!


lol, i would get some from mine, if there was a place in town that would take the damn game.

[darkwingduck13]

Confirmed, I got all of my best buy's copies. YAY!

Man, why on earth do people always have to go into detail when they completely hoard everything at a store? :P

[Chacrana]

made an amatuer edit:

Link (http://img205.exs.cx/img205/9314/bbcouponedit2ts.jpg)

Removed "no copies", and "Limit 1 per household, per purchase."

Dude, now that's like fraud.... but damn, could be useful sometime.

[Chacrana]

Is the Jampack 11 still tradeable @ EB w/ the 3-for-1 deal?
no, it's been POX for a week or so.

[MaxBiaggi2]

My BB wouldn't do multiple game discounts for one coupon, so I ended up getting Metal Arms for $5 and a penny Ace Combat 5 strategy guide. (Already have XIII from the TRU sale.) Things could be worse. . .

[KowHunta]

Man, why on earth do people always have to go into detail when they completely hoard everything at a store? :P
It was 2 copies. And there are no CAGs near me.

[mrblau]

i haven't read every page so forgive me if this has been already asked but do i print it landscape or portrait?

thanks

[menchirox]

menchirox....did you see any more of these coupons at Best buy?

thanks

Sorry...didn't see any. I used the coupon off that I downloaded off of here..(thanks OP). I right-clicked and pressed "Save Target As..." if any of you are wondering how I did that...couldn't left click it...

FYI: I made the coupon a bit smaller using Microsoft Word so that I could fit at least 2 on a page (maybe 5"x5"?). I only used one in store though...it was my first time doing it...i was testing the waters....

[KowHunta]

i haven't read every page so forgive me if this has been already asked but do i print it landscape or portrait?

thanks

I've been doing it the way it was scanned in. Just imported it into word, and centered it. I've done it without centering it as well, and it worked just fine. The coupon should be viewed at landscape.

[menchirox]

Okay...went back to best buy. Here is the story:
Went with my family (total people= 4)
Gave each member of my family 1 coupon
(printed off of here, 2.5" height X 5" length)

Total all 4 of us picked up (w/tax included and AC):

Ribbit King $5.38
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System $5.38
Conflict: Desert Storm $5.38
XIII $0.00

They had to clear the coupon with the manager, but it was all good. No question about where i got it or anything. They were even really cool about giving XIII for free!

Somewhat off topic: I bought these for the Ebgames PSP trade-in deal and since its not going on anymore, anyone know what I could do to these? Anyone know GAMERUSH value? Perhaps gamestop would be good? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[KowHunta]

Wish I could grab some more of those XIIIs, but no best buy around me has any. ::sniffle::

[Apossum]

Okay...went back to best buy. Here is the story:
Went with my family (total people= 4)
Gave each member of my family 1 coupon
(printed off of here, 2.5" height X 5" length)

Total all 4 of us picked up (w/tax included and AC):

Ribbit King $5.38
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System $5.38
Conflict: Desert Storm $5.38
XIII $0.00

They had to clear the coupon with the manager, but it was all good. No question about where i got it or anything. They were even really cool about giving XIII for free!

Somewhat off topic: I bought these for the Ebgames PSP trade-in deal and since its not going on anymore, anyone know what I could do to these? Anyone know GAMERUSH value? Perhaps gamestop would be good? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

i think it lasts till the 15th.

[AzianAsspicker]

what would get the best trade-in value at gamerush including the extra 5 dollars?

[clariste]

Picked up a free XIII today, my BB's last copy. Coo.

[mcgavin27]

is XIII 4.99 at all best buy's because at mine they are marked 14.99 but that could be a pricing error.

[clariste]

is XIII 4.99 at all best buy's because at mine they are marked 14.99 but that could be a pricing error.

On the shelf at my BB, it said 14.99. I took it up to the front and when she scanned it 4.99 came up. Then used the coupon. Get it scanned.

[mcgavin27]

On the shelf at my BB, it said 14.99. I took it up to the front and when she scanned it 4.99 came up. Then used the coupon. Get it scanned.
damn i just paid 2.48 for my copy at TRU.

[mcgavin27]

so it does work on 4.99 games right, they just have to manually adjust it.

[KowHunta]

nope, if they use the coupon, it'll adjust it for them. Also, some games don't work with coupons I've found, but they have to manually adjust it. For me, I've found Cabella's Big Game Hunters didn't work. I've heard that there are others.

[hotwls13]

Okay...went back to best buy. Here is the story:
Went with my family (total people= 4)
Gave each member of my family 1 coupon
(printed off of here, 2.5" height X 5" length)

Total all 4 of us picked up (w/tax included and AC):

Ribbit King $5.38
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System $5.38
Conflict: Desert Storm $5.38
XIII $0.00

They had to clear the coupon with the manager, but it was all good. No question about where i got it or anything. They were even really cool about giving XIII for free!

Somewhat off topic: I bought these for the Ebgames PSP trade-in deal and since its not going on anymore, anyone know what I could do to these? Anyone know GAMERUSH value? Perhaps gamestop would be good? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I'll give ya $18 for all of them shipped. :)

[m_d_amore]

I used the coupon without having it today . The guy in the game dept said hes seen them and that its in the cashiers book to give the 5 off so i took his name and word to the register and got it w/o paper copy YMMV

[EstoyLoco]

This is sweet. I just keep getting the feeling that the people at the Best Buy near me are just going to look at me like "whaat?" when they see this giant coupon. :P

[PostalPee]

This is sweet. I just keep getting the feeling that the people at the Best Buy near me are just going to look at me like "whaat?" when they see this giant coupon. :P

When I was at my Best Buy (Bellevue, WA), the employees stared at the coupon in my hand while I was browsing like I just stole something. Also, the cashier was reluctant to give me a free game. I'll have to go back this week to get XIII.

[AzianAsspicker]

what would get the best trade-in value at gamerush including the extra 5 dollars?
i called them they said 3 dollars for max payne 2, and 3 dollars for stuntman

[AzianAsspicker]

Went today, these are the games included that i got yesterday.. picked up 14 total all for PS2

Metal arms (3)
Stuntman (2)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter (3)
XIII(6 total, gave 4 away)
Beyond Good and Evil(2)
Conflict: Desert Storm(2)

Store: Cerritos CA

[JSK414]

Thanks. I am going to show my cousin. He really wants a PSP. As do I, but I am going to wait for it to drop.

[Richard18]

Went today, these are the games included that i got yesterday.. picked up 14 total all for PS2

Metal arms (3)
Stuntman (2)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter (3)
XIII(6 total, gave 4 away)
Beyond Good and Evil(2)
Conflict: Desert Storm(2)

Store: Cerritos CA

did you need to use 14 coupons or just 1 coupon?

[AzianAsspicker]

did you need to use 14 coupons or just 1 coupon?
na i went back in line 14 times... lol

[mcgavin27]

they had no problem with you going in line 14 times?

[AzianAsspicker]

na the guy was nice about he, he didnt seem to care

[nakanenui]

short of scanning all the games, is there a list of games and their prices pre-coupon. The store near me has all these games in a 29.99 and under section with no current prices on them. They had a grip of BG&E, XIII, jampacks, etc... but I didnt have a coupon, nor did they have any instore, so I was SOL, but I did find some GGC with the 19.99 and over coupon though I passed on the 29.99 and over coupon. GR trade in on XIII is 1.50, may not qualify for the $5 extra promo. Buying to play these games is worth it, buying to trade these games = too much hassle and time.

[wampa8jedi]

I went and picked up a free XIII yesterday--it was buried behind some other random PS2 trash... pays to dig :)

[billyknoxville]

so on next weeks ad for BB, there's some PSP movies for 14.99, does anyone know if the coupon would apply to those as well?

Or just to piss off BB even more so, PM target or CC for 12.99 then use the coupon, but that's a total YMMV.

[mcgavin27]

rocky is 5 dollars after coupon

[onikage]

My BB has several copies of XIII but they just won't let me "buy" them. Of course, the BB closest to me really sucks so I wasn't surprised. I did get Ribbit King and Onimusha 2 for about $5 each. While getting those games I was told stories such as "you have to spend at least $30 to use the coupon" and "hey, that coupon is only for PSP games".

The only time anyone should shop at BB is when you can rip them off in some way.

[billyknoxville]

My BB has several copies of XIII but they just won't let me "buy" them. Of course, the BB closest to me really sucks so I wasn't surprised. I did get Ribbit King and Onimusha 2 for about $5 each. While getting those games I was told stories such as "you have to spend at least $30 to use the coupon" and "hey, that coupon is only for PSP games".

The only time anyone should shop at BB is when you can rip them off in some way.

do what i do, buy a drink and XIII with a coupon in hand. As long as the cashier gets some money, They wont feel like they're getting jipped.

[XboxHardcore.com]

so on next weeks ad for BB, there's some PSP movies for 14.99, does anyone know if the coupon would apply to those as well?

Or just to piss off BB even more so, PM target or CC for 12.99 then use the coupon, but that's a total YMMV.

$5 off any PS2 or PSP game, not UMDs.

[mcgavin27]

today i got rocky (4.99 after coupon), xiii( 0.00 after coupon), and midway arcade treasures 1 (4.99 after coupon)

[ToddlerTN]

Here's a list of all videogames in the Best Buy system for PS2 priced at $9.99 or less:

$4.99:
Agassi Tennis Generation
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
eJay Clubworld
EverQuest Online Adventures
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Freestyle: Metal X - PlayStation 2
Hot Wheels: World Race
Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge
NASCAR Dirt to Daytona
NCAA Football 2004
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman
XIII

$9.99:
Bad Boys: Miami Takedown
Beyond Good & Evil
Cabela's Big Game Hunter Greatest Hits
Conflict: Desert Storm Greatest Hits
Corvette
Dark Angel
Defender
Fisherman's Bass Club
Ford Racing 2
Future Tactics: The Uprising
Hard Hitter Tennis
Hunter: The Reckoning -- Wayward
Kya: Dark Lineage
Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Magix Music Maker
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Midway Arcade Treasures
Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch
My Street
Onimusha 2
Pinball Hall of Fame
Primal
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2
Ribbit King
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
Rocky
Smuggler's Run Greatest Hits
Sphinx And The Cursed Mummy
SpyHunter Greatest Hits
Starsky & Hutch
Strike Force Bowling
Stuntman Greatest Hits
Super Trucks Racing
Tak and the Power of Juju
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution Greatest Hits
WinBack: Covert Operations
World Tour Soccer 2005

Those are the pre-coupon prices, of course. Hope that helps some of you guys zero in on the titles you need.

[meditative_zebra]

Thanks for the list Toddler.

I've already gotten a few free copies of XIII, but I'll have to print out that list and take it with me next time I go to Best Buy to try and score some more free game goodness.

[wampa8jedi]

Major thanks for the list Toddler--I've updated the first page, and given you full credit for your list :)

[thegamer4787]

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I saw Whirl Tour marked as $9.99 at my Best Buy. $4.99 after coupon doesn't sound too bad, but I'm not sure if this is nationwide (I'd imagine it is). Same situation with Pro Race Driver. If you are interested, you may as well check them at your local Best Buy.

[meditative_zebra]

I modified Toddler's list to include the rating from Gamespot to give me some idea of what's worth picking up when I go to Best Buy later today or tomorrow.
Thanks again to Toddler for finding all these.

Here's a link to .doc of the list I'm taking with me:
http://www.geocities.com/capulatio/bb_pricing_apr_05.doc

$4.99:

Agassi Tennis Generation (5.3)
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (7.5)
eJay Clubworld (N/A)
EverQuest Online Adventures (7.2)
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (5.3)
Freestyle: Metal X (6.0)
Hot Wheels: World Race (6.3)
Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge (N/A)
NASCAR Dirt to Daytona (8.1)
NCAA Football 2004 (8.8)
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (7.9)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (N/A)
XIII (6.4)

$9.99:

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown (3.0)
Beyond Good & Evil (8.3)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter Greatest Hits (5.3)
Conflict: Desert Storm Greatest Hits (6.7)
Corvette (4.0)
Dark Angel (3.8)
Defender (6.9)
Fisherman's Bass Club (N/A)
Ford Racing 2 (6.8, Xbox Version)
Future Tactics: The Uprising (6.4)
Hard Hitter Tennis (N/A)
Hunter: The Reckoning – Wayward (7.0)
Kya: Dark Lineage (8.2)
Legaia 2: Duel Saga (7.0)
Magix Music Maker (N/A)
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (6.5)
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (8.2)
Midway Arcade Treasures (7.2)
Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal (5.0)
MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch (2.8)
My Street (4.5)
Onimusha 2 (7.9)
Pinball Hall of Fame (7.2)
Primal (7.9)
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 (8.0)
Ribbit King (5.9)
Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (6.0)
Rocky (5.5)
Smuggler's Run Greatest Hits (8.0)
Sphinx And The Cursed Mummy (8.2)
SpyHunter Greatest Hits (7.8)
Starsky & Hutch (6.8)
Strike Force Bowling (5.2)
Stuntman Greatest Hits (8.0)
Super Trucks Racing (7.1)
Tak and the Power of Juju (6.8)
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (8.3)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (3.7)
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution Greatest Hits (9.2)
WinBack: Covert Operations (7.2)
World Tour Soccer 2005 (5.4)

[mcgavin27]

today i got jampack 10, and a couple copies of XIII to give to all my friends that didn't get a chance to make it to best buy.