BB 360 XBL Kit Mega-Deal(confirmed misprint)

[Pookymeister]

Got shot down at lunch at the same CC i was successful at last nite. Im probably going to go back after work to see if there are different faces there - i know one dude who won't give me any trouble, maybe he will be there.

[lowlevel]

just as a side note, does anyone consider this act of pm'ing a pricing mistake wrong? i know its not technically illegal, but will anyone even admit that it is unethical and somewhat fraudulent? and for the record i tried to get one and struck out, so don't think i'm getting high and mighty...i am just curious.

we are making one business suffer for the mistake of bestbuy who seems to be getting off pretty easy on a pretty big up. does bestbuy suffer any in this situation other than pissed customers that have to drive to another store to pm?

I actually had SIX of them on Sunday (3/12) from my local Meijer (about 15 miles closer than the nearest BB) . . . they were going to provide me with the means to get an Xbox 360 (by selling them on eBay). The employees were super impressed by the deal and really aggressively searched the ad for any hitches with it. After going through 4 people, I got the pricematch approved. Unfortunately, I hadn't yet seen this thread . . . I just thought I was catching a hot deal before anyone else.

Once I got home from Meijer, I checked Best Buy's website (/slaps forehead), saw the notice about it being a misprint. Ugh . . . rationalizations started racing through my brain . . . "little guy vs. corporation", "my birthday is tomorrow (the 13th), "who's going to know?".

But ultimately, I made the decision to return the packs. Went to the service desk, had to explain to the two girls three what I was doing ("You want to get $70 back for each of these that you only paid $30 for???" *sigh*). Once they understood, they tried doing the return on the items --- and they couldn't --- they thought their system was down. So they called a manager --- explained to her three times what I was doing, and the manager came up to the service desk.

All of them were amazed that :
a) I got the pricematch approved in the first place
b) that I was bringing them back (service desk girl #1: "I would've just run with it . . . "; manager: "So, you're just returning them because we honored a misprint . . . <long pause> . . . wow, that's really admirable!"

So finally, after fighting with my own psyche, others misunderstanding, and a technological unwillingness to cooperate, I successfully returned the goods . . . now to figure out another way of getting that damn X360! :)

/story

To me, it's one thing to take advantage of a great deal, and even "work the system" by making a great deal even better by using a company's PM guarantee (100% or 110%). But knowingly pricematching a misprint is unethical, if not fraud . . . much like editing out "no duplicates" from a certain BB coupon posted here a while back.

/commence ridiculing and flaming!

[mackaikai]

I actually had SIX of them on Sunday (3/12) from my local Meijer (about 15 miles closer than the nearest BB) . . . they were going to provide me with the means to get an Xbox 360 (by selling them on eBay). The employees were super impressed by the deal and really aggressively searched the ad for any hitches with it. After going through 4 people, I got the pricematch approved. Unfortunately, I hadn't yet seen this thread . . . I just thought I was catching a hot deal before anyone else.

Once I got home from Meijer, I checked Best Buy's website (/slaps forehead), saw the notice about it being a misprint. Ugh . . . rationalizations started racing through my brain . . . "little guy vs. corporation", "my birthday is tomorrow (the 13th), "who's going to know?".

But ultimately, I made the decision to return the packs. Went to the service desk, had to explain to the two girls three what I was doing ("You want to get $70 back for each of these that you only paid $30 for???" *sigh*). Once they understood, they tried doing the return on the items --- and they couldn't --- they thought their system was down. So they called a manager --- explained to her three times what I was doing, and the manager came up to the service desk.

All of them were amazed that :
a) I got the pricematch approved in the first place
b) that I was bringing them back (service desk girl #1: "I would've just run with it . . . "; manager: "So, you're just returning them because we honored a misprint . . . <long pause> . . . wow, that's really admirable!"

So finally, after fighting with my own psyche, others misunderstanding, and a technological unwillingness to cooperate, I successfully returned the goods . . . now to figure out another way of getting that damn X360! :)

/story

To me, it's one thing to take advantage of a great deal, and even "work the system" by making a great deal even better by using a company's PM guarantee (100% or 110%). But knowingly pricematching a misprint is unethical, if not fraud . . . much like editing out "no duplicates" from a certain BB coupon posted here a while back.

/commence ridiculing and flaming!

you are a CAG Saint

"hail to lowlevel"

[chongchoe]

I actually had SIX of them on Sunday (3/12) from my local Meijer (about 15 miles closer than the nearest BB) . . . they were going to provide me with the means to get an Xbox 360 (by selling them on eBay). The employees were super impressed by the deal and really aggressively searched the ad for any hitches with it. After going through 4 people, I got the pricematch approved. Unfortunately, I hadn't yet seen this thread . . . I just thought I was catching a hot deal before anyone else.

Once I got home from Meijer, I checked Best Buy's website (/slaps forehead), saw the notice about it being a misprint. Ugh . . . rationalizations started racing through my brain . . . "little guy vs. corporation", "my birthday is tomorrow (the 13th), "who's going to know?".

But ultimately, I made the decision to return the packs. Went to the service desk, had to explain to the two girls three what I was doing ("You want to get $70 back for each of these that you only paid $30 for???" *sigh*). Once they understood, they tried doing the return on the items --- and they couldn't --- they thought their system was down. So they called a manager --- explained to her three times what I was doing, and the manager came up to the service desk.

All of them were amazed that :
a) I got the pricematch approved in the first place
b) that I was bringing them back (service desk girl #1: "I would've just run with it . . . "; manager: "So, you're just returning them because we honored a misprint . . . <long pause> . . . wow, that's really admirable!"

So finally, after fighting with my own psyche, others misunderstanding, and a technological unwillingness to cooperate, I successfully returned the goods . . . now to figure out another way of getting that damn X360! :)

/story

To me, it's one thing to take advantage of a great deal, and even "work the system" by making a great deal even better by using a company's PM guarantee (100% or 110%). But knowingly pricematching a misprint is unethical, if not fraud . . . much like editing out "no duplicates" from a certain BB coupon posted here a while back.

/commence ridiculing and flaming!

good for you:)

[eastx]

I think that's acting like a sap, but at least you stuck to your guns.

[lowlevel]

I think that's acting like a sap, but at least you stuck to your guns.

I can respect that opinion . . . and believe me, it sucks to think about the profit I could've made, but I don't think there is any way I could've felt good about any profit/X360 that had come of that deal once I found out it was a misprint. There's no way I could've enjoyed myself --- so now, at least I'll be gaming with a clear conscience once I get my Premium pack! :)

[rabbitt]

you are a CAG Saint

QFT.

Lowlevel, you have I good soul. If I were in your situation, I would've just kept them, but I can definately respect your choice. Nice job and good luck getting that 360!

[gaelan]

Already stated early on in the threa, but since you brought it up let's take a look at your other posts in the thread:





Obviously you're a hippocrite! Not sure how much you screwed Wal-mart for the screw-up by TRU, but never the less you screwed them. Also not only do you mention it is wrong, though you step back as if not judging, you ask for the wronfully purchased items. Is this so you don't feel as guilty. Everyone knows it is wrong, but it is not there fault BB fucked up. Members are just capitalizing like every other American, so sell your sob story about the little man robbing big business somewhere else.
Hypocrite
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hypocrite


I don’t disaree with the deal in fact I have tried to get in on it. I’m just saying that it is not right morally or ethicallly, which doesn’t really matter to some people like me who can rationalize around these issues like most here. The fact that it is not illegal is the only thing that keeps it acceptable for me. I think you are mistaken calling me a hypocrite considering I never tried to conceal any intent of motive (see defintion provided). I was merely inquiring to the community if anyone actually considered this a perfectly legit deal instead of a pricing error exploit (read: knowingly and willingly using a printing mistake to take advantage of a situation). Again, I applaud those who got in on the deal, and I wish I had been successful because if prices this cheap are wrong, then I don’t wanna be right. The only thing that sucks is that BB made the mistake, yet they are the only ones that are not getting ass raped as a result. Let me know if you need any further clarification, since you were obviously upset about my post.

[studfool]

got shot down at different cc sears and compusa, but funny thing is compusa the guy hoarded them for himself after he refused to pm for me that totally sucks, i saw him righting stuff on them and talking excitedly with the manager who's probably as old as he is :-(

[Damian]

/story

Good man.

[Damian]

got shot down at different cc sears and compusa, but funny thing is compusa the guy hoarded them for himself after he refused to pm for me that totally sucks, i saw him righting stuff on them and talking excitedly with the manager who's probably as old as he is :-(
Nothing like karma biting you in the ass, eh? Damn that CompUSA guy trying to screw just like you were out to screw CompUSA. That's not fair! I mean, you're supposed to be the screwER not the screwEE, right?
While it's true I'm crying for you, they're actually tears of laughter.

[Kuma]

I actually had SIX of them on Sunday (3/12) from my local Meijer (about 15 miles closer than the nearest BB) . . . they were going to provide me with the means to get an Xbox 360 (by selling them on eBay). The employees were super impressed by the deal and really aggressively searched the ad for any hitches with it. After going through 4 people, I got the pricematch approved. Unfortunately, I hadn't yet seen this thread . . . I just thought I was catching a hot deal before anyone else.

Once I got home from Meijer, I checked Best Buy's website (/slaps forehead), saw the notice about it being a misprint. Ugh . . . rationalizations started racing through my brain . . . "little guy vs. corporation", "my birthday is tomorrow (the 13th), "who's going to know?".

But ultimately, I made the decision to return the packs. Went to the service desk, had to explain to the two girls three what I was doing ("You want to get $70 back for each of these that you only paid $30 for???" *sigh*). Once they understood, they tried doing the return on the items --- and they couldn't --- they thought their system was down. So they called a manager --- explained to her three times what I was doing, and the manager came up to the service desk.

All of them were amazed that :
a) I got the pricematch approved in the first place
b) that I was bringing them back (service desk girl #1: "I would've just run with it . . . "; manager: "So, you're just returning them because we honored a misprint . . . <long pause> . . . wow, that's really admirable!"

So finally, after fighting with my own psyche, others misunderstanding, and a technological unwillingness to cooperate, I successfully returned the goods . . . now to figure out another way of getting that damn X360! :)

/story

To me, it's one thing to take advantage of a great deal, and even "work the system" by making a great deal even better by using a company's PM guarantee (100% or 110%). But knowingly pricematching a misprint is unethical, if not fraud . . . much like editing out "no duplicates" from a certain BB coupon posted here a while back.

/commence ridiculing and flaming!


You do your thing and thats fine, Im not going to tell you what to do. BUT think of it this way. If CC saw a pricing error and they charged you too much for something, would they come to your house and hand you a wad of cash?

[Damian]

You do your thing and thats fine, Im not going to tell you what to do. BUT think of it this way. If CC saw a pricing error and they charged you too much for something, would they come to your house and hand you a wad of cash?
Sure. It happens sometimes. If you're overcharged for something and they catch it they'll credit your card back when the error is discovered. They don't want something like that on their books. It's more obvious with online transactions, but it's happened at a B&M store before to me.

[lowlevel]

You do your thing and thats fine, Im not going to tell you what to do. BUT think of it this way. If CC saw a pricing error and they charged you too much for something, would they come to your house and hand you a wad of cash?

I understand what you are saying, but I don't see this as "who can get over on who more often". . . and I certainly don't use a "soulless megacorporation" as the beacon for my own personal ethics. (Not trying to imply that you do, Kuma --- Just wanted to clarify, as I realize that some things don't translate very well over the 'net.)

If someone screws with me or my finances, I'm not going to sit back and take it, but by that same token, I won't lower myself to somone (or some *company*'s) perceived level with the rationalization that "well, that's what THEY would've done to me if they had a choice".

Everyone makes choices like this, and I'm not here to judge anyone else. If everyone else who got in on the deal feels fine with their actions, cool. After I found out that the price was a misprint, I was uncomfortable with the situation.

Cheers! :)

[abhinav]

I understand what you are saying, but I don't see this as "who can get over on who more often". . . and I certainly don't use a "soulless megacorporation" as the beacon for my own personal ethics. (Not trying to imply that you do, Kuma --- Just wanted to clarify, as I realize that some things don't translate very well over the 'net.)

If someone screws with me or my finances, I'm not going to sit back and take it, but by that same token, I won't lower myself to somone (or some *company*'s) perceived level with the rationalization that "well, that's what THEY would've done to me if they had a choice".

Everyone makes choices like this, and I'm not here to judge anyone else. If everyone else who got in on the deal feels fine with their actions, cool. After I found out that the price was a misprint, I was uncomfortable with the situation.

Cheers! :)

You are one crazy son of a bitch man. Hope you feel good about yourself, you deserve.

[menikmati]

Reporting back with no success today.

CC on Clairemont (where I got the first one yesterday) knew about the misprint.

Walmart on Clairemont only had 3 month kits.

Sears Essentials on Clairemont ran out of 12 month kits.

Walmart in Poway only had 3 month kits.

Sears in UTC (La Jolla) didn't have any kits.

Sears Essentials on Carmel Mountain put me to sleep. Came in, saw the last one and grabbed it and went checkout. Ladies up there didn't know anything about it so they sent me to electronics where an old man said "the boxes don't look the same" I was thinking "no shit, check out the box contents and look it up on your website." Tells me to wait while he grabs someone higher up to check. I just sat in the electronics department for about 20 minutes until he comes back and tells me about BB's disclaimer.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with just the one kit I got, I'm set for Xbox Live until December 2008, 200 more Marketplace points and a new headset which I've needed for the past 3 months.

[thebob101]

$19.99 is probably what they (BB, CC, WalMart, blah, blah, blah) paid for it. The markup is incredible.

[XboxHardcore.com]

$19.99 is probably what they (BB, CC, WalMart, blah, blah, blah) paid for it. The markup is incredible.

Wrong.

[Pookymeister]

$19.99 is probably what they (BB, CC, WalMart, blah, blah, blah) paid for it. The markup is incredible.

I'd be surprised if Microsoft allowed such a big markup.

[thagoat]

I actually had SIX of them on Sunday (3/12) from my local Meijer (about 15 miles closer than the nearest BB) . . . they were going to provide me with the means to get an Xbox 360 (by selling them on eBay). The employees were super impressed by the deal and really aggressively searched the ad for any hitches with it. After going through 4 people, I got the pricematch approved. Unfortunately, I hadn't yet seen this thread . . . I just thought I was catching a hot deal before anyone else.

Once I got home from Meijer, I checked Best Buy's website (/slaps forehead), saw the notice about it being a misprint. Ugh . . . rationalizations started racing through my brain . . . "little guy vs. corporation", "my birthday is tomorrow (the 13th), "who's going to know?".

But ultimately, I made the decision to return the packs. Went to the service desk, had to explain to the two girls three what I was doing ("You want to get $70 back for each of these that you only paid $30 for???" *sigh*). Once they understood, they tried doing the return on the items --- and they couldn't --- they thought their system was down. So they called a manager --- explained to her three times what I was doing, and the manager came up to the service desk.

All of them were amazed that :
a) I got the pricematch approved in the first place
b) that I was bringing them back (service desk girl #1: "I would've just run with it . . . "; manager: "So, you're just returning them because we honored a misprint . . . <long pause> . . . wow, that's really admirable!"

So finally, after fighting with my own psyche, others misunderstanding, and a technological unwillingness to cooperate, I successfully returned the goods . . . now to figure out another way of getting that damn X360! :)

/story

To me, it's one thing to take advantage of a great deal, and even "work the system" by making a great deal even better by using a company's PM guarantee (100% or 110%). But knowingly pricematching a misprint is unethical, if not fraud . . . much like editing out "no duplicates" from a certain BB coupon posted here a while back.

/commence ridiculing and flaming! dumb ass:hot:

[schultzed]

dumb ass:hot:

I'm hoping that this is sarcasm, because there is no need to get nasty. I wouldn't have returned them . . . but I also wouldn't have picked up six of them to begin with.

[cyberlian]

I got the last one at my CC, they had to check with 3 different people before it was finally ok'd

[studfool]

i could've bought some more this morning at sears but left some for yall, guy said they didn't look alike but i pointed it out to him right their, he said to wait a second and came back and said he would pm i asked till what time he was working today and he said all day, so i might go back. it's the one on hulen in fort worth

[CocheseUGA]

I'm hoping that this is sarcasm, because there is no need to get nasty. I wouldn't have returned them . . . but I also wouldn't have picked up six of them to begin with.

Sometimes when you see a deal THAT good, you just have to bite. Whether it be gifts for friends or for a tidy profit. I think if I would have seen that at that price and had not seen it here first, yeah, I would have picked up six. I know a few people on here would have gladly bought them from me for cost or a lunch profit.

[kyle-k]

Reporting back with no success today.

Sears Essentials on Carmel Mountain put me to sleep. Came in, saw the last one and grabbed it and went checkout. Ladies up there didn't know anything about it so they sent me to electronics where an old man said "the boxes don't look the same" I was thinking "no shit, check out the box contents and look it up on your website." Tells me to wait while he grabs someone higher up to check. I just sat in the electronics department for about 20 minutes until he comes back and tells me about BB's disclaimer.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with just the one kit I got, I'm set for Xbox Live until December 2008, 200 more Marketplace points and a new headset which I've needed for the past 3 months.

I held that exact Carmel Mountain Box yesterday also... Must have come in just after you, since the electronics guy knew right off the bat, that it was a BB typo. Looks like I'm out of luck on this deal.

[$hady]

dumb ass:hot:

AGREED!


How say you fish tank?

GURGLE GURGLE GURGLE

[neudog]

Hypocrite
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hypocrite


I don’t disaree with the deal in fact I have tried to get in on it. I’m just saying that it is not right morally or ethicallly, which doesn’t really matter to some people like me who can rationalize around these issues like most here. The fact that it is not illegal is the only thing that keeps it acceptable for me. I think you are mistaken calling me a hypocrite considering I never tried to conceal any intent of motive (see defintion provided). I was merely inquiring to the community if anyone actually considered this a perfectly legit deal instead of a pricing error exploit (read: knowingly and willingly using a printing mistake to take advantage of a situation). Again, I applaud those who got in on the deal, and I wish I had been successful because if prices this cheap are wrong, then I don’t wanna be right. The only thing that sucks is that BB made the mistake, yet they are the only ones that are not getting ass raped as a result. Let me know if you need any further clarification, since you were obviously upset about my post.

hypocrite
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hypocrite (the way your posts read you seem to fall under the second definition)

In reference to the definition you do fall uner the category. You voiced your opinion(beliefs) on this being morally wrong, yet you asked in on the deal. Now granted your post can be misconstrued and seen 2 ways:

1) You're asking a generalized question about this being moral.
2) You're bringing to ones attention, passing judgement, on how morally wrong this is.

I took it for the latter and wasn't upset per say, I just found it ironic that you would bring up morals in this situation whether you have them or not and then want to get in on the immoral act. By no means did I want to come off as attacking you or what not, I simply wanted to voice my opinion due to the combination of your posts throughout the thread. From the way it appears very few are capitalizing on this. The ones who are are very fortunate or they took the misprint to a whole new level and screwed the system the day before Best Buy had posted the "Error Notice". IMHO it is all wrong morally, but in this day an age people could care less. We as a society look at it like, "Fuck I've been screwed before it might as well be someone else this time!" Though morally I think it is wrong I'll be the first to tell you I will try everything to get in on it because it is not that major. If you're a big business you should have someone who oversees this, if it slips through the crack, well it sucks to be you or the competitors in this case.

[Pookymeister]

It's not really fraud if a companies policy allows for it. You show them a competitors ad - its up to them to verify it. If they don't, then you make out. If not, take the rejection like a man(and come back later to try someone else , =] )

[Purkeynator]

It's not really fraud if a companies policy allows for it. You show them a competitors ad - its up to them to verify it. If they don't, then you make out. If not, take the rejection like a man(and come back later to try someone else , =] )

Exactly right

[lowlevel]

It's not really fraud if a companies policy allows for it. You show them a competitors ad - its up to them to verify it. If they don't, then you make out. If not, take the rejection like a man(and come back later to try someone else , =] )

Even if it's not *technically* fraud, I don't think anyone could offer an argument that it's the ethical thing to do. But every person, culture, time period, etc. has their own different measurement of what is ethical . . . so as I said before, if people are comfortable with their actions, great! :)

[Pookymeister]

Even if it's not *technically* fraud, I don't think anyone could offer an argument that it's the ethical thing to do. But every person, culture, time period, etc. has their own different measurement of what is ethical . . . so as I said before, if people are comfortable with their actions, great! :)

Yup.
*Goes back to whipping starving Ethiopian children for fun*

[Roufuss]

Even if it's not *technically* fraud, I don't think anyone could offer an argument that it's the ethical thing to do. But every person, culture, time period, etc. has their own different measurement of what is ethical . . . so as I said before, if people are comfortable with their actions, great! :)

Its not ethical, but on the same token, if employees were doing their job well this type of stuff would never be allowed to happen.

I am amazed that all these employees are thinking "Oh, a $70 dollar Live Kit is $20 on sale, that's perfectly normal!!". Taking them back was a good thing to do, but I have a feeling that whoever sold those to you in the first place is going to get into alot of trouble for not verifying anything.

[lowlevel]

Yup.
*Goes back to whipping starving Ethiopian children for fun*

LMAO! :D

[lowlevel]

Its not ethical, but on the same token, if employees were doing their job well this type of stuff would never be allowed to happen.

I am amazed that all these employees are thinking "Oh, a $70 dollar Live Kit is $20 on sale, that's perfectly normal!!". Taking them back was a good thing to do, but I have a feeling that whoever sold those to you in the first place is going to get into alot of trouble for not verifying anything.

Well, I made it real clear to the manager that I spoke with that the decision went through 4 people (a cashier, two assistant manager-types, and then a phone call to a manager), and they were scouring the ad for any discrepancy they could find, so I doubt anyone could get in trouble for this particular situation.

That would be pretty ironic, though, to try to "do the right thing", and end up getting someone reprimanded. :o

[exRounder]

That would be pretty ironic, though, to try to "do the right thing", and end up getting someone reprimanded. :o

I don't think it's ironic. You didn't get anything for your returning them, but you might get someone fired. That kind of humor doesn't come around everyday.

[Roufuss]

Well, I made it real clear to the manager that I spoke with that the decision went through 4 people (a cashier, two assistant manager-types, and then a phone call to a manager), and they were scouring the ad for any discrepancy they could find, so I doubt anyone could get in trouble for this particular situation.

That would be pretty ironic, though, to try to "do the right thing", and end up getting someone reprimanded. :o

But see, someone should have called Best Buy to check... that is how all PM's are supposed to work, you have to call the store to check price and availability. The fact that someone didn't check price, and let a $300 loss (the difference of the six xbox live kits) go out the door is going to get someone in trouble by the loss prevention dept.

[The Don]

You guys who didn't luck out pricematching might want to try getting the item from Best Buy themselves. Yes, that's right. I just called my Best Buy asking the person who picked up the phone in the software department if he would let me have Xbox Live for the advertised price of $20, testing to see if employees are clueless to the misprint. He said yes. I was bewildered. He said he just let a guy have the item at the advertised price a few hours ago. Apparently he doesn't know about the mistake. I asked him to check for me how many were left. After like two minutes he was like 'OH S*it' when he saw the sign about the misprint. He was like 'oh damn. I could get in trouble for that. i'm just going to keep this one on the low down. Thanks for making me aware of the misprint.' Now, I probably can't get it at my Best Buy, but maybe your Best Buys also have clueless employees.

[studfool]

all bb employees are clueless

[jousley]

I'd love to have one of those kits of someone would be willing to help out a lowly cheap ass gamer. None in my area at all, thought I would have felt odd trying it anyways...so I was kind of glad I didnt see any :p But if someone has extra ones, Id be grateful for some help :) PM if you can help me finally play online :)

[dafunkk12]

Orlando CAG's may want to check the CC by the Mall at Milennia. The clerk I went to only took a quick glance at the Best Buy ad, but stared at the screen for a while, probably only then seeing the original price of the kit. He gave it to me for $15 and change, but right after finishing with me he picked up the phone and dialed someone. Manager maybe? If so, he probably should've done that first.

[kmac1914]

But see, someone should have called Best Buy to check... that is how all PM's are supposed to work, you have to call the store to check price and availability. The fact that someone didn't check price, and let a $300 loss (the difference of the six xbox live kits) go out the door is going to get someone in trouble by the loss prevention dept.

I'm pretty sure that's not the type of loss that loss prevention is concerned with...:lol::lol:

By the by, though, the blame should probably fall on the person at BB corporate who's job it is to proofread the ads before they go out.

[studfool]

i wish cc retailiats soon

revenge would be sweet

[schultzed]

You guys who didn't luck out pricematching might want to try getting the item from Best Buy themselves. Yes, that's right. I just called my Best Buy asking the person who picked up the phone in the software department if he would let me have Xbox Live for the advertised price of $20, testing to see if employees are clueless to the misprint. He said yes. I was bewildered. He said he just let a guy have the item at the advertised price a few hours ago. Apparently he doesn't know about the mistake. I asked him to check for me how many were left. After like two minutes he was like 'OH S*it' when he saw the sign about the misprint. He was like 'oh damn. I could get in trouble for that. i'm just going to keep this one on the low down. Thanks for making me aware of the misprint.' Now, I probably can't get it at my Best Buy, but maybe your Best Buys also have clueless employees.

One BB that I visited had a sign at the 360 section on Saturday. And my BB had a big sign at the door on Sun. morning.

I don't how people are getting them at BB but it may be worth a shot.

Maybe as we hit the end of the week people will have forgotten about it.

[jacker]

1 was able to get one at BB on Sunday for the fact that there were no signs posted. Of course they still put up a fight but I was able to walk out with one.


I then ran to CC (which is across the street where I live) and picked up their last 4. I made out like a bandit , No?

[studfool]

One BB that I visited had a sign at the 360 section on Saturday. And my BB had a big sign at the door on Sun. morning.

I don't how people are getting them at BB but it may be worth a shot.

Maybe as we hit the end of the week people will have forgotten about it.


that's exactly what i'm planning to do saturday morning i'm hitting all the stores i hit before,:applause::applause::applause:

[fatbeer]

i got no luck price matching it in Circuit City.It seems that most of the Circuit City around here are well aware of the price mistake and post huge print-out claiming they wont price match it.

[perfectcell770]

I got mine price matched at sears.
only 1- $16.13

[Roufuss]

I'm pretty sure that's not the type of loss that loss prevention is concerned with...:lol::lol:
.

Actually, yea, it is, at least at the last few retail jobs I worked at. Selling something under cost, espically six of them, would be deemed a loss, and loss prevention should / would open up an investagtion. Why were these PM'ed, why did nobody call Best Buy, things like that. They want to make sure something like this would never happen again.

They do more then just catch thieves... the LP at one store I worked at caught a girl who was PM'ing stuff cheaper for her friends on a daily basis, with no ads, just shaving a few bucks off each time.

[studfool]

^^^ that's funny but also sad and stupid.

[Damian]

I'm pretty sure that's not the type of loss that loss prevention is concerned with...:lol::lol:
It absolutely is.

[kmac1914]

Well, consider me informed then. LP at the store i worked retail at was only concerned with theft...but then again, that might be because our shrinkage was higher than normal.

[KingNES]

I got mine price matched at sears.
only 1- $16.13

So did I, and a great deal indeed. Thanx OP.

[jer7583]

I got one for $14.99 at CC today.. made no sense why he charged me that.

[LinkinPrime]

I got one for $14.99 at CC today.. made no sense why he charged me that.

19.99 - 10% off of the price difference.

[AshesofWake]

so im assuming nobody got any extras they would be willing to part with to a fellow CAG for a marginal profit?

[seanr1221]

I might try stopping by CC later if I can to see if I can pick one up for a fellow CAGer...but it depends if I can get out of class early.

[saetia]

I will trade one of these for a sealed MGS 3 Subsistence LE.

[RedvsBlue]

I will trade one of these for a sealed MGS 3 Subsistence LE.


:rofl:

[saetia]

:rofl:

Fucking hilarious, huh?! $70 for $40. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Stfu

[Roufuss]

Fucking hilarious, huh?! $70 for $40. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Stfu

More like $70 for $150.

Could get two Xbox Live Kits with the profit from MGS 3 LE.

[saetia]

More like $70 for $150.

'Splain.

Who in their right mind, right being the operative word, pays $150 for a game that is 1 day old that can still be found w/the right amount of calling around and hunting. No, you're right, they're not knocking down peoples' doors offering them, but last I checked, acquiring a 360 12 month kit also isn't the easiest thing ti obtain right now for $20 either,

Why don't I do that, you ask? I am flat ass broke, that's why.

[Strider Turbulence]

MGS 3 LE is going for like $90+ on ebay.

[Roufuss]

MGS 3 LE is going for like $90+ on ebay.

Considering I just sold mine for $150 this afternoon, and I've seen plenty of them go for $130, I'd say its a bit higher then that.

Hell, one that is an auction is already past $175.

[saetia]

Yes it is, it is still available at some places, and it's still new, and you think that there won't be more shipments? The deal for the kit expires Saturday and even until then, it's not an automatic acquisition.

[saetia]

Considering I just sold mine for $150 this afternoon, and I've seen plenty of them go for $130, I'd say its a bit higher then that.

Hell, one that is an auction is already past $175.

Yep, and the 360 was $1200-1500 the 1st day it launched. you honestly think the sales will maintain like this for a while?

Also, most of those include the Saga disk.

[Roufuss]

Yep, and the 360 was $1200-1500 the 1st day it launched. you honestly think the sales will maintain like this for a while?

Also, most of those include the Saga disk.

I really don't care if they do maintain, since I and most other people are making their money now on it.

What's the point of all this?

[Strider Turbulence]

Considering I just sold mine for $150 this afternoon, and I've seen plenty of them go for $130, I'd say its a bit higher then that.

Hell, one that is an auction is already past $175.


Jesus Christ. I should have sold mine.

[saetia]

I really don't care if they do maintain, since I and most other people are making their money now on it.

What's the point of all this?

The point is I am trying to make a deal. Can we make a deal. I just wanna make a deal, and I am not Monty fucking Hall.

[Damian]

The point is I am trying to make a deal. Can we make a deal. I just wanna make a deal, and I am not Monty fucking Hall.
Try your "deal" again when the value of what you want drops more in line with that of what you have. Like you said, the price will drop eventually, but you're trying to make your deal now. The current value of what you have is laughably low compared to the current value of what you want.

[Gotchaforce]

Try your "deal" again when the value of what you want drops more in line with that of what you have. Like you said, the price will drop eventually, but you're trying to make your deal now. The current value of what you have is laughably low compared to the current value of what you want.

but but, the economy should be run like saetia wants it run!!

DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY HIGH PRICES!!

[TheNameIsJohnny]

I cheacked almost everywhere around me all week and really had no luck... fry's was my first target but they were really stupid about it.. and then some mean mexican lady was like "hold it!" phoenix wright style... so I just left... CC had some but she said something about the sku's being diffrent so I left... none at walmart or sears... so tonight the last night... went to fry's again and saw a few face... so i tried it again.

"Do you have this"(pointing at add)

HE walks over to it.. gives me the single 12 month card... and im like oh ok.. then show him the picture again and explain I wanted the kit.. then he looks at it closer

"wow"

So he asks me if they had it in stock..

"I don't know I found that add in here"

Thats when I knew I got it. He did the ask for my number thing (i just gave a fake one... i don't want these people calling me)

gave me a paper and I checked out. Score...

so i already have live but can i use this thing 6 months later?

[menikmati]

I cheacked almost everywhere around me all week and really had no luck... fry's was my first target but they were really stupid about it.. and then some mean mexican lady was like "hold it!" phoenix wright style... so I just left... CC had some but she said something about the sku's being diffrent so I left... none at walmart or sears... so tonight the last night... went to fry's again and saw a few face... so i tried it again.

"Do you have this"(pointing at add)

HE walks over to it.. gives me the single 12 month card... and im like oh ok.. then show him the picture again and explain I wanted the kit.. then he looks at it closer

"wow"

So he asks me if they had it in stock..

"I don't know I found that add in here"

Thats when I knew I got it. He did the ask for my number thing (i just gave a fake one... i don't want these people calling me)

gave me a paper and I checked out. Score...

so i already have live but can i use this thing 6 months later?

Yes, if you check the card itself it will have an expiration date. But a lot of the cards work after being "expired."

[TheNameIsJohnny]

Yes, if you check the card itself it will have an expiration date. But a lot of the cards work after being "expired."

Actually wasn't that just for the free trials. Im sure these that you buy in the store wont have expiration dates.

[menikmati]

The ones in the kit DO come with dates.

Mine says "Redeem by 6/30/2007."

[neudog]

1:00 A.M. Central this deal is officially dead. It will definately be up for "Deal of the Year" for the 2006 CHEAPY Awards. Congrats to those who scored and my respects to those who hooked up others. For those who screwed others know this will come around to bite you in the ass down the road. I can't wait for the next big AD Misprint, crossing my fingers on a PS3 misprint ...:rofl:

[ananag112]

I went to every mall in my area looking for MGS3:S LE, but I could not find it. While at the mall, I was able to PM this deal at Circuit City and got two of them for $32 :). Thanks OP. I was also able to get some cheap e-reader cards at CompUSA ($.43 each).

[schultzed]

Late in the week I went back to Walmart and tried to pick up one or two more (to ship off to CAGers, maybe :-) ) but they turned me down "we called BB . . ."

It worked for me early in the week and although many got in on this deal, it wasn't the easiest to pull off.

[abhinav]

Yeah i didnt bother getting anymore, whatever. This was great, i have 2 years of live and geometry wars, kickass.

[dman1869]

Thinking back on this deal, isn't it the law of certain states, that stores like BB are supposed to honor their advertised prices, whether it was a mistake or not?

[neudog]

Thinking back on this deal, isn't it the law of certain states, that stores like BB are supposed to honor their advertised prices, whether it was a mistake or not?

Man this information would have been helpful a week ago...:rofl: If this is true I need to relocate to one of these states, unless TN falls into the category.

[abhinav]

Man this information would have been helpful a week ago...:rofl: If this is true I need to relocate to one of these states, unless TN falls into the category.

Texas has that law and yes they enforce it. Report them for "Bait and switch" and they will look into it. My friend told me a local Kmart closed because of many errors and a gamecrazy was shutdown for a week.

[neudog]

Texas has that law and yes they enforce it. Report them for "Bait and switch" and they will look into it. My friend told me a local Kmart closed because of many errors and a gamecrazy was shutdown for a week.

That is good to know seeing as how I will be moving back there after I graduate. Only bad thing is Texas is trying to pass some new tax on violent videogames, I need to make sure my family votes against this if it surfaces.

[doubledown]

Moving to Deal Graveyard......please

[mvick288]

this was one hell of a deal