BB 360 XBL Kit Mega-Deal(confirmed misprint)

[Gojtron]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/goj/noname.jpg

I knew I wouldn't believe it, so I covertly snapped off a shot. Live ponts, 1600 for 19.99, as well as the expensive XBL kit for 19.99. In next week's ad, be ready to pricematch/adjust because I have a feeling this is going to be big.

[joshthegreat69]

haha sweet..that would be great for ebay..thanks for the heads up OP

[uzumaki_star]

Thank you my friend. I wonder will this be available from www.bestbuy.com for that same price.

[bballplaya210]

It might be worth buying it now and then price matching over the weekend so you can get one before they're sold out.

[Ziv]

It might be worth buying it now and then price matching over the weekend so you can get one before they're sold out.

And then return it when they say it's a typographical error and don't allow it. Unless of course you get someone who doesn't know doesn't care.

[Santurio]

damn I hope this works out!!
Thanks Goj!!

[averageguy]

Did you find this?

[uzumaki_star]

Did you find this?

It is going to be in the Sunday Ad for March 12-18.

[abhinav]

Holy crap be real be real be real! This would be the BEST WEEK EVER if this is real. I think i will be getting 2 years of xbox live...

[mackaikai]

nice, time to head over to Circuit City to grab a couple this weekend

[abhinav]

Aw man, Price match at CC... an extra $5 off on each one, 2 years of xbox live and $40 off the games from the mail and rebate... This is pretty much free!

[LinkinPrime]

Wouldnt it be wise to pick some up at BB and then pricematch after the sale to avoid all the madness?

[abhinav]

Wouldnt it be wise to pick some up at BB and then pricematch after the sale to avoid all the madness?
Hmmm i actualy might just buy 2 tommorow then just get them price adjusted on sunday... that actualy works best... Yes!

I mean go to CC, buy 2, then sunday come back asking for a price adjust. This way i make sure that i have some in hand.

[takingchase]

theres no way anyone is going to get any those for that price.

[mackaikai]

theres no way anyone is going to get any those for that price.

i will try it this sunday morning and let you know =p

my local CC is just amazing, they PM need for speed most wanted for PSP to Sear's outrageous price of 19.99 without a single question

i'm sure as long as Bestbuy don't correct the misprint, my CC will PM it without even asking a single question

[.JPG]

Man! If this is real, I'm getting 2 and off to eBay! I really need the extra cash right now...

[Jonny Polychronopoulos]

Do the 360 Live codes work on the oldskool Xbox? If this can be done, I will be one happy camper.

[Roufuss]

Man! If this is real, I'm getting 2 and off to eBay! I really need the extra cash right now...

You won't make much... chances are, everyone who resells on Ebay is going to find this out, and the market is going to be full of people undercutting each other. They go for ok money now, but wait until someone comes along who bought 10 of these and dosen't mind unloading them at $15 or so profit, undercutting everyone else.

If you were going to put them up, you might as well wait a week or two so you can charge a premium.

And isn't CAG the site where "hoarding is omg so wrong" :lol: :p

[.JPG]

You won't make much... chances are, everyone who resells on Ebay is going to find this out, and the market is going to be full of people undercutting each other. They go for ok money now, but wait until someone comes along who bought 10 of these and dosen't mind unloading them at $15 or so profit, undercutting everyone else.

If you were going to put them up, you might as well wait a week or two so you can charge a premium.

And isn't CAG the site where "hoarding is omg so wrong" :lol: :p

I agree hoarding is wrong, but I won't be hoarding. I probably if anything would get 1 (2 at most) and sell them. I like your idea of waiting which I will probably do (if this even works) until most of the eBayers get rid of their's :)

Trust me, I don't like to hoard and ruin it for everyone else. This would be one of the first deals that I would actually buy and eBay since a LONG time ago. I try and make it fair for everyone, but some of the eBayers out there go wild on stuff like this. Not me, I like to make a few extra bucks every now and then and I don't see anything wrong with it.

[MastaGamer]

Nice, I hope this works out. I wish that I read this post earlier though, I was just at BB. Oh well, time to head back up there tomorrow so I can get a pm on sunday.

[Enemy15]

no BB here :cry:

[Dkellar]

Wow, that is an awesome deal. I don't have a 360 but I may grab one of these for later.

[A Happy Panda]

I have the same question, do the 360 codes work for regular xbox live? I know you can transfer your Xbox 1 account over to 360 but does it work both ways?

[doubledown]

Not sure if they work...I'm sure if you call MS they will allow it though. If not, sell it on EBAY.

I may have to try and get a few of these....nice deal.

[Grave_Addiction]

theres no way anyone is going to get any those for that price.


There will definitely be a couple people who get in on this deal on the sole fact that Best Buy has stupid employees.

[peterm]

Can someone post a link that tells what these things are? I just got my 360 yesterday.

[pinatamonkey]

Can someone post a link that tells what these things are? I just got my 360 yesterday.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7530184&type=product&id=1127507946252

12 Month xbox live subscription + headset, reg 69.99. Awesome deal if it winds up happening.

Twelve-month Xbox Live Premium Gold Pack

Includes:
- Twelve-month Xbox Live Gold membership
- Xbox Live Arcade game: Bankshot Billiards
- Xbox 360 Headset
- $20 Xbox 360 Game Rebate Coupon*
- 200 Microsoft Points

Estimated Retail Price: $69.99 USD or $79.99 CAN

[seanr1221]

Holy fuck! I should pick one of these up then PM first thing in the morning on sunday.

[peterm]

Thanks a lot pinatamonkey.

[Admiral Ackbar]

I have to give this a shot at the local CC.

[Wario64]

time to buy a few of these, thanks for the heads up!

[mkc848]

Great deal, but I just have a quick question. Does anybody know if I can use this now and have it add the extra year onto the end of my current year? Or do you have to wait until the current year expires before using the code? Either way, I will have to pick one up.

[MastaGamer]

Great deal, but I just have a quick question. Does anybody know if I can use this now and have it add the extra year onto the end of my current year? Or do you have to wait until the current year expires before using the code? Either way, I will have to pick one up.

You can tack it on to your current subscription, I did the same thing with my normal Xbox Live.

[Wario64]

Great deal, but I just have a quick question. Does anybody know if I can use this now and have it add the extra year onto the end of my current year? Or do you have to wait until the current year expires before using the code? Either way, I will have to pick one up.

you should be able to add it on at any time. i would wait though since these cards don't expire


another question: can i use my x360 live account and transfer it to my old xbox? like if i set up the gold account on my x360, could i then do account recovery on my old xbox and play on that as well?

[MastaGamer]

Oh no, not good. If you are planning on getting this, do it now because this just hit on Fatwallet...time to go to BB/CC!

[longhornjas]

Oh no, not good. If you are planning on getting this, do it now because this just hit on Fatwallet...time to go to BB/CC!

Hopefully it doesn't hit slickdeals to double the effect :P

[seanr1221]

Someone posted this on Gamefaqs...take it for what it's worth

From: big_poppa_paul2 | Posted: 3/8/2006 8:06:25 AM | Message Detail
This is true, but it is with a purchase of a 360 or $399. and up. It is also limited to one per customer. My friend who works there told me about this and it will be in the ad. I wonder if you show that you already bought your 360 at bb if they will honor the offer? I will definitly check.

The good news is that it means if you do not have a 360 yet then this will probably be you week.

[joshthegreat69]

You won't make much... chances are, everyone who resells on Ebay is going to find this out, and the market is going to be full of people undercutting each other. They go for ok money now, but wait until someone comes along who bought 10 of these and dosen't mind unloading them at $15 or so profit, undercutting everyone else.

If you were going to put them up, you might as well wait a week or two so you can charge a premium.

And isn't CAG the site where "hoarding is omg so wrong" :lol: :p

Haha..i'm probably gonna hoard these in my town because no one knows about CAG or takes the initiative to actualy look for a deal. They probably won't even notice this in the sales paper, and even if they do they still won't think to Pricematch.

Besides..I need the money for GRAW, Oblivion, Far Cry 360, MLB 2k6..and..ah crap I think my wallet just broke

[ultimate0]

Where did you find this advertisement? Is it nationwide?

[SpikeSpiegel]

These work for Xbox right?

[Ma12kez]

Thanks OP. Hope this isn't a misprint.:D

[bassec]

They won't accept a printout most likely. We'll have to wait for a hard copy.

And can someone email me the picture? It won't load for me.

bassec at gmail dot com

[paintballers]

Im in for one.

[paintballers]

I hate it when people horde especially when they dont want the product and just want to resell it.

[HumanSnatcher]

Depending on what state you live in, its actually illegal to run an ad like that, and when you get in the store they say that it was. A little something called bait and switch. If they're running a large ad on games, then most likely that is what they're gonna try and do with this. If I have the money, I might get one, and if they refuse, call the Better Business Buearu on the spot and file a complaint

[Roufuss]

Depending on what state you live in, its actually illegal to run an ad like that, and when you get in the store they say that it was. A little something called bait and switch.

That's not bait and switch at all... they can EASILY retract the ad and post it up if it was a printing error.

[keiblerfan69]

O damn I gotta make sure to get one. Its getting close for me to renew my account.

[Damian]

Depending on what state you live in, its actually illegal to run an ad like that, and when you get in the store they say that it was. A little something called bait and switch.
No, it's not. That would put the store at the mercy of a single disgruntled employee at any point in the chain from an ad agency down to the publishing house, which would be ridiculous. "Typographical error" is a legitimate defense, and the store simply has to take reasonable steps to notify the public of the error, such as posting a correction in the entry (something you se fairly often).

[Tyvan]

Please tell us where u found the ad at. Im looking to see if The Outfit will come with a faceplate next week also.

[PyroGamer]

Do the kits ever expire? I mean, how long do you have to use them?

[Eastsidecracker]

Im pretty sure these dont have expiration dates.

And where did you get that picture from? Want to see the whole ad. Its most likely with the purchase of a 360.

[Damian]

Do the kits ever expire? I mean, how long do you have to use them?
Even if they say they expire, it may not even matter. I used an "expired" two month trial card that came with my copy of Halo 2 recently.

[saetia]

And where did you get that picture from? Want to see the whole ad. Its most likely with the purchase of a 360.

Very good point.

[Tyvan]

Im pretty sure these dont have expiration dates.

And where did you get that picture from? Want to see the whole ad. Its most likely with the purchase of a 360.

It can't be that. My BB has not had a 360 in a long time. I guess it couldbe for the 1 or 2 they get in next week...maybe.

[RedvsBlue]

Even if they say they expire, it may not even matter. I used an "expired" two month trial card that came with my copy of Halo 2 recently.

Ha, I used a 12 month subscription card a few months ago that was part of the original launch (was that 2002?) of XBox live. I found it on clearance at Shopko and sure enough, it worked fine.

[MadFlava]

Ha, I used a 12 month subscription card a few months ago that was part of the original launch (was that 2002?) of XBox live. I found it on clearance at Shopko and sure enough, it worked fine.

sweet, I have a bunch of these "expired" trials from games I purchased. I may have enought to give my free Live for a year.

[dracula]

And isn't CAG the site where "hoarding is omg so wrong" :lol: :p

no, this is cag, the site where everyone justifies hoarding by saying "i need money" it is the cag way heh.

seriously i hope everyone who wants one of these can either get BB to honor the ad or get it pricematched at cc

[blacklabel036]

sweet, I have a bunch of these "expired" trials from games I purchased. I may have enought to give my free Live for a year.


Nope, you can only use one free trial card. It won't accept more than one. I guess it's coded different from the ones you actually buy at the store.

[HumanSnatcher]

Typographical error my hide.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/baitads-gd.htm

I'm sorry but it looks like bait and switch to me.

If companys can get away with it, they'd print out damn good deals every single time, to lure you in. Once you get there, they say "sorry that was a typo". Then offering to sell you something else. Whats not to stop them from constantly doing it and misleading everyone all the time. Simple bait and switch...

[spoo]

Haha..i'm probably gonna hoard these in my town because no one knows about CAG or takes the initiative to actualy look for a deal. They probably won't even notice this in the sales paper, and even if they do they still won't think to Pricematch.

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[TxOllie]

Hopefully it doesn't hit slickdeals to double the effect :P yeah, I hate seeing things that originate here end up on those sites. I'm glad most CAG's keep things "in house". On topic, I plan on getting this since my XBL free month just expired.

[Damian]

I'm sorry but it looks like bait and switch to me. If companys can get away with it, they'd print out damn good deals every single time, to lure you in. Once you get there, they say "sorry that was a typo". Then offering to sell you something else. Whats not to stop them from constantly doing it and misleading everyone all the time. Simple bait and switch...
Umm, at any given time there seems to be at least one store I shop at with a sign posted in the window saying "sorry, but X advertised at Y was a typo what we really meant was Z". It does happen constantly, and it's perfectly normal and acceptable. You know of the issue before you even walk into the store.
Not to mention this is not the type of issue "bait and switch" laws were meant for anyway. Best Buy is notorious for a different issue (or used to be), they would advertise a great, legitimate deal and only stock a handful at most. The law requires they stock a "reasonable" quantity of any given deal and they'll often list in the ad the minimum quanitity available in each store.
Typos are nothing, they're common, and they're no big deal. The very fact that pretty much eveyone in this thread already expects it's a typo and just hopes to get it anyway shows that claiming "bait and switch" is just hypocrisy with big brass balls. You know damn well that XBL 12 month kits have a value FAR above the 19.99 and the law takes that into account when handling complaints.
If you go down to Best Buy and they sell this to you for 19.99, then great, you got an amazing deal. But if get rejected and throw a temper tantrum while threatening to call the BBB and file a complaint about "bait and switch" you're just a jackass and a hypocrite.

[gaelan]

as long as i get the ad in my hands, walmart will honor. hopefully it will make it to the newspaper sunday.

[studfool]

gonna buy 1 for myself :-)

[Damian]

Nope, you can only use one free trial card. It won't accept more than one. I guess it's coded different from the ones you actually buy at the store.
Hmm, really? There's a lot of people on eBay selling those and no one's mentioning that. I'd be pissed if I bought one and it didn't work.

[Hokie28]

yeah, I hate seeing things that originate here end up on those sites. I'm glad most CAG's keep things "in house". On topic, I plan on getting this since my XBL free month just expired.


TOO LATE!

[seanr1221]

Did everyone just pass over what I said? A guy on Gamefaqs said this

From: big_poppa_paul2 | Posted: 3/8/2006 8:06:25 AM | Message Detail
This is true, but it is with a purchase of a 360 or $399. and up. It is also limited to one per customer. My friend who works there told me about this and it will be in the ad. I wonder if you show that you already bought your 360 at bb if they will honor the offer? I will definitly check.

The good news is that it means if you do not have a 360 yet then this will probably be you week.

Can anyone confirm this to be true/untrue?

[Apossum]

Did everyone just pass over what I said? A guy on Gamefaqs said this


From: big_poppa_paul2 | Posted: 3/8/2006 8:06:25 AM | Message Detail
This is true, but it is with a purchase of a 360 or $399. and up. It is also limited to one per customer. My friend who works there told me about this and it will be in the ad. I wonder if you show that you already bought your 360 at bb if they will honor the offer? I will definitly check.

The good news is that it means if you do not have a 360 yet then this will probably be you week.

Can anyone confirm this to be true/untrue?


Yeah, I like donuts too. gonna go get 50 live cards now. ;)

this sounds like the case and the OPs picture is small and blurry ...otherwise this will be huge and I'll be kicking myself for not getting a kit.

[schultzed]

I have doubts about this working out.

I did pick one up at CC today in hopes of a price match later.

[Gojtron]

It's a cellphone camera, what do you want? I saw nothing indicating that it was with purchase of a console, last week(this week) was the week they wer pictured. I will check again tomorrow to see. The Outfit makes no mention of a faceplate, however you get an on-pack card with a code for a special level download. I took that much of a picture because I realize how farfetched the deal sounds, I was being daring doing that much. And I only posted the deal here, because I enjoy the CAG experience.

[Tyvan]

It's a cellphone camera, what do you want? I saw nothing indicating that it was with purchase of a console, last week(this week) was the week they wer pictured. I will check again tomorrow to see. The Outfit makes no mention of a faceplate, however you get an on-pack card with a code for a special level download. I took that much of a picture because I realize how farfetched the deal sounds, I was being daring doing that much. And I only posted the deal here, because I enjoy the CAG experience.

Please show us more ads. Where did u get the ad from anyways. We are all wanting to know these thing.

[studfool]

posted on slickdeals.....

'i didn't post it .

[NeueZiel]

Damn I just picked up a 12+1 month card not to long ago cause I thought I was getting an awesome deal at $38, but this is an insane deal. If this is true I'll probably pick up another and bump my subscription all the way to 2008.

[abhinav]

Ok i bought 2 at Circut city and i will try to price match it on sunday. Man i hope this is real. These cards do expire 6/2007 so yeah with that. You can only stack 36 months together so yeah... Ok most of that info wasnt too helpful but there it is. Man i realy want this to be true so i can get 2 years of xbox live for only $10 after mail and rebate!

[wolfhunt]

This has now spread to the xbox forums and the whole bait debate has begun there. Looks like alot of people will be jumping in these. I hope I can grab one from CC Sunday morn before work.

Thanks for the heads up OP

[chior]

Fuck, the stupid "DenverDiver" posted this on fatwallet with CAG link. Trust me, bestbuy has somebody monitoring fatwallet. Now they have time to fix that mistake.

[newscientist2000]

So if this deal turns out to be fake can we return the cards for a full refund

[RedvsBlue]

Fuck, the stupid "DenverDiver" posted this on fatwallet with CAG link. Trust me, bestbuy has somebody monitoring fatwallet. Now they have time to fix that mistake.

If its in this Sunday's ad, there's no way in hell to retract the ad. Those ads are already sitting in most newspaper depots ready for assembly and delivery. Now, if they didn't know about it before (which I doubt) then they could issue a correction and post it in store. That, however, doesn't stop you from pricematching.

[.JPG]

That's BS, it's already on Slickdeals and FatWallet???

Come on, usually CAG's are better than that. Who posted it in either of the sites? This deal is supposed to stay WITHIN CAG...

[Tyvan]

SHIT, its on the xbox forums now. =\

[zman73]

So if this deal turns out to be fake can we return the cards for a full refund
as long as you do not open them...

[mmn]

That's BS, it's already on Slickdeals and FatWallet???

Come on, usually CAG's are better than that. Who posted it in either of the sites? This deal is supposed to stay WITHIN CAG...

There ARE people who register for CAG simply for the purpose of finding the deals and reposting them on other sites.

[cronnos]

A new CC just opened in town, so it might be easier to get the PM... maybe Wal-Mart will do it also...

[ryosnk]

Can this also be used on regular xbox live?

[johny24]

well i just come from the slickdeals forums and some idiot called an xbox marketing representative to let them know about the mistake. What an idiot the rules on those forums is to never call. Well hope that the ad is still out.

[hotwls13]

If this actually makes the ad on Sunday, I will try my luck PMing at Sears. I have PMd there before, and they don't call or anything. Just don't know if they will have any of these in stock. If that doesn't work, I will give CC a try, but they usually call on PMs.

Also, how does the game rebate that comes with these work? Will it work with games I already own?

[drizze99]

I hope this is true. I just bought it at BB yesterday for 69.99!

[Wario64]

well i just come from the slickdeals forums and some idiot called an xbox marketing representative to let them know about the mistake. What an idiot the rules on those forums is to never call. Well hope that the ad is still out.

what kind of idiots....

they'll probably still go through with the ads, but hopefully microsoft doesnt alert other retailers that this is a price mistake. what friggin idiots those slick deal members are...

[abhinav]

ign has this up too, on the message boards

[RedvsBlue]

Well hope that the ad is still out.

I will say again, it is impossible for this ad to be pulled at this point.

[xrickyb86x]

damn. the more and more i see all this crap happening the more and more i realize non of us are going to get a pricematch.

[foundation]

Exactly Ricky.. wouldn't be the first time that it was blown before it even happened.

[RedvsBlue]

Exactly Ricky.. wouldn't be the first time that it was blown before it even happened.

Sears mispriced Ace Combat 5 shortly after it was released, despite the fact that it was pretty widely spread through all the the aforementioned forums, many people were still able to pricematch at other places.

[E-Z-B]

lol, I can't wait to hear everyone whining and complaining about getting denied at BB and pricematching attempts on Sunday. :lol:

[tyeman64]

what is pricematching?

[Damian]

what is pricematching?
Some stores like Circuit City will meet or beat a competitor's advertised price. If you bring some proof of the price (an ad paper is best) they will match the price or even beat it (110% in the case of CC). Sometimes they will call the other store to verify the deal and if the store has any in stock and deny the pricematch if the other store is out.

[djak1]

the correction notice has been posted on the homepage at best buy (www.bestbuy.com)

[spoo]

the correction notice has been posted on the homepage at best buy (www.bestbuy.com)
The Fatwallet effect.

[$hady]

Wow, I just saw this on the Xbox forums, don't know how I missed it here......

I'm going to try to PM with the ad first thing sunday morning, my Live expires next month so hopefully.....

[studfool]

awww that sucks

[gaelan]

the correction notice has been posted on the homepage at best buy (http://www.bestbuy.com)

get the ad and take it to walmart...they'll honor it for sure. i guess you guys that prebought need to make a trip to BB soon.:lol:

[Gojtron]

Damn, I feel impressive, I managed to get something mentioned on the frontpage of a major corporate website. Guess that's the best proof there is that it was real.

[rabbitt]

Thanks for the post, OP. While it seems unlikely that many will get in on this deal since BB posted the correction, I think there is still a high chance that CAG's could pricematch at Wal-Mart.

I'm definately still trying, as my subscription is about to run out, and I don't have $70 to spend.

[swetooth9]

tag

[Wario64]

damn, they're correcting it before the ad is even out. that blows

[mackaikai]

bestbuy opens late on Sunday =p

there will be enough time to PM!

but damn, gotta wake up early

[ajh2298]

I think Wal-Mart & Sears are the best places for pricematching, since I dont think either of those stores would call Best Buy to check.

[Eastsidecracker]

Well Ill try to pm to walmart, however still have about 10 month left, my headset is broken, and the $20 mailin rebate will come handy.

[seanr1221]

Is Walmart really that lax with these things?

[videogamejunkie]

I love the new image link. SD and FW people need to just stay the hell away.

[Gojtron]

thank you. i found somebody on another forum i visit posting the deal and I gave him crap, especially since he was linking to the pic as well. I'm not registered at SD so I couldn't chastise him, I figure this is enough.

[studfool]

what new image link?

[spider24]

what new image link?

lol!!

http://slickdeals.net/?t=211080&u2=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/goj/noname.jpg

[mkelehan]

Wal-Mart will probably PM it. I managed to PM the 360 version of Gun with Best Buy's sale on the Xbox version for $20. Maybe it's wrong, but I got a slightly better version of Gun for my Jackson.

[Greetard]

Oh man those guys at CAG are totally paranoid now, posting "that stupid DenverDiver posted it at fatwallet, suppose to keep it in house" LOL

I didn't see anyone saying that here.

I'm guessing the reason that you (I'm speaking to "Mr. Diver", of course) posted this on Fatwallet is because you desired praise and recognition (READ: your an attention whore), and that's fine. I find it funny, though, that you had to resort to making shit up to make yourself seem "cooler" to your "friends." Not only are you an attention whore, but you're a lying, friend-depraved, idiotic doucher to boot.

Congratulations, you suck.

[dracula]

Nope, you can only use one free trial card. It won't accept more than one. I guess it's coded different from the ones you actually buy at the store.

you can use up to 10 of the 2 month free trials per credit card that you own, i actually called up the xbox live hotline and asked a couple of years ago, you have to cancel the old account and make a new one with new xbox live tag and whatnot, but heck it is worth it if you dont want to pay for xbox live

[dracula]

I didn't see anyone saying that here.

I'm guessing the reason that you (I'm speaking to "Mr. Diver", of course) posted this on Fatwallet is because you desired praise and recognition (READ: your an attention whore), and that's fine. I find it funny, though, that you had to resort to making shit up to make yourself seem "cooler" to your "friends." Not only are you an attention whore, but you're a lying, friend-depraved, idiotic doucher to boot.

Congratulations, you suck.


i dont understand this at all, you think this deal should be kept to the hoarders at cag, and the hoarders over at slick deals and fatwallet should not see the deal? i dont see anything wrong with posting it on other sites(and no i am not denverdriver or whoever else posted it)

[E-Z-B]

Face it. You guys are all screwed. :lol:

I bet less than 1% will actually get a PM to work. Save your gas money instead.

[Greetard]

i dont understand this at all, you think this deal should be kept to the hoarders at cag, and the hoarders over at slick deals and fatwallet should not see the deal? i dont see anything wrong with posting it on other sites(and no i am not denverdriver or whoever else posted it)
Are you stupid?

The more people who know about a deal, the larger the crowd will be who try to cash in on it. The more people who try to cash in on it, the bigger the concern at corporate HQ. The bigger the concern at HQ, the more likely it is that they will "take care of" the deal.

Posting the deal on FW did absolutely nothing but cement the fact that it won't be honored by anyone.

[newscientist2000]

The moral of the story is that you have to wait till the weekend to post a deal this good.

If this deal was posted on Saturday around midday or after there would have been little time for BestBuy to correct its mistake, and thus it would have to honour the deal.

I use Fatwallet (FW) and CheapAssGamer(CAG) regularly and yes sometimes FW can be the death for any deal, to many fleabayers and Devil customers, and spys from BestBuy, CircuitCity and the like.

The big stores, particularly BestBuy have declared war on the consumer, and react quicker, next time theres a discount 70% discount please post the deal, just wait until the last minute to give those lazy Best Buy sods less time to react.

Whoever that bhole on FW who said he phoned BestBuy to inform them of the misprint and got free stuff deserves to rot in Hell with BestBuys CEO. He deserves a kicking.

[abhinav]

Son of a bitch! Well the price match still should work at Circut city's early in the morning and such. I think they open at 10 so i gotta be there sharp, wont be so bad i guess.

[chior]

Fuck, the stupid "DenverDiver" posted this on fatwallet with CAG link. Trust me, bestbuy has somebody monitoring fatwallet. Now they have time to fix that mistake.


As I said, It is fatwallet who killed the deal. Bestbuy tried to sue fatwallet in the past few years for leaking out thanksgiving ads. How can BB never monitor the evil hot deal forums on fatwallet. Well, I may just save my gas this time.

[.JPG]

Whoever posted this on FatWallet needs to ROT forever!

And there's one more deal down the drain, BUT I'm still going to try and PM, Walmart is probably the best bet!

[gaelan]

Face it. You guys are all screwed. :lol:

I bet less than 1% will actually get a PM to work. Save your gas money instead.

never underestimate the power of a walmart pm...they gave me psychonauts (xbox) for 4.99 with a TRU ad pm...would have gotten more than 1 copy if they had more.

[Greetard]

Are we able to ban people who post our deals on other sites?

I just registered on Fatwallet, and sent the dude a PM in response to his comment on their board, saying:

DenverDiver said:

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Oh man those guys at CAG are totally paranoid now, posting "that stupid DenverDiver posted it at fatwallet, suppose to keep it in house" LOL

I tried looking this exact item at CC and couldn't find it. Is this a BB exclusive package?

Because I definitely don't want to deal with those morons at my BB, rather go to CC

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Oh man, that's hilarious. I love snatching CAG deals and putting them on Slickdeals- I've been screwed over at CAG and it's my little source of revenge*. Do you actually post there, or do you just lurk? What's your username (mine's obviously Greetard). Hit me up on AIM or something at (you guessed it): Greetard.


*That part was added in to make the PM seem less conspicuous. It's not true.

He, exemplifying how absolutely goddamn stupid he is, PM's me this back:


DenverDiver March 9th, 2006, 10:07 PM

My name there is fatwallet but I have never posted. Just registered to find the deals. After this, I don't think I'm going to post under that name.

Seriously, if a mod could IP ban this guy, it'd make my day.

[neudog]

KUDOS Greetard! I believe everyone is entitled to deals, but DenverDiver a.k.a. fatwallet is a fuck stick. I'm only aware of fatwallet members shady activity via CAG and don't understand some people. If you find a deal great share it if you want, but don't ruin it for the masses.

Also did a search for "fatwallet" and he most likely gave you a false name or has been removed manually.

[Greetard]

KUDOS Greetard! I believe everyone is entitled to deals, but DenverDiver a.k.a. fatwallet is a fuck stick. I'm only aware of fatwallet members shady activity via CAG and don't understand some people. If you find a deal great share it if you want, but don't ruin it for the masses.

Also did a search for "fatwallet" and he most likely gave you a false name or has been removed manually.

Members who have never posted don't show up on the list. I think only administrators can view their information.

[gaelan]

did they pull the post off fatwallet? i can't find it anywhere.

[m0dem]

I geuss some people just want to get their e-penis bigger kind of like DenverDiver

[E-Z-B]

It's impossible to keep deals like these secret. They get spread around faster than you type. For example, CheapyD once posted a bensbargains deal for Dell Laptops (the $750 off $1500 deal). That's the nature of "deals" websites like these. If it's not FW, it's slickdeals. If it's not slickdeals, it's spoofee. If it's not spoofee, it's CAG.

[slidecage]

there are still tons of places that you can price match the ad..


Look at the Sears ace combat 5 misprint and how many people got the price matched.... i know of at least 3 places here in the city that will price match and wont even call Best buy to confirm the price.... I might try 1 but dont know yet

[Santurio]

all I can say is I'm trying on Sunday Morning.

[exRounder]

Wait, so the ad isn't to be honored, but come Sunday, it will still be printed as being $19.99?

[E-Z-B]

Because, as stated, it's far too late to yank the ads. Some have already been delivered, the rest are about to.

[neudog]

It makes you wonder if there is CAG purposely making these mistakes in all the ads...BB, Sears, etc.:)

[paintballers]

Man this would have been a sweet deal. If only there was a way to prevent lurkers from seeing these deals.

[cag1000]

Remember the Kmart Black Friday Star Wars Battle Front II PM for 13 bucks. Worked like a charm at Walmart even late in the day on BF. That was a $50 game so it's worth trying. I just need to know which Xbox Live version this is? What's the MSRP? 70?

[moojuice]

Wait, if its still in the ad, don't they HAVE to honor it unless they have some special insert saying its a mistake?

[SkyGheNe]

Wait, if its still in the ad, don't they HAVE to honor it unless they have some special insert saying its a mistake?

that special insert is their entire website.

[Togepy]

Hmm I already have the ad. I wonder if I could get the price match today, just by switching the cover where the date is with this week's cover. Hmm... I've always wanted to try that.

[Damian]

Hmm I already have the ad. I wonder if I could get the price match today, just by switching the cover where the date is with this week's cover. Hmm... I've always wanted to try that.
Wow....so now it's outright fraud?

[Trakan]

Wow....so now it's outright fraud?

It isn't already? It won't be tomorrow? If you go to Wal-Mart and hand them the ad expecting them to PM it when you know that BB posted that it was a misprint on their website, you're lying to them, and it's fraud. It's no different.

I mean, I don't give a shit if you do it or you don't, but don't jump on somebody else when you're doing the same thing.

[Damian]

I mean, I don't give a shit if you do it or you don't, but don't jump on somebody else when you're doing the same thing.
I'm not. I have no intention of doing so, and never did. I seem to have been the only one against it from the beginning. I said way back in the beginning of the thread that if BB themselves decide to honor this then great, you're getting an incredible deal. But complaining about it (the "bait and switch" people) just makes you a jackass. Actually trying to defraud another store when you know this ad is a misprint is just way over the line.
So don't jump on me if you haven't read the whole thread.

[Trakan]

So don't jump on me if you haven't read the whole thread.

Touché.

If you thought that the whole time, then why did you say...

Wow....so now it's outright fraud?

...when PMing a known misprint would have been fraud the whole time?

[JSweeney]

I find this somewhat odd. While there are a good number of people psyched up to get a good deal on Xbox Live, some were already licking thier chops to go buy a stack to sell on EBAY. How does that make you any different than anyone on Fatwallet? It seems rather hypocritical to rally against a community for doing the exact same thing as you planned to do yourself... it just seems like sour grapes.

[slidecage]

I find this somewhat odd. While there are a good number of people psyched up to get a good deal on Xbox Live, some were already licking thier chops to go buy a stack to sell on EBAY. How does that make you any different than anyone on Fatwallet? It seems rather hypocritical to rally against a community for doing the exact same thing as you planned to do yourself... it just seems like sour grapes.

personally i dont see why people would want to buy these for ebay...

i dont see that much profit on these maybe 10-15 bucks each

[SpikeSpiegel]

This wasn't only posted at Fatwallet, but the Xbox forums too. Some kid at school said something to me, so I asked where he got his info from.

[Santurio]

I find this somewhat odd. While there are a good number of people psyched up to get a good deal on Xbox Live, some were already licking thier chops to go buy a stack to sell on EBAY. How does that make you any different than anyone on Fatwallet? It seems rather hypocritical to rally against a community for doing the exact same thing as you planned to do yourself... it just seems like sour grapes.
amen!

[studfool]

i'm probably gonna sell 2-3 on ebay to get some cash for a newer game.

[exRounder]

...when PMing a known misprint would have been fraud the whole time?

And that's Trakan for the kill.

[Damian]

...when PMing a known misprint would have been fraud the whole time?
Just a matter of degree, I guess. Like I said, I spoke out against it in the beginning. When this guy suggested actually combining sales papers he took i to a whole new level I haven't seen (I'm used to the PM fraud by omission posts by now) and I reacted based on that. I guess the next guy will suggest photoshopping his own ads and I'll have to come up with a new adjective.

[xbox_mole]

Wait, if its still in the ad, don't they HAVE to honor it unless they have some special insert saying its a mistake?

They have now posted a correction on the item listing on BB.com so you can bet they will have corrections posted on Sunday.

"Best Buy Correction Notice:
Our 3/12/06 ad states the Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Pack for Xbox 360 (SKU 7530184) is $19.99. This is incorrect. Our ad should state the Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Pack for Xbox 360 is $69.99. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused."

[gaelan]

they have signs up at the B&M store...at least mine.

[Wario64]

They have now posted a correction on the item listing on BB.com so you can bet they will have corrections posted on Sunday.

"Best Buy Correction Notice:
Our 3/12/06 ad states the Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Pack for Xbox 360 (SKU 7530184) is $19.99. This is incorrect. Our ad should state the Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Pack for Xbox 360 is $69.99. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused."


not really. if you mean instore, yeah they'll have it corrected with signs and stuff. but most likely the ad wont be corrected since they have to issue a warning on their website. and it's least expensive just to put a warning than correct their ad (which is already printed and ready for distribution)

[slidecage]

Touché.

If you thought that the whole time, then why did you say...



...when PMing a known misprint would have been fraud the whole time?


why would this be FRAUD but people was all running out price matching the SEARS AD and no1 had a problem then

[Ikohn4ever]

this kinda crap makes me think there needs to be a double secret 1k posts and above forum. It would keep all of the fatwallet and sd hoarders at least somewhat away.

[JSweeney]

why would this be FRAUD but people was all running out price matching the SEARS AD and no1 had a problem then

Actually, people did have a problem with that.
Thanks for playing! Try again next time!!

[LazyMofo2]

this kinda crap makes me think there needs to be a double secret 1k posts and above forum. It would keep all of the fatwallet and sd hoarders at least somewhat away.

You must be extremely stupid to believe that CAG is the only place that has original video game deals. Deal sites are famous for posting items like this, do you really think no one else noticed? Duh.

BTW, most stores don't honor pricing errors, which this obviously is. Sure a few people may get lucky by PMing to other stores, but for most people this was a non-deal before it was even posted.

Suck it up whiner babies.

[doubledown]

I saw the notice on BestBuy.com....I find that funny. Look what all these forums caused. I will still try to PM....WalMart, Meijer...who knows.

[zman73]

I just wanted one for myself, if I get it fine... if not, no big deal

[crazytalkx]

this kinda crap makes me think there needs to be a double secret 1k posts and above forum. It would keep all of the fatwallet and sd hoarders at least somewhat away.

Agreed! A lot of great deals have originated here on CAG LazyMofo and saddly have been posted on GameFAQS and other crap sites.

[gotech]

Exactly Zman, if I can get lucky enough to pricematch it at Sears or Walmart great if the ad comes out like that since all these companies have a policy to match, but if they say no that's fine too.

[CocheseUGA]

You must be extremely stupid to believe that CAG is the only place that has original video game deals. Deal sites are famous for posting items like this, do you really think no one else noticed? Duh.

BTW, most stores don't honor pricing errors, which this obviously is. Sure a few people may get lucky by PMing to other stores, but for most people this was a non-deal before it was even posted.

Suck it up whiner babies.

Is there no sense of community anymore? Keeping it in the family?

If you can't appreciate that, then eat it and go back to FW.

[Apossum]

saw a sign posted in a B+M Bestbuy today that acknowledged the mistake.

[rabbitt]

Question: Why does every 'misprint deal' topic turn into a moral dilemma?

[Stry-ker]

Is there no sense of community anymore? Keeping it in the family?

If you can't appreciate that, then eat it and go back to FW.
The problem is those who called to confirm the deal, IMO its good to share with others looking for a good deal fine whatever, but NEVER call. It showing up on different forums didnt kill the deal the dopes from those forums (individuals that called. Its even possible that someone for our CAG site just browing could have also called. Somebody at BB heard about the error of something that was in NEXT WEEKS ad (not even availble to public yet) and fixed the error. I say blame the peopl that called not the sites. We are all deal hunters that prefer to find deals on a favorite site. I will always prefer the CAG community, but will utilize othe deal sites for something that does not get posted here non game deals. As I said all IMO!!

[gaelan]

i just think people like denverdiver and the others just want the credit for the deal more than they want the $20 live kit.

[crazytalkx]

It showing up on different forums didnt kill the deal

Alas that seems to be the case for the most part and its happened in the past, deals getting killed by getting posted on other sites.

[E-Z-B]

Question: Why does every 'misprint deal' topic turn into a moral dilemma?

:lol:

Which then leads to the next question: why does every "misprint deal" topic that turns into a moral dilemma bring JSweeny into it? ;)

[Apossum]

Question: Why does every 'misprint deal' topic turn into a moral dilemma?


it's not so much a moral dilemma as it is people pissed cause someone else screwed the deal up for them. if someone were truly moral, they would say something retarded like "oh, BB seems to have made a mistake. that would be very mean of me to take advantage of it."

[neudog]

The one sure fire way at obtaining a copy for $19.99 is hitting your local Walmart around the time the Newspapers are delivered; for me it is around 4-5 a.m. Usually Walmarts have their own seperate stacks of ads for price matching, so all you need to do is get a copy from the case and let the cashier know the price. If your worried about the cashier calling BB have your own copy of the add ready in hand. Also by going this early you avoid the possibility of a phone call because BB doesn't open until 11 a.m.

[dafunkk12]

Adding another report: Correction notice up on the 360 "island" thingy at my store here. (Waterford Lakes)

[abhinav]

Ok yes, i will be getting my sales papers in tommorow morning ratehr early so i should be able to confirm if best buy put out the ad this week...

[lowgear26]

People who worry about them changing the ad....Well these ads are done WELL in advance by private companies....so they are dont like 3 weeks ago roughly. Bottom line go priceMatch and PriceMatch early on Sunday and you will get the deal

[2Fast]

Adding another report: Correction notice up on the 360 "island" thingy at my store here. (Waterford Lakes)

Yikes. That Best Buy has the worst games section I've ever seen.

[seanr1221]

Also by going this early you avoid the possibility of a phone call because BB doesn't open until 11 a.m.

Great idea actually. My Walmart opens at 7AM, so they cant put in a call. Only problem is my Walmart usually has crap...soooo I'm going to have to hope they have this.

Would I price match this at the electronics section or customer service desk?

[Pookymeister]

i checked walmart tonight and they didnt have 360 yr. packs, only the old normal xbox ones. They had 3 month 360's, but that doesnt help me out much...

[tigerjh81]

who ever that leaked this out is a fucking jerk off and should go to hell and then die!

[BackInBlack]

who ever that leaked this out is a fucking jerk off and should go to hell and then die!

And what would happend after they died in hell?

[abhinav]

I Just got my ad in the mail, i can confirm that is states it as 19.99 still!! w00t they didnt pull the ad!

[doubledown]

Yeah, I got my ad today....$19.99. I'll try Sears or something....it's worth a try, who knows. I could use another year of LIVE :)

[studfool]

wouldn't you guys have to pm on sunday not on saturday since price isn't in effect and they could check out best buy.com

[seanr1221]

Question about Walmart....can I buy the kit today, then go tomorrow and try to get the PM? Or will they not do that?

[Togepy]

Just a matter of degree, I guess. Like I said, I spoke out against it in the beginning. When this guy suggested actually combining sales papers he took i to a whole new level I haven't seen (I'm used to the PM fraud by omission posts by now) and I reacted based on that. I guess the next guy will suggest photoshopping his own ads and I'll have to come up with a new adjective.

I don't understand how trying to get it a few days earlier since I might be busy all next week is "taking it to a whole new level." Whats the difference if its done this week or next week? Either way it's the same type of fraud that we're all doing.

[spoo]

I don't understand how trying to get it a few days earlier since I might be busy all next week is "taking it to a whole new level." Whats the difference if its done this week or next week? Either way it's the same type of fraud that we're all doing.
How is it fraud to get an ad Price Matched from a store???
How is it NOT Fraud trying change an ad?

Do what you want, but don't post your bullshit on the CAG forums.

[LazyMofo2]

Is there no sense of community anymore? Keeping it in the family?

If you can't appreciate that, then eat it and go back to FW.

Hey retard, do you really think a nationally advertised price mistake from a well known retailer is going to escape SD, FW, and other deal sites? Do you really think if CAG didn't exist no one else would have found out about this and posted it somewhere else? Use your brain. While CAG may focus on video games specifically, other sites focus on ALL deals, and ALL price mistakes will be posted and shared amongst those members. (Or do CAG members only have access to BB ad scans? If so, I apologize, I didn't know they were sending ads only to the CAG community).

At least the members of the FW community understand and know that when a huge price mistake like this happens it is going to be a HUGE HUGE YMMV deal.

There are too many idiots here who think that they could have screwed over the retailers and taken advantage of the price mistake if it hadn't been posted on another site. Sorry, anyone who has common sense knows that it's going to be YMMV anyway. If you get it great, if not, oh well. Don't except companies to honor price mistakes on these ads, because most of them never do.

Please continue to cry and whine, it is quite funny. Pathetic, but funny.

[Togepy]

How is it fraud to get an ad Price Matched from a store???
How is it NOT Fraud trying change an ad?

Do what you want, but don't post your bullshit on the CAG forums.

If you can't even admit that price matching an ad you KNOW is a misprint is fraud, then you have no right criticizing changing the ad. Tell me who is being hurt by switching the date to get it a few days before. Either way you're still doing the same thing.

[curttard]

Went to Circuit City today with the Best Buy ad, picked up the Gold kit, took it to front desk, $15.74 out the door. With the $20 rebate on a 360 game, I basically made $5. Thanks CAG!

Circuit City was my last choice since I thought they'd be more savvy, but Walmart, Sears, and CompUSA all had only the 3-month kit.

[gaelan]

[quote] At least the members of the FW community understand and know that when a huge price mistake like this happens it is going to be a HUGE HUGE YMMV deal.
i think all seasoned deal hunters on this site and every other deal site understand that. FW doesn't have some special insight or ability to be more knowledgable about the concept of YMMV but way to troll for your FW brethern.:applause:

There are too many idiots here who think that they could have screwed over the retailers and taken advantage of the price mistake if it hadn't been posted on another site.
just like FW doesn't have the market cornered on YMMV understanding, i would argue that CAG doesn't have the 100% of the market on forum idiots. SD, FW and any other internet forum has their fair share. obviously there are enough to go around...

it seems you have taken the anti FW statements personally. my advice would be to use the ignore function for the people making those statements. it works great to keep from reading mindless drivel that has nothing to do with the deal at hand like pimping an alternate deal site and their community by putting down another somewhat similar community by calling them retards and idiots. welcome to CAG and my ignore list.

[Wario64]

WTF

i have the best buy ad and i dont see the $19.99 misprint. WHAT THE HELL?!?!


edit: nevermind i was looking at last week's ad, lol. it's in there, woo. price matchin time!

[gaelan]

WTF

i have the best buy ad and i dont see the $19.99 misprint. WHAT THE HELL?!?!


edit: nevermind i was looking at last week's ad, lol. it's in there, woo. price matchin time!

how's everyone getting this ad before sunday?

[Wario64]

i get the san jose mercury news and they always include sunday ads in the saturday paper

[seanr1221]

Went to Circuit City today with the Best Buy ad, picked up the Gold kit, took it to front desk, $15.74 out the door. With the $20 rebate on a 360 game, I basically made $5. Thanks CAG!

Circuit City was my last choice since I thought they'd be more savvy, but Walmart, Sears, and CompUSA all had only the 3-month kit.

Didn't they check the date?

[Roufuss]

Didn't they check the date?

If his Circuit Cities are anything like mine, they are pretty lazy... I once PM'ed an expired month old EB ad to my local Circuit City.

[seanr1221]

Hmmm I might have to try my CC tomorrow then. My Walmart only has 3 month kits.

Oh well, if I get it I get it, If I dont, I dont.

I have a feeling though people already bought the 12 month kits at my CC so they could come in early sunday and get them price adjusted.

[ananag112]

I am going to try and PM this at Sears or CC. Thanks OP.

[jimbo12457]

Can anyone scan the ad please?

I have a feeling it will be 10 times harder to PM it tomorrow

[seanr1221]

Well, I called my CC, they do indeed have the kit, so Im going to run over there soon and pick it up.

CC opens at 10AM tomorrow, and BB at 11, soo I'll have to head over before 11am.

If they dont price match though, Im going to look like a moron when I say well I'll just return it then.

[schultzed]

saw a sign posted in a B+M Bestbuy today that acknowledged the mistake.


In retrospect, and no offense to the OP, in the future it would be better to keep this kind of deal under one's hat until the day before the ad appears.

The more a deal like this is hyped up, the greater the chances that stores will be in the know and cut off the mistake before people can slip in.

[curttard]

"Didn't they check the date?"

Nope. Even if they did, I doubt they'd care. It's still an advertised price at a local store.

By the way, I think the Sunday ad supplements come with most people's Saturday newspaper delivery.

[KongaKing]

Thanks OP! Got mine PMed at CCity this morning!

http://picsorban.com/upload/livewooo.jpg

[studfool]

anyway to get the printed ad for free 2day?

[seanr1221]

Congrats KongaKing! Hope some other CAGers can get this.

[Sofa King Cheap]

In retrospect, and no offense to the OP, in the future it would be better to keep this kind of deal under one's hat until the day before the ad appears.

The more a deal like this is hyped up, the greater the chances that stores will be in the know and cut off the mistake before people can slip in.

No, as CAGers, it benefits us to see the ad here first so we can be the first to purchase then price adjust Sunday. If he didn't post it, somebody else would have on a different forum soon enough (or this one).

People snooze, and lose, if they don't check this forum at least once a day.

[swetooth9]

Thanks OP! Got mine PMed at CCity this morning!

http://picsorban.com/upload/livewooo.jpg

what did you use to PM it? is there an ad scan or did you get the ad in advance or what?

[herkulease]

anyone in the bay area try and PM yet? I'm gonna head to sears and see if they will PM then hit Circuit city.

I figure good chance at sears. Circuit city maybe not, bay area ones are extremely tough to PM stuff.

worst case I have fry's tomorrow morning since I already bought it.

well I made my runs

I was close at CC. If only the manager guy was kept a longer a tiny bit more. Eventually they went online and printed out where it says misprint.

Over at sears, I almost had it too, 2nd guy was ready to ring it up, had the pad showin 14.99 (110%), Best buY decided to pick up the phone and said its 69.99. Stupid girl had to call, I already had a pissed off face about standing there for 30 minutes while the girl had to go find a phone book.

But there leaves me hope since Sears people said maybe its on sale wednesday or something. you can come back then. I'll try again tomorrow right @ 10am when they open. valid ad dates etc.

If not I still have frys.

This is at the CC and Sears @ Eastridge.

[FuzzyNips]

I just went to my local CC and bought the remaining 3 kits they had left on the shelf. Took it to the register and a lady from Customer Service came over to ring me up. She rang up the first one and of course it came up $69.99 then I said I have a price match and showed her the BB ad. She looks at the price and says to me, "how is it so low?" and I keep a straight face. She says she couldn't PM it until tomorrow because that is when the ad starts (she did look at the date on the BB ad) so I was a little hesitant to buy them at full price. She assured me just to take my receipt and the ad over to Customer Service tomorrow and said if they give me any trouble to just show them her name on the receipt and they'll do it. So, I'd suggest going to your local CC today and picking them up before they're gone tomorrow. You'll either get the PM today or just have to run in there really quick tomorrow to have them adjusted. Better that then going tomorrow only to find them all gone...

[Brak]

Gonna try it at Wally World, tomorrow.

[KongaKing]

what did you use to PM it? is there an ad scan or did you get the ad in advance or what?

Sunday paper is out Sat morning around here, so I just bought the paper and off I went.

[mackaikai]

does anyone know if we get sunday paper early here in Chicago too? lol, i never buy newspaper so i don't know how it works =p

[KongaKing]

does anyone know if we get sunday paper early here in Chicago too? lol, i never buy newspaper so i don't know how it works =p

Yes that's where I live

[swetooth9]

Yes that's where I live

wow, if that's not a coincidence, then i don't know what is..

anyway, i guess i'll have to wait until tomorrow :/

[cag1000]

Got mine today.....
I was so happy that the CC dude was doing the transaction I didn't even ask for the extra 10% off, and you know they weren't gonna give it unless you ask.

$21.19 out the door


ooo by the way I wouldn't waste your time with Walmart mine only had the 3-month just like everyone else that posted.

[KongaKing]

Got mine today.....
I was so happy that the CC dude was doing the transaction I didn't even ask for the extra 10% off, and you know they weren't gonna give it unless you ask.
.


Congrats! But my CC always auto does the 10% off

[botticus]

Congrats! But my CC always auto does the 10% off
Yeah, I dunno how they don't give you the 10% off, unless they manaully override it. Maybe with the old registers? In their new system, they just pick Pricematch Plus, and the amount, and it does everything for them.

[seanr1221]

Went to CC with the AD, and got the same thing as FuzzyNips. The little old lady told me to come in tomorrow at 10, she'll be working.

If they give me a problem Im going to raise a stink ;-) hey after all, the lady told me I can do it tomorrow for sure.

[FuzzyNips]

My Wal-Mart also only had the 3-month cards, so for those of you going there I'd suggest maybe finding an alternative.

[gofishn]

The guy on SD, PRINTABLECOUPON, sounds like a real winner. He claims that he is a "spy" on CAG and steals the deals. Also his AIM screen name is "piracyrulz." What a class act.

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The guy on SD, PRINTABLECOUPON, sounds like a real winner. He claims that he is a "spy" on CAG and steals the deals. Also his AIM screen name is "piracyrulz." What a class act.

I saw that! Which one of you is it...

[seanr1221]

It is not I!....*shifty eyes*

[Beana Blasta]

I got the saturday sunday edition newspaper with ever store ad EXCEPT the Bestbuy Ad, WTF? hehe, sucks for me

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I really hope tomorrow I'll still be able to PM! My CC is right across from BB and I really hope CC knows nothing about it. Also question, if they did know anything about it, is it an obligation for them to price match?

[Roufuss]

I really hope tomorrow I'll still be able to PM! My CC is right across from BB and I really hope CC knows nothing about it. Also question, if they did know anything about it, is it an obligation for them to price match?

They can refuse a price match for any reason.

[FuzzyNips]

Well I'm sure some managers would refuse to honor it if they knew it was a mistake. However, their price guarantee policy says nothing regarding pricing mistakes. Roufuss is right, technically they can do whatever they want...it just depends on each store's management and/or how fiesty you're willing to get if they resist.

Taken from CC's site:

Price Guarantee


If you've seen a lower advertised price from another local store with the same item in stock, we want to know about it. Bring it to our attention, and we'll gladly beat their price by 10% of the difference. If you see a lower advertised price (including our own sale prices) within 30 days of your purchase, we'll refund 110% of the difference.
Our policy applies only to advertised prices. It does not apply to special offers or promotions, including rebates, free-with-purchase offers and special financing. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide price matches online, so please visit the closest Circuit City store (http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/locator.do?c=1) to take advantage of our Price Guarantee.

[m0dem]

Well I'm sure some managers would refuse to honor it if they knew it was a mistake. However, their price guarantee policy says nothing regarding pricing mistakes. Roufuss is right, technically they can do whatever they want...it just depends on each store's management and/or how fiesty you're willing to get if they resist.

Taken from CC's site:

Price Guarantee


If you've seen a lower advertised price from another local store with the same item in stock, we want to know about it. Bring it to our attention, and we'll gladly beat their price by 10% of the difference. If you see a lower advertised price (including our own sale prices) within 30 days of your purchase, we'll refund 110% of the difference.
Our policy applies only to advertised prices. It does not apply to special offers or promotions, including rebates, free-with-purchase offers and special financing. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide price matches online, so please visit the closest Circuit City store (http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/locator.do?c=1) to take advantage of our Price Guarantee.

If its a mistake which this is then its not a lower price then circuit citys

[FuzzyNips]

Correct, which is why I suggest going tomorrow to get the PM before 11am, which is when BB opens. Also, I have never personally had someone call up a store to ask them about an advertised price but I'm sure there are employees/managers out there that would love to do so.

[Roufuss]

Correct, which is why I suggest going tomorrow to get the PM before 11am, which is when BB opens. Also, I have never personally had someone call up a store to ask them about an advertised price but I'm sure there are employees/managers out there that would love to do so.

I wish I could say the same, but it actually happened to me during the Sears sale. Cashier called Sears, verified the prices, checked to see if any were in stock (which they weren't), and refused the PM. I was shocked, since she held up the entire line for about 5 minutes doing that, usually they just give you the PM and off you go.

CC dosen't open until 11 am on Sunday's, either.

[seanr1221]

I've had them call, but that little old lady better pull through for me tomorrow!

[FuzzyNips]

CC dosen't open until 11 am on Sunday's, either.

According to the store locator on CC's site, my local store opens on Sunday at 10am.

Store Hours
Friday:
10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.Saturday:
10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.Sunday:
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Monday:
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Tuesday:
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Wednesday:
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Thursday:
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

[Roufuss]

According to the store locator on CC's site, my local store opens on Sunday at 10am.
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I'll be damned, you're right.

Circuit City and Best Buy seem to be opening alot earlier and closing alot later recently... must really suck to work there.

It used to be 11 - 6, now its 10 - 8.

[Brak]

Well I'm sure some managers would refuse to honor it if they knew it was a mistake. However, their price guarantee policy says nothing regarding pricing mistakes. Roufuss is right, technically they can do whatever they want...it just depends on each store's management and/or how fiesty you're willing to get if they resist.

Taken from CC's site:

Price Guarantee


If you've seen a lower advertised price from another local store with the same item in stock, we want to know about it. Bring it to our attention, and we'll gladly beat their price by 10% of the difference. If you see a lower advertised price (including our own sale prices) within 30 days of your purchase, we'll refund 110% of the difference.
Our policy applies only to advertised prices. It does not apply to special offers or promotions, including rebates, free-with-purchase offers and special financing. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide price matches online, so please visit the closest Circuit City store (http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/locator.do?c=1) to take advantage of our Price Guarantee.

Niiiice. Can't beat that.

[seanr1221]

My question to fellow CAGers is it worth it to complain if they try not to honor it tomorrow? I mean the lady DID say she would def. do it for me tomorrow. Or would it be better to just accept and return it?

[Roufuss]

My question to fellow CAGers is it worth it to complain if they try not to honor it tomorrow? I mean the lady DID say she would def. do it for me tomorrow. Or would it be better to just accept and return it?

You'll get nowhere if you complain... policy is that they are supposed to call the store and verify the price and if it is still there. Most employees don't follow this policy, but you might just get unlucky :(

Complaining won't do anything, espically if Best Buy tells them its a misprint.

[KongaKing]

I'll be damned, you're right.

Circuit City and Best Buy seem to be opening alot earlier and closing alot later recently... must really suck to work there.

It used to be 11 - 6, now its 10 - 8.

Just a heads up, mine opens at 9 on sunday. So you might want to call the store and ask.

[seanr1221]

You'll get nowhere if you complain... policy is that they are supposed to call the store and verify the price and if it is still there. Most employees don't follow this policy, but you might just get unlucky :(


Good point. Well I better be there at 10 then so BB isn't open yet. If I dont get the deal I'm not going to worry and be upset though.

[doubledown]

Most stores might call or refuse this....it cannot hurt to try, but people have NO right to bitch if they get denied.

[seanr1221]

but people have NO right to bitch if they get denied.

Exactly. Even more so in my case...my subscription is always up in Jan. and for the past 3 years Live has been one of my Christmas gifts from my parents :-D

[SaraAB]

Its publicly listed on best buy's website as a misprint, and it has been since like yesterday night at least when i went to the best buy website to check prices on stuff.

It depends on if you get a stupid employee that doesnt know. I wouldnt be surprised if circuit city and all the other competitors of best buy have already been informed about the pricing mistake, especially since in this area the stores are about 2-5 min away from each other.

The problem with this is if its in the sunday ad that everyone gets in the sunday morning paper people will think its really 19.99 and in effect that lures people into the store thinking they will get that price, thus bringing customers to the store that wouldnt normally come, so best buy can pull their old, oh sell them something else for a higher price trick. Not everyone has a computer to check the website either.

Even if they have blatant signs posted on the door that says its a pricing error they have still made people drive all the way out to best buy and waste some gas and time for a price that is an error so i definitly think they should compensate in some way for this, not just tell people i am sorry its a pricing error.

[seanr1221]

Compensate in what way? Dont ads say right on them not responsible for misprints?

[studfool]

can't wait till tommorow!!!

[cybersphere01]

http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US//en_US/images/global/pcontent/m29_030906_correction.gif

[studfool]

old news dude way old been on their since eysterday

[Stry-ker]

Got mine a Circuit City today. The best part is the Manager took a quick glance (he was busy) and approved it to the associate. So i requested a 2nd for my friend and they said sure. Didnt get the extra 10% but better than being shot down!!

[abhinav]

Got mine a Circuit City today. The best part is the Manager took a quick glance (he was busy) and approved it to the associate. So i requested a 2nd for my friend and they said sure. Didnt get the extra 10% but better than being shot down!!

Yeah i didnt get the extra 10% ethir! But it is better then nothing and my mom will be going back to get it later. Ethir way i am pumped because of the mail and rebaye and such i will be atleast breaking even!

So yes i price matched today (saturday) and the guy kept on look at the thing. He looked young and i think he knew what xbox live was and he couldnt believe how cheap it was. Well it took like 5 mins but he did it without saying a word and i was pretty happy but he didnt give me the extra 10% off. Still, Geometry wars, HERE I COME!

[seanr1221]

Im surprized a lot of your guys CC didn't care about the date.

[abhinav]

Im surprized a lot of your guys CC didn't care about the date.

He was kinda busy and it was rather small so i dont think he noticed it. Realy nice feeling that i dont have to wake up early today.

[Pookymeister]

Gonna try it at Wally World, tomorrow.

Yay faith no more

[mvick288]

does anybody have a link or picture of this deal

[mackaikai]

got 2 , one each at 2 different Sears.. had to show the 2nd sears the receipt from first sears to get them to PM it. both were 110% price guaratee

got rejected at first Circuit City (i bought 2 few days ago), 3 girls were looking at the ad and then the "Customer Service Lead" one said "OH, The picture is different and the item # at the bottom is different" .... i was like WTF? item #? that's Bestbuy item# not Circuit City# and she was like they are supposed to be the same, lolz.. anyway i didn't want to make a big deal out of it and returned them...

went to the 2nd Circuit City and the lady says come back tomorrow because the ad is for Sunday ;P

went to 2 Walmarts and both of them only have 3 months ones (like others have posted)

so yah...after going to 6 different stores and I got 2 (one for me one for my friend)

saved 110 dollars total for the 2 boxes, and the experience of hunting down good deal is priceless

[rabbitt]

does anybody have a link or picture of this deal

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/goj/noname.jpg