Looks like another 50% off weekend at Kmart

[LaraCroftsLeftBoob]

i passed a bunch of signs for it on my way home from work this morning.

anyway, you know the routine. they have them often enough now we all know pretty much what;s on sale.

[goldbean]

I haven't heard about these sales. Would you mind filling me in (or pointing me to a thread with the details)?

Thanks.

[LaraCroftsLeftBoob]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74545

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58553

about once a month kmart puts a bunch of stuff 50%off. some video games included. the thing is not all kmarts actually put the games out. they leave them in the display case and you have to look for them yourself. the second link has a list of some of the games. don't know how many more have been added to it since then.

[Capt Dirty Jack]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74545

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58553

about once a month kmart puts a bunch of stuff 50%off. some video games included. the thing is not all kmarts actually put the games out. they leave them in the display case and you have to look for them yourself. the second link has a list of some of the games. don't know how many more have been added to it since then.

I assume the prices of the games on the list are after the 50% discount?

[keiblerfan69]

To bad I have to buy KH II and my 5.1 computer speakers.

[dwsscs]

Picked up a logitech wireless controller for $20 not a super deal but not bad for new.

[amusedtoe]

Hmm, without an updated list of what to reasonably expect it's hard to find reason to get up and run out to K-Mart. Factor in that I've already picked up everything I wanted from previous sales and MP: Hunters and Tetris DS are out in 3 days and I'll pass.

[nnthomas]

I've always checked my KMart down the road and I swear I can't find anything on sale... even by checking the shelves. I'm gonna pick up Tales of Phantasia today so I might as well give it another check.

[rizzo]

Picked up a logitech wireless controller for $20 not a super deal but not bad for new.

They retail for like 50 so yes thats a damn good deal.

[melvoin]

Went by my local kmart. They had a table set out like last time-- and a lot of the same junk. Goldeneye Rogue Agent, Killer 7, 2005 sports games, counterstrike, PGR2. For GBA, they had a bunch of Ms. Pac Man Maze Madness for 7 bucks. They also had several average-to-bad DS games, all for around 15 bucks-- bomberman, polarium, big mutha truckers, atari retro classics, and feel the magic.

[abilyk]

Some new stuff this weekend, notably MGS 3 (PS2), Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Collection (Xbox), and Rayman (DS). All are $10 after the discount.

[CaoPi]

Some new stuff this weekend, notably MGS 3 (PS2), Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Collection (Xbox), and Rayman (DS). All are $10 after the discount.

MGS 3 you can find everywhere for about 10 bucks to mention Sears, Gamerush.

[dobiewan]

Not really related to the sale, but is it still possible to score the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter at Kmart for $49.99? I know you could a while back... never was able to find one then.

[mkelehan]

Don't you DARE buy MGS3 for $10. Subsistence is out, $30, and fantastic.

[Vinny]

Don't you DARE buy MGS3 for $10. Subsistence is out, $30, and fantastic.

Yeah, MGS3 just seems like a joke when Subsantce has all those goodies for $20 more.:)

I went... it was a total joke. There were a bunch of sports games from 2002/2003 for $10-15. The had Feel the Magic and Polarium for $15 but that's crap. I sometimes wonder how K-Mart's still in business.:-x

[poopy]

These sales are pretty awesome when they bother to update their list... unfortunately that happens like 2 (or 3 if we're lucky) times a year. Bleh.

[goldbean]

LC'sleftboob,

thanks for the info.

[SpottedNigel]

Monster Hunter PS2 for $18
Killer 7 is now 10

[amusedtoe]

I sometimes wonder how K-Mart's still in business.:-x

Sears bought them, otherwise they wouldn't be.

[SpottedNigel]

Sears bought them, otherwise they wouldn't be.

Kmart bought Sears.

[Rictor]

Yah, but how does Sears stay in business? They've been closing stores left and right themselves. The big box stores like Wal-Mart and Meijer are slowly killing all the smaller department stores.

[Friend of Sonic]

I'm starting to think no one cares about the sale anymore. Myself included.

[Vinny]

I'm starting to think no one cares about the sale anymore. Myself included.

With great deals like NFL 2K3 for $10, how could you not care?

[Redeema]

No one cares unless there's a list because Kmart is so disorganized in most places that you have to go through a whole bunch of crap just to get someone to check a price and even then it's a big hassle for them to do more than just look at the tag and recite you what is on the sticker.

[FOnewearl]

Thanks for the heads up OP.

I was stopping by Kmart anyways so I though I'd take a shot in the dark at FullMetal Alchemist 2 and took along a print up of the UPC since I saw it was $20 at regular price the other day. Much to my surprise it was 9.99 being 50% off. I'm pretty sure this was never mentioned before and could be a new addition.

I also noticed that Viewtiful Joe for the PS2 was 9.99 if that happens to still be 50% off that would be a good deal at $5.

[Sejad]

Doesnt MGS3 Subsistence have like the Original Metal gear 1 an 2 on it???? that's what my friend tells me. no I am not talking about Metal gear solid it's METAL GEAR.

[heyfergy]

i for one am stoked about this! I got bomberman ds for 10 bucks...I have wanted to buy it for a long time but was waiting for a sale like this around me for a while.

K-mart in Iowa City, IA has the following for DS:

Ridge Racer DS - $15
Need For Speed - $15
Spiderman 2 - $10
Tiger Woods Golf - $15
World Series Poker - $7.95
Feel the Magic - $15
Polarium - $15

And then a few little boxes full of xbox/ps2 games that looked crappy. Oh well!

Thanks OP!

[mj1108]

No list yet?? I may make the trek out to the one in Atwater to see if anything is worth picking up...

[Roufuss]

No one cares unless there's a list because Kmart is so disorganized in most places that you have to go through a whole bunch of crap just to get someone to check a price and even then it's a big hassle for them to do more than just look at the tag and recite you what is on the sticker.

Exactly.

Without a list, I could care less, since K-Mart employees are so lazy and either don't pull the games, or just pull a few and then stop. The point of these sales is to get RID of excess inventory, yet they can't do that when nobody knows its 50% off.

[pinkkirby]

YMMV definilty... the action cordless contoler someone mentioned above is still 30 bux at IL DG kmart....

[Fire]

With Wireless Controllers and a chance for Full Metal Alchemist, I'm definitely there. Thanks OP.

[Nephilim]

Been there many times but managed to pick up:

Kirby Amazing mirror-GBA- $10
Batman Begins-GC $10
NCAA Football 2005 GC $15
NFL Street 2-GC $10

Thanks OP

[TimPV3]

Thanks for the heads up OP.

I was stopping by Kmart anyways so I though I'd take a shot in the dark at FullMetal Alchemist 2 and took along a print up of the UPC since I saw it was $20 at regular price the other day. Much to my surprise it was 9.99 being 50% off. I'm pretty sure this was never mentioned before and could be a new addition.Damn, I bought that two months ago at $25. Atleast this means there's a good chance the first one will be the same price, but I've heard mixed reviews of it.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Damn, I bought that two months ago at $25. Atleast this means there's a good chance the first one will be the same price, but I've heard mixed reviews of it.

I might hit kmart for FMA 2

I picke dup 1 used at GS for $12

[realgouki]

Scored:

NGC Mortal Kombat Deception $9.99
NGC Super Monkey Ball 2 $9.99

[mj1108]

I went over there last night to the one near here. They had no games out, all still locked in the case with a couple of signs up saying "50% off select video game titles" with no indication as to what was 50% off. So I went over and asked and the first woman I talked to mentioned seeing if they could find a list...which they didn't. So she pawned me off to another guy who was as clueless as dirt. I asked him about a list or if he knew about any of the titles that were 50% off and his response was "If you see any games you're interested in, let me know and I'll scan them to see if they and we'll see if they are". Grrrrr.....

[xeex]

It was backwards day at my K-Mart.

Some manager thought it would be a great idea to turn each and every game in the display case around so the customer sees the back instead of the front. WTF? That just made it much more difficult to see what they had.

I turned around in disgust, and noticed they had also put the controllers, accessories, memory cards, storage bags - everything - backwards on the shelves and racks.

I guess the idea here is the customer wants to read product descriptions and see screenshots instead of mere titles. I hated it, though.

Zookeeper DS was marked down to $10 (yellow tag - no 50% off).

[trip1eX]

I went over there last night to the one near here. They had no games out, all still locked in the case with a couple of signs up saying "50% off select video game titles" with no indication as to what was 50% off. So I went over and asked and the first woman I talked to mentioned seeing if they could find a list...which they didn't. So she pawned me off to another guy who was as clueless as dirt. I asked him about a list or if he knew about any of the titles that were 50% off and his response was "If you see any games you're interested in, let me know and I'll scan them to see if they and we'll see if they are". Grrrrr.....

Sounds like my Kmart except you're lucky if you find an employee within 100 yds of the electronics section.

[Roufuss]

It was backwards day at my K-Mart.

Some manager thought it would be a great idea to turn each and every game in the display case around so the customer sees the back instead of the front. WTF? That just made it much more difficult to see what they had.

I turned around in disgust, and noticed they had also put the controllers, accessories, memory cards, storage bags - everything - backwards on the shelves and racks.

I guess the idea here is the customer wants to read product descriptions and see screenshots instead of mere titles. I hated it, though.

Zookeper DS was marked down to $10 (yellow tag - no 50% off).

It might have been inventory time.

[keiblerfan69]

I went over there last night to the one near here. They had no games out, all still locked in the case with a couple of signs up saying "50% off select video game titles" with no indication as to what was 50% off. So I went over and asked and the first woman I talked to mentioned seeing if they could find a list...which they didn't. So she pawned me off to another guy who was as clueless as dirt. I asked him about a list or if he knew about any of the titles that were 50% off and his response was "If you see any games you're interested in, let me know and I'll scan them to see if they and we'll see if they are". Grrrrr.....

I had a similar experience. Some girl in electronics didn't know how to mark something down to 1.99 like it said on tag so she sent me to garden. Its funny cuz the lady in garden was like, "WTF?" and she rang it up right.:bouncy:

[xeex]

It might have been inventory time.
Ah, OK. That would make sense. I really hope it was just UPC day there, and not a permanent display change.

[Staind204]

Kmart bought Sears.


AFAIK the person who bought Kmart ALSO bought Sears so neither really "bought the other."

[elmyra]

I was in New Port Richey today, and decided to stop at a KMart while I was in town. I found four of the Wavebird/Metroid Prime bundles tagged at $19.99. Even better, when I bought them, the price in the system was actually $15.99 each!

The Wavebird/Mario Party bundles were marked at $49.99 if I remember correctly.

[TimPV3]

I looked for FMA 1 but no luck, didn't surprise me since there are rows of games at the bottom of the display case and the only way to tell a title is to see the top of the case. Wanted to get Final Fantasy X-2 for $10 but it rang up $20, I could have sworn it was half off so I'll probably return it since I'm broke until I get paid Friday.

[Friend of Sonic]

Exactly.

Without a list, I could care less, since K-Mart employees are so lazy and either don't pull the games, or just pull a few and then stop. The point of these sales is to get RID of excess inventory, yet they can't do that when nobody knows its 50% off.
Yeah, that's a reason. My post was more of a "Wow, these badass Kmart threads are now only getting three pages a weekend."
I love the Kmart sales. I've gotten some very nice deals, and I have seen a few new games to hit the sale as of late... however without a list, it's very difficult to know.

[hiccupleftovers]

Picked up another Logitech Controller. At the price, you can't beat it. Can't wait till the next sale, since I only got in late on this one and want to get a friend another Logitech Controller. Also got Xenosaga II and FMA 2 for $20 total together. Was hoping for FMA 1 also, but they didn't have it.

[Kfoster1979]

Picked up another Logitech Controller. At the price, you can't beat it. Can't wait till the next sale, since I only got in late on this one and want to get a friend another Logitech Controller. Also got Xenosaga II and FMA 2 for $20 total together. Was hoping for FMA 1 also, but they didn't have it.

I also picked up another Logitech, Have you had any problems getting 2 to hook up at the same time?

[nnthomas]

My KMart has Racing Gears Advance, but I didn't feel like having them scan it, knowing how braindead they are

Plus there was an awesome live display on the Miracle Blade in the shoe department, and no way was I gonna miss that.

[Demolition Man]

Feel the Magic - $15

Picked that up at Target over the holiday shopping season for all of $4.98. :D

[cranguy]

Man, the nearest Kmart to me was like a time warp. Games from 3-5 years ago that are now getting scarce... Ico, Sword of Mana, Zelda 1 NES Classics... though I already have the first 2 and don't really have an interest in the latter. I was surprised to find them there actually, mostly yellow tagged to decent but not got prices. Maybe I'll go back at some point if I want to add some sealed copies to my collection.

I forgot to bring this list with me, so I didn't get anything, but still interesting to find some of those titles.

[trip1eX]

My Walmart has Blue Storm: Wave Race, Ikuraga and Eternal DArkness for $49.99. Anyone need a copy? :P

[mkg12]

Anyone pick up an extra Logitech cordless action controller for the PS2 that they wouldn't mind sending my way? Of course I'll pay cost+shipping.

[eau]

How much were they selling the Logitech action cordless controller for?

[mkg12]

I think $19.99+tax.

[dwsscs]

I think $19.99+tax.

Thats what I got mine for , and it rocks. I don't know why I waited so long. Oh yeah, I'm cheap nevermind.

[mkg12]

I heard they have problems with durabity though. And that the "X" button gets stuck and sticky after around 5-6 months of use. Do they still have these problems?

[dwsscs]

I heard they have problems with durabity though. And that the "X" button gets stuck and sticky after around 5-6 months of use. Do they still have these problems?

Don't scare me now....

[Kfoster1979]

I heard they have problems with durabity though. And that the "X" button gets stuck and sticky after around 5-6 months of use. Do they still have these problems?


I have had one for about a year now and no issues..