Originally Posted by Bill Mcdougal I don't see why not

Thanks, wasn't sure if they auto-charged you for the second month when you chose the free trial.

....But I just redeemed one of my codes without remembering to do the free trial so I guess I'm out of luck there. But I was also wondering if there is a way to turn off automatic renewal? I don't want to forget to throw on the next redemption/cancel and get charged full price.

Originally Posted by Goomba Stomper Can I start a one month, one game at a time trial then before the month ends tack on one of these subscription certificates?

ya i do that all the time

and it does work with people who already have memberships ... i been using them for the last year

wait a few days before my membership expires and add another code


EVEN IF THE PRICE WASNT SO LOW its better to buy 2 month codes then a 1 year plan

I did the one YEAR Plan 3 years back and hated it ... 6 months i could not even find anything i wanted to rent ..

Has anyone tried buying/applying 6 yet? :P

I bought and applied about 7 of these to my account last year.

i was gonna say, iv been doing this for over a year since i found out about it. i didnt know it was limited sale or anything. always seems to work for me. i never pay with credit card monthly, i just do the 2 months gc plan. don't see anything different bout it today than yesterday tho...

probably going to pick up 2 or 3 of these 6 months would be nice depending just got a wiiU hoping they stay in stock of those games will see how the next 2 months go.

Originally Posted by Velo214 i was gonna say, iv been doing this for over a year since i found out about it. i didnt know it was limited sale or anything. always seems to work for me. i never pay with credit card monthly, i just do the 2 months gc plan. don't see anything different bout it today than yesterday tho...

Same here. This is how I usually pay for gamefly, same prices and all.

Maybe I'll stock up now just in case.

I'm a little confused if someone can help me out with a question :

I just celebrated one year with Gamefly, and obviously my subscription is set for auto-renewal. If I were to buy 6 two games out - two-month gift certificates for $22.95, do I redeem them all at one time ? If not, what's the process for existing members ? Thank you.

just redeem them all. it will add them 2 months at a time. i just got another 2 months and it says next billing date is sept 14, 2013 or such.

Originally Posted by Bucket2222 I believe I have cracked the math behind GameFly's non-intuitive gift certificate pricing scheme. The "problem" is that each of their pricing packages includes one free month in the calculation of the price and discount. This results in the shortest gift certificate term being the best deal, as the free month is applied on a per certificate basis. Here's an example using their 2 games out pricing: 2 months = $22.95 x (2 months - 1 free month) = $22.95 3 months = $22.95 x (3 months - 1 free month) = $45.90 minus 15% discount = $39.00 6 months = $22.95 x 5 = $114.75 minus 15% = $97.55 12 months = $22.95 x 11 = $252.45 minus 15% = $214.60 GameFly thinks it is offering no discount on a 2-month GC and 15% on the longer term GCs, but because of the built-in free month it is actually offering a 50% discount on a 2-month GC, a 43% discount on a 3-month GC, a 29% discount on a 6-month GC, and a 22% discount on a 12-month GC. You don't have to be a CAGer or a mathematician to realize that stacking the 2-month GCs is the way to go. And by the way, this pricing scheme has been in place for at least a year -- http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=310279 -- so it's not just a pricing glitch in the current holiday sale.

Where do you get the 1 free month? I just bought a 2 month Cert and it's showing my start date as today ,11/26/2012, and my next renewal date as 1/26/2013. That's only 2 months, not 3.

Thanks, OP. Stocking them up.

Originally Posted by Arleisha Where do you get the 1 free month? I just bought a 2 month Cert and it's showing my start date as today ,11/26/2012, and my next renewal date as 1/26/2013. That's only 2 months, not 3.

Don't worry about the math from the OP's page.
Just take the price and divide by the number of months and you'll see that the 2 month plan is the cheapest rate.

Edit: Whoops, math was from Bucket2222, not the OP, lol. Carry on.

Originally Posted by Arleisha Where do you get the 1 free month? I just bought a 2 month Cert and it's showing my start date as today ,11/26/2012, and my next renewal date as 1/26/2013. That's only 2 months, not 3.

If you pay full price of $22.95 a month compared to buying a 2 month GC for $22.95 it's like getting a month free... Fuzzy math.

Add me to the list of people doing the GC 2 month plan for the past 8 months as it's always the cheapest option monthly. Actually bought 2 more months yesterday at this same price as my account would renew early December. I never wanted to say anything as the less members the less release day competition. I've bought exactly 3 new releases in the last 6 months and played everything I wanted.

I've never tried but anyone on the pre-paid GC plan ever upgraded to 3 games out? Do they just charge you an extra $7 a month versus the 2 game plans regular cost or how's that work? My billing history the GC's get split equally for each month and I was always scared i'd get hit for $17 extra instead of $7 extra. Whatever it takes to get you to the $29.95 a month for 3 out...

I was about 3 days away from canceling. Thanks for the heads up op! Paid up through August!

Thanks! I had no idea Gamefly did this. I usually subscribe for two months in the summer while I'm off from work (ah, the perks of being a teacher), and this would be great to have to catch up with a backlog of titles I want to play. In for six months' worth so I can avoid buying any games and wait for the ones I really want to own come next Black Friday. Anyone know how long the gift certificates are valid for, or if there's an expiration date?

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Perfect! My GF subscription just ran out and was waiting for a cheap way back in. Bought one for now, gonna come back for 4 more when the cooldown on my wallet recharges. Thanks OP!

Originally Posted by Lienwrath Perfect! My GF subscription just ran out and was waiting for a cheap way back in. Bought one for now, gonna come back for 4 more when the cooldown on my wallet recharges. Thanks OP!

I'm in a similar situation myself, with all the black friday deals I bought. Anyone know how long we have to buy these or when this deal should be over?

So do I just log into my account, email the certificate to the email I'm using for my Gamefly account, then redeem it?

Originally Posted by Brock F'N Sampson I'm in a similar situation myself, with all the black friday deals I bought. Anyone know how long we have to buy these or when this deal should be over?

It should last all the way till Christmas.

Originally Posted by nhlducks35 So do I just log into my account, email the certificate to the email I'm using for my Gamefly account, then redeem it?

Yes.