It should last all the way till Christmas.

My wallet and I thank you kind sir.

Thanks again CAG..I just signed up for GF last month & got charged for the 1st time last week.

Got a couple 2mo/1game for half price..

Sweet. I'd been bugging my Dad to let us get Gamefly. He didn't want to do the $20+ a month for 2 games though. But with it basically 1/2 off he said I could get 4 of them. So now we have Gamefly for 8 months!

Forgive me if I'm stupid or missing something, but for the 2 games out at a time deal, isn't it cheaper to buy 3 two month GC then the 6 month one?

EDIT: Reread over the thread and it is a big savings after doing the math, thanks OP!

Originally Posted by jltaser 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.

But I was so proud of my math...! (BTW, OP=Bucket2222) As far as I can tell, I'm the first person (possibly including GameFly employees) to understand how their gift certificate prices are set. The "free month" in my calculations isn't a "free month" you should be separately redeeming. Rather, there is one month in GameFly's calculations of prices that is not charged and that is what creates the price anomaly. Oh well, I agree with others that the math can be ignored -- the real deal is GF at half price through the purchase of 2-month gift certificates.

I note that the deal works the same for 2-month 1 game out GCs. You can purchase 2-month 1 game GCs for $15.95, the same as regular price for a 1-month subscription. I prefer to have a second game out for the extra $3.50 per month, but this could help fit GF within a tight budget.

Looks like the hard limit of 5 is accurate. I tried ordering a 6th one and it won't let me submit. Anyone else encountering this?

hmmm neat. I did it once, might do it a couple more times. I like gamefly, mainly since i abandon a lot of games i start. 2 hours in to Assassin's Creed 3 and i'm ready to return it for Xcom or Halo 4.

ughh so confused about this..

I am a current subscriber for years now.. will this save me anything on the monthly price?

Can someone in plain english explain to me how to make the most of this deal?

Originally Posted by guyver2077 ughh so confused about this.. I am a current subscriber for years now.. will this save me anything on the monthly price?

Yes.

You are getting two months for the price of one.

Say you are doing 2-games out at a time, which is normally $22.95+ tax (or something similar [ we'll round it up to $25 for arguments sake ]).

Normally, two months at this level would cost you $50. However, if you purchase the GC, you are getting two months for $25. You are pretty much cutting your bill in half.

FYI, you can do this same thing with 1 out at a time plan. That's $15.95 for 2 months. So $7.98 a month. I might do that. Not sure I really need to rent 2 games at once.

Not a bad deal, but their new releases are always low and shipping takes forever. I'll stick to Blockbuster in store pass.

Are wii u games easily available or not yet?

Originally Posted by perfectsil Are wii u games easily available or not yet?

I think it's too early to tell. The two I have in my queue (ZombieU and NSMBU) both show "Low" availability (like most recent releases).

Originally Posted by karishbhr Can someone in plain english explain to me how to make the most of this deal?

only buy the 2 month plans

I miss my GameFly subscription :(

Originally Posted by CheapyD I miss my GameFly subscription :(

If enough people use Gamefly and stop buying cheap games, wouldn't that affect this website's financial ability?

I think I'm going to sign up for this. $11.95 + tax per month is easier to budget around than spending random amounts of money on good deals only to have them sit in my backlog.

Ordered 5. I'll sell some games online to pay for the cost. Thank you all!

If I buy a Cert now can I use it whenever? Or does it go into effect at time of purchase?
very dumb question I know but haven't used GF for a year

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What happens when game gets lost in the mail? I heard horror storys.