So hears the story:

I went to Best Buy to take advantage of their President's Day sale. When I got there, they didn't have Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask for 3DS, so I decided to go to Target down the street and asked them to price match it with Bestbuy.com. I forgot about the sale they have going on right now where you can buy any game $39.99 or more and a reservation card to pre order a game (for $1) and you get a $10 gift card. Even though I price matched the game for $14.99, it still prompted the cashier to scan a $10 gift card. So the game with the reservation card cost 16.06 with tax and 30 cents off for using my RedCard, and I got a $10 gift card.

So, obviously this won't work with just Professor Layton, but with any of the games normally priced over $39.99, (like Skyward Sword).

I'm a new user so I can't post a picture of my receipt or a link to where you can find it. Let me know if there is another way I can show it to you guys.

That's a great deal if people are able to get the cs rep to give them the gc after pm.

Oh, shit.

yea this is usually how target works with their gift cards deals.. they only check the normal price not the changed one.

does target match bestbuy.com? i thought only if it's in their sunday ad

Originally Posted by KrayzieKMF That's a great deal if people are able to get the cs rep to give them the gc after pm.

I think the system automatically tells them to do it. They can't just give gift cards out for free. Maybe the cashier has to first scan both and then adjust the price of the game. I should have asked they guy at guest services.

Originally Posted by jrr6415sun yea this is usually how target works with their gift cards deals.. they only check the normal price not the changed one. does target match bestbuy.com? i thought only if it's in their sunday ad

Yes they do! And Amazon.com. After the holiday season they announced that their seasonal price match would extend through the normal year. I price matched some Wii U games with Target had the buy 2 get 1 free on Wii U games. I got at least 5 or 10 off on each game by price matching Amazon.com's price, and then got the B2G1 deal. They do it at Guest Services with and iPad, they won't price match by looking at your phone or something.

I should have done this with Kid Icarus.

Doesn't work in Redmond, WA store. They always remove GC from PM

I did this with skyward sword last year when Kmart had it for 19.99 by accident and target price matched and I got a gift card.

Originally Posted by BigK_201 I think the system automatically tells them to do it. They can't just give gift cards out for free. Maybe the cashier has to first scan both and then adjust the price of the game. I should have asked they guy at guest services.

It automatically prompts them but some cs reps know they're not supposed to stack the promo with a pm and will deny the gc.

Originally Posted by KrayzieKMF It automatically prompts them but some cs reps know they're not supposed to stack the promo with a pm and will deny the gc.

Ahh I see. so YMMV then I guess. Good luck to those trying it out, you only have tomorrow left to do it.

Looks like it would work with darksiders 2 and professor layton. I am not sure about Kid Icarus and Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 since the websites prices are under $39.99

it worked with me at two store with icurus kid

Ill try this tomorrow but I've tried to PM at my target and always get the excuse that I have to have the physical add.

so what you are saying is you have to do the pricematch with the game and also preorder another game for $1 to get the giftcard? i want to do this tommorrow and make sure thats what you have to do thanks.

Yes, you price match the game and get a $1 preorder card.

Wow, should try this with Darksiders 2 maybe Skyrim if that works out.

This actually worked. Dropped by my Target store, what...bout 30 mins before closing?, just right after reading this lol Snagged me an Epic mickey2, Prof Layton and DarkSiders II.

lol employee was a CAG reader too, had a bit of a chat, found out we're both newbies @ CAG...told me the $10 gift cards wont work since if I price match the games, they'll be lower than $39.99(the prerequisite to get the gift cards) and I wont avail them.

Down we went to customer service. Price matched them games with BB...boom comes the gift cards
Thanks CAG...made out like an assassin again!

Now if there were only games I were willing to pre-order and end up paying full price for.

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You don't have to actually pick up the pre-order to keep the giftcard.