New here, but just thought I'd share:

KOHLS Dept. store --

ENTIRE STOCK Video Games 20% off
sale $9.99-$19.99

(Reg. $12.99-$24.99)
thru Feb 24

Originally Posted by chicagoz Sorry this isn't about games...but I just scored some Cubs vs. Sox tix from cubs.com! I'm in the virtual waiting room right now to try to buy more tix for other games. Anyone else trying for tix?

I got a few sox vs tamba bay tickets but thats about it.

Did anyone find any games on the best buy clearance sale?

If anyone can hook me up with these games I appreciate it.
-Ultimate ghost and goblins
-gradius collection
-KOF neowave

I posted this in the BB clearance thread:

I drove to 5 Best Buys here in the chicago area (in the order I went to them in):

Harlem Irving Plaza (was there at opening)
Melrose Park
North Riverside
Elston & Armitage
Evanston

Out of all the them I managed to get only one game I was looking for:

Mega Man Anniversary Collection (Xbox) $4.99

Didn't see any of the 360 games except for FFXI (and I left it cuz I didn't think spending $10 on a game I was only going to play for 1 month was worth it). Like someone else who posted earlier, I did find a 99 cent Superman bust. And I took advantage of the DVD glitch and bought Amadeus and Citizen Kane on DVD for $9.99. Even the Amadeus DVD was hard to find. Three of the BB I went to were sold out of it.

Since I was looking for mainly the 360 games, I'd say I am dissapointed.

The Best Buy in Tinley Park had jack shit. I was the first through the doors...the only games I saw on the list were Jade Empire and GTA San Andreas.

just got back from hitting up 3 BBs in the chicago area.

first 2 were pretty much busts. i was tempted to get open season DS for 5 at the first BB but passed.

last BB was a goldmine for xbox at old orchard. picked up:

the chronicles of narnia
chronicles of riddick
marc eko's getting up
robotech invasion
van helsing
the suffering ties that bind
open season
darkwatch

and for psp

poplocrois

all the workers there kept saying... that's a lot of games there. even the media guy was clueless about the sale until he realized that today is feb 26 and was the day of their clearance.

Wow, this sale was really hit or miss

Lansing was OK, picked up about 10 games
87th and Halsted was AWESOME and they still had plenty of good stuff when I left. This store is in a kinda bad area.
Ford City Mall was crap


Cal Sag & Cicero was crap...1 game
Matteson was great, I think that I got about 20 games there but the employees were in process of getting what was left.

Homewood was also really good, still some good stuff when I left
Merrillville, IN was crap, totally picked over.
Valparaiso, IN was decent, had some good psp stuff left.

Originally Posted by crewj just got back from hitting up 3 BBs in the chicago area. first 2 were pretty much busts. i was tempted to get open season DS for 5 at the first BB but passed.

Hey, crewj, did we talk at the Evanston Best Buy over the lack of selection there? If there were any titles left for the GameCube, I imagine they were probably bought by people before today to bring back for price adjustments and/or return/rebuys in the future (however likely that might be).

After finding out the Sega Genesis Collection ("Sega Classics" on the list?) was $19.99 rather than $1.99, I ended up only getting an Eye Toy game and a few DVDs with 300 preview discs (and movie cash) to boot. So, yeah... I guess I got something good out of the trip. Oh, and it was just one Best Buy -- one, and I was done. Hope everyone found something worthwhile.

--Dan

I checked out the North & Clyborn and Clard & Dicersy Dest buys today within an hour of each opening and they both had none of the games I was looking for. Although I did decide to pick up Okami for $40 - $10 coupon - $15 gift card. Oh well, hopefully I'll get someone's extra Oblvion and I'll be happy.

Found a few things at the Clark/Diversey Best Buy -- mostly stuff for my sons 6th birthday (Open Season, Shrek Superslam, SpongeBob Movie, Madagascar, Monster House, Backyard Football)...He'll be the only 6 year old who gets 10 videogames for his birthday...He's already lucky as hell to have a father who has just about every system still functioning that was produced in the last 29 years....he gets to play Wii, 360, my DS, my PSP....and I'm one of those dads that actuallly knows about the rating system and won't let him play anything over E (with the exception of a few T games like Simpsons Hit and Run).

As an elementary school teacher when I hear 11 year olds talking about Crackdown or GTA or Gears of War it makes me cringe...

Originally Posted by dpac Hey, crewj, did we talk at the Evanston Best Buy over the lack of selection there?

yup! that was me! nice to see a fellow CAG in the wild! i almost picked up open season ds but decided to check out another BB. old orchard had the best xbox selection i've seen after checking out a few stores.

Originally Posted by briansraregames Wow, this sale was really hit or miss Lansing was OK, picked up about 10 games 87th and Halsted was AWESOME and they still had plenty of good stuff when I left. This store is in a kinda bad area. Ford City Mall was crap Cal Sag & Cicero was crap...1 game Matteson was great, I think that I got about 20 games there but the employees were in process of getting what was left. Homewood was also really good, still some good stuff when I left Merrillville, IN was crap, totally picked over. Valparaiso, IN was decent, had some good psp stuff left.

Thanks for the tips! I headed to the 87th and Dan Ryan store this morning. I was there when it opened and I had free reign over the video game department. I didn't see much Xbox and PS2 clearance games except that they had a ton of Star Wars KOTOR both 1 and 2, as well as Republic Commando...all for $4.99. I needed and was looking for the KOTOR games so I'm happy I found those.

I almost crapped my pants when I saw a lone copy of Oblivion CE on the shelf! Immediately took it and when I tried to buy it, it rang up $59.99. The media dept guy said it was the regular edition that was clearanced, but that rang up the same price. I tried my best in a very nice way to see if he could have sold me either one for the clearance price but it was a no-go.

So close yet so far away...

Also stopped at the Elston/Armitage store again and picked some trade bait up:

Romancing Saga (PS2, $9.99).

Guess no one bought it cuz it wasn't a good enough clearance price for it?

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Originally Posted by chicagoz I posted this in the BB clearance thread: I drove to 5 Best Buys here in the chicago area (in the order I went to them in): Harlem Irving Plaza (was there at opening) Melrose Park North Riverside Elston & Armitage Evanston Out of all the them I managed to get only one game I was looking for: Mega Man Anniversary Collection (Xbox) $4.99 Didn't see any of the 360 games except for FFXI (and I left it cuz I didn't think spending $10 on a game I was only going to play for 1 month was worth it). Like someone else who posted earlier, I did find a 99 cent Superman bust. And I took advantage of the DVD glitch and bought Amadeus and Citizen Kane on DVD for $9.99. Even the Amadeus DVD was hard to find. Three of the BB I went to were sold out of it. Since I was looking for mainly the 360 games, I'd say I am dissapointed.

One of my friends said he talked to someone at the HIP best buy. Was that you? He had long blond hair.

Originally Posted by chicagoz Also stopped at the Elston/Armitage store again and picked some trade bait up: Romancing Saga (PS2, $9.99). Guess no one bought it cuz it wasn't a good enough clearance price for it?

i saw that but passed. didn't see much to choose from at that location.

Originally Posted by Blackout542 One of my friends said he talked to someone at the HIP best buy. Was that you? He had long blond hair.

Nope. I look like my avatar (that is me actually - face mapped in Rainbow Six Vegas Xbox 360 version).

Originally Posted by crewj i saw that but passed. didn't see much to choose from at that location.

That location still has some clearance games, but it was crap like Eyetoy Spy (no camera) and American Chopper 2. If anyone wants those, go to Elston and Armitage.

Originally Posted by chicagoz That location still has some clearance games, but it was crap like Eyetoy Spy (no camera) and American Chopper 2. If anyone wants those, go to Elston and Armitage.

ugh... seen any open season DS or we love katamari games?

I hit up some north suburb best buys today - Deerfield, Arlington Heights.
Deerfield was a pretty good. Picked up Suikoden V, and Generation of Chaos.
It looked like someone took all the copies and left 1 of each as I know earlier in the week there was more.

Also found PSP RPG Astonia something. Otherwise pretty bare. Did anyone notice the lack of any gamecube games in any of the stores??

Originally Posted by malalrd Did anyone notice the lack of any gamecube games in any of the stores??

there was basically none of the gamecube games at any of the bbs i went to!

Originally Posted by crewj ugh... seen any open season DS or we love katamari games?

I believe I saw Open Season DS at either the North/Clyborn or Clark/Diversy Best Buy. I'm heading over there in the next couple of days so I can check again.