Any idea if we have it in our cart right now for special price of 199.98 that we can check out when the deal is starts again later today?

Originally Posted by Jake77444 Why do so many people have -$30.00 promotion? Whats this from?

Trade in program

dont really feel going through 20 pages...how fast did they sell out?

Is there anyhing wrong with me just refusing the delivery because I am concerned that I won't get the promo?

Originally Posted by K_G I'm not going to read through 20 pages of posts to see what everyone is bitching about when I'm not interested in the deal, but I was fiddling with the dvd player deal a few minutes ago and if you ordered the item from product page and not the gold box page, you didn't get the gold box discount (I went to the product page 2 seconds after the deal went active to see what model it was...No HDMI...No Sale)....you only got that if you clicked through the gold box page, so if folks pre-loaded their carts, I wouldn't be surprised that they didn't get the discount.

the stopped selling the non hdmi system a long time ago.

Originally Posted by 41down dont really feel going through 20 pages...how fast did they sell out?

for amazon, roughly 1 min and 48 secs

Ahhh damn I passed up the Walmart deal b/c with adding a 120gb HD, taxes, and gas it was gonna end up about $270...now this.

I STILL have my original Pro I got at launch! It has NEVER RROD'd but I know its days has to be few even though there have been no signs of problems at all so far...never anything wrong with it.

With this deal I could get the system for $190 b/c I have $10 credit from Dragon Age. Then come 11/10 and 11/17 I will have another $30 credit from MW2 and AC2. I could get the 60gb pack with an extra headset and 3 months of live for $90 and have $40 extra in credit...or I could get the 120gb HD for $135-$130 credit...just $5 (plus it includes the data transfer cable). I could get a jasper Arcade + 120GB HD for $195 total...very tempting. I wish the arcade still had the chrome disc tray tho, not a biggie but still disappointing haha!

I have a few questions if any could answer though...are these units for sure Jasper units? Also, does purchasing a unit now days still include the MS extended warranty due to RROD or is it back to the basic 1 year manuf warranty?

Just curious how these deals work. Im relatively new to Amazon and this is my first 'lightning deal' how do I go about doing this at 3?

I can also confirm I left it in my cart and didn't checkout until it was sold out but still got the discount.

Subtotal of Items: $199.99
Shipping & Handling: $9.48
Super Saver Discount: -$9.48
Promotion Applied: -$10.00
Promotion Applied: -$30.00
Lightning Deal: -$0.01
------ Total: $159.98

Given that the $10 was free since I had already had a CS apply it to an order (but they forgot to take the code out of my cart), I had the $30 promo code I wasn't even planning on using and that an Amazon GC is as good as cash to me... I got a Jasper 360 for $60, an insane deal. The GF can use the old one on a different TV for streaming Netflix and I can use the new one without being so worried about it dying.

just go to the lighning deals site and wait for the countdown to hit zero and hit add to cart the second it shows up. you buy it like anything else on amazon and a week later you get $100 credit added to your amazon account

At 3pm EST go to the gold box page - you'll see the lightning deal live on the right side. Hit the claim code button and finish the checkout - the price will be $199.98 (only 1 cent off). After you complete your order, they'll send you the promo code within 7 days later for $100 off.

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Does the 30 credit towards consoles from last month's trade in deal stack with the lightning deal?

can we use our eca discounts on this? sorry im sure its been asked a million times.

Originally Posted by 41down can we use our eca discounts on this? sorry im sure its been asked a million times.

I was going to sarcastically post this earlier.

But uh... you beat me to it.

Originally Posted by confoosious I was going to sarcastically post this earlier. But uh... you beat me to it.

well looks like you managed to be sarcastic anyway. thanks.

I got a reply from Amazon. Seems I was not eligible for the gift card. I guess I'll cancel and try again with the next offer.... though I dont think I'll get it.
I dont understand about people who let it sit on their cart......seems a bit rubbish to me. Good for them, but unfair for the rest of us.

(by the way, I'm buying this as my first xbox 360, not replacement or secondary console)

I went to my Wal-Mart (Richland, MI) at 9:45 and they still had 2 systems on the rack. I didn't pick one up since I didn't want to spend the time to flip it for a profit. I wonder how much these will end up selling on eBay since I expect a flood of them to show up very soon.

Not that Microsoft minds one bit...

if you are on your computer say 5 minutes before the deal starts and hit add to cart at exact second the timer runs out don't see how you can't get one. thats what i did worked fine

Originally Posted by el swordo if you are on your computer say 5 minutes before the deal starts and hit add to cart at exact second the timer runs out don't see how you can't get one. thats what i did worked fine

it can and has happened a lot. if tens of thousands of people are all clicking at the same second, it's just a matter of luck and internet speed.

Wet PS3 ligthning deal sold out in <2 secs.

Thanks OP for saving me a unwanted trip to walmart. Amazon all the way.




Whats the deal with xbox 360s? They aren't shaped like X's. The boxes are rectangular. The consoles are rectangular. They should call them rectangular box 360s.

That's gold Jerry. Gold!