Amazon is selling the Skylanders Giants Starter Kits for some of the lowest prices I've seen. The PS3 version is $49.99 and the Wii U version is $57.06. Regular price is $74.99. http://www.amazon.com/Skylanders-Giants-Starter-Kit-Playstation-3/dp/B0088MVQAU
The Starter Kit is the one that...
Note that LBP Vita is back in stock for $19.99 on Amazon. I had been given an estimated delivery date a few weeks out back on 12/9, but was able to cancel and get it in two days by submitting a new order.
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...
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...
GameFly is offering discounted gift certificates for subscriptions to their rental service. http://www.gamefly.com/Gift-Certificate/Buy
Although gift certificates for the various subscription plans appear to be discounted, the clear best deal by my estimation is the 2 games out for 2 months...
An update on how the mechanics of this are working for me. I purchased three two-month gift cards and queued them up on my account. It shows my account extended from 12/26/11 to 6/26/12. On 12/26/11, instead of the normal monthly charge of $22.95 being charged to my credit card, my account...
I've bought a second 2-month code and extended through April 2012. For every two-month subscription I get with the gift certificate, I'm saving $18. The question now is: how many of these should I buy? I'm a fan of GF over my first two years, but I don't want to miss out if some Quikster...
Thanks OP! Just worked seamlessly for me. For those of us who have weighed the value of the service and decided to be long-term subscribers, this is just found money.