Yeah, honestly I was surprised it wasn't just a rock inside the box, I went home and tested it of course and in theory the warranty should be renewed right? otherwise if anything happened to it relatively soon I would return it anyways.
Went to a frys and noticed they had 1 opened box unit left. Talked to manager about price matching it and convinced him that because it was open boxed, old and beat up looking, their last unit which is part of a discontinued SKU and already lowered to $315 from the original price to let me take...
I called the frys.com website's number, not an individual store, the number I received was from a software rep in-store. I had told them that even though I was on the email listing, I never got any promo codes for in-store only items. The person said it was unusual for them to have in-store...
For those needing a code:
I didn't get the email either, but I talked to a store associate and they directed me to calling the frys.com number and asked the person on the line to generate me a code.
The website's number is (408) 350-1484. Stay on the line and someone will get to you. Tried...
I know Amazon prices change willy nilly but just thought it's still cheaper than normal.
If you just want a nice center piece on a coffee table why not pick it up, it's cheaper than the retail paperback edition (also on amazon for $14.99)...
As a simple heads up: I didn't read the email all the way and tried to do it through the Origin store through web browser and the code didn't work.
Read it again and found out you do it through the Origin program like it says in the email, silly me.
Did not work at the store in Valley Fair, San Jose CA. I asked the person at the counter and she just pointed at a specific shelf of other non-gaming accessories that had a 25 percent off tag on it.