To answer some of the questions that have arisen...
NEW 360's get free Arkham City or MK ultimate edition
NEW ps3's (including bundles) are $50 off with free Arkham City or MK ultimate
free games must be on same console purchased, free games are new games
new systems are not opened
the games...
None of that makes any sense. They have one refurb location, ONE. It stays busy and doesn't need any sort of quota sent to stores or districts to stay busy. Either you did not fully understand how things work or were given bad information or both.
You do need to register them to use online at most places. However, most places such as gamefly or netflix where there will be recurring charges still do not accept them.
You are supposed to put all the tiv toward the pre-order. That is how the promotion is worded. It is ymmv if the store actually does this. Most stores will happily take just $5 toward one of the e3 titles and let you do as you please with the rest of the credit.
Two of my local stores said they have them in their systems after their most recent computer updates. They said they had not heard anything about taking them for trades yet but that they are showing up in their computers now. I dunno....but expect it to be coming.
For you guys who like dumpster diving, try and find out when gs has an inventory count. That's the day you want to dumpster dive. You wouldn't believe the stuff I've found.
It goes against the person you cancel with. FYI cancelling reserves frequently is a surefire way to get yourself on the shitlist. It is much better to purchase and return, however if the employee is following procedure they can not immediately return a reserve pickup. I would suggest...
This was already posted pages and pages ago in the gamestop deals thread. it's been going on for a while. You get a code for each preorder or preorder payment in the transaction.
Sorry if it was already posted and I missed it but....they also have a promo where if you pre-order any game from a B&M store you get a coupon code for $5 off a gamestop.com order. You get a code for each pre-order. You can also get god of war 3 for free w/ purchase of a refurbished ps3 console.