Recent content by Drip

Damn, I would have definitely grabbed a copy. I've been wanting this for sub-$20 for a while. What especially sucks is every possible price match is OoS as well. 

Definitely YMMV. I could hardly get to 1.21 gigawatts here...

After a couple of failed attempts, Amazon adjusted the Dream Team for me. Amazon's where it's at!

I went to two Best Buys and a TRU; all of them denied me the match for Dream Team. Definitely very YMMV. 

The Mario bundle is showing $179.99 on Walmart's website. Not sure if it's online only or not, but I'd bet they wouldn't give the gift card, since you're not paying the advertised $199.99. 

True, I forgot that they normally ship items in those bags, so I guess the bubble mailer is a step-up. The ideal method would have been a cardboard box, but, like you said, it definitely wouldn't have been their cheapest option. You're definitely right on the eBay sellers. I always have to...

I received my soundtrack crack-free, fortunately. It's a little surprising that Nintendo would just toss the thing into a cruddy bubble mailer. Anyone with a cracked soundtrack should definitely call up their customer support. I'd bet Nintendo would be willing to compensate in some fashion. 

I tried Walmart, and it was a no go as far as having the $40 giftcard from last week and also getting the $50 difference for this week. The best they could do was an additional $10, and they wanted the box to scan. I passed, since I didn't have the box on me.  Kind of ridiculous, since I was...