[quote name='Corvin']Sure, I'm not trying to be snarky, just pointing out that the past has shown that something always comes along.
A couple years back Target had a $10 off accessory coupon that worked on points($10ea). Circuit City had a B1G1 free on points($10ea) before they folded. BB / TRU have given out cards for pre-ordering certain games in the past. Around Christmas BB had the Sherlock Holmes movie ticket deal (deal if you were planning on seeing the flick anyway). Ebay with Bing(when the discount is decent) has done well for me in the past on a couple 4k point cards. Also around Christmas, ebillme had a $10 off any purchase at Buy.com. GoogleCheckout also had a $20 off any purchase at Buy.com, so those were good for one $10 card and one free card respectively. There was also that $20 off accessories coupon at Target around Christmas when you purchase hardware. Managed to get 4 cards during that deal.
Then there are the little (non?)deals with rebates/earning bonuses like using Reward Zone Gift Certificates towards points, Amazon or TRU promo gift cards and the like depending on how you view those bonuses. I know some prefer viewing it as a discount off the top of the game they are buying, I tend to view it as a bonus as advertised since I would be buying the game(s) anyway. I have a $10 RZ cert coming soon that I'll probably use on a 1600 point card since I get all my games & music from Amazon these days.
All in all I'd say my average is below $10 a card. I haven't kept track, but having bought around 36+ cards that's where my average would fall. I bought about 10 during the Target deal, and another 6-8 at CC. Funny to see how many I've actually bought over the years after typing this :shock: but I buy a lot of XBLA games, DLC and Rock Band songs. I just find it amusing for someone to imply that someone is either stealing or a lying 'ass' because they sought out good deals.[/QUOTE]
Are you a complete idiot? I always respect those who did it before me, so I have respect for a longtime CAG, but this post was pretty idiotic.
Some of those were great deals but your going back to something that happened once in a lifetime, two years ago. CC isn't going out of business again and all of those sales aren't likely to return.
That being said, aside from CC and everything, how cheap were you really getting the points for through f'n rebate programs? You've got to be kidding guy. What were you paying $40 after everything?
Are you suggesting that this isn't a good deal and that people who want points now should wait and see if CC has another B1G1 sale on points?
I realize you were answering what someone asked you, but since you went through that long response you obviously had a point you wanted to deliver.
If you want to wait 2 years and see if you can get those sales, go do it, but if your looking for points now, this is a good deal and the best for you.