[DEAD]April BB @Gamer Mag $55 360 headset $30 Darkness 2, USED-$3 Homefront/$15 R3

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Credit + Thanks to SeanTM22 & emeraldgsl

Coupons are valid 4/8-5/5

Prototype 2 is on the Cover of this months mag

***You DO NOT have to be "UNLOCKED"($15 PAID MEMBERSHIP) to use the coupons & it's NOT tied to your RZ account just buy the mag and use the coupons***

***DETAILS REGARDING THE PROCESS/PRICES OF BEING UNLOCKED(GCU), GAMERS CLUB(FREE/PAID/DIGITAL) & @GAMER MAG CAN BE FOUND BELOW****

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Coupons DO STACK with SALE prices(no override should be needed since they now state "valid on sale prices")
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Coupons DO STACK with the 10% discount on USED games for GCU($15 PAID MEMBERSHIP)
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Coupons DO NO STACK with PRICE MATCHES, "PACKAGE" deals (buy 2 get 1, etc), other coupons on the same title or other promotions (monthly 10% off, etc)
:joystick:Coupons DO NOT WORK with ONLINE ORDERING yet BUT if enough people "KUDO" below in the links in the BLUE section BestBuy will change the coupons accordingly like they did with coupons stacking with sale prices.
:nottalking:BestBuy allowing a single coupon to be used on 2 copies of the same game is COMPLETELY YMMV but per the wording on the coupon 1 per game.

PROVIDE FEEDBACK DIRECT TO BESTBUY REGARDING ISSUES THAT WILL BENEFIT CAG'S OF ALL PURCHASING TYPES(DAY 1, SALE PRICE, BUDGET PRICED, HIGH CREDIT, HIGH TRADE IN VALUES, COUPONS)

BE SURE TO "KUDO" THE IDEAS YOU LIKE TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS

Solution for those who have trouble finding the mags in-store(feel free to post other suggestions that I maybe missing)
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Reward-Zone-Gamer-s-Club/solution-for-Gamer-mag-coupons/td-p/494841

:pray: PROVIDE FEEDBACK on getting the @Gamer Coupons to work ONLINE(WOW ONLY 59 KUDOS I guess BB has solved their used game issues & every store is now perfectly stocked equal to BB.com)
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-Buy-IdeaX/Allowing-Gamer-Coupons-to-be-used-online/idi-p/475807


:pray: PROVIDE FEEDBACK(7 KUDO'S) ON GETTING WELCOME KITS/COUPON PACKS ISSUE IN-STORE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE INSTEAD OF IN THE MAIL. JUST WALK IN THE STORE, GET UNLOCKED & USE THEM OR GET SPONSERED COUPONS FOR MONTHLY DEALS ON THE SPOT TOO.
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-B...n-packs-should-be-avail-in-store/idi-p/510811

:pray: Getting BB to offer a service similar to Amazon's "Alert Us" direct access to BB promo reps(2 KUDO'S Instant DOTD's more or less for those who have trouble getting price match's w/o the hassle :argue:)
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-B...-Reps-interacting-with-customers/idi-p/495459

:pray: PROVIDE FEEDBACK on what YOU WANT(21 KUDO's) to see from an Official BestBuy rep here on CAG:
1-Exclusive coupon packs w/ B1G1, B2G1 & Buy 1 get 40%-50% off
2-10% off weekly ad prices w/codes/coupons In-store/Online
3-CAG Only:Early access & Extended sales for Holiday/Special sale events including Black Friday!!!
4-Deal of the Day, Week & Month that can only be accessed thru CAG
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-Buy-IdeaX/An-Official-BestBuy-rep-joining-CAG/idi-p/475221
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9420240#post9420240

:pray: PROVIDE FEEDBACK on getting back the perks from the old free Gamers Club + even better deals(24 KUDO'S)
1-10% ALL gaming products and/or 10% back in instant BB giftcard or RZ points
2-Extra $10-$30 pre-order on all CE/SE/LE priced over $60
3-20% off ALL USED gaming items
4-Coupons that allow YOU to pick games that come with $10-$20 pre-order credit
5-Make your own 5 for $80 deal or 5 for $100 deal(PS3/360/Wii/PSVIta/3DS)
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-B...ver-quot-tier-to-the-Gamers-Club/idi-p/492283


ALL COUPONS ARE FOR NEW GAMES UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE

BESTBUY.COM
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Electronics/Video-Games/abcat0700000.c?id=abcat0700000

:ps3::360: $10 off Darkness II NEW $40 MSRP, $30 AFTER COUPON
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...##5##6&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=15&iht=n
:360: $25 off Tritton Xbox Wireless Headset $80 sale, $55 AFTER COUPON
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
:ps3: $10 off Yakuza Dead Souls $60 MSRP, $50 AFTER COUPON
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
:wii: $30 off Metroid Other M/Sin and Punishment 2 each title is $50, $70 AFTER COUPON(Metroid SKU 9903855 Sin & Punishment SKU 9903846)(coupon reads that BOTH GAMES NEED TO BE PURCHASED when it should be either or so YMMV at this point)(Metroid is $10 USED, Sin & Punishment is $35 USED but the $10 off coupon makes it $25)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
:3ds: $20 off Steel Diver OR Pilot Wings $40 each MSRP, $20 each AFTER COUPON
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960

USED GAMES ONLY:Take off an additional 10% if you're a GCU member($15 Paid Membership)
"After coupon" prices DO NOT reflect the additional 10% discount

:ps3::360: $15 off Pre-Owned Homefront $17.99, $3 AFTER COUPON
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960
:ps3: $20 off Pre-Owned Resisitance 3 $34.99, $15 AFTER COUPON
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Resista...p?id=1218346763702&skuId=2718158&st=pre-owned resistance 3&lp=1&cp=1
$10 off ANY Pre-Owned title $29.99+
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pre-Own...es/pcmcat232900050017.c?id=pcmcat232900050017
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchp...p=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960

MAGAZINE DETAILS

Mag Prices - $5 single issue, $15 year sub of 10 issues not 12(2 months of coupons overlaps)
$15 also covers BB unlocked bonuses(10% off used + 10% extra trade-in)

SUBSCRIBING - (In-Store vs Online)
In-Store - You get the current months mag for FREE JUST HAVE THEM SCAN IT when you bring the subscription receipt($15) from the gaming pre-order kiosk. Keep this receipt in the event you don't get the next months mag & a gaming rep MAY allow you to use a store copy until you start getting yours in the mail. It's usually 6-8 weeks BEFORE you should start receiving your 1st issue.

Online - You pay the $15 subscription price just as you do in-store but you don't get the free instant copy(EVEN IF YOU GO IN-STORE AFTER DOING IT ONLINE) & it's usually 4-6 weeks BEFORE you should start receiving your 1st issue.

New Digital Mag/Coupon FAQ
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-Buy-Gaming-News/GAMER-Magazine-Goes-Digital/ba-p/501887

Complete BB Gamers Club Unlocked FAQ'S + Details
https://myrewardzone.bestbuy.com/earning/?gamersClub
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Reward-...11/td-p/320180

You will now start earning RZ points for trade-ins as well starting 3/1
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Reward...s-Issued-for-Video-Game-Trade-Ins/td-p/452753

BestBuy Trade-in Estimator
http://www.bestbuytradein.com/bb/QuoteCalculatorVideoGames.cfm?platform=PS3&upc=799007770206

The (March) coupon thread has a far more extensive OP & should answer most general questions about Gamers club & the coupons overall
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316177
 
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[quote name='DCpinoy']which i have found to be really helpful. you can even choose the times in which you want the downloads and syncs to happen. it's been nice especially with how many patches that Call of Duty MW3 gets.[/QUOTE]

Lol it seems every other week they "tweak" a weapon. First over nerf it, then over buff it, then eventually just bringing it back to its orginal damage. Anyone else find it funny?
 
[quote name='dino88']If you have Plus, all the updates have already been downloaded for you the next time you turn on your PS3.[/QUOTE]
I have plus right now(till June thanks to the free codes from Sony and one from a trade here), but I still hate the idea of the system being on when I'm not there to be sure everything is downloading/installing just fine. Knowing my luck the system would get an error at 99% and I'd have to re-download everything anyway.:roll:
[quote name='Jimmienoman']Lol it seems every other week they "tweak" a weapon. First over need i, then over buff it, then eventually just bringing it back to its orginal damage. Anyone else find it funny?[/QUOTE]
All those tweaks are probably due to people complaining to the publisher about X or Y weapon being too overpowered or whatever, when it reality it's probably just that they suck at the game.:booty:
 
I've got a quick question, I signed up on the 1st for the March deals. Is there a way to check on my status or not? I haven't and I'd guess maybe won't get my first issue until the May one but I still have all the info from the receipt.
 
[quote name='strait edge follower']People who install games on their pc's shouldnt complain about little system updates lol. Just have a quicky with your gf/wife for 10 minutes and you will be fine :)[/QUOTE]

Yes. They're usually reeling in the excitement of a new game and ready to go.
 
[quote name='Boeing 747']I've got a quick question, I signed up on the 1st for the March deals. Is there a way to check on my status or not? I haven't and I'd guess maybe won't get my first issue until the May one but I still have all the info from the receipt.[/QUOTE]
You're actually supposed to get the first issue handed to you in the store, as they typically scan that, a barcode in the Gamer's Club Unlocked flyer/pamphlet and your Reward Zone card to link everything together.

Once they do that, the issue they hand you zeroes out on the screen. But they ARE supposed to hand you your first issue in the store when you sign up.
 
[quote name='skateraXVIII']On a side note I was just looking at my receipt, and it looks like it took the 10% GCU discount off Homefront... but not Resistance 3 (both games were on the same receipt). Granted that's only $3.50, but I'm just curious why it wouldn't have taking the 10% off both games? The only reason I bought RE3 in the first place was because I thought I was going to get it for $11.50 before taxes.[/QUOTE]Split the games up into 2 transactions until it's confirmed that they've fixed the system.

[quote name='Boeing 747']I've got a quick question, I signed up on the 1st for the March deals. Is there a way to check on my status or not? I haven't and I'd guess maybe won't get my first issue until the May one but I still have all the info from the receipt.[/QUOTE]call the @gamer CS # to get all your sub issue that can then be checked thru this link from that point on.
1-800-678-3643
https://w1.buysub.com/pubs/IM/GMR/c...id=1334272889357&lsid=21031821293013390&vid=1
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']You're actually supposed to get the first issue handed to you in the store, as they typically scan that, a barcode in the Gamer's Club Unlocked flyer/pamphlet and your Reward Zone card to link everything together.

Once they do that, the issue they hand you zeroes out on the screen. But they ARE supposed to hand you your first issue in the store when you sign up.[/QUOTE]

Ah I did get my first issue when I was purchasing the March mag. What I mean to say is I didn't get my first one in the mail yet with the account number and such, it's just a generic store copy.
 
[quote name='Enuf']Split the games up into 2 transactions until it's confirmed that they've fixed the system.
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Any word from Kyle or Mike on the 10% GCU system issue?
 
For anyone wondering, they offered me a refund on Homefront, but also said that they had two copies coming in, and that I could have one of those. I guess that isn't bad. I will just have to wait, and strike quickly. :D

Also, I bought Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary pre-owned (By itself) today with the $10 off coupon. He still had to manually add the 10% off, although the guy was really cool, and was happy to do it.
 
Well I checked a BB in the Twin Cities MN for a copy of Homefront (Xbox360) and they were out even though the site said they had preowned copies "available now".

The gaming specialist said it appeared the site hadn't updated the inventory yet and that Homefront had been selling pretty well ever since the coupons came out. Off to check more MN Best Buy locations this weekend!
 
[quote name='Lord Izanagi']Saw two copies of Homefront for 360 at my Best Buy. No PS3s. The 360 any good?[/QUOTE]Yeah it's fine. The multiplayer player is pretty active also.
 
[quote name='Dund3r']Well I checked a BB in the Twin Cities MN for a copy of Homefront (Xbox360) and they were out even though the site said they had preowned copies "available now".

The gaming specialist said it appeared the site hadn't updated the inventory yet and that Homefront had been selling pretty well ever since the coupons came out. Off to check more MN Best Buy locations this weekend![/QUOTE]

Is there a holding period in MN for games that are traded in? Maybe they haven't made it to the shelf yet?
 
[quote name='V Gundam']Is there a holding period in MN for games that are traded in? Maybe they haven't made it to the shelf yet?[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately the way Best Buy takes trade-ins requires them to send them ALL out to a facility where they prep them to be shipped back to the stores. I asked the BB forum mods why they haven't looked into trying to figure out how GS is able to just put the games right out on the shelf once they've been traded in.

Hopefully they'll look into that, since I traded in some pretty decent games and it would appear that after the holding period they got shipped TO OTHER STORES.:bomb: I was kinda hoping if I got the urge to play X or Y game from one of the bunches I traded in I could pick it up at my closest store again easily with a pre-owned coupon.;) No such luck though.:whistle2:#
 
fuck Gamestop. I like how they will charge you a fee when you trade in games if the disc has marks on it. They done it to me once. While I was standing there talking to another guy, the guy printed the sale price sticker, placed it on the case and the paper sleeve, and placed it in the drawer where they keep all the games in the paper sleeves. I was like, WTF! They tried to do the same thing again on a later trade in and I simply took my games and left. I guess its a way for them to fuck over people even more.
 
[quote name='krashhole']fuck Gamestop. I like how they will charge you a fee when you trade in games if the disc has marks on it. They done it to me once. While I was standing there talking to another guy, the guy printed the sale price sticker, placed it on the case and the paper sleeve, and placed it in the drawer where they keep all the games in the paper sleeves. I was like, WTF! They tried to do the same thing again on a later trade in and I simply took my games and left. I guess its a way for them to fuck over people even more.[/QUOTE]

You mean a refurbish fee? That's better than them not taking your games at all, am I right?
 
[quote name='Enuf']from what I see it needs to be 2 transactions since the coupons are 1 per item so it's "supposed" to stack just with 1. But there's is a system update inbound.
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Reward...not-stacking-with-GCU-10-preowned/td-p/492859[/QUOTE]

Sorry to clarify i meant that even two different preowned games in the same transaction will only apply the 10% discount to one of the games. Its not as big of a deal as long as we ring them up separately but it becomes an issue for B2G1 sales....
 
[quote name='krashhole']fuck Gamestop. I like how they will charge you a fee when you trade in games if the disc has marks on it. They done it to me once. While I was standing there talking to another guy, the guy printed the sale price sticker, placed it on the case and the paper sleeve, and placed it in the drawer where they keep all the games in the paper sleeves. I was like, WTF! They tried to do the same thing again on a later trade in and I simply took my games and left. I guess its a way for them to fuck over people even more.[/QUOTE]

F GameStop indeed. I don't buy or trade to them. Damn cracked open games, horrible tivs, and singlehandedly creating the desire for developers and publishers to create online passes is enough for me.
 
[quote name='ijustw1n']F GameStop indeed. I don't buy or trade to them. Damn cracked open games, horrible tivs, and singlehandedly creating the desire for developers and publishers to create online passes is enough for me.[/QUOTE]

So you'd rather have no market for used games at all? That's the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard. If you aren't maximizing your trade dollars by figuring out the worth of games, playing BB against GS and Target (who, evidently, is going to start doing trades in store?!?) and utilizing promotions to your advantage, don't expect GS to cater to your lazy ass. I don't think too many months go by when you couldn't buy a game at GS or BB and trade it back to the other without making a little money in your account for nothing out of pocket. If you don't then fine, but don't bitch about GS because you're too stupid to do a little math.

EDIT: And I'll add to that, if GS is using every tool in their toolbox to maximize profit and you just aren't paying attention and get hit with a refurb fee - it's your fault. 99 times out of 100, if you call them on it, they'll remove the refurb fee. If not, I take my game back and walk the fuck out. There's probably another GS around the corner where I can trade that game without a refurb fee.
 
Went to BB to check out their new shipment of used games. Talked to the girl @ customer service and she ordered a homefront though OMS and is having it shipped to my house. $1.xx total. Hopefully it will be complete/have the online pass.
 
[quote name='crazedracerguy']So you'd rather have no market for used games at all?[/QUOTE]


There's a huge market for used games. It's called eBay. Nobody would be sad if Gamestop went out of business, except Gamestop. Xenoblade a Gamestop exclusive? I am NOT amused.
 
[quote name='crazedracerguy']So you'd rather have no market for used games at all? That's the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard. If you aren't maximizing your trade dollars by figuring out the worth of games, playing BB against GS and Target (who, evidently, is going to start doing trades in store?!?) and utilizing promotions to your advantage, don't expect GS to cater to your lazy ass. I don't think too many months go by when you couldn't buy a game at GS or BB and trade it back to the other without making a little money in your account for nothing out of pocket. If you don't then fine, but don't bitch about GS because you're too stupid to do a little math.

EDIT: And I'll add to that, if GS is using every tool in their toolbox to maximize profit and you just aren't paying attention and get hit with a refurb fee - it's your fault. 99 times out of 100, if you call them on it, they'll remove the refurb fee. If not, I take my game back and walk the fuck out. There's probably another GS around the corner where I can trade that game without a refurb fee.[/QUOTE]

GameStop can go out of business and no one would bat an eye. Do I play best buy TIV vs. gs? No I use eBay, cl, amazon and best buy. One because the info isnt readily available and I'd rather not go in and listen to asshat fanboys and two, I don't help them survive. I flip just fine without giving a penny to those bastards.

How you just defended them, I'm not sure. (did you, can't understand it all) They singlehandedly made online passes by gutting new releases, getting people like you or junior to buy it at full price, sell it back to them for $20, let them resell it to your dumb friend for $55, let someone trade it back for $18, let your dumb cousin buy it for $45, on and on until they've raped the single game they paid for from the publisher till it netted them over $300.

Oh and be sure to visit GameStop to preorder the PS4 and Xbox 720! Systems which are doing everything they can to use their games like PCs (cd keys, mount to hard drive with drm) to kill the used, rental or even game borrowing industry. Thanks GameStop! Now f off.
 
[quote name='Donut2922']Sorry to clarify i meant that even two different preowned games in the same transaction will only apply the 10% discount to one of the games. Its not as big of a deal as long as we ring them up separately but it becomes an issue for B2G1 sales....[/QUOTE]gotcha, Mike is working a getting the system fixed along with the FAQ & possibly the GCU booklets to completely clarify how the discount should be working regardless of if the system is working.
 
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[quote name='Byakurai']You mean a refurbish fee? That's better than them not taking your games at all, am I right?[/QUOTE]
Except when they charge the refurb fee on a perfect/mint condition game that you took good care of. I had that happen a couple of times at my usual go to store when I was still trading and only trading PS3 games. Every last one was mint/complete, but yet I got hit with fees on 2-4 of them.

Once they hit you with that fee, that game does NOT qualify for any promo or even a PUR bump, so then you lose out on the additional credit that would negate any fee.
[quote name='ijustw1n']GameStop can go out of business and no one would bat an eye. Do I play best buy TIV vs. gs? No I use eBay, cl, amazon and best buy. One because the info isnt readily available and I'd rather not go in and listen to asshat fanboys and two, I don't help them survive. I flip just fine without giving a penny to those bastards.

How you just defended them, I'm not sure. (did you, can't understand it all) They singlehandedly made online passes by gutting new releases, getting people like you or junior to buy it at full price, sell it back to them for $20, let them resell it to your dumb friend for $55, let someone trade it back for $18, let your dumb cousin buy it for $45, on and on until they've raped the single game they paid for from the publisher till it netted them over $300.

Oh and be sure to visit GameStop to preorder the PS4 and Xbox 720! Systems which are doing everything they can to use their games like PCs (cd keys, mount to hard drive with drm) to kill the used, rental or even game borrowing industry. Thanks GameStop! Now f off.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I don't give a rat's ass what someone AFTER me gets paid for my copy of a game that they bought from GS when they go to trade it in. As long as I sell it and I make what I feel is a decent amount for it, then I'm fine with trading stuff in.

But when I was exploiting Gamestops' system to my benefit, I ONLY traded in stuff that I got super cheap or free(Gamer's Club coupons free from BB FTW:whee:) and I was typically making 3-5x what I paid for them.

The best flip(not sure if it is anymore) though were HDMI cables, which are readily available online for $.50-$1 each and were getting $4-5 a pop at GS. Trade in 2-3 with each trade you're doing(my local store let me do a pack of 5 each time;)) and you soon turn $50 in cables in to $200+ in credit.:razz:
 
Just picked up a copy of Homefront PS3. Twas 1.30 after all the discounts and with tax and I had a trip near a best buy that had it.

Coincidentally, they had plenty of the metroid and sin and punishment games, but the sign said 49.99 so it was a no go for me even after the coupon. The sign could have been outdated though since Homefront was still marked 24.99 but rang up at 17.99.
 
[quote name='Enuf']gotcha, Mike is working a getting the system fixed along with the FAQ & possibly the GCU booklets to complete clarify how the discount should be working regardless of if the system is working.[/QUOTE]

Sounds great thanks man.
 
[quote name='confoosious']People with over the top grudges against retailers make me laugh.

I just shop where I can get the best deal.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, I give two shits about what happened to me in the past. If that same store has a awesome deal, you bet your ass I'll go there and get it. Life's to short to hold grudges.
 
I quite caring about GS after they screwed me on Deus Ex PC. Bunch of shady thieves.

I do care if they go OOB for the simple fact of a competitive market. If target could up their TiV or any other competitor then it would make my day.

I'm not hoping thousands go unemployed. I really just wish they would fire the top end people that made the decisions to steal and lie on multiple different issues. Basically restructure.

Since my local BBY PMs easily, I really don't have an actual reason to shop at GS. I only need to PM their deals to BBY.


Edit: scratch that. There is 1 thing I happen to still go to GS for, that's out of print material or very limited print games.

Besides that I will flip a few games and flip that credit back to BBY credit. Come June I will get 60 days to PM a game. No reason will I ever buy another game new anywhere else
 
[quote name='confoosious']People with over the top grudges against retailers make me laugh.

I just shop where I can get the best deal.[/QUOTE]so true but not only that I don't care how much person hates a store if their deal is the best people will still spend.

Right now, if I made a thread about BB putting Skyrim on sale for $20, MGS coll $15, SF vs TK $25, PS3 $150, X360 $150, $150 PSV, $50 Wii & $50 Kinect it would have 500,000+ views + 3,000 + replies by nights end. By Sunday all you'd be reading would be "I spent $500 @ BB more than I spent all 2011 since I hate BB". You'd still have the "I'm waiting for AMZ to match" & the "damn hoarders BB is sold out that's why I never shop there..." but trust & believe people would be spending.
 
[quote name='ijustw1n']GameStop can go out of business and no one would bat an eye. Do I play best buy TIV vs. gs? No I use eBay, cl, amazon and best buy. One because the info isnt readily available and I'd rather not go in and listen to asshat fanboys and two, I don't help them survive. I flip just fine without giving a penny to those bastards.

How you just defended them, I'm not sure. (did you, can't understand it all) They singlehandedly made online passes by gutting new releases, getting people like you or junior to buy it at full price, sell it back to them for $20, let them resell it to your dumb friend for $55, let someone trade it back for $18, let your dumb cousin buy it for $45, on and on until they've raped the single game they paid for from the publisher till it netted them over $300.

Oh and be sure to visit GameStop to preorder the PS4 and Xbox 720! Systems which are doing everything they can to use their games like PCs (cd keys, mount to hard drive with drm) to kill the used, rental or even game borrowing industry. Thanks GameStop! Now f off.[/QUOTE]

so so so very much fail....so much fail.


[quote name='confoosious']People with over the top grudges against retailers make me laugh.

I just shop where I can get the best deal.[/QUOTE]

this so this. its like people get screwed by one idiot employee at a retail chain somewhere cause ya know idiot employees arent the majority at every retail chain in america or the world probably. and somehow think this represents the company. personally i blame the entitlement attitude most young people have that they think people must bend over and let them rape them and they might not even enjoy that level of service. i swear we've created a generation of horribly ungrateful people. its pathetic.

i too shop where the best deal can be found and ive found no reason to boycott a store. i would make an exception if i found out a store was using slaves or something else equally extreme.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']

Since my local BBY PMs easily, I really don't have an actual reason to shop at GS. I only need to PM their deals to BBY.

Edit: scratch that. There is 1 thing I happen to still go to GS for, that's out of print material or very limited print games.

Besides that I will flip a few games and flip that credit back to BBY credit. Come June I will get 60 days to PM a game. No reason will I ever buy another game new anywhere else[/QUOTE]I'm as BB as they come but other stores do sometimes have gems that I can't get pm'd or find in stock @ BB. I got Shadow's of the damned for $40 @ BB & just waited & waited for the chance to pounce on a $20-$25 sale price but ended up just return/rebuying during a b2g1 & was happy bout it. But had I waited the stock wouldn't have been there.
 
[quote name='confoosious']People with over the top grudges against retailers make me laugh.

I just shop where I can get the best deal.[/QUOTE]

I semi agree, but if a company continues to do extremely shady things I do everything I can to not shop there.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']I semi agree, but if a company continues to do extremely shady things I do everything I can to not shop there.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, i am no gamestop fan. All things being equal, or even slightly out I favor, I'd take any other retailer (outside of walmart) over GameStop. But I just dontlike them. I dont wish death upon all their families or anything.
 
Gamestop has had better deals this year unlike the last few years. Yes they do some shady things (deus ex pc version fiasco, gutting games while selling them new) but with these great bestbuy to gs flips ive been doing since last fall Its been tough to hate on them latley lol. And besides if gs dies then retailers like bestbuy would probibly not have as many good sales as they have been giving us which would suck. So stop complaining about gs people and lets get back to seeing what we can so with this months overall mediocre batch of @gamer coupons :)
 
[quote name='Enuf']I'm as BB as they come but other stores do sometimes have gems that I can't get pm'd or find in stock @ BB. I got Shadow's of the damned for $40 @ BB & just waited & waited for the chance to pounce on a $20-$25 sale price but ended up just return/rebuying during a b2g1 & was happy bout it. But had I waited the stock wouldn't have been there.[/QUOTE]

Oh yeh I know that. I just have had so many shady dealings with GS that I don't want to give them my money. Them literally stealing the codes out of Dues Ex pushed me over the edge.

I assume I will eventually get over it, but I'm choosing to vote with my money for now
 
I only had the problem of not getting the 10% off to show up since the guy entered my info before scanning the items. I then asked him to redo it so he deleted my rz card from the transaction and added it last.

Seems everything went through and applied correctly for me (copied from "View Receipt" at RZ site):
Code: 
    PO PS3-RESISTANCE 3    $11.50
    PO X360-HOMEFRONT    $1.20
    RZGC UNLOCKED PO 10 DISCOUNT    $0.00
    $20 OFF PO RESISTANCE 3 (PS3)    $0.00
    $15 OFF PO HOMEFRONT (X360, PS    $0.00
    REWARD ZONE PREMIER SILVER    $0.00
    RZGC UNLOCKED PO 10 DISCOUNT    $0.00
 
Back on topic - scored Homefront from BB today for $1.28. They didn't have any in stock yesterday when I stopped in but they had 1 copy when I called ahead of time today. Boo yah. Now everyone just ignore my sig and play nice.
 
I too rarely shop at Gamestop. They rarely have the best deal and whats more, when they do you just can't hop in buy the game and get out like you can with Best Buy, Target, etc. I have to say no to 20 pre-order options and a magazine first. It is the difference between sales people and people who are forced to try and sell in my opinion; a sales person sees a customer walk in, immediately walk to what they want, and then immediately walk to the cash register, they maybe mention something but don't push it (99% of the time you won't get a sale, but you mention it for that 1% chance) and let it go. Non sales-people made to sell things just keep mentioning everything they have for sale, regardless of the customer.

I don't avoid them like the plague but I do avoid them like the super annoying neighbor down the street.
 
[quote name='BudzMcGee']I too rarely shop at Gamestop. They rarely have the best deal and whats more, when they do you just can't hop in buy the game and get out like you can with Best Buy, Target, etc. I have to say no to 20 pre-order options and a magazine first. It is the difference between sales people and people who are forced to try and sell in my opinion; a sales person sees a customer walk in, immediately walk to what they want, and then immediately walk to the cash register, they maybe mention something but don't push it (99% of the time you won't get a sale, but you mention it for that 1% chance) and let it go. Non sales-people made to sell things just keep mentioning everything they have for sale, regardless of the customer.

I don't avoid them like the plague but I do avoid them like the super annoying neighbor down the street.[/QUOTE]

i dont get this complaint and i see it all over the internet.

just say no. smile be polite and entertain them for the time it takes them to ring you up. for starters they may hate the job. they may have to do this. and they have no choice if they want that all mighty paycheck. the least the customer can do is understand it and roll with it calmly.

what this means for you is they like you. in short they will work with you later and be more flexiable cause you didnt get mad at their requirements of the job.

im not saying you got mad at them but just smiling and entertaining the conversation will really make that persons day because about 99% of everyone else wont do that.

like when i went to pick up xenoblade the girl walked over and grabbed a classic controller to show me to try and sell it. we discussed it for a whole minute sure mildly annoying but not worth getting mad over. my transaction as a result took an extra minute. there are worse things i could do with that minute than throw a fit or just shoot the person down. yes she knows i was just entertaining the game im sure and she probably knows i had no intention of buying it but just rolling with it goes very far. plus you dont get in a bad mood in the process.
 
nobody is saying it's the gamestop clerk's fault. They're just saying it's annoying. And since we know there's a ton of other options, there's no need to put up with it.

Like if you walked into Target and their policy was to throw feces at you. People just would like to avoid that.
 
I may just have to pick up Homefront again for $3 tomorrow. All I mainly did in the game before was hide, bust out the drone and mark enemies lol.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']I quite caring about GS after they screwed me on Deus Ex PC. Bunch of shady thieves.

I do care if they go OOB for the simple fact of a competitive market. If target could up their TiV or any other competitor then it would make my day.

I'm not hoping thousands go unemployed. I really just wish they would fire the top end people that made the decisions to steal and lie on multiple different issues. Basically restructure.

Since my local BBY PMs easily, I really don't have an actual reason to shop at GS. I only need to PM their deals to BBY.


Edit: scratch that. There is 1 thing I happen to still go to GS for, that's out of print material or very limited print games.

Besides that I will flip a few games and flip that credit back to BBY credit. Come June I will get 60 days to PM a game. No reason will I ever buy another game new anywhere else[/QUOTE]

Ditto. As a RZ Silver member it's 99% certain a new release will drop within 60 days. 45 days was pretty great but that extra 3 weeks worth of deals to PM makes this a slam dunk that I'll be buying at BB for every single one of my Day 1 gaming purchases over all other B&M/internet retailers.
 
Yeah, I have never understood the hate for GS on CAG. At my local store they know me pretty well and the regular employees have stopped asking me for preorders a long time ago. And of course I'm already a PUR member so don't get bugged for "a magazine". It is sort of a given that as a CAG you would have that already so I don't get the complaining there. And it's not like I'm in there all the time either - maybe once a month or so. I don't buy too many used games but I did snag a few at the last B2G1 sale. One of them was Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning. I got a couple copies along with another game and traded one to Amazon. The other had a working online pass/DLC code - score! This happens more often than you might expect. That was way cheaper than any potential price match at Best Buy would ever be.

At other stores where they don't know me all they do is ask while they ring me up if there's anything I'm looking forward to. They are required to ask this/push preorders. I usually say I'm all set for the year and that is the end of it - what's that, like 30 seconds of the transaction?

I've had considerably worse experiences at Best Buy on the other hand. While at one store the gamer guy who seems to work 60 hours a week (seriously, he is there every time I go in) knows me pretty well, I've had some bad experiences with regards to trades at another store. So I pretty much don't deal with them any more except for the GAMER coupons. I can't see buying new games for full $60 real cash money (since I don't get trade credit there any more) with the possibilty of price matching maybe to $40 45-90 days later. That is just too much hassle for me - I also had some troubles getting price matches last Fall. I always had to remind them of the policy, which is pretty annoying. Plus there is nearly always a long wait to do so. I also lost half of that $100 preorder bonus they pushed in the Fall when they canceled part of an online order (out of stock items that they canceled months later and the RZ points never went back to my account) - I still need to call about that but the hassle I know I will have to go through has made me put it off.

I will have no qualms renewing my PUR card which expires in a month or so (the clerks have taken to reminding me about that recently - I'll wait till I get one I like before renewing). My GAMER club membership, on the other hand, I will probably pass on renewing. While I got my money's worth out of it last Fall with trades-ins and a couple of used game purchases, I don't see using it the second year for anything beyond the magazine. I might as well just buy that as needed when good coupons/sales come around. Anyway, both GS and BB have their uses and I want both to stick around. Best Buy couldn't be beat for daily/weekly deals last Fall but from what I've heard that may not be repeated. I did find out that the BB I liked the least is closing. While it is always bad to lose a retail outlet like that, I won't miss that particular one too much.

Of course at this point I could stop buying any new games all together and simply play the ones out of my backlog. I think those could last the rest of my life, easily ;).
 
Im not silver, so silver members can PM up to 60 days for the price difference? I'm a little confused on how is this different from buying game at that time of price drop? Is it because you can PM elusive price drops on non BB ads?
 
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