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Given the huge number of Florida CAGs on this board now, it seems like a good time to start pooling our knowledge to make the most of our time (and gas!).

I'll get things started...I'll try to keep this updated as new info is posted. If you have any info on Florida stores that you'd like to share, please post it here!

Best Buy
Altamonte Springs (SR 436): still some $10 games as of 9/13; no Y's or Paper Mario [mgreig]
Gainesville (Archer Road): limited stock, bad customer service [Msia]
Lakeland: Layout is strange, but they tend to keep stock during sales. Individual checkout lanes. [kojubat]
Melbourne: unorganized staff [Msia]
Miami (Pembroke Pines): Generally has nothing in stock unless you are lucky and people there don't knw what they are doing. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Hialeah): This is a pretty decent store. One of the original BB in Miami and still has a great selection and relatively good customer service. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Bird Road): I'd say this is the best Best Buy that I know of. Their selection is the best, and the people there are always nice. Usually not that busy and in a pretty quiet little corner. [s3v3n777]
Ocoee: Decent store, decent staff. Some deals available when others sell out. [kojubat]
Orlando (East Colonial, near Semoran): Okay stock. Rarely make a special trip. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Busy store, sells out of sales quickly. Generally decent staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Waterford Lakes): bad games' selection [2fast_2fuhrer]; just plain sucks [Legolas813]
Sanford (Seminole Town Center): lots of $10 games still left + some $5 games as of 9/17 [mgreig]

Circuit City
Lakeland: Decent selection, usually still carrying titles during the later part of clearance sales. [kojubat]
Miami (Pembroke Pines): This store is good but their video game dept. is a mess. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Hialeah): The games are a mess as well and they are in crappy metal racks that will topple over any second. [s3v3n777]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Decent selection, disinterested staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (West Colonial): Good selection, sale games are usually clearly marked and gathered during clearances. Helpful staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Millenia Mall): Horrible game selection, hardly any shelf space. New store. [kojubat]

EB
Altamonte Springs (Altamonte Mall): nice store, clearance rack near front, pushy staff [troopa]
Gainseville (Oaks Mall): good place to shop [Msia]
Merrit Island: worst EB ever [Odenat]
Miami (Country Lakes plaza - 67th Ave and Miami Gardens)- Absolutely great people there. Friendly, organized and just amazing. Shop here if you can. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Miramar - next to I-75..Silver Lakes Plaza)- Pretty good too. This is a newer store so not much in there, but nice people working there. [s3v3n777]
Ocoee (West Oaks Mall): Small store, okay selection, staff generally clueless. [kojubat]
Ocoee (Walmart shopping center): New store, well stocked, friendly staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Fashion Square Mall): Older mall location, nice staff. Pretty good selection. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall - inside): Small store, selection small. Usually don't bother. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall - outside): New store, clean and well stocked. Nice staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Merritt Square Mall): pushy staff [2fast_2fuhrer]
Orlando (South OBT, target shopping center, near Greenway): Well stocked and very friendly staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (across from UCF): very strict on deals [dafunkk12]
Oviedo: tons of discount Xbox/N64 games [Legolas813]
Port Orange: tons of old cheap GBA games [mgreig]
Sanford (Rinehart Rd, in Walmart Plaza): crap store - poor selection. [mgreig]
Tallahassee (Ocala street): good-looking Diablo (PS1), lots of other PS1 games [Inferno-X]
Tallahassee (Tallahassee Mall): Complete Grandia (PS1) in stock [Otherguy676]
Tampa (University Mall): MvC2 complete: $55, Suikoden 3 in stock [AngellicLulu]

GameStop
Apopka (SR 441, next to Big Lots): average-sized gamestop, pushy staff [troopa]
Altamonte Springs (SR 434): average-sized gamestop, pushy staff [troopa]
Lake Mary (on Lake Mary Blvd): decent-sized store, but heavily trafficed. Nothing really interesting in stock [mgreig]
Miami (Pembroke Lakes Mall): pissy staff [s3v3n777]
Oviedo (Oviedo Marketplace): Great PS1 selection [mgreig]; large PC selection [Legolas813]
Orlando (Waterford Lakes): good staff [2fast_2fuhrer]
Sanford (Seminole Town Center): new store - not much stock of interest [mgreig]
Sanford (17/92 @ Lake Mary Blvd): tons of good used PS2 stuff - recent releases, etc [mgreig]
Waterford Lakes: crap PC section [Legolas813]
Winter Park (17/92 @ Lee Rd): decent stock, some rare PS2 games [mgreig]
Winter Park (Red Bug Lake Rd): tons and tons of PS1 and N64; some used, desirable PS2 RPGs in stock - Atelier Iris, etc [mgreig]

GameRush
Altamonte Springs (SR 436): very small, crap selection [mgreig]
Apopka (SR 436): decent selection, nice staff [troopa]
Daytona Beach: very small and crappy selection [mgreig]
Deland: a lot of games, but totally disorganized and cluttered [mgreig]
Kissimmee (BVL subdivision): large selection, nice employees [kojubat]
Lake Mary: huge selection, some rares - best GR in Central Florida [mgreig]
Orange City: not the greatest selection - no rares [mgreig]
Orlando (Alafaya and Colonial): decent selection [Legolas813]; large selection, knowledgable staff [kojubat]
Orlando (Dr Phillips): Selection is decent, store is usually understaffed. [kojubat]
Ormund Beach: a lot of great finds here - not a lot of people go to this store [mgreig]
Oviedo (Alafaya): very small, rarely anything good there [mgreig]
Port Orange: small, but often have rares [mgreig]
Winter Garden: Small selection, but so is the store. Nice people. [kojubat]
Winter Springs (Red Bug): good selection; a lot of older games still left - PS1, etc [mgreig]

Toys R Us
Gainesville (next to Oaks mall) - ghetto store; clearance sucks [Msia]
Lakeland: Older store, okay stock. [kojubat]
Ocoee: Good stock, generally well organized. [kojubat]
Orlando (Fashion Square Mall): Shows its age, smaller store. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Generally decent stock, but sells out during sales quickly. [kojubat]
Tampa (on Florida between 275 and Univ. Mall) - poor selection [Legolas813]

Walmart
Orlando (Colonial/Alafaya) - don't bother [Legolas813]

Target
Clearwater (old Clearwater mall): good selection of clearance items [MGoBlue]
Kissimmee (West 192 - SuperTarget): New store, clearance is limited. Stocks some tourist stuff. Clearance items take longer to drop. [kojubat]
Kissimmee (East 192): Older store, usually decent stock. Clearance is hit and miss. [kojubat]
Lakeland: Newer store, clearance limited. [kojubat]
Orange City: nothing at all - have never seen clearance games there [mgreig]
Orlando (South OBT - SuperTarget): Big store, usually has a decent selection of clearance. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Okay selection, okay clearance. [kojubat]
Orlando (Millenia Mall - SuperTarget): Prices generally higher, clearance items take longer to drop, but there is usually a good amount left. [kojubat]
Orlando (West Colonial - SuperTarget): Usually has pretty good clearance availability. [kojubat]
Orlando (Waterford Lakes): rarely ever any game deals [Legolas813]
Sanford (Seminole Town Center): great selection of clearance games, in the aisle next to the games display [mgreig]
Tampa (Fletcher): expanding their game section [AngellicLulu]

Rhino
Jax (Southside): cool store, helpful staff [Stace]
Orlando (Colonial): nice-looking, well-organized store, large used-game selection [Legolas813]

K-Mart
Cape Coral (Coralwood Mall): sometimes has great sales on games [sixersballernum3]
Kissimmee: Hit and miss, electronics section understaffed. [kojubat]
Orange City: horrible store - no clearance. No organization. [mgreig]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Hit and miss, usually picked over during sales. [kojubat]
Orlando (Sand Lake Road & I4): Better selection, probably best selection for sales. [kojubat]
Winter Garden: Usually well stocked for clearance toys, games are spotty. [kojubat]

Game Force
Jax (Beach Blvd + San Pablo): small store, decent used games section, excellent prices [battleroyal33]

Planet Replay
Melbourne: big store, large inventory on most games, some good prices [soulwish2003]

Other
Sanford Flea World: lots of game kiosks, but mostly rip-offs. Good for semi-rare games though if you want them complete [mgreig]
Tallahassee Goodwill (on Pensacola): complete SNES games for $6 [Otherguy676]
Tallahassee Pawn Shop (Monroe, near Big Bend Area): complete Mutant League football for $5 - instructions cover ripped off [Otherguy676]
Tampa Pawn Shop (Hillsborough & Nebraska): good deals on games, in good condition [Bezerker]
 
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Did any of you get MGS3 Subsistence LE? The Gamestop I preordered at received only my copy. I have also yet to see Phoenix Wright in stores dude. I'll probably check a few Wal Marts tomorrow since I doubt EB and Gamestop will carry it again.
 
[quote name='darth007']Did any of you get MGS3 Subsistence LE? The Gamestop I preordered at received only my copy. I have also yet to see Phoenix Wright in stores dude. I'll probably check a few Wal Marts tomorrow since I doubt EB and Gamestop will carry it again.[/QUOTE]

Yep, I scored a copy... called every EB / GS in Saint Petersburg until I found one, this was at 11 am.

I know for a fact every EB here got one extra, along with the GS's.
 
[quote name='cunter']I work at EA Tiburon, we tested that game. It's pretty fun, but I get it for like $20. I get every game for $20 or less... Every EA game that is. And I get to play games that aren't gonna be out for a looong time (Superman :cool:) but shhhh[/quote]

I just applied for a job there. I really hope I am able to land it.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']If anybody in the Tampa area wants MGS 3 LE, the store at University Mall has 1 or 2 left as of Sunday at 1 pm.[/quote]

I would kill for that.

Hmmm, Tampa is only two hours away from me :whistle2:k
 
[quote name='2Fast']I would kill for that.

Hmmm, Tampa is only two hours away from me :whistle2:k[/QUOTE]

Wouldn't hurt to give them a call tommorrow morning... the guy said they had 10 in originally, and they've slowly been trickling out since Wednesday.
 
I just got a XBox 360 Premium system at Super Target in the Clearwater Mall. They had 5 in the display case. I applied for the Target card and got 10% off.
 
Has anyone checked out any of the CompUSA's in the Tampa / Clearwater area for any of the 12.88 game deals?

I'd go myself but it's an hour round trip, and not worth it if they don't have shit.
 
RHINO GAMES** (Jacksonville-on southside blvd.): Great staff, alot of games and systems in stock.

RHINO GAMES** (3rd street in Jax Beach): Staff very friendly, they keep lots of desireable RPG's in stock for all systems (nintendo to XBOX).

RHINO GAMES** (on Atlantic Blvd): A little more pushy staff, but they try to be helpful...as best they can, none of them seem to be into games.

**A note about all of the RHINO GAMES in the Jacksonville area: All of them have a deal that has been going on for over a year (BUY 2 Classic titles GET 1 FREE). This is for Nintendo, Genesis, SNES, N64, Dreamcast and Playstation.


Gameforce (by the Regency Mall in Jacksonville): Very smart & friendly staff with TONS of movies, classic games, new games, and quite a bit of used PC games. Great prices too! Owned independantly by a husband and wife, usually ran by one of their two sons.

Those Were the Games! (Located in the Pecan Park Flea Market): Very good prices on old school games, movies (DVD & VHS), new games, and all systems. Owned and operated by the Wood family and ocassionally by ME!
 
I finally went to a Rhino here... they were extremely overpriced on most of their items. Well, they had good PS One deals, espically with buy 2 get 1 free, but almost all of it was scratched up disc only junk.

Good deal on used strategy guides though, $1.99 for any of them, I got a used Arc the Lad End of Darkness guide for cheap.
 
I posted this in the Target clearance thread, but I'll post it here too.

I picked up Meteos(DS) for $7.48 at the Southside Blvd. Target yesterday. They are in the game display case with no clearance stickers. There were 2 left when I left.
 
I snagged two copies of Phoenix Wright from the base exchange at Patrick AFB by Melbourne. They also have Lost in Blue for the DS. No real deals other than the fact that it's tax-free.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I finally went to a Rhino here... they were extremely overpriced on most of their items. Well, they had good PS One deals, espically with buy 2 get 1 free, but almost all of it was scratched up disc only junk.

Good deal on used strategy guides though, $1.99 for any of them, I got a used Arc the Lad End of Darkness guide for cheap.[/QUOTE]

Can you remember any of the titles of $1.99 guides? I'm interested, but it's quite a trek for me (I'm in St. Pete). Thanks!
 
[quote name='lyric706']Can you remember any of the titles of $1.99 guides? I'm interested, but it's quite a trek for me (I'm in St. Pete). Thanks![/QUOTE]

Its not worth it... trust me, if there was anything decent at all at $1.99 I would have snatched up every single one of them :p

A friend of mine loved the store, I thought it was overpriced and not really worth the trip. The only worthwhile guide for me was Arc The Lad: End of Darkness.

From memory, they had Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Rainbow Six 3 Lockdown, some sports guides, a Spyro guide... really nothing you'd want to make the 30 - 45 minute drive for.
 
[quote name='Otherguy676']Target on Bruce B. Downs and Flethcer lowered their clearance. I got Viewtiful Joe 2 for $3.74 yesterday.[/QUOTE]


Great, competition. I kid. That's the one I'm going to be living down the street from soon.
 
[quote name='Gojtron']Great, competition. I kid. That's the one I'm going to be living down the street from soon.[/QUOTE]

Tampa Bay is full of competition... if you're not at a deal the minute it breaks, don't expect to find alot.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Tampa Bay is full of competition... if you're not at a deal the minute it breaks, don't expect to find alot.[/quote]

*waves* lol...
 
I'm kinda out of the loop right now, i need to get back in though, im running low on store credit @ Gamerush. Seems like i waited too long on this Red Ninja thing. Hopefully some more gems will show themselves soon.
 
Found some decent deals on some games at the Clearwater CompUSA...

Darkwatch - $9.98
Area 51 - $9.98
Splinter Cell - 98 cents

All for PS2. Lots of other deals, like Silent Hill 4 for $9.98, Incredible Hulk (ps2) for $19.98... might be worth taking a look. Sorry, I grabbed the last copy of everything I listed.

I might head over to the Tampa location to see if they have any decent deals as well.
 
just a minor heads up: the TRU by dadeland has alot of decent PS2 accessories for 90% off. I'm almost absolutly sure there was the 3D Surround sound system, marked green at $80, but should ring up at $8. Also some starter packs are dirt cheap. they price from $0.98 to $4.99... the $4.99 once comes with a multitap which may be worth getting.
 
[quote name='RelentlessRolento']just a minor heads up: the TRU by dadeland has alot of decent PS2 accessories for 90% off. I'm almost absolutly sure there was the 3D Surround sound system, marked green at $80, but should ring up at $8. Also some starter packs are dirt cheap. they price from $0.98 to $4.99... the $4.99 once comes with a multitap which may be worth getting.[/QUOTE]Damn, I would love to get my hands on that 3D surround sound. Too bad I'm all the way in Orlando, FL....
 
[quote name='fcakira']I posted this in the Target clearance thread, but I'll post it here too.

I picked up Meteos(DS) for $7.48 at the Southside Blvd. Target yesterday. They are in the game display case with no clearance stickers. There were 2 left when I left.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, by the way. I snagged one a few days back.
 
All of the Jax Cags seem like avid Target shoppers but which one(s) do you visit the most? I work at the Regency one so I'm always checking for good clearance games but most of the time its lame stuff.
 
[quote name='Hot Like Wasabi']All of the Jax Cags seem like avid Target shoppers but which one(s) do you visit the most? I work at the Regency one so I'm always checking for good clearance games but most of the time its lame stuff.[/QUOTE]

I tend to visit the St. Johns Town Center and Southside Blvd. Stores more frequently than the other locations, but occasionally Regency or the one in Ponte Vedra.
 
Yeah, I go to the Town Center often, its only a few minutes away from the house. Besides that way if I dont find anything, I can always check out EB and Gamestop right there.
 
The Wal*Mart Supercenter on Beach Blvd (Jacksonville) has two copies of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles bundled with the GC/GBA link cables for $10.00.
 
[quote name='Gamerguy']The Wal*Mart Supercenter on Beach Blvd (Jacksonville) has two copies of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles bundled with the GC/GBA link cables for $10.00.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the heads up.

With the Tampa guys having a thread, I guess this will turn into the Jax thread.
 
Blockbuster @ Beach and San Pablo had Wavebirds for $5 but I missed out. The cashier called two others but to no luck.

So any one else in the area keep an eye out.
 
Circuit City Waterford Lakes has a few Xbox games under $10:

Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Tony Hawk: Underground
One of the Midway Arcade Treasures
Hitman 2
Others I can't remember

I was there to buy an MP3 player and wasn't interested in any of them, but maybe someone here is.
 
[quote name='Hot Like Wasabi']Blockbuster @ Beach and San Pablo had Wavebirds for $5 but I missed out. The cashier called two others but to no luck.

So any one else in the area keep an eye out.[/QUOTE]

St Johns and Atlantic Blockbuster had/has 12.99 PS2 memory cards. Let me know if you want one because I bought 2
 
Damn, those are some good deals for Blockbuster. The one at Beach / University had Halo 2 new for $10 last time I was there, but that's about it...I don't usually go to Blockbuster anymore ($9 for a rental is just a ripoff) but I might have to look around this weekend.

Does anyone know if the K-Mart / Sears conversions are going on in this area?
 
I stopped by the K-Mart at Beach/University yesterday...they don't have anything too good, but there were a few lower-than-usual prices:
Final Fantasy X-2: $16.99
Mega Man Anniversary Collection (PS2): $16.99
Not that great, but I didn't expect much either.
There's a shelf for each console marked "CLEARANCE" with a bunch of games just thrown on top of each other. Because the shelves are locked, you have to ask someone to open it, and they have to stand there while you look through everything. I wasn't motivated enough to look for long. Xx;;
 
[quote name='Gamerguy']I stopped by the K-Mart at Beach/University yesterday...they don't have anything too good, but there were a few lower-than-usual prices:
Final Fantasy X-2: $16.99
Mega Man Anniversary Collection (PS2): $16.99
Not that great, but I didn't expect much either.
There's a shelf for each console marked "CLEARANCE" with a bunch of games just thrown on top of each other. Because the shelves are locked, you have to ask someone to open it, and they have to stand there while you look through everything. I wasn't motivated enough to look for long. Xx;;[/quote]

Actually Final Fantasy X-2 has been $14.99 in some places for months now. But hey, this is K-Mart we're talking about. If mine was still in business I'm sure they'd have Wave Race Blue Storm for $50.
 
Oh yeah, I was at the Blockbuster located on Alafaya and they had 2 360 cores. They had a sign on the door advertising it. Maybe one of you who wants a 360 should check it out.
 
[quote name='XxFuRy2Xx']Oh yeah, I was at the Blockbuster located on Alafaya and they had 2 360 cores. They had a sign on the door advertising it. Maybe one of you who wants a 360 should check it out.[/QUOTE]

I was just at that same location this week and saw the same exact sign. :)
 
Gamestop at Regency (Jax) had a few used copies of Metroid Prime Hunters @ $24.99. Not a bad price considering it's not even a month old yet and the MSRP is $10 more.

Sears at the same mall has all their clearence games in a bargin bin, plus a bunch of EyeToy bundles for $24.99. The games in the bin were priced from $4.99 to $19.99. I didn't see anything too exciting (lots of Greatest, Hits titles, etc), but there were quite a few DS games. Sprung is $9.99 (currently $1.99 at Best Buy), Feel the Magic XY/XX is $14.99 (although it's still $10 on Amazon), and Meteos is $19.99. Aside from that, not much out of the ordinary.
 
Walmart @ San Pablo and Beach has the following:

PS2 Multitap $7
Logitech PS2 USB headset $5
PS2 Network Adpater $20
Logitech Playgear Pocket $17
Various PSP and GB Micro sleeves on clearance

Also, GameStop @ the town center had a copy of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure for all you die hard rpg fans.
 
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