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www.KmartGamer.com (Blog is effective in all locations)

To receive gaming coupons you must be a Shop Your Way Rewards member. It's free and only takes a couple of minutes to sign up in store.

It's a wiki, please update. This portion of the OP is for anyone who notices a deal posted either at KmartGamer's blog, Facebook, Twitter or in this thread.


Kmart Weekly Ad: (Circulars not effective in all stores, NYC and Offshore in particular - Savings coupon offers effective everywhere)

January 8th through the 14th:

:360::ps3: Rage $34.99

:360::ps3: Madden NFL 12 $39.99

:360::ps3: NCAA Football 12 $44.99

:360::ps3: WWE 12 $44.99
*Get $10 off your next WWE purchase when you spend $30 or more on WWE merchandise. Redeemable for up to 4 weeks after coupon is printed.

:360::ps3::wii: Skylanders Starter Pack $49.99

:360: Kinect sensor $129.99


Shop Your Way Rewards:

It's a wiki, please update. This portion of the OP is for anyone who notices a SYWR offer. These offers can be very targeted (Geo, User, etc.) so anything placed needs to be validated.


Coming Soon:

All titles listed below I am working on offers for and the dates I think they are coming out.

3-23 :3ds: Kid Icarus: Uprising


Games Kmart will not be carrying:
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
  • Catherine
  • PC versions of Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 and Skyrim
  • Any other PC game that was also released on consoles.

Earning Coupons at Kmart:
If I buy a $59.99 game and use a $20 coupon, does that mean I won't get the "Spend $40 on games, get a $15 coupon" coupon?
Yes. As long as it's over $40 BEFORE you use a coupon, you're good.


Using Coupons at Kmart:
[quote name='SHC-Gamer']Once a coupon is used it is gone, it is not refunded. Also, if a game is purchased with a coupon promotion and then returned the coupon needs to be returned as well.

Please don't take this as I am saying you are being fraudulent, this is a general note to everyone as I know this has come up previously. We have a new fraud researcher that has started and already has tracked down people trying to exploit the system and will soon be facing action from us. Every transaction with a coupon it tied to a SYWR account.[/QUOTE]

The total BEFORE taxes must be over the value of the coupon. For example, if your coupon is for $20, you must buy at least $20 worth of gaming merchandise. (i.e. you cannot use a $20 coupon on one $19.99 game.)
You must present coupons before making payment, and redeeming points is a form of payment.


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Major Upcoming Jan.-March 2012 console releases: (These are all confirmed dates from publishers via press releases, but beware KMart may not carry all of these titles.)

Jan. 24- Silent Hill HD Collection

Jan. 31- FF XIII-2, Soul Calibur V, NeverDead

Feb. 7- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, The Darkness II, Fallout New Vegas UE, Jak and Daxter HD Collection (PS3 only), Inversion

Feb. 14- UFC Undisputed 3, Twisted Metal, Grand Slam Tennis 2, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend, Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii only), Binary Domain

Feb. 21- Syndicate, Asura's Wrath

Feb. 28- SSX, Pokepark 2: Wonders Beyond (Wii only)

March 6- MLB The Show 12/MLB 2K12, Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter x Tekken, Ghost Recon, Max Payne 3, Silent Hill Downpour

March 13- Mario Party 9 (Wii only on March 11), Tales of Graces f (PS3 only), Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations

March 20- Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City, Ninja Gaiden 3

March 27- Tiger Woods 13, Dragon's Dogma
 
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[quote name='bang4dabuc']I initially planned on heading out to Kmart tomorrow at open to pick up the Zelda Wiimote bundle but I'm not sure anymore.

I was at the store to do some early christmas toy shopping and stopped by the electronics section to ask if they would have Zelda out tomorrow morning. The two sales people there insisted that new games only come out on Tuesday and they do not put anything new out on weekends. I told them Nintendo games always release on Sundays but they were pretty firm on their statement, saying that the registers do not allow them ring up any new games until Tuesday.

Now I'm almost certain that the game will not be in the glass case tomorrow morning, and will probably be sold out if I return on Tuesday. How is it possible that Josh has been working so hard to improve the Kmart gaming department for almost a year and a half, but the store employees still can't get release dates right?

This is at the Astor Place store in NYC (big surprise there...).[/QUOTE]

lol I hate that place. Initially it was "better" due to having new games out whereas Penn only put out big names on release and waited till the weekend or next week after coupon offer was over. It's more difficult to get there and every employee I've encountered is terrible except two (Penn has/had 3 that I remember lol)
 
I'm sure this question has been answered many times before, but I didn't see it in the OP. If I get a $20 coupon can I use it to buy something that's say $19.99? Or is the fact that it's a penny less than $20 going to keep it from working?
 
[quote name='smacd101']I'm sure this question has been answered many times before, but I didn't see it in the OP. If I get a $20 coupon can I use it to buy something that's say $19.99? Or is the fact that it's a penny less than $20 going to keep it from working?[/QUOTE]


You will need a gaming-related filler.

The coupon FAQ is in post #3 in case you had any other questions.
 
I'm having doubts as well for Zelda... I hate to wake up early on Sunday and just to find out "no, we don't get new games on Sunday, they come in on Tuesdays."

Just called K-mart and the lady said "we get games on Tuesday." Sigh, bad sign?
 
[quote name='Silence4520']Will best buy pricematch b1 g1 50%off?[/QUOTE]


Things like that are ALWAYS going to be YMMV. Some will say yes, others will say no. Just take a K-Mart ad with you and ask or call them if it's not convenient. Nobody here will know exactly what your Best Buy will do.
 
[quote name='Serpentor']I'm having doubts as well for Zelda... I hate to wake up early on Sunday and just to find out "no, we don't get new games on Sunday, they come in on Tuesdays."

Just called K-mart and the lady said "we get games on Tuesday." Sigh, bad sign?[/QUOTE]

All stores have them right now. I saw the ones at my store on Thursday right underneath the register. They are shipped out in plenty of time so they have it before release date. Hopefully the fact that it's in the ad will convince them they most certainly do have it and just give them the UPC (00045496902674) so they can see exactly how many they got in.
 
[quote name='chriscolbert']All stores have them right now. I saw the ones at my store on Thursday right underneath the register. They are shipped out in plenty of time so they have it before release date. Hopefully the fact that it's in the ad will convince them they most certainly do have it and just give them the UPC (00045496902674) so they can see exactly how many they got in.[/QUOTE]

Cool, I'll write down the UPC just in case, thanks!
 
[quote name='chriscolbert']All stores have them right now. I saw the ones at my store on Thursday right underneath the register. They are shipped out in plenty of time so they have it before release date. Hopefully the fact that it's in the ad will convince them they most certainly do have it and just give them the UPC (00045496902674) so they can see exactly how many they got in.[/QUOTE]

They do have them, but that does not mean they will be out on Sunday. There are going to be stores that will think it does not come out on Tuesday. That's what happened at my store with Skyrim, I had to inform the manager that the game actually was released on that Friday. It will be a YMMV thing for a lot of people. I'll probably go and try to get one and just come back Tuesday if they do not have them out yet.
 
Got my copy of Halo CEA and Rayman for $32. Pretty happy right now. Between the games I got last week, early in the week, today, and stuff from Blockbuster, I am set for the next couple months.
 
[quote name='bang4dabuc']I initially planned on heading out to Kmart tomorrow at open to pick up the Zelda Wiimote bundle but I'm not sure anymore.

I was at the store to do some early christmas toy shopping and stopped by the electronics section to ask if they would have Zelda out tomorrow morning. The two sales people there insisted that new games only come out on Tuesday and they do not put anything new out on weekends. I told them Nintendo games always release on Sundays but they were pretty firm on their statement, saying that the registers do not allow them ring up any new games until Tuesday.

Now I'm almost certain that the game will not be in the glass case tomorrow morning, and will probably be sold out if I return on Tuesday. How is it possible that Josh has been working so hard to improve the Kmart gaming department for almost a year and a half, but the store employees still can't get release dates right?

This is at the Astor Place store in NYC (big surprise there...).[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Gamer SDP']lol I hate that place. Initially it was "better" due to having new games out whereas Penn only put out big names on release and waited till the weekend or next week after coupon offer was over. It's more difficult to get there and every employee I've encountered is terrible except two (Penn has/had 3 that I remember lol)[/QUOTE]

I think Astor Pl still got one or two helpful associates, but most of them and managers are just not professional at all. Once an associate just told me that they don't get new games until a week or two later instead of looking at the storage room. The only Ninetndo title I believe they placed it out on time recently was Starfox 64 3Ds. Games like Kirby or Pokemon Blast never displayed until the deal ends... (intentionally?)

They also don't restock their inventory on time. I remember it took them like 3 months to get the xbox live cards in stock.

Penn Station is probably going to follow Astor Pl's steps soon as I saw the manager blamed the associate to allow people using coupons on new game promotion in front of customers last week. Associates would still know the offers as they did in the past, but we might have difficulty to unload any coupon on new releases...
 
[quote name='Maineavalanche']They do have them, but that does not mean they will be out on Sunday. There are going to be stores that will think it does not come out on Tuesday. That's what happened at my store with Skyrim, I had to inform the manager that the game actually was released on that Friday. It will be a YMMV thing for a lot of people. I'll probably go and try to get one and just come back Tuesday if they do not have them out yet.[/QUOTE]

Oh I get that and know it happens all the time. I just wanted him to know not to believe them if they tried saying they didn't physically have it yet. I haven't seen an ad scan but I think Josh said that it was going to be very clear that it comes out Sunday. Hopefully it will say "Available 11/20" or "Available Sunday" since "Available Now" doesn't always cut it.
 
[quote name='chriscolbert']You will need a gaming-related filler.

The coupon FAQ is in post #3 in case you had any other questions.[/QUOTE]

Thankyou.
 
[quote name='chriscolbert']Oh I get that and know it happens all the time. I just wanted him to know not to believe them if they tried saying they didn't physically have it yet. I haven't seen an ad scan but I think Josh said that it was going to be very clear that it comes out Sunday. Hopefully it will say "Available 11/20" or "Available Sunday" since "Available Now" doesn't always cut it.[/QUOTE]

The NYC stores use the "We're not a circular store." excuse very liberally, even for something universal like release dates.
 
I'm really tempted by the 3DS and SML3D deal. But I'm concerned about the 3DS' battery life. Ballpark, how many hours do you guys get out of a charge on the 3DS?
 
I just did that. :)

Bad news to those with lazy workers at your local Kmart : No release date was printed next to Skyward Sword in the ad. I guess some of you may have to wait until Tuesday if those stores have their way.

There is a sale with Super Mario 3D Land: Buy it, and get any other 3DS game at 50% off in the same purchase.

The WWE 12 and Xbox 360 4GB Kinect coupon offers are in the ad. The offer for WWE 12 lasts for the entire week, while the Xbox 360 offer lasts until Wednesday.
It's possible to do a coupon chain on just WWE 12 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, since the coupon will start working this Thursday.
 
[quote name='LouieT']I just did that. :)

Bad news to those with lazy workers at your local Kmart : No release date was printed next to Skyward Sword in the ad. I guess some of you may have to wait until Tuesday if those stores have their way.[/QUOTE]You could always print out the product page from a competitor's site and show the release date to the employee. For instance, here's Best Buy's pages for the standard edition and bundle.
 
[quote name='Keen314']I'm really tempted by the 3DS and SML3D deal. But I'm concerned about the 3DS' battery life. Ballpark, how many hours do you guys get out of a charge on the 3DS?[/QUOTE]

I played Mario Land for about 4 1/2 hours last night with the 3D slider all the way up before I had to plug it in, and Im pretty sure it was not fully charged when I started playing. Awesome game and the system is about to take off! Do it!
 
So I think I have it figured out, but the listing in the OP for WWE is a bit confusing. It's under the heading of 11/20-11/23 but has a footnote saying the offer lasts until Saturday. So just to clarify, the coupon will still be available and print out if I buy it Saturday, right?

From the OP:

November 20th through Wednesday the 23rd:

Shop Your Way Rewards members only:
Buy WWE 12 with The Rock playable superstar for $59.99, get a $20 gaming coupon.
* Coupon valid from Thanksgiving Day, November 24 to December 31. This offer will last until the end of Saturday the 26th.
 
best buy just rejected the B1 G1 50% off deal, but can i use my best buy gift card to buy visa gift card and spend it in the Kmart next door?
 
[quote name='Silence4520']best buy just rejected the B1 G1 50% off deal, but can i use my best buy gift card to buy visa gift card and spend it in the Kmart next door?[/QUOTE]

Sounds like a great question to have asked Best Buy after they didn't PM the deal. Since this is the K-Mart thread, we can all confirm that you can use a Visa GC to buy games there. I'm pretty sure people use BB GCs to buy Amazon GCs in store, but I don't know what the rules are or if they are any different for Visa GCs.
 
[quote name='Xellos2099']Another bad news for me. I check my closest store about zelda tomorrow. While the guy know about release, he claim the store never get the shippment.[/QUOTE]


That's ok. After reading your post I think your time would be better spent studying English rather than playing games. ;)
 
So I got the KMart item # for 360 Skyrim from their website. If I give that number to the employee, can they check to see if they might have it in the back?
 
Sorry if this got answered somewhere in the thread, but I haven't been able to check in in a couple days - are we still expecting Thanksgiving/BF deals other than the ones on the front page? Don't know if those are just from the ad or include any unadvertised online deals as we've seen on occasion in the past.
 
[quote name='brutongaster']Sorry if this got answered somewhere in the thread, but I haven't been able to check in in a couple days - are we still expecting Thanksgiving/BF deals other than the ones on the front page? Don't know if those are just from the ad or include any unadvertised online deals as we've seen on occasion in the past.[/QUOTE]

I think so but they haven't been announced yet.
 
I just got back from Kmart to buy the 3DS Super Mario Land. I wanted to buy 2 copies and get 2 $15 off coupons. So the first transaction went through fine and got my $15 off coupon plus two other junk coupons. The second transaction, I did not get the $15 off coupon. I was under the impression from the FAQ that I should have received it since the limit is 2 per SYWR account. Is my understanding correct? What I should have done was just sent an email to Josh with the receipt and get the credit that way.

I ended up returning the second copy, opening a 2nd SYWR account, using a different credit card, and got the $15 coupon that way.

Kmart, thanks for the deals and keep them coming.
 
I went to the Glen Burnie, MD Kmart to use my $50 in coupons toward a red 3DS and Super Mario 3D Land (netting $50 more dollars in coupons). It worked out but was a painful kmart experience. The one guy working in electronics was helpful enough, but he couldn't run the register because it was his first day on the job and as he told me, he had been dumped onto the floor without any training. Awesome. So he had to escort me to the regular checkout lines, which were ridiculously swamped. He had to stay there with me until I could get to checkout, and he was meanwhile being called back to electronics. It was completely ridiculous. It was no fun for me and no fun for him either. I hope he finds a better job soon, that's for sure.

What a horrible, horrible store. I did get to use my coupons (but had to walk the cashier through it) and got my new coupons, but I'll certainly never go back to that store again.
 
[quote name='LouieT']
Bad news to those with lazy workers at your local Kmart : No release date was printed next to Skyward Sword in the ad. I guess some of you may have to wait until Tuesday if those stores have their way.
[/QUOTE]

Damn it.

Good luck to everyone trying to get this one tomorrow then.

Even showing competitors that have the game, like the other guy mentioned, doesn't really work at K-Mart: you'll still get the "we didn't get in, go buy it there if you know they have it" speech or some random excuse that doesn't make sense but results in you not getting the game.

Especially if there is no date on it at all, you'll get the "We sold out" line, the "We didn't get any in" line or, for you Astor Place K-Mart people (my heart goes out to you) you'll get the "We're not a circular store so we aren't getting this game" and probably a punch in the face.
 
Well, I'm going to take a chance to grab a Zelda bundle with my remaining coupons tomorrow morning. If it turns out I can't find one in either of my two stores, I'm just going to go back home to play Skyrim. (cues Man with the Harmonica theme from Once Upon a Time in the West)

I just got the latest GameInformer magazine. I'm uber-excited about Rainbow 6: Patriots,
which is coming to a Kmart near you in 2013! Just kidding.
 
[quote name='confoosious']I think so but they haven't been announced yet.[/QUOTE] I remember Stockboy asking about what would be good but then nothing was posted about it since as far as I know. Josh posted after that about not being thrilled with the BF deals so not sure that anything else is being done for it.

[quote name='LouieT']Bad news to those with lazy workers at your local Kmart : No release date was printed next to Skyward Sword in the ad.[/QUOTE]
There's too many clueless employees to not list the date. I dont know who does the exact wording but please list the specific release date any time it is not on a Tuesday. Of course honestly being in a Sunday weekly ad with no mention of a release date should be a big enough clue that it is available on Sunday.
 
Just tell those clueless workers, it's out everywhere else. That's how I'd roll. Then, if that fails, coax them into seeing if they can locate it and check to see whether it will scan. I'd be like, "Who knows? Maybe it will work."
 
For those of you off the coupon train but interested in WWE 12, Target is going to have it on release week for $47.

Not quite as good as K-Mart with the $20 coupon but if you're like me, you're not going to have anything to spend that coupon on so Target might be a better deal.

Also throwing it out there for people who plan their coupon deals carefully -- I know the people who posted the lower price on AC Revelations at BF and Wal-Mart helped me switch up the games I bought this week, so I want to pay it forward.
 
My twenty dollar coupon went missing today. I was kind of sad, until I got a K-Mart receipt in my e-mail with Assassins Creed Revelations and Saints Row 3 purchased in the buy one get one half off and the coupon used. ...I know what one of the things my wife got me for Christmas was! YEAH!
 
[quote name='SteveDaWonder']My twenty dollar coupon went missing today. I was kind of sad, until I got a K-Mart receipt in my e-mail with Assassins Creed Revelations and Saints Row 3 purchased in the buy one get one half off and the coupon used. ...I know what one of the things my wife got me for Christmas was! YEAH![/QUOTE]

She sounds like a great wife ... and a terrible ninja.
 
sort of pissed, I went to two different Kmarts all week and couldn't find a nintendo 3ds, one worker said they were saving them for Black Friday.
So i guess I miss out on the deal. I was forced to use my coupons on other stuff.

I will come back to Kmart when we can use these coupons online.
 
[quote name='ShockandAww']I remember Stockboy asking about what would be good but then nothing was posted about it since as far as I know. Josh posted after that about not being thrilled with the BF deals so not sure that anything else is being done for it.[/QUOTE]There's always next month...Sure, there will probably be far less people with coupons to use, but there might still be potential for good sale prices (and hopefully coupon deals on already-released titles).
 
Well the online got back in Rayman for PS 3 tonight so I decided to go ahead and order it with MW3 360 to get a total of 4 games from this deal at a total price $190 with free UPS shipping which comes in two days not bad at all, I got St's Row 3 and Skyrim 360 last week with no problems I was glad I got to take advantage of this deal and get some great ne release games. I'm not sure I can buy Zelda tomorrow after tonights buys. But I know I can get it in the future.
 
[quote name='RXDAWGG']Typical KMart, they shipped the PS3 version of MW3 along with X360 Skyrim. I ordered it right (X360), they sent it wrong (verified by cashier). After CS rep "thoroughly" reviewed me and my purchase with online shipping info and asking 'does anyone know how to exchange online purchases?" They correctly just switched them and away I went. You may be rolling the dice if you do not have an actual store nearby folks![/QUOTE]
Anyone else have this happen? I just ordered Rayman PS3 and 360 MW3 I sure hope they don't send me PS3 MW3 good news is even if they do there are plenty of MW3 360 around. LOL keeping fingers crossed.
 
I thought I had missed out on buying SR3 and Skyrim during the promo. The first store I checked was apparently sold out. This store has had problems putting out new release titles in the past so I was skeptical. I had no luck getting the guy in Electronics to check the back and the guys at customer service weren't any help at all.

I decided to go to a further out store and was disappointed that they had SR3 in stock but Skyrim was nowhere to be seen. I asked the guy and he told me to hold on. I waited about 10 minutes before he came out with a stack of Skyrim. I had no problem using the BAC coupon.
 
Got tied up and waited till last minute ( my bad). However I wanted to do the 3ds and Mario. Can it be ordered online and still get coupons printed up? I scanned through OP and didn't really see anything
 
Josh or anyone can help me with my problem? I have two set of $35 and $15 coupon from last week's spend $110 get $50 coupons deal. i tried to use them today. The first set of $35 and $15 work fine. When I tried to use tbe second set of coupons, it is giving me some redeem limit exceed error. I was't able to use the coupon, so I left. Anyone know what to do? What is the limit exceed error? I thought Josh said limit 2 from last week's deal.
 
[quote name='Uso']Josh or anyone can help me with my problem? I have two set of $35 and $15 coupon from last week's spend $110 get $50 coupons deal. i tried to use them today. The first set of $35 and $15 work fine. When I tried to use tbe second set of coupons, it is giving me some redeem limit exceed error. I was't able to use the coupon, so I left. Anyone know what to do? What is the limit exceed error? I thought Josh said limit 2 from last week's deal.[/QUOTE]

the limit is for how many times u should be allowed to get coupons/a certain deal. the limit to redeem is still one coupon of the same offer ID per transaction. I hope you finished that transaction and kept your other 35 and 15 coupons. cuz otherwise u just lost 50 bucks in coupons.

got mine no problem. my store seemed to have all the games (actually, not sure if i say rayman) in decent numbers, picked up two copies of skyrim (one for my friend) and picked up both with a hersheys bar for 44.XX after 35 +15 coupon
 
[quote name='SPVietBoy']the limit is for how many times u should be allowed to get coupons/a certain deal. the limit to redeem is still one coupon of the same offer ID per transaction. I hope you finished that transaction and kept your other 35 and 15 coupons. cuz otherwise u just lost 50 bucks in coupons.

got mine no problem. my store seemed to have all the games (actually, not sure if i say rayman) in decent numbers, picked up two copies of skyrim (one for my friend) and picked up both with a hersheys bar for 44.XX after 35 +15 coupon[/QUOTE]

That is what I thought, so I went to another register to do my second transaction, but that error still occurred. That is mindboggling. I did keep my coupons. I will try again tomorrow, but it is frustrating.
 
Guys I have a question: Are coupons tied to specific SYWR account? Both my buddy and I have SYWR. He has a $15 coupon and I have a $35 coupon. We want to use them in one transaction for a game to share, is that allowed or possible?

Thanks!
 
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