[NEW DEAL] YMMV-Target-48% Off Rainchecks This Week

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Most of you know the deal...This week (6/20-6/26) it's for GTA: Vice City on the PS2.

For the uninformed, go to your local Target and see if they have GTA: Vice City for the PS2 in stock. If it's out of stock, ask an employee for a raincheck and he/she will hand you one for 48% off any item in the same product category, that being games. GTA: VC is regularly $30, it's on sale this week for $15.88, hence the 48% off.

As always, this deal is YMMV due to some Targets changing their raincheck policy from the Madden fiasco. Also some Target stores will only let you use the rainchecks on a $30 dollar game as opposed to a game that's more or less than $30 or you may only be able to use the raincheck on the same system the raichecked game was for.

Last but not least, DON'T ABUSE THIS DEAL, you'll only ruin it for the rest of the communtiy if you go out and get 20 rainchecks and then your store decides change it's policy. It's happened before, so just keep your raincheck hunting to a minimum.

Confirmed Game 48%*:
GTA: Vice City

*Raincheck may only work on $30 games.
 
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I'm just waiting for s single copy of True Crime to sell on both XBOX and PS2. That game just never stays on the shelves, even during a sale, at the Target I go to.
 
Can anyone confirm the True Crime price drop, cause this is the only one that is out at my Target.........
 
The Target website still lists True Crime at $50 for both the PS2 and Xbox...However, the prices on the site and in-store don't always match up.
I couldn't see the regular price listed on the tag at the store today, that's why I can't confirm it.
 
[quote name='lordopus99']i think they dropped the price of True Crime to 29.99 regular price.[/quote]

I can't confirm this but I'd be surprised if TC is still $50 instore. It's $30 pretty much everywhere else. I bet it's probably like $39.99 or something.
 
[quote name='Richter']Madden fiasco?
o_O[/quote]
Target rainchecks were brought in because of a sale on a Madden game for PC, being something like 63% off or something. It's considered a fiasco because tons of people used these Madden rainchecks to get 63% off any game (which the raincheck allowed), including YMMV clearance titles...and some Target stores started to wise up and change their raincheck policies or just stop giving them out entirely.
 
You can ask for the same raincheck if they don't have Grand Theft Auto Double Pack in stock for Xbox. Hell I got two rainchecks yesturday before ever hearing of any abusing of the rainchecks. I asked for one, saw that I get could get 45% basicially any game, used common sense and got another. 8)
 
[quote name='souNReAL']You can ask for the same raincheck if they don't have Grand Theft Auto Double Pack in stock for Xbox. Hell I got two rainchecks yesturday before ever hearing of any abusing of the rainchecks. I asked for one, saw that I get could get 45% basicially any game, used common sense and got another. 8)[/quote]

Thanks, I'm going to make a confirmed game list in the first post now.
 
[quote name='Strider Turbulence']I'm just waiting for s single copy of True Crime to sell on both XBOX and PS2. That game just never stays on the shelves, even during a sale, at the Target I go to.[/quote]

Don't bother. You get 8% off. It's normally $30.

I just got Onimusha 3 for $28 an hour ago.
 
[quote name='Romeo'][quote name='Strider Turbulence']I'm just waiting for s single copy of True Crime to sell on both XBOX and PS2. That game just never stays on the shelves, even during a sale, at the Target I go to.[/quote]

Don't bother. You get 8% off. It's normally $30.

I just got Onimusha 3 for $28 an hour ago.[/quote]


Just...8% off?! Thanks for the heads up, looks like I'll wait until Manhunt is all gone.
 
Do you think you could get PSI-OPS when it comes out for XBOX (Thursday) and then use the $10.00 off coupon. I am curious anyone know if this would work. :?
 
as long as you use the rain check on the regular-priced item which you are substituting, it will work as it says on the bottom of the options.
 
[quote name='Ugamer_X']Most of you know the deal...This week it may apply to multiple games. The game I used to get the raincheck was Manhunt for Xbox.

For the uninformed, go to your local Target and see if they have Manhunt for the Xbox (possibly PS2) in stock. If it's out of stock, ask an employee for a raincheck and he/she will hand you one for 45% of any item in the same product category, that being games. Manhunt is regularly $50, it's on sale this week for $27.88, hence the 45% off. This should work for any other game that is on sale this week for $27.88 that is regularly $50. Possible titles besides Manhunt are Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm (PS2), Rainbow Six 3 (possibly PS2 only), and True Crime (Xbx, PS2). You'll have to check those titles for yourselves because I couldn't confirm it today, but Manhunt for the Xbox does apply.

As always, this deal is YMMV due to some Targets changing their raincheck policy from the Madden fiasco. Also some Target stores will only let you use the rainchecks on a $50 dollar game as opposed to a game of lesser value or you may only be able to use the raincheck on the same system the raichecked game was for.

Last but not least, DON'T ABUSE THIS DEAL, you'll only ruin it for the rest of the communtiy if you go out and get 20 rainchecks and then your store decides change it's policy. It's happened before, so just keep your raincheck hunting to a minimum.

Confirmed Games:
Manhunt-Xbox
Grand Theft Auto: DP-Xbox
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm-PS2[/quote]

thanks ugamerx! :p
 
When do the games usually go out of stock (on average)...all 3 titles were still in stock at my St. Cloud location
 
[quote name='Dane']When do the games usually go out of stock (on average)...all 3 titles were still in stock at my St. Cloud location[/quote]

My Target always seems to keep the titles in stock, but I would imagine as the week goes on the chances of the store being out of a game on sale increases.
 
[quote name='Dane']When do the games usually go out of stock (on average)...all 3 titles were still in stock at my St. Cloud location[/quote]

It's different everywhere...Some games won't go out of stock at all, some wil be out of stock the day the sale starts. Your best chances are at the end of week though, because that gives more people time to buy the games in question.

Now, I have heard of people going to customer service and asking for rainchecks because the employees there don't check to see if it's in stock, so you'll likely get a raincheck...However, some people may or may not agree with using that tactic, but hey if you are that desperate, you can give it a shot.
 
I've had people at the customer service desk give me rainchecks even if the game was still on the shelf back in the electronics department. But I NEVER got a clerk that would let me use the raincheck on something else, no matter if the game on the raincheck was in stock or not. So this deal is very YMMV at this point.
 
[quote name='ElwoodCuse']I've had people at the customer service desk give me rainchecks even if the game was still on the shelf back in the electronics department. But I NEVER got a clerk that would let me use the raincheck on something else, no matter if the game on the raincheck was in stock or not. So this deal is very YMMV at this point.[/quote]

How could they not let you use it on something else? It says right on it that you can substitute. I've never used one before but after seeing one, I'd be pissed if someone turned me down on a substitute.
 
I always get the runaround when trying to use a raincheck. The problem mainly comes from the manager not bothering to read the raincheck unless I constantly pester her. It's the same woman every time too. If she is working Customer Service, she always tells me that they (Target) don't do rainchecks anymore and it's first come first serve yet she always caves in after I request the raincheck again only to give me grief whenever I try to use it.
 
I havnt had the problem myself as one of the workers said to me "we can give you the same percentage off another game if you want."
 
[quote name='little_krampy'][quote name='ElwoodCuse']I've had people at the customer service desk give me rainchecks even if the game was still on the shelf back in the electronics department. But I NEVER got a clerk that would let me use the raincheck on something else, no matter if the game on the raincheck was in stock or not. So this deal is very YMMV at this point.[/quote]

How could they not let you use it on something else? It says right on it that you can substitute. I've never used one before but after seeing one, I'd be pissed if someone turned me down on a substitute.[/quote]

I didn't understand it either. I even wrote to corporate but they were no help. I decided it wasn't worth my time and effort to keep going to Target and looking for someone to bitch to in order to save $12 (I was trying to get MVP Baseball for $28 but I ended up just waiting a couple days and buying it for $40 at that KB sale).
 
Thanks a bunch, Ugamer_x. I picked up La Pucelle Tactics for $27.88 in Bend, Oregon. For those of you in Central Oregon, the Bend, Oregon Target store is out of GTA:DP for Xbox and Ghost Recon: Shitty Game (aka Jungle Storm... 4.5 from most review places.. ugh).

For those of you who know about my little bet:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15586&highlight=bet+kitchen

you'll be pleased to know that my purchase of LPT doesn't conflict with the bet because I bought LPT with money I got from selling Animal Crossing and Metal Arms: Glitch in the System on half.com. Woo for me!

Thanks again for the post. I would have probably picked up Onimusha 3 but if I order it from capcom.com I'll get a DVD and t-shirt as well. Plus, according to Gabe from Penny Arcade, "La Pucelle Tactics is shit hot."

EDIT: Here's Gabe's post. Scroll down almost to the bottom:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2004-05-07
 
Wow...I went into Target again today and just realized why Manhunt, GTA DP and the likes aren't selling. They haven't bothered advertising the sales price!

And they got new copies of True Crime in, even on Gamecube!!
 
Target in Burlington NJ has no Manhunts(is manhunts even a word lol!) for Xbox. Go get your rainchecks. I got mine. :D Ghost recon and GTA double pack both in stock however.
 
Do you think there's anyway they'd let me sub the Manhunt raincheck for say a Gamecube?

I looked over the raincheck and it said for only "like items like tv for tv" but I was hoping that they'd lemme do this. What do you guys think my chances are?
 
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack is only $27!!! I'm so there! I never heard they had it on sale. ... I have been waiting for a deal on this FOREVER!
 
Damn my target still have one copy of manhunts for the last three days. I think I might buy it and then ask for a raincheck then return the game a week later lol.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Do you think there's anyway they'd let me sub the Manhunt raincheck for say a Gamecube?

I looked over the raincheck and it said for only "like items like tv for tv" but I was hoping that they'd lemme do this. What do you guys think my chances are?[/quote]

You can substitute for games for games, but you can't do it from a game to a system or accesory (i tried True Crime rc for a wavebird once, wouldn't let me.
 
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