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Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.


Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!



How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.




Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.



Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch}

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you all for your consideration.



Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.


Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. [email protected]} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms
Call of Duty – brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***


***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***

EB games .01

DOA Ultimate
Driver 3
Freedom Force vs Third Reich
Madden 2005 Collector's Edition guide (not regular)
Nanobreaker
Project Snowblind
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Sly Cooper 2
Socom 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Yu Yu (GBA & PS2)
Yugioh guide

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Fable
Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent – Prima
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age – Prima
Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Metal Gear Solid3: Snake Eater – Brady
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Brady
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Prince Of Persia2 : Warrior Within
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2

***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Killzone - Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf - Prima
NFL Street 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
X-Men Legends

Best Buy .27

Paper Mario - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***

K-mart .01

Starfox Adventures – Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine – Nintendo
Wario World – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***

Toys R Us .01

007 Bond Everything Or Nothing - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
DBZ Budokai - Prima
DBZ Buu's Fury - Prima
Fire Emblem - Prima
Mafia - Prima
Mario & Luigi - Prima
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Need For Speed Underground - Prima
Ninja Gaiden - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin Out - Prima
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Prima
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - Prima
Super Mario 4 - Prima
Tak 2 - Prima
Transformers - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning - Prima
YuGiOh Sacred Cards - Prima
Yugioh Worldwide Edition - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***

Gamestop .01

Champions of Norrath
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima
Rygar - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition


Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3


***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:p Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***





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It wouldnt be like me to make a big stink out of it at a store...

I think if you bring up like 20 of the same guide and they ring up a penny they will get a lot more suspicious then if you bring up like 3-4 copies of the same guide, thats probably why people dont want to go getting a whole stack, they are more likely to refuse the transaction if you have a crapload of guides vs if you have like 5 in your hands. Also it helps to buy another item when getting the guides since that makes it look like you are not just trying to run off with a stash of penny guides.

3-4 copies would be enough to help out some people here, yet not enough to make you look overly suspicious. Shouldnt be hard to find new employees as retail stores have a high turnaround.

I am not addicted to the penny guides, they were a lot easier to get a few years ago when ebgames actually had guides that were marked 0.01 and were more than willing to sell them to a person, its more like if i am in a store and i see a penny guide i will pick it up especially if its a guide for a game i have, and maybe a few extra guides for other people.
 
[quote name='SaraAB']It wouldnt be like me to make a big stink out of it at a store...

I think if you bring up like 20 of the same guide and they ring up a penny they will get a lot more suspicious then if you bring up like 3-4 copies of the same guide, thats probably why people dont want to go getting a whole stack, they are more likely to refuse the transaction if you have a crapload of guides vs if you have like 5 in your hands. Also it helps to buy another item when getting the guides since that makes it look like you are not just trying to run off with a stash of penny guides.
[/QUOTE]

I go to the register with one or two guides, I don't grab any other items. If the cashier scans them out and seems cool about it, I simply ask "Hey, do you mind if I grab a few extra for some friends?" to which they reply "it's cool, go ahead" or "sure, I really don't care".

If they are acting like a dick just allowing me to buy 1 or 2, then I'll go back at a later time or send my girlfriend in through a different register with more guides.

The majority of them are posted up here for trade, I usually keep them on hand for 2 to 3 weeks before I find a local buyer for them because they start to take up too much space.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Except when nobody wants to trade / sell an extra for a CAG... hell, I even offered people 5 dollars for a Forza guide, and I still got no replies.

It worked for me the last two drops, doing trades, and Shrike is awesome enough to get tons of extras... but it seems so many people are scared of being called a hoarder, they just grab one copy for themselves and that's it.

Please, grab as many as you can when they drop to help out the less fortunate =/[/QUOTE]

I'd be happy to supply you with a mint-in-the-shrinkwrap Forza for $5. PM me.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Except when nobody wants to trade / sell an extra for a CAG... hell, I even offered people 5 dollars for a Forza guide, and I still got no replies.

It worked for me the last two drops, doing trades, and Shrike is awesome enough to get tons of extras... but it seems so many people are scared of being called a hoarder, they just grab one copy for themselves and that's it.

Please, grab as many as you can when they drop to help out the less fortunate =/[/QUOTE]

I only grab no more than 3 when they're availble, just to make sure I'm letting them stay for others.

Though, with the tight-ass enforcement in some cases, it might be prudent to snatch 'em and run. Which is what I did with the 6 Halo guides. I figured they wouldn't be there tomorrow, since the Halo guide is the one that was hardest to find out there at the last TRU drop.

I know I'm going to be seeing how well the new enforcement of penny guides at TRU happens, the next time around. I know BB's hit or miss around here, and the EB & GS stores around here, never manage to find any penny guides. With the new lists in hand, might be a better chance.

It's all in the timing, like everything else. :|
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Except when nobody wants to trade / sell an extra for a CAG... hell, I even offered people 5 dollars for a Forza guide, and I still got no replies.

It worked for me the last two drops, doing trades, and Shrike is awesome enough to get tons of extras... but it seems so many people are scared of being called a hoarder, they just grab one copy for themselves and that's it.

Please, grab as many as you can when they drop to help out the less fortunate =/[/QUOTE]

I have Forza and others for trade . . .

CML
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36138
 
[quote name='schultzed']I have Forza and others for trade . . .

CML
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36138[/QUOTE]

I only buy, I don't have room to keep 20 or so guides up for trade in the off chance that someone might want a guide two months from now.

Like I posted earlier, I keep what I get from the most recent drops for maybe a month, and then sell them to a local dealer here to free up the space - plus, after a month, they start getting a bit out of shape.

And ElPrincipe, i'll let you know on that Forza, have too many CAG's to pay when I get paid already though :lol:
 
If TRU gives me any trouble next round, I'm going to point out the Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike demo discs they have in front of the counter selling for $9.xx, when it clearly says on the front "Not for resale." :)
 
[quote name='WolfPac_Ite']If TRU gives me any trouble next round, I'm going to point out the Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike demo discs they have in front of the counter selling for $9.xx, when it clearly says on the front "Not for resale." :)[/QUOTE]

They are promo items yes, but they have a value of $9.99 as far as the store inventory goes.

Don't be a douche.
 
[quote name='Friedle']They are promo items yes, but they have a value of $9.99 as far as the store inventory goes.

Don't be a douche.[/QUOTE]

Actually, he has a semi-valid point, at the very least. If "not for resale" is printed on the item by the manufacturer/publisher TRU can not legally assign a price to it to sell it. The man/pub makes the item for the express purpose to be given away as a promo item w/a purchase or preorder.
 
[quote name='neocisco']Actually, he has a semi-valid point, at the very least. If "not for resale" is printed on the item by the manufacturer/publisher TRU can not legally assign a price to it to sell it. The man/pub makes the item for the express purpose to be given away as a promo item w/a purchase or preorder.[/QUOTE]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think retailers pay for the promo items. Otherwise everyone would have the same pre-order bonuses.

Edit:
And I'm sure it means "Not For Resale" in a secondary market, like eBay.
 
[quote name='Friedle']Edit:
And I'm sure it means "Not For Resale" in a secondary market, like eBay.[/QUOTE]

I guess I got lucky when the Best Buy clerk read the "not for resale" logo on the Zelda Collector's Edition disc to mean that he couldn't "sell it" and gave it to me free (instead of the $99.99 price the register scanned it as). :D
 
went to an EB today, found one Def Jam FFNY guide, but the guy refused to sell it to me unless i bought something else, even after i told him i had bought some at the some store...o well, ill just try my luck next time i guess.
 
I found "Shadow of Rome" today at local EB & the guy give it to me for FREE when I go pickup my Nintendog copy (they don't have Nintendogs till tomorrow).
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']I guess I got lucky when the Best Buy clerk read the "not for resale" logo on the Zelda Collector's Edition disc to mean that he couldn't "sell it" and gave it to me free (instead of the $99.99 price the register scanned it as). :D[/QUOTE]

I got the Zelda Collector's Edition and the Star Wars/Tetris combo disc because of that, both from BB.

I didn't push my luck getting duplicates at another BB, I'm not going to whore out free games on eBay. I'm just thankful I got them to begin with.

I must be one lucky SOB as I've gone into the same TRU on penny guides the last two rounds and not had problems. The first time they GAVE me like 30 guides for nothing. I was told either I take them all or now that they knew they were 1 cent they would destroy them. I'd rather be accused of being a hoarder and trade the spoils than let them destroy merchandise.

The last time I actually had to pay the penny and I was only interested in like 5 guides. The rest were crap and not even worth trading.

One BB near me pulls them from shelves before the store even opens once the drops take place. The others mark the shelves as a penny. I laugh my ass off when I go in and see Madden guides still sitting on shelves marked at 1 cent. Who actually buys them in the first place??????
 


This came along with my most recent paycheck and a sheet all about Code Adam.

As you can see, once the guide hits a penny we don't even own it anymore.
 
[quote name='Friedle']

This came along with my most recent paycheck and a sheet all about Code Adam.

As you can see, once the guide hits a penny we don't even own it anymore.[/QUOTE]

This saddens me greatly :(
 
[quote name='Friedle']This came along with my most recent paycheck and a sheet all about Code Adam.

As you can see, once the guide hits a penny we don't even own it anymore.[/QUOTE]

Wow. That doesn't bode well at all.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Wow. That doesn't bode well at all.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I wasn't kidding about my store being hardcore about of the blue.

That memo is from June 2004 though, which makes me think it's just my store director going crazy.


Any other TRU employees getting stuff like this?
 
[quote name='Friedle']

This came along with my most recent paycheck and a sheet all about Code Adam.

As you can see, once the guide hits a penny we don't even own it anymore.[/QUOTE]


Luckily many workers are slackers and don't read company memos :)
 
[quote name='Friedle']Yeah, I wasn't kidding about my store being hardcore about of the blue.

That memo is from June 2004 though, which makes me think it's just my store director going crazy.

Any other TRU employees getting stuff like this?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'd call that hardcore indeed. :whistle2:s

Your store director might've found an old stack of them, on the urging of their DM about the whole penny guide issue.
 
[quote name='schultzed']Luckily many workers are slackers and don't read company memos :)[/QUOTE]

[quote name='shrike4242']Yeah, I'd call that hardcore indeed. :whistle2:s

Your store director might've found an old stack of them, on the urging of their DM about the whole penny guide issue.[/QUOTE]

Remember a few posts back when I was talking about the meeting we had? This is an issue we could loose our jobs over now.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']I must be one lucky SOB as I've gone into the same TRU on penny guides the last two rounds and not had problems.[/QUOTE]

I've been denied at two different TRU stores over the past few weeks, and the one thing they've had in common is the strict new "we can't sell this" policy on all penny guides. This is really too bad as I've gotten some decent guides at both stores over the years. :cry:
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']I've been denied at two different TRU stores over the past few weeks, and the one thing they've had in common is the strict new "we can't sell this" policy on all penny guides. This is really too bad as I've gotten some decent guides at both stores over the years. :cry:[/QUOTE]

Employee turnover at most of these stores is somewhat quick, so there will always be new employees that don't know any better.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']Employee turnover at most of these stores is somewhat quick, so there will always be new employees that don't know any better.[/QUOTE]

Time to look for the "since 2005" on their name badges.
 
i just bought about 50 penny guides from my local true...they didnt seem to mind i had 10 pounds of guides and and spent less than a dollar on that many items
 
[quote name='Americanpierg']i just bought about 50 penny guides from my local true...they didnt seem to mind i had 10 pounds of guides and and spent less than a dollar on that many items[/QUOTE]

Just put them up with your other bulk lots :roll:
 
[quote name='Americanpierg']i just bought about 50 penny guides from my local true...they didnt seem to mind i had 10 pounds of guides and and spent less than a dollar on that many items[/QUOTE]

Hope they were all Madden 2005 guides.
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']I guess I got lucky when the Best Buy clerk read the "not for resale" logo on the Zelda Collector's Edition disc to mean that he couldn't "sell it" and gave it to me free (instead of the $99.99 price the register scanned it as). :D[/QUOTE]

I got a tales of symphonia art book for free as well. It was only like 6 months ago too at futureshop (like a circuit city). Woman kept trying to ring it up and then said it was free when she saw the not for resale part.
 
[quote name='Friedle']They are promo items yes, but they have a value of $9.99 as far as the store inventory goes.

Don't be a douche.[/QUOTE]


[quote name='Friedle']I'm not 100% sure, but I think retailers pay for the promo items. Otherwise everyone would have the same pre-order bonuses.

Edit:
And I'm sure it means "Not For Resale" in a secondary market, like eBay.[/QUOTE]



Those Rebel Strike demo disks were not exclusive store bought items, they were paid for and shipped free to retailers by the publisher(Or someone else).

So, them refusing the sale of a penny guide as per the publishers instructions, isn't much different from what they are doing with the promo demo disks. Just something I wanted to point out.

How does that "Don't be a douche" pertain to me?
 
[quote name='WolfPac_Ite']Those Rebel Strike demo disks were not exclusive store bought items, they were paid for and shipped free to retailers by the publisher(I'm assuming).
So, them refusing the sale of a penny guide as per the publishers instructions, isn't much different from what they are doing with the promo demo disks. Just something I wanted to point out.

How does that "Don't be a douche" pertain to me?[/QUOTE]

Listen, we have our instructions. Pointing out the sale of demos doesn't matter. Unless we're told not to sell them we'll sell them. We're told not to sell the penny guides. So don't be a douche to the associate. We're just following orders from corporate.
 
Got the KOTOR II Strategy guide and the DDR Promo (both Discs) and the MGS3 Promo Disc from TRU this week for a penny a piece. They have tons of the DDR promo discs left.
 
hit a BB on my way to FSU today. They were loaded with Doom3 guides (only took 2) and I also got a pair of sealed Forza guides and a Minish cap guide. I may go back because they had GBA Astro Boy for $10.

In other deals of the day, the CC next to the BB still had X2 for GBA for $2.
 
[quote name='Otherguy676']hit a BB on my way to FSU today. They were loaded with Doom3 guides (only took 2) and I also got a pair of sealed Forza guides and a Minish cap guide. I may go back because they had GBA Astro Boy for $10.

In other deals of the day, the CC next to the BB still had X2 for GBA for $2.[/QUOTE]

Hey - if you go back, is there anyway you could pick up an extra Doom 3 guide you could trade or sell me? ^_~
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']Hey - if you go back, is there anyway you could pick up an extra Doom 3 guide you could trade or sell me? ^_~[/QUOTE]

I have an extra one if you wanna trade hit me a pm.


Btw I hit up a best buy yesterday to check for cheap games and found they had tons of penny guides still. Picked up a LOTR one and Ghost Reacon 2, also picked up Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness for $5 but was free after coupon, total sale.....$.02 :bouncy:
 
Anyone know EB's policy on penny guides? It varies from store to store.. but what's the corp's policy on this.. same as TRU's?
 
It does vary. Some stores destroy the guides (rip off the cover, then throw them in the garbage) and some stores just give them away to beloved customers.

I mean, if someone came in and made a purchase of 15 items totaling 17 cents, wouldn't that throw your numbers off? Average sale total. Average item cost. And if instead you had 15 people come in, and each one just buys the guide, you would have 15 transactions that basically equal nothing.
 
At one EB I actually volunteered to come in and pull the guides for them if I could keep a few copies. Pathetic, I know, but the store manager holds a copy of the guides for me now.:D
 
[quote name='DonMarco']It does vary. Some stores destroy the guides (rip off the cover, then throw them in the garbage) and some stores just give them away to beloved customers.

I mean, if someone came in and made a purchase of 15 items totaling 17 cents, wouldn't that throw your numbers off? Average sale total. Average item cost. And if instead you had 15 people come in, and each one just buys the guide, you would have 15 transactions that basically equal nothing.[/QUOTE]

I never thought about that. I guess that's why the EB stores simply give the penny guides to me rather than take the penny.
 
i went to Best Buy today to buy a Superbit DVD or two(all of them are 9.99) and saw a cart with a bunch of Doom 3's, Forza, and Call of Duty. Grabbed one of each and brought it up with Air Force One.....the guy he trouble ringing up the Call of Duty - said it wasnt in the system. Eventually I got them all though.
 
I saw Doom 3, COD, Forza, Starfox Assault and Jade Empire all still on a rack. I've got them all, but these were pulled once before.

I'm still hoping to find a Mercenaries and RE4. I'm sure I'll never see them for a penny, but the Jade Empire guides popped up out of nowhere.
 
BB tends to do their .01 drops on the first Monday of each month so keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground for the next several days.:pray:
 
[quote name='Nogib']No drops today, eh?[/QUOTE]

Somebody who's going to Best Buy should do some price checks and then let us know. Also perhaps they will wait because today is a holiday.
 
[quote name='elprincipe']Somebody who's going to Best Buy should do some price checks and then let us know. Also perhaps they will wait because today is a holiday.[/QUOTE]

Actually I remember July 4 was a Monday and they did some price drops then...and I don't know if this means anything, but I just looked at the Best Buy website and many guides that I remember seeing on store shelves are not listed there, specifically Halo 2, Midnight Club 3, Star Wars episode III, God of war, maybe some others, if anyone's up for some price checking...
 
[quote name='neocisco']For the love of all that's holy, someone go to BB and check!!! PLEASE!!![/QUOTE]

Ask and ye shall receive.

I went to two BB's and checked the following:

Halo 2 - still $16.99
Star Wars Ep 3 - down to $7,99
Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition - $0.01
Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 - down to $0.01
Morrowind GOTY Edition - still $19.99

Didn't see any God of War guides, and GoW guide isn't on BB's website, so I can guess that it's probably $0.01. Saw Pokemon Emerald guides, didn't check those. Madden 2005 CE guide was there, wasn't checked. GTA: SA was shelftagged & $16.99, didn't check it. I was pressed for time and did what I could.

I snared 3 of the Midnight Club 3 and Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 guides, since they weren't on a shelf and sitting on a cart with some other items. Snatched up three of each from the card, beelined to the register, checked out with cash & no RZ card and hit the door.
 
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