Possible 46% Off Video Games at Target (Rain Check Substitution) YMMV

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I haven't confirmed this yet, so that's why I state possible in the title.

I just noticed in target's weekly ad that they are selling Max Payne 2 - The Fall of Max Payne for Playstation 2 and Xbox for $26.88. Online price shows $49.99, so it's possible that a raincheck substitution might net 46% off any other game (should work with GameCube games, too).

There have been a couple of threads on target's RC substitution policy and games, here's target=new href="http://www.fatwallet.com/redirect/bounce.php?http://fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=24&threadid=261216">one if you're new to this type of deal.

Sorry, I haven't been able to confirm this yet, but thought I'd give a heads up to everyone.

Can anyone check or go to target and see if this deal is on, cuz /i really want to get two games for 46% off thanks
 
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i have never seen this rain check option at target, ive been to a few ones and never had they had any raincheck slips
even if i went to a clerk and asked them all they would say is, "we're all out, try again next time"
 
NOOOOO!!!!

I was always planning to cash in but kept putting it off. Lesson learned... always take advantage of cheapass deals when you get the chance...
 
"These aren't deals - they are scams."

The 63% off raincheck deal wasn't a scam at all. The wording of the substitution clause on each and every raincheck didn't explicitly deny a person from getting the same discount on a substitute videogame item. So, if a clerk allowed you to get 63% off when that deal (yes, deal) was still going on, it was an entirely legitimate transaction.

I don't see how it's a scam if it was corporate policy.
 
[quote name='Scrubking']These aren't deals - they are scams.[/quote]

In this case, the deal wasn't a scam - nothing illegal was done, and it wasn't against Target's policies at the time. Immoral, maybe, but definitely not a scam. If you tried to pull it off now, though, it would be a scam.
 
Yes, you can get the 47% off raincheck. Haven't tried the substitution yet though, which seems to be YMMV at this point. I was going to try and get MVP Baseball later this week (Xbox game for Xbox game) so I'll just have to see how it goes.
 
[quote name='Gothic_Walrus'][quote name='Scrubking']These aren't deals - they are scams.[/quote]

In this case, the deal wasn't a scam - nothing illegal was done, and it wasn't against Target's policies at the time. Immoral, maybe, but definitely not a scam. If you tried to pull it off now, though, it would be a scam.[/quote]

Why would it be a scam now, if the rainchecks substitution wording is still there it really isnt a scam. It is just more ymmv now but not a scam as I see it. Taking advantage of a policy...maybe, scam....nah.

Anyways, went to go check my target today. They still had tons of Max Payne 2 copies in for both systems, yet they had many other non sale games sold out. My target never went out of stock of Madden when that deal was happening. I guess people in my area don't buy the sale games, except for the clearance stuff, that is always cleaned out.
 
Ask for the raincheck anyway. The person at guest services will probably just give you one without bothering to check if it's in stock or not.

Make sure you ask for a raincheck for the system you want the substitution for. It will say "XBOX SFT" or "SONY SFT" on it and the best way to try and get them to allow it is to do a same console swap.
 
Rain checks are most certainly not dead. I hit two Targets looking for a $26 Smash Bros. Melee, non-PC version and when they had none, they offered a rain check. I've yet to read it though so maybe someone patched the loophole.
 
I know Max Payne 2 (PS2) going be OUT of Stock cuz alot Pples going pickup this game up for $26.XX

I plan to pickup 3-4 Rain Check

Ninja Gaiden = $26.XX
 
What exactly was the Madden deal? I keep seeing people refer to it but I guess it was before my time.
 
Madden 2004 (PC) was 63% off -what a sweet-ass deal! I got four rainchecks (still kicking myself for not going back and getting more) -I ended up using them on Halo (PC), and WarioWorld, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, and Everything or Nothing, all for the Gamecube!

The Target rainchecks are not dead I picked up 6 of the Max Payne's and I'm gonna go back fer more.
 
[quote name='Yeahman']What exactly was the Madden deal? I keep seeing people refer to it but I guess it was before my time.[/quote]

the pc game was 63% off(i think that was the correct %), and people loaded up on the rainchecks and used them for console games(of course it was YMMV if the clerks allowed them to use them on anything other than a pc game).
 
I took advantage of the Madden 63% off sale and man did I save on a few games. I will try to load up on rainchecks again and hopefully it will now be easier to score any console game that they carry for the same % off. Good thing I also have 4 Targets nearby in case there are problems at any of them. Thanks for the heads up.
 
I bought a bunch of PC and console games. Console games were easy to buy at first but then they started cracking down. Some of them include:

Viewtiful Joe
TMNT (GC)
Sonic Heroes (GC)
Final Fantasy:CC
Prince of Persia/Splinter Cell (Xbox)

Then for PC:
Call of Duty
Battlefield Pack
Neverwinter Nights Gold
Star Wars: KOTOR
Warcraft III: Battle Chest

All of them were no more than $19 ea, some of them were about $14.
Best deal I have ever seen, especially for the new games. There were a couple of more that I purchased but I don't remember them at the moment, plus I hooked up a couple of friends too.
 
[quote name='Blustrk98']The Target rainchecks are not dead I picked up 6 of the Max Payne's and I'm gonna go back fer more.[/quote]

Have they allowed you to use them yet? My Target will only let me use them on the item in question, and I know I'm not the only one. The Target rainchecks are officially dead; anyone who manages to pull it off now is just lucky.
 
[quote name='Scrubking']These aren't deals - they are scams.[/quote]

How is following a store policy a scam? Think before you post, I beg you.
 
It is a scam when someone is intentionally using their policy to load up on 20 new games. Target never intended for the policy to be used in such massive form. For a regular customer who wants one copy, it's not in stock, gets a raincheck, and then gets something else, that's fine. But with the Madden scheme, people where getting 10 at a time. So the rainchecks are dead, thanks to a few folks who got a little too greedy.
 
Yeah, I used it a raincheck. I had no itention of buying the regular game. Its a scam, I dont feel guilty about it, but Im not going to argue about how its so right. Scam, taking advantage of a loophole, whatever...its fine.
 
This is from the FatWallet forums:

" I saw the corporate email tonight. It is very specific. It says that many people have been trying to get console games with the rain check (which is something like category 207), and it reminds Target employees that the substitute HAS to be out of the 201 category (this would include ANY software, including XP Pro etc). When you look on the shelf it tells you the category number of each software item. ALL of them start with 201, like the Madden game. The email specifically states that any substitution out of that category is ok, but any substitution outside of that category (it specifically mentions the 207 category) is NOT ok. After they checked this email (they had all managers come and check it out), they all agreed XP Pro was allowable."

So same category for same category swaps may not be across-the-board dead (just by store).
 
[quote name='Gothic_Walrus'][quote name='Blustrk98']The Target rainchecks are not dead I picked up 6 of the Max Payne's and I'm gonna go back fer more.[/quote]

Have they allowed you to use them yet? My Target will only let me use them on the item in question, and I know I'm not the only one. The Target rainchecks are officially dead; anyone who manages to pull it off now is just lucky.[/quote]

Until you see this corporate email and prove that stores aren't letting you use the rainchecks, then i dont think you can say anything for sure Walrus.

Oh and it is not the law that stores have to give rainchecks for advertised prices. As long as they have some in stock at the time the ad prints, they are legally ok b/c in every ad you see a little disclaimer that says "quantities limited." Usually its just good customer service that stores give rainchecks.

And about this whole "is it a scam or not" debate. i would say it IS a scam, but who says a scam is something illegal? b/c this certainly is not illegal.
 
Speaking of a scam...

What do you guys think when big chains like Target, Fry's and Best Buy don't have enough game to satisfy demand? These are big corporations, who spend big money advertising these sales. They know exactly how large a demand for a product will be at a given price.

It's no secret these prices are to get you in the store- In marketing we call this the "Greun Effect" (after Victor Gruen, the father of the modern mall); once you've bought something that you didn't indent to buy, we 'won'. i.e. an impulse buy.

Now, is this a 'scam', what about 'loss leaders'? As consumers, you are being scammed everyday, buying things you don't really need, to articulate a lifestyle to don't really have...But, before I get too Fight Club on you, ask have you ever been scammed by the chains?
 
I think most of the population was scamed by Target last week when they had that 20 inch Apex for 88 bucks and then Monday morning there were none to be found so they started trying to bait and switch people.
 
No kidding... I went to Target with full intention of purchasing Soul Calibur 2 for the Gamecube... it was Sunday at about noon, first day of the sale, and they were out of stock. Not only that, they had no tag up, no place the game theoretically goes...

They wrote me a raincheck and I'm probably going back tomorrow and buying Wind Waker or something for 33% off... not feeling guilty in the least.
 
I fail to see how Target rainchecks are a scam. There is a big difference between fraud (scam=fraud: check Webster) and abuse - fraud is illegal, abuse is not. If you hide all copies of a game you want a raincheck for in order to get the raincheck, then that's fraud. Otherwise, whether you plan on buying the game or not, you are entitled to getting the raincheck and making a valid substitution.
 
video, hiding the games won't matter as employees always check to see how many are in stock.

Tell me if this is fraud... buying the last two copies, getting more rainchecks later on, then returning the original copies you bought?
 
Wow ethical dilemmas up the arse. I never thought of it as a scam or fraud.

Romeo, how would that work though, if you returned the two last copies and tried to use the rainchecks. Wouldn't their computers or what tell them there are two copies left over? Also I'm interested in hearing if you think of it as fraud.
 
[quote name='Romeo']video, hiding the games won't matter as employees always check to see how many are in stock.[/quote]

No they don't. More than once (including Sunday) I have gotten a raincheck without them checking to see if the item is actually in stock or not. If you ask at the electronics counter they might be more careful, but the guest services desk people usually just look up the item number in a book.

Always ask at guest services. If they actually do bother to look and tell you the item is in stock, then just say something like "oh I must have missed it I'll look again" and don't worry about it.
 
OK, I think I'm going to try this...

There are a bunch of 5 dollar off coupons for stuff at target available from links on this web site -- champions of norrath, James Bond, Ninja Gaiden etc....

I'm gonna get a rain check for max payne 2 or soul calibur and substitute champions of norrath (which is already 37.88 this week) and then slap a 5 dollar coupon on top of that....

37.88 * (.53%) - 5 bucks = 15.xx or so.

Sounds like a good deal to me!!!

Also applying the 5 dollar coupon to a purchase of Ninja Gaidwn will bring it down to 21.88 (after applying the 47% off raincheck thing).

The coupon doesn't say anything about not using it in combination with other offers... =) We'll see how this goes.
 
[quote name='magilacudy']Wow ethical dilemmas up the arse. I never thought of it as a scam or fraud.

Romeo, how would that work though, if you returned the two last copies and tried to use the rainchecks. Wouldn't their computers or what tell them there are two copies left over? Also I'm interested in hearing if you think of it as fraud.[/quote]

Well obviously don't return them at the same time. Take them back a day or two after you bought your discounted games.
 
[quote name='nelsed']OK, I think I'm going to try this...

There are a bunch of 5 dollar off coupons for stuff at target available from links on this web site -- champions of norrath, James Bond, Ninja Gaiden etc....

I'm gonna get a rain check for max payne 2 or soul calibur and substitute champions of norrath (which is already 37.88 this week) and then slap a 5 dollar coupon on top of that....

37.88 * (.53%) - 5 bucks = 15.xx or so.

Sounds like a good deal to me!!!

Also applying the 5 dollar coupon to a purchase of Ninja Gaidwn will bring it down to 21.88 (after applying the 47% off raincheck thing).

The coupon doesn't say anything about not using it in combination with other offers... =) We'll see how this goes.[/quote]


I was wondering about this, too. Let us know if it works for you.
 
[quote name='nelsed']OK, I think I'm going to try this...

There are a bunch of 5 dollar off coupons for stuff at target available from links on this web site -- champions of norrath, James Bond, Ninja Gaiden etc....

I'm gonna get a rain check for max payne 2 or soul calibur and substitute champions of norrath (which is already 37.88 this week) and then slap a 5 dollar coupon on top of that....

37.88 * (.53%) - 5 bucks = 15.xx or so.

Sounds like a good deal to me!!!

Also applying the 5 dollar coupon to a purchase of Ninja Gaidwn will bring it down to 21.88 (after applying the 47% off raincheck thing).

The coupon doesn't say anything about not using it in combination with other offers... =) We'll see how this goes.[/quote]

On the raincheck it says that you can "choose a substitue and receive the same percentage off on a regular priced item within the same product category." So that is probably not going to work with Champions of Norrath. The coupon looks good though.
 
[quote name='squeakycleanskater4']Sorry.. what's a Rain Check?[/quote]

when you put your hand out palm up to see if it feels any drops
 
[quote name='m_d_amore'][quote name='squeakycleanskater4']Sorry.. what's a Rain Check?[/quote]

when you put your hand out palm up to see if it feels any drops[/quote]

This isn't entirely true, You can also look out a window and see if there are any puddles accumulating.
 
[quote name='JimmieMac'][quote name='m_d_amore'][quote name='squeakycleanskater4']Sorry.. what's a Rain Check?[/quote]

when you put your hand out palm up to see if it feels any drops[/quote]

This isn't entirely true, You can also look out a window and see if there are any puddles accumulating.[/quote]

If you are at a Circuit City, and can prove that another store was willing to look out the window for you, they will not only look out the window, but Customer Service also will squirt you with a Super Soaker (TM) until roughly 10% of your surface area is wet. Best Buy has the same policy, but only if it was actually raining the day before.

If you are at a Target, they will look out the window. If a window is unavailable, they may or may not let you look out the front door, as it has a different product category. YMMV.

I have become part of the problem. Does anybody have any drugs that I can blame this on? :roll:

P.S. Don't Do Drugs.


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When a store is sold out of a particular sale item, depending on the store's policies, they may issue a raincheck to a customer, enabling that customer to purchase said item, when it comes back in stock, for the sale price. Target has rainchecks with the alternate option of purchasing a different item within the same product category as the sale item for the same percentage off regular price as the sale item was (that is, if the sale item is 25% off regular price, the customer could choose to purchase a different item within the same product category, and get 25% off of it, rather than waiting for the sale item to come back in stock).
 
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