[quote name='DarkRider23']Wait, what? Are you pulling shit out of your ass, sir? So a set retails for $80, but a big company like Target only pays $10 for it? What the hell are you smoking? Warner Bros wants to make money too. Target probably pays somewhere near $40-$50 for a set. Maybe even more. You're acting like these big companies that buy a ton of shit mark up their items 800% all the time. They don't.
Who was that guy you knew at GS? Care to get me in touch with him? If he can buy games for $17, I would like to get his information and start a business with him. Stores selling games make about $12 per game they sell. They make even less on Nintendo games. Something like $9-$10. That's just a "rough" estimate too. It can be less than that. Very rarely is it ever more than $12 unless it's some sort of bundle. The publishers and developers have to make money too, after all.[/QUOTE]
His "contact" at GS was the local assistant manager. Pay him no mind.
BTW, the collective angst, rage, and drama of this thread is really a site to behold.
ing 5 stages of grief in here, too damn funny. We should be reaching stage 4 with various individuals in the thread shortly:
- Denial – "I feel fine."; "Order postponed? CANCELLED?!? This can't be happening, not to me. Maybe it'll ship...oh who cares, I didn't even want it anyway, it's not even the extended cuts so it's garbage..."
Denial is usually only a temporary defense for the individual. This feeling is generally replaced with heightened awareness of positions and individuals that will be left behind after Target denies them the LOTR blu ray trilogy for $7.99 deal.
- Anger – "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; "DAMN YOU TARGET!"
Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue. Because of anger, the person is very difficult to care for due to misplaced feelings of rage and envy. Any individual that symbolizes life or energy or the LOTR trilogy on blu is subject to projected resentment and jealousy.
- Bargaining – "Just let me get if for the $7.99 per movie price."; "I'll do anything for the precious...I could've gotten the three movies separately for $7.99 from amazon now I'm ed, so Target owes me"
The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow postpone or delay getting ed over by Target. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. Psychologically, the individual is saying, "I understand I will not get the deal, but if I could just have more time..."
- Depression – "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm not going to get the deal... What's the point?"; "I miss my precious, why go on?"
During the fourth stage, the dying person begins to understand the certainty of getting denied by Target. Because of this, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and grieving. This process allows the denied person to disconnect oneself from things of love and affection, such as the precious. It is not recommended to attempt to cheer up an individual who is in this stage. It is an important time for grieving that must be processed.
- Acceptance – "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well accept it."
In this last stage, the individual begins to come to terms with his lack of the precious
FULL DISCLOSURE, btw: I "missed out" on the midnight madness of the online pricing fiasco, but checked store availability Friday morning, ran some errands and went to a store that said "available" as of 10:00 or so. I leisurely strolled in, searched around and found 2 of the trilogies. Rang up $7.99 no problemo. In and out of there in under 10 minutes.