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Um.. I guess on place i have found a lot of cheap games has been Software Plus on Olive rd. 5 miles west of 270


I picked up Halo 2 for 12.99 there and Midnight Club Dub Edition for 19.99 as well.

Both where new by the way
 
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[quote name='myl0r']24 hours gamestop? You mean, like it doesn't close? Are you talking about the one at Cross Keyes?[/QUOTE]

Yeah that's it. It's the biggest volume store in the STL market and is the test program to see if others are going to go 24-hours also. If it's successful, Fenton is next (2nd biggest volume in STL.)

Anyone wanting to get a $20 copy of Rayman Origins at TRU need not go to SC TRU unless they want the Wii version. They were out of 360 when I got there and I bought the last PS3 copy. Supposedly Sunset Hills TRU had 6 copies on 360 left.
 
[quote name='MSUHitman']Yeah that's it. It's the biggest volume store in the STL market and is the test program to see if others are going to go 24-hours also. If it's successful, Fenton is next (2nd biggest volume in STL.)

Anyone wanting to get a $20 copy of Rayman Origins at TRU need not go to SC TRU unless they want the Wii version. They were out of 360 when I got there and I bought the last PS3 copy. Supposedly Sunset Hills TRU had 6 copies on 360 left.[/QUOTE]That's insane to think that GS needs to be 24 hours. :whistle2:s
 
Sadly I know people that would regularly visit GameStop at 2AM in the morning if given a chance because they couldn't fall asleep or some other inane reason.
 
Drove to West Florissant TRU and got a rayman for 360, price was 59.99 but the website says available in store so they honored the price, the guy knew nothing about it and was surprised. They still had maybe 4 copies for 360 left as of when I left.
 
It was marked 59.99 and rang up 59.99 they had to have a manager come and override it and match the online price. I don't think many people hit that TRU on west florissant for deals like we are looking for. I told the guy it has been that price for a while now and he still had no idea about the sale.

I played a little last night, it's a fun platformer, I am not sure I would have paid more than 20 for it. It doesn't seem like a game I can sit and play for hours and hours but for 1 hours chunks it might be just perfect.
 
40% off pizza and bread on dominos.com through Feb. 12, use coupon code 50340 on the site.

If you want the 40% off plus one of their side items (wings, sandwiches, pasta, etc.) then use coupon code 50389.
 
Anybody know of any local places to get some used business/enterprise level tech? Such as routers (Cisco, Sonicwall, etc), 24/48 Port Switches (HP, Dell, Cisco, etc), Servers (Rackmount or Tower) and such? I need to start building my lab up so I can build up my work skills further without breaking shit elsewhere. I don't think anybody here has any solid leads outside of checking Goodwill, but I figure it doesn't hurt to ask.
 
Fenton Gamestop WILL be doing a midnight launch for SC V/FF XIII-2 on Monday night. There's only a handful of stores in the area doing it.
 
Can anyone recommend a good area in St. Louis to live? I've posted this on a few other boards, but I'd like to get CAG's opinion on the matter. We're looking for a rental house. Schools don't matter. Would prefer to be close to the interstate (or to at least have easy access). Do not want anything near O'Fallon as the drive is pretty far to get to the airport/downtown. Where are you guys located?
 
I've been living in South County by 255 & 55 for six years, so there's easy access to 270 & 55, plus not that far from IL, as well as not that far from 44. Very happy with the area and have pretty much everything I need nearby.

I know that might be a little far from the airport like O'Fallon, MO, though I've enjoyed being out this way.
 
Creve Coeur here and it's nicely parked between 270 and 170. Not far from 40 either. Plus Lindbergh is a straight shoot to 70 and 40 in either direction with a decent speed limit, which also takes you pretty much straight to the airport.
 
Chesterfield here and love it being close to just about everything. Excluding traffic most places take about 15-20 minutes to get anywhere (Airport, North County, South County, St, Charles, and Downtown). Almost any place to live is decent since everything is connected via highways. Pretty much each area has whatever you will need from B&M stores, food places, heck even Malls. Hopefully you find a nice spot!
 
I am in Hazelwood right off Missouri Bottom Road, I have an entrance and exit to 270 from my sub division that can go to 370 or 270. I work in Florissant so it's convenient for me and I am close to Ameristar Casino where I spend way to much time.

But seriously I grew up in the Dogtown Area of St. Louis near Hampton and 40 and I can make it there from my house most of the time within 20 minutes
 
Shrewsbury/Afton is where I'm at and it's pretty nice. Honestly the best part of this area is you are right next to the Metro which can get you to most places in Saint Louis and is the only reliable source of public transportation. It's fairly close to all the highways you mention too, you can hit 44 and get to the northbound highway, or head a bit further north and hit 55.
 
What do you guys think about Ballwin or Pacific?

I've found a few nice 4-5 br homes out that way that seem to be exactly what I'm looking for, space wise. We need at least 2000 sq feet, if not more.
 
I don't go to Balwin pretty much ever. I have a client in Clarkson Valley on Clarkson Road nearby and the area out there seemed nice. Manchester usually has more things you need and Hidden Valley (Sky Area) isn't far from there if you're into that. It can get crowded as hell though.
 
I live in Chesterfield, right near the border with Ballwin. Ballwin is a very nice place (other then the fact i dislike their government due to the whole Schnucks at Clarkson/Kehrs Mill debacle). Id personally go with Ballwin over Pacific.
 
I would go with Ballwin. It is a lot nicer then Pacific plus closer to the city. The only thing near Pacific is Six Flags which makes traffic a bitch during the summer.
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']What do you guys think about Ballwin or Pacific?

I've found a few nice 4-5 br homes out that way that seem to be exactly what I'm looking for, space wise. We need at least 2000 sq feet, if not more.[/QUOTE]Pacific is way out Highway 44 from anything, and as others have stated, traffic around Six Flags makes travel along 44 by there a PITA during the summer.

Ballwin is much closer to a lot of things than Pacific, and I'd certainly pick it over Pacific. A number of my co-workers have been living out that way for a while and they certainly enjoy living out there.

Only day-to-day issue with Ballwin is that traffic along Manchester to get to Highway 270 can be a pain sometimes during the peak travel times of the week. You're looking at being 10-15 minutes from Highway 270, though you're somewhat close to Highway 141, which will give you reasonably easy access to Highway 40 and 44.
 
yeah Id like to also say Manchester traffic is a fuck ing nightmare pretty much at anytime, my dad lives in Ballwin in a condo and its really nice but takes forever to get there from north county
 
Manchester/Ballwin also has high cost of living in terms of apartments. I'd say South County or Fenton would be your best bet.
 
A little birdie told me EA did not send out a lot of extra copies of Amalur to Gamestop's for non-preorders. That birdie from Fenton told me they have 1 free sell copy on 360 and 1 on PS3 unless they get more via UPS tomorrow afternoon. Similar news with the other releases tomorrow, only 2-5 freesell copies of Darkness 2, Fallout UE, RE: Rev, Jak and Daxter HD, and the 3DS Circle Pad Pro.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Pacific is way out Highway 44 from anything, and as others have stated, traffic around Six Flags makes travel along 44 by there a PITA during the summer.

Ballwin is much closer to a lot of things than Pacific, and I'd certainly pick it over Pacific. A number of my co-workers have been living out that way for a while and they certainly enjoy living out there.

Only day-to-day issue with Ballwin is that traffic along Manchester to get to Highway 270 can be a pain sometimes during the peak travel times of the week. You're looking at being 10-15 minutes from Highway 270, though you're somewhat close to Highway 141, which will give you reasonably easy access to Highway 40 and 44.[/QUOTE]

Very good to know. Maybe I need to look elsewhere. I'm not a fan of traffic. When I visited recently, I thought the traffic on 270 was an absolute nightmare.

[quote name='MSUHitman']Manchester/Ballwin also has high cost of living in terms of apartments. I'd say South County or Fenton would be your best bet.[/QUOTE]

I keep hearing South County. Is this an actual county (named South County), or is it a municipality? What defines that region? We're looking for rental homes at the moment, with a max budget of $2000/month.
 
South County is of St. Louis County. Includes Ballwin/Manchester/Crestwood/Affton/Mehlville/Oakville/Fenton and many other areas. For your budget, you should be able to find something very nice in any area you would like.
 
[quote name='hufferstl']South County is of St. Louis County. Includes Ballwin/Manchester/Crestwood/Affton/Mehlville/Oakville/Fenton and many other areas. For your budget, you should be able to find something very nice in any area you would like.[/QUOTE]

Thanks!

We're hitting a wall really. We can find smaller houses, but I really need something large. 4-5 br at least. Both of us work at home, so we need offices, etc. I'm kind of surprised at how much houses run out there to rent, compared to where I'm coming from now.
 
270 is horrible during the early morning rush (5-9) and the afternoon rush (4-7) but other than that it's fine barring any type of accident.
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']Thanks!

We're hitting a wall really. We can find smaller houses, but I really need something large. 4-5 br at least. Both of us work at home, so we need offices, etc. I'm kind of surprised at how much houses run out there to rent, compared to where I'm coming from now.[/QUOTE]I wouldn't consider Ballwin and Manchester to be South County, it's more West County.

South County is normally viewed as South of 44 along Highway 270, until you hit Illinois. I would say that Crestwood/Affton/Mehlville/Oakville/Fenton is South County, though Arnold is in Jefferson County but it usually lumped into the South County area.

I'd personally look into Fenton and Arnold for houses, as there's lots of new construction out that way for houses that large in the 4-5br size.

[quote name='MSUHitman']270 is horrible during the early morning rush (5-9) and the afternoon rush (4-7) but other than that it's fine barring any type of accident.[/QUOTE]I drive it five days a week and would say it's more 7AM - 9AM that's an issue than earlier, and 5PM - 6:30PM is more the issue than earlier in the afternoon rush. I've pretty much driven 270 northbound to work anytime from 2-3AM all the way to 10-11AM in the morning and it's pretty much good most of the time save the times I mention above.

The main clogs in traffic along 270 are from Gravois to Manchester northbound in the morning rush and 40 to Doughterry Ferry southbound in the afternoon rush. They're working to widen it with an additional lane in the next couple of years, so it should be less of a mess than it is currently. It's also been better than it was before they worked on Highway 40, when it was horribly bad prior to that timeframe.

Rest of the time, it's not been an issue.
 
Prices within STL county are going to be above 2k for a 4 or 5 br house. Most of the affluent 'burbs are in that area. If you are looking for a steal with houses I would suggest maybe looking over the river on the IL side. Places like Shrewsbury, Collinsville are closer to the base so they have lower prices on housing out there. You'll just want to make sure to check out the area before you commit because there are some really out of the way towns in that area too, and you'll want to avoid anything that gets too close to East Saint Louis.

The housing prices in that area are coming down right now, a lot of people in that area are out of a job due to the government layoffs on the base. It sucks for them but you might be able to get a deal out of it.

The downside if that you've got more of a 1/2 an hour drive to STL from that side rather than a 15-20 minute drive from the border towns on Saint Louis county. Also, traffic suuucks during rush hour, so coming into the city at around 7 in the morning is terrible and going out of the city at 4 - 5 PM is also equally bad.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']
I'd personally look into Fenton and Arnold for houses, as there's lots of new construction out that way for houses that large in the 4-5br size.

I drive it five days a week and would say it's more 7AM - 9AM that's an issue than earlier, and 5PM - 6:30PM is more the issue than earlier in the afternoon rush. I've pretty much driven 270 northbound to work anytime from 2-3AM all the way to 10-11AM in the morning and it's pretty much good most of the time save the times I mention above.

The main clogs in traffic along 270 are from Gravois to Manchester northbound in the morning rush and 40 to Doughterry Ferry southbound in the afternoon rush. They're working to widen it with an additional lane in the next couple of years, so it should be less of a mess than it is currently. It's also been better than it was before they worked on Highway 40, when it was horribly bad prior to that timeframe.

Rest of the time, it's not been an issue.[/QUOTE]

Those two are definitely on my list now. Thanks!!!

[quote name='confuseousprime']Prices within STL county are going to be above 2k for a 4 or 5 br house. Most of the affluent 'burbs are in that area. If you are looking for a steal with houses I would suggest maybe looking over the river on the IL side. Places like Shrewsbury, Collinsville are closer to the base so they have lower prices on housing out there. You'll just want to make sure to check out the area before you commit because there are some really out of the way towns in that area too, and you'll want to avoid anything that gets too close to East Saint Louis.

The housing prices in that area are coming down right now, a lot of people in that area are out of a job due to the government layoffs on the base. It sucks for them but you might be able to get a deal out of it.

The downside if that you've got more of a 1/2 an hour drive to STL from that side rather than a 15-20 minute drive from the border towns on Saint Louis county. Also, traffic suuucks during rush hour, so coming into the city at around 7 in the morning is terrible and going out of the city at 4 - 5 PM is also equally bad.[/QUOTE]

We've considered Collinsville and O'Fallon over in IL. They're definitely still on my list along with other places.

I'm honestly kind of shocked at the prices around STL. I'm used to being able to get a 1500 sq foot house for $1000 in a good area...
 
rental houses here are pretty cheap by me, but my house payment on mine is under 1k and its 1600 sq ft, split level house
 
I don't know what kind of shape your fiances are in but you might consider buying if you are planning to be in the area for a while. The market here isn't the greatest, I've seen prices go down since we've been here. Only problem if of course being stuck with it if you need to move.
 
Check out Realtor.com for prices. As confuseous says the prices have went down. I have seen at times it has went back up on buying homes but they seem to stay around the same price area for a long time. No place near the 20,000 or less for a 1500-2000 square feet like it was 3 or 4 years ago.
 
[quote name='Kezmer']rental houses here are pretty cheap by me, but my house payment on mine is under 1k and its 1600 sq ft, split level house[/QUOTE]

What location is this?

[quote name='confuseousprime']I don't know what kind of shape your fiances are in but you might consider buying if you are planning to be in the area for a while. The market here isn't the greatest, I've seen prices go down since we've been here. Only problem if of course being stuck with it if you need to move.[/QUOTE]

Finances are in great shape, but we're not buying another house right now. Keeping my current house as a rental. I don't want more debt.
 
I live in Hazelwood MO North County maybe 5-6 miles from the airport. Basically its the subdivision before the Mills Mall
 
The South County Best Buy has (or had, if they disappeared since I was there yesterday) two PS3 and two 360 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood CEs on a table at the front of the store.

Price on each is $49.99.
 
Do you guys have any thoughts on South City/Benton Park?

We're still all over the freaking map it seems. I'm leaning more towards Creve Coeur, Chesterfield, or Ballwin, but finding something large enough is proving difficult.
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']Do you guys have any thoughts on South City/Benton Park?

We're still all over the freaking map it seems. I'm leaning more towards Creve Coeur, Chesterfield, or Ballwin, but finding something large enough is proving difficult.[/QUOTE]

I noticed in a earlier post you said Collinsville, Illinois was a choice you looked into. I just wanted to chime in and say that I currently live in Collinsville and it's a great little town. I worked in downtown St Louis for 9 years and it was only a 20 minute direct highway drive to the heart of downtown. I currently work in St Charles and it still is only 40 minutes to my job which isnt bad considering how far out it is. Plus housing usually tends to be cheaper on the Illinois side and you can get more for your money. I'm just the type of person who enjoys small town living while being close enough to the big city to gain all the perks that it has.

Although working in Missouri and living in Illinois gives your coworkers some room to crack jokes on you about it for some reason.

I just wanted to throw in my two cents and let you know that I love Illinois and give the area 2 thumbs up. Just try not to look in Cahokia, Belleville, or East St Louis. O'fallon and Collinsville are probably you best two closest options.
 
yeah you are right about the cracking jokes, I hear guys do it everyday making fun of people who live in illinois and work in missouri. I dont get it.

Usually the one said most is about buying the cheaper Missouri gas and not paying property tax. Anyway I have friends that live in Edwardsville and I would consider moving there if I move again before I would move across the river to st charles or farther.
 
From what I gather, there's some "Where'd you go to high school" thing that gets thrown into conversations in St Louis? That should be interesting... Not sure if it's a joke, or what.

We're narrowing down places based on crimereports and just general areas. Hoping to come out to the area in two weeks to look at about 12 houses or so.
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']From what I gather, there's some "Where'd you go to high school" thing that gets thrown into conversations in St Louis? That should be interesting... Not sure if it's a joke, or what.

We're narrowing down places based on crimereports and just general areas. Hoping to come out to the area in two weeks to look at about 12 houses or so.[/QUOTE]

It's not a joke. Expect this question all the time -- unless you are ethnic. It's really weird, I have to say, coming from outside of St. Louis.
 
Yes where did you go to High School is always a question asked. people want to know if you went to public or Catholic schools for some reason. They automatically assume that if you went to such and such high school you know their 2nd cousin twice removed who graduated from there 10 years before you
 
Figured I would let people know the Best Buy on Manchester near Costco has the Assassin's Creed 3 preorder steelbooks out. Just got back from there, but I would guess most places will have them gone really quick so just giving a heads up for anyone interested.
 
[quote name='rpghope18']Figured I would let people know the Best Buy on Manchester near Costco has the Assassin's Creed 3 preorder steelbooks out. Just got back from there, but I would guess most places will have them gone really quick so just giving a heads up for anyone interested.[/QUOTE]

The Best Buy in Fairview Heights, Illinois also has them out. I preordered last night (Monday Night) and got one. They also have a good amount of Batman : Arkham City (10+ on each system) and Mass Effect 2 (5 or so on each system) and Bulletstorm (10+ on each system). I picked up the last copy of Rage in the store though which was hidden behind Resistance 3, and the lady at the trade in counter was extra salty about it because she was "looking for a copy all day". Oh well, guess she sucks at easter egg hunting.
 
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