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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='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]

I have skimmed through and didn't see where you will be working -- location wise. If you are not tied to a specific area for your house, you should think about basing it on where you will be working as there are nice areas all over the place in St. Louis, so you can have the best of both worlds and live in a nice area and also not have a bad commute.

I live in South County at 270 and 55 and it was amazing for driving into work downtown traffic wise, then my office moved to Clayton and now I sit in traffic for 45 minutes every morning, even though I'm driving basically the same distance.

Depending on how big your family is, I have a small rental property that will be opening up on April 1, but it is in South City. It's not a bad neighborhood, but if you are from like rural idaho, it would look like a demilitarized warzone to you (plus it's pretty much too small for anything other than a couple + 1 kid unless you want to be all piled on top of each other -- and since you said you have 2K/month to spend you are probably looking for something a lot nicer).

2K/month is a lot for St. Louis, by the way, unless you are wanting to live in a really posh neighborhood.
 
Oh, and I posted it in the GS thread, but when I stopped at the GS outside of south county mall last night they said they are doing the 50% trade in at that store and the one inside the mall. I forgot to ask how long it was going on, though.

And finally, I stopped at VStock last night at the mall to see what I could get for BAC and it was 8:31 and the guy said that they stop doing trade ins at 8:30. I looked at my watch and said "uh... it's 8:31 and I have one game" What a dumb store.
 
[quote name='DerClaw']I have skimmed through and didn't see where you will be working -- location wise. If you are not tied to a specific area for your house, you should think about basing it on where you will be working as there are nice areas all over the place in St. Louis, so you can have the best of both worlds and live in a nice area and also not have a bad commute.

I live in South County at 270 and 55 and it was amazing for driving into work downtown traffic wise, then my office moved to Clayton and now I sit in traffic for 45 minutes every morning, even though I'm driving basically the same distance.

Depending on how big your family is, I have a small rental property that will be opening up on April 1, but it is in South City. It's not a bad neighborhood, but if you are from like rural idaho, it would look like a demilitarized warzone to you (plus it's pretty much too small for anything other than a couple + 1 kid unless you want to be all piled on top of each other -- and since you said you have 2K/month to spend you are probably looking for something a lot nicer).

2K/month is a lot for St. Louis, by the way, unless you are wanting to live in a really posh neighborhood.[/QUOTE]

We both work out of the home, but she has to travel around to local clinics. Location wise, I am narrowing it down to Ballwin, Chesterfield, Fenton, Creve Coeur, Maplewood, O'Fallon, and a few potential places in IL. We're looking at 4-5 bedroom homes, around 2800-3500 square feet or so. I'm finding that 2k is about average for something that size. I've seen many more than that actually...

Can anyone comment on how the traffic is around Six Flags when the park is open?
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']We both work out of the home, but she has to travel around to local clinics. Location wise, I am narrowing it down to Ballwin, Chesterfield, Fenton, Creve Coeur, Maplewood, O'Fallon, and a few potential places in IL. We're looking at 4-5 bedroom homes, around 2800-3500 square feet or so. I'm finding that 2k is about average for something that size. I've seen many more than that actually...

Can anyone comment on how the traffic is around Six Flags when the park is open?[/QUOTE]

Maybe im clueless since it has been about 5/6 years since I lived in Chesterfield, but, 4/5 bedroom house in Chesterfield for 2K a month seems low. House in Green Trails which was a 3 bedroom and around 2000 sq. ft. (really close to Green Trails elementary on Portico) was damn close to that price a month. Interest rates have obviously changed since then.
 
[quote name='schuerm26']Maybe im clueless since it has been about 5/6 years since I lived in Chesterfield, but, 4/5 bedroom house in Chesterfield for 2K a month seems low. House in Green Trails which was a 3 bedroom and around 2000 sq. ft. (really close to Green Trails elementary on Portico) was damn close to that price a month. Interest rates have obviously changed since then.[/QUOTE]

It is low. Anything we're finding for around 2k is either older, or further out west. The pickings are surprisingly slim for 2k around the area.
 
I work in Eureka, and the traffic around six flags is only bad at the end of the night when they close. Most of their traffic just gets off on 44 and goes straight into the park slowly throughout the day.

And you PM'd me about Soulard Market - the place is awesome and I go there most Saturday's during the summer. You can get some great deals and there really isn't anything else like it in the city. There are a few other smaller farmer's markets, but that one is the biggest and the best. Way better than going to the grocery store and you can always find something interesting there. They are open year-round, but the stuff in the summer a lot better and cheaper. And they have bloody mary's to boot.
 
[quote name='hufferstl']I work in Eureka, and the traffic around six flags is only bad at the end of the night when they close. Most of their traffic just gets off on 44 and goes straight into the park slowly throughout the day.

And you PM'd me about Soulard Market - the place is awesome and I go there most Saturday's during the summer. You can get some great deals and there really isn't anything else like it in the city. There are a few other smaller farmer's markets, but that one is the biggest and the best. Way better than going to the grocery store and you can always find something interesting there. They are open year-round, but the stuff in the summer a lot better and cheaper. And they have bloody mary's to boot.[/QUOTE]

She's looking at a house today in Eureka. Vista Hills?
 
All the GS stores in South County Mall are alternating 50% extra credit and B2G1F on used to compete with VStock. They've been doing that for a month now.
 
So here's a question for those that rent.

We're finding a lot of places, nice places, that have no refrigerators. Is this a midwest thing? I'm shocked that a house that runs 1800-2000 a month wouldn't have a refrigerator in it for the renter. Did your rental come with all appliances except a washer/dryer?
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']She's looking at a house today in Eureka. Vista Hills?[/QUOTE]
I had a friend that lived in that area, it's pretty nice. They actually got divorced and were having trouble selling the house, I wonder if you might even be renting their old house.
[quote name='MSUHitman']All the GS stores in South County Mall are alternating 50% extra credit and B2G1F on used to compete with VStock. They've been doing that for a month now.[/QUOTE]
After VStock pulled the "it's 8:31 we stop trading at 8:30" business on me, I'm pretty sure they won't get any business from me unless it turns out that they are ridiculously awesome for some kind of TIV -- but since they also don't post their TIVs and don't give quotes over the phone, I'm not sure I'd ever screw with stopping in there anyway.




Thanks for the info on the SoCo GS -- I had not been in there in a while -- speaking of which, do you (or anyone) know the story about the dude that works at the one outside of the mall: the tall skinny guy with glasses. That dude seems to literally work there the entire time it is open. I've never gone in and he's not there. Go in at open, close, middle of the day, weekdays, weekends, whatever, he's there every. damn. day. all. freaking. day.
 
Most likely he's the store manager. GS store managers are required to work a minimum of 45 hours per week at the store. I know the store manager of the GS inside the mall (below the food court) as he was ASM at the one I go to for a few months before being transferred and then later promoted.
 
anyone looking for a Mass Effect 3 CE, the Best Buy at Mid Rivers Mall had 1 for 360, and about 5 for PS3 as of 5pm tonight. Would have posted sooner, but I was leaving town and had a 3 hour drive home.
 
Target at Hampton Village had Bulletstorm for 8.98. I picked one up for 360 while its not normally a game I would play I imagine I will have 9 dollars of fun with it. Might want to check other Targets close if you are interested
 
[quote name='Kezmer']Target at Hampton Village had Bulletstorm for 8.98. I picked one up for 360 while its not normally a game I would play I imagine I will have 9 dollars of fun with it. Might want to check other Targets close if you are interested[/QUOTE]

You know these are 5 bucks at BB if you have the magazine right? Obivously 9 is cheaper than 5 + 4.99 for the mag, though.
 
didnt know, I dont get @gamer anymore. they wanted 14.99 or something for a year and I never saw a coupon I wanted before and didnt care for the magazine much.
 
Speaking of Hampton Village, just read an article about an unclaimed $1 million powerball ticket bought at the Schnucks last month. Check your tickets if you bought one at that store.
 
I was at South County Mall tonight and both the GS and EB Games INSIDE the mall had signs for 50% extra TIV on ALL games on their front window. I drove by the one outside by Bread Co. and it didn't have a sign so go inside the mall to trade your stuff.

Went inside V-Stock as well for the first time, impressive how much stuff they have there. I feel sorry for Bodach of Bodach's Games in Arnold as I'm sure that's hurt his business even that far away.
 
[quote name='confuseousprime']Cool idea, but there's already an arcade bar in that (near) abandoned mall in West County.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='hufferstl']confuseousprime - where?[/QUOTE]

I assume he's talking about Crestwood mall. There is a lot of unusual stuff going on in that mall. I think it is going to officially die once that Sears closes (which I think I heard it is closing). But there is a game shop, seems like a bunch of anime shops, several dance schools, train hobby shops, seems like a bunch of kind of niche hobby shops just sort of took up residence in there. It's a cool idea, but I would guess it doesn't make a lot of money compared to "traditional" mall stores -- and that the owners only even agreed to rent to the niche stores in order to avoid an Excessive Vacancies clause in Sears' lease.
 
So is there an actual bar with arcade games at Crestwood, or just a shop? Either way, the 8-bit bar idea sounds hella awesome and I hope it gets off the ground.
 
[quote name='Kezmer']I like the arcade store at Crestwood, I always am tempted to buy a pinball machine there[/QUOTE]

How are the prices usually?
 
Its a shop where a guy who used to work at exhilerama years ago sells used arcade machines. Prices aren't bad I dont think. really depends on the game and shape. He had a Gauntlet Dark Legacy 4 player one but the CRT wasn't very good. a few juke boxes too. and lots of pinball games. Not sure if its better or worse than stuff on Craigslist but it is neat to see it all sitting there. He is really friendly and said he will deliver the machine to your house.

I am pretty sure he opens 12pm most days
 
[quote name='Kezmer']Its a shop where a guy who used to work at exhilerama years ago sells used arcade machines. Prices aren't bad I dont think. really depends on the game and shape. He had a Gauntlet Dark Legacy 4 player one but the CRT wasn't very good. a few juke boxes too. and lots of pinball games. Not sure if its better or worse than stuff on Craigslist but it is neat to see it all sitting there. He is really friendly and said he will deliver the machine to your house.

I am pretty sure he opens 12pm most days[/QUOTE]

I actually made it over there today before I caught my flight home. Really cool guy. He sold the Neo Geo cabinet I might have been interested in...
 
Yeah I saw that one also and thought about it since you can swap boards on it pretty easy and get different games
 
All the cheap CE at TRU in both SC and Sunset Hills were pulled by employees this morning and are gone. I got the last copy of Star Ocean 360 for $10 at SC.
 
Yeah it's all GS doing the 50%/60% bonus thru April 1. A lot of the TIV have dropped $1-$2 but you can still get around $35 for stuff like Skyrim, MW3, etc. The recent releases from Feb.-March like ME 3, Amalur, etc. should get you close to $40.
 
yeah i stopped by that tru a few days ago and yep all sold out/pulled.
i used to love that crestwood mall with gamestop, hot topic, victorias secret and fredericks hollywood and exhilirama and 2 book stores. it was an awesome mall and great to pick up raver goth chix. now it is a graveyard. i sometimes go to that animeggroll but i dont even go to that arcade bar place. such a shame
 
I remember being in high school in the 90's and Crestwood was THE mall to hang out at on Friday or Saturday night. It was so packed you could barely walk down by the Sears. Sad what the years have down to the place.
 
Anyone interested in getting FF 13-2 w/novel on sale at BB after coupon:
After I left SC BB @ 11:30 on 4-1, they had 2 copies left on PS3 and 4 left on 360.
 
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[quote name='MSUHitman']Anyone interested in getting FF 13-2 w/novel on sale at BB after coupon:
After I left SC BB @ 11:30 on 4-1, they had 2 copies left on PS3 and 4 left on 360.[/QUOTE]
Bridgeton Best Buy had 6 copies on 360 when I was there yesterday.
 
Assuming the list linked in this thread is correct, we're losing two of our Best Buy stores in the 50 being closed down:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=319188

One of them is Ellisville, which isn't a shock due to location and due to age, plus the Manchester store at 141 & Manchester is much better, bigger and newer. The one that is a shock is the Chesterfield Valley store, which is a Magnolia Best Buy as well, so that one being closed down doesn't make any sense.
 
Only thing I can think of w/Chesterfield Valley is despite the awesome location, that store seemed to get far less business than other stores. The few times I was in that area, it was always easy to get sale/clearance/penny items than the BB stores in Fenton/SC.
 
Where do you guys shop for food? What type of grocer is Dierbergs? I usually shop at Publix here in the South, but I don't see anything like that in St. Louis...
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']Where do you guys shop for food? What type of grocer is Dierbergs? I usually shop at Publix here in the South, but I don't see anything like that in St. Louis...[/QUOTE]

Majority of the grocery stores will be Schnucks and Dierbergs. You will also find Shop & Save's and Aldi's, but those will be found a lot less around the area.

Also, pretty much each area has a Sam's, Costco, or both. They can be good if you want the bulk food. Most of the Walmarts and Targets also have food sections too.

Most people you talk to will prefer Schnucks to Dierbergs, mainly since Dierbergs is on the more pricey end. It all really comes down to location and what you will find near you. I usually look at the ad's and go where the better one will be that week. I have a Schnucks, Dierbergs, Costco, and Sams all about 5-8 minutes from me so I just pick the better deals.
 
Some other options as well:

Whole Foods is also in the area, with the two main stores I know of being in Chesterfield and Brentwood.
Trader Joes is out in the area as well, with a number of stores in the area in Chesterfield, Creve Coeur and Brentwood.

For a more higher-end grocery option, there's Straubs Market, which is in Town and Country, the Central West End, Webster Groves and Clayton.

There are also some other random mom and pop grocery stores around the area, though the big ones are Schnucks and Dierbergs, followed by Shop & Save and Aldi's.

Personally, I tend to go to Schnucks and Dierbergs depending on what's in their ad fliers for the week, plus Costco and Sam's Club. Like RPGHope18, I also have a Costco, Sam's Club, Schnucks and Dierbergs plus Target and Walmart within 5-10 minutes of me, so there's numerous options for me. I've been impressed with the options that Target and Walmart carry for groceries now, though not all of the stores in the area have converted over to groceries, I think.
 
Cool. Thanks for the opinions. Sounds like I am leaning more towards Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Straubs, and Dierbergs. I just hope it doesn't take 45 minutes to get to them from O'Fallon...
 
I do aldi's schnucks and dierbergs myself. We have even been using Target for food since they added it in.
 
I generally prefer Dierbergs over Snucks but that's because the one in my area has an awesome deli section. A little bit of a tangent but there's a great international market in Kirkwood, so if you are into that sort of thing you should really check it out.
 
[quote name='confuseousprime']I generally prefer Dierbergs over Snucks but that's because the one in my area has an awesome deli section. A little bit of a tangent but there's a great international market in Kirkwood, so if you are into that sort of thing you should really check it out.[/QUOTE]

Would you happen to know the name of that market?
 
[quote name='mtxbass1']Thanks. I'll hit them up the first week I'm in town. Counting the days now...[/QUOTE]

Don't forget to take at least one trip to Soulard Market at some point. Even if you end up deciding not to go there again, it's quite the experience if you've never been to a farmers market before.
 
[quote name='Draekon']Don't forget to take at least one trip to Soulard Market at some point. Even if you end up deciding not to go there again, it's quite the experience if you've never been to a farmers market before.[/QUOTE]

That's on the list too. I actually went there back during st. Pats. I couldn't buy anything then, but I plan on making that a regular occurrence unless I find something comparable near O'Fallon.
 
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