[quote name='zemzero']Really? You don't know what indignant means buddy. Why would I pay someone $50 and wait when I can just go to the store and pay $60 and have it right now? Time IS money. Or, why would I use up $20 on gas to hunt down a bundle that's $20 off? Either way, I'm spending $50-$60. No money was saved, which is the point.
This isn't moby dick, there is no thrill in the great hunt to save a couple dollars. I also don't buy games that are on clearance just because it's on clearance. I guess that obviously makes me the angry one, right?
My choice to go cheap on the shipping doesn't make me ornery to your suggestions or your seemingly paranoia when it comes to the post office. I've had all levels of shipping get to me all busted up looking. It happens, I deal with it.
And really, sorry about trying to get the thread back on track, perhaps we can start an economic discussion in the best buy thread?
Or, did I just fall for a subtle "you mad, bro?" post?[/QUOTE]
Twenty bucks in gas? Again I have to wonder if the people using up so much gas to get to these stores are driving Humvees or some old clunker that hasn't been tuned up in 10 years. Unless the stores are 30-40 miles apart and you're traveling in a LOT of stop n go traffic, I don't see how the hell you could expend that much gas. If your vehicle is THAT bad on fuel, then maybe you have other things you should be worried about besides buying clearance games.
As for the value of the bundles, I see them as a decent value even at their MSRP of $60 if you think about it this way. A Dual Shock 3 costs $55 MSRP every day of the week, so it's like you're getting the controller for $0 discount and paying $5 for one of the game packs in these bundles. But of course being a CAG it is nice to get something of a discount on items like this.
But the damaged package thing really is something you should look into, since it may just be that your mailman doesn't give a damn about their job and they play hackey sack with your packages. It happens.
Mind ya, this thread really shouldn't even exist, since the deal was already mentioned in the Target mega thread. There was no purpose for this to be it's own seperate thread, aside from people crying about not being able to follow the mega thread. But that appears to be a trend on CAG which will continue unabated and when people keep wondering why their local stores are emptied of anything decent due to these spotlight threads, then and only then maybe they'll put 2 + 2 together and realize that maybe these are to blame.
But this is definitely not a 'u mad bro' post, since I find those to be really stupid in the first place. I honestly don't give a crap what you do, but to expect someone to skimp on shipping costs AND get something that doesn't look like it got beat on with a baseball bat is kinda funny to me. You get what you pay for regarding shipping and the prices you pay for stuff.
I did this with 
Sniper Ghost Warrior a while back without an issue.
ed up rates. I did a $17,000 car loan through my credit union and got approved for the lowest available rate at the time: 1.99%. I would browse around.
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