Final Fantasy Lightning Returns 13-3 + Collector's Guide at Best Buy for $100 w/free $25 GC or less - as low as $73 w/GCU

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PatelKing

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Best buy in their ad has FFXIII-3 for $60 (MSRP) and the limited edition guide for $40 (MSRP) and are giving a free $25 gift card if you purchase both together.

I went to the register with both items.  I gave the cashier the guide first and asked for a PM to Amazon for $24.68.  After that, I gave him the game and my RZ (I have GCU); game came up for $47.99.  Total was $72.67 + tax and I got a free $24.68 GC instead of $25 for some reason but still good for me.  Way I see it, it is basically like getting the guide for free.

 
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PatelKing said:
Best buy in their ad has FFXIII-3 for $60 (MSRP) and the limited edition guide for $40 (MSRP) and are giving a free $25 gift card if you purchase both together.

I went to the register with both items. I gave the cashier the guide first and asked for a PM to Amazon for $24.68. After that, I gave him the game and my RZ (I have GCU); game came up for $47.99. Total was $72.67 + tax and I got a free $24.68 GC instead of $25 for some reason but still good for me. Way I see it, it is basically like getting the guide for free.
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thanks, but how do you end up with $24.68 instead of $25 in gift card. the cashier must of messed up and scan the pricematch price of the guide into the gift card.

 
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YBX87 said:
thanks, but how do you end up with $24.68 instead of $25 in gift card. the cashier must of messed up and scan the pricematch price of the guide into the gift card.
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The computer actually automatically adjusted it down but for $.32 I didn't care lol

 
The weird gift card amount happens when you pricematch parts of the gift card promo, it like, prorates it or something. Happened to me a few months ago when bestbuy was doing their buy 2, get $50 gc with $20 pm'd far cry 3's. Wound up getting a $42.xx gift card instead of $50 since I didn't pay full price for the promo items. I assume that's what happened here too.
 
Thanks for posting this, it got me to check amazon for the guide and I'm eligible for another prime free trial. Bonus.

 
YBX87 said:
thanks, but how do you end up with $24.68 instead of $25 in gift card. the cashier must of messed up and scan the pricematch price of the guide into the gift card.
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Because it's a package promo the computer won't allow you to earn a GC larger in value then the items your buying. So since the guide is price matched down to $24.68 and it is the cheapest item, then the GC is adjusted down to $24.68

At least that's how I assume it works

 
GBAstar said:
Because it's a package promo the computer won't allow you to earn a GC larger in value then the items your buying. So since the guide is price matched down to $24.68 and it is the cheapest item, then the GC is adjusted down to $24.68

At least that's how I assume it works
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thanks for the heads up

 
Is there a link to the add? I made my orders online and want to try to get this matched if possible. Thanks

 
PatelKing said:
Best buy in their ad has FFXIII-3 for $60 (MSRP) and the limited edition guide for $40 (MSRP) and are giving a free $25 gift card if you purchase both together.

I went to the register with both items. I gave the cashier the guide first and asked for a PM to Amazon for $24.68. After that, I gave him the game and my RZ (I have GCU); game came up for $47.99. Total was $72.67 + tax and I got a free $24.68 GC instead of $25 for some reason but still good for me. Way I see it, it is basically like getting the guide for free.
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So if I buy them both together, and use my 50% off guide coupon that came w/ my GCU renewal, what value gift card do you suppose I'd end up with? o_O

 
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skytreader said:
So if I buy them both together, and use my 50% off guide coupon that came w/ my GCU renewal, what value gift card do you suppose I'd end up with? o_O
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Probably $20?? I would keep the coupon for something else if it was me.

Actually since I had a $100 GC, my net cost was actually $48 + tax b/c the free GC was essentially a wash since I paid with a GC.

 
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I'm GCU and I can confirm that the 50% off game guide coupon from re-upping does not stack. I was unsuccessful in getting a manager override.

 
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Yesterday, 2/12, I price-matched Amazon's guide price of $24. The total was $72 before tax and you get a $25 gift card, as the op stated.

But check this out:

This morning 2/13 I received an email from Best Buy with the Cloud Strife pre-order dlc code!

(I didn't pre-order and I didn't order online. Just walked in yeterday.)

In total, I got the Best Buy pre-order Cloud Strife dlc, the dlc from the CE Guide, and two more dlc costumes from completing the demo and sending in your score. What a fantastic deal! With so many of us Gamer Club unlocked, I'm surprised this isn't the hottest deal on CAG!

 
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I already ended up grabbing the CE guide for $18.xx when BB.com had 50% off guides or somesuch a few weeks back.  I'll probably wait for the eventual price drop as both 1 and 2 got to $10-15 and I'd expect the same for Returns.  Have too much in my back log and I still haven't finished part 2 yet.

 
Electroplasm said:
Yesterday, 2/12, I price-matched Amazon's guide price of $24. The total was $72 before tax and you get a $25 gift card, as the op stated.

But check this out:
This morning 2/13 I received an email from Best Buy with the Cloud Strife pre-order dlc code!
(I didn't pre-order and I didn't order online. Just walked in yeterday.)

In total, I got the Best Buy pre-order Cloud Strife dlc, the dlc from the CE Guide, and two more dlc costumes from completing the demo and sending in your score. What a fantastic deal! With so many of us Gamer Club unlocked, I'm surprised this isn't the hottest deal on CAG!
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How did you send in your score? I completed the demo but I thought that's all I needed to do.
 
Electroplasm said:
But check this out:

This morning 2/13 I received an email from Best Buy with the Cloud Strife pre-order dlc code!

(I didn't pre-order and I didn't order online. Just walked in yeterday.)
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I got that last night as well when I picked up the game. I think BBY has started extending some of their pre-order stuff through the first week since they're so unreliable on being able to pre-order stuff. They did the same thing with A Link Between Worlds where you could get the Oracle of Ages code for the first week.

 
EldritchOnRye said:
I got that last night as well when I picked up the game. I think BBY has started extending some of their pre-order stuff through the first week since they're so unreliable on being able to pre-order stuff. They did the same thing with A Link Between Worlds where you could get the Oracle of Ages code for the first week.
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nice!

T1NY said:
How did you send in your score? I completed the demo but I thought that's all I needed to do.
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When you fight the boss (Zaltys) at the end of the demo there is a scorecard that appears after you defeat Zaltys with something out 5 stars etc. You send the scorecard to outerworld. There's an option that says allows you to take a picture and send it.

From the psn blog:

The demo is available. For free, of course.

Just for playing, you get the PS3 exclusive DLC — Utsusemi Samurai garb. Again, for free.

Just for posting your score after the final battle, you’ll get more free DLC. As a note, this DLC will never be available aside from doing this.

If you’ve forgotten, just for pre-ordering, you unlock Final Fantasy history with Cloud Strife’s SOLDIER 1st Class Uniform.
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EldritchOnRye said:
I got that last night as well when I picked up the game. I think BBY has started extending some of their pre-order stuff through the first week since they're so unreliable on being able to pre-order stuff. They did the same thing with A Link Between Worlds where you could get the Oracle of Ages code for the first week.
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Best buy royally fucked up the Link Between Worlds promo offer. I preordered and bought day one. Code was not on my receipt. Wrote to unboxed, replying to a 20+ page thread. Mod says "oh well we ran out of codes, sorry about that". I bought the game at 10am release day... they didn't 'run out' then.
 
Romeo said:
Best buy royally fucked up the Link Between Worlds promo offer. I preordered and bought day one. Code was not on my receipt. Wrote to unboxed, replying to a 20+ page thread. Mod says "oh well we ran out of codes, sorry about that". I bought the game at 10am release day... they didn't 'run out' then.
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That's weird because they've been emailing that stuff for some time as far as I'm aware (at least everything I've gotten from them with a bonus like that in the last several months). I bought it like five days after release and still got the code.

 
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I didn't get a code either but they did give me a $10 code for bestbuy.com which I would've rather had anyways lol.

I bought my copy like the day after launch with in-store pickup, no pre-order. The code was said to be included with my purchase at checkout however.
 
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Lienwrath said:
The weird gift card amount happens when you pricematch parts of the gift card promo, it like, prorates it or something. Happened to me a few months ago when bestbuy was doing their buy 2, get $50 gc with $20 pm'd far cry 3's. Wound up getting a $42.xx gift card instead of $50 since I didn't pay full price for the promo items. I assume that's what happened here too.
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it does the same thing if you use a reward zone certificate. I was buying something for $100 with a $20 gc. I used a $90 RZC so the total I paid was $10. it would only give me a $10 GC instead of $20. I guess bestbuy has it in their system not to pay a GC out for more than what the customer is paying so they don't lose money...

 
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