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Reader Comments (127)
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 8:06PM Professor Chaos said
As some said earlier, it was kind of nice to have for the geek cred. It took about 2-3 months for me to get mine and there were a few good deals at first, but they just got progressively worse. I really don't see this lasting as a paid service considering that many didn't use it when it was free.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 8:48PM todzilla said
i use mine for the rent 1 game get 1 game rental free at hollywood video but thats about it.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 9:01PM Kitsune23 said
This thing could be worth $7 if they were to really overhaul the program and offer a wider variety of deals and merchants. If it stays the same, well, one less card in my wallet.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 10:07PM (Unverified) said
lol They should be paying me to store that useless piece of plastic.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 9:59PM (Unverified) said
Microsoft Employees have access to a "Microsoft Prime" card via "Passport Unlimited." It has a hell of a lot more deals than Diamond, and if you're truly getting the same discounts MS employees are, it's worth it.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 11:08PM (Unverified) said
I keep thinking I'd use the Quiznos coupons, but alas, I never have. The thing is useless to me, and with a fee attached, now it's worse than useless. What could they possibly be thinking here?
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 10:30PM ncxcstud said
My wife and I use it quite a bit...only for the rent 1 get 1 free at hollywood video...
Don't know if I'd pay for that savings though. But it definitely would pay for itself the first time we would use it...
Don't know if I'd pay for that savings though. But it definitely would pay for itself the first time we would use it...
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 10:58PM (Unverified) said
I think that MS is using their dominant US position in this gen of gaming to drive revenue and recoup the investment they've put in the past 5 yrs. I think that they'll make up all the losses from the past five in the next 2 and from there on it will be pure gravy and become the next pillar of MS
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 11:00PM (Unverified) said
yup, never used mine. I eventually just used it (along with a library card and old Hollywood Video membership) to prop up a wobbly chair. It's still there.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 11:19PM JohnnyTwatFist said
I have a card, and I've used it numerous times, but I think its more due to where I actually am.
Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is like 70 bucks a ticket per visit, but using the diamond card, the tickets come out to about 35 bucks. For one person going multiple times, it sucks, but for different friends that you go with, it's actually a pretty cool thing. I get a season pass since I go so often, and thats only a little over 100 bucks, but again, for those who go with different people everytime, it works sort of like a "buy 1, get 1" type of thing.
Thats about the only thing I've used it for, however, and will never pay a fee to have this card.
Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is like 70 bucks a ticket per visit, but using the diamond card, the tickets come out to about 35 bucks. For one person going multiple times, it sucks, but for different friends that you go with, it's actually a pretty cool thing. I get a season pass since I go so often, and thats only a little over 100 bucks, but again, for those who go with different people everytime, it works sort of like a "buy 1, get 1" type of thing.
Thats about the only thing I've used it for, however, and will never pay a fee to have this card.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 11:28PM (Unverified) said
I use mine to get buy-1-get-1 free Quizno's subs on a weekly basis. $6.95 is the cost of 1 sub at Quizno's, so I'll be paying for this bad boy for sure.
Posted: Jan 8th 2008 11:40PM squeevi said
had one since they were first available, have yet to use the card once. That'll be one yearly subscription I can skip.
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 12:08AM jrr said
I used mine for movie tickets. You had to order them online, but it was $7.50 for unrestricted ones and $6.50 for ones where you could see recently released movies. I surely won't pay for this though. I'll just stock up on a bunch of movie tickets before it expires (the tickets do not).
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 12:22AM flameofdoom666 said
They are charing $6.95 for the Xbox live diamond card, because they have ot pay the fee's on all of the free arcade games they are going to give away for xbox live sucking. haha
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 12:40AM zlliM said
I recieved mine november '06 and it expire november '07.
just today i recieved a new one, i never reapplied for a new one, maybe it does that automatically? on the letter with the card it does not say anything about having to pay for the service, i guess i have the grandfathered card? meh, whateva.
just today i recieved a new one, i never reapplied for a new one, maybe it does that automatically? on the letter with the card it does not say anything about having to pay for the service, i guess i have the grandfathered card? meh, whateva.
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 3:34AM (Unverified) said
I have never used mine. Heh, thanks to Live's username crack down a few months ago mine does not even display my current Gamer Tag... it's close but still different.
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 4:18AM Mike DPad said
Used it one time... or I tried to at least but they didn't accept it.
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 12:49PM (Unverified) said
I love how Microsoft just keeps on fucking charging gamers for shit that should be free/they do not need and people just buy it because its Microsoft.
Note: This is coming from a X-Box user last gen that loved his a lot!
Note: This is coming from a X-Box user last gen that loved his a lot!
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 8:01AM baby sea tuna said
I use the Hollywood Video rent-one-get-one coupons all the time. Ironically, the free one is usually a Wii or PS3 game. If they keep this offer, I'd be more than happy to pay $7 a year (considering rentals are like $8 a piece). Chances are, they'll get rid of this offer though. Guess I should RTFA...
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 9:54AM (Unverified) said
Quiznos buy 1 get 1 free!! Mine used to be in my wallet, but it broke (cuz im fat). So i used it to cut up a line, now im skinny!
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 10:22AM (Unverified) said
I don't get it.
Posted: Jan 19th 2008 9:27AM (Unverified) said
jus one of MANY MS's ways to squeez the living guts out of ur pig (gybank)
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 2:38PM BraveJhawk said
I got one and never used it. Never even noticed it was expired til a few weeks ago. (It expired in August.)
Posted: Jan 10th 2008 10:05AM (Unverified) said
Wow, I remember they used to have buy one get one free any sandwich at quiznos when these things 1st rolled out for a period of about 6 months... I'd buy a large prime rib sandwich (about 10 bucks) and always get the other free... probably got about 100 worth of free sandwiches.. if they still had that deal id gladly pay 6.95 a year for it.
Posted: Jan 9th 2008 6:12PM (Unverified) said
Its mostly print out coupons and if you used it alot it could be worth 7 bucks a year but not for me. I think the best thing is the rent 1 get 1 free at Hollywood(one coupon per-day). Too bad most people do the all you can watch rental things though this would still be nice if you only occationally rented. Now that one for Popeyes buy a 3 strip combo get a 3 piece chicken meal free doesn't look too bad.
Posted: Jan 11th 2008 3:25AM (Unverified) said
I find myself lost, what exactly is this card?
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