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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:44AM (Unverified) said
Microsoft points cards does not work. Tried it yesterday.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:45AM CheeziePotato said
Going to Toy R Us today. They probably will be sold out of Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend, though.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 2:25PM BananaBoat said
Meh, I don't reply fail often, but I did this time for sure.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:45AM (Unverified) said
"Toys R Us is running a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale this week for all video games"
Except Demon's Souls, which they don't have at all :(
Anyway I'm about to go there to get Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, and I guess NBA 2k10...then find a place to swap it for store credit so I can order Demon's Souls online (which is apparently the only place it exists!)
Maybe later in the week I'll use the deal to get 3 Wii games too, probably Rune Factory Frontier, Little King's Story, and maybe either Galaxy or Zelda.
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Except Demon's Souls, which they don't have at all :(
Anyway I'm about to go there to get Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, and I guess NBA 2k10...then find a place to swap it for store credit so I can order Demon's Souls online (which is apparently the only place it exists!)
Maybe later in the week I'll use the deal to get 3 Wii games too, probably Rune Factory Frontier, Little King's Story, and maybe either Galaxy or Zelda.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:51PM kentuckyfried said
Toys R Us commonly doesn't carry titles with mature themes in them. Weaksauce...
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 1:00PM (Unverified) said
@tmac - don't be a dick... just get gift receipts and exchange the games at Toys R Us when the ones you want come out. You have 45 days which puts you in time for most of the good games coming out in the next month and a half. What you're doing is fraud and if caught can land you jail time.
@kentuckyfried - I was there just today and they had lots of M games... they just have a huge ass label on them stating so. Just make sure you're over 17 when you buy them.
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@kentuckyfried - I was there just today and they had lots of M games... they just have a huge ass label on them stating so. Just make sure you're over 17 when you buy them.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 1:26PM BananaBoat said
Good luck finding Uncharted 2 or Brutal Legend. I just checked their online store, and both are listed as backordered. I may stop by later today, but if they don't have them in stock, I'm not going to mess with trying to get a pre-order for free.
Actually, I just saw that MAG is listed on there...I could go for some free MAG....to the Toys R Us~!
Nevermind, just saw on the TRU website that it specifically states "Excludes Pre-Orders". Ultra-meh.
Hmm...is there a game currently out that I wouldn't mind having for free? I was going to buy UC2 and BL today anyway....hmm....Bayonetta?
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Actually, I just saw that MAG is listed on there...I could go for some free MAG....to the Toys R Us~!
Nevermind, just saw on the TRU website that it specifically states "Excludes Pre-Orders". Ultra-meh.
Hmm...is there a game currently out that I wouldn't mind having for free? I was going to buy UC2 and BL today anyway....hmm....Bayonetta?
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 1:49PM BananaBoat said
Just paid 112 dollars for Uncharted 2, and Brutal Legend (with the 15 dollar off code). Got Bayonetta for free. It's a shame that the deal doesn't work on pre-orders, but I'll take a free game any day of the week.
I hope they do this deal again in November.
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I hope they do this deal again in November.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 1:59PM BananaBoat said
Edit: I put the cart before the horse. Apparently Bayonetta isn't working, despite CAG listing it.
Meh
What else can I get free -_-
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Meh
What else can I get free -_-
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 2:16PM (Unverified) said
" just get gift receipts and exchange the games at Toys R Us when the ones you want come out"
That's the thing, they don't have Demon's Souls and they're not going to. So I did what I had to do to get it.
And btw there were lots of mature games there, had plenty of copies of brutal legend and uncharted 2 as well.
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That's the thing, they don't have Demon's Souls and they're not going to. So I did what I had to do to get it.
And btw there were lots of mature games there, had plenty of copies of brutal legend and uncharted 2 as well.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 2:27PM kentuckyfried said
@ oblivious
TRU's around my area will frequently will sometimes not carry mature titles. Maybe they've changed their tune, but they def. don't have Demon's Souls (too obscure). I can't remember what title I had trouble finding, I think it was Manhunt 2 a long time ago (then again, that title was terrible so no worries on that one).
I picked up the next to last copy of Uncharted 2! Only downside is trying to finagle a series of returns to Amazon. -_-
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TRU's around my area will frequently will sometimes not carry mature titles. Maybe they've changed their tune, but they def. don't have Demon's Souls (too obscure). I can't remember what title I had trouble finding, I think it was Manhunt 2 a long time ago (then again, that title was terrible so no worries on that one).
I picked up the next to last copy of Uncharted 2! Only downside is trying to finagle a series of returns to Amazon. -_-
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 3:41PM SpaceFox said
Tmac, that's still return fraud and is illegal. I told you yesterday, instead of doing return fraud you can go to BestBuy and ask if they'll price match the TRU deal for you. They might have Demon's Souls there, call and ask. If they do, you can just get your 3 games without the hassle of stealing, ya know?
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 7:46PM (Unverified) said
@ obvlivious and SpaceFox
I'm really curious how returning a game you purchased legally could ever be considered fraud? Walmart has a pretty open policy for accepting returned merchandise from other retail outlets. He isn't planning on opening the game, he didn't steal it, and he isn't attempting to get more from his initial purchase than he originally got. He is talking about buying 3 games on a sale, and then exchanging 1 of those games for a game or its value at a different establishment. Absolutely nothing illegal is being done here. You misunderstand return fraud, he is essentially keeping 1 full priced game and 1 free game, while exchanging the 2nd full price game. Whether it is at a different retailer means nothing, it has to do with that retailers specific return policy on whether they accept products purchased at other retailers, ie do they require a receipt from their own stores.
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I'm really curious how returning a game you purchased legally could ever be considered fraud? Walmart has a pretty open policy for accepting returned merchandise from other retail outlets. He isn't planning on opening the game, he didn't steal it, and he isn't attempting to get more from his initial purchase than he originally got. He is talking about buying 3 games on a sale, and then exchanging 1 of those games for a game or its value at a different establishment. Absolutely nothing illegal is being done here. You misunderstand return fraud, he is essentially keeping 1 full priced game and 1 free game, while exchanging the 2nd full price game. Whether it is at a different retailer means nothing, it has to do with that retailers specific return policy on whether they accept products purchased at other retailers, ie do they require a receipt from their own stores.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 8:07PM (Unverified) said
Yea, I got 3 copies of Uncharted 2 because I was gonna trade one for Demons Souls at my Walmart, turns out even they dont carry demons souls ffs. I went to 3 in my area =(
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:51AM chex said
yeah others are reporting the same thing. i think the microsoft point cards are showing up as gift cards at the register rather than video game accessories therefore they do not qualify. supposedly some are saying if you can find any of the older point cards in the plastic packaging, those are working for the buy 2 get 1 free. but again the gift cards that are just on the shelf (aka not in any packaging) will not work.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:07PM Courtney said
Quick follow up, I just checked the TrU site, and they do list the points cards as part of the sale. So if you go into one, I would suggest taking a printout of the website in to prove that they should be eligible.
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3643619
Unfortunately they are out of stock online.
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http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3643619
Unfortunately they are out of stock online.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:20PM HazyCloud said
@ Courtney
The manager looked it up and still couldn't adjust the price on the cards. It's as if once they are scanned, you can't adjust their price. He said he would give it to me without scanning it but that would make it useless.
Their customer service dept is aware and apparently looking into it. Obviously the Points are in the sale or they wouldn't be sold out online.
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The manager looked it up and still couldn't adjust the price on the cards. It's as if once they are scanned, you can't adjust their price. He said he would give it to me without scanning it but that would make it useless.
Their customer service dept is aware and apparently looking into it. Obviously the Points are in the sale or they wouldn't be sold out online.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:42PM Martin C said
The cards deactivate when the sale removes their cost from the transaction. That's the issue they're looking into (according to my TRU yesterday). The solution mine gave, which I'll make sure they follow through on, is that they gave me two cards @ $40, and will either call once the bug is worked out to pick it up, or order one from the website and ship it to me.
The 4000 point cards that come in plastic packaging are unaffected as they don't require activation at the register.
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The 4000 point cards that come in plastic packaging are unaffected as they don't require activation at the register.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:48AM darkinchworm said
I can't possibly make it to a TRU until the sale's over. Balls.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:50AM darkinchworm said
...which is why the internet and online-based shopping were invented.
hyuk hyuk I'm bright
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hyuk hyuk I'm bright
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:52AM (Unverified) said
Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend are backordered on TRU's site right now, and if the past few year's sales are any indication...they won't be available online again until the deal's over, coincidentally.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:58AM Chief Oddball said
I too noticed that Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend are backordered, with expected ship dates in 2-4 weeks [!].
However, it appears you can still purchase them on the website now and get the deal. I've got those two games, plus another 360 game in my cart right now and it shows that I'm only paying for two.
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However, it appears you can still purchase them on the website now and get the deal. I've got those two games, plus another 360 game in my cart right now and it shows that I'm only paying for two.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 2:09PM BananaBoat said
I think I'm about to do the following:
2 copies of Uncharted 2
1 copy of Brutal Legend
15 dollar off coupon
Total: 110.00
Then I'll sell my other copy of Uncharted on Ebay for 50 bucks and come out of this shenanigan having spent 60 bucks on Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend, essentially making one of them free.
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2 copies of Uncharted 2
1 copy of Brutal Legend
15 dollar off coupon
Total: 110.00
Then I'll sell my other copy of Uncharted on Ebay for 50 bucks and come out of this shenanigan having spent 60 bucks on Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend, essentially making one of them free.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 11:57AM (Unverified) said
If I didn't already have brutal legend and uncharted already paid off @ gameslop I would sooo go for this deal, dammit!
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:46PM Martin C said
Just make sure you do the placeholder game(s) right. (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238421 -- end of the first post)
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:12PM Troy Powers said
Apparently it works with DJ Hero for PS3. Too bad there aren't 2 other games I want to get. Then I could get all three games for only $180.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:50PM The Great Cornholio said
If you're getting both Uncharted games, that wont work. The free game is of equal or lesser value of the cheapest game you bought. So, since Uncharted 1 is $30, you can only get a game thats less than or equal to $30.
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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 2:21PM Coogan said
Well I could get 2 full price games and get the first Uncharted as the free game.
My question was more asking if Uncharted 2 was included in the promotion because it's a brand new game.
Depending on how the sale works they may not include a game that was released today.
I'll find out at the end of the week.
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My question was more asking if Uncharted 2 was included in the promotion because it's a brand new game.
Depending on how the sale works they may not include a game that was released today.
I'll find out at the end of the week.
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:53PM (Unverified) said
FYI, Best Buy's price match policy doesn't cover free items:
The guarantee does not apply to our competitors' website pricing and the guarantee does not apply to our or our competitors':
# Offers that include financing, bundling of items, free items, pricing errors and mail-in offers
See here: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=page&contentId=1118843518460&id=cat12098
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The guarantee does not apply to our competitors' website pricing and the guarantee does not apply to our or our competitors':
# Offers that include financing, bundling of items, free items, pricing errors and mail-in offers
See here: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=page&contentId=1118843518460&id=cat12098
Posted: Oct 13th 2009 12:57PM kentuckyfried said
Great reminder! thx. Don't forget to grab an ad and head over to Walmart, btw...
(only thing I don't like about that is how ghetto the Walmarts in our area are, some people were arrested when I went to visit).
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(only thing I don't like about that is how ghetto the Walmarts in our area are, some people were arrested when I went to visit).
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