HOT!! Unreal Tournament 2004 $29.99

[RadioactiveMagpies]

Picked up mine from the plano, TX best buys less than 30 minutes ago. They have about 10 left on the shelf. $27.02 after tax and gamers card.
Life is good.

 

[tennisflip]

Just called BB and they only have the regular edition on the shelves. Asked when the SE will get there and the dude says he has no idea when... but their freakin' add sez it's supposed to be there tommorrow. Wonder if they're just hiding them.

 

[unclebud]

"When you go to the register, you DON'T pay for it, you just tell them how much money to put on the card?"
no, give the amount of money wanted on the card also. when purchasing the product, this amount will be deducted from the original price.

"So I guess $5 is the max you can put on it."
no, it can be $10, $20, $50, etc

"I just find it strange that they have these $5 off coupons laying around and you have to go to the cash register before you use it."
the coupon is to promote the use of the gamers card (imo).
type "gamers card" or variations thereof for more threads that can probably explain this better (than i am doing)

 

[tennisflip]

Originally posted by: unclebud
"When you go to the register, you DON'T pay for it, you just tell them how much money to put on the card?"
no, give the amount of money wanted on the card also. when purchasing the product, this amount will be deducted from the original price.

"So I guess $5 is the max you can put on it."
no, it can be $10, $20, $50, etc

"I just find it strange that they have these $5 off coupons laying around and you have to go to the cash register before you use it."
the coupon is to promote the use of the gamers card (imo).
type "gamers card" or variations thereof for more threads that can probably explain this better (than i am doing)

Ok, I guess the way I understand it is like this... you buy gift cards to give to other people... so you go there and take a card to the register... tell them how much you want on it... then pay for the card? So if I put $5 on the card I have to pay $5? So I was thinking, how do you save money using the card yourself if you lose $5 paying for the card. I did a search but nothing came up.

Is there a coupon on back for $5 that I'm missing? Cuz if there is then I can see how it would work.

 

[unclebud]

okay, try these
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[cubanx]

Edit*

Nevermind, I'll just let the clueless be clueless.

 

[tennisflip]

Originally posted by: cubanx

Originally posted by: tennisflip

Originally posted by: unclebud
"When you go to the register, you DON'T pay for it, you just tell them how much money to put on the card?"
no, give the amount of money wanted on the card also. when purchasing the product, this amount will be deducted from the original price.

"So I guess $5 is the max you can put on it."
no, it can be $10, $20, $50, etc

"I just find it strange that they have these $5 off coupons laying around and you have to go to the cash register before you use it."
the coupon is to promote the use of the gamers card (imo).
type "gamers card" or variations thereof for more threads that can probably explain this better (than i am doing)

Ok, I guess the way I understand it is like this... you buy gift cards to give to other people... so you go there and take a card to the register... tell them how much you want on it... then pay for the card? So if I put $5 on the card I have to pay $5? So I was thinking, how do you save money using the card yourself if you lose $5 paying for the card. I did a search but nothing came up.

Geezus, your putting $5 on a giftcard. Use the thing to pay for the game as well as the included $5 off coupon. Amazing I even included Pictures and some people still don't get it

That's the variable I was missing to understand it... the $5 off coupon. It makes sense when you know that it's included. And, dude, I didn't see the picture. You can't always assume that everyone else knows everything about, say, a gift card as well as you do. I'd never seen one before and was unaware of the coupon on back.

 

[VTEC01EX]

I just got back from my local Best Buy - Tuttle Crossing in Columbus, OH. No SE's on the shelf, tons of regular editions. I noticed a gentleman asking an associate about something with a standard edition in his hand, so I decided to investigate.... the BB dude handed this guy a SE that was hidden in the music section! I asked if he had any more, and I got the last one in the store.

So then I run around in the game section for a little bit till I find the GG card, then I head up to the register. I got a kid who was kind of a n00b and had to ask for help on how to ring all the stuff up. He comes back to inform me that they can't sell me the game till tomorrow, or else the store will get fined $5,000. I told him that the store will sell me the game today, because they've already sold out the rest of their stock of SE's AND lots of normal editions. After conferring with some of the other cashiers, all of whom sold the game throughout the day, he decided to actually sell me the game (good call). I threw $27.01 on the gamer's card (price of the game with tax - $5), then used the card to buy the game, and I was on my way with what seems to be the last copy of this game on the west side of Columbus.

 

[Saynac]

Originally posted by: tennisflip

Ok, I guess the way I understand it is like this... you buy gift cards to give to other people... so you go there and take a card to the register... tell them how much you want on it... then pay for the card? So if I put $5 on the card I have to pay $5? So I was thinking, how do you save money using the card yourself if you lose $5 paying for the card. I did a search but nothing came up.

You almost understand it. The Gamers Gift card is a gift certificate card. You can put any amount of money on it, just like if you were buying any normal gift card. Put $30 on it and the next time you buy something, whip out the card -- they'll scan it at the register and the remaining balance will pop up. The precious $5 off coupon is included inside the packaging for the card.

So, buy a Gamers Gift card and put a couple bucks on it. Next, open up the package. Grab the card AND the paper coupon out of the packaging. When buying the video game, hand the cashier both the paper coupon (for $5 off the total price) and your gift card. However much money you put onto your gift card will be deducted from your total price. If you put $100 on the gift card then buy UT2004 for $30, it will ring up like this:

$30 (total)
-$5 (paper coupon)
for a grand total of $25.
Your gift card will have $25 deducted from the $100 on it, so you won't pay anything for the game (but you did pay $100 for the gamer gift card). Next time you use the card it will have a balance of $75.

If you only put $5 on the gift card, your reciept will be
$30 (total)
-$5 (paper coupon)
-$5 (total balance of your gift card -- the gift card will be thrown away at this point)
$20 total that you pay out of your pocket for the game. Since you just spent $5 on the gift card, you have spent a total of $25 instead of $30.

Capiche? Hope that helps.

 

[cubanx]

Originally posted by: tennisflip

Originally posted by: cubanx
That's the variable I was missing to understand it... the $5 off coupon. It makes sense when you know that it's included. And, dude, I didn't see the picture. You can't always assume that everyone else knows everything about, say, a gift card as well as you do. I'd never seen one before and was unaware of the coupon on back.

It was on the first page of this thread when 3 other people asked about the $5 off. I've removed the Pic's since I guess it was a waste of my bandwidth.
I'm glad you figured it out though.

 

[tennisflip]

Originally posted by: Saynac

Originally posted by: tennisflip

Ok, I guess the way I understand it is like this... you buy gift cards to give to other people... so you go there and take a card to the register... tell them how much you want on it... then pay for the card? So if I put $5 on the card I have to pay $5? So I was thinking, how do you save money using the card yourself if you lose $5 paying for the card. I did a search but nothing came up.

You almost understand it. The Gamers Gift card is a gift certificate card. You can put any amount of money on it, just like if you were buying any normal gift card. Put $30 on it and the next time you buy something, whip out the card -- they'll scan it at the register and the remaining balance will pop up. The precious $5 off coupon is included inside the packaging for the card.

So, buy a Gamers Gift card and put a couple bucks on it. Next, open up the package. Grab the card AND the paper coupon out of the packaging. When buying the video game, hand the cashier both the paper coupon (for $5 off the total price) and your gift card. However much money you put onto your gift card will be deducted from your total price. If you put $100 on the gift card then buy UT2004 for $30, it will ring up like this:

$30 (total)
-$5 (paper coupon)
for a grand total of $25.
Your gift card will have $25 deducted from the $100 on it, so you won't pay anything for the game (but you did pay $100 for the gamer gift card). Next time you use the card it will have a balance of $75.

If you only put $5 on the gift card, your reciept will be
$30 (total)
-$5 (paper coupon)
-$5 (total balance of your gift card -- the gift card will be thrown away at this point)
$20 total that you pay out of your pocket for the game. Since you just spent $5 on the gift card, you have spent a total of $25 instead of $30.

Capiche? Hope that helps.

Thanks for the thorough explanation. Once you figure out that there is a coupon on back it makes sense. I was unaware of this. At first, I thought that $5 was the max you could put on the card... rather than the coupon itself. You'd make a great teacher cuz you've got the patience to explain something rather than calling them clueless.

 

[SEAL62505]

got in on this sweet deal...
only 4 left - Burnsville MN

 

[unclebud]

step 9: after game is rung up, show $5 coupon (edit: min $19.99 purchase -- located on the back of the case). scanned,
subtracted, totalled
glad it worked out! good luck!

 

[Tokar]

has anyone in PA gone to KOP today???

 

[TrentSteel]

Just got mine in the mail from EB Games. $29.99, no tax no shipping, plus a $20 EB Games gift voucher. Can you believe their free shipping was so fast?

See you online.

 

[spunkz]

UT2004 should be in all best buys by now, u just gotta ask someone to check in the back for it

 

[lowenbotten]

I had gotten 2 gamer's cards on Monday, along with of course, the 2 $5 off coupons. On Tuesday, I went to buy both BF: Vietnam and UT2K4 SE. When I tried using the coupons, they wouldn't work nor would they accept them. The manager read the coupon and it said "...not valid with any other offer..." and stated that since they were on sale, that was the other offer, hence the coupon wasn't working. I didn't care enough to argue, but what I'm wondering is how you are all geting the coupons to go through? When they tried for me, the register wasn't taking them.

 

[cubanx]

Originally posted by: lowenbotten
I had gotten 2 gamer's cards on Monday, along with of course, the 2 $5 off coupons. On Tuesday, I went to buy both BF: Vietnam and UT2K4 SE. When I tried using the coupons, they wouldn't work nor would they accept them. The manager read the coupon and it said "...not valid with any other offer..." and stated that since they were on sale, that was the other offer, hence the coupon wasn't working. I didn't care enough to argue, but what I'm wondering is how you are all geting the coupons to go through? When they tried for me, the register wasn't taking them.

The black Gamer Gift Cards do not automactically take $5 off due to mis-use with the old green ones. The cashier simply has to enter the $5 discount after scanning the coupon. It's taking them but the cashier is not entering its value. This was a problem last year when they were first released but nearly every store knows to do this now. User error at your store.

 

[lowenbotten]

Originally posted by: cubanx

Originally posted by: lowenbotten


The black Gamer Gift Cards do not automactically take $5 off due to mis-use with the old green ones. The cashier simply has to enter the $5 discount after scanning the coupon. It's taking them but the cashier is not entering its value. This was a problem last year when they were first released but nearly every store knows to do this now. User error at your store.

I should have known. Friggin' jack@$$es.

 

[INGlewood78]

They have them at frys in fountain valley..got it about 11:30 this morning..both versions @ $29.99 each

 

[jaybittle]

I dunno about anyone else, but I just got this in an email from BB..

-- snip.. --

Dear Best Buy Customer,

Thank you for your pre-order on BestBuy.com.

We appreciate your interest in taking advantage of the Value Pak offered with the Unreal Tournament 2004 Special Edition Game. The Value Pak was offered in a limited quantity and, due to the unanticipated high demand for this product, the inventory for the Value Pak has now been depleted. As a result, we will be canceling the Value Pak from your order.

Because you are a valued customer, we would like to offer you 10% off a future purchase at BestBuy.com. This offer is limited to one per customer and is non-transferable.

To participate, you must sign in to Your Account using the following email address: xxx@xxx.net This offer is valid from 12:01 AM (CT), March 21, 2004 through 11:59 PM (CT), April 3, 2004. Please review full details below.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused. Please don't hesitate to contact us with additional questions or concerns. We look forward to your next visit to one of our stores or to www.BestBuy.com.

Best Wishes from Best Buy,
The Customer Care Team


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what crap.. they didn't expect a big order on this ?? are they kidding ?

edit: i just checked online at BB - the order is still there (not cancelled).. so I have no idea what the value pak is ? if it's the headset, then that's the primary reason i ordered it, so I would cancel the order..

something is amiss here!

cheers,
--jb

 

[gimpsoft]

same here 10% off

ill wait maybe they have stock by april 3 lol

 

[dryKill]

Originally posted by: jaybittle
I dunno about anyone else, but I just got this in an email from BB..

-- snip.. --

Dear Best Buy Customer,

Thank you for your pre-order on BestBuy.com.

We appreciate your interest in taking advantage of the Value Pak offered with the Unreal Tournament 2004 Special Edition Game. The Value Pak was offered in a limited quantity and, due to the unanticipated high demand for this product, the inventory for the Value Pak has now been depleted. As a result, we will be canceling the Value Pak from your order.

Because you are a valued customer, we would like to offer you 10% off a future purchase at BestBuy.com. This offer is limited to one per customer and is non-transferable.

To participate, you must sign in to Your Account using the following email address: xxx@xxx.net This offer is valid from 12:01 AM (CT), March 21, 2004 through 11:59 PM (CT), April 3, 2004. Please review full details below.

We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused. Please don't hesitate to contact us with additional questions or concerns. We look forward to your next visit to one of our stores or to www.BestBuy.com.

Best Wishes from Best Buy,
The Customer Care Team


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what crap.. they didn't expect a big order on this ?? are they kidding ?

edit: i just checked online at BB - the order is still there (not cancelled).. so I have no idea what the value pak is ? if it's the headset, then that's the primary reason i ordered it, so I would cancel the order..

something is amiss here!

cheers,
--jb

Yea, just got the same e-mail. Gonna take a ride over to my local BB and hope they have some.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Damn it ... got the same freaking e-mail

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Big post at FatWallet similar to this one has a lot of folks getting the cancellation email. Worth a read if you got burned (as I did).