Also note the 300$ lap top, 46 inch plasma for 788, 42 inch LCD for 498$
Maxwell Smart
11-04-09, 12:11 PM
wonder how much a brand new arcade unit goes for on ebay?
Maxwell Smart
11-04-09, 12:21 PM
says giftcard is for use online only, that's lame.
superdeluxe
11-04-09, 12:28 PM
Whats the issue? just make it in-store pick up.?
Maxwell Smart
11-04-09, 12:30 PM
well say u wanted to use the gift card on groceries, that would be an issue.
pinata242
11-04-09, 12:33 PM
Then buy it in store and not on Wal-Mart.com?
Maxwell Smart
11-04-09, 12:42 PM
Then buy it in store and not on Wal-Mart.com?
That's what I'm saying, under the terms is says the giftcard is for use online only.
pinata242
11-04-09, 12:43 PM
That's what I'm saying, under the terms is says the giftcard is for use online only.
You're looking at walmart.com, though. Do you really think the one they give you in store is online only?
Wolf359
11-04-09, 12:48 PM
Damn! At only $100 I bet a lot of people are getting or giving a 360 for Christmas. I'll get my brother and his wife a 360 and look like I spent a lot more than I actually did! :banana:
Maxwell Smart
11-04-09, 12:50 PM
You're looking at walmart.com, though. Do you really think the one they give you in store is online only?
I woudn't think so either, but...
the ad says in-store specials, so I'm assuming u only get the gift card if u buy it at the store, but it says this
Includes a Bonus* $100 eGift Card
*One (1) per customer, limited time offer while supplies last, online only gift card.
pinata242
11-04-09, 12:51 PM
Well, if it does turn out to be online only, I'll just have to use it on something other than groceries like I was intending. Not a huge deal, but I can see how it would be a deal-breaker to some. Even if you just get a couple of games or accessories. Year of live, some XBLM points, wireless controller, whatever.
edstein
11-04-09, 01:11 PM
I'm worried about in store availability. My store only has maybe 1 or 2 arcade units on any given day. I wonder if they plan to bring in a large supply for this sale. I don't want to have to stand in some line only to find out they were sold out in 10 seconds.
zekeburger1979
11-04-09, 01:13 PM
I'm worried about in store availability. My store only has maybe 1 or 2 arcade units on any given day. I wonder if they plan to bring in a large supply for this sale. I don't want to have to stand in some line only to find out they were sold out in 10 seconds.
Minimum 10 per store.
Jeremy517
11-04-09, 01:14 PM
You should probably be there right when they go on sale, if not earlier.
Wolf359
11-04-09, 01:27 PM
I wouldn't even wait. Buy now and get it fixed later.
edstein
11-04-09, 02:38 PM
I wouldn't even wait. Buy now and get it fixed later.
How easy is that process? If I buy today will they give me the $100 gift card on Saturday?
I wonder if BB will price match this deal?
pinata242
11-04-09, 02:41 PM
How easy is that process? If I buy today will they give me the $100 gift card on Saturday?
I would buy one now. Go back at 8am (or as close to it as possible) and try to get the deal legit. Three possibilities:
1) You get the deal and have 2 Xboxes, return the first one. You just wasted an extra trip on insurance.
2) You don't get the deal, but have the first Xbox. Return it and rebuy it at Customer Service. You might be able to talk your way into a $100 gift card without that process, but return/rebuy is worst case.
3) All of the above fail and you simply return the one you pre-bought and walk away.
Raul3
11-04-09, 02:44 PM
If you are doing that, run, right now, to your closest store, they are showing OOS all around the place here.
You can check online for availability in your closest stores.
^ They may be pulling stock for the Saturday sale too.
Raul3
11-04-09, 02:45 PM
Yeah.
edstein
11-04-09, 03:12 PM
All of the stores in my area currently have stock.
My main reasons for getting one of these is HDMI and quieter fan noise. I haven't decided if I'll keep my old unit or not. Do you need the hard drive for Netflix?
superdeluxe
11-04-09, 03:19 PM
I'm worried about in store availability. My store only has maybe 1 or 2 arcade units on any given day. I wonder if they plan to bring in a large supply for this sale. I don't want to have to stand in some line only to find out they were sold out in 10 seconds.
I would bet they would have 1-4 units, I would hide them in a washer or something.
superdeluxe
11-04-09, 03:23 PM
In stock in every wal-mart around me.
Not sure what I would do with a new xbox tho....Interested in that laptop tho.
funkyryno
11-04-09, 04:17 PM
Not sure what I would do with a new xbox tho
Sell on eBay and keep the gift card?
Groucho
11-04-09, 04:18 PM
It's going to be a madhouse. I may go just to watch the fireworks when they run out.
funkyryno
11-04-09, 04:35 PM
Am I missing something? This link (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13044371) looks like it already includes the gift card. Why should I wait until Saturday to buy it?
naitram
11-04-09, 04:40 PM
so you can get trampled?
Ravenous
11-04-09, 04:42 PM
Well shit, I may get one just for the exclusives and not have to worry about ever playing a game on my PC again.
I think Ill ask my parents to make it a gift for me and let them keep the $100 GC. I dont plan on getting accessories (maybe an extra controller down the line) and my buddies have the 360 so I can just borrow their games.
fumanstan
11-04-09, 04:43 PM
Am I missing something? This link (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13044371) looks like it already includes the gift card. Why should I wait until Saturday to buy it?
Looks like it says out of stock now.
funkyryno
11-04-09, 04:47 PM
Looks like it says out of stock now.
Ah, I see. I was thinking that I could purchase it online and pick it up in store, but it doesn't look like that's an option. Lame.
Trevor
11-05-09, 07:40 AM
I wouldn't mind a second for the bedroom, but don't know if it's worth getting up early on my weekend off for the 5% chance of getting one.
superdeluxe
11-05-09, 10:44 AM
Wal-mart is having another good sale this morning (online or B&M):
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Set, was 199.00, now 79.00$
pinata242
11-05-09, 12:00 PM
I picked up my console yesterday afternoon. They had about 6 in the case, no idea how many more they might have had in the back.
I'll be getting the girls up early on Saturday to be out there to complete the deal. Then we'll hit IHOP and come back home for some college football! Sounds like a nice start to the weekend :)
Decker
11-05-09, 12:36 PM
I picked up my console yesterday afternoon. They had about 6 in the case, no idea how many more they might have had in the back.
I'll be getting the girls up early on Saturday to be out there to complete the deal. Then we'll hit IHOP and come back home for some college football! Sounds like a nice start to the weekend :)
What's the second console for? Your bedroom or a gift?
pinata242
11-05-09, 12:40 PM
Bedroom. I still have my old 20gb stored, so I'll just slap that on there and my profile's already on an MU. Only thing I'll probably have to do is get a 2nd gold account so the girls can do netflix in one place while I play in another.
edstein
11-05-09, 01:19 PM
That's what I'm going to do. I already have two gold accounts in the house. And I have one MU if I need it. Will a silver sub account work for Netflix?
So I checked out even though I got the Amazon deal while in line.
Looks like there's no package deal and the $100 Gift Card was actually free. It sure looks like I can return the console for the full purchase price and keep the gc. Hmmm...
starman9000
11-07-09, 10:35 AM
Got mine this morning. Thanks OP. Looks like I could have save a few bucks in Tax with amazon, but oh well...
So, that Guitar Hero World Tour set looks like a good deal, bye bye gift card.
DaveCole
11-07-09, 10:59 AM
Is the GC in the store good only online?
starman9000
11-07-09, 11:10 AM
It's a standard gift card, so online, in store and in store at Sam's.
dino88
11-07-09, 11:28 AM
I ended up getting one through Amazon. This is my first Xbox and I got it mainly for Fable 2 and Dead Rising. I'll probably also pick up Left 4 Dead. I think I heard that it was popular for it's multiplayer, which I won't be getting into. Still worth it?
I'd also like to get GTA: Episodes from Liberty City. I'm assuming I'll have to buy GTA4 as well, right? Or would my PS3 disc work? (that last part is a joke)
Any other must-haves?
chuckd21
11-07-09, 11:47 AM
I ended up getting one through Amazon. This is my first Xbox and I got it mainly for Fable 2 and Dead Rising. I'll probably also pick up Left 4 Dead. I think I heard that it was popular for it's multiplayer, which I won't be getting into. Still worth it?
I'd also like to get GTA: Episodes from Liberty City. I'm assuming I'll have to buy GTA4 as well, right? Or would my PS3 disc work? (that last part is a joke)
Any other must-haves?
Mass Effect
The Rock Band games
Decker
11-07-09, 11:51 AM
I'd also like to get GTA: Episodes from Liberty City. I'm assuming I'll have to buy GTA4 as well, right?
No. Episodes From Liberty City is a stand-alone disc. If you buy the content off the Marketplace, you would need the GTA IV disc, though.
Any other must-haves?
Gears of War 1 & 2
Shadow Complex (XBLA)
dino88
11-07-09, 12:00 PM
No. Episodes From Liberty City is a stand-alone disc. If you buy the content off the Marketplace, you would need the GTA IV disc, though.
That's great news. I was assuming I was going to have to double dip on GTA4. Thanks for that....and thanks to both of you for the recommendations. I'll check out prices for used copies of Mass Effect and Gears of War. Going to skip the Rock Band stuff, I just can't get into it.
starman9000
11-07-09, 12:40 PM
So, I ordered the Guitar Hero World Tour set, I plan on getting the Beatles Rockband, and my head is hurting trying to best optimize my purchase (need another guitar and mic). Looks like the older stand alone guitar type games are all pretty cheap, but searching for the best deals on controllers seems tougher than it should be. Any suggestions?
edstein
11-07-09, 01:32 PM
Well my deal was a bust. Wal-mart wouldn't let me return the unit I bought a couple of days ago and rebuy it. They had 20 units ordered but they didn't show up. So this morning they gave out rain checks for those 20 units and said they wouldn't offer the gift card on any more. So I just got my money back. Not a big lose. I have no interest in the Amazon deal.
jdpatri
11-07-09, 02:12 PM
Amazon still says there's a 360 deal coming up in 45mins in the Goldbox.
Upcoming Deal
Buy an Xbox 360 Arcade and Get a $100 Amazon.com Promotional Code
Mike86
11-07-09, 02:13 PM
Tempting since my old one just got the red ring not too long ago, but I think I'd rather just pay to get it fixed or pay a little extra and buy the Elite.
jdpatri
11-07-09, 02:16 PM
Yeah, I really don't need it. Guess it would be a good gift for someone. But I'd be much happier with a $100 GC to Amazon than Wally's. To me, that really is like getting the thing for $100.
Jeremy517
11-07-09, 02:22 PM
Tempting since my old one just got the red ring not too long ago, but I think I'd rather just pay to get it fixed or pay a little extra and buy the Elite.
If you are out of warranty, paying to get a non-Jasper fixed would be the worst possible decision here, unless you would never use a $100 Amazon promotional code. It would cost you $100 just to get it fixed, and it still wouldn't be as reliable or quiet as a Jasper.
Mike86
11-07-09, 02:37 PM
If you are out of warranty, paying to get a non-Jasper fixed would be the worst possible decision here, unless you would never use a $100 Amazon promotional code. It would cost you $100 just to get it fixed, and it still wouldn't be as reliable or quiet as a Jasper.
Thanks for the tip. Yeah I was sorta leaning towards just buying a new one anyways. Hopefully I can get a good deal on one. I might just get the new Modern Warfare 2 Elite package though.
sniper308
11-07-09, 02:59 PM
Well my deal was a bust. Wal-mart wouldn't let me return the unit I bought a couple of days ago and rebuy it. They had 20 units ordered but they didn't show up. So this morning they gave out rain checks for those 20 units and said they wouldn't offer the gift card on any more. So I just got my money back. Not a big lose. I have no interest in the Amazon deal.
That really sucks... Seems like a waste for both parties involved that they didn't match the deal. Its kind of good of them to have offered the rain check to folks who were in line though, if they actually contact folks when they get them in.
NC-36
11-07-09, 06:32 PM
So I checked out even though I got the Amazon deal while in line.
Looks like there's no package deal and the $100 Gift Card was actually free. It sure looks like I can return the console for the full purchase price and keep the gc. Hmmm...
When I bought mine this morning they went to great pains to let everyone know that if you returned the 360, you would have to return the unused gift card or get only a $100 refund.
And I made sure to get a Jasper :D
Raul3
11-07-09, 08:50 PM
I woke up at six and saw that the it was available online at Walmart.com so I just ordered from there. I already received the $100 eGift Card (it can only be used online), and the Arcade is supposed to arrive by the end of next week or earlier the week after.
I tried Amazon at 12 pm PST but no luck :(
pinata242
11-07-09, 09:59 PM
When I bought mine this morning they went to great pains to let everyone know that if you returned the 360, you would have to return the unused gift card or get only a $100 refund.
And I made sure to get a Jasper :D
I asked and they admitted they didn't know. I didn't expect them to let me keep it, but the receipt didn't seem to indicate they'd want it back. They did, and that's ok.
I ended up returning both 360s I bought this week and the Lego Rock Band placeholder since I didn't want to wait for Amazon to ship it to me. I got a refund of $486.11 in cash because LRB was bought on my check card and the total return of everything (though the 360s were on a different credit card) was applied to my "debit" card and they're required to give cash.
I seriously was afraid I was going to get jumped with $500 cash in my wallet on the way out of there!
The Bus
11-08-09, 07:39 AM
I was at my local Wal-Mart early yesterday and totally forgot about this deal. :lol:
dvdsteve2000
11-08-09, 11:20 AM
Why all the buzz about an arcade 360? I understand the $100, but what are you gonna do with an arcade unit? I'm not being a smartass, and I just skimmed through the posts, so am I missing something?
edstein
11-08-09, 11:24 AM
$100 for a box that does Netflix +more in a bedroom is a great deal.
dvdsteve2000
11-08-09, 11:36 AM
Already sportin' 3 Elites in the house, so not a big deal for me I guess. I would still be tempted to use the $100 to get a hard drive for the arcade anyhow, which would equal the Elite price.
akrate69
11-08-09, 11:51 AM
Already sportin' 3 Elites in the house, so not a big deal for me I guess. I would still be tempted to use the $100 to get a hard drive for the arcade anyhow, which would equal the Elite price.
Wouldn't you have an Arcade with a hard drive now for $200?
WMAangel
11-08-09, 11:55 AM
I would still be tempted to use the $100 to get a hard drive for the arcade anyhow, which would equal the Elite price.
How would that equal the Elite price??
If you buy an Elite, you pay $300 out of pocket....
If you got in on this deal, you only paid $200 out of pocket, so even if you ended up using the whole free $100 gift card on the cost of a hard drive, you still come out ahead (other than what, a headset and a network cable?)....
dvdsteve2000
11-08-09, 12:03 PM
$200 for an arcade, and the 20gb drive costs $100...an Elite costs $299 with a 120gb drive, so actually you're getting 100gb less if you use the whole card on a 20gb, right? Maybe I'm missing something, or my prices are off...I just don't get it.
jdpatri
11-08-09, 02:04 PM
Gifts. Those receiving can buy their own dongles.
dino88
11-08-09, 04:20 PM
Why all the buzz about an arcade 360? I understand the $100, but what are you gonna do with an arcade unit? I'm not being a smartass, and I just skimmed through the posts, so am I missing something?
I'm going to play video games with it.
Demontooth
11-08-09, 05:05 PM
$200 for an arcade, and the 20gb drive costs $100...an Elite costs $299 with a 120gb drive, so actually you're getting 100gb less if you use the whole card on a 20gb, right? Maybe I'm missing something, or my prices are off...I just don't get it.
They haven't sold 20 GB hard drives in quite a while.
Demontooth
11-08-09, 05:07 PM
Already sportin' 3 Elites in the house, so not a big deal for me I guess. I would still be tempted to use the $100 to get a hard drive for the arcade anyhow, which would equal the Elite price.
Only 3? We have 2 elites and 2 arcades.
The Bus
11-08-09, 05:27 PM
Only 3? We have 2 elites and 2 arcades.
lol he has more elites
The Bus
11-08-09, 05:29 PM
$100 for a box that does Netflix +more in a bedroom is a great deal.
:up: Nice to hear you taught your wife to retrieve the Netflix envelope and insert the disk into the DVD player. What does that have to do with the deal though?
Trevor
11-08-09, 06:11 PM
I have an extra HD from an upgrade a couple years ago, so $100 for a Netflix streamer and sometime game use in the 2nd room seemed like a good deal.
Edit to add: The more I look around at the Netflix streaming choices, the fewer DVDs I buy. And even if I own the DVDs already I usually stream if that is an option.
Demontooth
11-08-09, 06:17 PM
lol he has more elites
Dammit!
akrate69
11-08-09, 06:55 PM
$200 for an arcade, and the 20gb drive costs $100...an Elite costs $299 with a 120gb drive, so actually you're getting 100gb less if you use the whole card on a 20gb, right? Maybe I'm missing something, or my prices are off...I just don't get it.
You can buy a 120gb hard drive brand new from Amazon for $134.99. A headset right now for $17.49. Now you have the Arcade with everything I think except the Ethernet cable for $252.48. You can get 12 months live right now for $39.49 (+1 month with the system?). Now your total cost is $291.97.
Benefit = Free 1 year Xbox LIVE over Elite price.
If you don't want to add any extra money over the $100 promo code, and don't need the whole 120gb, Amazon has a 60GB LIVE Starter Pack for $89.49. It includes the 60GB Hardrive, an Ethernet cable, a Wired headset and 3 Month subscription to Xbox LIVE (maybe 4 months if the system comes with one?). Your total for all this is $189.49 (you still have $10.51 to put toward a game :)).
Benefit = $110.50 less than an Elite + the 3 months LIVE (or like paying $110 less for 60gb of hard drive space, and you can get 2+ years of live free).
dvdsteve2000
11-08-09, 08:10 PM
You can buy a 120gb hard drive brand new from Amazon for $134.99. A headset right now for $17.49. Now you have the Arcade with everything I think except the Ethernet cable for $252.48. You can get 12 months live right now for $39.49 (+1 month with the system?). Now your total cost is $291.97.
Benefit = Free 1 year Xbox LIVE over Elite price.
OK, but let's keep this all in one Walmart trip.
$200 - Arcade system
$150 - 120GB HD
$20 - Headset
$10 - Ethernet cable
-$100 Gift Voucher
$280
...but, and I'm not sure if they still do this, with the last Elite I bought I also got Kung Fu Panda & Lego Indy with it, so at $20 for each game, an Elite really cost $259.99+$40 in games.
I'm not ripping on anyone that grabbed one, I just didn't see what the big deal was. When an Elite was $399, the arcade upgrade would've seemed like quite the deal, but not so much anymore, IMO. :)
akrate69
11-08-09, 10:05 PM
OK, but let's keep this all in one Walmart trip.
$200 - Arcade system
$150 - 120GB HD
$20 - Headset
$10 - Ethernet cable
-$100 Gift Voucher
$280
...but, and I'm not sure if they still do this, with the last Elite I bought I also got Kung Fu Panda & Lego Indy with it, so at $20 for each game, an Elite really cost $259.99+$40 in games.
I'm not ripping on anyone that grabbed one, I just didn't see what the big deal was. When an Elite was $399, the arcade upgrade would've seemed like quite the deal, but not so much anymore, IMO. :)
Yes, you're right. My example was for Amazon.com which had the same deal as Walmart on the same day (it was the Lightning Deal of the day twice, the 1st and I think the 3rd or 4th). So this deal could have been a little better at Amazon than Walmart if you bought accessories with the $100.
I'm not a big gamer like a lot of you here. I bought an elite and I know that the 120gb is way more than I'll ever need. If I didn't have the Elite I purchased for $300 (+$18 tax) when the price dropped a couple months ago (and accessories left in the basement after my kids moved out), I would have got the Amazon deal in one of these configurations (all available today on Amazon at these prices):
Setup #1
=========================
$199.98 -Arcade system (all Arcades are Jaspers)
$49.99 -20gb Starter kit (refurb hard drive with headset & 3 month Live)
$76.49 -Xbox 360 wireless network adapter
$37.49 -extra wireless controller
$39.49 -12 months Live Gold
-$100 -Promotion
===============
$303.44 total shipped
Wow, I really like this 2nd one!
Does anyone know if this would total 16 months Xbox Live (12 + 3 in starter kit + 1 that comes when you buy the system)?
I don't really have anyone to play with here at the house, so I could leave off the extra controller and charger and insert any game.
I'm not trying to bust your ba!!s Steve. I'll agree that this deal may not be that good for some but for others I think it's real good (at Amazon).
glassdragon
11-08-09, 10:52 PM
i just need a 20 gig. I won't be downloading any demos on the 360, in fact I won't even have it connected to the internet. I will temp hook it up to get any content locked to my id, and hook it up when I want to buy something, but that's it. I am not buying a wireless adapter for it. So that saves me the live membership, and a big hard drive. I will use my ps3 if I want demos or such. I don't have a router close so it's kind of a pain to move it every time I want to buy something, but meh, sure beats spending 70 - 80 on a wireless adapter. Unless of course 3rd party ones work now lol. I have a netgear wireless adapter sitting here that I got from newegg for like 8 bucks that I never ended up using at all.
Raul3
11-09-09, 12:37 PM
Most of the people that bought an Arcade, like me, are using it as a second unit, they already have a Pro or an Elite, so they really don't need everything.
In my case, I have an Elite in the home theater room, the Arcade is going to the bedroom, I'm just going to use the same hard drive. I don't need anything else.
dvdsteve2000
11-09-09, 03:40 PM
In my case, I have an Elite in the home theater room, the Arcade is going to the bedroom, I'm just going to use the same hard drive. I don't need anything else.
This makes the most sense to me. If you don't have multiple gamers in your house, HD swapping is the way to go, and I'd use the $100 to get a wireless rig.
pinata242
11-09-09, 03:56 PM
I'm doing the same, but I still have my original 20gb drive from before I upgraded to 120gb. I'll slap that on there and keep my profile and my common save games on my MU. Some games will only be played on one or the other console anyway. Rock Band in the living room and Civilization in the bedroom, for example.
NC-36
11-10-09, 01:15 PM
This is my first 360. I already have the required component cable for HD since I have a multi-console connection unit for my PS3 and my gaming LCD has no HDMI. My cousin gave me his old 20gb drive and headset for free. I already have rechargeable batteries and a charger, so no play & charge kit required.
Total out-of-pocket for a full-functioning XBox 360 (after using the gift card for groceries this week) - $100 +14 tax :D
Gerry P.
11-11-09, 02:20 AM
Total out-of-pocket for a full-functioning XBox 360 (after using the gift card for groceries this week) - $100 +14 tax :DActually you spent $200 + 14.
You got $300 worth of merchandise for $200, not $200 for $100.
Jeremy517
11-11-09, 04:14 AM
Actually you spent $200 + 14.
You got $300 worth of merchandise for $200, not $200 for $100.
If you figure that he would have bought the $100 worth of groceries whether he bought the 360 or not, then it is $100 + $14.
NC-36
11-11-09, 02:41 PM
If you figure that he would have bought the $100 worth of groceries whether he bought the 360 or not, then it is $100 + $14.
:up:
Demontooth
11-11-09, 07:37 PM
I found two arcades today. Purchased them both for coworkers. There was a sign on the case advertising the $100 gift card and that it runs through 11/15.
glassdragon
11-11-09, 07:55 PM
:up:
That's what I'm saying... I was thinking that if i bought this then I wouldn't have any money left from my check for food for the week, then I thought, well shit. I will have a 100 dollar card to use for food at walmart lol.
edstein
11-11-09, 10:14 PM
I found two arcades today. Purchased them both for coworkers. There was a sign on the case advertising the $100 gift card and that it runs through 11/15.
What? I thought it was a Saturday only sale. Those bastards.
Roybq
11-11-09, 10:43 PM
Stopped by yesterday morning and they had arcades in stock with the sign. If I hadn't just dropped $400 on a COD:MW2 250 gb unit, I would've picked one up just for the thrill of finding the sale.
Demontooth
11-11-09, 11:06 PM
Stopped by yesterday morning and they had arcades in stock with the sign. If I hadn't just dropped $400 on a COD:MW2 250 gb unit, I would've picked one up just for the thrill of finding the sale.
You right about the thrill, they weren't even for me and I was getting a rush...which is sad.
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