kefrank

I think your logic only works out if you could apply the $50 GC to one of the two games you bought, which you can't. In terms of maximizing value, this is actually slightly worse than B2G1...you buy two games for $59.99 each and can get a third game of $50 or less "free" (or more than one game that adds up to $50 for "free").

DJariya

It's actually more like

Buy 2 games and get the 3rd for $9.99 + tax. (with the $50 GC)

mattysemo247

I think it works pretty good if you only want two games and don't mind keeping a $50 gift card for awhile.

Jeremy517

If your third game is $59.99, you should be able to get a $20 GC for that purchase, unless there is a restriction that says you can't get the $20 GC if you're paying with a GC. It all depends on the wording of the offer, whether the GCs are specially marked, etc. At a minimum, you would probably have to make two separate trips, unless the clerk was really nice.

aktick

The GC isn't active until like 6 hours after you get it, so you'd have to make another trip to use it.

DJariya

I bought 3 games last night (even though I probably shouldn't have) and got a $70 GC.

Wolf359

I suck at math so I probably am missing something, but can't figure out what. Two games at $60=$120. Minus $50 GC = $70. So....two games for $70?? The $50 card is the same as cash at Toys R Us, and there are other games coming I would want in the future.

Kicker_of_Elves

No, u get the $50 Gift Card only when you buy the 2 games, which amounts to $120 plus taxes. So 2 games and a $50 Gift Card for $120. Then use the gift card on the 3rd game you want in the future.

Kicker_of_Elves

Will BB pricematch the buy 2 get a $50 gift card TRU deal? I'm thinking it probably varies from Store to Store.

dino88

You are spending $120 cash and getting a $50 credit towards a future purchase. The $50 gift card doesn't erase any of the $120 you've already spent.

pinata242

Don't say this in the Amazon thread

kefrank

What dino said pretty much sums it up, but I'll break it down in a little more detail:

In a B2G1, you pay 59.99 each for two games and get a third game of equal or lesser value for free. So, you spent ~$120 and ended up with 3 games.

In this deal, you pay $59.99 each for two games and get a $50 gift card for a future purchase. You apply that $50 gift card toward a third $59.99 game. So, you spent ~$130 and ended up with 3 games.

Thus, the B2G1 is actually the better overall deal, assuming you want 3 games that are all $59.99. To put it another way, B2G1 deal has the most maximum potential value. The only way the gift card works out to be a "better deal" in any sense is if you want two games that are $59.99 and two other value-priced (greatest hits, etc) games whose sum total adds up to $50. In the B2G1, you could only get one of those value-priced games for free since the third game is "equal or lesser value" but with the gift card deal, the gift card essentially gets you both value-priced games for free.

And now I've officially analyzed this deal beyond recognition.

SoonerDoc

You are forgetting the additional $20 gift card when you buy your THIRD 59.99 game using your $50 gift card. When you buy a single 59.99 game you get a free $20 gift card.


Game 1 59.99
Game 2 59.99
You get $50 GC

You now have spent $120 and have 2 games and a $50 GC


Game 3 59.99 - $50 GC = 9.99
You get $20 GC

You have now spent $130 and have 3 games and a $20 GC


So actually if you buy three 59.99 games, you are spending $130 and you get three games AND a $20 gift card for future purchase. Thus this is a little better than B2G1....you spend $10 more cash out of pocket, but you end up with an extra $20 in gift cards.

kefrank

That is slightly better, as long as that's actually possible. I'd be surprised if Toys 'R Us has any kind of sophisticated flagging system to not allow a promotional gift card to be used on a later transaction for the same promotion, so it probably does work. That being said, your scenario doesn't represent the math the OP was using to justify this as a better deal.

Edit: Actually, at best this seems like a wash to me: spend $120 to get an additional $60 in value or spend $130 to get an additional $70 in value. Sure, you get an additional $10 in value with the latter, but you spent $10 more to get there.

Kicker_of_Elves

I managed to get BB to pricematch the TRU deal.

SoonerDoc

I see it as:

with B2G1 you are spending $120 cash to get $180 in product (3 $60 games)

with this promo you are spending $130 cash to get $200 in product (3 $60 games + $20 GC)

Also this deal doesn't REQUIRE you to find 3 games, which is usually difficult for me. So i can use the $50 gift card for Christmas presents for the kids, I know that I am going to spend at TRU anyways. Basically cash to me. One could interpret that as getting two $60 games for $35 each

Just depends on your situation. For me personally, Best Buy or Target credit is the same as cash. Around Christmas TRU credit is the same as cash. I know within the next 30 days I will be buying product at these stores, so at any of them I would happily spend $10 cash to get $20 credit.

dvdjunkie32

Game related deal:

Gohastings has a sale on used game guides - 5 guides for $20 bucks. Free shipping today only!

code - 111010


Considering that these guides retail for $20 or more each, huge savings here! Unfortunately, the Fallout guides are sold out.

maxfisher

If you text GAMER to 332211, Best Buy will text a coupon for $20 off a 12-month Gold Live membership. If you're near a store with $50 cards still in stock, it's a decent deal.

starman9000

Thanks, this works on graphic novels too! I got most of the Sandman volumes for $4 each.

Decker

They're probably mostly gone now, but it might be worth checking Radio Shack. They're clearing out the Silver Dual Shock 3 controllers for $24.99. Great deal if you can find one.

mattysemo247

^^ Same with the original 360 elite system. Some people on SD found them as cheap as $125.

DJariya

New deal at Toys R Us this week.

Buy 1, get the 2nd for 40% off

I went in tonight with the $70 GC that I got from purchasing 3 games last week. I bought COD: Black Ops and Super Mario Galaxy 2. With the GC and discount, I ended up paying around $27 for both games.

mattysemo247

Looks like Amazon matched this as well, but with a limited selection. Lots of Kinect games though.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...pf_rd_i=409566

mattysemo247

Looks like Old Navy is having their own video game door buster deal on black friday

Groucho

Does the Kinect have enough penetration to make that a decent "door buster"?