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Target Buy 2 Get 1 Free on all Games (excluding Switch) returns 10/29 - 11/4
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One of my favorite deals...just wish Switch games were included!Just wanted to point this out for those who weren't aware this promo is coming. Buy 2 get 1 free on any games, excluding Switch. With all the big releases hitting right now this is pretty great timing to pick up a stack
They will immediately do a temp charge and it'll go away. I did this last year and I still haven't been fully charged for some games I pre-ordered. Every month or so they do the temp amount on my CC though to make sure the form of payment is still valid.
Lol i wish. Target and Nintendo know they still make money without any deals on it.
Definitely would grab Mario, Mario + Rabbits, and Metroid
That would be a great grab too...I would have probably done same combo.
Former Best Buy employee here. They might "match" in the sense of offering an identical or similar promo, but they won't honor it on price match. They only match listed prices, not "gimmick" promotions like this one.
Now, with that said, you could get lucky with your CSR/manager. Price match is at the discretion of the manager and their awareness of company guidelines or willingness to bend on them can vary. Personally, when I was making decisions like this, I might have bent the rules if a customer walked up with a stack of six $60 games looking to get two free--if they were nice and didn't act like they were entitled. Being a GCU member helps in this regard too, seeing as this indicates you're a loyal customer. TBH, I usually bent over backwards to ensure GCU members were happy because they drop a lot of cash in-store on a consistent basis.
Hmm maybe I’ll get uncharted, tjat yakuza female and FE echos....
Just went with Spider-Man, God of War, and Red Dead Redemption 2.
I always struggle with which games to go with for this deal every year.
Basically only choose games I know I will find time to play with my busy schedule these days
I always struggle with which games to go with for this deal every year.
Basically only choose games I know I will find time to play with my busy schedule these days
I'm still having issues with the tax. I've made two separate orders for South Park Gold. One had two other $60 games, the others had two $150 games. The ones with the $150 games came out more than the $60 games by $3. My understanding is the one with the $150 dummies would be cheaper.
I normally don't do these but this time I grabbed Spider-Man, Death Stranding and Yakuza 0. Was thinking about doing Yakuza 0 + Kiwami + 6 but Kiwami was only $30. While individually $40 isn't really that great of a deal on a six month old game, Yakuza rarely ever drops below $50 so I think it's not that bad of a deal once everything's all said and done. Plus I get those two other games discounted on release.
Because the deal is get the cheapest game free, for SP gold you will want 3 $100 games. So if say if you want it for PS4, add 2 xbox copies as dummies. That should get it to work and reduce the tax correctly when you cancel the 2 dummies.
For your 2nd order, did you mean you had 2 $150 dummies plus SP gold at $100? If so, then yeah, the tax should have been reduced to SP gold only after you cancelled the dummies.
Feels kinda weird but I’ll be passig in the B2G1 this year. Even with the pre-orders. The I seemingly never pay $40 a game any more with GCU and My Best Buy Certificates.
Especially given my backlog....
Especially given my backlog....
Decided to go with Assassin's Creed, Wolfenstein 2 and the new South Park game. Looking forward to them!
Gonna nab the remaining Kirby amiibo I don't have.
I could get the Mario Odyssey series for $26, which is about $5 cheaper than what I paid at Best Buy with GCU. I wondering if it's worth returning them to BB and rebuying them at Target over a matter of $5.
Gonna have to think it over.
Fake Edit: Crunched the numbers on both retailers and it's even worse, yikes.
Mario Odyssey trio at Target:
$38.97 (Retail)
-$12.99 (Free Amiibo)
-$1.29 (Red Card Discount)
+2.53 Tax
$27.93 Total
Mario Odyssey trio at Best Buy
$38.97 (Retail)
-$7.79 (GCU Discount)
+3.04 Tax
$34.21 Total
That's a $6.28 difference. Dammit.
Now I'll get 109 points back from Best Buy, which is worth roughly $2.18 in store credit, so let's say actually a $4.01 difference. Still, that's not insignificant.
I could get the Mario Odyssey series for $26, which is about $5 cheaper than what I paid at Best Buy with GCU. I wondering if it's worth returning them to BB and rebuying them at Target over a matter of $5.
Gonna have to think it over.
Fake Edit: Crunched the numbers on both retailers and it's even worse, yikes.
Mario Odyssey trio at Target:
$38.97 (Retail)
-$12.99 (Free Amiibo)
-$1.29 (Red Card Discount)
+2.53 Tax
$27.93 Total
Mario Odyssey trio at Best Buy
$38.97 (Retail)
-$7.79 (GCU Discount)
+3.04 Tax
$34.21 Total
That's a $6.28 difference. Dammit.
Now I'll get 109 points back from Best Buy, which is worth roughly $2.18 in store credit, so let's say actually a $4.01 difference. Still, that's not insignificant.
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I haven't bought any games this year so looking to get some 3ds titles. Looking at some of these but have no idea how good they are:
Metroid Samus Returns
DW VII
DW VIII
Fire Emblem Echoes, Birthright or Conquest
Hey Pikmin
Kirby Battle Royal
Or any Mario & Luigi games
Any must haves?
Metroid Samus Returns
DW VII
DW VIII
Fire Emblem Echoes, Birthright or Conquest
Hey Pikmin
Kirby Battle Royal
Or any Mario & Luigi games
Any must haves?
Thanks for the clarification.
Just tested it was Yakuza 6 LE and got it for $64.17. Very slick deal.
Hmm, is the Target website having issues for anyone else? It continuously loads in any video game section.
Does this work on controllers too?
Does this work on controllers too?
Got Wolf 2 and South Park and spent a little bit pondering the third game. Nothing really jumped out at me too much but decided to grab Assassin's Creed Origins. Haven't played a game in this series in like 7 years and worst case scenario it has like a $30-35 trade value.
I was having issues in Safari, switched to Chrome and it worked. Either way, wouldn't be shocked if they are getting slammed.
Looked through the 3DS titles, and there's an even six I want, so I could make two cart purchases and get the deal twice:
Mario Party: Star Rush
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Ever Oasis
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Miitopia
Hey! Pikmin
Each title is $40, so assuming B2G1F means $13.33 off each title, we're looking at $26.66 each. That's less than the $31.99 each title would be with GCU.
Any thoughts on waiting for Black Friday? I know discounts on Nintendo software can be spotty at best, and typically occurs within Amazon's hard-to-get Lightning Deals, so I'm gonna have to think this over.
Mario Party: Star Rush
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Ever Oasis
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Miitopia
Hey! Pikmin
Each title is $40, so assuming B2G1F means $13.33 off each title, we're looking at $26.66 each. That's less than the $31.99 each title would be with GCU.
Any thoughts on waiting for Black Friday? I know discounts on Nintendo software can be spotty at best, and typically occurs within Amazon's hard-to-get Lightning Deals, so I'm gonna have to think this over.
Thanks for the tip on the preorders, guys. Wasn't even aware that you could apply this to titles like Spider Man and any and all upcoming titles that haven't been released yet. This beats GCU then and saves me approximately $9 per title over GCU, which is significant.
Question - if I change my mind on any of these preorders once I receive them, I can return them at the physical store, right? I don't need to mail it back?
Question - if I change my mind on any of these preorders once I receive them, I can return them at the physical store, right? I don't need to mail it back?
Awesome, thanks! I guess it's time to stock up on all these AAA titles that haven't been released yet! :)
Agreed - I tend to get a few games and now older me just wants to wait till Best Buy’s Early Black Friday deals to splurge
Cool thanks, I went to the assassin's creed origin page and it didn't list the pc version at all so I figured pc titles weren't included altogether
Uh, for DQ8 I think you're much better off taking advantage of it being $25 at Amazon currently.
Glad there's no limit on this deal . Already got one trio (Superstar Saga, MH Stories, and Yokai Watch 2 PS) and I'm going in for a second to get Pokemon Ultra Moon for free.
Just got back from Target. Got Wolfenstein, Assassin's Creed and Settlers of Catan board game. Wouldn't have even known about this if it weren't for the OP. Thanks!
3 copies of Destiny 2. Not bad at aboot $36 each. Me and both my bros can dive in one of these days.
Ah, thanks. I will look at picking up DQ VIII and some of the older Dragon Quest games from Amazon.
Oh wow, just got email from Target, saying my Call Of Duty has been shipped. I wasn't expecting to get this on release day but maybe I will after all.
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