Gamers Club Unlocked Appreciation Thread (saving $$$ for the console/handheld gamer)
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Dead Prince
Banned
Told myself not to buy since there were no games to get but I voufhr bayo2. Praying they match Target's b2g1
OverdriveOtaku
Member
So supposedly you can get GCU for free if you buy non-contract Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint phones. These phones run you $15 so that's $15 for GCU.
About to try it myself.
Whoa. Well that's something, looking forward to how that works out for ya.
Neuromancer
Member
Did anyone do this twice to set themselves up for the next 4 years? I'm considering it although who knows how long this program will even last.
That's what I'm about to do. I was going to do the $30 deal with AW, but I can just sell the phones and make my money back.
fredrancour
Member
Has anyone had trouble getting GCU to show up on their best buy online shopping account? Mine doesn't seem to be acknowledging the GCU even though the gcu works in-store. I can see the reward zone's regular points stuff but no discounts seem to show up.
shadyspace
Banned
Man them not offering the $10 for preordering on Nintendo titles is real unfortunate. Wonder why that is.
I'm currently exploring the site right now and it seems to have acknowledged that I'm a part of the GCU immediately. If you are on the main MyBestBuy page, click on "View Certificates" and on the following page, underneath the progress bar of how much you need to spend to reach Elite Plus status, there is the GCU stuff. For me, anway.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
This is incredible. I had no idea about this thing. This is akin getting PC games at GMG for $35-40 day one. That trade-in strategy is nuts too.
shadyspace
Banned
So is this talking about three copies of the SAME game being limited or is the limit of 20% off indeed 3 different games per platform per year?
fredrancour
Member
edit @ above me: yeah that means copies of literally the exact same game.
Thanks, turns out two reward zone accounts wound up attached to the same phone number. I signed in with the one that lacked it.
Thanks, turns out two reward zone accounts wound up attached to the same phone number. I signed in with the one that lacked it.
That sucks, I expected at least Smash to be the only one. They even have Dying Light giving the bonus yet we know Smash is gonna sell like hotcakes
Same game
GalacticMouse
Member
Same game. I've already bought more than 3 PS4 games this month.
GalacticMouse
Member
In my experience, Best Buy's trade in values aren't that great...worse than GameStop's for most of the games I looked up in the past. It may get a slight advantage with the 20% new game discount, but it's not as decisive an advantage as it should be.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
Well at the moment they're doing a 50% trade in bonus + your 10% trade so you'll be getting a 60% trade in kicker, unfortunately they also lower the trade in values when they do the 50% trade ins so really its all on you if you think its worth it or not.
From the other thread though people were saying generally if its under 10$ the trade-in is worth it, if its over 10 dont bother.
RelentlessRolento
Member
How can I apply to it online?
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
You currently can't. It's in-store only to purchases, but the benefits can be used on online orders after.
IISANDERII
Member
I would like to know this too.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Okay so seems they are doing an extra 50% trade-in credit right now. Not directly Gamers Unlocked related, but figured I'd post about it here.
Rayman Legends is still $17, and so is Kinect Sports Rivals. With the Extra 50% on both its $27.50 each. I'll be getting Unity for "free" due to Gamer's Unlocked discount after all is said and done.
Rayman Legends is still $17, and so is Kinect Sports Rivals. With the Extra 50% on both its $27.50 each. I'll be getting Unity for "free" due to Gamer's Unlocked discount after all is said and done.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It's 60% with GCU right? I'm planning on going down there Friday and trading in some games and picking up Bayonetta 2. Have to wait since they won't have the game until then and it's too damn far to drive to make multiple trips.
Will also cancel my Smash preorder in-store since I ordered the bundle online.
Will also cancel my Smash preorder in-store since I ordered the bundle online.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
I'm a newbie to GCU so if it stacks on top of this promo then hell yes!
I have a few questions that I didn't see answered, or if I overlooked them, apologies in advance.
1. Do you get the $10 reward certificate for preordering in store, online only, or both?
2. Is there a way to know which games offer the $10 reward certificate for preordering?
3. How much is required to preorder a game in store?
I've only ever preordered games from Amazon, and I like that they don't charge you until the game ships. I saw someone in this thread say that Best Buy charges the full amount when preordering online. I'm hoping that in store is similar to Gamestop's $5 down.
1. Do you get the $10 reward certificate for preordering in store, online only, or both?
2. Is there a way to know which games offer the $10 reward certificate for preordering?
3. How much is required to preorder a game in store?
I've only ever preordered games from Amazon, and I like that they don't charge you until the game ships. I saw someone in this thread say that Best Buy charges the full amount when preordering online. I'm hoping that in store is similar to Gamestop's $5 down.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
For 3, it's $5 down.
Best Buy DID charge me the full amount when I preordered Smash online, but I paid with a gift card. I don't know if they do that with other payment methods or not.
hypodrmage
Member
Do you get the pre-order promotions of $10 reward points for only pre-ordering online and then picking it up in store, or do you get it if you pre-order online and have it shipped to you?
itzknickknac
Member
These are good questions I'd like to know myself. I know if I want to pricematch a game, I can only do in-store; can't get a price match if I do the "hold the item and pay in-store." So I'm wondering if the $10 reward certificate only applies to "pre-order in-store and buy in-store" only.
GalacticMouse
Member
1. Works both ways.
2. Here's the list, which should update as they add titles: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Games-P...10/pcmcat308100050002.c?id=pcmcat308100050002
3. I think it's $5, but I usually pre-order online with store pickup as the delivery option. My way means they hit your credit card with a temp charge to verify it, but don't officially take your money until you get the game. I wouldn't do this with a debit card though, since banks tend to give you overdraft fees if the verification charge puts you in the negative.
As long as you pre-order the game and complete the transaction when it's released, meaning it's shipped to your or you pick it up in store, you get the $10 reward.
hypodrmage
Member
Thanks, that helps a lot!
tearsintherain
Member
Nothing you have to do, it appears automatically in your rewards history around 15 days (give or take 5 days) after it ships/is picked up.
There have been cases where the points haven't appeared, so best thing is 2-3 days after you receive the game go to bestbuy.com, click on account, sign in, click on rewards, purchase history, find the line item for the game - ugly and time consuming since you have to expand each entry - and you should see something like "Victory can be preordered!" with 500 points pending. Sometimes 0 points pending. Then wait 3 weeks and it should have turned into 500 points awarded. You can then turn those 500 points into a $10 certificate or just bank them and do a bigger certificate later on down the road.
if it doesn't show up after 3 weeks you get to call/email best buy and they will eventually award you $10 in points and say sorry.
shinobi602
Member
Just traded in Shadow of Mordor for $42
Dayum!
Dayum!
Fuuuu I need to finish this ASAP.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Going to head there after work today and trade in Rayman Legends for X1... it's $17 before the 50% extra, I think that's pretty good.
Where do you do the trade ins, at the front service desk?
Where do you do the trade ins, at the front service desk?
I find that best buy is usually way better than anybody else, actually. I just traded in Evil within today for $45 with the GCU bonus.
Most new games are around $40 for about a month from release. If you can do the $10 reward point thing with the games, you can make money on most games with a play it quick and trade it strategy.
EroticSushi
Member
How does pre-ordering work with BB? I want to head over and PO GTA V and never PO'd something from them before. Do they work the same way GameStop does?
Basically, you bring a little card to the register and put down however much you want to put down. Then they give you a receipt, and you pick it up and pay the balance within a week of release. I'm not sure what happens if you don't actually pick up the game.
Got the Shakes
Member
I had the same problem with the Halo: MCC and Assassins Creed coming out on Tuesday. I had to order both online and was told that they'd get here release day. Halo shipped out a few days ago, but AC is still in the preparing order phase.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I've had this problem for a while, my local store showed it unavailable while it was still available at all the other ones within a few hundred miles. Oddly, when I went to the store to take advantage of the GCU deal the guy said I could still preorder it. Would have, but he (incorrectly) told me that GCU didn't count toward the bundle.
So now I just have a preorder to ship it to my house. Hopefully it works out, still need to cancel my in-store preorder of the game though.
50% bonus credit on trade-ins this week! According to someone on Reddit, this DOES stack with the 10% bonus for GCU, but that 10% only applies to the base price.
e.g. Mario Kart 8 normally trades in for $26, so this week it's worth 26 + 2.60 from GCU + 13 from the promotion, for a whopping $41.60.
And yeah the thing were you can get GCU for $30 with the purchase of a $40 game is still going on.
e.g. Mario Kart 8 normally trades in for $26, so this week it's worth 26 + 2.60 from GCU + 13 from the promotion, for a whopping $41.60.
And yeah the thing were you can get GCU for $30 with the purchase of a $40 game is still going on.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Didn't they just do 50% credit a couple weeks ago? Anyway, I'll probably head up there
Aztechnology
Member
How the hell did I miss this deal... I can't drop 120 now, but I definitely would of paid 30 earlier to try it out at least.
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