Reduced Price Game Guides: Thread XI

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First off, let me welcome you all to the new guide thread. Second, I'd like to ask you all to please keep conversations not pertaining to guide drops to a minimum to avoid cluttering the thread. It's not that I don't enjoy the chit chat, but that it may stop others from locating information on the newest drops.

That being said, let me thank Cheapy for creating this site, without which I would've spent probably 10 times what I HAVE spent on games and guides. Moreover, let me thank each and every one of my fellow CAGs for continuing to contribute to making this site a great place to find out about sales and clearances of the items we as gamers use most. Without a great community, NONE of this would be possible.


Now, with that out of the way(and before I get to rambling), let's get on to making this new thread.

Useful Information(and links):

Game Guide Trade Thread(KEEP ALL TRADE REQUESTS HERE OR IN PM'S):

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175548

PLEASE keep ALL trade requests in there or PM's. Thank you.

Reduced Price Guide Discussion Thread(KEEP ALL DISCUSSION NOT RELATED TO GUIDE DROPS HERE!!!):

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169252

What is the purpose of this thread?

The purpose of this thread is to let our fellow CAGs know when a guide has dropped to a low price(it's NOT ALWAYS A PENNY), so they can go out and grab guides for themselves and for trading with other CAGs.

Anytime you have guide drops to report, post them here. Please specify at which store you found them and which guides you found and list them in alphabetical order. Thank you. Please, whenever possible, use RED font to make the drop info stand out. Thanks again.

What are penny guides?

Penny guides are guides which have been on the market for a while and the publisher(or store chain) decide that the remaining stock of these guides have little to no chance of selling, so they issue an order to pull them from the shelves and destroy them. At that time, they are also marked as .01 in their inventory system, except in the case of BBV, which marks them .01 only AFTER pulling them.

Most stores have an agreement with the publisher that states that if they destroy the remaining stock of those items, they will receive a credit for their value from the publisher. This is why many stores are usually annoyed when we CAGs come in and buy the guides AT the penny price, since otherwise they would've received a credit for those items.

According to an employee at a local BB, they also have a recycling program for the pennied stock, so as to not clutter landfill space with the guides. As to how true it is, I cannot confirm, but I would hope that the paper is at least recycled instead of just dumpstered.


Prior Reduced price game guide threads:

Guide Three:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...ighlight=guide
Guide Four:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/....php?p=1496376
Guide Five:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...ad.php?t=85976
Guide Six:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=116918
Guide Seven:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=131717
Guide Seven and a half:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=142400
Guide Eight:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=167157
Guide Nine:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=187222
Guide Ten:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219547

Finally, below is a list of website links, each of which goes to their respective guide page. Whenever possible, I will update the links with better ones(if available).

Amazon
Barnes&Noble
BestBuy
Gamestop
Overstock
Strategyguides.net
ToysRUs

Thanks to floormat, Guinaevere and anyone else who has created and maintained the guide thread before, as well as to all of those who find out either advance information on drops or provide a list of which ones dropped when we do have a drop.

The post below this one contains a list going back at LEAST six months of the more current guide drops, which stores they occured at and which ones dropped. Note that sometimes(Oblivion guide, Quake Wars: Enemy Territory)there are multiple versions of a guide, be it that there are Prima versions, Brady versions and the occasional Nintendo and Doublejump guides.

Please specify WHICH version has dropped when mentioning possible guide drops. Thank you.

Common Guide Drop Related Questions(FAQ):

FAQ - If you are new (or a vet with a few questions) look here SECOND! (After reading the above!)

Q: What Are Penny Guides?
A: Penny guides are guides which have been on the market for a while and the publisher(or store chain) decide that the remaining stock of these guides have little to no chance of selling, so they issue an order to pull them from the shelves and destroy them. At that time, they are also marked as .01 in their inventory system, except in the case of BBV, which marks them .01 only AFTER pulling them.

Most stores have an agreement with the publisher that states that if they destroy the remaining stock of those items, they will receive a credit for their value from the publisher. This is why many stores are usually annoyed when we CAGs come in and buy the guides AT the penny price, since otherwise they would've received a full credit for those items.

According to an employee at a local BB, they also have a recycling program for the pennied stock, so as to not clutter landfill space with the guides. As to how true it is, I cannot confirm, but I would hope that the paper is at least recycled instead of just dumpstered.

Q: Do all guides from all stores drop at the same time?
A: No. While most chains have nationwide drops within their own store (as in every BB will have the same drops coast to coast), not every different chain drops at the same time (what drops at BB is NOT necessarily dropped at GS). When in doubt, check post TWO for drop info.

Q: I found a penny guide and a clerk denied me! I'ma report 'em!
A: Whoa, hold your horses there, pardner! First of all, not a question. Second, just because something is on the shelf, the clerk does NOT have to sell you that item. Most stores are PRIVATE property and as such can deny you just about anything they want - including a sale. The best advice is to not be rude, not be arrogant, and just try hard to get them to have pity on you.

Q: Why don't the clerks want to sell me their penny guides? Aren't they just throwing them away?
A: As stated above, the stores are ordered by the publisher to trash the guides, and are then given credit for those guides. If they don't do this, the publisher won't give them the credit - it's like losing a sale. On the employee level, selling a penny guide can sometimes get them in trouble (or even fired!) I know it seems silly, but this is their job we're talking about! Respect the man (or woman) behind the counter and you'll get a lot more guides than otherwise!

Q: Should I just ask if the store has penny guides then?
A: No, since that denotes that you have some insider information as to the runnings of these businesses.

Q: What if the clerk wants to know how I know so much about guide drops?
A: If asked where you got your info about guides that pennied, simply say either 'the internet' or 'a friend of mine told me they're on clearance'.

Q: But clerks will know what a penny guide is, right? I can talk to them like anyone else here...
A: Never use the word pennied to ANY store clerks unless you have built up a good rapport with them. Even then, it may seem a little fishy if you know more about their shop than they do.

Q: Are guides labeled as a penny on the shelf?
A: Sometimes. Most times, no. GS seems to label everything that gets a price drop, so often times guides will be stickered. But even so, they most likely won't sell them to you. A sticker does not mean 'have to sell'.

Q: I tried to buy a guide that this thread said was pennied and it didn't ring up as such! What gives?
A: Either 1) Our source was wrong (this rarely happens and is usually verified a FEW times within maybe an hour of posting), or 2) The clerk changed the price. It's usually number 2.

Q: What's the easiest way to get penny guides? This sounds like TONS of work!
A: Best Buy is probably the best place to get guides, followed by GameStop, GameCrazy, Toys R Us and then Blockbuster. From what I've seen though, probably 95% of guides that people get are snagged at BB - the rest come from the other stores. But it never hurts to try!

Q: Has there been a drop recently?
A: If you are asking this question you didn't fully understand the OP - go back and read it once more. When a drop happens, it will be posted, and then placed in the second post - trust us.

Q: How do you guys know so much about penny guides?
A: We sometimes have inside sources with the information from the stores themselves; other times, fellow CAGS just like you or me simply take suspected guides to the register and ask them to ring them up, to check their prices. Feel free to do this yourself, and help give back to the community by telling us what you find! However, DON'T ask "Has anyone checked XXX lately?", unless you are in the right thread (discussion area).

Thanks to GrilledWitOnions for creating the above FAQ, which should eliminate the need for such questions popping up in the thread from this point on out.
 
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[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']You're going by when I told the story of that or that was you there in the same aisle cuz I remember a few people looking to see wtf I was trying to do.:lol:[/QUOTE]

Just here on CAG but I still have a vivid memory of seeing that poor guide jammed into the magazine thing it was too big for lol Somehow I think I would have ended up saying something and figuring out it was you if I happened to run into you during a IATCG Kodak moment.
 
Picked up 2 red steel guides and 1 BF Bad Company 2 one at the Parma, OH store today. They apparently looked only for full size guides when they pulled them.
 
I just tell them they should be on clearance. Then we laugh at the price and i joke how i'm not bothering to use my rewards card on them. THey never give me a hassle.
 
[quote name='FOnewearl']Just here on CAG but I still have a vivid memory of seeing that poor guide jammed into the magazine thing it was too big for lol Somehow I think I would have ended up saying something and figuring out it was you if I happened to run into you during a IATCG Kodak moment.[/QUOTE]
:lol: Maybe then. But now I'm kind of different. I try and only take the best condition guides. Back then I was taking anything and everything.:whistle2:#
 
[quote name='dabamus']Picked up 2 red steel guides and 1 BF Bad Company 2 one at the Parma, OH store today. They apparently looked only for full size guides when they pulled them.[/QUOTE]

Someone must have dumped their BC2 guides on Amazon because recently they were trading in for almost $3/each if I recall correctly, & now they aren't being accepted for trade in. :bomb: :lol:

I only have one that I found, so it's not like I'd be making out like a bandit or something.
 
[quote name='Maniac Mansion']Someone must have dumped their BC2 guides on Amazon because recently they were trading in for almost $3/each if I recall correctly, & now they aren't being accepted for trade in. :bomb: :lol:

I only have one that I found, so it's not like I'd be making out like a bandit or something.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I was shocked at only finding one of those before, and then the random one yesterday. I thought there would be more of them out there.
 
I just wanted to thank to contributors to this thread. I was able to score a lone God of War III guide at Best Buy last weekend. As far as the Gamestop drops, I found a store with about 10 guides but was denied.
 
Hey... sorry if this is a FAQ but i really dont wanna go through 180 pages to find my answer... How should i go about getting these things?
 
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']Hey... sorry if this is a FAQ but i really dont wanna go through 180 pages to find my answer... How should i go about getting these things?[/QUOTE]
Prayer, make wishes into wells, etc.
You could try the first page and then avoid the other 175 pages.
 
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[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']Hey... sorry if this is a FAQ but i really dont wanna go through 180 pages to find my answer... How should i go about getting these things?[/QUOTE]

why don't you just read the faq.

also see my sig.
 
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']Hey... sorry if this is a FAQ but i really dont wanna go through 180 pages to find my answer... How should i go about getting these things?[/QUOTE]

Just go to the store, look for the guides and if they have any buy them....

If theres no guides, then look in the dumpster...
 
You dont think i have read the first post? It dosent have a method or any tips for walking in and and getting the guides, which is why i asked. As in, what do i say? what times should i go into the store, should i ask for the manager? Those kinda things.

Also, Im in the UK, going to GAME, which is pretty much like the US's gamestop, and im pretty sure they do drop game guides, so im assuming it'll be the same method.
 
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']You dont think i have read the first post? It dosent have a method or any tips for walking in and and getting the guides, which is why i asked. As in, what do i say? what times should i go into the store, should i ask for the manager? Those kinda things.[/QUOTE]

all that info is in the OP!
 
[quote name='confoosious']
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']You dont think i have read the first post? It dosent have a method or any tips for walking in and and getting the guides, which is why i asked. As in, what do i say? what times should i go into the store, should i ask for the manager? Those kinda things.

Also, Im in the UK, going to GAME, which is pretty much like the US's gamestop, and im pretty sure they do drop game guides, so im assuming it'll be the same method.[/QUOTE]
all that info is in the OP![/QUOTE]

He's asking whats the best method for going about getting guides or somehow getting them. The OP actually doesn't say any good strategy besides tell you what penny guides are and not to really complain if you can't get any.

I believe he's trying to find out a good method as to how some people are walking into some gamestops and walking out with such a huge stack of guides, what do they do that they don't get denied, how do they go about grabbing a stack of guides that obviously dropped, ect ect.

I would have actually liked this kind of info when I started, but I took a stab in the dark when I tried it because I didn't want to ask in fear of getting my ass chewed off like he did. Cut the guy some slack, at least he's not asking "so did this guide drop, I saw it at this store" or "so when is the next drop" he's asking a legitimate question as to some help from members of the site. If he can't ask here for help on a simple question, where can he exactly?

As per helping the guy out. At gamestop I tend to try and wait until the store is empty(or nearly so to only 1 other person is there) before trying as I don't want to cause commotion about "omg this rang up for a penny" also try and act surprised when you see it ring up for so or make small talk about hearing they went on sale or on clearance recently from a friend. Each gamestop in my area is different so its just a matter of finding out how the employee's are at the location your going to and finding a way to maybe work around it.

Edit: Also to note, GAME the UK store does do drops as well, but those are listed elsewhere on the voids of the internet. I believe Alan Wake and Mass Effect CE guides recently dropped there. I only know because Spirit Tracks dropped there as well and so I'm keeping a watchful eye for when it drops here at local stores.
 
Actually, when I first discovered this thread, the section


Common Guide Drop Related Questions(FAQ):

answered all my questions.

I dont want IATTCG to get a big head but i thought the OP is fantastic.
 
To paraphrase The Departed:

If the FAQ doesn't answer your questions, then IATTCG must be a c***. Are you calling IATCCG a c***?

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FAQ seems pretty good to me but what do I know.
 
Clearly not. He just dosent have the information i want, which is why im asking, or i wouldnt have asked now, would i?

And as for the FAQ - its good, in the information it gives.
 
The OP is a good source of information, but collecting more strategy's as to how to go about getting these guides is also a good thing. Everyone has their own stregty of going about it, most of which aren't in the OP. The FAQ part is also quite dated mentioning guide drops at Gamecrazy, Toys R Us, and blockbuster which none of which really drop guides to a penny anymore(if memory serves, please correct me if I'm wrong). So did it really harm him to ask the members for some strategies like others did.

The OP is a good place to start, maybe it had all the information you needed. That doesn't mean that is has all the information everyone needs.

A good example is one strategy people do is buying other items to evade the fact that the guide rang up for a penny so it doesn't seem like thats all your there for. Which is nowhere in the OP whatsoever.
 
[quote name='Ultragamer']So did it really harm him to ask the members for some strategies like others did.[/QUOTE]
To me, it's kind of like asking a magician how he performs his tricks.
It's all relative and everyone has different methods for every occasion.
The best advice: hit the pavement and try your luck (you'll need a lot of this).
 
[quote name='Vader582']To me, it's kind of like asking a magician how he performs his tricks.
[/QUOTE]

Although if you want to become a magician wouldn't it be a good idea to try and get some tips as to where to start from another magician, whether he tells you or not is one thing, but does it really hurt you or the magician to ask?
 
[quote name='Vader582']To me, it's kind of like asking a magician how he performs his tricks.
It's all relative and everyone has different methods for every occasion.
The best advice: hit the pavement and try your luck (you'll need a lot of this).[/QUOTE]

This is true.

Some people pick up 20 guides and walk out paying 20 cents.

Some people pick up 1 guide, a $30 game and get denied on the guide.
 
So you're saying i should basically get lucky? Theres 3 GAME's near me so ill try my hand at all 3... any specifics i should say? I know i shouldnt mention the word penny or pennied. anything else?
 
[quote name='Ultragamer']Although if you want to become a magician wouldn't it be a good idea to try and get some tips as to where to start from another magician, whether he tells you or not is one thing, but does it really hurt you or the magician to ask?[/QUOTE]
That's true but his original post just comes off lazy.
The second post lists the dates of drops. My first inclination would be to read the first post from the latest drop forward but hey what do I know...
 
I'd rather see on-topic posts that ask things (about getting guides) that have (gasp) already been talked about somewhere in the thread, then endless IATCG posts whining about getting denied, and off-topic derailing personal stories by many people.

Hint - if you've got, like, 50+ posts in this thread - you're probably bloating the thread 10x more than people asking on-topic questions about Penny guides.
 
[quote name='Vader582']That's true but his original post just comes off lazy.
The second post lists the dates of drops. My first inclination would be to read the first post from the latest drop forward but hey what do I know...[/QUOTE]

Im going out to try it tomorrow morning for the first time, which is why i was asking if anyone had any tips. Forget it... it seems like asking is more hastle than its worth here. I'll go tomorrow and share my findings.
 
Here it is almost a week after the last GS drop and I peeked into 2 dumpsters and right at the top found guides. I got close to 40 today. The 2nd GS had them in a bag tied up and all were still sealed. I made out like a bandit I got at least one of everything.
 
[quote name='reapersaurus']I'd rather see on-topic posts that ask things (about getting guides) that have (gasp) already been talked about somewhere in the thread, then endless IATCG posts whining about getting denied, and off-topic derailing personal stories by many people.

Hint - if you've got, like, 50+ posts in this thread - you're probably bloating the thread 10x more than people asking on-topic questions about Penny guides.[/QUOTE]
I gave up on complaining about the thread derailing off-topic posts already, since we all do it(especially me:razz:). If you don't like my 'whining' posts, then click on my username and hit 'ignore'. Simple as that.;)

As for needing MORE info in the first post about how to go about getting the guides once they drop to a penny, is it really that hard for people to figure this part out for themselves that they need some sort of strategic FAQ on how to do it.

Best options:
1) Go into store after drop, if you find guides that dropped on the shelves bring them up and try them in a normal transaction, preface the transaction with 'I heard these might be clearanced'. They're either going to A) deny you outright, B) call over a manager after voiding the sale and trying to re-ring the guides 2-3 times and that manager will either deny or allow the sale OR C) they ring up the guides, ask for your money and you're out the door with none the wiser. I almost forgot option D) They could just scan the guides, mark them out of the system on their register and hand you them for free(Gamestop only for this typically).

Honestly, if some of ya's couldn't figure this out on your own, you really fail at life. Give up being a CAG now and go back to paying MSRP for everything like the rest of the suckers. If you want a deal you have to just go for it. The worst that can happen is they deny you. Oh well. It's not a big loss.

TL;DR version(for those of you with ADHD):This ain't rocket science, folks. You see a list of guides that dropped in the second post or by scanning the last 2-4 pages of this thread and you go to the store mentioned in either place and look for the guides. Bring them to the register and act shocked when they ring up a penny. If they deny you, oh well.
 
[quote name='TheWooz']Here it is almost a week after the last GS drop and I peeked into 2 dumpsters and right at the top found guides. I got close to 40 today. The 2nd GS had them in a bag tied up and all were still sealed. I made out like a bandit I got at least one of everything.[/QUOTE]

Which ones did you hit? I have two, sometimes three regular GS locations I try but never usually have luck as of late.
 
What I do depends on the store. When BB does it, I just grab the guides that I want. go to the register and when they ring up as a penny, I either say "Isn't that awesome?" or "fucking cool, right?" depending on the cashier. I've never been denied.

At GS, I usually just ask the dude if the guides are sitting behind the counter. All my GS stores pull, so there's no pulling them off the shelf. Only once did I find stuff not pulled. They let me have it when I brought it to the counter.
 
Yeah, so i went into GAME (UK if you're wondering) And asked for the ME2 CE guide, they didnt have it on the rack, and he said they had it in a stack in the back of the store, but they arent allowed to sell them because they get thrown away... The guy knows because hes tried to take them home before. Anyone ever talk their way around this?

PS Also, I know they have Alan Wake CE for anyone thats interested and in England.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I gave up on complaining about the thread derailing off-topic posts already, since we all do it(especially me:razz:). If you don't like my 'whining' posts, then click on my username and hit 'ignore'. Simple as that.;)

[/QUOTE]

No doubt man, i had somebody that kept admitting to crying whenever i posted how i was excited if there was gonna be a price drop. Some people are just gonna be babies their whole lives and even on the internet. And i tried to simply explain that there is a IGNORE BUTTON and feel free to use it with me a 100% of the time ROFL!
 
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']
Also, Im in the UK, going to GAME, which is pretty much like the US's gamestop, and im pretty sure they do drop game guides, so im assuming it'll be the same method.[/QUOTE]

I can't say for sure, but you might not be correct about this.

One reason why guides are field destroyed is that it's cheaper to just destroy them, rather than ship them back. This is true in the US because this country is pretty damn big. The UK is roughly the size of Michigan -- which isn't even one of the top 10 largest states. So shipping costs for returns should be considerably lower.
 
I think I just experienced the ultimate in "penny guide" customer service. :D

For about a year, all the local GS's have been on total lockdown due to reselling of guides. The DM has been personally visiting stores after a drop to account for every guide in the system. Prior to that, I had great luck. I could easily snag 5-15 guides (no doubles) at various stores. Or if a stack of pulled guides was behind the counter, they'd let me look through them.

But today I hit a store way on the edge of town. A friend said they were great guys, and they sure were. I found a couple of guides I wanted, and when I took them up they were like, "Take 'em! We're only going to throw them out!" Then they said they had more guides in the back and asked what I wanted. I wasn't sure, so one of the guys got on the computer and looked up every penny guide in inventory! LOL! He rattled each one off and jotted down the ones I liked. Then he went in the back and checked all the racks to find the ones I picked.

The kicker? I offered to put $5 down on a game, as a thank-you, but they refused. :shock: They said, "Do it only if you really want the game. Don't do it just to pay us back or anything." I was floored. Luckily, I saw a game I wanted and just paid the whole preorder off right there.

Talk about a breath of fresh air!

I didn't want to be greedy:
Resonance of Fate
Singularity
GoW Collection
White Knight Chronicles
Star Ocean Last Hope International
 
Now you're just nitpicking. it dosent explicitly say anything about countrys in the first post. Isnt the whole thread about penny guides, not what country you get them from?
 
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']Now you're just nitpicking. it dosent explicitly say anything about countrys in the first post. Isnt the whole thread about penny guides, not what country you get them from?[/QUOTE]

I'm not nitpicking you moron. The guides are specific to a particular store. If that store isn't in your country, there's no penny guides. did you bother to read the list of drops? see the store names above them?

hence the question: is GAME the same as Gamestop?
 
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[quote name='neocisco']Nice story, Zippon. Word of advice, though. Keep that store's location to yourself.[/QUOTE]

I'm way ahead of you. ;) I'm all for sharing info, but this is the only cool store left out of 10 or so. Mum's the word.

Oh, and to make it even crazier: the guy doing the computer search?.....MANAGER. How crazy is that?!
 
[quote name='Zippon']I'm way ahead of you. ;) I'm all for sharing info, but this is the only cool store left out of 10 or so. Mum's the word.

Oh, and to make it even crazier: the guy doing the computer search?.....MANAGER. How crazy is that?![/QUOTE]

I wish I had a store like yours ='(

I've only been lucky at a GameStop 3x, The first after discovering this thread I got Socom Controntation, the second time (same gamestop) I got Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, Sonic Chronicles, Pokemon Leaf Green and maybe one more can't remember. The third time was at a Gamestop I never been to or been back to it, I managed to score a Gears of War: LE.

lol... sad when I can remember all my scores from Gamestops!
 
I've only been lucky at GS when I find one they missed. I've found Iron Man 2, Forza 3(a few months after it dropped), and The Sabotuer.
 
[quote name='confoosious']I'm not nitpicking you moron. The guides are specific to a particular store. If that store isn't in your country, there's no penny guides. did you bother to read the list of drops? see the store names above them?

hence the question: is GAME the same as Gamestop?[/QUOTE]

No it isnt the same and my point is it dosent really matter does it? Im not a moron. They do do penny guides. Just not the same guides. I wouldnt be in the thread if i knew they didnt do penny guides. Moron.
 
[quote name='Zippon']I'm way ahead of you. ;) I'm all for sharing info, but this is the only cool store left out of 10 or so. Mum's the word.

Oh, and to make it even crazier: the guy doing the computer search?.....MANAGER. How crazy is that?![/QUOTE]

I also only have 1 GS around me that I can get penny guides from consistently. What's cool about it is that they actually put out the guides with the $0.01 sticker on them! No hassles whatsoever when buying them.
 
[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']Yeah, so i went into GAME (UK if you're wondering) And asked for the ME2 CE guide, they didnt have it on the rack, and he said they had it in a stack in the back of the store, but they arent allowed to sell them because they get thrown away... The guy knows because hes tried to take them home before. Anyone ever talk their way around this?

PS Also, I know they have Alan Wake CE for anyone thats interested and in England.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='confoosious']is GAME and Gamestop even related? I didn't know this thread went international.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']Now you're just nitpicking. it dosent explicitly say anything about countrys in the first post. Isnt the whole thread about penny guides, not what country you get them from?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='confoosious']I'm not nitpicking you moron. The guides are specific to a particular store. If that store isn't in your country, there's no penny guides. did you bother to read the list of drops? see the store names above them?

hence the question: is GAME the same as Gamestop?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='EMdaftRAVE']No it isnt the same and my point is it dosent really matter does it? Im not a moron. They do do penny guides. Just not the same guides. I wouldnt be in the thread if i knew they didnt do penny guides. Moron.[/QUOTE]

EmdaftRave, you are wrong, so just say sorry and let it go.
You asked for advice to get pennied guides at GAME.
GAME is not Gamestop so you shouldn't expect the same guides to be pennied or for us to know how a GAME employee would react. So it really does matter. This thread specificly tell you which companies (Gamestop, Bestbuy, etc) drops what guides on what dates. You can not assume that one company will follow other company's drops. This thread will not be helpful to you unless you shop at GS, BB, etc.....not GAME.

So Confoosious is not nitpicking...his questions are totally sound.
But he could have left the moron part out.
 
[quote name='Readthepost']EmdaftRave, you are wrong, so just say sorry and let it go.
You asked for advice to get pennied guides at GAME.
GAME is not Gamestop so you shouldn't expect the same guides to be pennied or for us to know how a GAME employee would react. So it really does matter. This thread specificly tell you which companies (Gamestop, Bestbuy, etc) drops what guides on what dates. You can not assume that one company will follow other company's drops. This thread will not be helpful to you unless you shop at GS, BB, etc.....not GAME.

So Confoosious is not nitpicking...his questions are totally sound.
But he could have left the moron part out.[/QUOTE]

I didnt expect the same guides to be pennied, i never said they would be, in fact i just said the opposite. I was under the impression that a GAME employee would react similarly if not the same as a Gamestop employee, which is why i posted in this thread. I never said they would have the same drops and definately did not assume anything of the sort. I don't remember stating anything that i said was correct without evidence. I would have thought you guys would help me with some sound advice but all i got was elitist "read the OP" BS. Next time i'll just make a new thread to ask my questions, but then again, i'll probably just get redirected here.

There's not much point replying anyway, I've made my point, you made yours. We're going off topic, and i don't really feel like arguing anymore. So, sorry, whatever.
 
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Guys, come on, get off EMdaftRAVE's back. I think all hes trying to do is report that drops have occurred at GAME in England, and thats just positive news to have for anyone living overseas. I wish him well in his penny guide hunting, and even more luck with Leicester City, now that they have Sven.
 
[quote name='arsenalcrazy8']Guys, come on, get off EMdaftRAVE's back. I think all hes trying to do is report that drops have occurred at GAME in England, and thats just positive news to have for anyone living overseas. I wish him well in his penny guide hunting, and even more luck with Leicester City, now that they have Sven.[/QUOTE]

I would think the way to report drops at GAME would be to say

"hey guys, the following have dropped at GAME: "


too logical?
 
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