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Milk Circuit City for all it has, or just $40 (Update: Circuit City got scared) photo

While rumors of a Nintendo Wii fifty dollar price drop have been brewing since the holidays, nothing has quite yet materialized. We can't imagine they'd do so anytime soon with the high demand on the item. In any case, here's the next best thing -- Circuit City has a $40 off coupon for purchases over $199, so you can score a $209 Wii, get a PS3 for $460, buy 5 next-gen games and kinda get one free, and so on. However you spin it, it's a fat little coupon worth noting.

[Via WiiExperience] 

(Update from Fronz: This offer no longer exists. Basically, the coupon got dugg and Circuit City got scared they might be helping out customers too much. Sorry, sux 2BU!) 


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Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 01/19/2007 11:53
It's sad that where I live in Billings Montana there isn't a Circuit City. =(
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Snaileb at 01/19/2007 11:56
Some like it rough, some like it gentle.
^What that has to do about anything? It doesn't. What does it all mean? I dunno.
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Cruds at 01/19/2007 11:57
Neither here in the Netherlands......
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PacoDG at 01/19/2007 12:04
Man, I could actually find $199 worth of stuff to buy (I need to pick up "Lost Planet" .. I need to get a Wavebird for my Wii... I could use a couple of gamecube games as well.. but I still dont think that would hit up that $200 mark). Good deal though.
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xtofuconsumerx at 01/19/2007 12:04
http://www.fatwallet.com/ I go here to find those kinds of deals. Prety awesome deal though.
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BlindsideDork at 01/19/2007 12:15
I'd love to use it...but I have nothing I NEED to buy...the only thing I could think of would be a lame 360.
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Chris Taran at 01/19/2007 12:22
Yah, the 360 is totally lame. There's absolutely no good games on it and it's a worthless system with no potential.

On a similar note, water, oxygen, really hot chicks, bacon, and fudge chocolate brownies must all be lame too.
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BlindsideDork at 01/19/2007 12:27
I didn't say there was absolutely no good games on it. But paying $360 (HAHA look at that! paying one dollar for each digit with this deal) for 2 or 3 games isn't exactly the greatest in my eyes.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 01/19/2007 14:51
BlindsideDork, why do you hate freedom? :P
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BluDesign at 01/19/2007 15:05
I was in Circuit City just 30 minutes ago. Their 360 selection sucked balls. All they had were a dozen copies of Madden, dozen copies of Gun, American Wasteland, 8 copies of Lost Planet, and 8 copies of Dead Rising. My enthusiasm for LP cooled immensely after all the so-so reviews came out. I'm saving myself for Crackdown. If crackdown sucks, THEN I'll buy Lost Planet.

I scored mucho in XBL Gold cards, Marketplace points cards, a play and charge kit, a discounted NHL2K7, and some PC games. Not bad at all.

Too bad this coupon will be killed and the promotion stopped long before it expires. It does say in the fine print that this promotion can be stopped at anytime...
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wario67 at 01/19/2007 15:10
theres tax still BlindsideDork
so its more then 360
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wario67 at 01/19/2007 15:11
oh thanks for telling me about this offer now if they just get an wii in then I will use it
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wario67 at 01/19/2007 15:11
oh thanks for telling me about this offer now if they just get an wii in then I will use it
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dark_inchworm at 01/19/2007 16:05
Directly under the coupon:

"Qualifying purchases exclude gaming hardware"
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wario67 at 01/19/2007 16:31
man that sucks oh and I clicked the link again to makesure and.... an page that said

"Whoops. We're sorry, the page you're looking for has been deleted or moved.

Try the search box above or the links below to find what you came here for.
Site Map"

did they get rid of it? gezz that quick
pandlcg's Avatar
pandlcg at 01/19/2007 16:37
I PDFed the coupon just in case they deleted it. It doesnt say that gaming hardware is excluded.

i'll email it to anyone if you want a copy.
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pandlcg at 01/19/2007 16:38
wanted to make it clear that it does NOT say excluding gaming hardware.
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Serpentish at 01/19/2007 17:32
Hey pandlcg, I'd like to get a copy. I sent you a private message. You can access those by clicking private messages on the top right corner of the page next to your avatar.
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BlindsideDork at 01/19/2007 17:47
Also look at the date...I believe it is only good STARTING Jan 31st, that is more than a week away.
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TheBrain at 01/19/2007 19:06
Even if it does say excluding gaming hardware, chances are the employee checking you out won't read that part.
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Serpentish at 01/19/2007 19:14
Yeah, I found a couple of copies in pdf form floating around online. Apparently the original didn't mention anything about video games and they updated it to say video game hardware excluded. Then they just took down the coupon all together. Supposedly they nullified the coupons for some reason or another but I figure if you hurry up and go you use it the store might let it slide. 40 dollars off a console or hd-dvd drive for the 360 is a nice chunk of change.
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Sederien at 01/20/2007 13:16
Ah ha ha ha ha.

The link now goes to a page that says the following:

We apologize for any convenience or disappointment this may cause you, our valued customer.

That's right. Apologize to us for any possible convenience you may have caused us.
Ling Ling's Avatar
Ling Ling at 01/20/2007 14:18
bwahahahahaha.... i got mine before they pull it...

thanks niero for the shweeet deal!
Lezbro's Avatar
Lezbro at 01/20/2007 14:40
It's really quite simple...

It's called bait-and-switch.

And it USED to be illegal.
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Lezbro at 01/20/2007 14:44
There is a word for people who spend HOURS surfing sites like Cheap Ass Gamer to find a "deal" on a game "marked down" from $65 to the low, low price of $62.99, and then they turn in another used game they just paid $65 for two months before for $7.

Suckers.
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BluDesign at 01/20/2007 15:10
Wow, I called it yesterday afternoon. Glad I did it yesterday. I wish I'd found all the stuff I wanted, but at least I got to use it.
pandlcg's Avatar
pandlcg at 01/20/2007 18:00
Hey Serpentish,
Check your email...i sent it at 5pm CT on Saturday
Serpentish's Avatar
Serpentish at 01/20/2007 18:26
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar
Justin Villasenor at 01/20/2007 18:33
Ha, good thing I decided to use it while I was out yesterday.
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