Octopus Overlords

I spent far too much time trying to find something to purchase in the $50 range to get use of this promotion. I almost feel obligated to take advantage of it, but they're not making it easy.

EDIT: Figured it out. Roll for the Galaxy + Dominion 2nd edition card upgrades = $52.

I've been considering Star Wars: Rebellion, but 1) I'm not sure it's something my gf would be into and she's my main gaming partner and 2) right now it's $76 on Amazon. I'm pretty sure I've seen it in the low $60s in the past.

Big Thanks? More like Big Lie. I tried to use it here and was rejected.

Carpet_pissr wrote:Surely you people wipe your butts with something that can be purchased at Amazon? Year's supply of paper towels or Kleenex! Kibble for Fido! Condoms! Fireworks! Ceiling fan blades!

Wiping my butt with fireworks or ceiling fan blades seems like a poor life choice.

hepcat wrote:

Carpet_pissr wrote:Surely you people wipe your butts with something that can be purchased at Amazon? Year's supply of paper towels or Kleenex! Kibble for Fido! Condoms! Fireworks! Ceiling fan blades!

Wiping my butt with fireworks or ceiling fan blades seems like a poor life choice.

Edited for clarity, lost some hilarity. Party pooper!

Speaking of, too bad the many, many kinds of Trump TP are not "sold by Amazon" products (at least the several that I saw were not).

Moliere wrote:Big Thanks? More like Big Lie. I tried to use it here and was rejected.

Nice. I LOL'd.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote:I've been considering Star Wars: Rebellion, but 1) I'm not sure it's something my gf would be into and she's my main gaming partner and 2) right now it's $76 on Amazon. I'm pretty sure I've seen it in the low $60s in the past.

While it has been available at a lower price in the past, the current lowest price according to BoardGamePrices.com is $69.99 from CSI. So when you factor in the cost of shipping from CSI, Amazon's price isn't too shabby with the coupon.

As for the lady in your life, perhaps you could have her watch a video review of the game and then ask her as nicely as possible -- preferably while adopting a suitable puppy dog facial expression -- whether she'd be amenable to spending some quality time playing it with you? It is a fantastic game for two players, and if she's even remotely familiar with any of the original movies, she may well enjoy it.

hepcat wrote:

El Guapo wrote:

hepcat wrote:It's like he's trying to visually tell me something about my attempt at buying a video game with the code...but for the life of me, I can't figure it out.

I think it's that you can totally use the code to buy a video game - you just need to try harder.

Ah, you got me again, you bastard!

Harder!

We used it to buy some printer ink and a new pair of jeans for my wife. Basically, we thought about what we needed (printer ran out of ink last night; hole wore through in the knee of my wife's favorite pair of jeans), put them in the cart, and bought them. It was really quite simple.

I needed nothing so in the end I bought nothing. Sad.

So this morning I finally found some Amazon provided items I wanted costing more than $50 and the code didn't work. Scam.

coopasonic wrote:I needed nothing so in the end I bought nothing. Sad.

Ditto.

Moliere wrote:So this morning I finally found some Amazon provided items I wanted costing more than $50 and the code didn't work. Scam.

You should try on some video games.

Blackhawk wrote:

Moliere wrote:So this morning I finally found some Amazon provided items I wanted costing more than $50 and the code didn't work. Scam.

You should try on some video games.

They don't make them in his size.

Moliere wrote:So this morning I finally found some Amazon provided items I wanted costing more than $50 and the code didn't work. Scam.

Did you try splitting the order and sending it to a different address?

The code was just for yesterday, right? Not gonna work today.

Except on video games for hepcat. Better keep trying that one.

Wait, are you saying we could have bought video games?

I remember seeing a list of items with 'video games' strongly emphasized, so yes.

Zaxxon wrote:The code was just for yesterday, right? Not gonna work today.

That's not what the red arrows said.

Moliere wrote:

Zaxxon wrote:The code was just for yesterday, right? Not gonna work today.

That's not what the red arrows said.

I mean, except that it is.

wonderpug won the internet for today. Everyone pack up and go home.

Never before has so much forum time been spent on an $8.62 video game credit from Amazon.

My use of the credit sucks.

I successfully avoided spending $50 to save $8.

Anyone want to buy an unused Amazon BIGTHANKS code?

I was eventually able to purchase the video game I wanted with the code GIVEMETHEGODDAMNTHING. I'm not sure if it's still valid though.

coopasonic wrote:I needed nothing so in the end I bought nothing. Sad.

Do you make everything you buy, including gas for your car? Gift cards, people! Gift cards!

Reminds me of that Kramer-like stand up comic whose Sicilian Dad questions all his purchases...comes to his house, looks around, points to stuff and asks how much he paid for it. Points to something on wall, asks son "how much you pay for that?!" "$800" "$800?!? I coulda made it for 4!" "what, Dad, you can make a 55" Samsung TV?"

coopasonic wrote:Did not work on a steam gift card.

Also, I can't be bothered for $8.

Says the person who posted multiple times in a thread about saving $8.

"I can't be bothered" is short for: I can't be bothered to go through the machinations of buying a gift card at a discount that I will use to buy something else that I don't perceive an immediate need for. I've found Visa gift cards to be a pain in the ass previously so I have a Jeff V-like disdain for them and their ilk. If they deal worked on video games or digital content or there was anything on my wishlist I was willing to buy I could be bothered.

I also can be bothered to complain about it.

coopasonic wrote:"I can't be bothered" is short for: I can't be bothered to go through the machinations of buying a gift card at a discount that I will use to buy something else that I don't perceive an immediate need for. I've found Visa gift cards to be a pain in the ass previously so I have a Jeff V-like disdain for them and their ilk. If they deal worked on video games or digital content or there was anything on my wishlist I was willing to buy I could be bothered.

I also can be bothered to complain about it.

I could be bothered because everything I wanted but never could really justify but now could justify because SAVE $8.62! were things I couldn't SAVE $8.62! on.

I think it's fantastic that "oh hey a coupon" is about to hit a 3rd page of discussion.

An expired coupon at that!

Carpet_pissr wrote:An expired coupon at that!

Wait, is that why it wouldn't work for me today?

Moliere wrote:

Carpet_pissr wrote:An expired coupon at that!

Wait, is that why it wouldn't work for me today?

What video game were you trying to buy?

ImLawBoy wrote:

Moliere wrote:

Carpet_pissr wrote:An expired coupon at that!

Wait, is that why it wouldn't work for me today?

What video game were you trying to buy?

Half-Life 3

ImLawBoy wrote:What video game were you trying to buy?

I think it was back on page 2, someone said you can't get video games with expired coupons.

LordMortis wrote:

ImLawBoy wrote:What video game were you trying to buy?

I think it was back on page 2, someone said you can't get video games with expired coupons.

Well not with that attitude, you can't.