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[24 hour sale on] UK Gamestation sale!

LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
Hit gamestation tomorrow for one special internet only deal every hour starting at 9.00am.

Damn library is blocking the site, so I shall unfortunately be unable to buy anything, although that's probaby good because it means I will be able to afford to both eat and pay rent this month.

Enjoy!

edit: Whoops, forgot link.

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    why does europe get everything good :(

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zephyr wrote: »
    why does europe get everything good :(

    yes, in this sale we can hope to get games, close to, or even at their USA prices.

    Lucky us.

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    true.

    but i meant i haven't seen a sale like this in us.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    i bet i forget this until about 8pm

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  • Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zephyr wrote: »
    why does europe get everything good :(

    I suggest you run now, before the vast majority of us European-ites descend upon you.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Mr_Grinch wrote: »
    Zephyr wrote: »
    why does europe get everything good :(

    I suggest you run now, before the vast majority of us European-ites descend upon you.

    because that worked so well in the past..

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  • CullenCullen Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I suspect this going to be as shitty as the similar one Game did a while back.

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  • Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Sale is on:

    360 + call of duty 3 for £269.99
    and
    Dirt for £24.99

    Nothing of interest yet really.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Cullen wrote: »
    I suspect this going to be as shitty as the similar one Game did a while back.

    that thread I started spawned the UK bargains thread.

    For the 100 people that got a DS for £50 it was great too.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    yeah, not seeing anything worth the money yet.

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  • Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Further deals:

    PS3 - Pirates of the Carribean - £24.99
    Wii - Heatseeker - £24.99
    PSP - Football Manager Handheld - £7.99

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  • CullenCullen Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    SimCity DS - £12.99

    Tempted!

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    yeah, Sim City and C&C are tempting me, but i'm not quite pushed into it yet. Come on Gamestation.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    darleysam wrote: »
    Mr_Grinch wrote: »
    Zephyr wrote: »
    why does europe get everything good :(

    I suggest you run now, before the vast majority of us European-ites descend upon you.

    because that worked so well in the past..

    Obviously there's a lot more native americans in your country than TV has led me to believe then :P

    Oh seriously, worst sale ever? m i rite?

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    it does kinda look like a Pirates of the Caribbean sale at the moment.. Sim City and C&C3 are about the best so far, but nothing i'm jumping on.

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  • MangarooMangaroo LondonRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    lame hope the last two are good

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Mangaroo wrote: »
    lame hope the last two are good

    aren't they doing 24? As in through until 9am tomorrow?

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  • Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Bit of a summary of cheap stuff/stuff that ISN'T Pirates of the Carribean:

    Fear for PS3 isn't bad at £19.99
    Virtua Fighter 5 at £24.99.
    If you're after a cheap Blu-Ray disc then Fantastic Four is ok for £4.99, dreadful film though.
    You can also buy what I at first thought was Lipstick but turns out to be a Mace Windu Fx Saber for £39.99
    C&C 3 for the 360 at £24.99

    A 360 and Pro Evo 6 for £269.99

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I thought Gamestation were gone now? Or is GAME just being slow to rebrand? I suppose it did take them years to finally erase the last of the Electronic Boutique's from every small town dingy shopping centre.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    I thought Gamestation were gone now? Or is GAME just being slow to rebrand? I suppose it did take them years to finally erase the last of the Electronic Boutique's from every small town dingy shopping centre.

    they've been bought, but not being re-branded i think. I guess GAME's going to focus more on selling new games, and Gamestation working on selling pre-owned stuff or whatever. I'm guessing, but that would seem to make sense.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    From what the manager of the GAME store near me that interviewed me for a job the other week (and didn't give it to me, bastard) GAME plans to keep Gamestation exactly as it is for the near future, any changes will just be made on the supply side of things (monopolies olol), and customers shouldn't see a difference.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    From what the manager of the GAME store near me that interviewed me for a job the other week (and didn't give it to me, bastard) GAME plans to keep Gamestation exactly as it is for the near future, any changes will just be made on the supply side of things (monopolies olol), and customers shouldn't see a difference.

    was the job the same as i was offered, about 12 hours a week? Better off without it anyway, yo.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    darleysam wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    From what the manager of the GAME store near me that interviewed me for a job the other week (and didn't give it to me, bastard) GAME plans to keep Gamestation exactly as it is for the near future, any changes will just be made on the supply side of things (monopolies olol), and customers shouldn't see a difference.

    was the job the same as i was offered, about 12 hours a week? Better off without it anyway, yo.

    New store opening in Teeside park? that was the one I was going for anyway.

    Better of without it? tell that to my overdraught/unpaid rent...

    Damn you Thatcher, there are no jobs in the north east...

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  • Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    Damn you Thatcher, there are no jobs in the north east...

    Damn right.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    darleysam wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    From what the manager of the GAME store near me that interviewed me for a job the other week (and didn't give it to me, bastard) GAME plans to keep Gamestation exactly as it is for the near future, any changes will just be made on the supply side of things (monopolies olol), and customers shouldn't see a difference.

    was the job the same as i was offered, about 12 hours a week? Better off without it anyway, yo.

    New store opening in Teeside park? that was the one I was going for anyway.

    Better of without it? tell that to my overdraught/unpaid rent...

    Damn you Thatcher, there are no jobs in the north east...

    nah, i interviewed down in Truro last summer, they offered 12 hours a week at about £5 an hour. I suppose it'd help with uni costs, but there's gotta be much better out there.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    darleysam wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    darleysam wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    From what the manager of the GAME store near me that interviewed me for a job the other week (and didn't give it to me, bastard) GAME plans to keep Gamestation exactly as it is for the near future, any changes will just be made on the supply side of things (monopolies olol), and customers shouldn't see a difference.

    was the job the same as i was offered, about 12 hours a week? Better off without it anyway, yo.

    New store opening in Teeside park? that was the one I was going for anyway.

    Better of without it? tell that to my overdraught/unpaid rent...

    Damn you Thatcher, there are no jobs in the north east...

    nah, i interviewed down in Truro last summer, they offered 12 hours a week at about £5 an hour. I suppose it'd help with uni costs, but there's gotta be much better out there.

    Truro is a pretty small town right? you know a guy called Phil Gill?

    Sadly, there really isn't anything out there, there are 3 types of jobs available -

    1. Jobs which I have a strong specific moral objection to - I got a job working for a firm who makes money knocking on peoples doors (most of these people are unemployed, retired or single parents) and guilt trip them into signing up for charity direct debit payments, I quit after day 1. Also in this category are Gambling shops.

    2. Jobs which I am underqualified for, either you need to drive or have specific experiance for.

    3. Jobs which I am overqualified for, they don't want to hire someone that has any aspirations (which they decide I am since I am at uni) whatsover, when they have people who will do the same job and not want to move for over 10 years. Pretty much any shop job.

    If my blog hadn't been less succesful in the past, and my parents were less generoous, I would be screwed right now D:

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    yeah, i know how that is. I graduated and am now doing data entry! I was only down in cornwall for a couple of months, staying with my sister, and because i didn't find anything down there i came back home. It's a shame really, i would've actually liked to work in a place like GAME or Gamestation, since it's a part of an industry i'm actually interested in.

    Getting back on topic, that Gamestation sale was a bit of a let-down in the end. I like the way they did it, a new offer every hour and that, but nothing really stood out to me. I don't own a PSP or PS3, and i don't want Pirates of the Carribean. It just seemed more like a stock-clearance effort than anything else (which i guess is all a sale is, but still). I prefer GS for in-store pre-owned titles anyway, that's where the real bargains lie.

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