7-11 Games now 10.00 $ Appears to be Austin, TX only,

2868

I don't know if it is company wide. But I was just in 7-11 buying a Dr. Pepper and a cop was taking a break from the heat by hanging out talking to the cashiers. He was talking about how the last time he was in there he bought a game for 30 bucks.

The manager said, oh, they are all 10 bucks. The cop said I'll take Fallout 3 then.

This was in Austin TX, at the 7-11 on S. Lamar Blvd and Barton Skwy.

They had some Wrath of the Lich King, a Wrestling game for 360, and Quantum of Solace for PS3.

I am really poor, I only had 6.00, or I would have bought a game and photo'd the receipt for proof.

Anyway, worth looking into.

urahonky

I didn't even know 7-11 sold games. Someone else needs to confirm. :P

2868

urahonky wrote: »

I didn't even know 7-11 sold games. Someone else needs to confirm. :P

Hah, really? It was all the rage on the main page for a while, because they scoffed at release dates.

Anyway, yeah, confirm. They games weren't labeled 9.99, but when he scanned it that's what it read. No override adjustments made in the system or anything.

So just ask them to scan the game and see what the price says if you do confirm.

slash000

Only some locations sell games, like this 7-11 across the street from one of the biggest universities in the US (the 7-11 referred to by the OP).

I think they started back when Halo 2 came out. Or halo3. It was one of the halos, anyway.

Shady3011

Halo 3 was their test case.

cloudeagle

If it's $10, it sounds like they're getting out of the biz.

Foolish Chaos

cloudeagle wrote: »

If it's $10, it sounds like they're getting out of the biz.

Yeah thats what I was thinking. I doubt they could afford to do this consistently....

Speed Racer

urahonky wrote: »

I didn't even know 7-11 sold games. Someone else needs to confirm. :P

I have just about every gas station other than 7-11 around here, so oh well.

cloudeagle

Hmmm, a quick scan of cheapassgamer.com didn't pull up anything on this, and they're pretty good about finding out about deals quickly. Maybe it's just that store?

PeekingDuck

Looks like I'm swinging by on my way home!

2868

They are getting out of the business. That's what the feller said behind the register. He said, selling games were a "test case." I guess the tests didn't work out.

Viscountalpha

2868 wrote: »

They are getting out of the business. That's what the feller said behind the register. He said, selling games were a "test case." I guess the tests didn't work out.

I don't think they advertised games very well there honestly. It seems like its not a big impulse item either which is what 7-11 is comprised of.

anoffday

Speed Racer wrote: »

urahonky wrote: »

I didn't even know 7-11 sold games. Someone else needs to confirm. :P

I have just about every gas station other than 7-11 around here, so oh well.

Same here. I don't even know where one is.

I still have an expired coupon for a slurpee in my Halo 2 limited edition case.

Halfmex

Viscountalpha wrote: »

2868 wrote: »

They are getting out of the business. That's what the feller said behind the register. He said, selling games were a "test case." I guess the tests didn't work out.

I don't think they advertised games very well there honestly. It seems like its not a big impulse item either which is what 7-11 is comprised of.

Exactly.

"Yeah, I'll take this Slurpee, the Slim Jims, a Lotto Scratcher aaaaaaand that sixty dollar video game".

cloudeagle

Curse my lack of proximity to a 7-11! Ah well, I'll be happy to reimburse anyone kind enough to get Fallout 3 for the 360 for me. (Got it on Gamefly at the moment.)

Couscous

Halfmex wrote: »

Viscountalpha wrote: »

2868 wrote: »

They are getting out of the business. That's what the feller said behind the register. He said, selling games were a "test case." I guess the tests didn't work out.

I don't think they advertised games very well there honestly. It seems like its not a big impulse item either which is what 7-11 is comprised of.

Exactly.

"Yeah, I'll take this Slurpee, the Slim Jims, a Lotto Scratcher aaaaaaand that sixty dollar video game".

It would make sense if they sold those shitty budget games or games that have been discounted down extremely quickly kind of like what they do with DVD movies.

Taranis

Man I'm 30 min from the nearest 7 11

Halfmex

I don't think there are any 360 games retailing for under $20 at the moment though, are there? At least I've never seen any in any Target or other store I've been to.

cloudeagle

Halfmex wrote: »

I don't think there are any 360 games retailing for under $20 at the moment though, are there? At least I've never seen any in any Target or other store I've been to.

Nope. Which is why this is awesome if true.

Mr Pink

The one week I'm visiting my parents and not roughly three minutes from a 7-11.

Taranis wrote: »

Man I'm 30 min from the nearest 7 11

I thought all of Kennesaw was covered in those things. Seems like I see twelve just driving through.

Thrack

The sev I stop by almost every morning still has little pre-order cards for RE5, Halo Wars and SF4. I'll have to see if they actually have any copies, I'd pick up RE5 for $10 in a heartbeat.

Couscous

Halfmex wrote: »

I don't think there are any 360 games retailing for under $20 at the moment though, are there? At least I've never seen any in any Target or other store I've been to.

I think some of the platinum games are about that cheap. Amazon has PGR3 and Kameo for 20 bucks each. There has to be a decent amount of games that have sold poorly and need to get rid of extra inventory at really low prices. A local Dollar Store has some Brute Force copies for example.

2868

They also had PS3 games, WotLK.

Dang it, I am gonna go buy one then I'll sell it to someone in the thread. Fallout 3 if they have one. The 7-11 on the corner sold the last one to a cop.

freakish light

We had a lot of them where I grew up, but there isn't one anywhere near here. Pretty sure the ones in northern virginia have them, at least last time I visited.

TheSonicRetard

...away I go!

Taranis

Mr Pink wrote: »

The one week I'm visiting my parents and not roughly three minutes from a 7-11.

Taranis wrote: »

Man I'm 30 min from the nearest 7 11

I thought all of Kennesaw was covered in those things. Seems like I see twelve just driving through.

Which road did you see one on? Google maps says the nearest one is in either Rome or Atlanta. I can't think of one that's close.

muninn

Eh, checked out my nearby 7-11 and it didnt look like they ever stocked games. :?

Johnny Fabulous

Any confirmation on this? I've got about three 7-11s within fifteen minutes of my house.

TheSonicRetard

I can confirm this for the at the 26th and Guadalupe location as well. Next to the jack-in-the-box, across from campus.

I just posted this on an extremely popular Longhorns message board. Expect all 7-11's in austin to be picked clean within the hour.

Zercof

Taranis wrote: »

Man I'm 30 min from the nearest 7 11

Google mapped it, and there isn't a 7-11 within an hour of driving distance from me! :x
EDIT: I have to go out of state to find one!

UnbreakableVow

Damn, I can't get away from work to the 7-11 for another four hours. :?

Hopefully it's not picked clean. Even if I can only find 360 games, that's still good for GameStop credit or something.

Arikado

There's like 14 within 10 miles of me. I will swing by one of the larger ones since half of them are gas station amalgamations.

I might find something neat for cheap.

Ramen Noodle

TheSonicRetard wrote: »

I can confirm this for the at the 26th and Guadalupe location as well. Next to the jack-in-the-box, across from campus.

I just posted this on an extremely popular Longhorns message board. Expect all 7-11's in austin to be picked clean within the hour.

What'd they have? I'm down in that area a lot.

UnbreakableVow

Okay, I was able to sneak away for a few, and while mine has games, they are all still full-priced. I ask the clerks about it and they knew nothing. [tiny]Of course.[/tiny]

Taranis

Maybe the clerk in the OP was bribing the cop?

2868

It looks confirmed for austin area 7-11s. I went to the one on Manchaca and ben-white. They only had 007 and WotLK. I didn't buy one even though I said I would.

You have to ask the clerks to scan the games. They are all marked at full price.

Sonic Retard is also in Austin.

2868

Taranis wrote: »

Maybe the clerk in the OP was bribing the cop?

Hah, I thought of that. Except the clerk offered me games too. I was only interested in Fallout 3 cause I knew some folks who would want it. The cop had already called dibs.

Delta Assault

Oh jeez... and I thought this was some game about working in a convenience store in a seedy part of town.

They could call it "Graveyard Shift."

I'd pay 10 bucks for that sorta experience.

Shady3011

I'll swing by my nearby 7-11. I don't remember if they sold games there.

The Reverend Dr Galactus

Con-fangle it, my local 7-Eleven isn't picking up the phone. I mean, I could just walk, but these places are all about convenience amirite.

MinionOfCthulhu

Bleh. Apparently the 7-11s near me haven't even heard of this. I went to ring up Halo Wars (not my first [or second or fourth] choice) and it came up as 60 bucks. Boo.