Bargain Thread

[Mark]

Nope - you're not the only one that thought that. Everyone (including me) seemed to be going in with the expectation that most stock would be 50% off, when in reality most was 20% off with entertainment 10% and some other stuff 30% off. I don't think I saw anything actually priced at 50% off. :/

[Justsomebloke]

Anybody that needs to save a few quid & not suffer bargain bucket brands needs to check the Reduced section in Tescos Before they go to work.
When we are on night shift we move any stock we find that has a reduced sticker on it to it's special little section & the manager stickers up all the other knock down stuff.
Fresh stuff is the best deal mainly but it is not the cheap stuff. Recently I've noticed loads of that Tesco Finest stuff up, 4 quid heavy filled steak & ale pies thick & crusty for less than a quid sort of thing. Nice pieces of Steak from 8 quid to around 2-3 quid, perfect for a choice stew I'd say.
Seems to me it is all about learning the timings of your local store & adjusting your shopping times to suit, You could quite easily save yourself 30 - 40 quid a week on your shopping by making a small adjustment & you wouldn't suffer in quality either. The cheap stuff flys off the shelfs so is hardly ever reduced, It's the expensive fresh stuff that sits on the shelf long enough to be reduced. All the Fresh shelfs are chilled properly & they are sold Before the date is out & we are only talking about them sitting on a chilled shelf for maybe 2 days & then sold the day before the date is up.
It'll be easy for me as obviously I'll just shop on the way out after a shift but hopefully some of you lot will be able to take advantage in your own local store, I would have thought that All stores do it no matter what company.

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Jhadur

As woolies aren't doing any good deals does anyone know of any good controller bargains to be had atm for the 360?

Wired or wireless not bothered as it's only gonna be used when friends are round for MKvsDC and SC4

Thanks in advance

£30 for a Wireless pad, Lego Indy and Kung Fu Panda (same as the Asda deal) on Play.com

If you're wanting it for those 2 games I'd recommend getting a proper joystick.

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Mark

£230 Elite, £170 60GB, £130 Arcade, all with 10% off. 10% off the 60GB brings it down to £153. However, I don't know if they bothered re-pricing for the VAT cut, so it might actually be £149.74. I did spot another poster which suggested they included some sort of free game (no idea what the game was though).

No, I didn't get one. Did get some other bits and pieces but it was like a war zone in there.

Those still aren't that cheap. You can get much better online.

[Mondo]

Prince of Persia £24.99 starting tomorrow in GAME...so i've been told.

[Jhadur]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

£30 for a Wireless pad, Lego Indy and Kung Fu Panda (same as the Asda deal) on Play.com

If you're wanting it for those 2 games I'd recommend getting a proper joystick.

Not available on play atm, item is there but only on PlayTrade for £57

[Haly]

Sssh JSB, that's why I go late at night sometimes, don't let everyone know. I can't get my bargains so easily then

Originally Posted by Mondo

Prince of Persia £24.99 starting tomorrow in GAME...so i've been told.

Tempting....quick Nokkon, tell me if it's worth £25 and for my main Christmas present

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Haly

Tempting....quick Nokkon, tell me if it's worth £25 and for my main Christmas present

From first impressions it wouldn't be worth £40 purely on length, though it does require 2 playthroughs (1 for all 1001 orbs and another for sub 12 hours). For £25 it's possibly worth a punt, every area of the game has improved from my first impressions and movement is becoming a lot more responsive (although the annoying jump problems from Assassins Creed are still present). I do see where the quicktime events comment comes from.

I personally am really loving the presentation of the story and in terms of interface appearance, sound and background music it's close to perfect. Fantastic voice acting (as you'd expect with Nolan North voicing). Graphically it's up there with Gears of War 2, Fallout 3 and any other game you'd like to mention.

The game itself certainly has a lot of pro's, it's whether the slight niggles and irritations that will be there for every gamer become a little too much.

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Justsomebloke

Anybody that needs to save a few quid & not suffer bargain bucket brands needs to check the Reduced section in Tescos Before they go to work.
When we are on night shift we move any stock we find that has a reduced sticker on it to it's special little section & the manager stickers up all the other knock down stuff.
Fresh stuff is the best deal mainly but it is not the cheap stuff. Recently I've noticed loads of that Tesco Finest stuff up, 4 quid heavy filled steak & ale pies thick & crusty for less than a quid sort of thing. Nice pieces of Steak from 8 quid to around 2-3 quid, perfect for a choice stew I'd say.
Seems to me it is all about learning the timings of your local store & adjusting your shopping times to suit, You could quite easily save yourself 30 - 40 quid a week on your shopping by making a small adjustment & you wouldn't suffer in quality either. The cheap stuff flys off the shelfs so is hardly ever reduced, It's the expensive fresh stuff that sits on the shelf long enough to be reduced. All the Fresh shelfs are chilled properly & they are sold Before the date is out & we are only talking about them sitting on a chilled shelf for maybe 2 days & then sold the day before the date is up.
It'll be easy for me as obviously I'll just shop on the way out after a shift but hopefully some of you lot will be able to take advantage in your own local store, I would have thought that All stores do it no matter what company.

Are you leading me to believe Tesco's are open during the day?

[Haly]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

From first impressions it wouldn't be worth £40 purely on length, though it does require 2 playthroughs (1 for all 1001 orbs and another for sub 12 hours). For £25 it's possibly worth a punt, every area of the game has improved from my first impressions and movement is becoming a lot more responsive (although the annoying jump problems from Assassins Creed are still present). I do see where the quicktime events comment comes from.

I personally am really loving the presentation of the story and in terms of interface appearance, sound and background music it's close to perfect. Fantastic voice acting (as you'd expect with Nolan North voicing). Graphically it's up there with Gears of War 2, Fallout 3 and any other game you'd like to mention.

The game itself certainly has a lot of pro's, it's whether the slight niggles and irritations that will be there for every gamer become a little too much.

That's not really helped But I see your point As I'm honestly not sure either way, I think I'd rather wait till it's my own money to waste. Thanks