kid 'n PLAY!. . .Playstation 3 for $199 @ Walmart, June 1-7. . .

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[quote Mike Johnson]Sure, if you consider a $100 Blu-Ray gift card worth $100 cash
And you don't have a Sony card
And you're willing to open a new credit account (and make your credit score go down) to get a $100 discount Sometimes I really feel like a dinosaur. I actually miss the days when a transaction went something like this:

Me: Hi, I saw in the paper you have widgets on sale for $X.00.
Sales Person: Yup, we sure do.
Me: Great! Got any left?
SP: Right over here.
Me: Woo hoo! I'll take two.
SP: Dandy. That will be 2 times $X.00 plus tax.
Me: Here you go.
SP: Thanks, come again.

No rub your belly and pat your head while you ride a unicycle in stiletto heels mail-in rebates. No getting lumbered with another credit card to get the discount. No "money" that the only thing you can do with it is hand it right back over to the merchant.

Just crap on sale. For a price; sometimes a really good price. No hocus pocus, weasel words or other shenanigans.

Don't mind me. I'm ancient. I'm ranting.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

[quote Kramerica]But might Mal-Wart be losing money on that deal, if taken advantage of properly? Even if they lose money on the sale, it's still a sale they've taken from another vendor, weakening the competition.

[Kramerica]

[quote N-OS X-tasy!][quote Kramerica]But might Mal-Wart be losing money on that deal, if taken advantage of properly? Even if they lose money on the sale, it's still a sale they've taken from another vendor, weakening the competition.
True. Good point.

[Mike Johnson]

I want a PS3, I really do. I'm hoping this'll encourage other business to put them on sale without bundling it with accessories I don't want. I'd rather pay Amazon $350 than buy it from Wal*Mart.