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Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked is shutting down
Jl3legend:
I'm good til June 2019, but I am quite disappointed to hear this. I loved 20% off and release day shipping, it was the only reason I ordered from there. The membership was only $30 for 2 years, it was great. I'll be done shopping there when mine expires, and I can't justify $100 a year for prime, so I'm not sure what I'll do next
Megatron:
--- Quote from: Oobgarm on May 22, 2018, 07:20:37 AM --- I wouldn't doubt publishers put a stop to it so no one has an unfair advantage in the marketplace.
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I don't think this is the case. Best Buy has to pay the distributor/manufacturer for whatever they sell. Best Buy's lower prices just undercut their own profits. I can't imagine publishers would or could dictate the retail price.
My guess is this program was always losing money for BB. Their plan was to lure people in with cheap games and they would also buy accessories, consoles, headphones, etc.
After a few years, my guess is it didn't meet expectations, so they cut it.
wiggy:
--- Quote from: Jl3legend on May 22, 2018, 11:42:27 AM ---I'm good til June 2019, but I am quite disappointed to hear this. I loved 20% off and release day shipping, it was the only reason I ordered from there. The membership was only $30 for 2 years, it was great. I'll be done shopping there when mine expires, and I can't justify $100 a year for prime, so I'm not sure what I'll do next
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$120 now :-\
Jl3legend:
Yeah, a definite no to that now. Guess I'm just SoL