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ok so for christmas i recieved a $100 gift certificate to best buy, but i have no idea what to spend it on. best buy no longer carries the z-560's (my sub is blown, tho my friend is going to try switching speakers for me)

and i'm buying my computer parts all from newegg. i don't need peripherals, and there are no cd's which i want to buy, nor dvds..

i walk around bestbuy and all i can think of is "i could get that cheaper at..." or they don't have what i want...

should i just buy a game now and save the rest for halflife 2?

i was thinking maybe halo for pc
 
Sell it to me for $50?

I dunno....pre-order some games maybe? Use it to buy gifts for others?

A nice headset? XM Radio for a year? There's lotsa stuff at Best Buy, you just gotta know where to look.
 
yea, i bought the sony mdr-v700 headphones from them for $150, they are hella worth it. louder than my old 50 watt speaker system (it seems)
i got $50 in bestbuy gift certificates last week so i bought the ati tv wonder ve, it works great. my only complaint is that the quality isnt the best ever, good enough to watch tv/play console games on it though.
 
i got 3 pairs of headphones, and a headset w/ mic, all of them i like.

i think what i might do is remove the 9800 pro from the newegg wishlist and get it from best buy. that way i can get 100 bucks off my wishlist and bring it from 800 to 700 bucks
 
hmmmm....in the end your still paying more.....why dont you just hang on to it...and if you find someone ever buying something from best buy $100+ just sell it to them for $100
 
I have the same problem, my friend's dad gave me a $50 for formatting and putting win2k on a computer for him. I was almost thinking about putting it towards a radar detector or a set of components from there, but they really don't have any high end components I would want.
 
I recently had a $50 certificate and just got some DVD's. It was either that or a new keyboard. There was nothing else I really needed there.
 
Originally posted by Dome
ok so for christmas i recieved a $100 gift certificate to best buy, but i have no idea what to spend it on. best buy no longer carries the z-560's (my sub is blown, tho my friend is going to try switching speakers for me)

and i'm buying my computer parts all from newegg. i don't need peripherals, and there are no cd's which i want to buy, nor dvds..

i walk around bestbuy and all i can think of is "i could get that cheaper at..." or they don't have what i want...

should i just buy a game now and save the rest for halflife 2?

i was thinking maybe halo for pc
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I think they do the same free after rebate thing that office max and staples does - so look for free after rebate items - buy them with the gift certificate - send in the rebates - and you get checks back. Then cash them and buy something from whoever you want to buy from. Also - not guaranteeing this will work - but sometimes if you buy something with a gift certificate then return it they won't notice it was on a gift certificate and they'll give you cash back. Flirting helps with this. Helps quite a lot actually. Unless you're both the same sex. :eek:
 
I say you wait for one of theirs crazy ass deals with mail in rebates and everything. Once you see something on special, purchase it with your Gift Card. When you receive your rebates, cash it and you my friend, just got cash back from your gift card.
 
Originally posted by BigGreg85
hmmmm....in the end your still paying more.....why dont you just hang on to it...and if you find someone ever buying something from best buy $100+ just sell it to them for $100
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how do you figure that..?
 
Originally posted by Dome
ok so for christmas i recieved a $100 gift certificate to best buy, but i have no idea what to spend it on. best buy no longer carries the z-560's (my sub is blown, tho my friend is going to try switching speakers for me)

and i'm buying my computer parts all from newegg. i don't need peripherals, and there are no cd's which i want to buy, nor dvds..

i walk around bestbuy and all i can think of is "i could get that cheaper at..." or they don't have what i want...

should i just buy a game now and save the rest for halflife 2?

i was thinking maybe halo for pc
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you could get a nyko airflo mouse :cool:
 
Im in the same dilemna,

I decided to buy a printer and some ink/paper
 
I usually combine gift certificates with sales+rebates+coupons and stretch a buck to the max, but your problem is ideas to spend it on.

a few ideas:
an updated photo printer
a decent UPS, hard to have too many
wait for a nice LCD monitor sale
update your dvd recording arsenal: DVD+-RW, TV/PVR card, blank media, cables etc
Wireless network
portable mp3 player

etc etc etc

Have fun blowing $100 at BestBuy
 
If you knew someone who worked there they could get you what you wanted with it using employee price, which would be a lot more for your money...heh

Not supposed to do that but some people do.
 
does best buy give in-store credit for merchandise without a recipt? i got a linksys wireless 'b' router that i never ended up using from microcenter. i was thinking if i could say i bought it from a bestbuy, get store credit, there's another chunk of change i can toss towards a bestbuy perchse...

i went in today after posting to look around, here are some things i saw:

-bookshelf, glass, same style as my desk, colors different tho, but i might go w/ it, i love glass
-speakers for computer
-NO games for pc (cept halo, which i doubt i'll buy)
-NO music or movies
-maybe a home theater? i have a leadtek winfast pvr card which i've currently lent to a friend for vid caping, but i am planning on buying a dvd player for my new computer, so maybe 5.1 in my apartment bedroom might be nice...

good ideas on waiting for rebates and deals, i'll have to see what i can come up w/ i don't need printer, monitor, peripherals or the likes really...
 
New computer chair?

Vacuum Cleaner?

Blender?

Software?

Cell phone Accessories?
 
Originally posted by Dome
does best buy give in-store credit for merchandise without a recipt? i got a linksys wireless 'b' router that i never ended up using from microcenter. i was thinking if i could say i bought it from a bestbuy, get store credit, there's another chunk of change i can toss towards a bestbuy perchse...

i went in today after posting to look around, here are some things i saw:

-bookshelf, glass, same style as my desk, colors different tho, but i might go w/ it, i love glass
-speakers for computer
-NO games for pc (cept halo, which i doubt i'll buy)
-NO music or movies
-maybe a home theater? i have a leadtek winfast pvr card which i've currently lent to a friend for vid caping, but i am planning on buying a dvd player for my new computer, so maybe 5.1 in my apartment bedroom might be nice...

good ideas on waiting for rebates and deals, i'll have to see what i can come up w/ i don't need printer, monitor, peripherals or the likes really...
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Yes - they do - at least in my experience. Make sure they sell the same product though! They'll give you some wierd looks if they don't carry something you try to return...
 
Originally posted by Dome
does best buy give in-store credit for merchandise without a recipt? i got a linksys wireless 'b' router that i never ended up using from microcenter. i was thinking if i could say i bought it from a bestbuy, get store credit, there's another chunk of change i can toss towards a bestbuy perchse...
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