It's official the Amazon $5 promo code sucks

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Yeah, all those $5 coupons can go to shit because:

a) Works only on selected games; guess what all those selected games went back up to their retail price. Promotion is applied automatically.
b) Cannot combine codes, so yeah, you are only getting $5 off a game that was 75% off a week ago. Completely worthless.
c) If you used some of the codes due to time difference, you are shit out of luck, since they can't be used anymore. Try to contact support and see if they oblige but I doubt
d) You cannot add multiple items to cart, so ensures that only $5 can be applied at one time on the cart lol.

Nice scam Amazon. Saw it coming but still...
 
When I saw the codes wouldn't stack (after I bought the second game with that promotion), I realized the $5 promotion was not a selling point. I just bought stuff like I normally would have.

I've pretty much come to the conclusion that unless some rebate or promotion is taken out of the cost immediately, it isn't worth counting. Either you aren't going to get it, or there is something going on that you're missing.
 
Well, the only positive side is that I didn't receive my promo codes on time and bitched about it. Happened thrice, so I was able to get $15 applied directly to my account without any game limitations or even product limitations, since I used it to ship a book all the way from US to UAE in December. lol.
 
BigJayDogg3 said:
When I saw the codes wouldn't stack (after I bought the second game with that promotion), I realized the $5 promotion was not a selling point. I just bought stuff like I normally would have.

I've pretty much come to the conclusion that unless some rebate or promotion is taken out of the cost immediately, it isn't worth counting. Either you aren't going to get it, or there is something going on that you're missing.
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I treated it the same way. I have no plans to buying a game at the retail price, so the coupon codes weren't a selling point to me.
The games that were on sale was apart of the holiday sale, and like many promos the coupon may not apply to sale items.
 
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I picked up a lot from this sale as well. So that alone was worth it. Still the $5 dollar codes are useless.
 
Yeah, I don't think Amazon did bad in terms of sales. They actually did better than Steam for the most part. I picked up quite a few games and a bunch of gifts for people. However, talking only about the promo codes, they are just damn worthless by any standards.
 
KickAssCop said:
I picked up quite a few games and a bunch of gifts for people..
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Were any of these gifts duplicates of games you already owned on Amazon? I was planning to do the same but didn't thinking it would mess things up on my current list.

For example:

Buy one game and then buy it again to gift the code to a friend.
 
mine were duplicates.. eg i bought Lara Croft guardian of light 4 times on amazon's digital download and then sent the other 3 keys as gifts (registers on steam)

you just have m ultiple copies of the same game in your amazons game library
 
I got it with cryostasis, which I paid $3 for, so I don't really care if I even use it. I understand why you would be mad, especially if you were buying games to stack it for super cheap games in the future.
 
Might pick up BF3 because it's still on sale. $25 ain't a bad deal if you don't own it yet.
 
Were the usages of the coupon not clear on the site?
I didn't even go to amazon during the sale and knew it was garbage from posts here.
 
i got dnf for $5 with the code. the lack of games makes it had to use the codes. they have some (bf3) that you can get for a good price, but who doesnt already have bf3?
 
This is also the first day that my code is usable. It's good all month maybe they will have more sales during the month?
 
dark_reign said:
Where does it say it's mandatory?
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If you plan on playing the game with everyone else since those maps go into the normal rotation on most servers from what I hear. I hear that they're better than the stock maps as well.

Also the code does not work with karkland. :mad:
 
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I tried using it last night, but the code didn't work. Now when I check it, the $5 is taken off at checkout. My main issue with all of this is that the prices have skyrocketed like someone said in another thread...

This definitely isn't my favorite sale from Amazon.
 
I don't see why anyone would be shocked about how these coupons work. I felt they explained the rules and restrictions fairly clearly in the email they send the coupon in. They are just as stupid as the steam gift pile coupons; even with the coupons the prices are going to be higher than what they were during the Christmas sale.

[e]Actually DE:HR for $12 doesn't seem that bad.
 
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I figured that the deals were worth it that even if the coupon went unused that I was still coming out well ahead.
 
dC0m said:
What. I didn't get any amazon $5 promo..
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The promo codes weren't just given out; you had to buy a game(think it may have had to be direct pc download too) from amazon over the last month or two that was eligible for the promo code.
 
Update to my headache...

Many of the games have dropped in price again & I was able to get Darkspore like I wanted for way less than retail ($4.99).

I guess Amazon did get some complaints & corrected the course it was going. :)
 
Anybody know how to recover my promo codes if I lost the email that was sent to me? I have a couple of codes I can't get to now :mad:
 
I used the $5 code on BF3 today - $25. I still have another to use so I'll have to wait and see what else pops up.
 
blade52x said:
I used the $5 code on BF3 today - $25. I still have another to use so I'll have to wait and see what else pops up.
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This and Deus Ex for $12 seem to be the best deal. Too bad the Dragon Age collection isn't eligible for the coupon despite being on the promo page.

[e]looks like they took the free Assassins Creed off too.

I also like the terrible pricing they gave Mac gamers...$39.96 for Duke Nukem Forever, excuse me while I wipe away these tears of laughter.

And wasn't DNF going for $5 during the steam winter sale?
 
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Witcher 2 is $15 with coupon, the cheapest it's ever been. I'd hardly call that suck.
 
Got Witcher 2 for $15 today ! also GTA free for me.

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for you guys how to use coupon,

click to pc game.

click to best seller.

pick the games that accept coupon right there.

I am going browse games now.
 
less than a dollar for DNF today think I'll pull the trigger though BF3 has definitely gone back up. Guess I'll hold onto my other $5 coupon in case some other dirt cheap prices pop up.
 
Perfect I got DNF 99 cent worth sh*t, yes I know DNF is sucks but dirty ass cheap 99 cent mofo.

Glad I wait for that suckers.
 
Witcher 2 for $15, the inevitable -- does it activate on steam? If not, no biggie. Great price!
 
Warhammer 40K: DoW2: Retribution is $29.99 directly from Steam, here on Amazon it's $9.95 after the code. Snagging it to finish the collection up, only thing honestly worth a damn that I don't already have.
 
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