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"800 prices reduced blah blah blah"

"Amazing reductions", "slashed in price" I read with anticipation, then I checked out the top 5 matches for the 'Cube and

ENTER THE MATRIX
SR 32.99 play.com 29.99

SPLINTER CELL
SR 30.99 play.com 29.99

SUPER MONKEY BALL 2
SR 35.99 play.com 34.99 (SMB1 is only 15.99 by the way)

SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE
SR 24.99 play.com 29.99 (one exception)

HULK
SR 30.99 play.com 29.99

So SR are still more expensive on most titles plus you have to pay extra for delivery. This "promotion" is very half-hearted and does not mention the original SR price so I think they have knocked hardly anything off some games ? (I stand to be corrected obviously)

At the end of the day it's your money and your choice, I would like to order more games from SR but don't when I can get them cheaper elsewhere with free delivery, and in stock games from play always arrive within 2 days.

Rant over, goodbye.

Seasoned Samurai wrote:
> We also pay £7 on top for the
> 'privilege' of being a member for a year.

Nah, about £2. Don't forget that the "FREE" gift is about £5 of that total. Sometimes I renew just to get the free gifts. Like the controller extensions for example. They're like 5 or 6 quid each normally but from SR you get 2 for £7.

Damarus, I've done the same to get the extension leads, I think the membership/reddie thing is OK, but everyday prices are just a few quid too high to be competitive, remember a lot of games are bought by kids on pocket money etc so 3 or 5 quid difference in price is alot to them.

The gifts aren't that great. I would personally like cheaper games than some trinkets that SR can't get rid of any other way.

Valentino Rossi wrote:
> remember a lot of games are bought by kids
> on pocket money etc so 3 or 5 quid difference in price is alot to
> them.

LOL, as in the little suckers have to wait a week longer. :)

but think of those poor parents (as in poor I mean give sympathy not skint) like me !

I thought Amazon were the cheapest now... SR do often do some stunning deals it is how I got to know them afterall.

IN the end it comes to whichever is cheapest. The world runs on money.

Eternal Darkness only £25, that's a good price. Get it.

Dringo wrote:
> I thought Amazon were the cheapest now...

I've just bought Monkey Ball 2 from Amazon for £32.99. Cheaper than SR and Play. Yes. Plus free delivery if you wait an extra day or so. Yep.

And worryingly I almost gave "free delivery" it's own set of capital letters.

SR have the chepest price when a game first comes out, but when other stores start dropping prices dramaticaly SR only drop the prices for a few quid