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I went to woolworths the other day, and I was horrified when I came to the game section. Not only was it tiny but the price of the games was horrifying.
£55 for 5 year old N64 games. £35 for 2 year old Playstation games. Surely their profit margins are %400+. I have also noticed the same thing in other stores. Even supposed electronic stores like Dixons and Curry's are guilty of this malpractice.
The only times I have found these stores of some use are in the sales. Every now and again you get a decent bargain then, but they are still in the main vastly over priced.
So where do you get good price games from. You may say this sounds a bit like sucking up but places like Special Reserve are your best bet. They do offer the best all year round prices, that everyone can afford. Failing that, some game only stores i.e. one off specialist stores, are sometimes preety good. If you find a good one then your laughing all the way home with some great deals. Also some 2nd hand stores sell some bargains, [last week I got goldeneye for £5] but there are obviously certain risks to this.
So in conclusion, do not buy games from big chain stores except in sales. Buy your games from specialist places and individual stores. By recommendation of me.
Your thoughts much appreciated.
£55 for 5 year old N64 games. £35 for 2 year old Playstation games. Surely their profit margins are %400+. I have also noticed the same thing in other stores. Even supposed electronic stores like Dixons and Curry's are guilty of this malpractice.
The only times I have found these stores of some use are in the sales. Every now and again you get a decent bargain then, but they are still in the main vastly over priced.
So where do you get good price games from. You may say this sounds a bit like sucking up but places like Special Reserve are your best bet. They do offer the best all year round prices, that everyone can afford. Failing that, some game only stores i.e. one off specialist stores, are sometimes preety good. If you find a good one then your laughing all the way home with some great deals. Also some 2nd hand stores sell some bargains, [last week I got goldeneye for £5] but there are obviously certain risks to this.
So in conclusion, do not buy games from big chain stores except in sales. Buy your games from specialist places and individual stores. By recommendation of me.
Your thoughts much appreciated.
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and WHSmiths do it aswell. why buy a game which is four years old ( WCW VS NWO : world tour ) for get this £54.99 why?
Yeah, but not much. It's the actual licensing costs by Nintendo that heap the price up so much.
Carts are more expensive than CD's.
I disagree, Kid Rock. I don't think it's got anything to do with Nintendo. It's just those bigwigs at Woolies that think they can pry every last penny from little kid's christmas money!
i have noticed that aswell. Nintendo think they can sell nintendo gives for stupid prices just because they only bring out one or two games a month now.
Some nintendo games are even higher then PS2 games in woolworths like you said. when gamecube comes out i bet they charge £60 a game like they did with Nintendo 64.
KR
Some nintendo games are even higher then PS2 games in woolworths like you said. when gamecube comes out i bet they charge £60 a game like they did with Nintendo 64.
KR
I saw in my local Woolworths Conkers BFD selling for £60!!!
I went to woolworths the other day, and I was horrified when I came to the game section. Not only was it tiny but the price of the games was horrifying.
£55 for 5 year old N64 games. £35 for 2 year old Playstation games. Surely their profit margins are %400+. I have also noticed the same thing in other stores. Even supposed electronic stores like Dixons and Curry's are guilty of this malpractice.
The only times I have found these stores of some use are in the sales. Every now and again you get a decent bargain then, but they are still in the main vastly over priced.
So where do you get good price games from. You may say this sounds a bit like sucking up but places like Special Reserve are your best bet. They do offer the best all year round prices, that everyone can afford. Failing that, some game only stores i.e. one off specialist stores, are sometimes preety good. If you find a good one then your laughing all the way home with some great deals. Also some 2nd hand stores sell some bargains, [last week I got goldeneye for £5] but there are obviously certain risks to this.
So in conclusion, do not buy games from big chain stores except in sales. Buy your games from specialist places and individual stores. By recommendation of me.
Your thoughts much appreciated.
£55 for 5 year old N64 games. £35 for 2 year old Playstation games. Surely their profit margins are %400+. I have also noticed the same thing in other stores. Even supposed electronic stores like Dixons and Curry's are guilty of this malpractice.
The only times I have found these stores of some use are in the sales. Every now and again you get a decent bargain then, but they are still in the main vastly over priced.
So where do you get good price games from. You may say this sounds a bit like sucking up but places like Special Reserve are your best bet. They do offer the best all year round prices, that everyone can afford. Failing that, some game only stores i.e. one off specialist stores, are sometimes preety good. If you find a good one then your laughing all the way home with some great deals. Also some 2nd hand stores sell some bargains, [last week I got goldeneye for £5] but there are obviously certain risks to this.
So in conclusion, do not buy games from big chain stores except in sales. Buy your games from specialist places and individual stores. By recommendation of me.
Your thoughts much appreciated.
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