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The price of games these days... • Page 2
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malteaserhead 13,443 posts
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reddevil93 15,997 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@Feanor
Who's the new guy?
UID's seem quite low to me. -
polar 1,098 posts
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Registered 17 years agoProgguitarist wrote:
polar wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
polar wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Razz wrote:
poorpeoplelol
Im anything but poor my friend. I run my own music school.
I dont deal in credit. Cash only. Thus no credit card.
Well then stop bitching about the price of games when there's an easy solution you've just chosen to ignore. I agree retail price here in Ireland are woeful though.
Irony on a base level.
What part of "I dont deal in credit" do you have difficulty understanding?
There's absolutely no reason why games should be THAT much more expensive AT ALL.
Now kindly fuck off and stick your cock in a pencil sharpener.
Haha, there are several good reasons as to why games cost more in retail and you're just plain stupid if you don't see that. You're also stupid to only deal in cash imo. Where do you put your savings, under the mattress or hidden in the piano?
They are more expensive in retail HERE than OVER THERE you moron. Thats the point Im making. Seems like you have trouble reading.
I put my savings in a bank. Your opinion counts for dick about how I choose to pay for anything counts for diddlysquat.
Ah, I forgot that my opinion doesn't count here. Just for arguments sake though, the point you originally made was that retail games here cost more than the prices you see EGers link to. Surely they're linking to online deals and not highstreet retail prices? I was under the impression that retail prices here and there were roughly equivalent, ie a ripoff.
You have credit with your bank when you deposit then? I obviously do have trouble understanding - I thought you only deal with cash and not credit. -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPrecisely, I put cash into the bank. I do not however use credit cards to pay for things.
Does this make it any clearer for you? -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFeanor wrote:
New guy in being a cunt shocker.
Been posting here about a year or so. Do I have to have a large post count to qualify for being pissed off or something? I think I missed the memo, if there was one. -
Progguitarist wrote:
Feanor wrote:
New guy in being a cunt shocker.
Been posting here about a year or so. Do I have to have a large post count to qualify for being pissed off or something? I think I missed the memo, if there was one.
How come you don't like credit cards? Or a debit card even, (which is what I have)? You'd save money surely? -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agogreggywocky wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Feanor wrote:
New guy in being a cunt shocker.
Been posting here about a year or so. Do I have to have a large post count to qualify for being pissed off or something? I think I missed the memo, if there was one.
How come you don't like credit cards? Or a debit card even, (which is what I have)? You'd save money surely?
I would use a debit card but as far as Im aware no online retailers accept Laser cards which is the only type available here that I know of.
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Progguitarist wrote:
greggywocky wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Feanor wrote:
New guy in being a cunt shocker.
Been posting here about a year or so. Do I have to have a large post count to qualify for being pissed off or something? I think I missed the memo, if there was one.
How come you don't like credit cards? Or a debit card even, (which is what I have)? You'd save money surely?
I would use a debit card but as far as Im aware no online retailers accept Laser cards which is the only type available here that I know of.
I wouldnt trust myself with a credit card tbh.
Visa do debit cards, y'know - it's what I use. Don't know if they're available over there, though.... -
Benno 11,854 posts
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Registered 17 years agoyeah i just use a visa debit card
dont want anything to do with credit cards at the moment -
Mr_Brown 1,032 posts
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Registered 17 years agoCan't see why anyone would be complaining of prices these days...importing has never been easier (or cheaper) with places like Play-asia and Movietyme. Whilst great deals can be had from the usual online game retailers and independant retailers on a weekly basis.
Sure bargins in shops are extremely rare now days, especially with Game cornering the market and hiking prices up, but that doesn't effect me much. I'd much rather import or wait and order off the internet and I always pay what I want.
No reason you couldn't do this in Ireland (with ebay especially). God help you if you were a gamer when Snes/N64 days...no internet and £50 for a game. You had to rely on magazines and flea market for cheap swaps. -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFeanor wrote:
Well you're probably well known now, but not in a good way.
I'll live with that. I'll still be paying my own bills regardless. -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agogreggywocky wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
greggywocky wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Feanor wrote:
New guy in being a cunt shocker.
Been posting here about a year or so. Do I have to have a large post count to qualify for being pissed off or something? I think I missed the memo, if there was one.
How come you don't like credit cards? Or a debit card even, (which is what I have)? You'd save money surely?
I would use a debit card but as far as Im aware no online retailers accept Laser cards which is the only type available here that I know of.
I wouldnt trust myself with a credit card tbh.
Visa do debit cards, y'know - it's what I use. Don't know if they're available over there, though....
I'll check into it but as far as I know they arent... -
Progguitarist wrote:
greggywocky wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
greggywocky wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Feanor wrote:
New guy in being a cunt shocker.
Been posting here about a year or so. Do I have to have a large post count to qualify for being pissed off or something? I think I missed the memo, if there was one.
How come you don't like credit cards? Or a debit card even, (which is what I have)? You'd save money surely?
I would use a debit card but as far as Im aware no online retailers accept Laser cards which is the only type available here that I know of.
I wouldnt trust myself with a credit card tbh.
Visa do debit cards, y'know - it's what I use. Don't know if they're available over there, though....
I'll check into it but as far as I know they arent...
It's possibly linked to the bank account you're with, I dunno. Mine's Barclays. -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoCheers mate! -
MMMarmite 1,659 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYou should check your card for the Maestro logo, if it has one then you'll be able to buy games from a lot more websites (Although you may be charged a fee) -
Ares 1,818 posts
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Registered 16 years agoProgguitarist wrote:
polar wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Razz wrote:
poorpeoplelol
Im anything but poor my friend. I run my own music school.
I dont deal in credit. Cash only. Thus no credit card.
Well then stop bitching about the price of games when there's an easy solution you've just chosen to ignore. I agree retail price here in Ireland are woeful though.
Irony on a base level.
What part of "I dont deal in credit" do you have difficulty understanding?
There's absolutely no reason why games should be THAT much more expensive AT ALL.
Now kindly fuck off and stick your cock in a pencil sharpener.
Progguitarist don't deal in credit! Capisce you fuckin' assholes? -
convercide 6,531 posts
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Registered 15 years agoProgguitarist wrote:
Laser cards
Whoa! Guys! Guys! Laser. Cards. LASER CARDS.
I hope they're half as exciting as what I've just mentally pictured.
Do they go 'vvvvvwwowww' like a light sabre as you get them out of your wallet?
Cashier: Cash or card?
Me: Card. Laser card. *vvvvwwwwwooooowwww*
Cashier: *condescending look* Just put it in the chip and pin.
Me: *vvwwwwoww* -
Ares 1,818 posts
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Registered 16 years agoLol! -
RichGL 791 posts
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Registered 18 years agoThe OP should start a blog named "in a really desperate situation", I'm sure the generous warm hearted folk at EG would take pity. 
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Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoRichGL wrote:
The OP should start a blog named "in a really desperate situation", I'm sure the generous warm hearted folk at EG would take pity.
Oh my god, that is soooo funny!
I think I'll give it a shot! -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoSgtFrog wrote:
What about getting Paypal? As long as you have a bank account you are fine.
Entropay is another, and again all you need is a bank account.
Seriously cannot understand why the OP can seemingly run a business, but not manage to handle a credit card...guess it is okay if you enjoy paying more.
Why not get a credit card, then as soon as you get it ask the company to reduce to the limit to the lowest it can be (usually 250 or 500)?
I tend to use my cards for most stuff, and then just pay in full when the bill comes, it means I keep my money for longer and get, admittedly small, bits of interest on it.
I could of course manage a credit card but I just dont trust myself. That wasnt really the point of the thread though. I wasnt really looking for solutions...I was pretty much asking why games retail for so much more over here compared to Blighty...
Somehow it degenerated into a "wow you are stupid for not using a credit card LOLZ" thread. -
PhilHarrison 4 posts
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Registered 14 years agoProgguitarist wrote:
Razz wrote:
poorpeoplelol
Im anything but poor my friend. I run my own music school.
I dont deal in credit. Cash only. Thus no credit card.
= "I'm getting paid cash and not telling the taxman". -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPhilHarrison wrote:
Progguitarist wrote:
Razz wrote:
poorpeoplelol
Im anything but poor my friend. I run my own music school.
I dont deal in credit. Cash only. Thus no credit card.
= "I'm getting paid cash and not telling the taxman".
Nah.
*I* just dont use a card. -
convercide 6,531 posts
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Registered 15 years ago*vwwwowwww*
Use mine. -
Progguitarist 10,778 posts
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Registered 15 years agoconvercide wrote:
*vwwwowwww*
Use mine.
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Red-Moose 5,344 posts
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Registered 19 years agoEverybdy should get a credit card, it's abnormal not to. The only reasonable reason is that say you have a gambling problem, have no self control or something.
It will cost you the basic €40/year for the card tax, and if you buy stuff you can afford it will cost you nothing.
What about airfares? Travel abroad, checking into a hotel (okay, can be done by paying a deposit). Get one, but don't use it unless you pay it off. also gives insurance for loads of purchases. -
What price do new games typically retail for in high street Game shops over there in the UK?
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