anotheriori
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old? fake?
found it on another forum (4chan), anyone seen the ad?
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X360 cost rumor/update
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There's no Wal Mart near me, so I haven't. Is there proof of this advertisement, like an undoctored scan of the flyer? Did Anon. say which Wal Mart store he or she visited to get this flyer, like a town and state? And does Wal Mart use pricing like that, with 96 cents as opposed to zero or 99?
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http://www.walmart.com/search/browse-ng.do?ref=125866.125866+500524.4293873225&path=0%3A2636
Probably placeholder prices, but you know...jump.....conclusions...GAF
Probably placeholder prices, but you know...jump.....conclusions...GAF
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necrogoldo
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Lo-Volt said:
yes, Wal*Mart uses pricing like that, I work at Wal*Mart, but I have not seen this flyer
Synth_floyd
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olubode said:
Man, we really need one of those "jump to conclusions" mats from Office Space.
Dynamite Shikoku
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Barnimal said:
:lol
distantmantra
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vatstep said:
There aren't any Wal Marts in the Seattle area, thank God. You have to go to the suburbs.
metdroid said:
I'm not sure what the law is like in America, but here the store doesn't have to sell you something at a particular price just because it's labelled at that price. The sign with the price (or flyer, or whatever), is an "invitation to treat", or an invitation to you to make an offer to the store for the goods, which they can subsequently reject. So if the price turned out differently, and the law is like that in America, Walmart would not have to honor that price just because you have that flyer.
That said, I think $300 for X360 is a given.
Funky Papa
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Too bad everything points to Europe getting the shaft big time =/
Funky Papa
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Yes, but I'm afraid that this time they are cooking something special for us. I really hope to be proven wrong, though.
With the way that Kutaragi is hyping up how expensive it will be to get a PS3 I would think it would be more than $400, maybe even $500. But that could all just be a ploy so that when the console is only $350 you think that it is not that expensive. On the otherhand the PS3 has Gigabit ethernet, slot loading Blu-Ray drive, dual HDMI outputs, bluetooth, wi-fi and a million USB and media ports, so it probably will be more than $400. I don't care so much about the price of the console as I do about the price of the games which are going to be bundled at every single retailer. If the average retailer bundles 2-3 $60 games with the PS3 how expensive is it going to end up being to buy one at launch? Is Sony going to be stupid enough to price themselves out of competition with Microsoft?
It used to be a law here in New York but now it is not. You will see signs in the store sayign things like "The blah blah blah product advertised in our date/date/date flyer for 9.99 was a misprint, the real price is 19.99"
Then youre boned - you still get it im sure if you are like the first guy to point it out.
Then youre boned - you still get it im sure if you are like the first guy to point it out.
sangreal said:
yeah. All sony want to do is be in control of pricing. They have been with PS2, and now with Xbox 360 launching first, they have flexibility again.
They can tout its power, preparing people for super expensive PS3. Then when its 'only' $349, people will be relieved. And its still a slight premium over X360 - because its 'better' of course
Favourite Sony tactic, and it makes them more money too (well lose less money)Guy LeDouche
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I'd bet on a $350 value pack, with a packed-in MS and some other nice but relatively cheap stuff for Sony to include. Retains the perception of a $300 console, but Sony gets $30-$40 more per unit and unloads $10-$20 worth of cheap, but necessary, accessories.mrklaw said:yeah. All sony want to do is be in control of pricing. They have been with PS2, and now with Xbox 360 launching first, they have flexibility again.
They can tout its power, preparing people for super expensive PS3. Then when its 'only' $349, people will be relieved. And its still a slight premium over X360 - because its 'better' of course
Doom_Bringer
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Neex said:
Or
common sense
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sonycowboy
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Mashing said:
It depends. Most of the time, the store can get by providing appropriate signage and an explanation that it was TRULY an error and not false advertising. There have been millions of these kinds of cases and the retailer almost never takes a bath.
From a customer service and PR standpoint, they will bend, but they don't break.
Synth_floyd
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If you ever read the fine print on a flier it says they don't have to honor misprints.