What's the best place for me to buy my PS3 tommorrow?

This is a big purchase so I want to make sure I buy from a retailer that doesn't throw all their merchandise around on the ground and has an easy return policy so I would have no troubles returning it if it is defective. The following retailers are around my area (San Jose\Bay Area):

Best Buy

Gamestop

Target

Walmart

Fry's Electronics

Circuit City (not sure if they even sell PS3's though)

So which is the safest bet for me to get this thing from in terms of return policy and good merchandise handling when shipments come in? Thanks in advance.

Here's a reason to wait until next sunday and buy one from target, I suppose (from the Cheap ass gamer site) 40 GB Playstation 3 Game System >>>> $399.99 ****

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http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169333

I got mine at Future Shop...

I would say bestbuy, but when I got one there, it turned out to be an opened one... so I got a new one from FutureShop and returned the opened one.

This is a big purchase so I want to make sure I buy from a retailer that doesn't throw all their merchandise around on the ground and has an easy return policy so I would have no troubles returning it if it is defective. The following retailers are around my area (San Jose\Bay Area):

Best Buy

Gamestop

Target

Walmart

Fry's Electronics

Circuit City (not sure if they even sell PS3's though)

So which is the safest bet for me to get this thing from in terms of return policy and good merchandise handling when shipments come in? Thanks in advance.

HunidRacks

So what is all this reward zone/points stuff you are talking about? Will I be entitled to discounts\free purchases if I spend enough cash there? I mean I will drop $500 LOLHunidRacks

correction... you're not dropping $500 , you're investing it :)

[QUOTE="HunidRacks"]So what is all this reward zone/points stuff you are talking about? Will I be entitled to discounts\free purchases if I spend enough cash there? I mean I will drop $500 LOLhazelnutman

correction... you're not dropping $500 , you're investing it :)

Well I'm definatelly dropping my $60 on Skate because my friend works at Sony and can get me PS3 games for $10 a piece but I'm just too excited to get it tommorrow that I don't give two ****'s cuz I'm already spending $400 + tax on the PS3 itself LOL (dumb, true) but in the future all my PS3 games will be $10 :) :) :)

So what is all this reward zone/points stuff you are talking about? Will I be entitled to discounts\free purchases if I spend enough cash there? I mean I will drop $500 LOLHunidRacks

Circuit City, Best Buy and Gamestop/Ebgames don't sell the 80Gb version anymore (assuming thats what you plan to get) Circuit City sells both the 40 and 80Gb SKUs.

No absolutely not I'm not planning on getting the 80GB that's just a silly waste of money. There's no reason to get the 80GB for me whatsoever. I'll be paying an extra $100 for more space? Don't think so.HunidRacks

No absolutely not I'm not planning on getting the 80GB that's just a silly waste of money. There's no reason to get the 80GB for me whatsoever. I'll be paying an extra $100 for more space? Don't think so.HunidRacks

i'd say best buy. i swear by best buy, get all my movies there, all my games, dvd players. you can get a 2 year replacement plan for $30.00 which i found useful when my 360 died.

you can sign up for the reward zone and when you spend a total of $250 you get a $5.00 gift certificate either in the mail or email spend $500 you get $10 in gift certificates.

i've gotten probably $100 in like 2 years of having it, maybe more, dont know exactly.

everythign i've ever gotten from best buy has been reliable ( minus the 360 but thats not very reliable in its own right)

[QUOTE="HunidRacks"]No absolutely not I'm not planning on getting the 80GB that's just a silly waste of money. There's no reason to get the 80GB for me whatsoever. I'll be paying an extra $100 for more space? Don't think so.spidadragon1

Yes I know about the BC and that they are discontinuing it soon because that they want to push the new line of product. But I have no interest in playing PS2 games on my PS3 as my girlfriend has a PS2. I mostly want my PS3 for PS3 games, duh and the Blu-Ray movies.

No absolutely not I'm not planning on getting the 80GB that's just a silly waste of money. There's no reason to get the 80GB for me whatsoever. I'll be paying an extra $100 for more space? Don't think so.HunidRacks

You are already spending a good deal on money on the system... why not spend a little more to get a lot more? I am already downto 50GB on my 80GB... and I had it for less than a month! Plus, you get to rekindle your love for PS2 games and put inyour SD card to get files off of and plug in a bunch of crap into the extra USB hubs.

Its like people refusing to pay for higher octane gas... you are already paying a price to get to low end stuff, just add a little more to get the really good stuff.

[QUOTE="HunidRacks"]No absolutely not I'm not planning on getting the 80GB that's just a silly waste of money. There's no reason to get the 80GB for me whatsoever. I'll be paying an extra $100 for more space? Don't think so.tommcruise

You are already spending a good deal on money on the system... why not spend a little more to get a lot more? I am already downto 50GB on my 80GB... and I had it for less than a month! Plus, you get to rekindle your love for PS2 games and put inyour SD card to get files off of and plug in a bunch of crap into the extra USB hubs.

Its like people refusing to pay for higher octane gas... you are already paying a price to get to low end stuff, just add a little more to get the really good stuff.

My gf has a ps2 so Im not going to spend an extra $100 just to get 2 ps2's in the house lol. 40GB is apmle for me Im not a media/demo junky. And +5 points to target for 3 month return policy gonna get it there then..

[QUOTE="tommcruise"]

[QUOTE="HunidRacks"]No absolutely not I'm not planning on getting the 80GB that's just a silly waste of money. There's no reason to get the 80GB for me whatsoever. I'll be paying an extra $100 for more space? Don't think so.HunidRacks

You are already spending a good deal on money on the system... why not spend a little more to get a lot more? I am already downto 50GB on my 80GB... and I had it for less than a month! Plus, you get to rekindle your love for PS2 games and put inyour SD card to get files off of and plug in a bunch of crap into the extra USB hubs.

Its like people refusing to pay for higher octane gas... you are already paying a price to get to low end stuff, just add a little more to get the really good stuff.

My gf has a ps2 so Im not going to spend an extra $100 just to get 2 ps2's in the house lol. 40GB is apmle for me Im not a media/demo junky. And +5 points to target for 3 month return policy gonna get it there then..

Good deal. Hopefully you won't have to return it, but just in case....

Its like people refusing to pay for higher octane gas... you are already paying a price to get to low end stuff, just add a little more to get the really good stuff.

tommcruise

hahah. this is absurd. unless you have a sports car higher octane gas is an absolute WASTE of money. they want you to believe it's better for the car but again, unless you are driving a sportscar or motorcycle, you do not need it whatsoever.

[QUOTE="tommcruise"]

Its like people refusing to pay for higher octane gas... you are already paying a price to get to low end stuff, just add a little more to get the really good stuff.

OneWingedAngeI

hahah. this is absurd. unless you have a sports car higher octane gas is an absolute WASTE of money. they want you to believe it's better for the car but again, unless you are driving a sportscar or motorcycle, you do not need it whatsoever.

Not exactly.... I drive an A4 and wouldn't consider that a sportscar, but it needs higher octane gas. It's more for cars that are more precisely tuned and efficient. Since higher octane gas burns better and cleaner it makes your engine more efficient (see: better acceleration, mileage, etc) and helps keep it cleaner from sludge (which also contributes to those earlier things). Useless? No... but I guess it's what it's worth to you.

[QUOTE="OneWingedAngeI"][QUOTE="tommcruise"]

Its like people refusing to pay for higher octane gas... you are already paying a price to get to low end stuff, just add a little more to get the really good stuff.

nosferatu

hahah. this is absurd. unless you have a sports car higher octane gas is an absolute WASTE of money. they want you to believe it's better for the car but again, unless you are driving a sportscar or motorcycle, you do not need it whatsoever.

Not exactly.... I drive an A4 and wouldn't consider that a sportscar, but it needs higher octane gas. It's more for cars that are more precisely tuned and efficient. Since higher octane gas burns better and cleaner it makes your engine more efficient (see: better acceleration, mileage, etc) and helps keep it cleaner from sludge (which also contributes to those earlier things). Useless? No... but I guess it's what it's worth to you.

this is a total load of bull propegated by the oil industry to sell you more expensive gas. look up the datline expose where they showed that it is even questionable for a race car to require premium gas. feel free to fall for the scam, but it is one none the less.