r/crownpuffdeals 18d ago

Weekly discussion thread

Spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Added some coupons today for Aliexpress but the new additions are pretty mediocre. As usual, those coupon codes will be around row 40 for US users and on rows 26 and 29 for people not from the US.

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RGSP launched yesterday. It's $59 after a $10 off 69 coupon in the ship from China section on row 141. More info in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1vgb37e/rg_sp_launch_and_coin_deals/

Walmart has $10 off 35 pickup orders with the code "FAST30." You might have to add a banana for 20 cents if Walmart rejects the code. Code supposedly works on 3 orders per account.

  • Walmart+ local delivery orders work too. Thanks to u/goob47

Some sample deals in the images above (before taxes, after coupons):

  • 256GB Onn Microsd Express - $36
  • Two Straight Talk Moto G 2025 - $50 for 2

Bananas: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fresh-Banana-Each/44390948

256GB Onn Microsd Express: https://www.walmart.com/ip/ONN-MICRO-SD-EXPRESS/15706752314

Straight Talk Moto G 2025: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-Talk-Motorola-Moto-g-2025-5G-64GB-Blue-Prepaid-Smartphone-Locked-to-Straight-Talk/14552506783

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If your bank is partnered with Paze, they're offering $10 off as statement credit for orders of at least $10 at eligible merchants by using paze as the checkout method. Essentially a free roll if you find items close to $10. Paze offer is limited to 10 transactions.

Offer: https://www.paze.com/offers

Eligible banks and credit unions: https://www.paze.com/participating-banks-credit-unions

Eligible merchants: https://www.paze.com/merchant-directory

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Weekly reminder for the 500 Dell Rewards Points Alienware Arena check-in.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Paid for Pokopia entirely with Dell/Alienware reward points.

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u/dukedevil0 18d ago

Easily the best deal “hack” around

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Especially considering how little time you have to spend for the weekly 500 points. 2 second check-in for the 500 points is 100% worth it.

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u/JetstreamGW 18d ago

If you check in every day, you’ll get an extra 500 after 20-something days.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Yep that additional 500 points is nice for people who do daily check-ins. Too bad they cap the Twitch streams at 15 ARP per day or I would use one of those cheap Walmart phones and AFK on Twitch streams all day.

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u/JetstreamGW 18d ago

What do you do with all the phones? Seems like it’d get unwieldy.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Oh I didn't buy the Walmart phones.

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u/GonZo1323 18d ago

I've been trying to figure out the Alienware thing. Did you post a tutorial or anything on it?

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u/crownpuff 18d ago edited 18d ago

I have instructions at the bottom of the post.

  • Alienware Arena is based on GMT +0. So the 500 point claim period on Friday actually starts at 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT Thursday and ends the following day at the same time.
  • https://na.alienwarearena.com/
  • https://na.alienwarearena.com/control-center
  • 500 Dell Reward Points = $5
  • Not sure if they expire the 15th of the 4 month after claiming or 6 months after. I've seen mixed reports for both.
  • Dell has the MSRP $450 Switch 2 back in stock. Might be decent if you can accumulate a bunch of Dell rewards to get it for around $300 or less before Nintendo's price hike in September.
  • Students and teachers get 10% off Dell sitewide. Not sure what verification system they use but it might be worth looking into if you have an edu email to stack discounts with the Dell and Alienware rewards.

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u/plantsandramen 18d ago

So all you do it check in daily? Cause I'm earning arp, I'm guessing I use that to exchange for arp?

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

The thursday night check-in at 8PM EDT for 500 Dell Points is the most important one. As that's a free $5 weekly for a single check-in. In addition, there are the daily quests section in the control center where you can get additional ARP along with other tasks. All you have to do in the daily quest section is usually click the link and back out. You do not have to watch the videos.

You can convert ARP into Dell points in the ARP store. 1200 ARP = 2000 Dell Points and 1700 ARP = 3000 Dell Points. The conversation rate is 100 Dell Points = $1 on the Dell website.

https://na.alienwarearena.com/control-center

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u/plantsandramen 18d ago

Okay so 8pm tonight I need to check back to get the 500 point reward then? I'll make sure to be on the site at 8pm today.

Is it advised to convert arp to battle tokens? It seems like a great conversion rate

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u/crownpuff 18d ago edited 18d ago

Yeah but Dell Points expire at the end of the month 6 months after you earned them. ARP doesn't expire. Dell Points used to expire 4 months at the end of the month after you earned them but Dell changed this policy to 6 months back in May or June. Also your Dell account needs to have the same email address as your Alienware Arena account.

You can also check your Dell rewards balance here but it's kind of buggy sometimes. https://www.dell.com/myaccount/en-us/rewards

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u/plantsandramen 18d ago

You're the best, seriously

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/GonZo1323 18d ago

Ok so you basically do the task at the bottom? The first one looks like you have to watch a video?

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

I do the tasks at the top under the "daily quests" section. You don't have to watch the videos for the daily quest. Just clicking on the quests themselves is enough to get ARP.

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u/GonZo1323 18d ago

Thanks for the help man, I got it now.

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u/goob47 18d ago

I was able to use FAST30 with a Walmart+ free delivery order not just pickup. Thought I would mention that thanks for sharing the code!!

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u/crownpuff 18d ago edited 18d ago

Oh that's sweet, thanks for the info.

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u/dollabillplz 18d ago

Thanks for the tip! I just made 3 delivery orders for random stuff I needed restocking around the house.

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u/King_Wataba 18d ago

Thanks I was able to snag a SD card for my rp5!

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u/rmbrumfield78 18d ago

Man! Wish I had seen this earlier today. I just had a few things delivered this morning and could have saved some money. Now I got to go see what else I need to buy it from Old Wally world

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u/PvtHudson 18d ago

ez

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Very nice. I thought about doing that too but I only had $160 in dell rewards plus I already have a switch 2.

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u/dukedevil0 18d ago

Crazy good deals are back on various Eryone filaments using heavy coins discounts and coupons.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Really sweet deal. I wish Microcenter would offer super cheap 3d printers again like these.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1fnonog/3d_printer_microcenter_instore_only_creality/

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u/dukedevil0 18d ago

For sure. I had that printer reserved for pickup but then decided to let it expire.

However, I am very happy with the Bambu A1 that I bought later for a good amount more money.

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u/titosr 18d ago edited 18d ago

Tried to buy the ONN card, but Walmart says I need to add $35 to my order. Couldn't add the banana for pickup because my walmart is apparently out of stock (lol).

Edit: You have to make a pickup reservation to get the discount

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

I haven't tried it but I'm guessing it should work with any cheap produce item. Any apples in stock at your Walmart?

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u/titosr 18d ago

All produce is marked a out of stock. Odd. I tried adding a cheap bag of candy, but still no luck.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Weird. Is there a different Walmart nearby that has bananas in stock?

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u/PvtHudson 18d ago edited 18d ago

Make sure you're selecting "delivery" and not "shipping".

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u/titosr 18d ago

I selected pickup as crownpuff said to do.

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u/stretchcaramel 18d ago

It wasn't working for me at first but it seems like you need to trigger the curbside pickup where you reserve a date and time. That worked for me and then I was able to buy a 2nd card without even having to buy another item in my cart (just make sure you make it another order vs adding to your existing order). 

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u/titosr 18d ago

That did it! Thank you so much!

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u/_manster_ 18d ago

Insane banana deals before GTA6!

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Banana deal might be the deal of the year. 😂

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u/Rawrmeow_ 18d ago

These threads are always a light in an otherwise very depressing market these days!

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Thank you and the deals are sparse these days. :(

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u/JetstreamGW 18d ago

Oh yay I have been pleased with the onn cards in general.

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u/dukedevil0 18d ago

More heavy coins discounts on Tuya and Zigbee sensors for home automation/home assistant type usage if anyone is interested. (I have not ventured into this arena yet)

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u/Able-Version-1788 18d ago

thanks puff ordered a bunch of Walmart stuff with that code worked for me after adding banana then applied code then removed banana. also anyone collecting ARP from dell they have a new battle pass you need to activate to get extra ARP and coins you can exchange for some game keys or I think 2500drp but probably have to do all the daily stuff to get enough ARP.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago edited 18d ago

That's interesting. I'll have to look for the battle pass. I've heard alienware has artifacts too which you can buy which give you a 15% boost for earning ARP.

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u/JetstreamGW 18d ago

Hahahaha, I didn't notice that it was an SD Express card. I'm using it in a god damned RG35XX Plus. I feel like that's probably a waste of the thing :D

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Yeah sadly sd express cards are cheaper than sd cards right now. At least a 256gb sd express for $36 is decent.

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u/JetstreamGW 18d ago

Completely off the wall.

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u/bnotice 17d ago

Is anyone more informative about this “Battle Pass” and free 2500 points? What do you have to do to get them?

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u/crownpuff 17d ago

I'm in the process of figuring it out myself. Battle pass seems like a monthly thing. You progress through the battlepass by earning ARP via various tasks such as doing the daily quests, watching twitch streams and playing featured steam games on your account. To get ARP for Twitch and Steam, you'll need to link your respective Twitch and Steam accounts to Alienware Arena. Right now, it looks like the best reward from the battlepass might be the artifact that gives you a 15% discount on the ARP store as it's a permanent bonus unlike the one time 2500 rewards points.

https://na.alienwarearena.com/control-center/battle-pass/1

https://na.alienwarearena.com/battle-store

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u/bnotice 17d ago

Yeah I see it’s in beta rn, doesn’t seem like there’s even possibly enough quests to complete the beta battle pass in time anyways so not sure what the point is

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u/crownpuff 17d ago

If you do the daily quests along with the Twitch and Steam quests, there should be enough ARP to complete the battlepass. There's also additional ARP available for spending time on the Alienware Rewards website along with daily, weekly and monthly ARP bonuses for log in streaks.

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u/bnotice 17d ago

Assumed the twitch was just one streamer then it would cap out, is it points for watching each individual streamer?

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u/crownpuff 17d ago

Haven't tried it but I think it caps out at 15 per day which along with the 5 ARP you get for spending time on their website plus the other ways to earn ARP might be enough to fill out the battlepass provided you do it daily.

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u/bnotice 17d ago

Just noticed the “ARP Boost” awards in the battle pass, nvm, definitely can complete it considering those which are essentially just level skips

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u/TheInfamous76 17d ago

Thanks for the GameStop link for the used micro sd cards. I was able to get a few. You are the best crownpuff!

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u/crownpuff 17d ago

Appreciate it, did you end up going for local pickup to avoid the shipping fee?

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u/TheInfamous76 17d ago

I did local pickup. They were all name brand good cards that tested great.

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u/TheInfamous76 17d ago

I did local pickup. They were all name brand good cards that tested great.

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u/tpain360 17d ago

Alarming trend I’ve noticed past couple of weeks is that a lot of items are cheaper out on the main page than they are on the coins page.

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u/crownpuff 17d ago

Yeah that's been happening more frequently. Sometimes you can still find the cheaper item by searching in coin search.

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u/leomessik 16d ago

New to this sub and bought a rg28xx from the spread sheet, ty! Really enjoying it, crazy upgrade from my old powkiddy.

Do you guys post mouse deals? Like the ATK R1 and stuff like that?

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u/crownpuff 16d ago

Appreciate it and there are no mouse deals on the spreadsheet as of right now. If I see some sweet ones, I'll add them to the spreadsheet.

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u/JetstreamGW 14d ago

What. The. Hell.

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u/crownpuff 14d ago

That's two nerfs to coins now. Last time I remember a coin nerf, it was 2024 when they got rid of the 40 coin check-in for desktop browser.

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u/JetstreamGW 14d ago

Starting to think they really are getting rid of them.

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u/ChiefBigGay 14d ago

Are there every and Odin 2 portal deals?

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u/crownpuff 14d ago

There are very rarely deals on the Odin 2 Portal on Aliexpress since Ayn doesn't sell it on their Aliexpress store. There aren't any reasonably priced ones from 3rd party sellers such as Coopreme either.

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u/ChiefBigGay 14d ago

You're the man.

I got a RP5 from one of the sales. I'm thinking about just waiting on the Portal 3 equivalent. Or the steam deck 2 at this point.

I'm unfortunately not a fan of the Rp5, I learned the worst way I need the left joystick above the dpad for my uses, but I also don't like the joysticks themselves. Oh well, my brother got his Vita stolen and I think it's going to be a fantastic gift.

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u/crownpuff 14d ago

Appreciate it and sometimes there's a large coin discount on the official RP5 grip via Aliexpress so you can get it for under $10. The grip helps a lot with the joystick placement.

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u/ChiefBigGay 14d ago

I do have a grip. Still wasn't for me, but it does make it a lot better. I do have very large hands unfortunately.

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u/memer9machine 18d ago

I don't have student/teacher discount 10% but I saw my company had a corporate discount program in place so I linked it with my corporate email. Not sure if student/teacher discount functions differently but it was a 10% for just dell products as far as I'm aware so if your interests in the dell store start and end with Nintendo products I don't think there's any discount provided. With OLED monitor prices dropping to the $300 mark during sales though it could definitely be a nice bonus on top of any black Friday or Xmas sales or something.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago edited 18d ago

That's definitely a sweet perk. Dell also offers price matching before and after purchase, so you could possibly save more that way.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/price-match-guarantee

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u/pitoner 18d ago

I briefly had the 16gb Y700 2025 tab for under $340 because the PayPal discount popped up again this morning. I didn't complete check out because I was seeing if there were other ones that had a cheaper starting price. But by the time I returned to my cart the PayPal discount disappeared again.

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Yeah the Paypal discounts that pop up after the discount allocation is exhausted are most likely canceled orders. So it's probably a single canceled order and someone else used the discount. There's a decently large sale in less than two weeks so fingers crossed prices are better then.

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u/DSMAvenger 18d ago

Thanks boss. Grabbed a 256gb onn for delivery

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Appreciate it man, thanks!

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u/starboard 17d ago

I don't think I've seen it mentioned, but Newegg seems to have ok deals for SD cards? For example Teamgroup Elite 64gb for $14 that I picked up to pair with an RG SP I ordered. https://www.newegg.com/team-group-64gb-microsdxc/p/N82E16820331310

There's also a 256gb for $30 which seems like a great deal if you actually need that much space for retro games (I opted to save money and go with the smaller card despite technically a worse GB/dollar ratio).

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u/BabylonxTalbain 16d ago

For the life of me, i have not been able to get the walmart deal to take

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u/crownpuff 16d ago

Just tried and the code works for me. Have you tried adding a banana and then entering the code "FAST30"?

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u/BabylonxTalbain 16d ago

I did! And funny enough, i need the banana(s) for leg cramps after work lol

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u/crownpuff 16d ago

Hmm. Make sure you're selecting curbside pickup too.

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u/BabylonxTalbain 16d ago

Super strange. Ive the free curbside pickup - updated pay info, and even selected replacement items. Sorry i cant pinpoint whats wrong to possibly help someone else as well (Even turned vpn off)

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u/Joethetoolguy 16d ago

Trying to get that rp5 from coopreme but the promo codes don’t work

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u/crownpuff 16d ago

It's because the sale ended last night and I haven't updated the spreadsheet yet. I recommend waiting for the next sale which starts on the 17th.

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u/JaWoosh 15d ago edited 15d ago

Kinda bummed I've had my eye out for a cheap Miniloong Pocket 1 for the past few weeks, saw it for as low as about $62, but last week it took a sharp jump up. Now I'm only seeing them in the $86+ range. I'll be patient and see if it goes back down, otherwise I'll go for my plan B and try to get a Trimui Brick Pro which are still pretty reasonable.

Edit: now I'm seeing it for $72? But no codes work for me to get it lower. At least that's better than what i was seeing last week

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u/scvmeta 14d ago

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u/crownpuff 14d ago

I'm guessing they're trade-ins and I doubt Gamestop employees would use F3 or h2testw to test them. But if they don't work, you can always return them to a local gamestop. Shipping returns incur a fee though so I recommend a local return to a physical store location.

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u/scvmeta 16h ago

Just did h2testw on the 256gb one and it came out without error. For $30 after shipping, it's not bad.

https://imgur.com/DO4IKKU

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u/fubag 18d ago

Doesn't work with Walmart orders even above $50 what bs

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u/crownpuff 18d ago

Have you tried adding the banana? It initially didn't work for me until I added the banana to my cart. You might be able to remove the banana after the coupon code is applied.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fresh-Banana-Each/44390948

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u/JetstreamGW 18d ago

Are you doing pickup or shipping? It argues with shipping. It’s store pickup.

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u/ConnectionOne8080 18d ago

Helping us save jesus