{"id":166,"date":"2006-11-20T16:55:44","date_gmt":"2006-11-20T08:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2006\/11\/20\/my-wii-preorder\/"},"modified":"2006-11-20T17:11:28","modified_gmt":"2006-11-20T09:11:28","slug":"my-wii-preorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2006\/11\/20\/my-wii-preorder\/","title":{"rendered":"My Wii preorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided to preorder my Wii<\/a> with Game Traders Carillion City<\/a>. They don’t have advertised preorder packages, but are happy to put together a deal for anyone who asks. I knew exactly what I wanted and have looked around on the web (mostly using Vooks Wii preorder guide<\/a> and the PALGN forums<\/a>) trying to determine the cheapest way to get it.<\/p>\n

The problem with a lot of preorder deals is that they offer all this crap that I don’t want. Toy ‘R Us<\/a> gives you Open Season for free. Do I care? Myer<\/a> gives you GT Pro Series if you are a member of their (information collecting) loyalty scheme and a bunch of coupons that probably only apply to games I don’t want. JB Hifi offers poor service and novelty sports gear<\/a> (no thanks). The list goes on.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I worked out the full price that I would be paying for what I was after and Myer looked to be the best deal if<\/em> the coupons applied. Here’s a snippet from the notes I have been keeping:<\/p>\n

MYERS<\/p>\n

$399.95 Wii Console (with Wii Sports)
\n$ 0.00 GT Pro Series with Wheel (for Myer One members *if* I sign up)
\n$159.92 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess + Red Steel (20% off *if* coupon applies)
\n$ 64.95 Wii Play Bundle (with Wii remote, $15 off *if* coupon applies)
\n$ 14.95 Nunchuk Controller ($15 off *if* coupon applies)
\n-------
\n$639.80<\/p>\n

FULL PRICE<\/p>\n

$399.00 Wii Console (with Wii Sports)
\n$ 79.95 Wii Play Bundle (with Wii remote)
\n$ 29.95 Wii Nunchuk Controller
\n$ 99.95 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
\n$ 99.95 Red Steel
\n-------
\n$708.80<\/code><\/p>\n

This is the deal that I got from Gametraders (and all I had to do was ask):<\/p>\n