Games for Cheap or Less

by Anna P. December 29th, 2009 |

Console Games, Online, Shopping

We all know that purchasing brand new video and computers games on a regular basis is a very expensive habit.  Whenever a brand new game (or even gaming system) comes out,  you either can pay full retail price or wait at least 6 months to even a year for the price to go down by 10 to 20 percent off.  But I am about to share some tips with you on how to buy all your games for less or free.  Never pay full price again! Here’s how.

1- Put Google To Good Use: Do you have a specific video game in mind? Type up the exact name of the product you’re looking for into the Google Product Search (under Shopping), then scan down to find that product and click on the button that says “Compare Prices” not only to get a list of all the online retail shops that sell this product but also to find out the prices and shipping costs at each store. Even better, shop Amazon. Again, you’ll want to type in the exact product into search and voila! You’ll find a list of products, the sellers who sell them, and the prices of each!

2- Trade In Your Old Games For New Games:
Many places, such as GameStop will let you simply trade in your old games that you no longer enjoy for credits that can be used like cash for newer games or consoles. Remember to trade in games that are still in good condition for full credit. You can find out more on GameStop.com. You also can trade in your games at Best Buy or Toys R Us.

3- Search For Free Online Game:
Many of the games you can buy are the same games you can play online for free! Unfortunately, many of these are trial games that you can download to play for a week, but after that week or so is up, you’ll have to pay full price to access them again. Luckily there are many sites that will allow you to join for free and play to your heart’s content, like MiniClip.com or even AddictingGames.com.

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