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2/23/08 at 9:32pm
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Buy the Sony BDP-S300 for $299.99 at SonyStyle.com
Pay for the Sony BDP-S300 with a new application for a Sony Visa Card. Get 12 months no interest financing and a $100 account credit (after qualifying purchase of $299 or more -- the Blu-Ray player by itself will put you over the top). The effective price of the Blu-Ray player is then $199.99

Same thing with the 40 GB PS3 results in a $299.99 price.

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2/24/08 at 5:08pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Does SonyStyle online charge sales tax? Places like that piss me off. I mean, Amazon doesn't, why should anyone else?

p.s. shipping cost?
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2/24/08 at 5:12pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

It must be the honor system, Sony must not trust the public on reporting the internet sales to their state.

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2/24/08 at 5:21pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Does SonyStyle online charge sales tax? Places like that piss me off. I mean, Amazon doesn't, why should anyone else?

p.s. shipping cost?

If there is a Sony retail store in your state, they are required to charge sales tax.

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2/24/08 at 5:28pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Yeah, it's kind of the law, not really their choice. I pay sales tax when I order from Amazon, because they have a distribution hub here in Kansas.
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2/24/08 at 5:49pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

What the fuck? It said it would give you the card number, etc on screen instantly, but it didn't. It said I'd be notified by mail within 30 days. !?!?!
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2/24/08 at 8:55pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Call them on Monday and find out what is going on, they really have excellent reps.

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2/25/08 at 8:45am
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Call them on Monday and find out what is going on, they really have excellent reps.

Not worth the trouble for a $75 discount. I've had the same card with a $10k limit for years. Besides, it says it takes 8-12 weeks for that credit. Why!? It's all electronic in this case. It should be on your account as soon as you make a $299+ purchase. assholes.
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2/25/08 at 10:02am
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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I've had the same card with a $10k limit for years.

No offense intended, but that doesn't really mean all that much in terms of a credit check. There are plenty of other variables that are taken into account. They probably only give instantaneous credit to those with excellent or near-excellent credit scores. Another possibility is that some data from the credit report didn't quite match up with what was in your application so it got flagged.
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2/25/08 at 10:35am
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

There is also the possibility of some one retuning the PS 3 and then getting the credit and yet in reality never bought anything, so that is why the credit takes about 6 or 8 weeks, It would be nice if the credit would be automatic but that is not the case by the way don't shoot the messenger.

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2/25/08 at 12:22pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Well, they actually called me just now. Approved me and said I'd get the card next week. I guess I can wait that long to order, assuming the deal is still good til then. I'm gonna be pissed if I finally place the order and that promotion is no longer valid.
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2/25/08 at 12:34pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Go on the Sony site and print the promotion it will have the date on your paper,
you should had gotten 3 numbers and the credit card number even if they will send you the credit card in the mail. Believe that the 3 numbers is what gives you the credit in the amount of $100, give them a call back if you have to.

Good luck.

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2/25/08 at 1:26pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

FWIW, they say 6-8 weeks for the $100-back credit, but it actually only took ~1 week for me (to my pleasant surprise ) when I bought the PS3 back in late December.

Also, if you're in a rush to use it, you could ask them to get the card to you via next day delivery or something like that. Just explain your situation politely, and they'll probably be happy to help w/ that. That's what I did.

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2/25/08 at 1:31pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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FWIW, they say 6-8 weeks for the $100-back credit, but it actually only took ~1 week for me (to my pleasant surprise ) when I bought the PS3 back in late December.

Also, if you're in a rush to use it, you could ask them to get the card to you via next day delivery or something like that. Just explain your situation politely, and they'll probably be happy to help w/ that. That's what I did.

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Just wondering how many DVD's did you get with your order?

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2/25/08 at 2:54pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Just wondering how many DVD's did you get with your order?

Not sure I understand that question. I didn't get any DVDs w/ the PS3. If you mean the free BD offer(s), I got the 1-disc limited edition Spiderman 3 (in the box) and awaiting the standard 5-free titles w/ the rebate offer (that ended last month) -- of those 5, only PotC and Superman were all that interesting to me though. I also got an extra free wireless controller at the time -- it was a very limited time offer (for maybe a couple weeks).

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2/25/08 at 3:39pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Yes missed the free 5 movies, oh well Spiderman here I come.

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2/26/08 at 9:19am
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Go on the Sony site and print the promotion it will have the date on your paper,
you should had gotten 3 numbers and the credit card number even if they will send you the credit card in the mail. Believe that the 3 numbers is what gives you the credit in the amount of $100, give them a call back if you have to.

Good luck.

The 3 numbers are the security (CVV2) code for the card. It has nothing to do with promotions. They didn't offer me the card number over the phone and I'm not calling back. I'll have the card next week. I'm still not sure I'm gonna bother. I'd rather order from Amazon and not pay sales tax. This only ends up being a $75 savings later.
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2/26/08 at 3:11pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Don't blame you. Have a funny feeling that within a month that will be the going price on the PS3 through out the land, as BD prices will be dropping.

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2/26/08 at 4:29pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Don't blame you. Have a funny feeling that within a month that will be the going price on the PS3 through out the land, as BD prices will be dropping.

Well, Amazon has a 30 day price match policy, so maybe I'll get lucky on that front.
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2/26/08 at 6:30pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Don't blame you. Have a funny feeling that within a month that will be the going price on the PS3 through out the land, as BD prices will be dropping.

There was a rumor that it'd drop by ~$100 back a couple weeks ago, but it didn't happen. Maybe it was originally considered before Warner made their announcement to go exclusively Blu(?) -- the rumor certainly did try to tie a potential price drop w/ Warner's move though the thinking had been that Warner was the one asking for the price drop for its decision to go Blu (to help grow the market faster).

Hard to know when the next price drop would actually happen now...

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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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Well, they actually called me just now. Approved me and said I'd get the card next week. I guess I can wait that long to order, assuming the deal is still good til then. I'm gonna be pissed if I finally place the order and that promotion is no longer valid.

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Does SonyStyle online charge sales tax? Places like that piss me off. I mean, Amazon doesn't, why should anyone else?

p.s. shipping cost?

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What the fuck? It said it would give you the card number, etc on screen instantly, but it didn't. It said I'd be notified by mail within 30 days. !?!?!

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Not worth the trouble for a $75 discount. I've had the same card with a $10k limit for years. Besides, it says it takes 8-12 weeks for that credit. Why!? It's all electronic in this case. It should be on your account as soon as you make a $299+ purchase. assholes.


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2/27/08 at 6:07pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Just went to the Sony site.It says PS3 out of stock!
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2/27/08 at 6:54pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

thanks to this link I signed up and get instant credit and ordered a PS3. They offer 12 months interest and payment free, and they credit your card $100. I don't know how anyone could go wrong with that!!
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2/27/08 at 9:36pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

Can't go wrong with the offer, but wondering how you got your's and the previous posting couldn't get one?? Let's enjoy the PS3 willing to bet that within 6 months another huge upgrade will pop up, but that is technology.

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2/29/08 at 2:04pm
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Re: PS3 Discounted at Sony site, 25% off

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thanks to this link I signed up and get instant credit and ordered a PS3. They offer 12 months interest and payment free, and they credit your card $100. I don't know how anyone could go wrong with that!!

It's not payment free, AFAIK, just interest free. You do need to make some sort of minimum payment to maintain the interest free deal. Still, yeah, I don't see how you can go wrong w/ this offer. Even if/when the PS3 price does get slashed at some later date, I doubt it'll be less than $300 for a very long time to come. If you really want it (and can enjoy HD on your current display), why not just go for it now w/ that deal?

Of course, the PS3 might not be everyone's cup of tea...

BTW, I just received an offer (by USnail mail) for free companion airline ticket if I make another purchase of >=$100 w/ my Sony card. Not sure if they offer that to everyone, but it's something y'all might want to look out for, if you do get the card.

RE: the instant credit thing, it probably just varies. I think I didn't get it a while ago because I apparently did not apply directly on the Sony site. But they were fine w/ just sending me the card via next-day delivery when I called.

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