WTF is Office Depot doing selling consoles? Seriously????

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Sounds very tempting. With or without HDMI?

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They're probably just trying to liquidate their now obsolete stock of non HDMI prems.

Make sure you're not buying a new premium for HDMI without checking it first!

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Wowsa, I'm probably going to pick one of these up if it turns out to be true. I was going to get my g/f a core for her birthday (28th) but if this is only 20 bucks more then I'll def. spring for it even tho I already have an extra hard drive.

On another note, I got the Halo wireless controller and headset today and the headset seems to work pretty good (better than the original), but the controller is a different story.

The controller seems a bit light, I weighed it and my scale said it was 1/4 oz lighter, but it was enough that I could tell, but it's not that big of a deal. The D-pad seems to actually be worse tho as I have to push down pretty hard for up and down to actually register...I'm hoping this is just something that needs to be worked in, but I dunno.

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I would go for the HDMI ones with the revised heatsink.

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I saw the Halo Xbox 360s in the Target backroom today at work. Pretty cool.

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thats nothing check this out, premium for 279.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2570726&Sku=M17-4168

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That $279 is a refurb. So not only do you not get HDMI or heatsink, it's used. Yeah, nice deal.

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Meh, I already got my $360 for $300 still when they retailed at $400 :P

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Technically the consoles would be priced @ 369.00 because the ads says $299 after a $50 dollar rebate

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The deal is a sham. I live in the Buffalo, NY area and I just came back from an Office Depot. Apparently there's something wrong with the software that Office Depot uses to order the 360s, so any attempt to buy the 360 and have it delivered results in an error message. So basically no one can buy this "deal" until they fix the problem.

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I just purchased one at Office Depot. It seems to work fine. The clerk did have to enter the info by had instead of the scanner, for some reason. They even had free ground shipping. The funny thing is 2nd day shipping was $1000.00, just to be clear one thousand dollars for 2nd day shipping. The clerk still asked if I want the free shipping or the $1K shipping. I told her the free shipping would ge good.

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I'm glad it worked for you. Hopefully by tomorrow my area store will have it all worked out.

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Sorry to post again, but I thought everyone would like to know my order conformation form clearly says this is the Xbox 360 platinum system with 20gb hard drive and HDMI.

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I had an experience similar to Ray's this morning.

I showed up at my Office Depot (in Arlington, Virginia) at around 10am, when they open. I grabbed a Sunday circular, and asked for assistance in configuring my Xbox360 package (the one with HDMI and 20GB HD + 1 wireless controller = $349.99). The configuration process was simple and straightforward, and the clerk made sure to present me with the order form (order information and barcode for the checkout clerk), as well as the rebate in the amount of $50.

The checkout process, however, was not as easy.

The barcode kept giving the clerks wrong SKU #'s (or something, they weren't very clear in explaining the problem to me). After about a half an hour in the store, one of the clerks tried calling other stores (and higher-up management) to get an answer/solution. About an hour after entering the store, the clerk who was on the phone informed me that all the stores in my area were experiencing this same problem.

Now, unfortunately for me, the order is valid only for 24 hours (after which I will need to re-create the console configuration), and I am unable to do this online or over the phone. The clerk asked me for my phone/contact information so she could call me when the problem was sorted out, but at the time of closing, I have not received a call or email.

I won't be able to stop by their store again until Monday evening, so I'm hoping things will be sorted out by then.

Ray, please let us know how things go!

Thanks

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I went back to the store today and I'm proud to say that it worked. There was still some trouble with the system, but after a few tries, the order was able to be put through. Like the people above, my Xbox comes with the HDMI and wireless controller. It also had the $50 rebate which brought the cost down to $299 (not including tax). Furthermore, it was free 3 day shipping. Even though it was somewhat of an ordeal, it was still worth it in the end.

Oh, oddly enough, I'm still the only person in the Buffalo, NY area to even ask about the deal. I guess its because not many people expect Office Depot to sell 360s.

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I, again, had an experience similar to Ray's today when I stopped by another Office Depot in my area to pick up the 360 bundle.

At first, the system appeared to have the same problem as it did before (wrong SKU #, inability to process payment). But after over 2 hours of waiting, it turned out all it took was another try.

Basically re-printing the configuration order form produced a different SKU number that allowed the transaction to go through.

I suggest to anyone experiencing the same problems as Ray and myself, try re-configuring/re-printing your xbox360 order and keep trying to scan the order forms. Eventually it will work itself out.

Glad to hear you got yours Ray!

BTW, I would also like to point out that, like Ray, I was the only person to ask about the xbox360 deal at both store locations. This also leads me to believe that a simple re-printing or re-configuration will eventually get you through the second time around. Hope this info helps!

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Has anyone tried to add the $95 add on of and extra controller and madden 08? does that change the rebate or the shipping or anything? How much did you have to pay upfront in the store? 349.99, or 369.99 like the article says?

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I'm interested in this offer..as long as it's a HDMI unit. Office Depot is able to confirm that this unit has HDMI??

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I paid $349.99 up front not including tax, and then was given a $50 dollar rebate form. The $369 price was what it was before the sale (in fact, I'm pretty sure thats what its still listed on as on the Office Depot website). In order to get the sale price, you actually have to go to the physical store and order online from there. Strange, I know.

And although I just ordered my unit today, all information indicates it is an HDMI system.

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