Well, I have been out of pocket for a little while as we were setting up and presenting for the Sam's Club Year Beginning Meeting. Most of us got back home yesterday and I wanted to share some of the major announcements we made regarding gaming with you. We presented all of this information to all of our Management team while in Kansas City and they were fird up! Strap in, these are pretty exciting! You may also see some of this on Destructiod, Joystiq and Kotaku as I just released the information to them as well!
1) We just bought a bunch of Rock Band. You already know how HUGE this game is. It will start shipping Monday and we should have about 60 units of the various platforms in each club within the next week or two. The key to this bit of information is that we are priced just under $150.00. Traditional retail is closer to $170. So if you think about it, you get 1/2 of your Membership fee purchase in savings with just ONE purchase. The values we offer at Sam's Club are nothing short of amazing!
2) Pre-sale - This one got the club managers fired up. Members will be able to pre-order Super Smash Brothers Brawl from us while in the club! Once I explain it to you, you can even do it from anywhere. Our new fixture will soon show pre-sale titles as well as what we have in stock. Members can text "games" to "sams1" and open a dialog with us. Once we get the text, we will send a text back. It will request a e-mail and we will send all of the pre-order information to the Member. They can click on that e-mail and buy the game to arrive at there house on street date. Right now, it is site to home. Eventually, we will make site to club as an option, so there is no shipping charges. We believe that this will work well and if successful, we will expand it to other titles in the future.
3) MIDNIGHT EVENT - This one makes me thrilled! We will open ALL Sam's Clubs in the US on Sunday 3/9/08 at midnight in order for our Members to be the VERY FIRST in their towns to buy Super Smash Brothers Brawl. We will have an AMAZING price on it. We will be under $44! Oh, and by the way, each club will have over 20 units of Wii hardware for the event as well. All clubs will open from Midnight to 2:00 AM for the event. I am confident that folks will line up on Saturday for this event so that come midnight, they get great prices and service! if you or a friend are looking for a Wii console and want the very latest game for it, mark the date. You will have a great opportunity to get one at Sam's Club. Some major announcements from Sam's Club in the area of video games. See you in the clubs! Have a great week!
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1) We just bought a bunch of Rock Band. You already know how HUGE this game is. It will start shipping Monday and we should have about 60 units of the various platforms in each club within the next week or two. The key to this bit of information is that we are priced just under $150.00. Traditional retail is closer to $170. So if you think about it, you get 1/2 of your Membership fee purchase in savings with just ONE purchase. The values we offer at Sam's Club are nothing short of amazing!
2) Pre-sale - This one got the club managers fired up. Members will be able to pre-order Super Smash Brothers Brawl from us while in the club! Once I explain it to you, you can even do it from anywhere. Our new fixture will soon show pre-sale titles as well as what we have in stock. Members can text "games" to "sams1" and open a dialog with us. Once we get the text, we will send a text back. It will request a e-mail and we will send all of the pre-order information to the Member. They can click on that e-mail and buy the game to arrive at there house on street date. Right now, it is site to home. Eventually, we will make site to club as an option, so there is no shipping charges. We believe that this will work well and if successful, we will expand it to other titles in the future.
3) MIDNIGHT EVENT - This one makes me thrilled! We will open ALL Sam's Clubs in the US on Sunday 3/9/08 at midnight in order for our Members to be the VERY FIRST in their towns to buy Super Smash Brothers Brawl. We will have an AMAZING price on it. We will be under $44! Oh, and by the way, each club will have over 20 units of Wii hardware for the event as well. All clubs will open from Midnight to 2:00 AM for the event. I am confident that folks will line up on Saturday for this event so that come midnight, they get great prices and service! if you or a friend are looking for a Wii console and want the very latest game for it, mark the date. You will have a great opportunity to get one at Sam's Club. Some major announcements from Sam's Club in the area of video games. See you in the clubs! Have a great week!
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