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Here's the latest promotion from Games Workshop. I'm not offering any commentary here in this initial post, what follows is just the text directly from the GW email on the topic:

Claim your Citizen's Reward: $15 for every $150 spent

From Tuesday 1 December until Tuesday 15 December, all customers who are registered on games-workshop.com will receive a $15 spent in-store or on the web.

So, if you are registered on games-workshop.com:

Spend $150 or over and receive 1x $15 Citizen's Rewards.
Spend $300 or over and receive 2x $15 Citizen's Rewards.
Spend $450 or over and receive 3x $15 Citizen's Rewards.
…and so on – there's no limit to the rewards you can receive!
If you are not registered, register now - it's free and comes with a whole host of other benefits.

You don't have to be a hobbyist to register: friends, family, parents, relatives and other gift givers are all welcome to register and receive their Citizen's Rewards, which you can pass on to the lucky recipient of your generosity (or use yourself - we can help you get started with free painting and gaming lessons in store).

Your Citizen's Rewards will be issued in the form of paper vouchers in-store or electronic Virtual Vouchers on the web and will be redeemable between Saturday 26 December and Sunday 31 January. Make sure you check out games-workshop.com for more information on claiming your Citizen's Reward.

We get it. You're boycotting. Fantastic.

Seems like an interesting way to deal with holiday shopping, however.

It'll probably work, but they're asking you to spend your money twice in a month.

I mean, what would be covered by the 15 dollar increments?

I'd rather get a discount up front or some other more long term loyalty reward.

Thats not too bad combined with free shipping. Still no warstore.

malfred wrote:It'll probably work, but they're asking you to spend your money twice in a month.

I mean, what would be covered by the 15 dollar increments?

I'd rather get a discount up front or some other more long term loyalty reward.

That is something I've always wondered why they never have done. Maybe it'd just be something hard to regulate, dealing with international exchange rates?

So, if I buy in exact increments of $150, I get $15 off of future purchased but only for a very limited time. In essence a 10% discount with specific limitations.

And this compares to other online retailers like TheWarStore who have a standard 20% discount how?

Yeah, I would much rather 10$ incriments. I really do think this is aimed more at gift givers than usual buyers.

And you won't be spending it twice in a month; you buy the items in the first half of December, then you have from after Christmas till the end of January to redeem the credits.

I just don't see anyone spending 300 bucks to get to the second tier. Well, I guess that is the point, eh?

I suppose if you were doing a big bitz or Inquisitor or Epic order it might make some sense...

But not much.

I don't think it's meant to be a "discount".

It's more like earning points on your credit card: X amount of points for Y amount spent.

The vouchers apparently are just something to use as a form of credit when buying from GW.

You redeem the credits but I think you end up paying twice since whatever impulse buy
strikes you ends up costing more than your redemption.

Aduro wrote:In essence a 10% discount with specific limitations.

9.1%, but who's counting? It is nice to see them give a discount. Yeah, other places have better discounts, but some of us like to support the store we play at.

Notice it says "Citizen's Reward" like we're all a bunch of brainwashed Jerks

Anywhoo, for those who use the GW site, it's somewhat nice, for paint and what not.

Please don't try and work around the swear filter. Ta.

Reds8n

Aduro wrote:
And this compares to other online retailers like TheWarStore who have a standard 20% discount how?

not on perry mini's. a whole 5 cents off.

Spend $150 or over and receive 1x $15 Citizen's Rewards.
Spend $300 or over and receive 2x $15 Citizen's Rewards.
Spend $450 or over and receive 3x $15 Citizen's Rewards.
…and so on – there's no limit to the rewards you can receive!

Oh silly GW , you think most of us havnt learn math?

Support the online discounters. Better deals and better customer relations.

Silly Luna.

It's not a "discount".

It's a free packet of gift certificates, worth 10% of what you spent.

A 10% redemption coupon?

Woo-hoo, I get a sales tax rebate redeemed as merchandise, lucky me!

Inorite?

I have to wonder if the FLGS will be doing something with it.

Might actually nab some scenery then.

Kanluwen wrote:Silly Luna.

It's not a "discount".

It's a free packet of gift certificates, worth 10% of what you spent.

LOL!
You and GW can call it w/e you want , but to us customers , all we care about are " % off "
which simply = 10%

Spend $150 or over and receive 1x $15 Citizen's Rewards. <- 10%
Spend $300 or over and receive 2x $15 Citizen's Rewards. <- 10%
Spend $450 or over and receive 3x $15 Citizen's Rewards. <- 10%
…and so on – there's no limit to the rewards you can receive! UNLIMITED のバカ !!!

Woot SPEAR OF SICARIUS!@!!!!!

Why would anyone ever do this? You can buy stuff for so much cheaper.

@Luna: It nets as 1/11 = 9+%, not 10.0%.

If you live in SoCal, sales tax is 9.25% (LA) or 8.75%(OC), hence I call it a sales tax rebate.

What in the hell are you talking about?

We're not "calling" it anything.

That's what it is. It's you, going into your local GW or ordering online--and then receiving 10% of your purchase as a gift certificate.

You're NOT receiving any money back.

Best guess I can make is that this will be aimed towards the folk who get given models, but no tools and having just started out. It means then that you'll get things like...oh y'know, paint, glue, etc.

JohnHwangDD wrote:@Luna: It nets as 1/11 = 9+%, not 10.0%.

If you live in SoCal, sales tax is 9.25% (LA) or 8.75%(OC), hence I call it a sales tax rebate.

Im making something atm , and it shall go down as new 4chan meme! wait for it!

So, for most people who aren't buying their whole army at once, they can expect maybe a $15 reward? So at best a 9.something% reward for shopping GW.

Now, while not too bad... that's still less than their competition. And $150 increments is silly. And the 10% "discount" is not even a discount if you look at prices just a year ago for nearly all blisters and (the new) box sets. Hell, all the box sets changed from 20/$30 (or $35) to 10/$22.50? Even with the $15 reward, it's still more expensive buying it now than it was then. Let me repeat: With GW Holiday Savings, it's more expensive than GW's regular prices a few years back.

If I want anything, I'll order it online. Better deals overall.

Minsc wrote:So, for most people who aren't buying their whole army at once, they can expect maybe a $15 reward? So at best a 9.something% reward for shopping GW.

Now, while not too bad... that's still less than their competition. And $150 increments is silly. And the 10% "discount" is not even a discount if you look at prices just a year ago for nearly all blisters and (the new) box sets. Hell, all the box sets changed from 20/$30 (or $35) to 10/$22.50? Even with the $15 reward, it's still more expensive buying it now than it was then. Let me repeat: With GW Holiday Savings, it's more expensive than GW's regular prices a few years back.

If I want anything, I'll order it online. Better deals overall.

Thats my point , to futher add more , just like spear of sicarius it shows that buying more from GW doesnt give you any extra deals.
I dont understand why kanluwen is trying so hard to bash what i said.

IF ANYTHING , this certificate is actually worse than 10% discounts. nit pick all you want kanluwen .

Personally, I wish the values at which the rebate started was lower, but hey, if they're still doing free shipping, then I GUESS it evens out.
The only time I can see this actually making sense is with the really large buys (I'm looking at you, Imperial Warzone!), and even then, its only $60 back....

Yes, because correcting the fact that it's not a discount is obviously bashing.

Learn to read the details better.

Also, pretty sure I didn't say anywhere that it was a "good" deal, did I?

No? That's what I thought.

Kanluwen wrote:Yes, because correcting the fact that it's not a discount is obviously bashing.

Learn to read the details better.

Also, pretty sure I didn't say anywhere that it was a "good" deal, did I?

No? That's what I thought.

No strictly speaking to your nit pick , No its not a direct discount.
But giving 10% of purchased back in form of gift certificate = allowing you to get more items with less amount of money is still a form of discount.
Nitpick some more kan

It makes sense for anyone buying Dark Eldar.