EXPIRED - The Weekly Roundup (1 - 4 December 2011): Not so festive prices

I know many of you are looking forward to checking out the latest deals this week especially since the festive season is upon us. But as I mentioned in last week's Weekly Roundup things were not looking that festive in terms of prices.
I have been paging through the catalogues and I have been struggling to find bargains to report on.

If you compare the prices of TVs, Home Theatre, electronics, etc to those of a month ago you will come to the conclusion that prices has gone up and not dropped for the festive season.
The rise in prices could be as a result of the poor Rand / Dollar exchange.

The items mentioned below are good prices and decent products but in no sense bargains.

DEALS:

(Click on the images below for links to the specials on the retailers website)

Samsung 51" Full HD Plasma (51D550) for R9999 @ Hifi Corporation

Samsung 3D Blu Ray Home Theatre System (HTD5500) for R3799 @ Game
What make this home theatre stand out from the Samsung R2500 system is that is has Wifi built in, 2 HDMI inputs (for consoles and other devices) and tweeters in the front speakers.

EXPIRED - Opening Sale: Eastgate Mall Incredible Connection 1 December 2011 - Andrioid Tablet or iPod Nano 8GB for R999 (33% off) plus many more

Incredible Connection is opening a new store tomorrow at the Eastgate Mall.
They are having some great specials such as Xbox 360 Controllers for R199 as well as an Andriod tablet for R999.

Follow the link below for more highlights and a link to the opening sales catalogue:

EXPIRED - DEALS: Pay R50 and get R200 off your next flight with Mango Airlines (75% off a discount voucher)

Click on the image above for a link to the Groupon deal.
NOTE: THIS IS ON SELECTED FLIGHTS ONLY!!!

Get 75% off a R200 Mango Airlines voucher from Groupon.
This deal is only valid for today.


See some of the fine print below. There are loads more conditions so check it out first before purchasing.

Fine Print (PLEASE READ ON THE SITE BEFORE YOU BUY)

• Groupon redeemable on www.flymango.com until 5 December 2011 at midnight
• Groupon can be redeemed on selected flights from 1 December 2011 to 29 February 2012

EXPIRED - DEALS: The Indie Royale introduces The Really Big Bundle and you pay the minimum average ($3.67)

The Indie Royale is offering The Really Big Bundle which includes 5 indie games for the minimum average price of which was $3.67 at the time of this post.

This bundle is available till the 3rd December 2011.
Click on the image above to access this deal.

For this price you get:

1. Really Big Sky
available on: windows, desura, steam
Right now the only way to get Really Big Sky on Steam!

2. Overture
available on: windows, mac, desura, steam

3. Cthulhu Saves the World
available on: windows, desura, steam

4. Eufloria
available on: windows, desura, steam

5. Breath of Death VII (Bonus)
available on: windows, desura, steam

EXPIRED - DEALS: Kalahari.com is offering up to 50% off selected games while stocks last

Kalahari.com is offering up to 50% off on selected games while stocks last.
Click on the image above to direct you to the sale.
I went through the list of games and sorry to say it is not that great. It seems like a lot of B grade titles for 20% discount. Have a look but be prepared to be dissapointed.

Two notable titles that I picked up from the list are:

• FIFA 11 for R325 (PS3 & Xbox360)
• Little Big Planet 2 for R179 (PS3)

EXPIRED - DEALS: Best Buys has the $50 iTunes Voucher for $40

If the $100 iTunes voucher that I posted last week was too rich for your blood then this deal should be more ideal.

Best Buys is offering for Cyber Monday their $50 iTunes vouchers for $40. This will be digitally delivered to your email address.
Click here for a link to the best buy item

EXPIRED - DEALS: ZAGG is offering 50% off site wide for two days (Skins, covers, etc)

ZAGG the original guys that made the gadget invisible shields are discount all their products on their site by 50%.
Please click on the image above for a link to the site.
Please also make sure you include the shipping costs to your purchase.

EXPIRED - DEALS: R99 Games at Incredible Connection - PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

Incredible connection has dropped their prices on quite a few title as shown on their website.
Click on the image above for a link to the incredible connection site.

A list of this titles can be found below:


PS3

Portal 2
Lego Star Wars 3
Crysis 2
NFS Shift 2 Unleashed
God of War 3
Killzone 3



Xbox 360

Portal 2
Lego Star Wars 2
Crysis 2
Bulletstorm
Prince of Persia (2008)
Wii
FIFA 11
Crash of the Titans



PSP

Killzone Liberation



PC

Battlefield 3: Back to Kirkland DLC Code (in a box)
Guild Wars: Eye of the North
Operation Flashpoint: Red River
Portal 2
Lego Star Wars 3
Crysis 2
Dirt 3
Dragon Age 2
Bulletstorm
Hawx 2
GTA Epidsodes from Liberty City
Assassin's Creed 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Mirror's Edge
Dead Space
Burnout Paradise
GTA San Andreas
GTA Vice City
GTA 3
Bioshock
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne
GTA 4
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
StarCraft Gold


Thank you "That's a Deal Breaker" for keeping us informed.

DEALS: Xbox 360 250Gb console with Kinect and 2 Games for R3599

Checkers Hyper is selling the Xbox 360 with the following:

• Xbox 360 250GB console
• Kinect Sensor
• Kinect Adventures
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (Download token, so you will need lots of bandwidth to download the game)
• 3 Months Xbox Live Gold membership

The Kinect Sensor sells for R1999 separately making the console essentially R1599, adding the benefit of the Kung Fu Panda 2 game and the 3 months live Gold makes this deal definitely worth it.

Click on the image above for a link to the deal on the Checkers Website. This ad is on pg 25.

Makro at the moment has a similar special but for R3999 but in addition you get Kinectimals free with it.

This deal is R400 cheaper and Kinectimals game 2nd hand is anyway only worth R200.

This deal is valid until the 25 December 2011.

EXPIRED - DEAL: Get $100 US iTunes Voucher for $80 @ Best Buy (Code delivered via email)

Best Buy the large American retail store is selling the US iTunes $100 vouchers for $80 as part of their Black Friday sales.
Normally you would pay close to $119 or R990 to get a US iTunes voucher in SA but now with tax it will cost you R756 ($86) and it gets emailed to you in an hour or two.

If you are interested please follow the link below for more information:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat258800050011

Keep in mind that this is a Black Friday special so not sure how it is going to last.

On check out you must use your credit card (not paypal) and in the physical address use the Best Buy address as stated in the international users FAQ during checkout. Please make sure your email address is the correct when as they will email you the voucher.

I bought one and it took about 3 hours and I received the voucher via email.

Soon I will post a guide as to why the US iTunes account is better than the SA one.

EXPIRED - SALE: Coricraft Massive Clearance Sale 25 - 27 November 2011

Coricraft is have a massive clearance sale at their Cape Town Clearance Centre from the 25 - 27 November 2011.
See photo of advert taken out of the Tygerburger newspaper above.

DEALS: Early Christmas Presents from BT Games

BT games has started Christmas a little early and is giving us:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 for Xbox 360 (RRP R599)
+
Silver Xbox controller (RRP R499)

Total R799 (saving you R300)

The Beatle Rock Band for PS3
+
2 x Singstar mics

Total R199

Click on the images above for a link to the deals on the BT Games website.

EXPIRED - The Weekly Roundup (24 - 27 November 2011): 32" LG FHD LED TV for R3500

 

This week we have some good old cheapies as well as some interesting new technology.

Not sure if this is the start of things heating up for the Christmas period.

I would however ask that everyone looking to buy that big item for the holidays to be careful and deligent to check and compare prices. I have noticed that some of the usual favourites at the stores are actually advertised at prices more that what I was expecting. Could this be that the retailers are expecting people to buy no matter the price and hence have stopped dropping the prices?

This being said I have managed to find a few good deals this week:

See more info after the jump:

EXPIRED - DEALS: The Humble Introversion Bundle - 6 Games and you pay what you want

The Humble Bundle is at it again. This time they are offering 4 games at any price you want to pay:

• Darwinia


• Multiwinia


• Defcon


• Uplink

If you meet the minimum average donation (at the moment $3.80) you get following two additional games:

• Aquaria


• Crayon Physics Deluxe

Common guys let's play games for charity and take advantage of this deal.
Click on the images above for a link to the humble bundle website or check out the YouTube video below showing what is on offer.

This deal is valid until the 8th December2011

EXPIRED - DEALS: Etihad Fantastic Falling Fares - 50% off selected flights (As low as R2799)

Etihad is having a sale on some of their top destination with 50% off their normal price.
Departure period for the flights must be betwen 20 Nov - 14 Dec 2011.

This sale is valid until the 27 November 2011.

Some flights include flying to Paris for R4130 or Milan for R3754 plus many more

For a link to the deal and a full list of the destinations available and prices please follow the link below:

DEALS: 3 Months Free ADSL with MWEB 6 months contract (50% off your ADSL bill)

For more information on this deal click on the image above.
Get 3 months free ADSL internet when signing a 6 month contract. That saves you 50% on your ADSL bill.
Note that you have to be a DSTV subscriber and a new MWEB client to take advantage of this deal.

Example:

Normal:
6 months uncapped ADSL = (6 x R219) = R1314

Discounted:
If you factor in the discount  = (3 x R219) = R657 = R109.50 per month

This was based on the 384kbps ADSL uncapped package.
Note sure if this deal is applicable to the packages including line rental.

EXPIRED - GAME Grand Opening Sale: Tygervalley & Zevenwacht Stores 23-27 November 2011 (40" Samsung FHD TV for R3999)

Updated: Link to electronic brochure included below.

The Tyger Valley and Zevenwacht GAME Stores in Cape Town is opening on the 23rd November 2011 @ 8am.
In celebration on this grand opening they have released a special opening pamphlet with some excellent goodies such as a Samsung 40" FHD TV for R3999 and many more.

I must apologise for the poor picture quality. This pamphlet was only available in paper and not electronic format.

For highlights on some of the specials click on the link below:

EXPIRED - DEALS: DSTV Mobile Drifter Decoder (Wifi & USB Version) for R429 @ 24hoursonly.co.za (28% off)

Get your DSTV mobile Drifta decoder for R429 (normal RRP R599).
This just in time for holidays.
Click on the image above to direct you to the deal.

EXPIRED - DEALS: Get up to 60% off on a SACamera.co.za discount Voucher (eg. R170 for a 16GB SD Card)

Click on the image above to access this deal.
This is the perfect christmas gift or at least a discount on that perfect gift you would like to buy.
Groupon together with SAcamera.co.za is offering the following discount vouchers:

• R 50 for a R100 voucher (50% off)
• R 90 for a R200 voucher (55% off)
• R120 for a R300 voucher (60% off) 

As an example you can take the R300 voucher and get a Sandisk 16GB SD card for R170 in total (R350 -R180).
There are many such options on the site.
Please make sure you check the shipping charges or if you in Cape Town you can elect to collect it yourself.
Note that this deal is on available to buy on Groupon till the end of today (21 Nov 2011)

EXPIRED - DEALS: Pay R50 and get R200 off your next flight with Mango Airlines (75% off a discount voucher)

Click on the image above for a link to the Groupon deal.

Get 75% off a R200 Mango Airlines voucher from Groupon.
Buy one now before this gets sold out.

Essentially this deal gives you an extra R150 off your ticket price. So if you ticket was gonna cost you R500 it will now cost you R350. This is a great saving if you are planning on travelling this holidays.

See some of the fine print below. There are loads more conditions so check it out first before purchasing.

Fine Print

• Groupon redeemable on www.flymango.com until 5 December 2011 at midnight
• Groupon can be redeemed on selected flights from 19 November 2011 to 29 February 2012

EXPIRED - DEALS: Get Infamous 2 Hero Edition on PS3 for R399 @ BT Games (Loads of extra goodies)

Get Infamous 2 on PS3 for R399 @ BT Games (18 - 24 November).
Even thou this game is not that new for R399 you getting a load of extras such as:

• Infamous 2 game on Blu-ray disc
• Exclusive limited edition 8.5" Cole MacGrath statue
• Replica Cole MacGrath sling pack
• Super voucher that gives access to in-game content, including the Lightning Hook Power, Electrocution Grenade Power, Kessler Skin, and 24K Gold Amp weapon variant
• Mini infamous #1 comic from DC Comics
• Official infamous 2 soundtrack

For more images on what's inside and a link to the deal on the BT Games site click on the link below:

EXPIRED - DEALS: Free R40 Exclusive Books Online voucher code valid till Friday 18 November 2011

Exclus1ves.co.za (aka Exclusive Books online) is giving all their fans a R40 discount when you buy something online at exclus1ves.co.za.
Just make sure you redeem the R40 by typing in the promotional code FANTASTIC during checkout.
For more information and a link to their Facebook page see the extract from the Exclusive Books Facebook page below.

EXPIRED - DEALS: Mango Airlines 5th Birthday Sale - Flights from R345

Mango is celebrating their 5th birthday by having a sale on the 15th November 2011 between 10am - 3pm. There are 15000 seats on offer from R345. See image below for more details and click on the image for link to the original Mango post.

EXPIRED - Makro Grand Opening Sale: Nelspruit Store - Xbox 360 250GB for R1999, PSP for R999 plus many more

Makro is giving a huge SALE on the 16th November 2011 in celebration of the Grand Opening of the new Nelspruit branch.

Sale starts at 7am so come on guys it's time to wake up early and start queuing.

Please follow the link below to see some of the items on sale as well as the link to the full catalogue:

EXPIRED - DEALS: Get a R280 Zinio Digital Magazine Voucher for R120 (57% off)

Pay R120 for R280 worth of Digital magazines from Zinio (Save 57%).
You can get all the latest local and international magazines such as:

• You
• Popular Mechanics
• Stuff
• T3
• FinWeek
• Men's Health
• etc

Redeem the voucher via PC then transfer the magazine to your Zinio enabled device (iPad, iPhone, etc) to read it on the go.

Click here or on the image above for more information on the deal.

This deal is only available until midnight tonight (11 November 2011)

EXPIRED - The Weekly Roundup (10 - 13 November 2011): 12000BTU Airconditioner plus installation for R3499

Things are starting to heat up for the holidays. Even though there are not a lot of spectacular deals this week the one that I think everyone should seriously take a look at is the Logik Airconditioner fully installed for R3499 from Game. This is a must these days with the constant heat waves hitting us each summer.

If you in the market for a Full HD 42" we have a great LG LCD on sale for R4899 from Makro. The great thing about this LG is that it is DivX HD Certified allowing you to play all those great MKV HD movies straight off the TV (please test this feature at the store to verify the functionality).

To see more details on these items along with some other specials click on the link below:

DEALS: Vodacom 20GB prepaid data bundle for R499 (save 87%)

Get the Vodacom advanced 20GB prepaid data bundle for R499 saving your R3121 (saving of 87%).
Get speeds of over 21Mbps (modem dependent).
The data in the bundle is valid until the end of the next calendar month eg. If you purchase the bundle on the 7th November it will last you until the 31 December.
This special is valid from 7 November 2011 to 9 Juanuary 2012.

For more information and a link to the the deal click on the link below:

DEALS: Selected PS3 games on sale for R149 @ PnP Hypermarket

PnP Hypermarket has selected PS3 games on sale for R149 such as:

• Fallout New Vegas
• Kane & Lynch 2
• Vanquish
• Lego Harry Potter Year 1-4
• etc

Click on the link below to see an image with all the titles available.

EXPIRED - SALE: EXCLUS1VES Warehouse sale. All books sold @ R50 per kg. Games, Movies & Music at Low Prices

UPDATED: Photos of the warehouse before the sale below.

Click on the image below for a link to the exclus1ves webiste:

Some photos taken before the sale as posted by the exclus1ves twitter feed (Link below):
http://touch.lockerz.com/s/153140218

EXPIRED - The Weekly Roundup (3 - 6 November 2011): Sony Bravia LCD for R2999

DEALS:
(Click on the images below for links to the specials on the retailers website)

Sony Bravia 32" (80cm) HD ready LCD TV (KLV-CX320) for R2999 @ Hifi Corp

Xbox 360 250GB plus 12 months Live (R300), 800 MS Points (R169) and Forza 4 (R500) for R2999 @ DIONWIRED.

So essentially you getting your Xbox console for R2040 (R2999 - R300 - R169 - R500).

You can also see that they have a Kinect Sensor for R1699 (R300 off the normal price)

EXPIRED - DEALS: The Humble Voxatron Debut Bundle with 2 additional games and you play what you want!!

Get the new Humble Voxatron Bundle for whatever you would like to pay for it.
Click on the image above to take you to the deal.
You can purchase this for the next 12 days.