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Xbox Live Diamond Card No Longer Free

slappyMCslappy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:44:38 MST

yearly or monthly it's still bs!!! never used it anyway, time for the shredder!!!!!!!

slappyMCslappy

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jaymac — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:47:35 MST

Is this why I never recieved mine in December? Damn MS fees.

jaymac

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dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:41:04 MST

They don't give them to Canadians. I never understood why.

dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased

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RemyDuvalle — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:26:10 MST

I never even heard about this card...

Course I'm not really into all the crap Microsoft (and everyone else) tricks its customers into buying.

RemyDuvalle

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relic1980 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:15:14 MST

I got mine about 5 months after I initially signed up for
Gold. Used it a couple of times at a local Arbys, but that was it. Oddly enough, I used the printable coupon, but they never even asked to see the card...

relic1980

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gamecrazychris — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:09:47 MST

I tried to order one twice about a year ago and again 6 months ago and never got any of them. Its a shame they want to have a monthly fee because I'd probably use the card to get less of a discount then the fee.

gamecrazychris

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ooojunkieooo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:00:02 MST

Am I the only one who used the stupid thing? Until recently I lived in a college town and the deals at Quizno's and Papa John's were awesome. Plus it was nice when a friend asked, "what's your gamertag?" to whip out the card and act like a player.

ooojunkieooo

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bigmil87 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:46:23 MST

I've had one for a few years, when I first heard about the card I signed up assuming I'd use it everywhere...the one place I tried to use it at said they had never heard of such a thing and that it was no good there, so it sits in my wallet now gathering dust.

bigmil87

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omyard — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:59:16 MST

I signed up for one of these back when they announced them and never received one.

omyard

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Han Daimond — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:34:47 MST

lol, I totally forgot of this... uhmm... "feature"?

Oh, whatever. ¦3

Han Daimond

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Irenicus-the one and only — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:21:47 MST

@Erwin: Oh Canada, Oh canada, I use to sing that all the time playing NHL '08, especially against other people online :P

(picks Canadian team for *hurt)

Irenicus-the one and only

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CaptCaveman — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:19:53 MST

I honestly forgot that I had one until I first heard about this story. I also didn't remember that they expired.
It it wasn't a big deal to me when they were free, I sure in heck won't be paying to have a card that I can't even remember that I have.

CaptCaveman

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Erwin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:35:41 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: Indeed. This war will never end. I'm actually part French Canadian, living in the US, so I am in some state of constantly changing affiliation that would make Erwin Schrödinger jealous. Personally, I'm on the fence about the whole thing.
(canada, canada, canada...)

Erwin

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Irenicus-the one and only — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:29:40 MST

@Erwin: The damn Canadians right?

Irenicus-the one and only

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Erwin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:12:08 MST

Using the Card is embarrassing enough. It usually goes like this for me:
"Hello good clerk. Please accept this card without any hassle and try not to judge me for having it, as I am actually a functioning member of society and not a anti-social basement dweller. In fact, I haven't lived in my Mom's basement for almost 6 months now."
Who would pay $6 a year to go through that to eat cheap at Quiznos?
Subway forever!
@marissa_melee: I've got you beat. It took me a full year, and when they the renewed it 12 months later it took an additional 3 months to ship it to me. Apparently I live in a disputed zone.
That explains the mortar fire.

Erwin

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nojok3 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:57:16 MST

Diamond Card - great idea, poor execution. I better not get charged...actually I don't think I can because it was one of my old gamertags. Holla.

nojok3

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Xmaster — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:44:28 MST

Heard of it for the first time lets say 2 months ago on TXB when someone actually posted about this news.

Xmaster

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angry_poster — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:39:52 MST

yeah...i never even got mine. +1 sai-kun

angry_poster

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Redface, The Dark Messiah of Justice — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:16:10 MST

@EnigmaNemesis: Indeed. Not to mention most of the participating stores are on the west coast.

Redface, The Dark Messiah of Justice

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RavenAnWo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:14:09 MST

I signed for a Diamond card in march of last year and have yet to see hide nor hair of it. WTF!?!?!

RavenAnWo

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Sai-kun — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:13:50 MST

Yeah, I have one, but I've always been afraid to use it. I'm afraid the employees will just give me "wtf is this shit" look and give it back. Plus, who wants to go around bragging about how they save money because of their addiction to gaming?

Well. That looks better in text than it does in words :P

Sai-kun

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MightyHealthy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:12:36 MST

@nxp3: Ahahahaha. When I used it, they bumped me up to first class.

MightyHealthy

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Fyren — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:06:42 MST

WTF is a diamond card?. I know I jumped into current-gen console a year late, but this is news to me.

Fyren

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CONFUSEDgam3r — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:06:16 MST

@GMC: I do. LOL.

CONFUSEDgam3r

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StartingAces — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:45:41 MST

I mean year. bran_fart

StartingAces

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StartingAces — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:45:31 MST

There are usually a few really good deals on ticketmaster with this card.

It looked like it was $7 a month to me.

StartingAces

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Atsumi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:25:36 MST

Heh, I got mine when it first came out. I just flash mine (which I have two of now) to people asking for my gamertag.

I've never ever used it.

Maybe with the fee there will be better discounts, though.

Atsumi

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sc00t420 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:21:31 MST

this is stupid as hell.

I did use it for free quiznos subs for about a month though.

but seriously, 7$ a month? for what exactly?

sc00t420

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Heyyou27 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:19:53 MST

I signed up for it months ago and never heard anything either.

Heyyou27

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Irenicus-the one and only — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:12:16 MST

@SigmundTheSeaMonster: lol

Irenicus-the one and only

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SigmundTheSeaMonster — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:06:36 MST

10 years from now, you'll be sitting in a game show audience, and get selected. The MC will give you $10,000 on the spot, if you can produce from your wallet, a Microsoft (remember that company, folks?) Xbox Live Diamond card.

You cry. On Let's Make a Deal in HDTV.

SigmundTheSeaMonster

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Islandkiwi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:06:32 MST

I guess I'm alone on this boat, but I used mine a lot. It gave you a discount on Target.com, I bought shoes online for a great price, and I was using it to order pet food and getting a great price on the stuff.

I would never dream of carrying the card around...indeed, I'm not certain I ever actually received a card. But I do have to say I found it quite useful.

Islandkiwi

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firesign — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:04:34 MST

i've got one and have never used it. what a joke.

firesign

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Ndogg550 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:04:31 MST

Yea, I tried to use mine waaay back when they came out at one of the listed vendors, and the guy stared at me as though he had never heard of it before. I figured it was just because it was too new and news had not spread, but the same thing happened a month ago.

Now I only keep it in my wallet to embarrass my wife when I hand it to a waitor/waitress to attempt to pay for dinner, and then pretend I am shocked when they don't accept my diamond card.

Honestly, that beats getting a free quiznos sub any day.

Ndogg550

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ParadiseEve — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:03:32 MST

i dont know if the united stats Has the SPC card but that would be a great replacement if you lived in Canada.

ParadiseEve

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dtrmp4 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:58:11 MST

I got mine, I've never used it.

dtrmp4

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LaserJudas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:52:28 MST

@Sailorcancer: It will also get you discounts on a visit to your doctor for that rash...

LaserJudas

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Infininja — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:49:57 MST

Looks like they forgot it's a leap year..

Infininja

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God Hand BrynnFlynn — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:44:52 MST

I never got one of these foolish things. I signed up... beginning of my senior year of high school, and I'm three-quarters of the way through my freshman year in college. FAIL.

God Hand BrynnFlynn

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Sailorcancer — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:43:51 MST

Didn't understand it then. Still don't understand it now.

But if it gets me into strip clubs it's SO worth that fee. Gonna get me one of them fancy lap dances!

Sailorcancer

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josh924 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:41:10 MST

@GMC: I remember that, LOL!

"What's the point of upgrading to Gold? What if you find that there's a Platinum door after the Gold one?"

josh924

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CardJoker — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:35:53 MST

I registered mine about one year ago, never got it.

CardJoker

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SirDanF — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:35:43 MST

At least the card looks pretty. And that won't change when it expires.

SirDanF

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NinjaBurg3r — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:32:52 MST

@LaserJudas: Heh, I originally got mine for Quizno's as well. Too bad all the coupons suck, though!

NinjaBurg3r

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Fbu — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:32:29 MST

I signed up years ago and it's never showed up =/

Fbu

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Irenicus-the one and only — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:31:52 MST

Atleast Xbox Live gold is worth paying for... ehm *cough This ain't!

Irenicus-the one and only

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FoxHoundADAM — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:31:47 MST

I just got another one of these in the mail last week. Apperently my old one experired. I wouldn't have known though because I threw it away agaes ago.

FoxHoundADAM

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scotty — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:30:59 MST

I have mine sitting next to my Wii.
It collects more dust than my Wii too.

scotty

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LaserJudas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:30:57 MST

Too bad Hollywood video is going bye-bye.

LaserJudas

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exkon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:30:56 MST

I use mine all the time, it's a pretty sweet deal, I wonder if there will be better deals when they start charging per month...

exkon

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Shigamado — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:29:01 MST

I only use mine for "Rent one game, get one free" coupons at Hollywood Video.

Shigamado

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Nessman — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:24:18 MST

well they'll probably add some worthwhile content but not until all us freeloaders are off the subscription. It was a cool piece of plastic, but i won't really miss a 3rd one in my wallet.

Nessman

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Wolfgeist — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:20:53 MST

Back when I was growing up, I ate corn flakes. In my box of corn flakes was a mall discount card that offered me discounts at a bunch of stores. All I had to do to get one was buy a box of cereal, and it didn't take months of waiting to get it. Microsoft needs to learn from Kellogs how to run a promotion.

Wolfgeist

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WrenixPhight — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:19:48 MST

I think I used the quiznos coupon that came along with the card when I first got it. I never used the card though. Its in my wallet though, since it looks pretty cool and all and it's got my name on it.

But yeah. I wouldn't pay a dime for it. Just as long as they don't start using my information for telemarketers or something now that they've handed it over to some sort of corporate restaurant discount company...

WrenixPhight

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Sloopydrew — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:19:37 MST

Just went to the Xbox Live Diamond site for the first time about 2 minutes ago, to see what "hot offers" were there for me and my card. Every single deal is worse than the deals found on the coupons that are stuck in your mailbox every single day. I'd actually be paying more if I used the diamond card to pick a pizza up at Papa John's or a roast beef sandwich at Arby's (if I ate beef). Their "Dish Network" deal is worse than the deal Dish Network themselves gave me when I signed up without a Diamond Card. $6.95 for this? Not a chance. Too bad the card itself wasn't bigger -- I could use it as a coaster. It would go well with the Perfect Dark Zero disc my first 360 scratched all to hell, back in Jan. '06 and that I've been using as a coaster ever since -- just as a reminder to myself not to be an early adopter ever again.

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AnEternalEnigma — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:18:03 MST

The only use I got out of mine was constant, neverending $2 off on large subs at Quiznos. That was a pretty sweet deal for about a year. Then Quiznos stopped supporting Diamond, and I haven't used it since.

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Seiven — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:16:48 MST

I signed up months ago and forgot about it...I got in the mail a few days ago. Do you think they will grandfather in those of us that got ours already...and if not, can we sue. =P

lol like the guys in Texas sued for the live outage. (or tried to)

Seiven

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musicgangATL — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:14:03 MST

this is mad old....find some new stuff to flame microsft for...im sure theres MANY more

musicgangATL

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Boko — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:13:53 MST

I must've signed up for it, what... 8 months ago, or some ridiculously long time ago? I never got mine, and I doubt I will. :/

Boko

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ParadeDC — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:12:55 MST

I just like the card because it has my gamertag on it. I have never used the damn thing but I've had it for over a year. It only took me two weeks to get mine in the mail. Seems like such a hassle to use it because you have to show the coupon with it, or else the employees won't know what the hell you are talking about. I hope it gets better soon so I can use my fancy piece of plastic.

ParadeDC

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Delano_J — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:50 MST

I've had mine for over a year now, only used it once... on something I can't even remember.

It's actually only $6.95 a year which isn't too bad but they should really up the ante on the discounts and deals in that case.

Delano_J

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KingDavid73 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:43 MST

i just looked up some of the offers or whatever, and it's like on of those coupon books sold at schools for fund raisers. "free small fry w/ purchase of value meal", "5% off total purchase or $50 or more", etc. Random crap that grandmas care about, not gamers.

KingDavid73

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HawaiianActor — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:36 MST

@stromasdragon: me too, but apparently we didn't really miss out

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nxp3 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:08:59 MST

You guys are missing out, you have to get this card!!! Last week I used it at the airport cause my flight was delayed. Free full bar, a place to sleep, free food, and free internet. Badass man...get it :)

nxp3

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Sloopydrew — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:08:09 MST

Strange but true ...

I signed up for the Diamond Card the day it was launched. I received the card in the mail a week ago today. What was that? A 1 or 2 year wait? I had completely forgotten about it. I wonder if MS is sending them out to anyone who had signed up now, in hopes of getting some of us to pay a monthly fee.

MS "reward" programs always suck and never last long. Remember the "Old Spice Challenge?" At the time MS said it would be the first in a line of promotions that would actually make achievement points worth something. I got Contra for free because of it but there has been nothing since.

Sloopydrew

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TheOtherBarber — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:08:09 MST

if I remember correctly, I signed up for mine maybe 6 months ago. I haven't heard anything yet and now that this is happening I hope not to.

TheOtherBarber

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marissa_melee — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:07:59 MST

@LaserJudas: I got mine after about 9 months of waiting...hold tight, buddy.

marissa_melee

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Porthos06 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:07:33 MST

Ha! I never even got one and I signed up 2 years ago.

Porthos06

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KingDavid73 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:05:53 MST

I got one when they first came out, and received another one the next year, but I honestly don't know what they are for.. they just look cool.

KingDavid73

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LaserJudas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:02:55 MST

@Raziel66: Hellfire, man! Quiznos is the only reason I wanted one of those damned cards!

They've got a pepper bar!

LaserJudas

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Collapse The Control — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:02:46 MST

@Danjaranja: Thanks!

Collapse The Control

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killkev — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:02:31 MST

First off it took about 5 months to get the card. Secondly all it did was give you access to a coupon page.Most of the "savings" where lame and not worth the time to print up a coupon and show flash your chick magnet of a "Diamond Card".

killkev

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ManjiKengo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:02:05 MST

eh.

never heard of it.

ManjiKengo

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Danjaranja — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:35 MST

@Collapse The Control: If you go to the jump it talks about current members maintaining their subscriptions for free till they expire in 2008. You may have to pay the yearly rate if you want to re-subscribe afterwards. So no worries Collapse.

Danjaranja

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stromasdragon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:59:42 MST

This is the 1st time I have heard of it!!

stromasdragon

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The Shape — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:59:23 MST

Fahey you are putting me to sleep today.

The Shape

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Raziel66 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:57:55 MST

I hated the fact that a lot of the discounts were buy one get one free. Like Quizno's for instance. I don't need two, just give me one free sammich.

Raziel66

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kickass solo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:57:36 MST

maybe it will finally get some good deals

kickass solo

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JustJake — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:56:30 MST

I have had one for a while now and it just sits in my wallet not being used. I am definately not going to pay for it.

JustJake

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Collapse The Control — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:56:12 MST

I got that card a long time ago, I just like having my gamertag on a card and showing it off to all the ladies!

Do we need to cancel something to not get charged??

Collapse The Control

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EnigmaNemesis — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:56:07 MST

Never used mine, and most places looked at you funny when you tried to use it.

Biggest waste of time ever.

EnigmaNemesis

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GMC — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:54:52 MST

whawhawha? Diamond card? Anyone remember that episode of Frasier where they go to a salon and always want one better - bronze, gold, diamond!
you do?
Good times, good times.

GMC

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Rajio — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:54:49 MST

"all over the world"?! I'm pretty sure these were US only. They definitely weren't available in Canada, thats for sure (and thus won't be missed)

Rajio

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mikeeb13 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:54:43 MST

I've got mine in my wallet and never used it once..

btw you had it as a $6.95 monthly fee... the article says it's per year :$

mikeeb13

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Kaemon — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:54:25 MST

I signed up for it in december... or november... wonder if I'll ever get it. Meh.

Kaemon

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Raziel66 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:53:51 MST

That is a YEARLY fee Fahey, not monthly.

Raziel66

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LaserJudas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:53:27 MST

Hell, I signed up for my card about 5 months ago and I've yet to hear anything.

Meh.

LaserJudas