Tardcore Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 this is sort of an odd deal and a bit of a gamble, but I think it will work. Musician's Friend is offering 15% off gift cards with code GIFTCERT15 Buy a $340 gift card for $289 and then wait a week or so until their next 15% off coupon code comes up. Get the code applied, pay with the gift card, and you are set. You'll have to call to get the second (hypothetical) coupon code applied and it's not 100% that the rep will give you the 15%, but people are typically successful. slinch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Is this the plot to the movie Inception? biodigitaljazz, dethrock and tooclosetosee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 yeah, point taken. it's not THAT convoluted. step 1) buy discounted gift card. step 2) buy discounted thing with gift card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Discounted gift cards? That's a very odd promotion. Wouldn't it be funny though if you couldn't use a discount code with a gift card that was purchased with a discount code? That would take some fairly advanced coding, but it could be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 All the fine print says is they can't be used for Apple, Bose, Rickenbacker, or Fulltone products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 so, I have been real close to buying a Debut Carbon for a while now. I just bought a $355 gift card for $301.75 with the idea of buying a "used"(but in mint condition) one they have online for $352. but then I came here and read your idea of waiting for another discount. not sure which to do now. any huge reason not to just buy the one i was planning to? any advice is appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 so, I have been real close to buying a Debut Carbon for a while now. I just bought a $355 gift card for $301.75 with the idea of buying a "used"(but in mint condition) one they have online for $352. but then I came here and read your idea of waiting for another discount. not sure which to do now. any huge reason not to just buy the one i was planning to? any advice is appreciated... reasons: 1) it's used 2) you could get a new one and pay less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 reasons: 1) it's used 2) you could get a new one and pay less okay, very true. I guess I'm just a really impatient person. in this situation, I think I'd probably regret buying the used one later. so I'll wait it out. but do these 15% sales really happen all that often? I get emails from them but haven't notice/ maybe haven't payed attention until the last few months. edit: additional reason to buy new: I could get the piano black version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 they have some sort of coupon pretty much every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzioo_ Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 so, I have been real close to buying a Debut Carbon for a while now. I just bought a $355 gift card for $301.75 with the idea of buying a "used"(but in mint condition) one they have online for $352. but then I came here and read your idea of waiting for another discount. not sure which to do now. any huge reason not to just buy the one i was planning to? any advice is appreciated... I purchased a record from insound in the past and they randomly gave me a coupon code for 30% and I applied it to a debut carbon and with free shipping (since it was over a certain amount of money), my total was $340. I don't know how helpful any of this is, I just wanted to let you know the route I took. It's a gamble if you'll receive a code but they definitely let me apply it for the turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I purchased a record from insound in the past and they randomly gave me a coupon code for 30% and I applied it to a debut carbon and with free shipping (since it was over a certain amount of money), my total was $340. I don't know how helpful any of this is, I just wanted to let you know the route I took. It's a gamble if you'll receive a code but they definitely let me apply it for the turntable. Nice! that's a solid discount. I've already got the Gift card for Musicians Friend now and I'll just have to wait and try and get them to apply the next 15% off coupon on the Debut Carbon. not really excited about making that phone call but in the end it will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Or just call them and said you heard they had a deal going for 15% off and they might honor it, it worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 $60 off is only 15%, not 30%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbbrew22 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'm saying instead of waiting for a sale call and ask for a discount. Worked for me. The discounted gift card deal is smart, I would have done it if I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'm saying instead of waiting for a sale call and ask for a discount. Worked for me. The discounted gift card deal is smart, I would have done it if I could. I think Tardcore was responding to Teamocils comment. Thanks for the tip. I will probably call them on Monday or Tuesday. they even have a phone number in bold at the top of their website next to "looking for coupons?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackelford Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I wish they sold the acrylit platter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Musicians Friend just sent me an email with a code for 20% off! and it worked on the Debut Carbon without even having to call them. my life just got really awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 as low as $271. nice. is the code 1 time use only or can you share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 as low as $271. nice. is the code 1 time use only or can you share? I don't know. I imagine others might have been emailed too. it's worth a try. here is the code t260g9zb76t . I hope it works for someone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 I get them once in a while and they're usually 1x use only. looks like this one is cashed could still be useful if somebody is up for calling/chat to ask about an issue using a promo code that a 'friend' gave them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 worth a shot. I'm so excited. yo, Tardcore. I've seen you pretty active in the gear threads. Can you recommend an existing topic thread where i can get advice on a setup to go with this tt specifically? I've searched around a lot but I'm getting pretty random search results with people just mentioning the Debut Carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 There are a few YouTube videos that go over the setup pretty well and are specific to the Pro-ject Debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviex2shoes Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Musicians Friend just sent me an email with a code for 20% off! and it worked on the Debut Carbon without even having to call them. my life just got really awesome. Too bad you didn't know about Ebates. You could have gotten another 4% back or $15.96. Not huge deal but something more. Still a great deal that you got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Fox Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Too bad you didn't know about Ebates. You could have gotten another 4% back or $15.96. Not huge deal but something more. Still a great deal that you got. I actually do know about it but I forgot to use it when I bought the gift card. not a big huge deal but it would have added to the glory of the combined savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 just an update: the 15% off gift card code is supposed to expire tonight. get your shit together if you want the discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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