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Gamefly.com - Save Money on Video Games

Hello there! Thanks for visiting my lens about Gamefly. My name is Cal and I'm 25 years old. I would like to share some great information with you regarding Gamefly.com. Just 2 years out of college now, I still like to come home from work and play some Xbox or PS3. It is very relaxing and takes the edge off for me.

Since I play video games fairly often, I happened to find a great way to save money on the video games I played. I use to find myself buying video games for around $60 each. Well, maybe a month later, I would eventually beat the game and have no more use for it. So, my only option was to trade it in, normally receiving less than half of what I paid for it. So, I found Gamefly.com one day, and I haven't looked back and haven't bought a game since (2 years ago). Read more about Gamefly.com below.

Video Games: Renting Versus Buying

Do you own a Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii? Do you ever feel like you spend a fortune on games? Gamefly.com gives you the option to save a lot of money by renting the video games instead of buying them. While purchasing a single video game can cost you anywhere from $50-$70, Gamefly.com costs only $15-$37 per month for unlimited rentals for all the latest gaming consoles. For those of you who would like to try this service out before you buy it, they offer a 10 DAY FREE TRIAL along with a one month introductory offer (half price membership for your first month).

Have you ever bought a game and beat the entire game within a couple of weeks? Did you spend $60 on the game and now you don't know what to do with it now that you've beaten it already? You have the option of trading it in to local game trading stores. However, you will normally receive much less than half of what you paid for it.

Well, you're now in luck because Gamefly.com gives you all the options. You can rent up to 4 games at a time and keep them as long or as short as you want and then mail them back, only to have new games mailed back to you.

Just to do some math, if you were to buy 2 games, it would cost you roughly $120. If you rented 2 games from Gamefly.com and kept them for a whole month, it would only cost you $25. That saves you $95 on those 2 games alone. So on average, you save around $47.50 per game per month. Renting VS Buying one game per month saves you a total of $570 a year.

Ultimately, Gamefly.com provides all gamers with limitless game titles on all modern gaming consoles. Even better, you can rent games from different platforms at the same time. If you own an Xbox 360 and a PS3, you can rent games for both of them at the same time.

Here's a few more details you should know!

Prices, etc.

Unlimited rentals by mail each month for one fee

Have up to 4 games mailed to you at a time

Gamefly.com rental plans are as follows:
1 game at a time: $15.95
2 games at a time: $22.95
3 games at a time: $29.95
4 games at a time: $34.95

You also have the option to buy the games that you have rented. All you have to do is keep the game and select "Buy Game" on Gamefly.com.

You can also trade in your games to Gamefly.com

Great introductory offer! Discounted membership for your first month.

10 DAY FREE TRIAL - rent up to 2 games at a time!

Oh, and One More Thing

another advantage to renting from Gamefly...

Every 3-6 months that you are a paying customer at Gamefly.com, your membership is upgraded. There are 3 levels of membership:

Level 1 (after 3 months of membership):
You receive a $5 coupon every 3 months to use for any purchase on Gamefly.com.

Level 2 (after 6 months of membership):
You receive the $5 coupon every 3 months plus a 5% discount on all purchases on Gamefly.com.

Level 3 (after 12 months of membership):
You receive the $5 coupon every 3 months plus a 10% discount on all purchases on Gamefly.com

Basically, the longer you are a paying customer, the more rewards you receive from Gamefly.com. Remember, if you are renting from Gamefly.com and have a game at your house that you really like and would like to keep, you can easily go to Gamefly.com and select "Keep Game" and buy it from them without even having to leave the comfort of your own home.

Good luck gamers! I know you'll enjoy Gamefly.com just as much as I do!

You can visit Gamefly.com by clicking here: Gamefly.com Online Video Game Rentals

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