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The little-known website where parents are nabbing epic bargains for their kids – from £3 Barbies to £6 Xbox games

The little-known website where parents are nabbing epic bargains for their kids – from £3 Barbies to £6 Xbox games

The Irish Sun01-05-2025

KIDS cost a lot - especially when it comes to their birthdays.
But parents have found a clever way to nab bargain gifts for their sprogs, on a little-known website.
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The interior designer Barbie is just one of the toys that have been reduced to rock bottom prices on the GAME website
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While this basketball Xbox game is on offer for just £3
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The sale comes amid reports that GAME, which previously shut down all its high street stores after being bought in 2019, is further downsizing
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Mums and dads took to Facebook to share the amazing deals they'd come across on the
The delighted shoppers posted about their buys on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on the social media site, as they encouraged others to take advantage of the cheap deals.
"Massive warehouse clearance on GAME website,"
Among them was the interior designer Barbie doll, which had been reduced from £11 to just £3, as well as branded Disney dolls - such as The Little Mermaid - for £4.
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And while the Polly Pocket Big World Sparkle Adventure Unicorn edition was initially priced at £17.99, it's now just £6.
Or, if your child is more of a gamer, they have games for the Xbox - including NBA 2K23 reduced from £29.99 to £3.
Other Xbox games, such as Warner Brothers' Gotham Knights, had their prices slashed to just £6.
There are also board games on offer, such as the regional Monopoly - Phuket edition - reduced from £40 to £12.
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And on the electronics front, one of the biggest bargains has to be the Polaroid Music P210 speaker, slashed by 75% from £119.99 to just £24.
The massive sale comes amid reports that GAME may be downsizing.
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The retailer was purchased by Sports Direct in 2019, with the main stores closing down and concessions opening up instead
Once it was fully integrated into the Frasers Group, who own Sports Direct, GAME called time on several of their in-store features, including their loyalty card program and pre-orders.
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The website has remained running, but GAME sparked concern about their future when they hosted an auction to sell their warehouse equipment.
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The initial auction sold off chairs, tables, shelves and vending machines.
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While the second, more highly-anticipated, auction saw them part ways with consoles including "PlayStation, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch, PSVR2, and much more".

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