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Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
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Ixamyakxim: what I want to know is, can I add a game to my cart to get the sale, and LEAVE IT there over the course of the night, at the sale price, and keep adding to my cart as the various sales come and go? Or do I have to buy each game as it comes up to get the insomniac price?
While I'm not 100% sure on this, I think you cannot just leave the game in your cart.

Last time, there were only a limited number of each game available. I would assume (and this is the part I'm not 100% sure on) that the the counter does not decrease until you pay for the game, so if you just left it in your cart then they would run out of sale copies before you paid for it.

However, I do not recall people complaining last time about putting it in their cart near the end but not being allowed to pay for it, so maybe there was a grace period where if you had it in your cart you could still pay for it even after all copies were theoretically already sold.
I'm sure you can not just leave the game in your cart for a longer period of time. Keane wouldn't have been a problem otherwise.
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Ixamyakxim: Woohoo! So assuming this IS an insomnia promo, I have a question. I missed the first go around, but have an idea of what it was (limited sales, timed sales, quickly updating sales, etc).

I'm fully hopeful to be buying multiple games, assuming some of my wants come up - what I want to know is, can I add a game to my cart to get the sale, and LEAVE IT there over the course of the night, at the sale price, and keep adding to my cart as the various sales come and go? Or do I have to buy each game as it comes up to get the insomniac price?

I'd just prefer not having my bank freak out and lock out my card at 2am on a random Tuesday because it sees a bunch of small purchases - I don't know if they'll do it, I'd just rather not find out... though all things equal if I can't just check out once at the end of the morn... night ;) I'll buy one by one!
You won't be able to just "leave it" in your cart until you're ready to buy. Once the sale expires for that game, the sale price in your cart also expires.

If your bank is sensitive to these small transactions, the best advice I can give is to have a PayPal account preloaded for the sale. You can purchase green dot MoneyPak (in the gift card section of any retail store) and load that money immediately into your PayPal account. This way your bank isn't involved.
Thanks for all the tips; I sorta kinda figured "carting" all my goodies was a no go. And thanks for the pointers Fox but I have an irrational hatred of (for?) paypal, but I appreciate the tips! So at least I know that now I'm going to be paying as I go - hey let's all hope this actually IS an insomia sale and my question wasn't simply moot!
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Ixamyakxim: Thanks for all the tips; I sorta kinda figured "carting" all my goodies was a no go. And thanks for the pointers Fox but I have an irrational hatred of (for?) paypal, but I appreciate the tips! So at least I know that now I'm going to be paying as I go - hey let's all hope this actually IS an insomia sale and my question wasn't simply moot!
Agreed! Have a great rest of the weekend.
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mrking58:
Hope your awake Mrking, not too long now:)
Would be sad if you missed it again!
Post edited May 11, 2014 by Moonbeam
HOT DAMN!!! This pot of coffee is going straight into my pants, 'cause it'll be PARTY TIME!!!
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IAmSinistar: HOT DAMN!!! This pot of coffee is going straight into my pants, 'cause it'll be PARTY TIME!!!
Can't wait for all insanity to begin again with another Insomnia Promo, congratulations on playing a part in making it happen IAmSinistar. :D
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stg83: Can't wait for all insanity to begin again with another Insomnia Promo, congratulations on playing a part in making it happen IAmSinistar. :D
Cheers! My "promo-tracking thread-making" instinct is already kicking in. Now if I can just get a bluetext to mark this as In Progress, I'll be sleeping tonight like it's Xmas Eve. :D
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IAmSinistar: HOT DAMN!!! This pot of coffee is going straight into my pants, 'cause it'll be PARTY TIME!!!
You really shouldn't do that, you could cause some serious damage down there. ;p
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IAmSinistar: HOT DAMN!!! This pot of coffee is going straight into my pants, 'cause it'll be PARTY TIME!!!
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JogsterXL: You really shouldn't do that, you could cause some serious damage down there. ;p
Merely a prelude to the true suffering that is an Insomnia Sale. Such exquisite anguish should be presided over by the Cenobites - "pain and pleasure, indistinguishable". :)
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IAmSinistar: HOT DAMN!!! This pot of coffee is going straight into my pants, 'cause it'll be PARTY TIME!!!
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JogsterXL: You really shouldn't do that, you could cause some serious damage down there. ;p
narp. damage already done. he slept with lindsay lohan! - AGAIN! -_+
*tuts
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IAmSinistar: HOT DAMN!!! This pot of coffee is going straight into my pants, 'cause it'll be PARTY TIME!!!
Does that mean there's a party in your pants? :p
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IAmSinistar: Merely a prelude to the true suffering that is an Insomnia Sale. Such exquisite anguish should be presided over by the Cenobites - "pain and pleasure, indistinguishable". :)
'There is no good, Monroe. There is no evil. There is only flesh. (...) Shall we begin?'
:)
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Sachys: narp. damage already done. he slept with lindsay lohan! - AGAIN! -_+
*tuts
How was I to know she had taken to disguising herself as a Thai ladyboy?

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foxworks: Does that mean there's a party in your pants? :p
There is indeed. Bring donuts to go with the coffee. Just careful where you put them. ;)

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Novotnus: 'There is no good, Monroe. There is no evil. There is only flesh. (...) Shall we begin?'
:)
Have a +1. Take it, Mr. Cotton. It's yours. It always was.