Getting a game for free with coupons?

[kittysphynx]

Hey bros, I want to ask: If I have two -25% coupons for a certain game and this game is currently 50% off, then can I get it 4free when I use the coupons?
Also, how the heck do I use coupons?

[ReBoot]

In school, you learn that percent calculus doesn't work that way.

[Acey]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4210-YIPC-0275&l=english

Originally posted by Steam Support:

Can I use coupons on already discounted items?

Coupons are not valid on discounted items unless specified otherwise.

Originally posted by Steam Support:

How do I apply a coupon during checkout?

When you add a valid item to your cart, Steam will apply any of your applicable coupons automatically. Prior to clicking “purchase,” you can choose to save your coupon for later by clicking the “Change/Remove coupon” link for that coupon in your cart.

[kittysphynx]

In school, I learn that 2*-25%-50%=-100%
Just asking about the rules of Steam coupons, don't be an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[MADMIK41]

You can usually only use 1 coupon at a time, per game. If it did work you would just get 25 or 50% (depend what coupon you use) off the sale price. However sales items are often exluded from further discounts from coupons.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Visolix:

In school, I learn that 2*-25%-50%=-100%
Just asking about the rules of Steam coupons, don't be an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Like I said, percentage calculation doesn't work that way. It makes 72% off.

[Kargor]

Yes, other shops might allow stacking of discounts, but Steam doesn't.

Steam doesn't even stack their own stuff. Like back when I didn't have "Deus Ex Human Revolution Directors Cut", I was entitled to a regular -80% discount due to having the old game with the DLC. So, the shop asked €3,99 from me.

HOWEVER, with the usual sales discount being -75%, the shop would ask €4,99 from me during a sale. It wouldn't take my regular €3,99 and discount it, or even just choose the better discount of the two: the game had a -75% discount, so no other discounts were applied. That's one of the situations where opting out of a sale might be useful, as in "I know it's on sale, but could I please pay the regular price?" :-)

I believe coupons require the same caveat: if you have a -90% coupon, and the game is on a -75% sale, chances are that you want to wait until the sale is over... provided your coupon doesn't expire before that, of course.

[ KARR™]

Originally posted by Visolix:

In school, I learn that 2*-25%-50%=-100%
Just asking about the rules of Steam coupons, don't be an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

No you didn't. You should have learnt that if you keep taking 1/2 away of something - you don't end up with zero at any point.

Your £10 game would be £7.50 after the first 25% coupon (25% off 10.00), £5.62 after the second (25% off £7.50) and then £2.81 after the final 50% coupon (50% off £5.62). - Total discount approx 72%.

Regardless of that, you can't stack coupons and you may find that if a game is on sale, it won't use a coupon (they generally state they cannot be used with any other offer - although there have been exceptions to this).

The best thing to do is try and see what it states the final purchase price would be.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Originally posted by Visolix:

In school, I learn that 2*-25%-50%=-100%
Just asking about the rules of Steam coupons, don't be an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Like I said, percentage calculation doesn't work that way. It makes 72% off.

If you buy 4 games with a 25% off coupon, you save enough money to get one for free

[kittysphynx]

Originally posted by KARR:

Originally posted by Visolix:

In school, I learn that 2*-25%-50%=-100%
Just asking about the rules of Steam coupons, don't be an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

No you didn't. You should have learnt that if you keep taking 1/2 away of something - you don't end up with zero at any point.

Your £10 game would be £7.50 after the first 25% coupon (25% off 10.00), £5.62 after the second (25% off £7.50) and then £2.81 after the final 50% coupon (50% off £5.62). - Total discount approx 72%.

Regardless of that, you can't stack coupons and you may find that if a game is on sale, it won't use a coupon (they generally state they cannot be used with any other offer - although there have been exceptions to this).

The best thing to do is try and see what it states the final purchase price would be.

OMFG, I was talking about discount of the FULL PRIZE. I mean, have you ever seen a coupon for a coupon for a coupon? The game prize is 100%, the promotion is -50% of the game prize, and both coupons are -50% prize. Which gives - caution - 0% of the prize! Which means free, by the sake of logic! Why do you want to divide the coupons' value on half?

[Silicon Vampire]

You can't use a coupon on a sale item or stack them, ever.