I can't afford the pub this weekend and I'm going to be bored. Do I buy Xbox live for a year or not, thus spending £40 to save £400 over the next few months?
Well order it from Play & its £34.99 with free delivery. I'm dunno if you know this, but purchasing Xbox live via the Xbox Marketplace you have to pay by a Credit Card not with a debit card, plus it £40 plus VAT, so you are looking around £47 this way. With the Card from Play it's £34.99, you just enter the code & away to go.
I haven't done this yet, but when my current subscription runs out, I shall be purchasing a card from play.
