knacklover
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Exactly...my backlog cries everyday from getting bigger.
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Canadian Gaming "Deals" and Discussion Thread 6: Sorry, We Can't Afford a New Thread
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Exactly...my backlog cries everyday from getting bigger.
damn doesn't look like they have any locally.
It's the only bad point I could find with BestBuy so far when it comes pre-orders... the fact that you cannot cancel items individually once the order is placed. Anyway... at least I have a 20% off on my Digimon PS4 game. I will make sure to call them once I received the game on Februrary 2nd. :/
They do, occasionally. Sometimes if you're lucky you might even chance upon some clearances. Depends on how long you're willing to wait for a sale though. I impulse bought my wii u so I feel like I overpaid, but I got lucky with cheaper games so it's okay.
For the bundles, it's possible that some Superstores/ Loblaws owned stores may still have stock of the older ones, or Shoppers Drug Mart (where you can get quite a bit of money back in points if you collect them). Physical the Source stores also sometimes has older stuff. Try calling some local ones? Otherwise maybe keep an eye on the Nintendo store website if you're not in a hurry.
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Jotamide
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Did SF V get a price hike on Steam? I thought it's was $59.99 but it's showing up as $69.99. 
Unfortunately, I live in Nunavut so the brick & mortar store option is a no-go.
Well, that's not actually true... there is an 8gb Wii U new in box for $599.99 at the store here. And probably 10 of the first Vita model for $399.99.
knacklover
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If you buy online do you pay an increased amount of shipping?
doctorcdcs
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god i don't even want to know how much produce is over there. i think i'd cry
Good god. Can you still order off amazon and have normal prices?
mullet2000
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Did SF V get a price hike on Steam? I thought it's was $59.99 but it's showing up as $69.99.
It's been $69.99 for quite a while.
Generally, yes. Up until last year I could still get free shipping from Amazon and Best Buy on most stuff that would qualify for that down south. No TV's or anything like that, but I'd had entire 5.1 surround systems and computer monitors shipped for free with no problem. The vast majority of online retailers have wisened up finally so free shipping to Nunavut is basically extinct. I think oddly enough that EB is the only site that still offers the same shipping rates to here as they do everywhere else.
Of course it's more expensive, but produce isn't really that bad. It's liquids where you really get hurt because they are heavy and thus more expensive to ship. Everything has to come here on a plane so that starts to add up. Until the Federal government changed the way nutrition subsidies were awarded a few years ago, a 4L jug of milk was $16.99 in the community where I live. If you go even further north I've seen that as high as $26/$27. A 12 can pack of pop is generally $29.99, but they go on "sale" sometimes to $16.99. I've even seen $180 turkeys and $100 pumpkins.
What really pisses me off is that gaming is actually pretty big up here (even though the vast majority of households are below the poverty line) and the stores used to just double the price of games. 4 years ago every single PS3 and 360 game was $139.99. At some point they adjusted that down to be $94.99 or $99.99, which it's still at. The stores take advantage of people here because they don't have credit cards or other means to get this stuff, so it's either pay double or not get it at all. The first few years I lived here I used to take orders for games and bring a bunch back with me after visiting parents for the holidays but I had too many problems with people not paying or changing their mind about games and it was a hassle to find another buyer.
Yeah, the item price doesn't change but I do pay more for shipping. What I have been doing recently is buying off American sellers on eBay since their International shipping rate applies to the whole country. I guess as far as USPS is concerned Canada is Canada so I don't pay more for something shipped to Nunavut than I would to Toronto.
This is blowing my mind, I had no idea. That all sounds like the fucking worst.
chrominance
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Relevant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfSPcYqbE7s
I'm not sure what can be done about high grocery costs in the North (subsidies? improved transportation infrastructure?) but considering how poor the area is, it does feel like price relief is in order.
I lived pretty far north but not really, truly north so I've also been curious about this stuff. Thanks a lot for chiming in!
Ya. And anyways, the first one eventually went on sale for $10 on the eShop so I'm not too worried about whether I'm taking a risk not getting the 30% off at launch.
Yeah that's a good point. Can always get it down the road later on.
FEFates SE, that's priority!
The actual worst is the weather. -32 Celcius here right now... feels like -46 with windchill. We have snow from October until July. When I first got here it was -20 in May and it seemed like the coldest I've ever been. Now that I've lived here for almost 7 years, when it gets to be -20 in May it feels like Spring and I leave my winter coat at home and just wear jeans and a sweatshirt to work.
I think I have posted these videos here before but these are two of the worst storms I've ever experienced up here. This one is from 2012 and shows how dangerous it can be just being outside for a few minutes in really bad weather (-55/-60 and 100+ km/h winds). I was outside less than 4 minutes and by the end my entire face was covered in ice and you can hear me struggle to breathe. If you really want, you can go back to the beginning to see me getting ready (I made this video to show my family & friends).
This one is shorter (~ 30 seconds) from last year when the storm was making news. We were getting over 120 km/h gusts of wind for that one.
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Also, the Season Pass is $10 more on Steam ($39.99) than it is on PSN.
Out of curiosity when the weather's like that how often do you guys lose power or internet?
Lone_Prodigy
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I like this Nunavut AMA.
We surprisingly have very little weather related issues with infrastructure. Except for roads obviously... when the snow blows like that an 8 foot drift in the middle of the road can appear seemingly out of nowhere so most workplaces and schools shut down. Nearly every community in Nunavut is on trucked water & sewage service so if the roads aren't clear you aren't getting water delivered or your sewage tank pumped out which can mean days without running water if the storm is really bad. It's not that awesome to go 3 days without being able to flush your toilet.
The power is mostly fine but outages are pretty common. Every single power plant in this territory is past the planned End Of Life date and they aren't building any new ones - except in Pangnirtung where their power plant burned to the ground last April and they were in a state of emergency for weeks - so that worries me a little bit as a homeowner. I have a generator that will keep the furnace running to prevent the pipes from freezing and causing even more damage.
The biggest weather related problem is snow build-up on my satellite dish (or strong winds blowing it out of alignment) so I can't watch TV during the storm.
knacklover
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Yeah me too, I never knew/thought about all this!
*complains about receiving something 1 day late from my free prime shipping*
I came here in 2008 with my girlfriend when she accepted a 1 year contract for a teaching position. Apparently full-time teaching jobs are basically impossible for young teachers right out of teachers college to get in this country, unless you are willing to go North. We figured we might as well try it for a year since we also moved for a year so she could attend Teacher's College in Australia. She was offered a permanent position during that first year and we both enjoyed living here so she accepted.
I eventually got a full-time job that paid pretty well (not as much as a teacher - those basically start at $100k up here - but still pretty good) and after a few years got an even better job that's way above any job I would get back in Ontario in both salary and position because I am educated (much more so than nearly anyone who was born and raised here even though I never finished any post-secondary) and had shown that the Northern lifestyle agrees with me. This is important because I have seen people who were hired to live in the North and once they arrived refused to even leave the airport and demanded to be sent home. I also know that I am pretty well liked by almost everyone in the community who knows me because I got involved with volunteer stuff like coaching sports, as well as participating in community events which helped me to connect with a lot of different people.
I actually went back to Ontario for what I thought was permanently from 2012 to 2014 because we wanted to see what the job market was going to be like and turns out we both HATED living back in Ontario. I missed Nunavut more after being gone for six months than I ever missed Toronto being gone for years. We got lucky enough to have the opportunity to come back so we did.
Now I'm the manager of the Public Housing Organization for my community. Which is a fancy way of essentially saying I'm the town's landlord. Over 80% of people in this community live in public housing so I'm dealing with about 400 units and anywhere from 1500-1800 people.
A teacher starts at 100k ??? Holy shit ! I guess you're also making 6 figures ?
Damn I don't know if I could do it even for that kind of money but I understand why you chose to stay there lol
DeathByBacklog
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Apparently there's been some denial emails going out today. Which is a shame. The game is quite fun, and very nice looking.
doctorcdcs
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Canadian Gaming "Deals" and Discussion Thread 7: We Asked Nunavut To Buy This Thread
oh damn
if teachers and more technical workers such as yourself gets so welled paid, then those food and other good prices shouldnt be any problems for you.
but on the flip side, what about the 'normal' or 'regular' jobbed people? what do they do? how much do they usually get paid?
i can't see how they afford anything any less they get paid alot as well.
if teachers and more technical workers such as yourself gets so welled paid, then those food and other good prices shouldnt be any problems for you.
but on the flip side, what about the 'normal' or 'regular' jobbed people? what do they do? how much do they usually get paid?
i can't see how they afford anything any less they get paid alot as well.
Never got a code for the division from Amazon. Got them on chat and they gave me a code. Go to register it's no good.
Amazon says to contact Ubisoft and get back to them with a case number. Then they will give me another code.
Contact Ubisoft. No one on live chat. Ah well.
Also asked Amazon if Gravity Rush Remastered would be available to purchase. Rep said yes no other details.
Amazon says to contact Ubisoft and get back to them with a case number. Then they will give me another code.
Contact Ubisoft. No one on live chat. Ah well.
Also asked Amazon if Gravity Rush Remastered would be available to purchase. Rep said yes no other details.
Lone_Prodigy
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: When it comes to deals, we're having Nunavut
Amazing
When a 12 pack of pop costs $20, $100K a year doesn't mean much
Bam, that's the one.
I was trying to think of something along those lines, but I kept drawing a blank. Bravo.
Oh wow. This. lmao
Genius.
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My friend's family is from Nunavut, and they go back quite often. They're really artsy people. Incredibly talented.
Don't think I could live up there, though $100K sounds awesome. Much better than my current $2400 and the $14K I'm looking at.
Touche
This one is perfect.
Don't think I could live up there, though $100K sounds awesome. Much better than my current $2400 and the $14K I'm looking at.
Touche
This one is perfect.
Interesting story man.
Cool story, bro.
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