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[PumpkinSpice]

Reminds me of Americans butting into the Canadian amiibo thread to amerisplain

Amerisplaining is a pretty good word. It gets pretty bad at times too. Take a look at any thread that talks about the CDN dollar & the price of games in Canada lately. "Oh well if you look at the exchange rate seems pretty fair to my privileged American ass" -- yeah of course, currency changes never ever affect you no matter what.

None taken, I know I'm new and I mainly participate to this thread, but I find Neogaf a great source of well-researched discussion, except that one thread.

It's not even so much junior members as it is ones that immediately start shitposting. Like people with 10 posts that just spew garbage. I've started just adding them to my ignore list any time I see this, I'm hoping they get banned but it's not something you can really rely on happening.

 

[Lostconfused]

I like how Amazon is just upfront with refusing to ship items that are in stock because you had the indecency to pick the free shipping option.

 

[Dazzler]

I like how Amazon is just upfront with refusing to ship items that are in stock because you had the indecency to pick the free shipping option.

I'm done with them because of crap like this

Purposely sitting on your order for over a week because you won't pay extra for shipping

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I like how Amazon is just upfront with refusing to ship items that are in stock because you had the indecency to pick the free shipping option.

I'm cancelling my order for Street Fighter V. They don't deserve my money.

Also, I'm really voicing my concern for Gravity Rush. This is not right.

Edit: And canceled.

 

[No_Style]

I like how Amazon is just upfront with refusing to ship items that are in stock because you had the indecency to pick the free shipping option.

They actually told you that? Wow.

 

[Lostconfused]

They actually told you that? Wow.

No, it just says not yet shipped on my order page.

Yes I understand I can go complain to customer service about this, I just don't care.

It's just amusing to me.

 

[Sealtest]

They actually told you that? Wow.

They will never admit this, but ever since Prime came to Canada it's been pretty much this for most orders.

 

[Windam]

Wait, Amazon is supposed to email us a code for our Digimon pre-order bonuses? They haven't emailed me squat!

I like how Amazon is just upfront with refusing to ship items that are in stock because you had the indecency to pick the free shipping option.

They did that to me with Digimon yesterday. Had to complain and then they shipped it but I still didn't get release day delivery (even though I bought Prime to ensure I would). First time they've done that to me.

 

[No_Style]

No, it just says not yet shipped on my order page.

Oh that issue. Have Prime members got theirs? I just assumed they're pretty terrible for fulfilling back orders. Have you tried to give them a poke via chat? I did that once and it was immediately sent.

They will never admit this, but ever since Prime came to Canada it's been pretty much this for most orders.

When I had to prod them, it was waaaay before Prime. I believe it was for Street Fighter IV.

 

[BadWolf]

Saving a whole bunch by pre-ordering from Amazon so I don't really mind the wait.

 

[Lexxism]

Saving a whole bunch by pre-ordering from Amazon so I don't really mind the wait.

Yeah. The money you save is definitely worth the wait. Good thing I got a free express shipping.

 

[F4r0_Atak]

Yeah. The money you save is definitely worth the wait. Good thing I got a free express shipping.

Amazon? How did you get that?

 

[jet1911]

I can't seem to cancel Far Cry Primal from Amazon...

Your item has not been cancelled
Because your order was placed as part of a promotion, there may be an order adjustment fee for cancelling items.

Black Ops 3 was part of the same order too. I'll try contacting CS.

 

[NamikazeBurst]

I can't seem to cancel Far Cry Primal from Amazon...



Black Ops 3 was part of the same order too. I'll try contacting CS.

Try mobile.

 

[kevin1025]

I can't seem to cancel Far Cry Primal from Amazon...



Black Ops 3 was part of the same order too. I'll try contacting CS.

Hmm, weird. I was able to cancel it yesterday even though it was part of the 30% thing from back in late November. Like NamikazeBurst said, mobile should work if it keeps giving you trouble.

 

[Lexxism]

Amazon? How did you get that?

I had a problem with my order and out of "goodwill" they upgraded my shipping to express.

 

[jet1911]

Thanks guys, worked like a charm!

 

[Jotamide]

Saving a whole bunch by pre-ordering from Amazon so I don't really mind the wait.

Yeah. You can easily tell apart prople with and without massive backlogs purely based on shipping talk.

 

[terrible]

Yeah. You can easily tell apart prople with and without massive backlogs purely based on shipping talk.

I have a huge Steam backlog yet there are still new releases I want to play day 1 so I'm not sure that's true.

 

[Lostconfused]

I'd like to get your order to you faster to help make up for the delay, so I've upgraded the shipping method to "Standard Shipping". There's no additional charge for this.

Right.

 

[Sora_N]

Lol Nitroplus. The only reason why I kept it at all.

Item(s) Subtotal: CDN$ 49.99
Shipping & Handling: CDN$ 0.00
30% Pre-orders: -CDN$ 15.00
30% Pre-orders: -CDN$ 13.41
-----
Total before tax: CDN$ 21.58
Estimated GST/HST: CDN$ 1.08
Estimated PST/RST/QST: CDN$ 1.51
-----
Total for this Shipment: CDN$ 24.17

 

[SirUltimos]

You guys are much nicer in here than in that other thread. Thanks for being awesome.

 

[User 479360]

Amerisplaining is a pretty good word. It gets pretty bad at times too. Take a look at any thread that talks about the CDN dollar & the price of games in Canada lately. "Oh well if you look at the exchange rate seems pretty fair to my privileged American ass" -- yeah of course, currency changes never ever affect you no matter what.

Yeah, that frustrates me too.

I mean, it's not as if Canadians get paid in American dollars. People don't make more to offset these increases.

 

[Tapejara]

Reminds me of Americans butting into the Canadian amiibo thread to amerisplain

Haha, I really like that word. Summarizes the GR thread pretty well.

 

[23qwerty]

anyone else getting this email literally everyday for like a month?

Hello from Amazon.ca.

We wanted to let you know there's a delay with one or more items in the order you placed on June 15, 2015 (Order# 701-1637811-2903425).

"Final Fantasy XV PS4"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Kingdom Hearts 3 PS4"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015

 

[explodet]

anyone else getting this email literally everyday for like a month?

I'm only getting it for KH3 and the ship date is January 6th, 2016.
Otherwise yes.

 

[thescience]

Reminds me of Americans butting into the Canadian amiibo thread to amerisplain

Simply brilliant.

 

[ShadowgeistX]

anyone else getting this email literally everyday for like a month?

Getting one for my Star Fox Zero order. Lucky it just goes to a throwaway hotmail account or I'd be super annoyed.

 

[knacklover]

anyone else getting this email literally everyday for like a month?

Yep...

"Scalebound - Xbox One"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Star Fox Zero - Wii U"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Sea of Thieves - Xbox One"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015

EVERY DAY

 

[Tapejara]

Those Amazon e-mails aren't every day for me, but every so often I'll get "We're still trying to get a hold of this item for you. Still want it? We'll keep trying!"

 

[flkraven]

The other thing the Americans that defend the pricing don't realize is that when the dollar shifts back in our favour it takes an eternity for companies to change prices. I remember like 10 or 15 years back when the dollar was at 0.5 or 0.6 and book prices were ridiculous (like $20US or $36.99 CDN). Once the dollar got back to about 0.85-0.9, it took well over 2 years for these prices to inch slightly back.

Now this time around, prices shifted within like a month of currency changes. If it ever shifts back, how much do you want to bet it won't be rectified within a month?

 

[knacklover]

Those Amazon e-mails aren't every day for me, but every so often I'll get "We're still trying to get a hold of this item for you. Still want it? We'll keep trying!"

Are they for a game that's releasing in 2016-2017, but is wrongly labeled as shipping in 2015?

 

[Tapejara]

Are they for a game that's releasing in 2016-2017, but is wrongly labeled as shipping in 2015?

Either that or something like my pre-order of the Star Wars: TFA Blu-ray.

 

[doctorcdcs]

Yep...

"Scalebound - Xbox One"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Star Fox Zero - Wii U"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Sea of Thieves - Xbox One"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015

EVERY DAY

I'm getting this every day:

"Xcom 2 PC"
Estimated arrival date: Unknown

Makes me a little worried.

 

[mdubs]

Reminds me of Americans butting into the Canadian amiibo thread to amerisplain

This is a good word.

The GR thread is a cesspool (not sure what I expected looking back) hence why I've stopped posting. Always lovely to get Americans telling us why we shouldn't be upset about something

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Yeah I'm done with that thread. No need to argue with people on how a simple gesture going a long way is all I'm looking for.

Whatever, I'm not getting Gravity Rush. Not getting 2 either. If they cannot sell it the right way then there's no point.

Next time. Next story.

 

[Seik]

anyone else getting this email literally everyday for like a month?

I get this every damn day for Star Fox Zero.

Contacted Amazon's CS, woman said it was fine and I wouldn't get these anymore.

It was one week ago and I still get these. -_-

 

[mullet2000]

Yep...

"Scalebound - Xbox One"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Star Fox Zero - Wii U"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015
"Sea of Thieves - Xbox One"
Estimated ship date: December 28, 2015 - December 29, 2015

EVERY DAY

Every day would be nice. I get 3-4 a day.

 

[knacklover]

The other thing the Americans that defend the pricing don't realize is that when the dollar shifts back in our favour it takes an eternity for companies to change prices. I remember like 10 or 15 years back when the dollar was at 0.5 or 0.6 and book prices were ridiculous (like $20US or $36.99 CDN). Once the dollar got back to about 0.85-0.9, it took well over 2 years for these prices to inch slightly back.

Now this time around, prices shifted within like a month of currency changes. If it ever shifts back, how much do you want to bet it won't be rectified within a month?

From importing gravity rush with the 20% prime discount, if our dollars goes up just a little, I think importing from US will be worth it for a while (except E3 discounts)...Gravity Rush cost me 43$, that's cheaper than 44.99$+tx here for the expected price of the physical copy (see Valkyria Remastered price).

 

[soultron]

I'm getting this every day:

"Xcom 2 PC"
Estimated arrival date: Unknown

Makes me a little worried.

Same thing for me for XCOM2 PC, yeah. Every day...

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

I think you can unsubscribe. I don't get any of those emails: just shipping and payment ones.

Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: Time to Amerisplain

 

[Lexxism]

Yeah I'm done with that thread. No need to argue with people on how a simple gesture going a long way is all I'm looking for.

Whatever, I'm not getting Gravity Rush. Not getting 2 either. If they cannot sell it the right way then there's no point.

Next time. Next story.

That thread was gold. It was fun.

 

[Windam]

So Canada Post apparently delivered my copy of Digimon but nothing was in the mailbox, nobody came to the door, and there was no slip indicating that it would be taken to a post office for pick up. When I track it, it says "Delivered". What the hell?

 

[Luigi87]

So Canada Post apparently delivered my copy of Digimon but nothing was in the mailbox, nobody came to the door, and there was no slip indicating that it would be taken to a post office for pick up. When I track it, it says "Delivered". What the hell?

Give it an hour or two, sometimes they pre-emptively select delivered (when they shouldn't).
If nothing shows up, then I would get in contact with them.

 

[Windam]

Give it an hour or two, sometimes they pre-emptively select delivered (when they shouldn't).
If nothing shows up, then I would get in contact with them.

The mailman arrives at my building around 11-11:30am. The tracking page says it was delivered at 11:17am. Nothing anywhere. When it's available for pick-up or on its way to a store, it usually says so. Just says "Delivered" this time around.

 

[TheGamingBox]

Yeah I'm done with that thread. No need to argue with people on how a simple gesture going a long way is all I'm looking for.

Whatever, I'm not getting Gravity Rush. Not getting 2 either. If they cannot sell it the right way then there's no point.

Next time. Next story.

really? sellling games physically isn't the right way, its just one way,

 

[23qwerty]

hmm, at least the low price of gas more than evens out the price of games

 

[Sora_N]

Love how people said we should just import it if we want it. But why the fuck do we have to do that? It should have just come out here. They're also really ignorant that we have to pay a LOT more due to the current horrible exchange rate too and then pay shipping and possibly face duties.

 

[doctorcdcs]

I would love to have a reverse situation where a game is sold in Canada but not in the US for some silly reason, and have to explain to them why they can't have it sold there.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

What's your experience with play asia?

I'm looking to import Cyber Sleuth and they're cheaper then VGP. I also had a bad experience with VGP not shipping and refunding me my Seran Kagura SV copy so I want to avoid them.