Sweet Ivy
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Canada E3 Deals Thread 2016 |OT| 25x times better than last year!
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It is looking like it's not. I just made an order and something isn't using the discount. Checking the No Man's Sky page, it mentions the 20% deal, but doesn't have that it qualifies and it's not on the list of qualified games.
Edit: Doing some quick math, there's something weird going on. I'm either up 10% on a single game, or some game is ringing in at 30% discount. I have a $7.99 discrepancy in my discount price, unless No Man's Sky is randomly 10% off? No idea what's going on.
KnightHart
Member
No, I must resist. There's just too much coming out around that time of year. That two week timeframe I'm already planning on getting Battlefield One, Titanfall 2, and the Last Guardian. Rest in pieces my bank account
The Elite
BOSS
Either Battlefield One or Titanfall 2 has got to move. Not sure what EA is thinking with that. I expect Titanfall 2 gets moved back to the end of November.
UberTag
Member
And yet if you put in a cart and try to place an order, your savings is $6 off $69.99.
That's not 20%. 20% would be $14. Is this the new math?
Makes me think you guys should be double-checking your discounts. Especially if you've got giant orders with lots of games in them.
The Elite
BOSS
I have. I am short $10 on one but everything else is good. That $10 must be World of Final Fantasy.
GAF, am I missing anything? (based on the taste of the games listed). I have PS3/PS4/Vita/Wii U/3DS
-Kingdom Hearts 2.8
-Pokemon Sun/Moon
-Resident Evil 7
-Final Fantasy XII
-Trails of Cold Steel 2
-Spiderman
I have World of Final Fantasy from last year but am considering PS4 version.. Have Zelda pre-ordered from Futureshop ages ago and on a price error (I think it was $25 or $30) that the CSR said I could keep. Think it might be worth keeping an Amazon order? I do know I would want the NX version so maybe I can ask to get it changed in the future.
-Kingdom Hearts 2.8
-Pokemon Sun/Moon
-Resident Evil 7
-Final Fantasy XII
-Trails of Cold Steel 2
-Spiderman
I have World of Final Fantasy from last year but am considering PS4 version.. Have Zelda pre-ordered from Futureshop ages ago and on a price error (I think it was $25 or $30) that the CSR said I could keep. Think it might be worth keeping an Amazon order? I do know I would want the NX version so maybe I can ask to get it changed in the future.
Zombie James
Banned
Or they could just randomly drop like FFXV did. Some of the other $80 games I pre-ordered last year dropped to $72 at one point, too.
Even better, nice.
Ghost Dad the Whip
Member
So I add the ones I want into my amazon cart. In this case:
FF15
The Last Guardian CE
Monster Hunter: Gen
Nier
Shin Megami Tensei 4 Apocalypse
and P5 steelbook edition.
Then I wait and see if the prices go down further?
What about next time I make an amazon order, do I remove them from my cart? How does that work exactly?
Of the ones listed in my cart only FF15 shows a rebate (30%)
Sorry but I don't seem to quite understand the system to get the most bang for me' buck.
FF15
The Last Guardian CE
Monster Hunter: Gen
Nier
Shin Megami Tensei 4 Apocalypse
and P5 steelbook edition.
Then I wait and see if the prices go down further?
What about next time I make an amazon order, do I remove them from my cart? How does that work exactly?
Of the ones listed in my cart only FF15 shows a rebate (30%)
Sorry but I don't seem to quite understand the system to get the most bang for me' buck.
ReddishGUI
Member
So nintendo just announced a random mario party game for 3ds.
I'm hoping for more and for amazon to add them...
I'm hoping for more and for amazon to add them...
Zombie James
Banned
Once you place your order, if at any point the price drops for any of the games before they ship, you'll pay the lower price and keep the discount. So if one of your $80 games drops to $70, even for just a day, you'll pay $70 - 20%. You can remove individual games from your order whenever you want and you only get charged when games ship, so there's very little risk in ordering everything you could want now and trim it down later.
Anyone have an idea as to why the discount seems to be missing something?
I ordered:
Dragon Quest Builders
Trails of Cold Steel (PS3/Vita)
Zelda U
Kingdom Hearts 2.8
Pokemon Sun + Moon
World of Final Fantasy
Resident Evil 7
Spiderman
Final Fantasy XII
They all should be qualified for the E3 deal but it ends up being a couple bucks more expensive than what my math says.
739.86 * 0.8 = 591.89, rather than the 611.89 it's showing as the subtotal.
you like RPGs man but no DQ, SMTIV:A?
Zombie James
Banned
Anyone have an idea as to why the discount seems to be missing something?
I ordered:
Dragon Quest Builders
Trails of Cold Steel (PS3/Vita)
Zelda U
Kingdom Hearts 2.8
Pokemon Sun + Moon
World of Final Fantasy
Resident Evil 7
Spiderman
Final Fantasy XII
They all should be qualified for the E3 deal but it ends up being a couple bucks more expensive than what my math says.
739.86 * 0.8 = 591.89, rather than the 611.89 it's showing as the subtotal.
Just checked and mine's off by a few dollars, too. Should be 439.94 before tax but I'm being charged 447.93.
DQ7 + 8 from Best Buy, though I guess with potential price drops I might as well.
I tried SMT for the first time with SMTIV and I didn't find it to my taste
I'm going to be the heathen that skips out on P5.
Hm, strange. I don't know if it's worth worrying over since they price right when shipping the individual games.
I just did a 20 item order, and ended up with $7.90 missing from the discount. So I talked to customer support and he went through every item and said that it seems like they're only doing 19.5% discounts instead of 20%... what. He gave me a $7.90 promotion to make up the difference.
But No Man's Sky does count, disregard what I mentioned earlier.
But No Man's Sky does count, disregard what I mentioned earlier.
Zombie James
Banned
Are they going to fix this themselves or do we all have to talk with support?
doctorcdcs
Member
even though world of final fantasy is part of the 20% promotion, i don't see any discount being applied at checkout. is it because it was already reduced to 59.99 already? there should still be a 20% discount since its part of the sale, right?
He called it a "technical error" and that it would not apply correctly. He mentioned that he passed it on to the promotion and marketing team, but if this has been a thing since it began, it looks like it's there for good.
My concern is that it won't be a 19.5% discount and that any random game will just ship with a broken price or a 10% discount or something.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
You guys weren't kidding about the Amazon multiple orders thing. My account has been presumably banned (I can't login), and they sent me an email requesting banking information, including the address of my main bank and the phone number.
I don't know what that's about, but I'm not feeling this hassle for 20% off. Back to Best Buy and VGP with me.
I don't know what that's about, but I'm not feeling this hassle for 20% off. Back to Best Buy and VGP with me.
Mysterious
Banned
What are the discounts this year at BestBuy and Amazon?
doctorcdcs
Member
how many orders did you make? and is a new account? it might have been flagged for so many orders done in such a short time if the account is new.
I'm just guessing though.
did you read the first post of this thread?
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
Yeah, this was the first time I have made an Amazon account. I had 10 orders, which I cancelled last night and then re-ordered and put into a single order. That might have raised a red flag, but every CSR I've contacted, either online or by phone, has been like talking to a brick wall. Plus, I don't really like how they are asking me personal information in order to just "create an inquiry" - seems strange to me. I'd rather just have my account closed at this point.
lol, not to assume the worst but it would be funny if they just slightly lower the discount and hope people won't notice.
My final order was $759.86, after discounts it's telling me $615.89 which works out to a little under 19% discount. Am I willing to cut out full games from my order over 1%?
My final order was $759.86, after discounts it's telling me $615.89 which works out to a little under 19% discount. Am I willing to cut out full games from my order over 1%?
Yes I am.
N° 2048
Member
Accidental price error to get rid of tons of stock
edit: post below shows it's been like this for a while
doctorcdcs
Member
that's unfortunate. I do think that they're asking for your information because they do need to verify that they are speaking to the actual person, and not someone who hijacked your CC info.
As an alternative, Best Buy is giving back reward zone points if you want to go that route.
Yeah, thats been at that price in their clearance section for a while now. hasn't been in stock online or in store for months though. You can always try to price match it somewhere though! lol
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
That would be a valid reason, and I would typically appreciate that level of security, but it's a real frustrating first experience. You'd think that they'd expect an influx of new members during this time, all who are trying to snag the best deals possible before they disappear.
I'm in the process of switching all my orders over to BB right now. I would have liked to have the discounts applied directly onto my purchased, but seeing as how I regularly buy games from BB anyway, the extra RZ points will still be a nice bonus. Except for the $30 off games, which I'll be getting at Wal-Mart, of course.
xCaptainCanadax
Member
Yeah, having just looked at my order in cart there is definitely something not adding up about the discount. comes about $20 short of what 20% off would be.
Ghost Dad the Whip
Member
nevermind I found my answer
Final tally:
FF15
Nier
SMT4:A
MH:Gen
P5 standard ed.
Total price CAD: 310.34 w/ Prime and discounts.
Final tally:
FF15
Nier
SMT4:A
MH:Gen
P5 standard ed.
Total price CAD: 310.34 w/ Prime and discounts.
Are they not going to put that Batman VR game?
Current tally:
Zero Time Dilemma
KoF XIV
Adr1ft
RE 7
Dishonored 2
Persona 5
KH 2.8
FF7 Remake
Watch Dogs 2
Spiderman
Death Stranding
FFXII Remaster
Agents of Mayhem
DQ Builders
Days Gone
God of War
Prey
From previous years:
KH3
FFXV
Zelda
Horizon Zero Dawn
Nier Automata
World of FF
Star Ocean 5
Also: PSVR
I expect to cancel a whole lot, but price guarantee, etc.
Current tally:
Zero Time Dilemma
KoF XIV
Adr1ft
RE 7
Dishonored 2
Persona 5
KH 2.8
FF7 Remake
Watch Dogs 2
Spiderman
Death Stranding
FFXII Remaster
Agents of Mayhem
DQ Builders
Days Gone
God of War
Prey
From previous years:
KH3
FFXV
Zelda
Horizon Zero Dawn
Nier Automata
World of FF
Star Ocean 5
Also: PSVR
I expect to cancel a whole lot, but price guarantee, etc.
Ame
Member
Amazon had the game, along with a bunch others for the 30% off deal last night. I came back and checked again and it's back to $109. Last night the Legacy edition was $79.
Ame
Member
Yeah, I'm hoping the price goes back to $79. I was to tired last night to do anything and was gonna pre-order a few games today. That bit me in the ass.
I thought this whole E3 deal was suppose to last all of this week.
I'm going to be doing that alot too! Why bother with only 20% off on $80 games when I can wait a couple of months and many of them will be cheaper.
For me the 20% is only for stuff that either won't drop quick (Nintendo games) or won't have a high print run
I will be shocked if Activision does this within the first year of release.
I had this mindset for a long time, but I eventually caved with last year's E3 deals.
Also part of why I didn't pre-order before was because I was worried I wouldn't have the money for it when the order goes through.
That being said, I did eventually cancel about a quarter of my original haul. Not that I had a lot to begin with though.
Crackdown 3 and FFXII both have wrong discounts. I went through all the items individually in my order and found those to be the problematic games, so it seems like discounted games, or those that dropped in price since they went up, have a wrong discount, like the lower price eats away at the discount.
FFXII for example had a 16 dollar discount (79,99*20%) at first, and now that it went down to 69.99, the discount is 6 dollars, so the 10 dollar price drop took away 10 bucks from the discount.
FFXII for example had a 16 dollar discount (79,99*20%) at first, and now that it went down to 69.99, the discount is 6 dollars, so the 10 dollar price drop took away 10 bucks from the discount.
Dead Island 2 as well.
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