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Canada E3 Deals Thread 2016 |OT| 25x times better than last year!
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The Elite
BOSS
Interesting.
Only 20% this time? Dammit.
I do have a Prime trial I can use this time. It feels like their free shipping has been gradually getting worse and worse. UC4 was a week late, SF5 was almost TWO weeks late, Guilty Gear is only just now shipping. A year or two ago my games were showing up day 1.
But yeah the price matching is why I'm sticking with Amazon despite all that. The dollar has been creeping back up a bit, and even aside from that I've gotten some huge deals like the Xenoblade X price error.
I do have a Prime trial I can use this time. It feels like their free shipping has been gradually getting worse and worse. UC4 was a week late, SF5 was almost TWO weeks late, Guilty Gear is only just now shipping. A year or two ago my games were showing up day 1.
But yeah the price matching is why I'm sticking with Amazon despite all that. The dollar has been creeping back up a bit, and even aside from that I've gotten some huge deals like the Xenoblade X price error.
Just place one big order towards they end.
The Elite
BOSS
Still wouldn't risk it, as it does say they have the right to cancel your orders if you don't follow their "rules"
BigJonsson
Member
I think it's more if you give them a reason to look at your account and they need a reason to cancel your orders........like if you live chat multiple CSRs asking for more discounts
UberTag
Member
This is a worthwhile suggestion for next week's E3 announcements.
Not so much for the titles on offer right now which lack that Canuck buck recovery window.
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah, that is a really big concern. I will be sticking to one order at the end of the week.
ElephantShell
Banned
Final Fantasy XV for $50 is a good deal. Plus the 20% off on cheaper games might make me buy (RE4 on PS4 for example: $24.99 + 20% off)
names2hard4you
Member
So let me get this clear:
I pre-order each game individually and got the 20% placed on each game. I have 17 items. Will only 1 of those 17 get the discount? (ie. First item that is shipped)
I pre-order each game individually and got the 20% placed on each game. I have 17 items. Will only 1 of those 17 get the discount? (ie. First item that is shipped)
Nope, the discount will be divided among the items and calculated per item.
You'll see the discount in bulk in your order, but every time an item ships, that item itself will have 20% taken off its price.
The Elite
BOSS
We don't know how things will play out. That's why it is best to just make one big order on Wednesday/Thursday.
ReddishGUI
Member
Let's fill that cart for now...
names2hard4you
Member
But as of now I have the orders placed individually. So you're telling me I can only have 1 big order?
Ah gotcha. My thing with having one big order is that every time, if something from it gets shipped and I want to cancel after, it's a whole conundrum. I wanted to avoid that by having each order separate.
that pic in the op is too good.
here's my kill list for this year, and I don't even know if some of these go up for pre-order:
RE2make
Pokemon Sun
And that's really it off the top of my head. Already have Yooka Laylee and Zelda pre-ordered.
as the e3 deals die, so too does my interest in video games as a whole. not spending $80 on this horse shit.
here's my kill list for this year, and I don't even know if some of these go up for pre-order:
RE2make
Pokemon Sun
And that's really it off the top of my head. Already have Yooka Laylee and Zelda pre-ordered.
as the e3 deals die, so too does my interest in video games as a whole. not spending $80 on this horse shit.
I think I'm going to have to cut things back this year at only 20%. Almost doesn't seem worth it, especially if it's something that will just end up in the backlog.
I still have games from last year that I foolishly kept and haven't even had time for. At 30% maybe that's not as much of a problem
but 20%? Makes it hard to justify. Guess I will just see how things play out the next few days, just make one order and then cancel as release dates come up.
RIP in peace Canada E3 deals.
I still have games from last year that I foolishly kept and haven't even had time for. At 30% maybe that's not as much of a problem
OK it still is
RIP in peace Canada E3 deals.
ThirstyFly
Member
The deal isn't active now, right? I ordered Battlefield because I wanted to make sure I got it for $50 and I'm not seeing any discount applied.
Hopefully they don't add it to BF, I don't want to waste it on just one cheap game. I'll be doing a bit order later along with you guys.
Hopefully they don't add it to BF, I don't want to waste it on just one cheap game. I'll be doing a bit order later along with you guys.
yes do it!!!
names2hard4you
Member
But it did, you got it $30 cheaper. Game was $79.99
This.
- price drops
- price errors
- CDN dollar rising
etc.
A lot of things can happen before release.
UberTag
Member
Amazon is ensuring your hands are pretty much tied until late next week.
And that's, of course, assuming they don't have pre-orders magically run out of stock DURING E3 so you can't add them later (which has happened before).
Have fun with that!
The Elite
BOSS
You should be able to cancel individual orders form the single large order without issue or penalty.
There is no minimum amount of games you need to have in the order AFAIK.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
Mannn I just read that term that you can only have one order per account after preordering a bunch of shit individually.
Guys I wouldn't make multiple orders right now for the 20% off promotion. While amazon may let you make them right now. They can randomly cancel it later.
Like PSVR for instance. I ordered one my for my self, and one for my brother. Had 2 separate orders, with 2 different addresses, but the same account/credit card. It was limit 1 per customer. One of the orders got cancelled a week later and I got an email from amazon for that.
Like PSVR for instance. I ordered one my for my self, and one for my brother. Had 2 separate orders, with 2 different addresses, but the same account/credit card. It was limit 1 per customer. One of the orders got cancelled a week later and I got an email from amazon for that.
ThirstyFly
Member
That's Amazon price matching Walmart, not the E3 20% discount.
The Elite
BOSS
You can cancel them all or just take your chances. It could be we're interpreting it wrong, though I don't think there is any other way to interpret it.
The system seems to let you make multiple orders right now but we don't know if there will be a penalty down the line. I think it's safe to assume there will be.
LOL
I mean, it is the better amount back in the long run but you have to wait and deal with going into the store with a bunch of coupons.
I think I am just going to take the 20% upfront.
names2hard4you
Member
Yeaaah maybe I'm getting it confused with the shipping address, my bad. I moved recently, and the system just wouldn't allow me to do it. Had to call in, and they had to do it manually. Doing it also for some reason changed the shipping speed to the most tardy one, even though I am Prime. They weren't able to change that, and the most they could do was attach a note to every single one of my orders requesting "priority shipping", which of course doesn't guarantee nothing in my eyes.
Haha, nice.
TimeEffect
Member
Yeahhhh! Price matched Until Dawn with Best Buy for a grand total of $22.00
They really arent supposed to because the Amazon price is a temp sale and doesnt include shipping.
I was so nervous that I pulled out my credit card early from the machine and she had to do it again. Then, she had to get a password bypass by someone slightly higher up. I'm surprised she couldn't smell the fear on me. I thought I'd be exposed.
No way they'd match the $50 Battlefield 1 price, right? Lol
They really arent supposed to because the Amazon price is a temp sale and doesnt include shipping.
I was so nervous that I pulled out my credit card early from the machine and she had to do it again. Then, she had to get a password bypass by someone slightly higher up. I'm surprised she couldn't smell the fear on me. I thought I'd be exposed.
No way they'd match the $50 Battlefield 1 price, right? Lol
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah, I had a similar issue with one of my orders. You're right it could turn into a big pain in the ass. I lost my prime shipping on one of my orders and they wouldn't give it to me back despite having Prime.
There's no minimum amount of games to order now, so you can cancel without issue, even after a game has shipped
names2hard4you
Member
And it's not just shipping. It's also credit cards. Good luck with those early 2017 games if your credit card is expiring this year. It's the exact same problem.
Yeah I've rectified that on my earlier post to DoctorWho. I was misremembering the issue.
UberTag
Member
I can't even begin to wrap my head around the lunacy that is an online pre-order discount promotion that you can only cash in on by going to a physical brick and mortar retail location.
LifeBrandRobot
Member
The steel book version of Persona 5 doesn't get the discount, c'mon noww.
Yeaaaa I know but I just wasted a bunch of time preordering, repreordering and cancelling a bunch of older orders.
Yeaaaa I know but I just wasted a bunch of time preordering, repreordering and cancelling a bunch of older orders.
vincenth69
Member
Already made a first order.. I guess I'll make another one next week and cancel this one at that point.
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