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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 2
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Does anyone know if Walmart accept returns without receipt? I have a brand new game that I purchased 3 weeks ago. I lost the receipt but I have a credit card statement that show I paid the sales amount during that time. I wonder if they can find the receipt in their system with that?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
They used to take returns without a receipt and offer refunds via a gift card or some form of store credit, but I have no idea if they do that anymore.
Yea, but I thought that was a for the US Walmart.
DJ_Lae
Member
Somehow I felt compelled to read most of that thread.
I feel all the dirtier for it. RFD. Ugh.
Only section of the site I check is for Game Deals. Otherwise it's a sty.
I actually read all that. My fucking brain, man.
Rule of thumb is you get store credit for returns without a receipt, if that item is stocked in that store. I second the bank statement suggestion, if anything.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I've done the gift card thing before on some shirts or something. If you don't need the cash, or if the price of the item hasn't dropped, that's an option.
Also, RFD. lol
Best Buy was able to (after a lot of trouble due to some sales staff not knowing how) pull up my receipt with credit card number + exact day of purchase so I assume Wal-Mart can too. Check your credit card statement if you can't remember exact date.
And I have done no receipt returns before without problem. Just have an ID on hand.
I just went and did the buy 4 Cadbury Dairy Milk 100 gm chocolate bars to get 8000 bonus optimum points at Shoppers for $8. You get 8080 points total, so it's effectively a 101x, lol. I got there 5 minutes after it opened, but no one was there trying to clear out the store, surprisingly, and the register hadn't even been activated for the day yet. Anyway, it's a good way to get points if you're just short for doing a redemption this weekend or want to save points for Mega redemption.
Can't for the life of me find this in their Ottawa flyer.
They should have 2/$4 advertised on the last page of the flyer. Also, on their website, they advertise that if you buy 4 you get 8000 bonus points.
http://50.shoppersdrugmart.ca/en/in-store-specials/food/
http://50.shoppersdrugmart.ca/en/in-store-specials/food/
radiantdreamer
Member
oh so it's receive points? Not spend points? That sounds really good! I might have to buy a dozen chocolate bars. I love chocolate.
whoa, what the heck. This sounds amazing.
I'm guessing it's one 8000 point bonus per member, right? I'll probably go with my parents so we can each get 8000. Then just transfer all the points to a single card. 24000 points for $24, hard to bloody say no to that O_O
My mom wants to buy Dairy Milk to give to my grandma anyway, so this really works out.
So, I went to Future Shop to do the NHL 13 trade-in promo, and they said they couldn't do the trade-in until the game's release date.
Manager's decision, the employee said. I'm annoyed only because I was rushing to get to them before I went to work. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
Manager's decision, the employee said. I'm annoyed only because I was rushing to get to them before I went to work. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
DyslexicAlucard
Member
I don't understand this mentality. Why should SDM cancel their card? They put out a promo that is obviously exploitable, and someone exploited it. All they needed to do is limit it to one-per-customer or something. This isn't rocket science.
I wouldn't run around to a bunch of SDM or anything--Hell, I don't even have a SDM card--but I fail to see under what grounds they would cancel his/her card. Hell, I've exploited things before, like Rogers when had a Trade 2, Pre-order Starcraft 2 Free promo while having 2 of the eligible games on sale for $20 each. I would be pretty pissed if my Rogers membership was cancelled because of their own incompetence.
IIRC, the trade-in promos have always been on the day of release and the next few days after release.
You do the exchange right there, which means beforehand you have to pick up a copy of the game that's already there and bring it to the Customer Service or what have you.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
You can't trade for a game until it's been released. It's dumb because you only get 3 days to do it (Tues-Thurs) but that's how they've always done it.
Actually, the Shoppers policy is that you can't earn points if you pay for something with a redemption and that points can be revoked if awarded in error, so they can easily just take the points away if they want to, and then this person has wasted their $220 redemption on overpriced chocolate, lol. I'm surprised the store let them get away with buying that many chocolate bars, as there's usually a limit of 4 when anything is on sale at Shoppers: it's so unfair to other customers to let someone hoard all the sale items like that.
Mike Works
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Question: can you trade in 2 of the same game for that deal? I have 2 copies of NHL 12.
Are they different consoles? I don't think they take duplicates
What the heck... I feel like I'm missing out by not having a shoppers card, should I just randomly sign up for one and get points? I see a lot of people using it to buy games/systems now.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Haha, RFD is awesome. This is a pretty stupidly insane deal though, assuming you want all that chocolate. lol
I went to two different Shoppers just now and most of the Dairy Milk was gone. Between the two of them, did manage to get 12 bars, which was what I wanted anyway.
At the first Shoppers, the cashier told me someone came in this morning and bought "over 100 bars"
Wonder if it was the same dude from RFD ;(
Also is anyone having trouble accessing their Optimum account online? Page just won't load ;-;
At the first Shoppers, the cashier told me someone came in this morning and bought "over 100 bars"
Wonder if it was the same dude from RFD ;(
Also is anyone having trouble accessing their Optimum account online? Page just won't load ;-;
Why not? It's free to join and it will be nice to have that option when the time comes assuming you have points by then. If not, at least you will be accumulating points when opportunities like this pop up.
I also bought 12 bars of chocolate just to see my points total climb above 7xxxx which was where I was at for probably over a year. Thanks!
Ah okay. Guess I'll just make my way there early on Saturday.
Nope. Not even if they're for different consoles.
The Elite
BOSS
The trade in deals have always been like that. Every store I go to says you have to wait until release.
Tuesday.
Do points expire?
I bought 20. Felt bad, but I'll hand some of the chocolate out and cleanse myself with generosity.
Seems like if you don't use your card for a year, your account balance can be set to zero.
From Shoppers
criesofthepast
Member
Anyone please have a telus webstore login? I would really appreciate or lead me somewhere I can get one?
Edit: got one thanks.
Edit: got one thanks.
Also, if you die, so make sure your loved ones know to try to redeem the points on the card rather than informing Shoppers you're dead, lol.
Hero of Legend
Member
Just got back from Shoppers. 
First place I bought 12 bars, got 24,000 points on top of the 4,900 I had.
Got Mario Party 9 with them, then I refunded the bars without a hitch.
Then went to my local Shoppers where I usually go from home, did it again, this time got Mario Sports Mix.
And this time, when I was refunding the bars, the manager had to come because the cash wasn't working, and when I did my debit card, he wasn't quick enough to do the Optimum point refund for them (he only said something after I put in my PIN number...), so he goes and says he'll call the Optimum company, I told him that I only have like 4,900 points left, he says that it's just likely they'll take away the remaining points, it doesn't sound like I'm trouble.
First place I bought 12 bars, got 24,000 points on top of the 4,900 I had.
Got Mario Party 9 with them, then I refunded the bars without a hitch.
Then went to my local Shoppers where I usually go from home, did it again, this time got Mario Sports Mix.
And this time, when I was refunding the bars, the manager had to come because the cash wasn't working, and when I did my debit card, he wasn't quick enough to do the Optimum point refund for them (he only said something after I put in my PIN number...), so he goes and says he'll call the Optimum company, I told him that I only have like 4,900 points left, he says that it's just likely they'll take away the remaining points, it doesn't sound like I'm trouble.
The Elite
BOSS
Just got back from Shoppers.
First place I bought 12 bars, got 24,000 points on top of the 4,900 I had.
Got Mario Party 9 with them, then I refunded the bars without a hitch.
Then went to my local Shoppers where I usually go from home, did it again, this time got Mario Sports Mix.
And this time, when I was refunding the bars, the manager had to come because the cash wasn't working, and when I did my debit card, he wasn't quick enough to do the Optimum point refund for them (he only said something after I put in my PIN number...), so he goes and days he'll call the Optimum company, I told him that I only have like 4,900 points left, he says that it's just likely they'll take away said points, doesn't sound like I'm trouble.
What?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'm surprised that you don't forfeit the points after you refund them.
Also, I don't think I am shameless enough to work the system so blatantly like that. But I guess that's what you do when you're extreme couponing. lol
Hero of Legend
Member
At least I'm not hoarding the bars, so others can buy them as well.
I mean WTF were they thinking? 8000 points for four bars for $8 total?!
I mean WTF were they thinking? 8000 points for four bars for $8 total?!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I suppose so. lolAt least I'm not hoarding the bars, so others can buy them as well.
I mean WTF were they thinking? 8000 points for four bars for $8 total?!
They didn't care that you were buying them and then immediately returning them?
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