Try Newegg, Canada Computers and NCIX. The latter two have some retail locations.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 2
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Try Newegg, Canada Computers and NCIX. The latter two have some retail locations.
best buy never breaks streetdate, in my experience.
Weelll, in this case it's not technically the street date, as the game was supposed to release today, but retailers expected their copies to arrive by Wednesday. Just depends whether the store in question will be knowledgeable about this.
Not best buy of course, but Future Shop always sends me games at the very latest by the Friday before release date. So I always get them Monday. My 3DS MH3U is waiting in my mailbox right now.
I live in Northern Ontario so maybe they figure they need to send things early.
Can anyone recommend a shop in the GTA to buy a TV? I assume I should avoid big box stores like the plague when it comes to actually buying whichever display I decide on.
Recommendations are welcome, with the understanding that plasma is simply not an option. Will be at least attempting to hook the PC up to it for dat comfy couch gaming experience.
Recommendations are welcome, with the understanding that plasma is simply not an option. Will be at least attempting to hook the PC up to it for dat comfy couch gaming experience.
Right now I'm looking at the Sony KDL55HS850. Not sure why you're avoiding BB or FS though. Never had an issue with them when I tell them what I want.
not exactly a gaming deal but :
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=79594&vpn=367922U&manufacture=Lenovo
lenovo 10.1 tablet with windows 8 for 4.20 $
price error, but still ordered one to see if they ship it or not
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=79594&vpn=367922U&manufacture=Lenovo
lenovo 10.1 tablet with windows 8 for 4.20 $
price error, but still ordered one to see if they ship it or not
not exactly a gaming deal but :
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=79594&vpn=367922U&manufacture=Lenovo
lenovo 10.1 tablet with windows 8 for 4.20 $
price error, but still ordered one to see if they ship it or not
Funny but there's no way. Hell a while ago they had a fairly tame pricing error on some random Sony headset, but RFD dogpiled it and they cancelled my order.
You are likely to find the best price at FS or BB because they sell more TV's than anyone else and can get them for cheaper.
However, Amazon is worth a look too, and they will ship to you for free if that matters at all. I think FS & BB have a $50-$60 scheduled delivery when you buy a television from them. Not 100% sure though.
Mine's out for delivery too!
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Hope I'll be able to get it at my local FS tonight. Their website still shows that they'll only sell it on the 20th. This launch is a mess, like the Fire Emblem Awakening one. I wonder what's going on with Nintendo...
Hobbestetrician
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Well then why does my order still say the 20th?! I want it now!
Looks like Canada Post or FedEx. I actually ordered something last Friday and it is processing, so I should know what is shipping through soon.videogamesplus.ca said:
It also says you can do FedEx overnight shipping too btw.
Kuro Madoushi
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If you do go bb or fs, haggle like crazy and don't take the insurance no matter what. Also an FYI that their commission is like 50 to 100% on those 'exclusive' TVs they have so don't feel bad giving it to them.
A 2000 dollar TV is like 900 for them.
Thanks for the replies, brosephs. I actually figured there'd be some obscure shops out there willing to cut a deal if I paid "straight-cash, homey" style. I wish I could find a stand-out "dumb" TV without 3D features, but those don't seem to be on the market anymore.
Looking at this baby:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=94bce80bae02edb077832d08dcdb95d3en02
Maybe I can find a place willing to do $1800 all-in...
I know not to take warranty/insurance, but I didn't know haggling was at all possible. I've heard that they offer discounts on warrantys or throw-ins if you purchase one, but I've never heard of them taking anything off the advertised price unless it's a floor model.
WalMart and TRU at Dufferin Mall both had copies of LEGO City out. No MonHan to be seen.
Also an odd thing of note; Looks like TRU is clearing out their Pokemon toys. At the Dufferin Mall location, it's basically been reduced to small end cap with clearance sign over it.
Kuro Madoushi
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It is to a degree. I mean, don't expect a massive discount; what they like to do is give you fluff like accessories instead. Dem Monster Cables at those monster mark ups...
Still you could probably ding a few hundred off if you compare and quote and do your homework.
Tempting...
Did it have a club nintendo?
A few hundred sounds like a massive discount to me. I always thought the margin on TVs was very low (single digit percentages for most). At any rate, I'll try looking around. There really aren't any huge competitors to Best Buy/FS here in Canadia. Thanks for the advice.
The Main Event
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Just picked up Lego City Undercover as well at my local FS. Looks like it has officially launched here.
Not so much. They basically had nothing left. Some stuffed Woobats and ugly looking Pokemon+ball toys. Better off heading to Silver Snail, they were having a 30-50% off sale for everything in the store (Pokemon toys would hit the 30% mark).
Kuro Madoushi
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How many poke toys do you even have... -_-
Surprisingly few, although I wish I had a Tepig plushie. Mario toys on the other hand..
CuthbertAllgoodz
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I got so pissed that I did not have one in Castlevania 2 weeks ago that I did not open this one yet, I have to study for some Japanese exam and I don't want to be mad! =/
Tepig vs. the Snivy Squad!
A friend got me that Tepig from a Pokemon Center in Tokyo
I see. I remember that there's someone who mentioned that it don't have any code inside. I was thinking if your copy also don't have one.
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Wasn't there at my FS (Montreal). Argh.
CuthbertAllgoodz
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Opened it, there is one. It was in the booklet, or between the French and English booklets, kinda dropped from something.
Well, 250$ gives you 50 000 points in 20x event, which is the amount it takes to get a 85$ card. Or 100$ if you wait for a redemption event to redeem your points. That's what I did when I got a PS3 for 250$.
I don't remember how much a 3DS costs at shoppers, but let's say its 180$. That'd give you 36 000 points, just short of 38 000, which gives you 60$.
Someone at CAG (in Quebec) reporting some really good clearance prices at Staples. Sticker Star for $13 being the clear stand out.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340269
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=340269
Unfortunately, you just missed the 3DSXL for 179.99 st SDM. Even the Mario Kart bundle was 180.00.
I still think it is worth it though for the 20x points if one of those days come up soon.
Anyone know if Future Shop/Best Buy got these cables in store usually ? There's no info so not sure what to make of that. I want to get one for my external hard drive to use with my Wii U but they won't ship to Québec.
Onion_Relish
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For those interested, finally got word about Sony zl's coming to Bell. Now I just need to see which batch of screens we got. ..
kitschykitty
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So I sold TV's at Best Buy over the summer when I was home from university and I can tell you what I learned, so first off on a 55 inch tv the markup isn't as huge as some people believe, sometimes it's like $30 (mostly on sony TVs, the ones I sold always had no markup or tvs that have been out for a bit and the price has been lowered over time) and on the higher end it can be $500 max (on the highest end 55 inch tv we sold), 80% of the time it's $100-$200. Samsung 55inch smart tvs are decent and have a $200 markup typically.
My store would not give a discount if all you were buying were products and since the staff is non-commission it doesn't really make a difference to the staff if you say you'll only buy if you can get a deal but it also means that they're willing to discount more since it won't effect their paycheque. Realistically you'll only get a discount from best buy if you were going to buy the service plan, or were looking to get something done with geek squad (we sometimes just throw geek squad services in for free if the tv had a decent markup and we needed to bring more geek squad business in), otherwise with just products you have a 1% chance of geting a cable thrown in at most.
If you were getting a service and you wanted a discount, ask for it upfront and make a lowball offer, the more products you are buying the larger discount you could get on services.
Kuro Madoushi
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Opposite of what my cousin said who worked for future shop. He was the one who told me about the mark ups. though he did specify that those were for 'exclusive' TVs. And the two TVs I did buy, they sure didn't mind discounting but still bumped the price up for delivery and insurance and stupid cables and nonsense. So, a 2000 TV still cost me something like 1800 but with the stupid insurance 200 and cables 100 added in.
Still, you can always haggle or wait for a sale.
Also brought up one time where he sold TVs to a school district and the commission on that was insane.
Dude made 50 k selling TVs...and he admitted he wasn't even good at it.
anon_mastermind
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There were a few copies of Lego City Undercover at Pharmaprix (Shopper's), might want to check there.
Face it Tiger..
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Assuming it's $199.99, you'd get 39,800 points. You'd probably be better off buying the Wii U on a 20x day as well though, so that you can earn points on the portion you spend after the redemption. (But in that case I'd probably buy the Wii U first to get 69800 points, and then redeem 50,000 to get $85 off the XL while earning back 22800 points on the XL at the same time, and then use the remaining points to redeem for a $60 game at same point.)
firehawk12
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Even though they're the same company, for whatever reason FS is still commission based while they claim that BB is not commission based.
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