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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 3: Pining for the Good Old Days Edition
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chrominance
Member
Try ordering it. Before you complete the order, it'll tell you what the shipping costs and the import duties deposit are, assuming Amazon.com is selling the item and not a third-party seller (in which case, you won't see anything for import duties, which means you might have to pay them on delivery plus the $5 Canada Post customs checking fee). There's no single answer to your question, but consider that a) your credit card company is likely to give you a slightly worse exchange rate just because, b) you'll probably have to pay at least $5 for shipping, and c) the import duties are up in the air if it's a marketplace seller. On the flipside, you won't be paying tax upfront if you go through Amazon.com.
It's 17.50 on chapters... before membership discounts. Just fyi. It's not 23 everywhere else.
which means that after chapter's free shipping, it's actually cheaper than amazon.ca
Big Chungus
Member
How is it garbage?
Pretty much everything. Prices, inventory, customer service, returns, Prime (which at least we have now, but it's quite inferior), etc.
For Vancouverites, I've heard the EB Games at Metrotown is.
Edit: Hearing that Richmond Centre is too.
For sure. It'll likely never reach parity with the American counterpart, but it's slowly getting better as time goes on.
TheCowboyPoet
Member
Amazon.ca will always be in my good books ever since they shipped me a Vita 2 weeks before launch!
Greatest screw up ever.
Given that gamestop in the US is having midnight sales, I still have hope the EBGames here do too.
There's one right near my house, come oooon.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Amazon.ca was godly with the $10 off $40 coupon a few years back. Nowadays it's just okay.
Pokemon event this Friday. Vancouver-GAF meetup?
http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/zQrRwyQ64CILripvxvjSWGhuZNf8Rz7Y?country=CA?=en
Pokemon event this Friday. Vancouver-GAF meetup?
http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/zQrRwyQ64CILripvxvjSWGhuZNf8Rz7Y?country=CA?=en
Might to to the Toronto event. That pokeball case has my inner man-child tossing and turning .
http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/8gBQNDMYXjShz1ngm5hVg5_eRsEWgdrq?country=CA&lang=en
Will it just be a bunch of Pokemon fans or will Nintendo be there too? I would definitely go if Nintendo is going to be there.
Might be interested in this.
It's being run by Nintendo and they're giving away prizes.
HDgaming42
Member
I see your crazy and raise you:
a physical copy of Zelda Windwaker HD Wii U for a mint, original run copy of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.
PM me. (You pay both sets of shipping)
OH AND BY THE WAY MY TWO COPIES OF WINDWAKER HD HAVE SHIPPED GAF!!! THEY'VE SHIPPED! DIDN'T EVERYONE WANT TO KNOW THAT?!!!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh, too bad, my copy of Xenoblade is signed by the staff. I guess I'll just go break it in half now.
HDgaming42
Member
Yah man--no writing or rental stickers. And no pre-order CE/LE bullshit either. I don't want no 1000-run statue crap.
Hero of Legend
Member
I'm a hunter of bargains lol I usually don't buy games until their $20 or lower, saves SO much and I don't mind the wait, usually pays off royally.
Recently I was actually planning on buying Lego City but had trouble finding a cheaper option... THEN magically at the perfect time the SDM $20 deal pops up, heaven. XD
Last game I bought at full price was Xenoblade Chronicles, worth it of course. XD Before that... Kirby's Return to Dreamland and before that Sonic Colors Wii.
Once a year basically LOL, this year will be Sonic Lost World Wii U, already got a $60 trade-in-card at Best Buy loaded and ready. XD Hell does it even count since I traded in $33 worth of games (JD4 Wii U $15 PM:SS $18) for it? XD
Recently I was actually planning on buying Lego City but had trouble finding a cheaper option... THEN magically at the perfect time the SDM $20 deal pops up, heaven. XD
Last game I bought at full price was Xenoblade Chronicles, worth it of course. XD Before that... Kirby's Return to Dreamland and before that Sonic Colors Wii.
Once a year basically LOL, this year will be Sonic Lost World Wii U, already got a $60 trade-in-card at Best Buy loaded and ready. XD Hell does it even count since I traded in $33 worth of games (JD4 Wii U $15 PM:SS $18) for it? XD
Yes these events are being hosted by Nintendo. I don't think there will be XY demo stations except in Toronto, but there will be giveaways and stuff.
edit: beaten with a Quick Ball
Bought this game over the weekend and about 10 hours into it but this game isn't good. I loved Tales of Vesperia but this game isn't clicking with me. Not sure if I'm going to keep playing it or just let it sit in my PS3 collection.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Question about ordering from Best Buy: I seem to have gotten CoDGhost for French version, any idea if it's too late for me to undo that somehow?
That has been my experience with weekend releases and most Canadian retailers, including Futureshop. Sometimes they ship early and you may get it on friday, I did get Pikmin 3 on friday instead of sunday, but I think that is a rare exception.
You'll get it on Tuesday, lol. Yay, Thanksgiving!
Or you might get it on Friday if FS takes pity on us and ships it early.
SniperHunter
Banned
Any chances I will be able to get my hands on a PS4 this year if I didn't pre-order it? I live in Caledon On, but I can search the GTA area for one
Canada Computers has a good selection and often competitive prices. Newegg.ca and Amazon are other options. These I use for small pick ups.
Else, I generally go to shopbot.ca, look for the lowest price for the item I'm buying and proceed to price match with NCIX.
Possible of getting it Friday, but also a slim chance.
Also, we are not in luck, as we won't get it until Tuesday if Friday doesn't work out, as Monday is Thanksgiving.
I still haven't received my Wind Waker HD which released October 4th? I also received Pikmin 3 late, so likely means that we will get it on Tuesday because of Thanksgiving =/,
Does anyone know if we can go to the post office and pick it up if they have it in on Saturday? If not this will suck
There's no way you'll be able to pick it up from the post office till it's been processed at the local delivery centre and sent out for delivery, so I doubt anyone will get Pokemon before Tuesday. I don't imagine FS will send this one out early enough to get it Friday with Nintendo being so paranoid about the street date for it.
I hate Nintendo's new Friday and Saturday release dates even more than Sundays. My Wind Waker got to town Friday morning, got processed for delivery last night, yet it's still not even out for delivery today, so I'm starting to suspect I won't actually get it till tomorrow. Why can't Nintendo just do Tuesday releases like everyone else?
I hate Nintendo's new Friday and Saturday release dates even more than Sundays. My Wind Waker got to town Friday morning, got processed for delivery last night, yet it's still not even out for delivery today, so I'm starting to suspect I won't actually get it till tomorrow. Why can't Nintendo just do Tuesday releases like everyone else?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The surround is only for games IIRC.
As a headset, it works well though.
CloakedPuppet
Member
Gotta say, I'm really glad that I picked most of my wanted games from the Futureshop E3 promo. It's kind of nice just knowing that these games will just trickle in right to my door over the next year or so. I don't even mind the fact that I'm getting them a little late on average. Currently waiting on Windwaker HD and Beyond; Two Souls which are in transit.
I'll definitely be partaking next year if they offer it again.
I'll definitely be partaking next year if they offer it again.
puffyshirt
Banned
Any chances I will be able to get my hands on a PS4 this year if I didn't pre-order it? I live in Caledon On, but I can search the GTA area for one
Of course. Just wait in line at Best Buy or Wal-mart.
No store is going to preorder 100% of their stock, they still want people to be able to buy one.
puffyshirt
Banned
Yup, that one exactly! I feel like I paid a little less, but that's still dirt cheap. For what it needs to do, that product works perfectly.
catpurrcat
Member
Any chances I will be able to get my hands on a PS4 this year if I didn't pre-order it? I live in Caledon On, but I can search the GTA area for one
Try the big box Toy stores, or costco.
DJ_Lae
Member
I ordered one from another seller - $5.20 with free shipping.
Hopefully it works without issue combined with my matrix switch. I suspect the auto-switching might get a bit weird.
Agree completely. Canada's Amazon isn't even a shadow of the U.S. one.
I lived in Canada for a few years and completely agree. I would even import Amazon stuff from the US because it was cheaper even after shipping (or just available, period.)
I had to proxy my Netflix streaming because Canadian Netflix was so lame. Do Canadians just take whatever is spoonfed and not complain?
I had to proxy my Netflix streaming because Canadian Netflix was so lame. Do Canadians just take whatever is spoonfed and not complain?
Oh. Thanks for this one. I'm also looking for this. I ordered the cheapest one and estimated delivery is Nov 1 to 20. (Guess can't complain with free shipping) :lol
call them.
puffyshirt
Banned
Mostly haha. It's not really a matter of complaining. The Netflix thing has to do more with contracts and distribution rights than just shafting Canadians. And Amazon especially, it makes sense that it's inferior. Amazon as a company would cost a metric shit ton of money to run, and Canada has a fraction of the population spanning a larger area than the US. So even if it was the same as US Amazon, it would crumble because not nearly as many people would use it.
As a Canadian, I feel more shafted by things like shitty ripoff options for internet and cell phone plans compared to other countries than I do about a smaller selection at Amazon.
As someone who moved here from Europe a few years ago it's insane how many things you guys get the shaft on.
Cell phone charges (mind-bogglingly expensive)
Flight tickets
Even staples like chicken and milk are ridic
Still love the place, though
Finally a solution to the woes of Canadian consumers!
Exactly. It pisses me off to no end how ridiculous Internet and cellphone plans are compared to other developed countries.