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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 3: Pining for the Good Old Days Edition
- Thread starter Firestorm
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Getting rid of the CRTC wouldn't solve any problems, in fact, It'd probably add a lot of problems. If you get rid of the CRTC, you better also get rid of foreign ownership laws, because otherwise as customers we'd be even worse off.
YES! Watch Rectify. I had a prison TV week back in July when I watched Rectify and Orange and thought they were both amazing.
DJ_Lae
Member
Amazon.ca is worse than .com, but it's a lot better than it was a couple of years back. Occasionally you get items that are cheaper than on the US site, though obviously that's more than balanced out by the frequent sales and lower prices down there.
In the past year I've ordered a breadmaker, deep fryer, and a few other items that were slightly to significantly cheaper than .com.
Their customer service has been incredibly helpful in my experience, too. In comparison Future Shop is mostly mediocre and my few dealings with EB Games support staff over the phone have been horrible (it all seems to go to a US switchboard and they have little to no knowledge of the Canadian side).
In the past year I've ordered a breadmaker, deep fryer, and a few other items that were slightly to significantly cheaper than .com.
Their customer service has been incredibly helpful in my experience, too. In comparison Future Shop is mostly mediocre and my few dealings with EB Games support staff over the phone have been horrible (it all seems to go to a US switchboard and they have little to no knowledge of the Canadian side).
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Unless I'm missing something, Chapters free shipping is for orders over $25, the same as amazon.ca.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
The member price is $16.60, so amazon.ca price is still technically cheaper unless there's other membership perks I'm not aware of besides the points system.
We don't have to get rid of it, but it's still bullshit. Lots of room for improvement and more pro-consumer policies.
that was yesterday, there was a free shipping with no minimum charge promotion.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Gotcha, thanks.
Big Chungus
Member
Anyone know if Dragons Crown (PS3) has a $15 TIV at Ebgames?
HDgaming42
Member
Canadians do plenty of complaining, but that's where it ends. Trying to get anyone out of their house to protest something (at least here in Oil Country) or to even write a letter is like pulling teeth.
Like somehow bitching at Tim Hortons every morning about the same thing(s) is going to change the world.
OH AND MY GAMES ARRIVED IN THE MAIL OMGWTFBBQ!!!
Just posting to say that Metrotown Midnight Release is confirmed. Shit, I might go.
Nope, free shipping. I ordered it this weekend, no shipping cost for me.
burnaby bc for what it's worth.SniperHunter
Banned
Will do thnx
Tiv.ca says $0? :lol
For Chapters, you can ship to store for free or return items shipped back to the store to get free shipping. I'm not in a huge rush for the X/Y guide so I did ship-to-store last month, was too lazy to reorder when they had free ship.
walking fiend
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I used to think the same after coming here from Germany, but then I found out that the distance between the place I live, Saskatoon, to Toronto is more than the distance between London and Moscow; and then there are two provinces to the left of where I live, and one to the right of Ontario; that's the distance the networks and flights should cover.
First, try getting a normal Wii; red box SUCKS big time. If you are an edge member, you can get 10% of the refurbished systems at GS, normal will be $81 and red $72.
Yea just got my wind waker about 2 hours ago might have to buy a copy and return the one i get from fs
OH wow really? Is it a durability issue or functionality? I may just go to Kijiji or Craigslist then.
truestatic
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walking fiend
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AlphaTwo00
Member
Also, no web access, no way to download any Wii VC/Wii Downloadables, and no Component support.
Yeah, that was a month ago. They did a bunch of research, and then concluded that Canada wasn't worth the hassle.
Now we're waiting for someone else to miraculously decide to invest in Wind/Mobilicity, and if they don't... well... Mobilicity is already in bankruptcy proceedings (with Telus circling like a vulture), and once Wind falls down too, the big three will most likely drop their low-budget alternatives like Fido and Koodo.
canadian crowe
Member
So I just pre-ordered a PS4 today at EB Games. What are the odds I get one before Christmas?
Did you ask them if you're guaranteed one for launch? Could have sworn that any pre-order at EB Games was a guaranteed launch unit, but I guess it's never a 100% certainty because launch days are apparently chaotic.
canadian crowe
Member
I'm definitely not guaranteed for launch. They said around Christmas, but if Sony is replenishing weekly, I'm hoping it's earlier.
Apparently the Vaughan Mills EB has 350 day one pre-orders to fill.
I overheard one guy preordering one when he was buying GTA5.
Some stores are still doing preorder lists, it's just that keep track of who ordered first.
So it's basically you can preorder, but you'll have to wait until everyone before you has got one.\
it's also in phases, so my store apparently is getting 30 in the first phase, then a different amount for second phase, another amount for third phase, etc.
Ah, I see. Well, as long as it works out for everyone who pre-ordered a console in their respective phase, but it sounds relatively complicated and potentially messy.
Our beer selection sucks too. But my American wife won't return because her asshat country can't manage to take care of their less fortunate citizens. Strangely enough, she runs her own business but could never afford the taxes and healthcare there. Get your shit straight America.
Hahah, I don't know why I misread your post as "get rid of the CRTC". Of course I wouldn't mind a more pro-consumer policies, but it's a difficult position to balance, and I look forward to seeing more of what the new head is going to do.
I do kinda wish they blocked the bell-astral deal.
In other (shipping) news, I didn't get any email from Future Shop about shipping Beyond: Two Souls, which sucks. Future Shop shipping is bipolar for me. As I posted a few weeks ago, I received NHL 14 on the Friday of release week (shipping notice: Monday), but I then received GTAV on release day (shipping notice: Sunday. I avoided posting about it because of the earlier shipping talk backlash in the thread haha). I don't understand how it can be so drastically different month to month/week to week.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Futureshop has a one day sale on the pink 3DS for $100 or $30 if you trade in 2 eligible titles. Also, a lot of 3DS games on sale but most of them seem to be $5 off.
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/category/nintendo-3ds/nintendo_3ds.aspx?path=fb36bb7d07f24767555ab3be7f6a26a6en01
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/category/nintendo-3ds/nintendo_3ds.aspx?path=fb36bb7d07f24767555ab3be7f6a26a6en01
dancrane212
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Hmm Star Fox 64 3D is on for $20, may end up picking that up.
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...spx?path=013234a4f1b018a3aeb8071c69704331en02
Ugh tempting. Bah, I'll just get an XL whenever instead.
Lol 34.99 Soul Hackers. That should be 24.99 since Atlus dropped the price to 29.99. Haha
Forgetting about Atlantic Canada? Yeah, you fit in with the rest of Canada just fine.
Blue Submarine No. 6
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You have an arguement for flight costs - long distances and fewer passengers mean higher prices, and that should be expected. But for cell phone costs? You have to remember that the telecommunications infrastructures that these companies own were put in place with huge government subsidies. They got all kinds of benefits from public funds when they installed these systems and now they charge us more than just about anywhere else in the world to use them. Cell phone pricing in Canada is fucking larcenous. Period.
PS - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island say "Hi!"
This is honestly perplexing:
I had these two copies of Wind Waker ordered (thanks to them converting Zelda U). Emailed FS last Monday (Sep 30) to have them cancel one of the pair.
So on Wednesday or Thursday this appeared on my order status, which was natural. And then on Friday I received my copy of Wind Waker from FS in the mail. But... I never received a shipping notification, nor has a link to my invoice ever appeared on the order page. In fact, checking my credit card balance online, 6 days after the card was apparently charged, there are still no charges made by FS. I don't know what's happening. If my cc statement still doesn't indicate a $45 charge before the end of the week, looks like I just got a free copy of Wind Waker.
I had these two copies of Wind Waker ordered (thanks to them converting Zelda U). Emailed FS last Monday (Sep 30) to have them cancel one of the pair.
So on Wednesday or Thursday this appeared on my order status, which was natural. And then on Friday I received my copy of Wind Waker from FS in the mail. But... I never received a shipping notification, nor has a link to my invoice ever appeared on the order page. In fact, checking my credit card balance online, 6 days after the card was apparently charged, there are still no charges made by FS. I don't know what's happening. If my cc statement still doesn't indicate a $45 charge before the end of the week, looks like I just got a free copy of Wind Waker.
HDgaming42
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Lone_Prodigy
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This is honestly perplexing:
I had these two copies of Wind Waker ordered (thanks to them converting Zelda U). Emailed FS last Monday (Sep 30) to have them cancel one of the pair.
So on Wednesday or Thursday this appeared on my order status, which was natural. And then on Friday I received my copy of Wind Waker from FS in the mail. But... I never received a shipping notification, nor has a link to my invoice ever appeared on the order page. In fact, checking my credit card balance online, 6 days after the card was apparently charged, there are still no charges made by FS. I don't know what's happening. If my cc statement still doesn't indicate a $45 charge before the end of the week, looks like I just got a free copy of Wind Waker.
Oh they'll charge you eventually. I thought I got a free Borderlands 2 last year only to get charged later.
No.
I just hope they get on with it, because I need that invoice if I'm gonna return it. I ordered the LE from EB so that was my original plan. :|
DJ_Lae
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In my quest to find some $19.99 WiiU games at Shoppers, I ran across a handful of black Wiis (the NSMB bundle) dropped to $99.99.
As mentioned, the red Wii is pretty awful. I think that black edition is already the once gimped Wii (no Gamecube support) but it at least has Wi-Fi if someone wanted to use it for Netflix or something. Plus, you know, slot loading drive and all that.
Hero of Legend
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Capcom's store has MH3U Wii U for $20 with a free Wii CCPro controller:
http://shop.capcom.com/store/capcom...=UlRGvwrR-gAAABrOjEYAAABE&rests=1381254847124
Any chance I can price match at FS or BB?
http://shop.capcom.com/store/capcom...=UlRGvwrR-gAAABrOjEYAAABE&rests=1381254847124
Any chance I can price match at FS or BB?