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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 3: Pining for the Good Old Days Edition
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I remember hearing stock won't stabilize until February, possibly March. Sony's keeping demand up by shipping in small quantities I think.
CloakedPuppet
Member
With the dollar tanking as it is, I wouldn't be surprised to see games going back up to 70 dollars like they were a few years ago. If this is the case, I'm extra glad I was able to get my shopping for this year done via the E3 deal at Futureshop last summer!
I'm hoping Future Shop has some online deals coming soon. I'd prefer to pre-order Bayonetta 2 at a discount.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Madden 2015 for $70 confirmed. Because EA.
You have to contact them and depending on the CSR, they may not adjust it for you anyway. I've never had luck with them adjusting.
puffyshirt
Banned
A few of us here had that happen with Wind Waker HD, and possibly others. They probably won't do anything for you, since you're still getting the game at less than retail.
puffyshirt
Banned
I'm sure somewhere in the fine print they covered their asses should something like that happen. Try your luck though.
yeah, that's how it works. it's pretty lame, but you're still getting a discount. the promotion was for 33% off the listed price. you are locked in at the price on your order unless the retail price turns out to be less than the discounted price.
i was pretty annoyed when i preordered sly cooper 4 at $40 (listed price was $60) but the msrp dropped to $40 at release. there was no deal whatsoever.
I guess that's fine since you will at least get the DK for $40 though it should be $33. The other two are still $60 srp
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I still see them at 59.99$ or am I blind?
Same thing happened to me with the StarCraft 2 expansion. I wound up cancelling and never bought it.
DK is $50. The rest will probably drop nearer to release.
ME TOO. but i ended up just buying the game digitally. my reasoning was getting it earlier and saving trees, since buying disc-based blizzard games is such a waste.
You have to call. It's hit or miss.
Last year I got Sly 4 corrected but this year I was told no twice.
Byron Bluth
Banned
$47.99 on Amazon Canada for those interested in picking it up!
kitschykitty
Member
ugh hopefully not, I remember last time games went up to 65-70 they took a bit to drop even after the dollar recovered
I doubt those games will be $50 when released.
Guy in that EB Games told me they'd be opening up somewhere DT after Christmas
it's a pain in the butt having such a poor selection of games DT. I like to browse and make impulse purchases. Thankfully I have another FS closer to me on Broadway which seems to be better stocked for games
So the 2 TB ($79.99) external drives are back in stock at BB. Not many left. http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/seagate-seagate-expansion-2tb-external-desktop-hard-drive-stbv2000100-black-stbv2000100/10208006.aspx?path=957fc2f62f8d43c8c11841634150e5b7en02
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Maybe EB is onto something with the D3 expansion being $45.
ShadowgeistX
Member
Even in December it wasn't a great time. I was hurtin after the conversion, and it only seems to be getting worse.
EmptySpace
Banned
yep cad was at 92 cents usd yesterday or the day before. in 07 or 08 the games were in the 65-70 cad range. i know i bought valkyria chronicles for 70 cad.
puffyshirt
Banned
Whaaa? Who said this? I would be soooo happy if this was true.
So when the Pacific Centre one was closing I was talking to one of the dudes who worked there and he told me they were being squeezed out by Pacific Centre who were looking to turn the place into a more premium mall. Their rent was set to go up a crazy percentage, so they were left with no choice but to close up shop.
I explained to him the pretty big vacuum this left for gamers downtown and he agreed and said he was told the company would be scouting out a new location downtown after the holiday season
Whether he'd be privy to that info, I'm not sure. But I think he was the manager
DJ_Lae
Member
Are they completely unskippable? I find that at least one of menu, next chapter, or (worst case) fast forward generally works. Menu is almost always disabled at least.
Granted, I haven't played a DVD in years, but blu-rays are roughly the same in terms of bypassing trailers.
Unskippable trailers are awful, but you can actually skip them by mashing next scene till they're through.
Mike Works
Member
puffyshirt
Banned
Ahhhh, I see. That would have been two Christmases ago, so I'm guessing it didn't pan out. I still have hope.
chrominance
Member
This is why, with very very few exceptions, I only ever buy Criterion discs anymore. Criterions don't have any of that bullshit and it's fantastic. I was also pleasantly surprised when I popped in the copy of Infernal Affairs I got from Cineplex and was able to skip the trailers with one button press.
And I will never, ever pay it. I never paid $70 and I won't pay $65. I can wait for price drops on anything.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Premium mall meaning more bubble tea/phone accessories/Chinese medicine/bubble tea places?
DJ_Lae
Member
I think it just means the driver never got around to your delivery, but I may be wrong.
hmm yeah according to a post on their fb, "Missed delivery means the driver had to return to the depot without being able to complete all the scheduled deliveries. All shipments that were missed today, will automatically go back out on next business day."
Wonder what happened.. lol
HDgaming42
Member
This is what they'll tell you--but it is not accurate.
Exactly.
Never assume this. Never.
No it's not fine, as that's not the contract you entered into.
People, do NOT let FS walk all over you like this. The promotion you agreed to was to buy three games and get $20 off each game.
Refusing to give you the difference is in direct contravention of at least two tenants of the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.
If they never sold the game at $60 THEN THAT IS NOT IT'S PRICE. You can not discount money off a price that never existed.
Did they ever hand a copy of Windwaker HD over to someone and literally take $60 from them for the transaction? No they did not--so therefore $60 was never it's price.
You cannot claim you are offering $60000 off a PS4 at $400 because, like totally, it's regular price is $60400.
Do not roll over and let them break the contract you made with them. Do not "assume" they've covered themselves in small print. Reference the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards, and as a bonus ask them how well it went for them the last time they tangled with them. Or their appeal.
I am 100% about following the letter of the law. I am against abusing things like the CCoAS to get obvious price errors, or honest mistakes.
Refusing to honor $20 off the actual retail price is criminal. Call in and ask your call be escalated to someone familiar with CCoAS, because the first line of CSRs will most likely just shut you down, telling you "you're still getting it for less than full price". Well, whoopdy-fucking-do. "Less than full retail" is not what I agreed to. $20 off each game's PRICE (not some make-believe, never sold for fantasy number) is what I agreed to.
If they can't get reliable data from their distributors as to what games will cost, perhaps they shouldn't run promotions offering specific discounts off prices they are only guessing at. OR--OR, just honor the damned contract they entered in to and eat the difference. Like a business. With a business plan.
/rant
calling these clowns and going through multiple CSRs just to get what I'm legally entitled to infuriates me. why must everything be a battle? if only i lived in Quebec...
puffyshirt
Banned
Not all games in the FS deal were $20 off. Cheaper games (ie 39 and 49 ones) got less of a discount. I can't remember what the difference was, but research it and take it into account when you decide how much effort you want to spend getting your order fixed.
crimzonflame
Member
Any PS4 games on sale?
chrominance
Member
The deal was 33% off the game. So $39.99 games were $26.79, $49.99 games were $33.49, etc. The straight $20 off was 2012, I believe.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yes but you still got a discount. If a $60 game dropped to $50 the discounted price goes from $40 to $33.33.