illmatic19
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I wish they were better at outlining which games apply to the discount and which don't.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show
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DJ_Lae
Member
The order I placed via 'fixed' Amazon discount was $216 after tax for four games, including Skylanders. Because of that game's exclusion on Best Buy the same four games there total ~$260 for me.
With Prime I expect I'll get the games sooner than through Best Buy too, so there's also that.
I won't, however, be able to return individual games without losing my discount, so I only ordered games I knew I wanted through Amazon. Ones I'm unsure about I'll go Best Buy...or maybe Future Shop just because there's one in a more convenient location.
With Prime I expect I'll get the games sooner than through Best Buy too, so there's also that.
I won't, however, be able to return individual games without losing my discount, so I only ordered games I knew I wanted through Amazon. Ones I'm unsure about I'll go Best Buy...or maybe Future Shop just because there's one in a more convenient location.
My chat with an Amazon.ca rep:
There you have it. Get in contact with those reps.
Me:I've been told you guys would apply a further discount if I got in contact with a Amazon rep.
To what the deal initially was, which was 30% off the listed price.
Hema:***, due to technical error, 15% discount is being applied to the order.
Please place the order and let me know the order number, I'll issue another 15% discount by reducing the item cost.
Me:I haven't actually got all of the games in my cart as of yet. I will do that now.
Hema:Sure!
Me:Will the deal be fixed in the future or am I going to have to get a rep to add the additional discount? The deal was working this morning.
Hema:I'll stay online till you place the order.
Me:Okay, just a moment.
Hema:Sure!
Me:Actually, will I be able to wait until tomorrow, because Sony's E3 conference hasn't started yet and I'm sure more games will be added.
Hema:Sure.
Please contact us once you placed the order for the eligible items.
Me:Thanks a lot.
Hema:You're welcome.
Is there anything else I could check on for you or assist with?
Meo you know if the deal/promo will be fixed soon so it applies the full discount, or will I have to get in contact with another Amazon rep.
Hema:The discount will be for the subtotal amount.
Its applicable only for eligible items where the promo is listed on the product detail page.
Me:The discount will be an additional 15% off, correct?
Hema:Totally it would be 30% discount.
Me:30% off of 3 games that are 59.99?
Meaning a game that is 59.99 would be discounted 30%, correct?
Hema:Yes, ***.
There you have it. Get in contact with those reps.
sweetvar26
Member
How do you get in touch with a live rep anyway?
illmatic19
Member
For FS/BB it's when they ship. Can't speak for Amazon.
Did you chat just now? You should have ask if it's off the listed discounted price the $59.99 could be interpreted as reg price.
I just got email saying mine is being forwarded to the marketing team -__-
FS is actually $1 more because it's $20 off (of 69.99) = 49.99, not 30% off which would be $48.99
They said 30% off the 59.99 price, what more do you need?
Definitely depends on the CSR. Some will only took a minute to do the extra 15% and some won't give the extra discount.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Yup. My request was forwarded to the Marketing team
Ah, so it varies. Thanks, I'll go over my orders and see if there are any I want to transfer over to Amazon.
ref
Member
Just spoke with customer support and got the other 15% taken off.
Took me 2 reps, first one said they would forward it, but the other one was quick to manually apply the other 15% discount.
Be polite, may take a couple of tries, but you should find someone who will apply the extra 15% on the spot.
I'm not great at math, but I think it was applied correctly, maybe if someone could eyeball this amount to see if it seems right:
14 games for 503.96.
Took me 2 reps, first one said they would forward it, but the other one was quick to manually apply the other 15% discount.
Be polite, may take a couple of tries, but you should find someone who will apply the extra 15% on the spot.
I'm not great at math, but I think it was applied correctly, maybe if someone could eyeball this amount to see if it seems right:
14 games for 503.96.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Did they? I must have missed that. Is automatically applied?
nomorenick
Banned
The literal wording on amazon.ca right now is "save 30% on hundreds of games when you pre-order 3 games or more"
What am I missing?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
And done. Got Halo 5, Halo Collection + Dragon Age Inquisition Deluxe for 127.58$ (excl. taxes)
Peanuts man!
Peanuts man!
"Special Offers and Product Promotions
Save an additional 15% - up to 30% off - with pre-order of three or more titles, including titles announced at E3 2014 Here's how (restrictions apply)"
Ardainian Soldier
Member
I got my discount from Amazon! Super Smash Bros Wii U + 3DS and Hyrule Warriors for 119$
DJ_Lae
Member
Even their reps must be confused because they in no way should be processing extra 15% discounts given the corrected wording of the deal. Works out for us though!
Got my order knocked down to $175 for four games. Skylanders mysteriously became $40 in the order, I guess that's how they adjusted everything.
Got my order knocked down to $175 for four games. Skylanders mysteriously became $40 in the order, I guess that's how they adjusted everything.
sweetvar26
Member
So guys, is there a way we can tell if the Last Of Us Remastered copy that both Amazon and Best Buy ships are the same?
Is it possible to tell after they are shipped based on the product number on either of those sites?
Is it possible to tell after they are shipped based on the product number on either of those sites?
sweetvar26
Member
Welcome to the club. I have few left on Future Shop from last year. Few on Best Buy from couple of days ago and 19 on Amazon today.
That's a heck lot of games, pfftt...
Will probably post a full list tomorrow when things have cooled down.
DJ_Lae
Member
We're contacting them to get 30% off instead of the 15% promo that's applied in cart.
Most games already have 15% off before you add them to the cart, and the 15% promo is supposed to (technically) make the up to 30% off part of the promo.
But a lot of reps seem to not know this, effectively giving you a discount of ~39% or so in the end, or whatever 15%^3 is.
Still confusing, given that they don't detail how they scale the percentage off depending on the price
Sealtest
Member
I'm terrible at math and need to know if this is correct.
I bought Ruby/sapphire and 3ds smash bros at $38.24
and to give me an extra 15% off they brought down my sapphire to $21.03
Final total is
Item(s) Subtotal: CDN$ 97.51
Shipping & Handling: CDN$ 0.00
Promotion Applied: -CDN$ 5.00
Promotion Applied: -CDN$ 14.63
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Total before tax: CDN$ 77.88
Estimated GST/HST: CDN$ 10.12
Estimated PST/RST/QST: CDN$ 0.00
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Grand Total: CDN$ 88.00
Does this seem right?
BTW that extra $5 promo was credit on my account.
I bought Ruby/sapphire and 3ds smash bros at $38.24
and to give me an extra 15% off they brought down my sapphire to $21.03
Final total is
Item(s) Subtotal: CDN$ 97.51
Shipping & Handling: CDN$ 0.00
Promotion Applied: -CDN$ 5.00
Promotion Applied: -CDN$ 14.63
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Total before tax: CDN$ 77.88
Estimated GST/HST: CDN$ 10.12
Estimated PST/RST/QST: CDN$ 0.00
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Grand Total: CDN$ 88.00
Does this seem right?
BTW that extra $5 promo was credit on my account.
Yes, if you were hoping to get 20% off.
Seems right. 38.24 (15% off) * 3 = 114.72
114.72 * .85 = 97.51 (15% off)
97.51*.85 = 82.88 (15% off)
82.88 - 5 = 77.88
Total it's (82.88/114.72) = 27.8% off of the current sale price ($38.24). Or (82.88/134.97) = 38.4% off of the original price ($44.99).
VanCityGamer
Member
I contacted Amazon (via text chat), and was unsuccessful in applying 30% instead of 15%. They said they had to email the promotions team about it and were not authorized to make changes.
Same. Hopefully they actually do get back to us in 1-2 business days.
VanCityGamer
Member
For anyone unsuccessful on the Amazon 30% discount, just try again. I got a different rep. the second time and she manually applied the extra discount to my order of 7 games. Each game comes to approx. $43 after tax! Incredible deal. It's $12 cheaper than FS/BB per game.
One question I do have: how is the shipping? It kind of scares me that it says: "shipping in 5-8 business days" for each game. Futureshop's games arrive on release day.
One question I do have: how is the shipping? It kind of scares me that it says: "shipping in 5-8 business days" for each game. Futureshop's games arrive on release day.
Gonna wait until everything is announced before making another order. Hoping they will fix the promo by tomorrow.
Probably just going to go with Bestbuy. Don't feel like pushing my luck again.
Gonna order on both BB and Amazon. If I can't get support to get me the discount then I'll cancel the Amazon order and keep BB order. If I do get the discount from Amazon, I'll cancel BB order.
VanCityGamer
Member
Anyone have some experience pre-ordering games from Amazon.ca? Does it really take 5-8 days after release to ship under the standard shipping option?
Right. They will ship as they become available.
Hit or miss. Sometimes it is quick but I waited a week or so for a new release before. If release day shipment is important to you don't use Amazon.ca it will only bring heartbreak.
chrominance
Member
Depends on how close you are to a depot, but generally, no. You can probably expect shorter. What is gone, though, is having release-day shipping in certain cities (ex. GTA) if you choose the free option. Pretty sure that's gone now.
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Deleted member 126221
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Yup, same here. I wonder what's taking so long to fix... It was working this morning...!