sweetvar26
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If it makes you feel any better, you can price match it at Future Shop or Best Buy for additional savings.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show
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If it makes you feel any better, you can price match it at Future Shop or Best Buy for additional savings.
VanCityGamer
Member
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now 
sweetvar26
Member
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now
Lucky and jealous.
Also, if we buy STEAM cards in Canada, do we get those in USD$? Everytime I buy something on Steam I get charged in USD$, wondering if there is a way to change that.
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now
Drawing attention to price errors only increases the chance that they'll fix them.
Sealtest
Member
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now
I don't really believe this, Not that i'm calling you or that person a liar but those techs don't know everything. Even if this item does ship they could just send out the normal copy.
sweetvar26
Member
No they can't. You clearly have a receipt that says the item number and they are supposed to deliver the copy.
Amazon customer service isn't bad to deal with either. So I don't have any doubts that those who ordered it will have their copy shipped.
I think EB Games are the only stores selling steam cards and of course there's a mark up because of weaker $.
TheDangerMan
Member
For what it's worth the first of my E3 pre-ordered games was UFC.I selected super saver free shipping. Amazon's estimate was that I'd receive it June 25th-30th or something like that. It arrived on the 17th at 9:30AM. I couldn't even have picked it up from BB/FS that fast... Time will tell if that is typical but hey, its a good start.
This pretty much.
In fact the mark-up is right on the Steam cards themselves (it isn't even EB doing it).
$20 USD cards are marked at about $22.50 CAD or so.
I ordered an in stock game (FFX/X-2 HD) at Amazon earlier in the week. They've just been sitting on it since. Before they had Prime it would ship same day or next day at the latest, coming in 2 days. Now they purposely sit on it to artificially increase shipping times to sell you on Prime.
They have estimated delivery as next Thursday, a full week and a half from order date. They likely won't ship it out until next Tuesday. Just because.
Service prior to Prime was good. They couldn't improve on it. So how do you make Prime attractive? Offer the exact same service you had before under Prime and artificially make everything else way worse.
Amazon frustrates me.
They have estimated delivery as next Thursday, a full week and a half from order date. They likely won't ship it out until next Tuesday. Just because.
Service prior to Prime was good. They couldn't improve on it. So how do you make Prime attractive? Offer the exact same service you had before under Prime and artificially make everything else way worse.
Amazon frustrates me.
How did they do for the pricing? Amazon price + whatever discount (18% or 30%)?
TheDangerMan
Member
Yeah it was 18% in the end. $53.63 all in after taxes
mohsinkhan
Member
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now
I always miss these deals, I am a student, I could use a break like this!
Wait. What? Let me check.
EDIT:
Mines still there as well. $34.99. By far, one of my best preorders.
EDIT 2:
All very true. I'll think about it. I plan on limiting my spending so I have whats needed for my E3 purchases.
KnightHart
Member
Well the sale ends July 9th, so that's about 3 weeks for you to think about it. I might get it around then as well. I was just gonna PM it at FS or BB anyway
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now
But but.... RFD said to not call CS on pricing errors!
I kid. Glad to hear it.
MrBambinoDent
Member
Mine is Snpier Elite 3 by the end of this month then The Last of Us Remastered in July.
sweetvar26
Member
I wonder how that game is, how much did it end up costing you?
VanCityGamer
Member
I disagree. Getting someone to promise in writing that they will honor it greatly increases the chances that you'll receive it. I have experience with that being the case. Companies have a difficult time combating what they explicitly said they'll do. At the very least, they provide decent compensation. But I highly doubt Amazon won't honor it.
Unlikely. I've spoken with a supervisor at Amazon about an issue before and she honored it ONLY because the Customer Service Rep. told me they would. She said they wouldn't have honored it otherwise.
On a related note, I contacted Futureshop about the Far Cry 4 Kyrat edition (it was listed as $49.99 for some time, and now it's $150). They guaranteed in writing as well that the price will be honored.
That's really messed up. Sorry to hear that.
Why did you pre-order the PS3 version? Was it a mishap on their end or yours? Either way I would keep bugging them since it's not like you want a refund you just want the PS4 version instead of the PS3.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
never buy full games from PSN. no refunds.
I would call them back, there's no reason why they shouldn't do it. Yes you messed up but all you want is the ps4 version.
Yeah my fault. I put the PS4 version in my basket then when I went to check out I tried adding funds with my CC but Sony won't accept my CC for some reason so I had to back out and go add funds via paypal. Once I did that 3 times (since they only use increments) I went back to the store and added Destiny from a page that was virtually indentical to the one I was 20min earlier... Once the sale went through I noticed the super small PS3 logo next to the title.
But yeah, like you said... I don't want to cash out, I want to trade the PS3 version for the PS4.
Mine's still there, right at $34.99!
I would bug them with pictures. Give them a screenshot of your receipt, a screenshot of the web store showing how easily confused one could be. Also make sure you make it clear, in a polite tone, that you don't want a refund you would just like to transfer or remove the PS3 license to a PS4 license of Destiny.
Yeah I'm calling right now.
DJ_Lae
Member
To those of you who were able to pre-order The Order: 1886 Premium Edition for $15 from Amazon.ca: I just contacted Customer Service and they confirmed that the price will not be increased on the pre-order; they will honor the price that you were originally invoiced at (even though the currently listed price is a whopping $150). I was worried they might change it, so I can relax now
Damn, consider me surprised given some of Amazon's price mistakes in the past.
Especially that Bosch drill/impact kit that was only $50 off what it should have been. A $135 price difference seemed like an easy wave of cancellations on their part.
Sealtest
Member
Well 2 play it safe I got written proof that my order 1886 will only be $15 and it won't be cancelled. Guess it's better 2 have this kind of proof, I know it helped at PS4 launch to only pay $339 for the console cause of an amazon.ca website typo.
Yoshi's New Island is on sale at Amazon for $29.99 for those who didn't know. http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00IB9L04W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=B00IB9L04W&linkCode=as2&tag=gamedealscanada-20
Not worth $30.
Asking for that kind of promise tends to result in "No" by default, and then they start to wonder why you asked.
If nobody notices a price error, odds are the company will just ship the item out without thinking. If customers overreact and start asking "Are you really selling this item for that low of a price?" you're most likely just going to ruin it for yourself and everyone else in line.
So by "Hey guys, don't worry, Amazon is going to honor the price error" you meant "Hey guys, I've locked mine in, and lowered the chances of yours being honored, unless you all call customer service en-masse right now"?
That's why RFD says the best thing for everyone to do during a price error is sit tight and see what happens (oh and, take out a second mortgage on your house in order to take advantage of the error an obscene number of times, and then bitch about how Lenovo isn't going to buy you a new house).
I'm not the only one who noticed this then? I ordered all my puppy leashes and collars and harnesses that were all in stock and it took 2 weeks when before it took 24-48 hours. I'm not paying for prime, fuck that noise.
MrBambinoDent
Member
It's all based in world war era, I play Sniper Elite 2 on steam in co-op with a friend and that's basically why I like it, kinda slow paced game while chatting with a friend
Edit:
I got my Playstation Now Beta code two hours ago, looks like it's finally here in Canada
VanCityGamer
Member
Yeah. I just don't agree at all, which is fine. Asking for a guarantee does not result in a 'no' "by default". I've never been told 'no'. Three times I've encountered errors, and every time I've been provided a guarantee when asked.
And they don't start to wonder why you asked if you ask properly. For example, "I noticed that the price increased on this item since I pre-ordered it. I just want to confirm that I will be paying $15 for my pre-order". Then they will explicitly state you will pay that much when the item ships. Then if Amazon ever does anything that goes against that statement, you show it to a supervisor.
No need to be a jerk about it with your sarcasm. Frankly, I don't really care if you think it lowers your chances. If you're worried, go ahead and do the same thing I did. I did let you guys know, after all. I'm confident it improves my chances, and I don't think it lowers yours.
Finally, sorry RFD...I don't like the idea of just sitting tight. I'd rather be a little more confident and not have to wonder as much between now and next February.
MrBambinoDent
Member
PS Now pricing is BS in my opinion!
Edit: my bad!
Edit: my bad!
Playstation Gold PS4 headset seems to be on sale for $69.99 at the Source. Keep in mind, this also works with the Xbox One if you have that adapter.
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=PS4_Accessories&product=8018813
Bought!
PS Now pricing is BS in my opinion!
Oh and we get the beta without any free games to try the service? What the heck does that mean?
$8 for two weeks is bs. That's an average time frame for me to beat a game if it's the only one I focus on. That's $16 a month to play two games most likely. I'd rather pay $16 a month to have access to all PSNow games like Netflix.
NamikazeBurst
Member
PS Now pricing is BS in my opinion!
Oh and we get the beta without any free games to try the service? What the heck does that mean?
Wow... when I asked about this in another thread, people said it was going to be free. $2.99 for 4 hours is ridiculous. You are able to buy FFXIII brand new for $15, if not even cheaper.
MrBambinoDent
Member
I know, that's what I'd hope for! Unlimited access for a nominated period of time!
Also I'd like to correct there are some free games to try, don't care about any of them though!
Alien Spidy
Big Sky Infinity
Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
Space Ace
Order Up
Only game I ever heard of is Big sky Infinity lol
KnightHart
Member
PS Now pricing is BS in my opinion!
Edit: my bad!
Thank god it's still in Beta. By Beta I hope they mean "Yeah we don't know about these prices but here are some random increments we came up with." At this point a subscription would be ideal
It's pretty objectively BS, by any metric.PS Now pricing is BS in my opinion!
Edit: my bad!