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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show
- Thread starter Firestorm
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Why did amazon choose canada post to deliver destiny bundle is beyond me. "11am attempted delivery. Notice card left indicating where item can be picked up". I was home at that time. Nobody showed at my door, I don't see any notices. Now it's trasfered to post office and beeing prepard for pickup. Postman didn't bother taking it at all. And their TV ads about delivery in person just make me mad.
Now I have to show up tomorrow, when it was scheduled for today. Is it pointless to contact amazon about it? My order page states they guarantee that I receive it today
Now I have to show up tomorrow, when it was scheduled for today. Is it pointless to contact amazon about it? My order page states they guarantee that I receive it today
Which is a lot better than UPS/FedEx/Purolator saying they delivered it... to their pickup depot in bumfuck nowhere.
Yep, at least with Canada Post you can go pick it up on your own time the next day or that evening, rather than waiting for it the day after just to have the exact same thing happen again.
StrangeADT
Banned
Never had that problem before. OTOH, I regularly have issues with CP saying they attempted to deliver but they certainly didn't! I know, it's just my experience and not all CP drivers are like that, but when my driver is one of those shitheads, I don't care about the rest of CP. I care about the lazy asshole that won't come to my door and as far as I'm concerned, that is the sum of my experiences with CP so I don't bother to differentiate.
You can request them to keep it at the depot rather than sending it out.
I would also take Canada Post's fuckups over UPS's fuckups any day of the week. Count yourself lucky, I say. Canada Post should knock on the door and give you your package, sure. But I've found mailmen generally do that for me -- not always -- but UPS will never ever do it under any circumstances.
I caught the Canada Post guy trying to stick "the notice" on my door today approximately less than one second after ringing my doorbell. He already had the notice ready. I opened the door as he tried to stick it on since I was right by it. Very shady.
MrBambinoDent
Member
Personally I've modified my address with Amazon so that they send all my stuff with Canada Post instead of UPS! UPS are good for businesses and maybe with Apple deliveries cause they are express and guaranteed delivery before 12 PM, while with Amazon I'd wait all day for them then leave at 7pm to come home to a missed delivery notice left at 7:30! With Canada Post they have a fixed window for deliveries and even if I wasn't home I know I can pick my shipment up the following afternoon and that's it!
Still Canada post have their hiccups and they screw up sometimes, but they're my preferred courier!
Still Canada post have their hiccups and they screw up sometimes, but they're my preferred courier!
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Shady? He just assumed no one was going to be home. Its just human nature - maybe he had a string of non answers that day leading up to you or something.
Which may or may not be nearby, whereas CP will drop it off at the nearest post office location. Plus, contacting UPS is a pain in the ass.
Good point, but I would have been upset if I wasn't right by the door and he left with my copy of Destiny. I've also had the displeasure of being home for a delivery and somehow missing it.
DancingCactus77
Member
I received my regular edition PS4 Destiny from FS at 10 am, PS3 + 4 Ghost Editions from Walmart before noonall delivered through Canada Post. Lucky.
NamikazeBurst
Member
The fact that I would've had my copy of Destiny if the CP guy actually went to the correct house just makes me even madder. I don't understand how he got the wrong house when the address was written correctly on all three notices and my neighbourhood got new number plates to make them easier to see.
Oh well. I will have it when I get home from school, so at least I have something to look forward to.
I too prefer Canada Post way over UPS. Maybe I just have an awesome mailman?
Most of my stuff gets put into the package section of our community mailbox. For the stuff that doesn't fit, if I'm not at home it gets sent to the post office at the SDM near my house where I can pick it up when I get home from work.
UPS, on the other hand, left a $400 espresso machine sitting on my porch all day.
Most of my stuff gets put into the package section of our community mailbox. For the stuff that doesn't fit, if I'm not at home it gets sent to the post office at the SDM near my house where I can pick it up when I get home from work.
UPS, on the other hand, left a $400 espresso machine sitting on my porch all day.
How do you get Amazon to always use Canada post? That's something I would prefer all the time.
NYR
Member
If you have a PO box, Amazon will only ever ship to you via Canada Post.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Got my copy of Destiny. Sold it for 59.99. Not bad.
I also prefer Canada Post. Most reliable for me. With the other ones, especially living in a building, you never know what you get. Also fucking UPS comes late as hell sometimes. Purolator is straight garbage. Fed Ex is just mad spotty.
I also prefer Canada Post. Most reliable for me. With the other ones, especially living in a building, you never know what you get. Also fucking UPS comes late as hell sometimes. Purolator is straight garbage. Fed Ex is just mad spotty.
Yeah dammit.
StrangeADT
Banned
Welp guess I have a bad CP driver then. Sucks.
MrBambinoDent
Member
Since EB couldn't fulfill my Ghost Edition preorder, I kept an eye on the Ghost Edition page on both BB and FS!
Well last night all of a sudden I found them listing ONE piece up for grabs! I snagged it and it got shipped today
Thought I'd share the good news
Well last night all of a sudden I found them listing ONE piece up for grabs! I snagged it and it got shipped today
Thought I'd share the good news
Since EB couldn't fulfill my Ghost Edition preorder, I kept an eye on the Ghost Edition page on both BB and FS!
Well last night all of a sudden I found them listing ONE piece up for grabs! I snagged it and it got shipped today
Thought I'd share the good news
Congrats Guardian.
This. The only time UPS will ever knock on the door is if they need to collect their absurd brokerage fee. Otherwise they will just drop the package at my door and (sometimes) ring the door bell before running back to their truck. It's amazing that I've had nothing stolen yet.
I seem to have bad luck with Best Buy and Canada Post. Out of my last three preorders, two have been rather slow. My PS4 shipped early on a Friday and got to me on the next Tuesday. My TLoU shipped on a Tuesday and got to me over a week later on the Wednesday.
It's just frustrating because I live a two-hour drive from the distribution centre in Mississauga.
It's just frustrating because I live a two-hour drive from the distribution centre in Mississauga.
I remember catching the guy doing the deliveries at my place doing that exact thing (after several previous non-deliveries) when I was home when I was a student taking a bunch of night classes. He just said he assumed that nobody was home because it was the middle of the day and there was no vehicle in my driveway.
To this credit, once he knew there was a chance I was home during the day he would always check. Sometimes they just need to know.
March of the Crabs
Member
My Destiny pre-order delivery update (from a warehouse that is literally an hour away) has now been bumped to September 12th instead of September 12th. Still sheer incompetence from Canada Post (the shittiest company in Canada) but hey! Progress!
Points noted. The experience of playing on my own terms on launch night with friends, with no risks of delays, wrong (French) versions, damaged packaging, etc. is worth the extra $10-20 for me.
And yeah, if I ever find myself in the situation where it's late, nabbing it from retail and returning the late shipped copy works.
Also, trading in is a godsend. I can't give that up. I paid exactly $0 for Destiny. Couldn't do that online.
Goldenroad
Member
Come on FutureShop!!! If it ain't there by the time I get home tonight...well, I guess I'll politely wait until tomorrow, but still, come on!!
StrangeADT
Banned
My White PS4 was 'processed at local facility' this morning. Given the weather in Calgary at the moment, I do not expect delivery today
Snow in September... the fuck outta here!
Snow in September... the fuck outta here!
puffyshirt
Banned
Exactly. Post office is down the street. UPS warehouse I way the fuck out by the airport. I honestly wouldn't mind if all my packages just went straight to the post office, and I would pick them up on the way home from work
MrBambinoDent
Member
Thanks Boss
Mike finally updated near 1am from local facility and it got delivered 15 minutes ago!
My White PS4 was 'processed at local facility' this morning. Given the weather in Calgary at the moment, I do not expect delivery today
Snow in September... the fuck outta here!
Yeah, I woke up this morning to basically a January-style snow storm
But hey there is hope, my white PS4 just got delivered by Canada Post!
Well I hope for the best then! I did phone CP and they assured me it would be here today. Tracking still hasn't updated though.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I just get stuff shipped to my work. Always gets delivered.
EDIT: Willing to pay $40 for a $50 eShop code. Won't be able to make it to Target before the sale ends.
EDIT: Willing to pay $40 for a $50 eShop code. Won't be able to make it to Target before the sale ends.
DJ_Lae
Member
UPS is the best for me as it always comes around 5:30 or 6 in the evening. Always.
Which is weird because I've seen my delivery guy in the area while waiting for my bus to work in the morning. I don't know if he goes out of his way to make sure my stuff comes at exactly that time, or it's a happy coincidence, but it's great.
Canada Post delivery times are a total crapshoot.
Which is weird because I've seen my delivery guy in the area while waiting for my bus to work in the morning. I don't know if he goes out of his way to make sure my stuff comes at exactly that time, or it's a happy coincidence, but it's great.
Canada Post delivery times are a total crapshoot.
Spoke to management of ebgames. There was a misprint of labels but the discs are in English (she unsealed it to show me, and showed me the email she received from management). They are receiving English sleeves this week and will call people who wanted them.
At least I get to play the game tonight.
At least I get to play the game tonight.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
I don't know if I am a special case, but now it looks like my city (Quebec) has several closer drop centers for UPS. It started a few months ago. They now drop it at a pharmacy, even closer than the pharmacy where I need to go get my packages with Canada Post. I now absolutely don't mind UPS.
pr0cs
Member
My White PS4 was 'processed at local facility' this morning. Given the weather in Calgary at the moment, I do not expect delivery today
Snow in September... the fuck outta here!
Mine has been 'out for delivery' since 9:15am.
I am hoping the fucked up roads and traffic due to snow delays him till after work.
I went home at lunch to see if they were there but no dice, now crossing fingers they don't show up till later this afternoon when I'm home.
I am dreading finding the "go pick your shit up at a post office location tomorrow" notice.
KnightHart
Member
... Oh what the fuck that's today? God damn it. Ah wow I guess it's too late now though. Plus I have class early tomorrow morning... And I really want to keep playing Destiny.
I love you Canada Post!
Destiny Ghost Edition
08:34: CP tracking: item out for delivery
10:45: postman shows up: "sorry, nothing for you today"
11:08: CP tracking: attempted delivery. Notice card left indicating where item can be picked up.
Amazing....at least I can pick up my bundle today.... Thanks
Destiny Ghost Edition
08:34: CP tracking: item out for delivery
10:45: postman shows up: "sorry, nothing for you today"
11:08: CP tracking: attempted delivery. Notice card left indicating where item can be picked up.
Amazing....at least I can pick up my bundle today.... Thanks