firehawk12
Subete no aware
P5 will probably come out late 2015/2016, so maybe there will be a price drop by then?
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show
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Xenoflare
Member
I realized that I haven't been taxed on the PSN store for the longest time (no tax on the PSN cards nor tax upon checkout from the PSN store)
Obviously I would like it that way, but apperantly other people do get taxed, I also have a legitimate address on my account.
What could be the cause of this? Are the taxes only applicable if you use debit/credit cards on the PSN store?
Obviously I would like it that way, but apperantly other people do get taxed, I also have a legitimate address on my account.
What could be the cause of this? Are the taxes only applicable if you use debit/credit cards on the PSN store?
The Elite
BOSS
I haven't been taxed since they were hacked a few years ago.
I think they must be well aware of this by now.
Xenoflare
Member
Keeping my fingers crossed that it would stay that way, it's perfect for $19.99 and $49.99 games since the cards are $20 and $50. I also snagged Soul Sacrifice Delta that way when it was on sale. The game was $17.19 and I had $18.
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Deleted member 126221
Unconfirmed Member
Hey, just noticed you can get $10 off 3DS games right now on futureshop's website. You have to buy 2 games, but you can add "dummy" pre-order games like Tekken that will never release, and $10 will be deducted from the cheaper game of the two. Bought Layton VS Phoenix Wright for $25 that way, as Best-Buy had cancelled my E3 pre-order for absolutely no reason...
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Theatrhythm Curtain Call is out tomorrow. Highly recommend it to all 3DS owners.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
-epidemic-
Neo Member
I haven't either... I think it's because they have no 'physical store' so do not have to charge tax under Canadian law.
I'll take one.
WrenchNinja
Member
But Nintendo and Xbox don't have stores either in Canada and they charge tax (well I think Microsoft does, they did when I had a 360, not sure about the Xbox One.
I mean there are Microsoft stores, but Sony stores exist as well
Xenoflare
Member
But Nintendo and MS applies the tax. There was a time where MS points cards were taxed too.
I got my PS3 in mid 2010 and I actually remember being taxed on the store. I always used the $20/$50 cards.
Xenoflare
Member
Appreantly people have been seeing 2DS at $99 in Walmart. Don't quote me on that though since I'm not too sure.
I don't think there is any such law. The most likely explanation imo is Sony is billing you from a US address so they don't have to charge Canadian taxes. Nintendo for example bills you from NoC, which is in Vancouver.
I am guessing that before the PSN hack they billed you from wherever their Canadian offices are located.
I was at Staples a couple of days ago and they had the Wii Mini for $60, but it's completely YMMV, since all their gaming stuff is on clearance. Other than that, check Kijiji. You can probably get one for really cheap.
Thanks for the heads up! $25 for PLvsPW is even better than the E3 deal since they had it at $45 then.
mullet2000
Member
So I can get Theatrhythm on there, add a more expensive game (Like Persona Q), have Theatrhythm ship tomorrow, then cancel Persona Q and I'm all good?
Sounds good to me.
MrBambinoDent
Member
I wanted to go partially digital but discounted retail copies for $42 tax-in was better than digital $70 with no tax
I have a certain order that I never was able to access since I made the order, when I return a game I can't print a receipt so I just print a shipping notice and they look it up on their system. This order is more than $2000 if it makes in difference!
Yeah, I just tried checking my other orders, and those came up fine. For some reason, only the 2 orders over $1000 are giving me error messages. It's weird. I used to be able to access them fine before. I just wanted to check the status of Theatrhythm.
Good to know thanks!
There wasn't any tax before the PSN hack, and iirc SCEA's Canada branch is not actually in Canada, it's still in California. It's all centralized unlike Nintendo and maybe Microsoft?
Good to know that staples is still doing clearance. I'd buy new because it's being bought for collection purposes.
Yeah that would make sense. There definitely was tax before the hack though, lol. I would know since I paid a lot of it. >_>
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I'm pretty sure they used to charge tax, because I remember doing the Alberta trick on PSN to pay less of it. lol
MrBambinoDent
Member
Anybody here had experience lining up at a Apple store for iPhone launch? My online preorder is 3-4 weeks to ship so I'm thinking about trying my luck in-store but I'm worried about their stock being minimal and ending up without the exact phone I want!
Like if I wanna be safe what time should I go?
Like if I wanna be safe what time should I go?
MrBambinoDent
Member
Are apple launches still that crazy?
You should camp if so
It's ridiculously crazy this time, been online before the online preorder started still couldn't get the phone I wanted for release day delivery! I don't know about camping though! Too crazy for me!
Which store are you thinking of lining up at?
So... if I do that, the 10 dollars gets applied to the first item that's shipped?
NHL 15, Madden 15 and Watch Dogs for 49,94$ starting this Thursday at Walmart
http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/...ent-sep-18-to-sep-24-2014-34926/?page=4#flyer
http://www.redflagdeals.com/flyers/...ent-sep-18-to-sep-24-2014-34926/?page=4#flyer
Best Buy has the same deal going on right now but with the restriction of the games being over $34.99. FS probably has the same restriction.
puffyshirt
Banned
I don't know what you're looking for specifically, but obviously the more popular colors (ie everything but gold) and hard drives (16gb) go quick. basically, the farther back you are, the more expensive a phone you'll be getting. which is fine, if that's what you were wanting. but yeah, it might be that ugly ass gold.
last launch I have any physical experience with was iPhone 4. I got to Pacific Centre in Vancouver at 6am on day of launch and the lineup was about 400 people deep. The guys at the front had been lined up for about 24 hours
Online really is your best bet
Crazymoogle
Member
I remember being in that line. Good times. Absolutely awful exp in some ways but even with that huge line I came out with a phone.
iPhone lines tend to be much harsher than iPad lines, in my experience. In Montreal last year I showed up a little under an hour early, was maybe 20 people back, but the Apple Store folks were super organized; they basically came to every person in line, gave a card verifying the color/capacity wanted, and registered it on their work iPhone. Then they followed that up with the free coffee and snacks cart. Virtually every person in line knew that they were going to get what was on the card, and once they were "open" the line moved ridiculously fast.
I'd love to believe those factors carry over to the phone launch, but, by comparison, I don't think that Apple Store had any 5S stock that day. Ridiculous fees just don't seem to get in the way of people buying the phones first. So I really wouldn't be surprised if 6+ stock in the main stores is extremely, PS3 style limited.
Just wait patiently. It seems like Canadian retailers take their sweet time for their pre-orders to go live.
MrBambinoDent
Member
Chinook Mall, Calgary.
Are you going to line up somewhere?
I'm basically looking for your most undesirable phone lol
128GB Gold 6+
I always chose online and I always had my phone/iPad the day of, but this time it was chaotic and the servers crapped on so many people including me and I don't wait until late October to get my hands on the phone
AlphaTwo00
Member
I really need to find out if they are even going to have unlocked phones at the Apple store.
joeygreco1985
Member
Those are some quick drops for Madden and NHL. Christ I'll never buy a game on launch day again
MrBambinoDent
Member
They will have unlocked phones, the question is how many phones per store?
Agreed, made me doubt the value of some E3 discounts!
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
:O
Curtain Call is out for delivery. First time I've recieved something from Best Buy before the actual release date.
Curtain Call is out for delivery. First time I've recieved something from Best Buy before the actual release date.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Mine hasn't even shipped yet...
Not even sure mine has been charged...
Edit: ok, finally charged.
Uh no. For iPhone 5 they didn't have any in store. All unlocked phones were sold online. You guys should ask.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Ugh, still no sign of the Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition at any Canadian online retailers. EB in store aren't taking pre-orders yet and they don't even know if they will get it.
Anyone able to prove me wrong?
GameStop and Amazon USA are the only ones who got them and are all sold out.
Anyone able to prove me wrong?
GameStop and Amazon USA are the only ones who got them and are all sold out.
I was introduced to Meeplemart after I bought Agricola for $80 at my FLGS and went online to see they had it + Farmers + Goodies + two of the expansion decks for $108 or w/e it was.
I have bought a grand total of zero board games at my FLGS since. Great online shop and the staff has been fantastic.
mine is out for delivery too
I just assumed today was the release day because they NEVER send games early
puffyshirt
Banned
My friend bought a Last of Us ps4 a couple weeks ago at best buy. Since Walmart has them for $399 this week, can he go to BB and get a price correction? I know they'll do it if their own price changes in the 30 days after purchase, but i dont know about other stores.
illmatic19
Member
Does EB price match? FS/BB are sold out of Drakengard 3.