MrBambinoDent
Member
BB only shipped Sunset Overdrive today, won't make it to AB tomorrow for sure! Not like I'm eagerly waiting for it lol
Destiny has dominated my gaming time for over a month now!
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show
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BB only shipped Sunset Overdrive today, won't make it to AB tomorrow for sure! Not like I'm eagerly waiting for it lol
Destiny has dominated my gaming time for over a month now!
mullet2000
Member
I'm waiting on these too. I'll be pretty disappointed if they don't come tomorrow. I'm in the GTA so if they ship out tonight I may still get them though.
NamikazeBurst
Member
Lucky! I went to 2 stores and they already ran out of Gengar codes. They sure didn't get many. I'm not sure I'm going to try for the new ones.
This seems quite weird. I could clearly see the drawer they had them in, and the Diancie ones seemed to be a stack a couple inches thick. I didn't see the Gengar ones as they were under the Diancie codes, but they must've had a few left. It was an EB Games in a mall too, so I would imagine they would have even more people asking.
I recommend calling or emailing Nintendo. I heard some did that when they didn't get their Electabuzz/Magmar codes or whatever, and Nintendo just emailed them a code.
MrBambinoDent
Member
aaaand there it is :lol
effing Amazon...
lol I guess you actually can expect anything from Amazon!
At least it's on its way!m
User 479360
Banned
I saw a price tag on a Walmart shelving unit, which said Magma PS4. The whole vertical slice of the shelf space where DualShock 4s are kept was empty, though, and only two white ones were available elsewhere.
It was also listed at $59.99 instead of $64.99
I hadn't heard of it making its way to NA, but here's hoping.
It was also listed at $59.99 instead of $64.99
I hadn't heard of it making its way to NA, but here's hoping.
aaaand there it is :lol
effing Amazon...
Same, lol. I'll be returning my BB copy since this one is a few dollars cheaper.
aaaand there it is :lol
effing Amazon...
I am honestly shocked that Amazon is already shipping Freedom Wars. Just got my own notification.
Canada Post messed up my shipment of Fantasy Life it seems.
Theatrhythm before that.
I think about half of my Canada Post shipments go to the wrong place before being redirected back to me.
I don't know why I have such terrible luck with them.
I complained to the ombudsman before who responded saying there is no issue and closed the case.
Theatrhythm before that.
I think about half of my Canada Post shipments go to the wrong place before being redirected back to me.
I don't know why I have such terrible luck with them.
I complained to the ombudsman before who responded saying there is no issue and closed the case.
I'm currently having the same problem with them. I really hope I will get my copy and tomorrow because I'm tired seeing "item processed" for quite a while.
Sorry to break the shipping discussion but I'm trying to find an ASUS GTX 970 GPU. Are they even available in Canada? I had ordered from shoprbc after hearing good things about them as the card was on sale for 380 ish and was in stock but after a week they've charged my card nothing happened. Contacted customer service and they are apparently incompetent and oversold their allocation and instead of contacting their customers by email they've decided to do nothing. They've told me they might get some this week or next month but they can't say how much.
So I'm kind of missing only this part to complete my PC and I'm irritated right now T.T
So I'm kind of missing only this part to complete my PC and I'm irritated right now T.T
MrBambinoDent
Member
Anybody with iPhone 6/6+ had problems with their data usage?
My 6gb cap was consumed 10 days into my billing cycle with $26 of overage as well and now I had to call Koodo and ask for a break this month but I'll have to stick to WiFi for two weeks!
My 6gb cap was consumed 10 days into my billing cycle with $26 of overage as well and now I had to call Koodo and ask for a break this month but I'll have to stick to WiFi for two weeks!
Just used the MS store customer service chat thing:
You are now chatting with 'Jake'.
Jake: Hi! Thank you for chatting with Microsoft online, this is Jake! What can I work with you on today?
You: Hi, I was wondering if Canada will be receiving the discount on Xbox One consoles that was just announced for the United States starting next week, or if the offer is U.S. only?
Jake: Unfortunately, no info on that has been released as of yet!
Jake: I only have access to already public information!
Jake: Sorry, I'm not important enough to get told the good stuff!
You: Is there anyone I can contact for this information?
Jake: Any new info will be on news.Microsoft.com or Blogs.microsoft.com first!
You: Alright, thank you so much
Jake: Oh wait! Are you referring to the 50$ price drop?
You: Ye
You: *Yes
Jake: If so, then that is just the whole retail proce for Xbox is going down by 50$.
Jake: It's not just on MicrosoftStore.com US's site.
Jake: It's on all our sites!
Jake: And most places that sell the Xbox!
You: But will this be applied for Canadian retailers or just the United States?
Jake: This will be channel wide, meaning MS Store is not the one running this promotion.
Jake: It is everywhere that sells the Xbox.
You: So that means that I will be able to purchase an Xbox One for 349 CAD from a canadian retailer starting next week?
Jake: Also, customers that have pre-ordered Sunset Overdrive and COD Special Editions will be charged the full amount of the pre-order, but then $50 will be refunded back to their card within 10 business days of the GA date of the consoles.
You: As they currently retail at 399 CAD here
Jake: You can pre-order from our site right now, and still get that pricing.
You: If that's the case, i'll order the Sunset Overdrive bundle right now
Jake: Great!
You: but I just want to make sure that it will apply with canadian pricing as well
You: (sorry for the confusion)
Jake: You will be charged the full amount, as I said, But then the 50$ will be charged back to you within 10 days!
Jake: No worries!
Jake: AThat's what I'm here for!
You: Perfect, well thank you so much. I guess i'll order now. Is there a function built in to save this conversation, in case I have any issues receiving the $50 back? Just so I can reference this conversation
Jake: You can email this conversation to yourself with the button above this chat field!
You: Perfect, thank you so much
So I never got a direct answer about Canadian pricing... but at the same time he kept telling me I would get the discount?
You are now chatting with 'Jake'.
Jake: Hi! Thank you for chatting with Microsoft online, this is Jake! What can I work with you on today?
You: Hi, I was wondering if Canada will be receiving the discount on Xbox One consoles that was just announced for the United States starting next week, or if the offer is U.S. only?
Jake: Unfortunately, no info on that has been released as of yet!
Jake: I only have access to already public information!
Jake: Sorry, I'm not important enough to get told the good stuff!
You: Is there anyone I can contact for this information?
Jake: Any new info will be on news.Microsoft.com or Blogs.microsoft.com first!
You: Alright, thank you so much
Jake: Oh wait! Are you referring to the 50$ price drop?
You: Ye
You: *Yes
Jake: If so, then that is just the whole retail proce for Xbox is going down by 50$.
Jake: It's not just on MicrosoftStore.com US's site.
Jake: It's on all our sites!
Jake: And most places that sell the Xbox!
You: But will this be applied for Canadian retailers or just the United States?
Jake: This will be channel wide, meaning MS Store is not the one running this promotion.
Jake: It is everywhere that sells the Xbox.
You: So that means that I will be able to purchase an Xbox One for 349 CAD from a canadian retailer starting next week?
Jake: Also, customers that have pre-ordered Sunset Overdrive and COD Special Editions will be charged the full amount of the pre-order, but then $50 will be refunded back to their card within 10 business days of the GA date of the consoles.
You: As they currently retail at 399 CAD here
Jake: You can pre-order from our site right now, and still get that pricing.
You: If that's the case, i'll order the Sunset Overdrive bundle right now
Jake: Great!
You: but I just want to make sure that it will apply with canadian pricing as well
You: (sorry for the confusion)
Jake: You will be charged the full amount, as I said, But then the 50$ will be charged back to you within 10 days!
Jake: No worries!
Jake: AThat's what I'm here for!
You: Perfect, well thank you so much. I guess i'll order now. Is there a function built in to save this conversation, in case I have any issues receiving the $50 back? Just so I can reference this conversation
Jake: You can email this conversation to yourself with the button above this chat field!
You: Perfect, thank you so much
So I never got a direct answer about Canadian pricing... but at the same time he kept telling me I would get the discount?
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
We must get our hopes up and trust in Jake, the partly all-knowing or could be we don't really know or can confirm
It's not 350 USD, it's 399 CAD. As rates fluctuate it's important to discern the difference. Theoretically then I'll get 50$ back. He didn't specify USD or CAD but it's to be assumed that it would be the full 50$ of the region appropriate for the purchase.
Come on Jake, you're my boy here.
shadow2810
Member
I guess pretty much everyone who ordered both Bayo2 and FW got their Bayo order delayed to today so they can ship both games together lol
$399 CAD = $350 USD. We're already getting a discount which is why I'm not seeing this discount applied here in general.
NYR
Member
There is no way a chat agent would know anything. You're using confirmation bias to justify your point of view, this guy has no authority and from the convoluted message he sent, he doesn't know either.
Xbox.com is pretty clear:
http://news.xbox.com/2014/10/xbox-one-special-savings
** Regional availability and timing outside the U.S. will vary.
edit: ^^ It's possible he knows, but it was obviously unclear. The only thing I got as any form of "confirmation" was him saying I would get 50$ back. So I ordered based on that. If that turns out to fall apart and I don't receive it, I'll contact MS about it. If it turns out this was in error then I'll just ask to send it back for a return. I'm just sharing what I found.
399.00 CAD = 354.642 USD
It's not a direct conversion from one to the other and again, prices fluctuate as markets shift. I know our dollar works out to roughly enough to lead to your number, but that's not the only existing factor.
I get what you're saying and I understand the logic, but you're incorrect in us "already getting a discount". It's just a price for a region, that's all. In europe an xbone is €400. They're not paying an additional premium, they're paying their region's pricepoint. A discount or premium is something added or subtracted from their pricepoint.
399.00 CAD = 354.642 USD
It's not a direct conversion from one to the other and again, prices fluctuate as markets shift. I know our dollar works out to roughly enough to lead to your number, but that's not the only existing factor.
I get what you're saying and I understand the logic, but you're incorrect in us "already getting a discount". It's just a price for a region, that's all. In europe an xbone is €400. They're not paying an additional premium, they're paying their region's pricepoint. A discount or premium is something added or subtracted from their pricepoint.
Hey guys I just traded in my white ps4 for a black one. Couldn't stand the white next to all my black devices lol.
Anyways, it was TLOU remastered bundle but I already have a copy so I'm selling the code in the BST thread. Just PM for details.
$25 but willing to trade or negotiate.
Anyways, it was TLOU remastered bundle but I already have a copy so I'm selling the code in the BST thread. Just PM for details.
$25 but willing to trade or negotiate.
nobodyshero
Banned
If anything, you could try and get the discount just based on this conversation. He's wrong, but that ain't your fault.
Yeah, I figure I'm in the clear regardless with this conversation. I can't confirm for the rest of Canada of course, but given this discussion i'm pretty sure I'll be fine
MrBambinoDent
Member
MS is dying to beat Sony's sales numbers, it's really a good time to buy Xbone.
Also I'd suggest getting EA Access for $30, it gets you some games to start off with including BF4, PvZ:GW, NFS and Peggle beside last year's sports games.
Also I'd suggest getting EA Access for $30, it gets you some games to start off with including BF4, PvZ:GW, NFS and Peggle beside last year's sports games.
NYR
Member
Xbox Canada basically confirmed toy is a US only deal and it because we already have a great price.
https://twitter.com/xboxcanada/status/526802099611635712
https://twitter.com/xboxcanada/status/526802099611635712
mullet2000
Member
They've been pricing first party games at 64.99 instead of 69.99, so that's something I guess. I don't think anyone else is still doing that.
You forgot Nintendo.
mullet2000
Member
Between E3 deals and Shop.ca coupons I can't fathom how there are people paying full-price.
Sunset Overdrive is actually 60$ on the xbox store so that's not bad but I would prefer a better deal.
Believe it or not, when it comes to E3 deals and Shop.ca promos, not many are aware of the significant savings to be had. I know my friends weren't until I told them. Even then, one didn't believe me and the other shrugged it off. These things just aren't known by many.
SabinFigaro
Member
Check your PMs!
Yup, my friends who do game don't care enough/buy enough games to be bothered with the promos. I'm just incredulous that people on GAF are unaware of this.
I'm aware of the promo but 1-I never really buy games in bulk and 2-I prefer digital over retail anytime I can.
Hopefully somebody who's getting the White XB1 Bundle will sell a copy for cheap in the next couple of days.
My friends know about the E3 deal and they still don't use it except maybe for the bare minimum number of games (three). I don't know why. Can't tell you how many times they've decided to buy something closer to release and had to pay full price, even though it was available at the prior E3.
MrBambinoDent
Member
The "Spend $100 get $15 back on PSN" promo ends tomorrow. I spent $70 this month, any suggestions to get to $100?
I think, to a degree, it's just gratification outweighing value of the exchange to get the game. Hype blinds people to outrageous prices but as long as they get the game they could care less. I've seen this before. Not with friends but with strangers. Hell, people camp out for iPhones. They're prepared to pay full price when they could get the damn thing on Cyber Monday or Black Friday for a fraction of the price maybe. They just need to wait for a good deal. Patience is a virtue.
Anyways, it is what it is.