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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 4: That $70s Show
- Thread starter Firestorm
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hnnnnnnnnnnnnng MCC is installing <3
I'd pick up SoM and Evil Within for $25, sure. Doubt we'll get them that low though. I'm thinking 40-50.
I'd pick up SoM and Evil Within for $25, sure. Doubt we'll get them that low though. I'm thinking 40-50.
infinityBCRT
Member
hey man, any chance of getting Dragon Age up on shop.ca?
if not, it's cool. I'll just buy something else to replace it
edit: fuck, bottom of the page.
Just asked our marketplace guy who handles video games. I believe its in the system, just not up for whatever reason.
This will get better way better before E3 *crosses fingers*. We still need to build out better pre-order functionality, and I believe its going to happen in Q1.
Brampton
yeah everything processed in MISSISSAUGA i think you closer than I (richmond hill)
thanks for sharing gives me an idea when it could be coming.
infinityBCRT
Member
I had a good idea of when it was going to be delivered by just looking at the previous tracking history of previous items from the same postal service. It's usually around the same time
Black Republican
Member
might be able to see the Target Canada black friday flyer this week.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
alright cool. I'm not getting it this month since I'm busy with other stuff. I'm hoping to pick it up around December.
I had a good idea of when it was going to be delivered by just looking at the previous tracking history of previous items from the same postal service. It's usually around the same time
haha yeah i know
so whats next for you?
take the day off and play tomorrow?
hype!
infinityBCRT
Member
No days off for me. Going to be playing at night throughout the week.
CloakedPuppet
Member
Pretty wild. Just received AC: Unity, Halo MCC and Shape Up today from Best Buy via Canada Post. Was honestly not expecting that!
All stores have been the last couple of years in order to try to keep people shopping here but the deals aren't as good as in the US.
I feel kinda bad that I got AC:U today and some others didn't because I'm not keeping it.
Yeah I thought I remembered seeing a couple stores (including EB games) promoting some Black Friday sales last year even though it's not really a holiday here so I was curious if that meant Canadian retailers were trying to join the craze but we already have Boxing Day for that.
chrominance
Member
If people are willing to buy, retailers will put up as many sales as they can to catch all those people buying. Between people hearing about US Black Friday deals online and the general thirst for buying gifts on the cheap before Christmas, combined with relatively lackluster retail sales in general the last few years, Black Friday has been a much bigger thing in Canada than in decades past. I'd almost go as far as to say the Black Friday deals last year were better than Boxing Day, mostly because the Boxing Day deals ended up being warmed-over Black Friday deals for the most part.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Do games come out early now? I just got AssCreed today.
FS/BB shipped on Friday because of Rememberance Day
TheCowboyPoet
Member
Amazon just shipped my Ass Creed, I was really hoping they'd do what Future Shop did and ship early, guess it won't be getting here for my day off tomorrow.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Oh weird, there's no postal service tomorrow?
Don't think so
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
My copy of AC:Unity for PS4 from Best Buy arrived at noon; this was E3 preorder.
sweetvar26
Member
So the Sunset Overdrive Bundle is pretty much sold out all over the United States and my buddy in Boston wants one from here.
So just a heads up for those interested in the white one, it looks like it truly is limited edition unlike others.
So just a heads up for those interested in the white one, it looks like it truly is limited edition unlike others.
AlexMeloche
Member
I finally will be able to get one of those Wii U Pro Controller from La Source. I had to call, but they sent it to a near-by store. \o/
If you read like 6 posts above yours, you would have your answer.
I completely forgot about this. What was the number you used to call them?
I keep forgetting to call, but I'm not in a rush to get it anyway. I'll probably call later this week.
No updates in over a month, even though they charged me the moment I ordered is pretty stupid.
TheCowboyPoet
Member
Mine came from Richmond and shipped around 1 PST, I'm judging from your avatar you could be closer to the Ontario Amazon facility, so maybe they're on different schedules.
Yeah, I just hope to get them on Wednesday !
20x at Shoppers on Saturday for anyone looking for a last-minute deal to get a Wii U ahead of Smash Bros. Also, there's a gift card promo this week where you can get 8000 bonus points for spending $200 on 2+ gift cards, which you can do for up to 3 transactions, so you could use this promo to stock up on shoppers gift cards to use for the 20x.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I thought Black Friday in Canada last year was pretty competitive with the US deals. Might be a little different this year with the weaker dollar though.
This is tempting but I'll wait for a bundle. They have these promotions pretty often right?
UberTag
Member
The weak dollar has me expecting absolute garbage for Black Friday and even worse garbage for Boxing Day. Should result in a terrible year at retail, which, our economy probably deserves.
sweetvar26
Member
My MCC has shipped from Amazon and it's free shipping. However my Assassins Creed which is priority shipping hasn't shipped yet. Weird.
Probably my guess. No wonder Xbox One bundles have been flying off the shelves, that $349 price tag is quite attractive compared to launch.
Neither of mine are preparing to ship...
sweetvar26
Member
The worst part is, there is no point of buying anything from the States at the moment, the conversion pretty much ruins savings.
Tele_Viper
Member
Can we just rename this thread to 'Canadian Shipping Updates"?
sweetvar26
Member
I had an issue with my shipping and instead of Amazon sending me an email or giving me a call, they just let the order be as is and I haven't got that shipped for a week until I contacted them few days ago to sort things out. So you might want to have a chat with their customer rep to make sure everything is okay.
It has always been Deals and "Discussion" thread.
If you go through the last few pages, tons of deals have been posted and the availability of them in stock and such. With the amount of pre-orders online that everyone has been doing the last few years, shipping discussion in inevitable, especially with this being the only dedicated Canadian thread.
Why don't you buck the trend by posting a deal instead of complaining?
With that said, just saw The Wonderful 101 marked down to 9.97 at Futureshop in Toronto. Looks like they are clearing that title out. YMMV of course but worth mentioning to those who held off on that one - great game.
Plenty of those consoles still available in Canada.
Yeah? looks like I'll have to check out the stockyards then.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
It sure would be nice if midnight launches existed in this country. I don't want to wait until morning to pick up my copy of Smash.
I also picked up Sonic Racing and Toukiden (Vita games) both for 4.97 a piece if that interests you.