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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping

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DeathByBacklog

Member
Seik said:
NOOOOOOOOO!!!

FUCKING NOOOOOOO!!!!

AGAIN, I WAS JUST DONE ENTERING MY CC INFO AND GOT BLOCKED BECAUSE SOLD OUT.

Holy fucking shit, this is unbelievable, I must the most unluckiest guy on this fucking planet.
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You could still reserve in store if that's an option for you.
 
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zephervack

Member
DownLoad said:
Think I got my order through at BestBuy for newMM3DSXL. Started the placement of the order with 51 remaining... Refreshed it when I finished and it was gone ><.

I'm curious, does anyone know how much they had total at the start?
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Its weird, the websites dont start showing how many they have left until they have about 80 units, so im guessing ~150 units each store.
 
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Ac30

Member
CuthbertAllgoodz said:
Yes but you can order more than once. As of what they will do with multiple orders... I don't know.
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They'll probably process them, but still, the scalpers are gonna have a field day with how limited this must be in Canada... Between FS, BB and EBgames, they had a total of what, 2000?

EDIT: Forgot Amazon,. but I can't imagine they sold over 5000 total here?
 
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DownLoad

Member
zephervack said:
Its weird, the websites dont start showing how many they have left until they have about 80 units, so im guessing ~150 units each store.
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That's pretty weird. But I guess it's not unheard of to do something like that. Still though ~150, or even less than 200 is insane! The fact it sold out in... Half an hour was it? Is crazy limited...
 
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Renewed

Member
I just realized my credit card limit can't handle two n3DS special editions and Majora's Mask. I need to make some room or do an overcharge.
 
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Past

Member
Ac30 said:
They'll probably process them, but still, the scalpers are gonna have a field day with how limited this must be in Canada... Between FS, BB and EBgames, they had a total of what, 2000?

EDIT: Forgot Amazon,. but I can't imagine they sold over 5000 total here?
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Wouldn't the Monster Hunter Bundle be way more rare? That thing was exclusive to EB Games and sold out really fast.
 
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Ac30

Member
Past said:
Wouldn't the Monster Hunter Bundle be way more rare? That thing was exclusive to EB Games and sold out really fast.
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I suppose, but the thirst for all things Majora is insane, I never expected this. I have both the LE and the XL and I've never even played it haha, so caught up in the hype.
 
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Conezays

Member
Just wondering if I should pre-order a regular New 3DSXL or not. I want to play it on February 13th with Majora's Mask, etc. but don't think Amazon.ca will deliver on the 13th. Does it seem like I'll have a shot to just go into a store on February 13th and pick it up?
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Conezays said:
Just wondering if I should pre-order a regular New 3DSXL or not. I want to play it on February 13th with Majora's Mask, etc. but don't think Amazon.ca will deliver on the 13th. Does it seem like I'll have a shot to just go into a store on February 13th and pick it up?
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I get the impression that Red and Black will be available over the counter. You may have a hard time at EB but I imagine you should be able to walk into a Wal-Mart or Toys R Us on the 13th to grab one.
 
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Lone_Prodigy

Member
For those with Firefox:

Install the Check4Change extension, highlight relevant text, and right-click to set an auto-refresh interval. It will notify you if the text changes.

So for the FS page, I'd highlight the quantity remaining, for example.
 
levyjl1988

levyjl1988

Banned
a916 said:
Sony is also pulling out of Canada... LINK
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Well the online market is quite powerful.
Also Best Buy has venders like Apple, Microsoft, etc.

Essentially Sony is renting space at a Best Buy and have training modules for its employees. Not many people shopped at Sony Store anyways.
 
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Conezays

Member
DoctorWho said:
I get the impression that Red and Black will be available over the counter. You may have a hard time at EB but I imagine you should be able to walk into a Wal-Mart or Toys R Us on the 13th to grab one.
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Cheers, thanks. I guess that will be my plan then. I can't imagine nowhere will have red or black available on the 13th, but stranger things have happened I suppose.
 
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DeathByBacklog

Member
CuthbertAllgoodz said:
Yea I did that, it was painless!
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When you meet us, we will:

Discuss your everyday banking needs
Review together your bank account statement from your other bank
Find ways to save you money with banking accounts starting from just $4
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Ugh...that sounds more painful then you say. Also...who still gets statements? I went paperless a long while ago. I guess I could print off a month of my chequeing account?
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
Spike said:
I've never had a problem with getting them to adjust my order properly. I just call customer service, tell them that the $64.99 price was a placeholder they had in place, and I should now get 28.58% deducted from the new price. They have done it without any hassles.

Only thing you'll see is that they will charge you the $46.42 price, then they will credit you back $16 or so.
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Every time I try, they get confused and don't understand what I'm trying to get them to do. It's a pain in the ass.
 
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CuthbertAllgoodz

Member
DeathByBacklog said:
Ugh...that sounds more painful then you say. Also...who still gets statements? I went paperless a long while ago. I guess I could print off a month of my chequeing account?
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You can look it up on their computer, no need for paper statement. We spent more time talking about my annoying neighbor than banking really.
 
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Barrow Roll

Member
Maaaan, I literally lost sleep over this thing and I still didn't get one. I was waking up every hour, on the hour since 6am and F5ing their site and F5ing this thread. I guess when I woke up at 10 and forgot to F5 this thread when I F5ed their site, didn't see all the info about it going up soon, when back to sleep, woke up at 11 and of course they're all gone. Now I'm bummed and I'm tired. :(

Did anyone in the Greater Vancouver area get any extras and might want to help this soul?

Oh well, at least FutureShop has MM3D for $5 off today...
 
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EvilMario

Will QA for food.
Lone_Prodigy said:
For those with Firefox:

Install the Check4Change extension, highlight relevant text, and right-click to set an auto-refresh interval. It will notify you if the text changes.

So for the FS page, I'd highlight the quantity remaining, for example.
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That's a pretty awesome extension. Thanks for the information.
 
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DeathByBacklog

Member
Barrow Roll said:
Maaaan, I literally lost sleep over this thing and I still didn't get one. I was waking up every hour, on the hour since 6am and F5ing their site and F5ing this thread. I guess when I woke up at 10 and forgot to F5 this thread when I F5ed their site, didn't see all the info about it going up soon, when back to sleep, woke up at 11 and of course they're all gone. Now I'm bummed and I'm tired. :(

Did anyone in the Greater Vancouver area get any extras and might want to help this soul?

Oh well, at least FutureShop has MM3D for $5 off today...
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Best buy...NOW!
 
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Megasoum

Banned
Megasoum said:
Anybody bought anything from the official Nintendo online store?

I'm trying to buy a WiiU empty case and a refurb wiiremote+nunchuck but I can't get the transaction to go through.

I get to the first steps and it specificaly says that the pre authorisation on the card was successfull but then on the next screen it says:

There was an issue processing your order. For help completing your order please call 1-855-471-1695 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Pacific Time, 7 days a week.
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Quoting my post since this thread is going so goddamn fast.
 
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Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
EvilMario said:
That's a pretty awesome extension. Thanks for the information.
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You have no idea how excited I get when my PC yells out Bowie's "Ch-ch-changes" when a website updates.

Megasoum said:
Quoting my post since this thread is going so goddamn fast.
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That's where I got my 3DS XL cradle and I didn't have that problem. I don't know what to say other than call them like it says.
 
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VisitableElf

Member
Just got an email from best buy regarding my majors' mask new 3ds XL:

We're sorry to inform you that your Order ######### could not be processed. Please call us at 1-866-514-1431 from the phone number you provided during checkout so we can resolve this issue.

I think I inputted my credit card incorrectly... Oh well. Was kinda regretting the purchase anyway. Look out for 1 more in stock at best buy soon!!
 
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DeathByBacklog

Member
Barrow Roll said:
Did it suddenly come back in stock for the briefest of moments? Welp, missed it again!
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VisitableElf said:
Just got an email from best buy regarding my majors' mask new 3ds XL:

We're sorry to inform you that your Order ######### could not be processed. Please call us at 1-866-514-1431 from the phone number you provided during checkout so we can resolve this issue.

I think I inputted my credit card incorrectly... Oh well. Was kinda regretting the purchase anyway. Look out for 1 more in stock at best buy soon!!
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Likely his.
 
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Barrow Roll

Member
firehawk12 said:
Why didn't people just preorder in store at EB? Or did they run out really quickly too?
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I tried the day they announced it. Couldn't go before work, went after work at about 7:30pm PST, and they were all sold out.

DeathByBacklog said:
Yep. One showed up literally seconds before I posted that. Saw it get snatched up and thought you might have got it. Keep freshing. There's bound to be some more cancelled orders on both sites.
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Alright, I'll see if Chrome has something like Check4Change and hope i get lucky.
 
Sealtest

Sealtest

Member
just cancelled my amazon.ca order for majoras mask 3ds xl, Dunno if the website will update with 1 stock though.

I might just keep my FS order and either keep it or sell it back to FS and buy it at best buy if reds are available in-store at launch with my reward points.
 
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DeathByBacklog

Member
Barrow Roll said:
I tried the day they announced it. Couldn't go before work, went after work at about 7:30pm PST, and they were all sold out.


Alright, I'll see if Chrome has something like Check4Change and hope i get lucky.
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I have Super Easy Auto Refresh. But that Check4Change thing makes a lot of sense. Especially if it gives you a signal.
 
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Jinto

Member
Sealtest said:
just cancelled my amazon.ca order for majoras mask 3ds xl, Dunno if the website will update with 1 stock though.

I might just keep my FS order and either keep it or sell it back to FS and buy it at best buy if reds are available in-store at launch with my reward points.
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When did Amazon have the MM 3ds XL up?
 
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firehawk12

Subete no aware
Fuzzy said:
Maybe because some of us aren't allowed within 20m of an EB because of a restraining order.
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I wish I could find that Gamestop Girl song and link it here now. lol

Barrow Roll said:
I tried the day they announced it. Couldn't go before work, went after work at about 7:30pm PST, and they were all sold out.

Alright, I'll see if Chrome has something like Check4Change and hope i get lucky.
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Jinto said:
Yeah, they were sold out pretty fast. I was an hour late at one location, but the other stores around me sold out after a few hours.
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Crazy. I walked in on an afternoon the day of and managed to get both preorders in. Still not sure which version of the console I'll get (probably the MonHun one), but if the time comes next month and someone here still wants the MM one, I wouldn't mind just passing selling the one I preordered.
 
UberTag

UberTag

Member
Jinto said:
Yeah, they were sold out pretty fast. I was an hour late at one location, but the other stores around me sold out after a few hours.
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Have the in-store pre-orders of the Monster Hunter New 3DS XL also been cleared out at most locations?
 
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