Thanks. As much as I disagree with the amiibo move, it really helped find this post. So function over form for sure.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping
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Thanks. As much as I disagree with the amiibo move, it really helped find this post. So function over form for sure.
Doesn't start until tomorrow.
Video games will only be 10% off. In general things throughout the store will be 10-30% off,some exceptions being Apple products which will only be 5%.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That's how these things work. It's preying on the psychology of people seeing SALE without actually paying attention to the price.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Hey, a couple of days ago I was asked to take a look in here because of some bickering about Amiibo shipping stuff. I just wanted to offer some general guidance. Generally this thread is decent at self-moderating, and I won't be changing that. Also, bishoptl is the only active Canadian mod currently (I'm no longer living in Canada for the time being) and he doesn't really handle this kind of stuff.
My general sense is that it's always been OK to talk about shipping issues in this thread, or really any other issues--including non-gaming pillow deals, stuff in the orbit of Canadian politics, etc. But if any one subject dominates or derails the thread that's a bad thing. The Amiibo situation worldwide has been madness, so it's understandable that it'd come up here, but there needs to be a balance. I understand that one way this has been responded to is using the highlight command to post new deals to really make them pop out. That sounds good to me. In addition, we now have a Canadian Amiibo thread, which is cool.
So here are my suggestions:
- If you are primarily posting to complain about Canadian Amiibo availability, stock, or shipping issues in any longer or deeper way, try to use the Canadian Amiibo thread, which is the more appropriate venue.
- If it's a quick one-off reaction or mention, here is fine, but please don't get into a long, involved discussion about that stuff here.
- Most Important: If someone is wrecking the thread through complaining, the worst thing you can do is complain at them about their complaining. This makes the derail worse. Just ignore the poster, or put them on ignore, or if it becomes truly excessive, contact a mod. This goes for pretty much every thread. Complaining about people complaining is definitely the major problem from what I can see skimming back over the last few pages.
Cheers
My general sense is that it's always been OK to talk about shipping issues in this thread, or really any other issues--including non-gaming pillow deals, stuff in the orbit of Canadian politics, etc. But if any one subject dominates or derails the thread that's a bad thing. The Amiibo situation worldwide has been madness, so it's understandable that it'd come up here, but there needs to be a balance. I understand that one way this has been responded to is using the highlight command to post new deals to really make them pop out. That sounds good to me. In addition, we now have a Canadian Amiibo thread, which is cool.
So here are my suggestions:
- If you are primarily posting to complain about Canadian Amiibo availability, stock, or shipping issues in any longer or deeper way, try to use the Canadian Amiibo thread, which is the more appropriate venue.
- If it's a quick one-off reaction or mention, here is fine, but please don't get into a long, involved discussion about that stuff here.
- Most Important: If someone is wrecking the thread through complaining, the worst thing you can do is complain at them about their complaining. This makes the derail worse. Just ignore the poster, or put them on ignore, or if it becomes truly excessive, contact a mod. This goes for pretty much every thread. Complaining about people complaining is definitely the major problem from what I can see skimming back over the last few pages.
Cheers
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Had no idea you were out of the country. Thanks stump!Hey, a couple of days ago I was asked to take a look in here because of some bickering about Amiibo shipping stuff. I just wanted to offer some general guidance. Generally this thread is decent at self-moderating, and I won't be changing that. Also, bishoptl is the only active Canadian mod currently (I'm no longer living in Canada for the time being) and he doesn't really handle this kind of stuff.
My general sense is that it's always been OK to talk about shipping issues in this thread, or really any other issues--including non-gaming pillow deals, stuff in the orbit of Canadian politics, etc. But if any one subject dominates or derails the thread that's a bad thing. The Amiibo situation worldwide has been madness, so it's understandable that it'd come up here, but there needs to be a balance. I understand that one way this has been responded to is using the highlight command to post new deals to really make them pop out. That sounds good to me. In addition, we now have a Canadian Amiibo thread, which is cool.
So here are my suggestions:
- If you are primarily posting to complain about Canadian Amiibo availability, stock, or shipping issues, try to use the Canadian Amiibo thread, which is the more appropriate venue.
- If it's a quick one-off, here is fine, but please don't get into a long, involved discussion about that stuff here
- Most Important: If someone is wrecking the thread through complaining, the worst thing you can do is complain at them about their complaining. This makes the derail worse. Just ignore the poster, or put them on ignore, or if it becomes truly excessive, contact a mod.
Cheers
chaobreaker
Member
Hey, a couple of days ago I was asked to take a look in here because of some bickering about Amiibo shipping stuff. I just wanted to offer some general guidance. Generally this thread is decent at self-moderating, and I won't be changing that. Also, bishoptl is the only active Canadian mod currently (I'm no longer living in Canada for the time being) and he doesn't really handle this kind of stuff.
My general sense is that it's always been OK to talk about shipping issues in this thread, or really any other issues--including non-gaming pillow deals, stuff in the orbit of Canadian politics, etc. But if any one subject dominates or derails the thread that's a bad thing. The Amiibo situation worldwide has been madness, so it's understandable that it'd come up here, but there needs to be a balance. I understand that one way this has been responded to is using the highlight command to post new deals to really make them pop out. That sounds good to me. In addition, we now have a Canadian Amiibo thread, which is cool.
So here are my suggestions:
- If you are primarily posting to complain about Canadian Amiibo availability, stock, or shipping issues, try to use the Canadian Amiibo thread, which is the more appropriate venue.
- If it's a quick one-off, here is fine, but please don't get into a long, involved discussion about that stuff here
- Most Important: If someone is wrecking the thread through complaining, the worst thing you can do is complain at them about their complaining. This makes the derail worse. Just ignore the poster, or put them on ignore, or if it becomes truly excessive, contact a mod.
Cheers
Can you get someone to add a highlight code button on the WYSIWYG post editor? I didn't even know it was a thing you can add long after my registration. It could make it easier for users to post new deals.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Use hateradio's Quick Reply/Edit/Post add-on for Chrome/Firefox/Opera. Makes life so much easier.
chaobreaker
Member
Thanks for the tip, but it misses the point I'm trying to make. New users wouldn't know about the the highlight tag without a) knowing their way around forums like GAF or b) being aware of this userscript.
But anyway, this isn't the place for a discussion like this.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Bro, the amibo talk went on for months. Jesus.
It's a separate thread. You'll live. Fuck man, you make complete mountains out of molehills. No joke.
Glad it's moved somewhere else.
blue_phazon
Member
Anyone have any impressions of Play Asia?
I want to order a 3rd party Wii U Gamecube controller adapter from them but I want to know if it's a trusted site, especially when shipping to Canada
I want to order a 3rd party Wii U Gamecube controller adapter from them but I want to know if it's a trusted site, especially when shipping to Canada
dancrane212
Member
Ordered from there before with no issues, haven't run into any import fees either.
Can't see how anyone can be butthurt about this after how big that new thread got within a day.
Mr.Miyamoto
Banned
I have ordered things from PlayAsia a long time ago and they're a very well regarded and trusted site. The only thing is they like to have high prices and expensive Canadian shipping. They could never hold a candle to my beloved Lik Sang, it's such a shame Sony took them down.
Which superstores in HRM carry video games?
KnightHart
Member
They're generally well regarded but they tend to be pretty pricey. They have a good selection though, I guess. A friend of mine got his white Smash 4 GC Controller from there. If I have a choice I tend to gravitate towards Ami Ami for pre-orders, and with CDJapan or Nippon-Yassan for stuff that's already out.
For example, Puyo Puyo Tetris PS4 is $59.13 CAD on Play Asia, $57.76 CAD on CDJapan (it actually went up in price last I checked), and $54.54 CAD on Nippon-Yassan. You really gotta do your research when it comes to these things.
Black Republican
Member
Judge gives official OK for Target Liquidation sales for tomorrow
Byron Bluth
Banned
Hey, a couple of days ago I was asked to take a look in here because of some bickering about Amiibo shipping stuff. I just wanted to offer some general guidance. Generally this thread is decent at self-moderating, and I won't be changing that. Also, bishoptl is the only active Canadian mod currently (I'm no longer living in Canada for the time being) and he doesn't really handle this kind of stuff.
My general sense is that it's always been OK to talk about shipping issues in this thread, or really any other issues--including non-gaming pillow deals, stuff in the orbit of Canadian politics, etc. But if any one subject dominates or derails the thread that's a bad thing. The Amiibo situation worldwide has been madness, so it's understandable that it'd come up here, but there needs to be a balance. I understand that one way this has been responded to is using the highlight command to post new deals to really make them pop out. That sounds good to me. In addition, we now have a Canadian Amiibo thread, which is cool.
So here are my suggestions:
- If you are primarily posting to complain about Canadian Amiibo availability, stock, or shipping issues in any longer or deeper way, try to use the Canadian Amiibo thread, which is the more appropriate venue.
- If it's a quick one-off reaction or mention, here is fine, but please don't get into a long, involved discussion about that stuff here.
- Most Important: If someone is wrecking the thread through complaining, the worst thing you can do is complain at them about their complaining. This makes the derail worse. Just ignore the poster, or put them on ignore, or if it becomes truly excessive, contact a mod. This goes for pretty much every thread. Complaining about people complaining is definitely the major problem from what I can see skimming back over the last few pages.
Cheers
The issue is not with this thread wanting Amiibo talk gone, but the hostility people created, along with the image it created for Canadian Amiibo hunters in the Amiibo Discussion Thread that already exists.
People didn't know what was going on here and thought we wanted to leave the Amiibo thread and required a lot of explanation and making amends as people believed we wanted out of that thread.
No, anything that has been clearance will remain the clearance price (surprisingly they won't reset), but they won't have liquidation percentages added on top.
doctorcdcs
Member
Any deals on Pulse Elite or Gild Headsets? Mine finally snapped
Although I may try and Red Green them first.
If it broke in the middle, use a piece of cardboard as reinforcement and stability ("bend" the carboard so that it goes along with the head piece part) and use Duct Tape around it to hold it together.
that's what I did when my tritton pro+'s snapped in half, and after a month and a half, so far so good!
#teamcheap
Any deals on Pulse Elite or Gild Headsets? Mine finally snapped
Although I may try and Red Green them first.
Not that I can see, but the PDP Afterglow headsets are on sale at both Future Shop and Amazon. I have the Xbox One version and it's excellent. Good reviews on Amazon for the PS4 one.
Maximus.
Member
Any form of hostility was created from the lack of understanding from both sides. The main issue here was Amiibo talk was getting too consuming, pro-amiibo people got defensive and didn't care, which led to a backlash from people who had enough of it. It then exploded and led to the separation, which could've happened more peacefully if there was better understanding from both sides.
Regardless, it's done, the new amiibo thread is like 7 pages strong and this thread is still alive and well. Good to see a mod step in and clarify some things just to end all the stupid bickering. Disappointed in Canadian gaffers who took it so far, we are better than this!
I was at Target today to pick up some cat food. Got the last box, so now my source for slightly cheaper cat food has totally dried up.
Anyway, super depressing. Looking pretty barren as people have noted, and while I was there at least three or four people were bugging staff about when the liquidation was starting. I think it's gonna be a zoo tomorrow.
I feel really bad for the staff... I've had almost entirely quality service there and even now they're putting on a pretty positive face even though some people are clearly jerks. But I know it can't be easy. Besides that, I'll miss the store. I shopped there a lot.
I think Microsoft is pushing it pretty hard.
If for some reason anyone can't get this offer, the Microsoft Store is offering an almost-equivalent deal by offering $60 off with an Evolve preorder: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...700?Icid=Home_EN_STrip2_Evolve_XboxOne_012615
(so Evolve for $9.99)
Anyway, super depressing. Looking pretty barren as people have noted, and while I was there at least three or four people were bugging staff about when the liquidation was starting. I think it's gonna be a zoo tomorrow.
I feel really bad for the staff... I've had almost entirely quality service there and even now they're putting on a pretty positive face even though some people are clearly jerks. But I know it can't be easy. Besides that, I'll miss the store. I shopped there a lot.
I think Microsoft is pushing it pretty hard.
If for some reason anyone can't get this offer, the Microsoft Store is offering an almost-equivalent deal by offering $60 off with an Evolve preorder: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...700?Icid=Home_EN_STrip2_Evolve_XboxOne_012615
(so Evolve for $9.99)
nobodyshero
Banned
What are the chances best buy and fs sell the MKX limited edition with the statue? I got a preorder at Amazon, but have gift cards at those
Any idea on the precentage off TVs? My Target has 3 of the Element 55inch ones left. Not a bad price at $499 but $499 minus 20% or even 30% would be great.
lol internet
Banned
anyone ever buy a refurb wiimote/nunchuk from ninty? $33 CDN including shipping seems like a dang good deal
Get there when it opens as I imagine they will sell fast.
As long as it doesn't crap out on me I am thrilled that I got the 65" version for $500 including tax
lol internet
Banned
What? Why? To save 10% on a shower curtain?
Absolutely.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Honestly, if you go, you go there to spend lots of money.
You don't go to save 17 cents on a shower curtain.
Thats why I'm not going. I really dont need more junk in my house.
Team Member discounts will not work anymore after today, only red cards.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Strange that they are still using their store credit cards during a liquidation.
Hmmm, that's quite disappointing
"OK guys, work through this hellish liquidation sale before you're out of a job!"
...
"Oh and by the way, no more employee discount... sorry"