Checkout at Target
lol the only time I've ever seen a line that big at Target.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping
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lol the only time I've ever seen a line that big at Target.
I read it as "Deals are crap but I'll come up with some weak logic to buy stuff that I probably don't even need".
TrouzzzerSnake
Banned
Are there any slick deals on PS Vitas right now?
I want to get one for a friend who is not doing so hot, and I have this idea that I could load it up with months' worth of PS Plus games so he'd have something to do.
I'm not sure if that means I can't be online with a PS4 at that time... but I could always take a hiatus.
I want to get one for a friend who is not doing so hot, and I have this idea that I could load it up with months' worth of PS Plus games so he'd have something to do.
I'm not sure if that means I can't be online with a PS4 at that time... but I could always take a hiatus.
Oh, thanks for reminding me! I actually forgot a Toys 'R' Us opened right next to the Walmart I would have gone to (which is also down the street from FS), going there may indeed be my best bet.
someguyinahat
Member
Same here, but I'll probably check anyway. It would be nice if Target showed inventory and prices on their Canadian website so I could see before I go, but no such luck (and it was probably one of the reasons Target failed here too.) I'd like to see if I can snag Persona Q with the Atlus tax discounted at least. You think that would be too much to ask of Target? I wonder.
That's the one I normally go to. Haven't gone yet. Will probably go tomorrow.
ultracal31
You don't get to bring friends.
Good luck next week! My buddy and I are doing the same so we're hoping there's some left over Majora Mask LE
ultracal31
You don't get to bring friends.
Not much there unless you want some pillows
nobodyshero
Banned
Redbox is leaving Canada. I'm unimpressed. I was quite a fan of that service.
You can activate up to three PSPs/Vitas/PSTVs at a time on a single account simultaneously. It will not impact your PS4 usage at all, an account can be simultaneously online on more than one platform (but only one per platform at a time).
Man I don't get this at all. I'm pretty mad at Target's idiots in Minneapolis but every single person I ever dealt with in a Canadian Target was excellent and I'll say this again: I've shopped in U.S. Targets quite a bit, and having realistic expectations, I would say I preferred the experience at Canadian Target quite a bit.
I'm sorry to see the chain go, I have no interest in supporting them in the U.S. but good people are losing their jobs due to the incompetence of upper management. Some people expected the world of Canadian Target, I guess because they know a guy who knows a guy who told them Target coming to Canada would be like Christ returning to earth. I just don't get it.
ShadowgeistX
Member
Fixed for my own observations, lol.
someguyinahat
Member
Did you compare the experiences online?
This had me legit upset. I rent from there all the time. I'm not paying $5 for a 24 hour digital code.
At this point it feels like what isn't leaving Canada? I didn't really use Red box much myself but it was nice to have options something we're increasingly seeing less of these days
nobodyshero
Banned
I don't mean to play devil's advocate but the customer's only job is to expect competitive prices and lots of product. Target didn't always have those. Like you said, this is almost all the fault of poor upper management. But I went into Target a couple times, and always left with little reason to come back.
Retail is a fickle bitch, if you don't some out of that gate swinging, you're gonna lose.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Are you fucking kidding me?
The fuck is going on with Canadians?
I mean, Target I kinda get.
But Redbox? The fuck. Blockbuster is gone, Rogers video is gone, and now Redbox is gone. Honestly, where the fuck am I supposed to rent movies now? Genuine question here. I love Redbox. $1.50 to rent a movie? What a great price.
No wonder people turn to illegal means.....
HubbaBubba
Member
Redbox is leaving because people turn to illegal means or use one of the 3 streaming services we now have,
Yep that sucks. I use it a bunch too and wondered why I saw machines disappearing. I guess the Can dollar is just too weak to keep these businesses here.
Will we see a Canadian alternative? Someone should buy the Redbox machines and operate it..
nobodyshero
Banned
i dont think it was the dollar, i bet they just werent being used enough. Best Buy had a few of these machines too, but that didn't last long
someguyinahat
Member
I don't recall seeing any at my local Future Shop and that would have been a nice logical place to put it. It's got electronics, it's got entertainment, you're thinking movies. But the only place I ever saw a Redbox was outside a supermarket. You've got a full shopping cart, you're just about to take it to the car and you see this box. You're not in the mindset of "Hey maybe I should rent a movie to go with this food," you're already thinking "I need to get this milk home."
chrominance
Member
To be honest, I'm surprised services like Redbox have even lasted this long. The only reasons I can think of not to rent through someone like iTunes or Google Play are a) bandwidth caps and b) you don't have a compatible device that plugs into your TV. The latter reason is easy to get around--Chromecasts are $25. I can understand wanting to own a physical movie, but renting one?
nobodyshero
Banned
im sure Future Shop has zero interest in giving people a reason to rent movies from another company than buy the ones they sell.
This however is totally fair. However as I understand it's also totally on Minneapolis.
I definitely agree, but I also found the prices competitive, the stores attractive and the product ample. That last part may just be what I found, I'll freely admit that.
someguyinahat
Member
Not even if it meant they got a cut? Well, it's a moot point now I guess.
nobodyshero
Banned
yeah, totally. i have no don't there were many super satisfied Target customers. evidently, there just weren't enough of them
I still cling too hard to the 90s. I get my movies from the public library. ¯\_(ツ
VHS days. I miss those. Had a badass rewinder thing
nobodyshero
Banned
I still cling too hard to the 90s. I get my movies from the public library. ¯\_(ツ
do they still do that? like, current ones? i've honestly never considered that i viable option
yep, blu-rays and tv seasons even.
I still cling too hard to the 90s. I get my movies from the public library. ¯\_(ツ
My library is more expensive to rent movies from than the RedBox
Absolutely. The library is how I watch most Criterion movies.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I figured this was inevitable, with Zip.ca closing down. I assume the economics just don't work to make a service like that viable, even in the bigger cities.
Why is that facepalm material? At least they're set for Christmas 2015 lol
doctorcdcs
Member
Sorry for missing your post!
I'm in Toronto, but the sales associate at my store said their last day was on the 10 of this month.
I'm steaming that the gorgeous MLB 10th anniversary edition isn't coming to Canada.
I know right. Though the blog post did mention not "in-store". So maybe that means we're might be able to get it online?
VanCityGamer
Member
Just wanted to thank whoever decided to move the Amiibo discussion to its own thread. We've already saved 1,200 posts that would have cluttered this thread. It's cool that people are into Amiibo, but I personally find that stuff pretty stupid.
User 479360
Banned
All cash registers were open at Target this morning, and they were directing people in like traffic. Still, the line was from one end of the store to just less than 3/4 of the way to the other.
DJ_Lae
Member
Cost and quality, for me. $6 for an HD rental, and not up to the quality of an actual Blu-ray. It's $2 at Redbox, and I do enough small shopping trips that picking up movies and dropping them off isn't much of a problem. They also had a ton of promos on, so I was paying 50 cents for a movie half the time.
Streaming does have the advantage of convenience I guess, but I'll be renting a lot fewer movies as a result.
I didn't work during the first day of liquidation at Target, but I did feel many of co-workers and TLs' pain as they have posted some photos of how the day went, from putting up signage at 4AM in the morning, the massive lines. I also do feel quite sorry for those that had to work hardlines and brand as well.
My Target was.. well, jeez. I've been with Target since a little before it opened, so I've been through Black Friday/Boxing Day. Today outclassed both days quite easily. We're still expecting shipments, but they're being delayed or.. I'm not sure, the consensus is the driver drove off to mexico with his ill-gained loot.
Apparently my Target is slated to be open for a good.. 2 more months. I hope that was hyperbole.
Also, the customers are.. volatile. Much swearing, parking lot is a battleground (Some seriously angry drivers,) apparently two people just straight up had a fist-fight in the elevators. I've my doubts about the last one, but I'd like to believe.
Honestly, it's all a bit amusing. With plenty of overtime, I'm on this ride 'till the very end. If I don't get canned, anyway, and god knows if (when?) that'll happen.
Anyway, an actual tidbit. Apparently whichever targets get their shipments from Alberta (BC/AB targets then?) are expected to get mostly clothing. Distribution Centre's full of em.
Apparently my Target is slated to be open for a good.. 2 more months. I hope that was hyperbole.
Also, the customers are.. volatile. Much swearing, parking lot is a battleground (Some seriously angry drivers,) apparently two people just straight up had a fist-fight in the elevators. I've my doubts about the last one, but I'd like to believe.
Honestly, it's all a bit amusing. With plenty of overtime, I'm on this ride 'till the very end. If I don't get canned, anyway, and god knows if (when?) that'll happen.
Anyway, an actual tidbit. Apparently whichever targets get their shipments from Alberta (BC/AB targets then?) are expected to get mostly clothing. Distribution Centre's full of em.
That's interesting to note. The trucks that we have been receiving from the DC in Alberta have more or less been domestics, furniture and housewares. Since there are no more break-packs, we haven't actually received to much clothing though. But that might change if what you said is true. The people that deal with fashion during truck days will have will have a great time then...
Yeah, that's a familiar tune; lots of bulky items, no break-packs. We were told of that before, and it's been accurate so far, so I take this with 2 grains of salt as opposed to the one.