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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping
- Thread starter Firestorm
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shadow2810
Member
I pre-ordered it within 10 seconds after receiving the tweet
LOL, Out of Stock now
LOL, Out of Stock now
DancingCactus77
Member
Got one and already received confirmation.
Colonel_Hapablap
Neo Member
I think I broke my foot running to my computer after recieving the notification.
But wow I am surprised. Checkout was extremely fast. Can't wait for the New Year to get it!
But wow I am surprised. Checkout was extremely fast. Can't wait for the New Year to get it!
zephervack
Member
Got one, they seem to be gone now, my brother tried to order one and its getting:
We're sorry.This has been removed from your cart as it is no longer available.
They lasted literally 5 minutes.
We're sorry.This has been removed from your cart as it is no longer available.
They lasted literally 5 minutes.
Later Alligator
Member
got one 
The Elite
BOSS
Are you fucking kidding me?
They just did it like that?
Fuck off Sony.
I at least expected a tweet preparing us for a time.
Fuck.
nobodyshero
Banned
HA! I'm so stoked. Thank GOD there was no lottery, or trivia bullshit. Good old fashioned luck of timing.
Well, they were late anyway. It was posted (can't remember where, maybe on the US info page where the orders were being taken originally) to follow the PS Canada account on twitter, and that they'd be posting information last week. Fast forward to Tuesday of this week... and it drops out of nowhere that it's up.
I bet there was like <100 units for all of Canada.
I bet there was like <100 units for all of Canada.
Shulk is available for pre-orders https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/719065/shulk-amiibo-figure-eb-games-exclusive
go go go.
go go go.
DancingCactus77
Member
But that would prepare the scalpers more than us regular folks.
Wow I missed it
The Elite
BOSS
What if they did it while you were out? You would probably be annoyed. I don't know how this is better than at least a little warning.
woah you can pre-order online for in-store pick uo now??? nice
nobodyshero
Banned
I would absolutely be annoyed. But better I would honestly rather take my chances this way over Sony tweeting a specific time, and having thousands of people waiting a the door of a site that will certainly crash.
I had my tweet notifications set up, I was as prepared as I was gonna get.
zephervack
Member
Im never lucky enough for this stuff, somehow I was on Tweetdeck just talking to a friend when I saw the tweet, damn, im so happy right now
Well how many of us here got one? Anyone wanna do a count? I'm going back to bed >_>
That is true, however... I don't have a twitter account and didn't know they would tell you like this. Not to mention, I was studying during the time and wasn't able to keep checking if it was out or not. This was pretty unfair to be honest, and I'm sure scalpers who saw this before us regular people would've taken like 5 of them anyways
EDIT: That being said, I'm not THAT upset about it. I was wondering what I would do with 2 PS4's. Still, I feel sorry for people like DoctorWho, who really wanted it.
shadow2810
Member
fixed, scalpers gonna scalp, hard
Yup. Just noticed that. Did a pre-order online and ISPU! They beat FS/BB in this regard.
zephervack
Member
Im surprised they were priced like that too, wasnt it US$500 in the USA?
$500 Canadian today is $430 american.
$500 Canadian today is $430 american.
Yah, guess I'll do it too
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
Yup. I was on the train into work when the tweet hit and in an area with shitty coverage.
The Elite
BOSS
Wow. The west coasters really got fucked.
HubbaBubba
Member
Looks like Shulk is already out of stock. I wonder what the biggest order placed was.
Edit: must have just been a glitch or something cause it's actually in stock.
Edit: must have just been a glitch or something cause it's actually in stock.
ElodieTicotoune
Banned
Any deals for Sunset Overdrive going on anywhere?
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Yeah, I noticed that too, but decided to just ship it to my home in the end and will likely pre-order another Shulk in store tomorrow if possible while I return something that was never supposed to be sent to me. If I end up with two Shulks, then I can keep one pristine and in the box.
DancingCactus77
Member
Didn't notice it was priced the same as US. I guess this is a reward for letting us wait for an extra week to pre-order.
i just ordered one now. i don't think it's OOS
lolwat
I just finished ordering it like a minute ago
they probably have even fever units available than the grey PS4s!
Yeah, I noticed that too, but decided to just ship it to my home in the end and will likely pre-order another Shulk in store tomorrow if possible while I return something that was never supposed to be sent to me. If I end up with two Shulks, then I can keep one pristine and in the box.
I'm not one of those hardcore collectors but I do like keeping these in the box. I tried that trick to remove the protective foil with tweezers, but it didn't really work out. I just cut a flap open from the bottom so I could peel off the foil manually without touching the figures. Works for me!
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Still says it's in stock for me.
Same, just finished my order a couple mins ago, but it's still saying in stock for me.