N° 2048
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I like this, should make things easier. I always found it weird that BestBuy.ca and Futureshop.ca were basically the same thing.
Whhat? Game is so good! IMO
Whhat? Game is so good! IMO
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping
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nobodyshero
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No, I ordered one off Shop.ca that wouldn't come for a few days after release, so I bought one at Future SHop to tide me over and was gonna refund the new copy at FS. I was worried I'd be stuck with two.
it still sucks the Future Shop near me will likely be closing. it was nice to have more options.
N° 2048
Member
Ahh I see
Agreed, I go to the Yonge and Eglinton one once in a while and used to go there as a kid all the time. Kind of will be weird seeing it go or even rebranded.
I just hope everyone can keep their jobs
So sorry to hear! As someone who works in retail, these past two years are scaring the hell out of me...not good for Canadian retail it seems?
In 10 years a lot of niche retailers will be gone. In 20 years even the big boys like Walmart and Best Buy physical stores will be threatened.
Anyone looking at long term work in retail is making a huge mistake (It's a big mistake anyways).
DeathByBacklog
Member
That wasn't there 30 minutes ago, then the site stopped taking items in your cart and now you have this message displayed
SirUltimos
Member
These retail closings are going to get a lot worse before they get better. Hopefully everyone affected gets back on their feet as quickly as possible.
Probably not, the problem with Futureshop is that their competitors are priced so much better. Futureshop for most things non gaming were very expensive compared to Walmart or Amazon or even Newegg.
I ordered games from FS as they were always good about quick delivery but anytime I went in the store I either couldn't find what I needed or they were 10-20.00 overpriced.
At least Best Buy is saying they will give priority hiring for all FS employees as some guy on Reddit who had a meeting at BB today relayed.
N° 2048
Member
Good to hear!
Enter the Dragon Punch
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As some one struggling to find work after losing my previous job due to mental health complications, this is a kick in the gut. It was tough enough when a Target shut down here.
However, I do hope that the employees of FS land on their feet. I wish them the best.
However, I do hope that the employees of FS land on their feet. I wish them the best.
DeathByBacklog
Member
I think all big box retailers not named Wal Mart will be experiencing some kind of turbulance. I could be wrong thoug.
I should check out the Stock Yards location in Toronto to see if there's anything I want. I'd love to see it rebranded but I have no idea if that'll happen.
I'm the same way.
I just had a response to my Kijiji listing just saying "text me at ________". Ummm no. Why don't you just respond to my damn ad and its very clear instructions?
Just heard the news and not sirprised to be honest. The last 3-4 months I've visited FS felt more like a ghost town with low sales. Not cool though how employees don't know until the last day. Happened when BB in Van shut some stores and employees didn't know until the went to work and saw the aign at the door. BB Canada is next if they don't get off there ass. Amazon is proving to be the future of online gaming.
catpurrcat
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if anyone wants to buy my like new in box copy of bloodborne let me know by EDIT sold
Yes its too hard for me. Lol
Yes its too hard for me. Lol
N° 2048
Member
I wouldn't give up. You have until May/June until AAA releases so that's plenty of time to give it a shot. I am like 15 hours in and only 2 bosses down. I SUCK but damn it's a fun game.
User 479360
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Me too. The closest Best Buy is 20 minutes away, if not more, and has had a Future Shop across the street from it since opening.
I always preferred Future Shop, though I didn't shop there much due to bad customer service and a preference for Walmart and other electronics stores. I know that's a bit contradictory. I used to shop at FS a lot as a teen, but hadn't in a while.
I was shocked to read this news, though, especially on a Saturday. Thankfully, BB will honour FS gift cards, because I've been holding on to quite a bit of credit to put towards a new TV when I need one.
VultureDude
Member
Is this the END of our E3 deals? This was Future Shop driven and Best Buy adopted.
If so, there won't really be a good way to buy new games in Canada unless BB continues and Amazon keeps imitating...
If so, there won't really be a good way to buy new games in Canada unless BB continues and Amazon keeps imitating...
I really hope BB continues to do those E3 deals. With rising game prices we need them more than ever.
VultureDude
Member
I can't even begin to image the effects of Future Shop and Target closing across the country within the same few months. The job market for retail is going to be completely over saturated and this is going to plunge a ton of people into even lower paying, entry level jobs. Our country is so messed up right now.
Mysterious
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Don't forget Mexx and Sears as well.
catpurrcat
Member
I appreciate the encouragement, & I did have fun with it, but I'm done. Even as an NES player I wasn't a fan of trial and error games. To each their own.
I have all three systems so I'm not short on games to play. Back to Dragon Age for me. (DA by the way for newcomers, wow its fun!! I totally held off on it until the Xbox demo came out a couple weeks ago, and it is a lot of fun. Already 20 hours put into it. Its cutting into my other hobbies.)
I honestly have no idea how any company could do those preorders without losing tons of money. Wouldn't be surprised if they are just done away with.
Are the PlayStation Silver Wired Headset any good? Amazon has them for $30 and I'm in the market for a headset for my Vita and 3DS.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Dark day for Canadian retail.
The timing is a bit strange, but any closer to the end of the month and it might get construed as an April Fools joke.
It wouldn't surprise me if the future of big retail was a warehouse of lockers for customers to pick up their online orders.
The timing is a bit strange, but any closer to the end of the month and it might get construed as an April Fools joke.
It wouldn't surprise me if the future of big retail was a warehouse of lockers for customers to pick up their online orders.
VultureDude
Member
For those of you that buy groceries at Intependent, Superstore or No Frills, I've been finding that they best way to get deep discounts on games is accumulating PC Plus point. They can take a while to accumulate if the deals given to you suck for a long time or if you don't need to buy anything, but if you need to stock up on something and the right coupon shows up during a huge sale at No Frills you can usually get some good credit out of it. Right now I am slowly approaching the $40 mark and will be using it to pick up a $5.00 copy of Captain Toad during Superstore's next no tax event...
VultureDude
Member
There used to be a retail store like that. Wasn't it Moyers or something? You got a catalogue sent to your house and then you just went to a retail store that was only comprised of a big retail checkout, and asked for whatever was in the catalogue. They went into the back, picked it up off the shelf and then you paid for it. It might be time to revisit that retail model...
A return of Consumers Distributing?
ComputerBlue
Member
FS and BB gift cards were always the same anyways. you could use them in each other's stores but sometimes the employees would reject it for whatever reason. i'm sure they will accept them now.
shadow2810
Member
So are they converting existing FS stores to BB or just simply close them? My city has no BB and only 1 or 2 FS, fuck :/
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think most cities with only one store will convert. Guelph is converting, even though the nearing BB is in Kitchener. But I assume the Kitchener/Waterloo FS is going to close.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Back to the Future
Consequence
Member
I'll be there! Doubt I'll buy much. Really just looking for GBA and GC stuff.
welp!
I bet the waterloo Best Buy converts, the Kitchener one? Up in the air I'd say.
If you go to the Best Buy website and punch in an area code for KW you'll see the Waterloo Futureshop is listed as reopening April 4th. The Kitchener one isn't listed at all which I'm assuming means it will be closing. Sucks cause that one is a block from me.
RIP @FS_Gamer. I'll never forget the one time they sent me a free copy of NFS Most Wanted a couple weeks after it came out because I responded to one of their tweets.
