LordOfChaos
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Just got it, Target liquidation pricing.
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Just got it, Target liquidation pricing.
Aerocia
Member
Such a shame losing futureshop tbh, it's exactly the same as Best Buy but with a way better aesthetic
I liked the red.. More Canadian-esque. <.<
DeathByBacklog
Member
Just got it, Target liquidation pricing.
Still holding out hope that they make an XL version. I mean...this is Nintendo we're talking about.
Guys, I bought something from FS that I had planned to return. How's that going to work? Am I SOL, or can I return at BB?
What? Didn't you give them the online receipt with the price you paid? Was the clerk an idiot or something?
What? Didn't you give them the online receipt with the price you paid? Was the clerk an idiot or something?
LordOfChaos
Member
The latter. Unlike Target they didn't have a huge warning period, it happened in one day, so they'd have to honour those since they didn't warn people in time.
Doubt it. If Nintendo didnt release the N3DS because they thought it was too niche in the NA market, why would the release an even nicher (is that a word?) item?
Just got it, Target liquidation pricing.
Is there anything good worth going to Target for or is it really YMMV at this point with scrapes left over.
LordOfChaos
Member
YMMV. Each store has differing inventories at this point, and most of them are very bare by now. A few good electronics deals though, especially on games.
DeathByBacklog
Member
But it's Nintendo. Nothing makes sense with Nintendo.
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.
why does big boss look so weird in this picture
LordOfChaos
Member
I'm assuming Best Buy will just take up any extended Futureshop warranties? Yes?
Yep. I showed the clerk my receipt, she punched in the order details, and it rang up at $78.
nobodyshero
Banned
BB isn't going out of business at all.
Well, the downtown Vancouver Future Shop is converting, as expected. So that's good. Still, I wish EB would open another location in DT Vancouver. Havign Future Shop as the only big games outlet can be a major pain in the ass.
It's shopped to look like David Hayter because he no longer voices Big Boss.
chrominance
Member
It doesn't show up in Best Buy's store locator, whereas the Yonge and Eglinton one does, so I think that's a safe assumption. I wonder what's going to take its place, though? I honestly can't think of many retail chains looking for that kind of space. It doesn't seem big enough for, say, a Walmart. Most everyone else already has a store in the area. Plus, a three-storey storefront just down the street has been vacant for over a year now and shows no signs of being occupied anytime soon.
Even for games coming out in 2017 (Zelda Wii U)?
Lol. Oh well. I'm going to miss buying games on launch day (E3 pre-orders).
Yonge/Dundas? Yeah. If anyone wants to see if a FS is converting to a BB then check the store locator on the BB site and they should show up like this.
The Elite
BOSS
Probably clothing.
NamikazeBurst
Member
Lol, I have SMT x FE with them.
My guess is UniQlo
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I wonder how they'll keep the order history though.
Obviously Yonge and Dundas location is going to turn into a huge arcade to replace Funland. Kappa
Ah Funland, how I miss you (and your F-Zero AX machine...)
They'll keep their order database and give us access on BB's site I assume. Maybe a FS order section?
Emperor Bohe
Member
Obviously Yonge and Dundas location is going to turn into a huge arcade to replace Funland. Kappa
Funland, how I miss thee
chrominance
Member
Thought about that, but they're opening in the Eaton Centre in the former Sears space (apparently they're splitting it with Marshall's).
My impression was that the Future Shop site was staying up, but only the order history and customer service portions. Who knows how long they'll keep the site up, though; as mentioned upthread, some of the pre-orders people have won't be out until well into 2016 or potentially beyond.
KnightHart
Member
Probably will be some clothing store. I seriously can't think of anything. Also which three-story storefront are you referring to? Do you mean the retail space located inside the Aura? Pretty those spaces are gonna stay vacant for a while.
Yonge & Dundas is probably a different case. It's smack dab in the middle of the urban chaos that is Yonge & Dundas, and there's a lot of foot traffic in that area. Hell, the building that the potential retailer will occupy already has subway access in the basement, and a movie theater on the top floor.
chrominance
Member
Nah, I mean down by Shuter, beside the Urban Outfitters. I guess it's actually only two above-ground storeys (the basement is also finished retail space, though). It was a Buffalo David Bitton for a while, but they cleared out and for lease signs went up. It's a little eerie seeing what seems like prime retail frontage go unused for so long, but Yonge Street is weird.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I think they have to for now, but for games that aren't out in a couple of years, who knows if they'll still support the site by then.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Just drove by the one Future Shop we have in town here and the notice says it will reopen as Best Buy next Saturday April 4th
We have no Best Buy so it will be the first.
Hurray!
We have no Best Buy so it will be the first.
Hurray!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It created the fake sense of competition, but I guess that's not really working any more for them.
DEAL
Destiny X1 French Only - $26
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00FPM7Y16/
good deal for those who can understand!
@Sajjaja: I see it now. Nice shop.
Destiny X1 French Only - $26
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00FPM7Y16/
good deal for those who can understand!
@Sajjaja: I see it now. Nice shop.
Mysterious
Banned
Permanently closed sign in front. All staff have lost their jobs
firehawk12
Subete no aware
That sucks. I wonder if that's why they are making people reapply for jobs, so that they can basically higher among the "best" FS employees across the city.
I think getting rid of Future Shop was always in the plans for Best Buy, they just wanted to build up the Best Buy brand before doing so, which was smart considering Target did the opposite and look how that worked out.
Depends on the store. The new one that opened near my place, which is gonna become a Best Buy, looks nice, but another one a bit further away that's closing looks like a dump.
Such a shame losing futureshop tbh, it's exactly the same as Best Buy but with a way better aesthetic
Depends on the store. The new one that opened near my place, which is gonna become a Best Buy, looks nice, but another one a bit further away that's closing looks like a dump.
Thats too bad
.I'm surprised they didn't convert it to a BB and close the BB down the street. Its a better location. Though, probably more expensive.
Mysterious
Banned
Probably the cost to rebrand this one as BestBuy and close the other wasn't that worth the increased sales due to a more prime location. I have some photos I'll upload in a bit. A bit eerie.Thats too bad
I'm surprised they didn't convert it to a BB and close the BB down the street. Its a better location. Though, probably more expensive.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Toronto GAF
I was at the Woodbridge area today (Western and Highway 7). And just found out TigerDirect store there is shutting down. They have lot of stuff on sale, 10-30% off on pretty much everything. GPUs off by 10%, PC cases 20% etc.
wtf is going on, why is everything shutting down
I was at the Woodbridge area today (Western and Highway 7). And just found out TigerDirect store there is shutting down. They have lot of stuff on sale, 10-30% off on pretty much everything. GPUs off by 10%, PC cases 20% etc.
wtf is going on, why is everything shutting down
Mysterious
Banned
They are liquidating all stores across North America, to focus on their online store front.Toronto GAF
I was at the Woodbridge area today (Western and Highway 7). And just found out TargetDirect is shutting down. They have lot of stuff on sale, 10-30% off on pretty much everything. GPUs off by 10%, PC cases 20% etc.
wtf is going on, why is everything shutting down
Such a shame losing futureshop tbh, it's exactly the same as Best Buy but with a way better aesthetic
They're so similar but Future Shop was always my store of choice lol.
Mysterious
Banned
Now I have to walk a tiny bit farther to buy... whatever it is I buy at Future Shop. STuff on sale I guess.
The Elite
BOSS
It was a place I would drop by whenever I went to see a movie.