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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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Iamcorrupt
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There's a 99% chance you'll miss that one by a week. AS releases june 7th E3 starts the 14th(?) Which is when those deals generally kick in give or take a day or two.
Yeah, it's really annoying me. I'd even be willing to deal with $70, but $80 is just ridiculous.
Iamcorrupt
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I feel you man, the last time I paid retail for a game was scholar of the first sin for the xbone. and even then that was still when we were in the 69.99 price gap.
you reach that point where the difference between 80 and 150 is smaller than 70 and 80. it's like "screw it. I'm paying this much already so I might as well go all in"If I don't want to pay $80, why would I want to pay $150?
Umm, did I miss something? Did Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE CE already go up for preorder on Amazon.com?
http://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Mirage-Sessions-FE-Special-Wii/dp/B01EO1WURQ?ie=UTF8&keywords=tokyo%20mirage%20%20session&qid=1461469340&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4
http://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Mirage-Sessions-FE-Special-Wii/dp/B01EO1WURQ?ie=UTF8&keywords=tokyo%20mirage%20%20session&qid=1461469340&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4
That's weird... the page up went yesterday but wasn't available for pre-order yet. Did it really sell out that fast? Or is this tomfoolery?
nah it was never in stock
illmatic19
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Can I walk into a Best Buy and find that Splatoon/Smash Wii U bundle or are those all gone?
That seemed to just be a holiday thing that's sold out now. It's still listed on BB.ca, but that probably just means some remote store has stock or something.
Also, I think the copies of Until Dawn coming in to stock yesterday was from various stores being seen as part of inventory. My copy is coming from the Sudbury BB location.
KingdomHeartsFan
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Got Walmart to price match Until Dawn, luckily they didn't check if it was in stock or not. From what I've played so far its a blast.
User 479360
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My friend randomly went to Playdium with his nephew tonight, so I tagged along. I'd never been there before.
I saw that there was a Walmart across the road, so I walked the ten minutes there in the cold in a t-shirt.
They had at least one copy of Until Dawn. So I went up to the CSR and asked her if she would price match Best Buy.
She said, "Yes, we normally would. If you come back tomorrow, we will. I can't do it tonight because we put the keys away.
THERE WAS STILL 25 MINUTES TO CLOSE.
I saw that there was a Walmart across the road, so I walked the ten minutes there in the cold in a t-shirt.
They had at least one copy of Until Dawn. So I went up to the CSR and asked her if she would price match Best Buy.
She said, "Yes, we normally would. If you come back tomorrow, we will. I can't do it tonight because we put the keys away.
THERE WAS STILL 25 MINUTES TO CLOSE.
chrominance
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Take this with a massive grain of salt, as Sophie is already a break with Atelier tradition because of the next-gen upgrade and the simultaneous Vita release, but it's worth noting that every PS3 Atelier game retailed for $10 less than the usual MSRP. Nights of Azure is also selling on Amazon for $69.99. So there is a chance it won't debut at $80.
I really really hope it doesn't debut at $80.
Indelible
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Did you just show them the ad on your phone?, I have never price matched before but I'am curious what they will accept.
KingdomHeartsFan
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Yea and I took a screenshot so they couldn't slide down to see if the item was in stock, but the guy didn't even try to check.
So you think that if I wait a few days, Amazon could drop its price by a little bit? $70 is still a tough price to ask for, but I'd be willing to bite. I ended up getting Splatoon at around that price last year after all.
chrominance
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Oh crap, I didn't notice that the North American version is finally on Amazon. I checked yesterday and only saw the Japanese version without bothering to scroll down.
Well shit.
I showed them on my phone. Went to the page on BestBuy.ca, pulled up Until Dawn, guy saw $19.99 and said they would match it since it was on the official site. He mentioned problems in the past of fake Amazon pages so they wanted to see me go to the site. Overall pretty good experience. Walmart is getting better at customer service.
I take that to mean that we're fucked?
Then again, Nights of Azure started out as $85 CAD on Amazon. Right now it's $70. Maybe a bit of waiting will pay off?
DeathByBacklog
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Thanks. Checking it out now.
EDIT: Does camalcamelcamel only notify you when the price hits your desired price, or will they notify you with any price change?
It will only notify you of your desired price but you can just put a $0.01 difference so that you will get notify of any price change.
DeathByBacklog
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Where do you add the difference?
EDIT: Oh ok...I think I got it. I place a desired price of $0.01 difference then the highest price, and any time it dips below that, I'll automatically be notified. So essentially it'll notify me of the price I set, or lower. Is that right?
User 479360
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I sent Walmart an angry email last night because they wasted my time for no reason. Waiting to hear back now.
Well waiting always pays off, Tales of Zestiria is $50 now. I think it slowly dropped.
I hope I can get Nights of Azure around $50 soon though.
Yeah, that's what I meant. Sorry.
About the Until Dawn?
Yeah, that's unfortunate. I doubt they'll do much other than give you an apology though. At least you got to check out Playdium. I haven't been in ages (at least ~7 years) but the last time I remember going there and seeing that the arcade games had shrunk and they had more of those gambling/luck type of games.
User 479360
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I'm hoping they'll send a gift card for my wasted time, but it's not likely. It's bullshit, though, because that was a bit of a walk and it was cold out (I forgot a jacket).
Playdium was okay. I wouldn't go back, though. There are a few cool arcade games, but that's about it. So many betting/gimmick games.
I'd never been before.
User 479360
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It was really busy, too. Not insanely busy, but surprisingly.
My friend took two kids and I just tagged along. I wanted to conserve money, so I didn't buy any cards. The kids asked me to play a couple of games with them, but that's all I did. I mostly just helped him look after them and let them have fun.
A nice couple gave me their card when they decided to abruptly leave, though, which was really nice. It had 50 credits on it. So, I played some Time Crisis and one or two other games, then shared the rest with the kids.
It didn't hook me to go back, but it's good for kids. I find it hard to have fun, though, due to my depression.
Freaking Limit
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The game was 59.99 CAD on PSN at launch (and still is). Considering how many games launch at that price, I figure I'm better off buying digital in Canada, since I'm finally getting the "savings" digital always should have given. I'd bet Atelier Sophie will launch at that price too, so digital all the way.
User 479360
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Walmart replied to my email today and said I need to call them.
As for Until Dawn:
I went to my local Walmart today, and asked electronics to get it out of the cage for me. There were two guys working there, and when I asked about it being pricematched and showed them, they said they couldn't do it.
Apparently they stopped PMing websites 6 months ago. I'd checked the flyer before I left, but it wasn't in the thing.
I bought some markers and talked to the CSR while cashing out. She recommended asking customer service, and the ladies there were nice enough to do it. They had electronics walk a copy up, and I believe the one guy who did stood there and gave her a weird look. She said to him, "We normally don't. You guys did the right thing." Then she told me that they'll do it in certain circumstances.
I thanked her twice.
As for Until Dawn:
I went to my local Walmart today, and asked electronics to get it out of the cage for me. There were two guys working there, and when I asked about it being pricematched and showed them, they said they couldn't do it.
Apparently they stopped PMing websites 6 months ago. I'd checked the flyer before I left, but it wasn't in the thing.
I bought some markers and talked to the CSR while cashing out. She recommended asking customer service, and the ladies there were nice enough to do it. They had electronics walk a copy up, and I believe the one guy who did stood there and gave her a weird look. She said to him, "We normally don't. You guys did the right thing." Then she told me that they'll do it in certain circumstances.
I thanked her twice.
DeathByBacklog
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Pretty sure that had to do with the Amazon ps4 debacle.
Not once have I ever successfully price-matched anything at Wal-Mart. Around here, they always ask for a physical copy of the flier (since Wal-Mart 'Ad Matches'), they will not accept anything on your phone. Even if you have the flier, they always call to check stock and act like you're trying to personally take money out of their pockets.
I've seen them match grocery items, but that's it.
User 479360
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I've dealt with that before. I got lucky, I know. The other store -- in Mississauga -- said they'd do it too though. There was no stock.
I used to have to ask at customer service for the week's paper/flyers and they'd usually have the other stores'.
Walmart.ca explicitly states printed or digital ad. Where they get you is competitor's local stock availability.
User 479360
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I might be interested, i've sent you a PM
User 479360
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That has worked for me before, too.
I'm based in Calgary, and ordered Until Dawn and Bloodborne online Friday morning. Bloodborne shipped Friday afternoon from Red Deer (???) and arrived today. Until Dawn shipped from Calgary a few moments ago and is scheduled for delivery tomorrow.
Anyone else had odd shipping starting points recently? I'm so used to seeing Richmond or Mississauga, haha.
I know ya'll hate Shipping-GAF, but I thought it was really interesting.
Anyone else had odd shipping starting points recently? I'm so used to seeing Richmond or Mississauga, haha.
I know ya'll hate Shipping-GAF, but I thought it was really interesting.
Yeah Best Buy has started shipping from stores. It seems to be when the warehouses run out of stock they turn it over to retail locations to fulfill it. It can be convenient in terms of timing, but the store staff is obviously not quite as well trained with packaging.
My Until Dawn from Best Buy is showing Kingston on tracking, that's a new one
MotionBlue
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BB and TRU both ship from the nearest store with confirmed stock.
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