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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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Parapraxis
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My friend was going to pick up a PS4, what are the odds of a re-stock?
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
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I don't pay my own bill, but I will be starting in June. I think my parents paid about $70 a month, but that was without data (ugh) and basic "extra" features. I was hoping that I could get some kind of deal while changing ownership and upgrading my phone/plan, but they were only offering me what a new customer would be paying.
Try checking my edit post.
DeathByBacklog
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So I received my copy of Overwatch in from Amazon.ca today. Turns out they sent me the bi-lingual cover. Could have picked the game up at walmart last Friday afterall. Missed opportunity.
I remember when I got my PS4 from the Chapters deal last year, they did do a restock at some point, and that was when I grabbed mine. Hopefully it happens here too.
Geez, $70 without data? Are you in the Edmonton/Calgary/GTA?
Another poster mentioned Wind and I do think they are the best deal but their service has always been shoddy for me. It works decently enough while I'm at home or on my commute so I haven't really complained.
A coworker of mine switch to Chatr Unlimited Plan recently which gives you unlimited talk/text/data (1GB full speed) for $40 if you're in-zone. From what I've seen, their network is better than Wind.
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
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This is definitely a great deal, but I've been leaning heavily towards getting an iPhone 6s Plus, which would be an upfront cost of $1,159.00 +tx, which is more than I'm willing to spend right now. I think being stuck on a particular device is really what's getting me in trouble, since it doesn't seem that there's much flexibility when it comes to Apple products. (except for the Best Buy deal last week, which I didn't see until after store hours) Guess I'm SOL.
I live in Whitby. They probably could have gotten a better deal, but my parents aren't really the type to push. They just said "we don't want data" and then took the first offer that was presented to them.
My cousin uses Chatr, and they have some great plans, but I'd like to stick with Apple phones.
It is still cheaper on buying the phone outright but I understand that paying the upfront cost is not that easy.
You *might* want to tell your friend to hold off for a few days until after E3. If there's an announcement of a Neo model, then your friend can either decide to wait on the release of that console, or take advantage of the inevitable price drop that's going to hit "base" PS4 models.
It's always a little painful to buy something at one price only to see a big drop just a week or two later.
CuthbertAllgoodz
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Amazon Black Friday was buy 2 for 30% and not 3, right?
I don't think so. I think it was 3 for 30% and 2 for 20%
CuthbertAllgoodz
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Time to dig!
Scotiabank Chinook - Calgary, Alberta
SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas - Burnaby, British Columbia
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal - Montreal, Quebec
Dunno about Amazon's, but BB's was definitely 2 for 30%, as I had an order with only Overwatch and PxZ2, and it was 30% off.
CuthbertAllgoodz
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Found it! Best Buy Cyber Monday was pre-order 2 get 30% off and Amazon matched the deal. I had orders from then with 3 games and I wanted to cancel one game in two of them, good to know!
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All that digging for nothing! Thanks for checking too No_Style!
I use the Corsair K70 with Cherry MX reds, and the only loud sound comes from when you tap the key all the way to the base, which isn't necessary to register a keystroke. Got it for little over $100 I think during a Canada Computers sale last year.
DeathByBacklog
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Yep. Same. But someone on here said they got the all English version from amazon. And the bar code they posted didn't match what was at Walmart so I sat and waited. Oh well.
Hey guys... Remember yesterday when I said that Memoryexpress asked me to send them a utility bill and government ID to confirm my identity for my 1080 order?
Yeah so...huh... The dude that sent me that mail just looked at my Linked In profile...
Wtf... This is getting creepy.
Yeah so...huh... The dude that sent me that mail just looked at my Linked In profile...
Wtf... This is getting creepy.
zephervack
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His thinking "How come he can afford one and not me"
Don't do it. Or at least call them first to make sure that's actually a thing.
That's bizarre! I've never ordered from them online, but I know in-store that they're really intense about verifying drivers licenses with credit card transactions. One employee told me that the managers even reviewed camera footage to make sure that the staff always followed the rule, so they legitimately *are* pretty hardcore about that element.
The Linkedin part is super strange though.
Yeah I doubt that the LinkedIn part was actual official business....My guess is that the dude was curious.
I mean... My profile is public so could have found me just with my name without the IDs.
I could try to contact a manager there but is it really worth all the hassle? Not like I would get anything out of it.
I mean... My profile is public so could have found me just with my name without the IDs.
I could try to contact a manager there but is it really worth all the hassle? Not like I would get anything out of it.
That's really weird. I only ordered to them once but they never asked for those. They just asked to make sure that my address on memory express is the same with my credit card address.
Did you provide them with a utility bill + government ID? That's such a strange/creepy thing to ask for.
Yeah
My guess is that they won't be getting many cards and they want to avoid scalpers and people who pre-ordered on like 5 websites thinking they can just cancel when the first one ships.
The ID stuff was weird but whatever... LinkedIn is a bit much...
I honestly think that it's a good idea to call up Memory Express and just verify what's going on with the license/utility bill business. Here's the contact page. Between that and the Linkedin profiling, my "Identity Theft" sense is tingling, and it's probably a good idea to see if that's actually store policy.
Well my order went from InProcess to WaitingForCustomer and back to InProcess on the website so it's somewhat reassuring.
chrominance
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Okay, that's where I would draw the line. Definitely worth calling Memory Express to see what's up. I hope it's just a lone, unsanctioned employee being a weird dick, and not something more nefarious; I'd hate to have to stop shopping there.
NamikazeBurst
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My One Piece Burning Blood just shipped. Hopefully I can sell it on Kijiji for at cost or a small profit and keep the pre order code for when the game is cheap.
I am emotionally invested in your tale and hope to see a conclusion.
Read your stuff about Memory Express. From my experience, Memory Express is super legit. I have only had an issue once when my billing and shipping addresses are different and they could not verify the shipping address with my credit card. I ended up just having the product shipped to my billing address (which is close enough) to avoid requiring more paperwork. For my situation anyways, they were likely only trying to protect against people attempting credit card fraud.
Exist2Inspire02
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That makes me so happy that they're showing it in Winnipeg. Can't wait to get tickets.
This is a built-in feature of LinkedIn. You can see people who looked at your profile (unless they set their own profile to private)
March of the Crabs
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Hey pals, is anyone able to check the UPC of their PS4 copy of Overwatch Origins for me? Even just the last 4 digits?
Picked it up at Walmart today and it's installing on my PS4 as we speak but I just got a shipping confirmation from Amazon. I guess I must have drunkenly ordered it the other night (I tend to do that).
I HATE Amazon's return process so I'd like to return the one I get in the mail to Walmart if the UPCs match up. It's no big deal if I can't I guess, I'm just lazy lol.
Picked it up at Walmart today and it's installing on my PS4 as we speak but I just got a shipping confirmation from Amazon. I guess I must have drunkenly ordered it the other night (I tend to do that).
I HATE Amazon's return process so I'd like to return the one I get in the mail to Walmart if the UPCs match up. It's no big deal if I can't I guess, I'm just lazy lol.
ShadowgeistX
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It tells you outright that someone's been checking you out. IIRC you have to pay for premium if you want to hide the fact that you've been creeping on people (which admittedly, is a genius business model).
Nah you don't need to pay but if you want to hide yourself you automatically loose the ability to see who looked at your account. It's all or nothing.
ShadowgeistX
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I thought paying for premium let you have your cake and eat it too. Of course it came to me in a promotional email so I could've read it wrong. Doesn't matter to me much cause I barely use it lol.
Ah yeah, maybe you can be hidden but still see who's looking at you with premium. Would make sense
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