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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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AlexMeloche
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Still no Pokémon Sun/Moon preorder anywhere? 
Sealtest
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Still no Pokémon Sun/Moon preorder anywhere?
Really no point in them being up atm since they arent out till next winter or so and most Canadians will preorder during the E3 sale in June.
I bought my two USB controllers last year on Amazon.ca. They are the Buffalo Classic USB Gamepad for PC ones.
Looking up my order I paid $17 each (no tax) and received free shipping. Was the "Japan-Research" seller, which may or may not be listed among the current 100ish sellers. Shipment came quick and the products work like a charm with my RetroPie.
This is awesome! ordered the classic SNES variety as it's perfect for what I need
"Please note that the new 3DS XL Pokémon 20th Anniversary Edition appeared in-stock on our website for a short period of time as a result of a technical error. Our records indicate that you purchased this product during this time. We regret to inform you that we do not have available inventory for this product, so we will be unable to fulfill your order.
Please be assured that we are working to improve our website to prevent this issue from happening again in the future.
We very much appreciate your patronage, and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact our Customer Support team at help@EBGames.ca, or by telephone at 1-877-442-6303.
Thank you for shopping at EBGames.ca.
Sincerely,
The EBGames.ca Team"
No gift card or anything of goodwill to make up for the mistake. Thanks EB. This is why no one ever buys from you, lol
Please be assured that we are working to improve our website to prevent this issue from happening again in the future.
We very much appreciate your patronage, and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact our Customer Support team at help@EBGames.ca, or by telephone at 1-877-442-6303.
Thank you for shopping at EBGames.ca.
Sincerely,
The EBGames.ca Team"
No gift card or anything of goodwill to make up for the mistake. Thanks EB. This is why no one ever buys from you, lol
User 479360
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Damn, that sucks. Sorry to hear that.
ReddishGUI
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Pre-orders are never a 100% guarantee(especially if you ordered during what seemed like a random unexpected "restock").
They don't owe you anything and you "only" had to order before/elsewhere(heck I order in various stores if I REALLY want something...).
It's ok if you hate the store(I'm not a fan either) but don't come here public-shaming and hating them if they didn't honor your order because of a glitch in their system.
Sucks that you didn't get it though :-(
Let's hope for a restock...
SPEAKING OF: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01AKESJQC/
User 479360
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Yes, here's hoping.
ReddishGUI
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It's flickering on amazon right now.
User 479360
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Thanks
Now that it's available again, I'm undecided because I can't get buyer's remorse and return it to Amazon easily if I decide against keeping it.
Following up, just received the above mentioned email. I'm so mad. I put my personal details on EBGames site just so I could get this thing and now I get shafted? Get fucked EBGames.
EDIT: God bless this thread though, I ran to Amazon after reading the above posts and grabbed one there.
If it's in your hands, it's not going back.
CRTC deadline for single channel prices is December.
narcosis219
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The price is the same as regular DSL (ie the fact that it's delivered over fibre is irrelevant) . It only costs more if you want faster, like 150 mbps but it would be the same price as if you were on DSL but close enough to get that service.
Yup. This new stuff is going to be horrible just like with what happened with cellphones. Telecom will get the same amount of money and Canadian's will just get less for it. Fucking CRTC and big telecom. ;(
reSpec Gaming
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NEW DEAL (or regular price)
Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition up on Amazon.ca for regular price!
If you click on "# new" it shows up as $99.99!
Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition up on Amazon.ca for regular price!
If you click on "# new" it shows up as $99.99!
And they're gone
I got my order in thoughLinearskillz
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reSpec Gaming
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Linearskillz
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1/10 tries when i spam refresh it comes up, adding to the cart fails every time. it's lying
Freaking Limit
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I looked out of curiosity, but its a display error. You can't even order it at that price since no sellers listed have it that low. Not a deal, just an illusion. For proof you can also make the price displayed change to a more expensive one for the regular editions just by refreshing/navigating the price page.
reSpec Gaming
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Sorry guys, it worked for me but they probably had very limited left.
Linearskillz
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congrats, you probably got the last one available in the world =P
Ebay, Amazon.
DJ_Lae
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First world problems
Try dealing with 5.9mb/s. It's depressing, and actually makes my depression worse since I'm on the net a lot.
I know, I probably shouldn't complain (assuming you're talking megabit? My downloads peak at about 3MB/s), but with both my kids doing stuff online, my wife browsing who knows what and me trying to eke out whatever is left...it can get ugly. Sure, I can fiddle with QoS settings and give myself priority, but that isn't ideal for everyone else.
The same as I was paying for 50mbps, plus they usually offer good deals to bump up speed for free for a limited time (you just have to pester them again afterward to get the same or a similar deal).
I love how all the providers' cheap plans are basically a middle finger to the CRTC. It's the same as when they did consumers a favour by making cell companies bump back to 2 year contracts - didn't help anyone, it just made them increase plan prices and reduce phone subsidies. They really didn't think anything through - or more likely, they did it on purpose this way just to make it sound like they were doing something.
Had terrible experiences with ebay in the past. I stopped shopping there 5 years ago.
If you want an Iphone on Amazon you have to go through a third seller so I'd better just buy it from the official apple website. The problem is that a basic 16gb iphone 6S is more than 1k$ after taxes ... ugh ...
I just bought a Oneplus two for ~$450ish. You should check it out. There's also a cheaper version called the Oneplus x.
Don't you need an invit' for one of those ? They run on Android ? (I know nothing about new technology)
DJ_Lae
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If you aren't set on an iPhone a Nexus 5X isn't a bad option (I have a 6P and it's great, but it's also really big and more expensive).
But yeah, the iPhones are insane. I replaced my wife's old 5 with a 6S Plus and damn was that a painful price to swallow.
phoenix296
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Bestbuy shipped my Pokemon 20th Anniversary n3DS in a plastic bag.
catpurrcat
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Dealt with Orchard of Toronto before re: used iPhones and they were great.
Yeah the price of a 6S plus is insane ... But damn if it's not tempting.
The thing is I'm not a big fan of Android. I've had an Ipad for years and I use it for almost everything. It's always with me so I'm very used to IOS ... But yeah you can't beat those android prices.
I'm looking at the Samsung A5 right now. My cousin told me it's the best of its category and you can find the basic one for 400$ factory unlocked.
The thing is I'm not a big fan of Android. I've had an Ipad for years and I use it for almost everything. It's always with me so I'm very used to IOS ... But yeah you can't beat those android prices.
I'm looking at the Samsung A5 right now. My cousin told me it's the best of its category and you can find the basic one for 400$ factory unlocked.
The cheapest one I can find is 440$. Where did you buy yours ?
-Pyromaniac-
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should have sold your 6S to me for $500
that + satisfaction is basically turning a profit, I'm waiting on that 7 but september is so far away.
On the android side...hopefully some good nexus leaks early this year.
senorbivins
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I'm trying to order something from Toys R Us like I have many times before and my shipping charge is 35 dollars .. So even with their "free" shipping which only takes off 20 dollars it's still 15 dollars shipping which is crazy . Does Anyone know why it's being so stupid? I've gotten legit free shipping from them so many times before.
Add a PSN card.
If that doesn't work you must be ordering something it determines too heavy.
senorbivins
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I'm ordering Pokemon cards :/ so ridiculous lol
Edit: The psn card does help a little, it appears there basically charging $10 shipping flat for each item. So the 3rd item i was adding to get free shipping was increasing the shipping from $20 to $30 . Toys R Us is a joke....
Yeah, I have one of those and another arriving tomorrow to work with Retropie... they're pretty good controllers.
I also have two of the real Sega-made USB Saturn pads (which now sell for a ridiculous price on eBay... if only I'd known -- $50CDN used). They're great pads... but I find that configuration is a bit weird where I've wanted to use them (bought them for SF4, and more recently used them with the Retropie). And missing a couple of buttons from the SNES controller is a bit of a challenge.
Crazymoogle
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Here's hoping Amazon ships Twilight Princess before E3!
...yeah, sorry, nothing but shipping GAF for me today. Game dev is busy!
...yeah, sorry, nothing but shipping GAF for me today. Game dev is busy!
I sent you a PM.
You don't need an invite now. Yes it runs on android.
Check out this review on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Un0XB_8xk
Maximus.
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Yea they did that with my Majoras Mask 3DS XL and my normal XL beforehand. The consoles were fine and the boxes were too, so oh well.
Honestly, a phone is what you spend so much of your time on. If you aren't a big fan of Android and are very used to iOS (and already in the ecosystem), just bite the bullet and buy an iPhone. You can check Kijiji/Craigslist if you don't want to buy direct from Apple.
What Pokemon card product are you trying to buy from there? Something tells me I can find you cheaper elsewhere... Big box retailers are stupid expensive for TCG products.
Edit: Also what city do you live in if you don't mind saying so I can point you towards local stores that might be helpful.
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