VanCityGamer
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Thanks, bud. Just got 10% off my PSVR pre-order too.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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Thanks, bud. Just got 10% off my PSVR pre-order too.
Wait, is this % 20 off thing permanent?
Am I actually about to buy Prime?
I think Amazon actually consider us as people now :')
Also this Twitch Prime thing is a damn blessing for streamers
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
If I have a collector's edition pre ordered that's no longer in stock, so you think Amazon would apply the new 20% discount if I called them?
VanCityGamer
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The 20% off for Prime members is terrible. Why would anyone want that? The 30% (every year prior to this one) off all pre-orders during E3 was WAY better. No need to spend money on Prime each year, and a greater percentage off.
It's good for stuff that didn't qualify (CEs and LEs) and games that are announced and released between E3s. We also have no idea what the next E3 sale will look like.
The thing I do like about the 20% off deal is that it applies to (most) Limited Editions/Collector's Editions. Infinite Warfare Legacy Edition (the one that comes with MW remastered) is $87 instead of $109.99 now, whereas it was excluded from Amazon's E3 deal. I don't buy many LEs anymore, but this was one I had my eye on.
Big Chungus
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Went in on the Xbox One S upgrade deal when I found out the 500gig also got a $50 price cut.
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Not bad for $11.50 and 5 games; two of which I got back (though your mileage may vary on Fallout 4, guess it's not really supposed to qualify but the stores in my region were giving it out anyways).
hold up, how do i do this deal?
i have 5 eligible games
the thing is, it's not worth it unless you already use Twitch Subs and order other stuff from Amazon... that's where it gets juicy and why it is now worth it for some people
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Pretty sure its trade XB1 + 5 games.
Nuckerbockers
Member
Yep that's pretty helpful. Pretty much solidifies that I'll keep my pre order. Granted I'll just end up spending the savings on extra games but still, a nice bonus.
Hey that's awesome, thank for the heads up. I phoned and got the deal on my PSVR preorder too.
They guy said I will be charged full price and then refunded the 10% the next business day - is this what is happening for you too?
Hopefully this works! I got watch dogs 2 and battlefield 1 pre ordered at 50 dollars on amazon back in June and I talked to this guy on amazon in a chat and I told him about how being prime gives 20% off pre ordered games and my games are already $50 and he said he'll give me the 20% on top! He said it should show up in the next 24 hours. So if this happens both watch dogs 2 and battlefield 1 for less then $40!
UberTag
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I was outright dismissing the idea until I read about the Twitch sub perk. Now I'm intrigued.
Thank you so much. This really helps.
Just called in to get it changed, they told me the same thing (but 3-5 business days).
Anyways thanks to this, now the PSVR bundle comes in for cheaper than the US exchange rate, whereas before it was overpriced by $50. Awesome!
Big Chungus
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oh that sucks
on twitch you can subscribe to streamers for $5 a month to support them (and the website). It gives you access to emoticons and whatever the streamer wants to do with it, like a special day to play with his subscribers, a private discord, etc
well Amazon bought Twitch a while ago, and now you get one free sub a month with Prime to support whoever you want!
N° 2048
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Just linked my Twitch account via https://twitch.amazon.com/prime even though it send you to a .com Amazon sign on page.
Used my free sub for EasyAllies.
Also: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/15/img16/video-games/varia/FAQ_v1._V278597837_.html
Used my free sub for EasyAllies.
Also: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/15/img16/video-games/varia/FAQ_v1._V278597837_.html
March of the Crabs
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Heads up: Amazon gave me 20% off my PSVR pre order when I asked. Still probably gonna cancel mine because I'm trying to act like a responsible adult but the option is there!
You quoted the new Prime Discount?
Details. Please.
March of the Crabs
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Yup! I just said I knew there was a 20% discount and after about 10 minutes of checking they determined it was eligible and it shoukd show in 3-5 business days.
It's weird because on one hand they didnt say "we'll do it just this one time" like they usually do, they just said it was "eligible" with no issue. On the other hand, the discount didnt automatically apply to my order. Definitely worth chatting with them and asking.
Holy shit! I'm getting in on this for sure!!
Didn't work for me.
They just linked me to the promotion and said if the item meets the conditions laid out in the details, the promo will automatically be applied when it ships.
(it doesn't, obviously)
wanted to apply this to my 2nd preorder (ordered one for my brother and for myself from BB and amazon). Oh well, at least got 10% off from BB.
They just linked me to the promotion and said if the item meets the conditions laid out in the details, the promo will automatically be applied when it ships.
(it doesn't, obviously)
wanted to apply this to my 2nd preorder (ordered one for my brother and for myself from BB and amazon). Oh well, at least got 10% off from BB.
Aww shucks.. I'm on the chat thing and I'm guessing it won't work either.
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what I got so far
At least your BB order gets 10%, still a good discount.
Wait it out. who knows. You may get lucky.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The value is personal, because I guess if you buy a lot of small things from Amazon then the "free" shipping is worth it. But if you're doing it just for the games, then you need to buy more than 5 for it to be worth it.
The new Twitch thing announced today is okay, but unless you are a student, I still don't think it's that great if you're in it only for the game deals. The thing should be 60 bucks at most, considering there's no value add to the membership otherwise.
doctorcdcs
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Bit of a PSA
If anyone here has placed a pre-order for Sid Meier's Civilization VI 25th Anniversary Edition from amazon.ca, please note that you might have been charged an extra $5 as an "environmental handling fee". I only noticed it a couple of days ago, but figured that this should be pointed out just in case.
here is the link for the item in question:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01KP4ZYGK/
As far as I'm aware from reading amazon's website, the fee is supposed to be for recycling electronics. Unless the coins are a part of the program, I don't think they're supposed to be charging this particular fee for this item. Eb games still has it for sale and I haven't seen them charge the fee when I tried ordering it from them (I didn't complete the checkout process though). Just a heads up for anyone else who might have ordered it from amazon.
If anyone here has placed a pre-order for Sid Meier's Civilization VI 25th Anniversary Edition from amazon.ca, please note that you might have been charged an extra $5 as an "environmental handling fee". I only noticed it a couple of days ago, but figured that this should be pointed out just in case.
here is the link for the item in question:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01KP4ZYGK/
As far as I'm aware from reading amazon's website, the fee is supposed to be for recycling electronics. Unless the coins are a part of the program, I don't think they're supposed to be charging this particular fee for this item. Eb games still has it for sale and I haven't seen them charge the fee when I tried ordering it from them (I didn't complete the checkout process though). Just a heads up for anyone else who might have ordered it from amazon.
Crazymoogle
Member
Wow. Amazon.ca just retroactively refunded me $12 as the 20% discount on Dragon Quest 7 3DS. Apparently because it was from within the last 30 days I guess?
N° 2048
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Nope.
Those Marbled cookie brownies? They're not bad at all.
Hexxen-Panda
Member
Re-preordered Persona 5, FFXV, and FFXII with the new Amazon prime deal. Feels good man.
xCaptainCanadax
Member
At the rate that people are trying to get an additional 20% off on already placed discounted orders in here we can expect this amazon prime bonus to end by next week....
Cheers.
Yes, correct. When it ships, log into your BB account and check the receipt PDF and it should reflect the 10% credit.
Cheers.
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