shadow2810
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I just got the email, but then when I checked my preorder they lost the 20% E3 discount. Hmm....
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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chrominance
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I feel like I am this close to actively campaigning to get other people's discounts revoked. What the fucking hell, Amazon? Where's my fucking pricing mistake?
(yes I am super salty and yes it is totally irrational and yes you should ignore everything I say because I am dumb)
kitschykitty
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Yup that's what it looks like to me, E3 discount is gone from the invoice but they've all dropped in price to $63.99.
NYR
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Mine shipped but it says delivery is Oct 11.
The nice surprise was the invoice - I only paid CDN$ 36.72! I forgot how cheap games were in 2015 lol.
Prime kicks ass. More support for Amazon = better selection of stuff in the future
Lone_Prodigy
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Just signed up for Prime. For existing orders, what do I change my shipping speed to? I tried 2-day shipping but the price increased.
N° 2048
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Don't think you can do that. I tried and CSR said I have to have Prime time of ordering.
chrominance
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I used Prime over the weekend to order something, and they said it wouldn't arrive until Tuesday even though they shipped it out on Saturday (!). The Canada Post tracking on the item stops Sunday afternoon and the package hasn't resurfaced since. They have 40 minutes ("will arrive by 8pm today") to get my package to me before I start looking into what Amazon's delivery guarantee actually means.
Like, seriously. I think Amazon actually genuinely hates me.
Prime shipping only allows to orders placed when you have Prime. Try contacting support though.
Lone_Prodigy
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Support can definitely help.
User 479360
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I need to get a credit card so that I can sign up for a Prime trial. I would never pay for the service, though.
Absolutely nothing, as far as I know. They may give you a $5 or $10 for your next order if you're lucky.
That's on Canada Post though once it leaves their hands.
Iamcorrupt
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Item Subtotal: CDN$ 49.96
Shipping and handling: CDN$ 0.00
30% Pre-orders: -CDN$ 14.99
Tax Calculated (GST/HST): CDN$ 1.75
Tax Calculated (PST/QST): CDN$ 2.45
Total: CDN$ 39.17
Paid by Visa: CDN$ 39.17
Hey guys, I really need help with how to use my 20% off coupon I received for the last Play 2016 promo (last August). I have about 45$ and I already planned to get the Resident Evil Revelations 2 season pass at 7.99$ and don't know what to get else. Any suggestions?
P.s Fyi, I already have most, if not all, the free PS Plus games they were giving out since the PS4's launch.
P.s Fyi, I already have most, if not all, the free PS Plus games they were giving out since the PS4's launch.
Nuckerbockers
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Yay Kamloops/Kelowna!
It's a bit unfortunate that this thread has a certain outlook about "cheating the system" with Amazon and deals. I get that a lot aren't for it, but I like posting the clever stories of what I did and now I feel like I get shamed for it. Just fun to read the stories and banter.
Oh well!
Oh well!
ReddishGUI
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Same and I barely know what those games are...
Xaero Gravity
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Hmm, I contacted Amazon yesterday and was told that the Prim 20% discount couldn't and wouldn't be added to E3 pre orders.
doctorcdcs
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Did they give you a reason for that?
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
The rep said it was beyond his control.
doctorcdcs
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Fraud isn't cool. This isn't redflagdeals where it's cool to trick some customer support agent into a scam. If it's legit that's all good but yeah fraud sucks.
I think it depends on whether it's genius promo stacking or errors in Amazon vs pestering 10 CSR until one gives in and stacks the discounts anyway, despite not knowing any better. There were a lot of stories of just trying and trying new CSR until one buckled.
For example, I bought clothes for 70% off plus stacked another 20% off for signing up for their newsletter, that's awesome and legit.
THE PEOPLE GETTING 20% OFF THEIR E3 ORDERS, did you have Prime during E3 when you ordered? I didn't, and I'm not seeing any additional discount yet, but I have Prime now.
Yeah, I don't think anyone is worried about price errors or times when you get a great deal (i.e.: Gears of War 4 for $35+tax).
But I think it's uncomfortable reading about times when it seems like a customer service agent makes a mistake... maybe not the first time, but subsequent times when it's clear that people have realized "hey, customer service folks might be prone to screwing up in this particular way" and have quite obviously opened up service complaints simply in an effort to replicate that.
Never mind the occasional overture about outright fraud.
EDIT: As for 20% off, my Zelda preorder is marked down 20%, but it's one of those ones from this year's promo, where the applied "20%" is really a discount that targets a specific price. So the E3 discount is eliminated. No adjustments on other preorders as of yet, but I'll keep an eye out. Gears' "Prime preorder" price is higher than the $50 it hit via the preorder price guarantee, so I don't expect any movement on that. I do have some other 30% preorders that I'll be watching.
But I think it's uncomfortable reading about times when it seems like a customer service agent makes a mistake... maybe not the first time, but subsequent times when it's clear that people have realized "hey, customer service folks might be prone to screwing up in this particular way" and have quite obviously opened up service complaints simply in an effort to replicate that.
Never mind the occasional overture about outright fraud.
EDIT: As for 20% off, my Zelda preorder is marked down 20%, but it's one of those ones from this year's promo, where the applied "20%" is really a discount that targets a specific price. So the E3 discount is eliminated. No adjustments on other preorders as of yet, but I'll keep an eye out. Gears' "Prime preorder" price is higher than the $50 it hit via the preorder price guarantee, so I don't expect any movement on that. I do have some other 30% preorders that I'll be watching.
True, I wouldn't pester and try to trick them. But today I asked about my E3 Promo and how it worked with the preorder 20% thing now. Next thing you know the guy is discounting all my games. I don't think it's very fair of me to get that, but I didn't try to trick him or even inquire with that goal in mind.
If you're expecting something like Mega Man Zero, don't.
Gunvolt games are technically easier than the Zero games, but that's also because they don't play like standard action titles.
What GV does is he tags enemies with his blaster (you can apply multiple tags to either a single, or multiple targets, depending which blaster you have equipped) and then you cause the actual damage to enemies by using GV's Flash Field (that electrical field) which sends out bolts targeting tagged enemies.
The games are largely about avoiding damage, racking up combos, and speed running. I really liked the first one.
No, that's totally cool. You didn't go out of your way and got a nice deal! I'm happy for you, I'd hope others are happy for you. I think it just rubs people the wrong way when others start attempting to replicate it multiple times, and then it affects all of us in the sense that maybe we'll get less promos or CSR won't be as helpful.
Ah okay, so posting about lucky unintentional gains is cool.
But agreed, cheating the system only hurts us all.
Anyways, I now have Spiderman and Death Stranding for 39.99 woo woo!
chrominance
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If you're talking about my comments earlier about wanting to revoke people's discounts: I apologize. That's me venting about feeling like Amazon won't give me the time of day while other people don't even ask for things and get everything for free. That's not on you (at least, not unless you're actively trying to trick CSRs or something), that's Amazon basically making their discounts totally random based on what CSR you managed to get today or the next day.
It basically makes it feel like you HAVE to contact CSRs and plead your case just to get the deal you thought you were getting, because look at all these other people who barely lifted a finger and get double discounts, why aren't I getting the same discounts, maybe I should use more forceful language or yell at a CSR on the phone or something but ugh, I don't want to be that person. So instead I get Amazon telling me that no, you don't get that 20% discount anymore, because fuck you, and I just take it. It sucks. But that's not really your fault.
names2hard4you
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Any reason why signing up for the student Amazon Prime would give me money? I was on a regular Prime account with some time left still and switched to a student one. My credit card shows that Prime gave me $30.35 on that day. I'm confused lol.
Student Prime costs $40 a year
blue_phazon
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Is there food on amazon? Someone once told me there was, but I can't find a "food" section or department anywhere.
This upsets me.
This upsets me.
Just stopping by to say that The Source has cheap MLC SSDs on sale: $40 for 128GB and $80 for 256GB. Read/write is 550/450 respectively.
Both are OOS online so you have to go in-store. This is the second time this sale has happened in the past month or so too, so they're probably getting rid of old stock.
Both are OOS online so you have to go in-store. This is the second time this sale has happened in the past month or so too, so they're probably getting rid of old stock.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
A student email.
blue_phazon
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omg it exists
50 pack of Reese cups/reese bits/o'henry and others for $10 WHAT
Holy shit diabetes here I come!
BigJonsson
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I got an e-mail that my Mafia 3 pre-order was another 20% off because I had Prime that month.......except I cancelled Mafia 3 a couple days ago!
Oh well
Wait, so some of you are getting 20% off all your recent E3 orders with Prime and some aren't?
Oh well
Wait, so some of you are getting 20% off all your recent E3 orders with Prime and some aren't?
omg it exists
50 pack of Reese cups/reese bits/o'henry and others for $10 WHAT
tonkatsu_ramen
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Sure I'll take it if your not gonna use it
User 479360
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I miss the days of EB's trade 3, get 1 free deal, and when Blockbuster and Rogers Plus were still around. I used to get great mileage out of that.
I remember getting three games fully paid off for $100.
I would go to Blockbuster and Rogers Plus/Video and buy used games that qualified for ten to fifteen dollars, then trade them in.
Hell, I remember when EB had an old NHL game on for $1.52 used and $1.99 new. Blockbuster across the street was paying $10 for any used current gen game. I bought lots from EB, then PMed at Future Shop, and traded those in towards a DSi.
Those were the days.
I remember getting three games fully paid off for $100.
I would go to Blockbuster and Rogers Plus/Video and buy used games that qualified for ten to fifteen dollars, then trade them in.
Hell, I remember when EB had an old NHL game on for $1.52 used and $1.99 new. Blockbuster across the street was paying $10 for any used current gen game. I bought lots from EB, then PMed at Future Shop, and traded those in towards a DSi.
Those were the days.
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