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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF

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xCaptainCanadax

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Marakh101 said:
I'm thinking of going to EB to upgrade to the ps4 pro.

They say on the website you have 48 hours to transfer your data. Does it mean they are gonna charge my credit card first with the full 499+ tax then credit the difference when I come back with my old Ps4?
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What they told me over the phone was that I would pay in full when I buy it and take it home and do the transfer. When I come back in I just need the ps4 trade in and my receipt and they would refund the entire purchase and re-do it with the proper discounts.
 
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Luigi87

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Entropia said:
Reading the Black Friday thread is always depressing AF. Wish we could get deals like that up here.

$90 for a Fitbit Charge HR? It's $199 usually, and at best I see it for $169.
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Charge HR has generally dropped to $169 now, but last week BB had it for around $148.
It's really on its way out as the Charge 2 is the newer version of the Charge HR.
To confuse more, the Alta is essentially the newer version of the original Charge.
 
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@Wreck

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anybody having issues picking up a ps4 pro, just out curiosity?

i picked it up sight unseen been pretty happy with it so far

seems like you can just get one if you want it
 
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ultracal31

You don't get to bring friends.
@Wreck said:
anybody having issues picking up a ps4 pro, just out curiosity?

i picked it up sight unseen been pretty happy with it so far

seems like you can just get one if you want it
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I didn't think it would be too difficult. Sony isn't like Nintendo when they plan out stocking
 
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Takuan

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Have Kindle Paperwhites gone on sale for Black Friday in the past? I borrowed a friend's Paperwhite 2 for a vacation in Cuba and was really impressed. Wouldn't mind buying a 3 if the price is right (say, $100).
 
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jchung55

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Hey guys,

I'm planning to trade my PS4 in for the PS4 Pro. I went to the Fairview location and the rep told me that the $210 value is only for the slim PS4 which is kinda BS as it doesn't say anywhere on the ad.

Im planning to go to the Elgin Mills location tonight to do the trade instead. Any pointers on how to get them to apply the $210 + $50 and the $20 bump up in trade in games?

Thanks
 
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Moltenix

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jchung55 said:
Hey guys,

I'm planning to trade my PS4 in for the PS4 Pro. I went to the Fairview location and the rep told me that the $210 value is only for the slim PS4 which is kinda BS as it doesn't say anywhere on the ad.

Im planning to go to the Elgin Mills location tonight to do the trade instead. Any pointers on how to get them to apply the $210 + $50 and the $20 bump up in trade in games?

Thanks
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Flip a coin, roll some dice, say some prayers and hope your store is one of the good ones that stack the promos automatically.
 
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Takuan

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jchung55 said:
Hey guys,

I'm planning to trade my PS4 in for the PS4 Pro. I went to the Fairview location and the rep told me that the $210 value is only for the slim PS4 which is kinda BS as it doesn't say anywhere on the ad.

Im planning to go to the Elgin Mills location tonight to do the trade instead. Any pointers on how to get them to apply the $210 + $50 and the $20 bump up in trade in games?

Thanks
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Sounds like BS to me. They know full well most people are going to have OG PS4s.

You should call Elgin Mills to clarify - remember to get the person's name and to ask if they'll be working at the time you plan on going.
 
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Wasp14

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jchung55 said:
Hey guys,

I'm planning to trade my PS4 in for the PS4 Pro. I went to the Fairview location and the rep told me that the $210 value is only for the slim PS4 which is kinda BS as it doesn't say anywhere on the ad.

Im planning to go to the Elgin Mills location tonight to do the trade instead. Any pointers on how to get them to apply the $210 + $50 and the $20 bump up in trade in games?

Thanks
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That associate was uninformed. I went to the Eaton Centre with my launch PS4 and got the $210 + $50 bonus for trading towards a PS4 Pro. I also took advantage of the 5X the trade credit (that's now over unfortunately) for Onyx members on some PS4 games for a huge boost. Ended up paying $150 for the Pro out of pocket.
 
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Haines

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What's it cost these days to upgrade from an Xbox one elite to an S?

Anybody have any experience with this?

If I could do it for 100 bucks for the hdr and 4k drive capabilites...
 
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jchung55

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Wasp14 said:
That associate was uninformed. I went to the Eaton Centre with my launch PS4 and got the $210 + $50 bonus for trading towards a PS4 Pro. I also took advantage of the 5X the trade credit (that's now over unfortunately) for Onyx members on some PS4 games for a huge boost. Ended up paying $150 for the Pro out of pocket.
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Alright I hope the store i go to its a lucky one. Did you have to show them the ad? Or they just knew what was going on?
 
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kevin1025

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Haines said:
What's it cost these days to upgrade from an Xbox one elite to an S?

Anybody have any experience with this?

If I could do it for 100 bucks for the hdr and 4k drive capabilites...
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Best Buy has a deal where you can trade in a console and get $50 off plus a $160 gift card. It works for either the S or the PS4 Pro. But make sure the one nearby is a trade-in spot, as if it isn't they'll only give you the $50 deal.
 
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Haines

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kevin1025 said:
Best Buy has a deal where you can trade in a console and get $50 off plus a $160 gift card. It works for either the S or the PS4 Pro. But make sure the one nearby is a trade-in spot, as if it isn't they'll only give you the $50 deal.
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I'll try and look into this.

So I essentially get whatever they pay for an elite plus 50 off the S and 150 dollar gift card?

I wonder if this stacks with any bundles they are offering. Than I could sell the games in the bundle.
 
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mullet2000

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kevin1025 said:
Best Buy has a deal where you can trade in a console and get $50 off plus a $160 gift card. It works for either the S or the PS4 Pro. But make sure the one nearby is a trade-in spot, as if it isn't they'll only give you the $50 deal.
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Wait, so it's trade in value + 50 + 160? That's a lot.

Can you use the 160 on the transaction or is it given to you afterward?
 
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Kyolux

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Thanks for all the people making suggestions so far. The XPS seems interesting. But she seems to really want nothing smaller than 15". And XPS 15 are too expensive.

She's waiting until black friday/cyber monday to pull the trigger on anything anyway. But any bad things we should look out for to avoid when picking a laptop?
 
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SickBoy

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Picked up my Pro today. Was hard to say no with the bump in trade credit and the extra $50 off... in the end I read more positive assessments than negative around the noise of the console.

I have no reason to believe it won't run generally quieter than my launch system, so that and the hard drive upgrade alone are almost reason enough to get the machine. (I probably would have been happy with a Slim, but you get so much more for just a little bit more with the Pro trade deal.)

Now for the looong wait of the backup I made to transfer to the new system.
 
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Talha

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Anyone buy Sword Art Online Hollow Realization through Amazon? I got the collectors edition and it still hasn't shipped yet would like to know if anyone's in the same boat here
 
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Vinc

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Anyone has any experience with Amazon and Canada Post's Flex Delivery? Intelcom is completely unable to deliver to me since I'm not home during the day and they don't do safe dropping nor scheduled delivery.

Apparently, two-day shipping is unavailable with PO Boxes, so I can't use prime shipping with this. I just basically want to know if people had experience getting deliveries on release day, and if we're able to pick up the order on the day it's delivered to them by Amazon, or if there's a processing delay (like having to wait until the next day to pick up the item).
 
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Lexxism

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Vinc said:
Anyone has any experience with Amazon and Canada Post's Flex Delivery? Intelcom is completely unable to deliver to me since I'm not home during the day and they don't do safe dropping nor scheduled delivery.

Apparently, two-day shipping is unavailable with PO Boxes, so I can't use prime shipping with this. I just basically want to know if people had experience getting deliveries on release day, and if we're able to pick up the order on the day it's delivered to them by Amazon, or if there's a processing delay (like having to wait until the next day to pick up the item).
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All of my orders have free express shipping on my order with Canada post flex address. I always get my order on launch day. It will usually arrive at noon and will pick it up in the afternoon/evening.
 
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Luigi87

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fna84 said:
So wheres the best place to trade in my ps4 towards a pro?
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EB definitely.
The system alone (with controller + HDMI & Power cables), until Nov. 20th, will net you $260 toward a Pro.


Edit: Oh, NES Classic delivered. Of course it's not for me, but rather for my brother-in-law to give to my sister as a present, lol
 
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Vinc

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Lexxus said:
All of my orders have free express shipping on my order with Canada post flex address. I always get my order on launch day. It will usually arrive at noon and will pick it up in the afternoon/evening.
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So I'm guessing you select express shipping with amazon prime instead of the "two-day free shipping" option with release day delivery, and it still comes up as free and shows up on time?

I guess I'll try that then, that seems like a good alternative solution. Any delay between the order being delivered and the notification that you can pick it up? My orders usually arrive around 5 PM here, though I guess they may arrive sooner if it's at the post office directly.

Oh and one more thing, do you know of any size limit? I can't find anything about that. I can't imagine they could ship a freakin' TV to a post office, could they?
 
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Dazzler

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Vinc said:
So I'm guessing you select express shipping with amazon prime instead of the "two-day free shipping" option with release day delivery, and it still comes up as free and shows up on time?

I guess I'll try that then, that seems like a good alternative solution. Any delay between the order being delivered and the notification that you can pick it up? My orders usually arrive around 5 PM here, though I guess they may arrive sooner if it's at the post office directly.

Oh and one more thing, do you know of any size limit? I can't find anything about that. I can't imagine they could ship a freakin' TV to a post office, could they?
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I've had to start getting stuff shipped to my office as I'm never at home during the day
 
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ReddishGUI

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Luigi87 said:
EB definitely.
The system alone (with controller + HDMI & Power cables), until Nov. 20th, will net you $260 toward a Pro.


Edit: Oh, NES Classic delivered. Of course it's not for me, but rather for my brother-in-law to give to my sister as a present, lol
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Don't be ashamed
 
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Lexxism

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Vinc said:
So I'm guessing you select express shipping with amazon prime instead of the "two-day free shipping" option with release day delivery, and it still comes up as free and shows up on time?

I guess I'll try that then, that seems like a good alternative solution. Any delay between the order being delivered and the notification that you can pick it up? My orders usually arrive around 5 PM here, though I guess they may arrive sooner if it's at the post office directly.

Oh and one more thing, do you know of any size limit? I can't find anything about that. I can't imagine they could ship a freakin' TV to a post office, could they?
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Ah, no. I don't have a prime. It's basically the express shipping with a 2 day bla bla. It never failed me to get my order on launch day. At least so far.

I never had any delay. Like I said in my last post, they usually delivery the package by noon and will get a notification about it that it's available for pick up with bar code on it.
 
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