Yup, this is exactly right.
The CSR's don't have any more clue what is going on than we do.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 8: Don't Move Here For The Deals
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Yup, this is exactly right.
The CSR's don't have any more clue what is going on than we do.
This post makes me lol, but yeah all this stuff related to amazon.ca and switch delivery is pretty uncertainty.
Exactly, many of us here have shopped with Amazon. We all have experience with their late shipping. Three years of E3 order promotions should tell you that your not getting your stuff on release, unless you live close to the shipping depot or live somewhere densely populated like downtown Toronto. That's not always a garantee either and being a PRIME member seems to be hit and miss in regards to ontime shipping. You shop with Amazon, you should be aware of the very real possibility of not getting things on release. You guys gotta chill on this shipping talk for a bit. Go eat delicious food to take your minds off it. Stressing won't hurry the process along. Life is to short for that.
centracore
Member
I have two pre-orders; one online from Best Buy and one in-store at EB Games. There was no way I was leaving whether or not I'd be playing Zelda: BotW this weekend to chance.
Well, you can go buy a copy of Zelda to return later, so the first one is certainly more annoying.
The Elite
BOSS
You can download other games on the Switch.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NAME
The Elite
BOSS
Times change.
I wanted it to be more in-line with my username on various gaming services.
Sony was never going to let me change my username.
You did the same thing
Couchaddict
Member
Wouldn't it be great that friday morning I can walk into walmart & buy a switch.
And then sell it here, for Quebec cost.
Wouldn't it be?
And then sell it here, for Quebec cost.
Wouldn't it be?
ReddishGUI
Member
Go pre-order one at your local microplay.
Couchaddict
Member
Oh, I'm good. No Launch consoles for me, ever.
No one preordered one at my local Microplay. I asked one of the workers how they're still open since no one shops there, he shrugged lol.
ReddishGUI
Member
Alright then...
I've just preordered at my local one yesterday and he said that he had over 40 pre-orders with 15 or so extra consoles.
PROh1bited
Banned
Amazon customer service is random and terrible.
I asked them about my Switch pre order during 3 different chats, and I got a different response each time.
I asked them about my Switch pre order during 3 different chats, and I got a different response each time.
Whenever I've picked free standard shipping, I've gotten the game on release day. I signed up for a Prime trial and changed the shipping speed for Horizon to priority (only one the CSR could give me) and it's not set to be delivered until March 6 or 7. Weird.
My Zelda is showing March 8-10 and my Switch at Best Buy is showing arriving as soon as March 31st, but I'm going to predict they will both get here for Friday
It's sort of a known fact that Amazon CS know absolutely nothing about your preorder and when it will get to you
It's sort of a known fact that Amazon CS know absolutely nothing about your preorder and when it will get to you
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Yeah definitely. I doubt Amazon CSRs have access to any information you don't.
The importance of receiving a video game on release day must be a foreign concept to a lot of them too.
"How was work honey?"
"The usual, kids complaining they arent getting their damn Nintendo day 1"
The importance of receiving a video game on release day must be a foreign concept to a lot of them too.
"How was work honey?"
"The usual, kids complaining they arent getting their damn Nintendo day 1"
Haha, for sure. I did get one CSR one time that seemed to get it. He just started talking to me about how crazy the year was for games, and how excited he was for The Last Guardian.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Taking bets on how many pages of shipping talk there will be!
I'm going to say... 12 pages (superior 50ppp of course).
I'm going to say... 12 pages (superior 50ppp of course).
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
TLG recognition? Somebody give that CSR a promotion.
In other news, RFD reporting that double tradein promo towards Nintendo stuff is back today or tomrw, no source tho.
If true Ill dump FFXV towards Zelda U
My BestBuy order has a shipping ID but still only says "delivered as early as February 28th" for Horizon....... what does that mean? I live in Vancouver so realistically they could update shipping status later today and it'd still get here tmrw from the warehouse but meh. If it's not here tmrw I'll drive to the BestBuy and pick it up and give back the delivery order but I was hoping to avoid having to do that.
It will be ship later tonight.
ALRIGHT THEN -twiddles thumbs-
ReddishGUI
Member
It looks like Horizon will be on time tomorrow.
This, however, is worrying:
Yeah I wonder if others have the same estimate.
mullet2000
Member
It looks like Horizon will be on time tomorrow.
This, however, is worrying:
I wouldn't worry if you normally get your packages on release day. Mine always say something like that before shipping and I always get them on release (Toronto)
HamsterPackage
Member
It looks like Horizon will be on time tomorrow.
This, however, is worrying:
Mine is exactly the same, has been for over a month.
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
It looks like Horizon will be on time tomorrow.
This, however, is worrying:
Mine still says 8th-10th so you're rappin' pretty good.
I planned on cancelling Horizon today, since I won't be able to play it for a long time. It's been showing a delivery date between March 8-10 on Amazon for awhile, but it's also being shipped today. The one time they ship a game before the release date is the one time I wanted to cancel. lol
Anyway, at least it means the delivery dates on Amazon don't necessarily mean you guys won't be getting your Switch stuff on time.
Anyway, at least it means the delivery dates on Amazon don't necessarily mean you guys won't be getting your Switch stuff on time.
Iamcorrupt
Member
I'm starting to get really glad I opted for BB to get my system. But I'm also coming to terms with I'm very very likely going to have to pull the old switcheroo if Amazon doesn't ship zelda by wednesday
A quick PSA to people who preordered their Switches EB Games and are likely to be asked to partake in their protection plan: Don't*.
Conventional wisdom is that over the course of your electronics' lifespan, saying no to add-on warranties is probably the way to go... take that for what it's worth, but I'm suggesting something different... I don't know if I've seen a worse product replacement plan anywhere. Here are the full terms: https://www.ebgames.ca/Help/Index?section=HelpCenter/ProductReplacementPlan
...and here are the key highlights:
• Replacement plan is 12 months from date of purchase (meaning it doesn't extend your existing warranty.)
• Does not cover accidental or any sort of physical damage (only "electronic breakdown")
• Replacement plan gives you "a one time refurbished replacement of the hardware"
...so to the best of my knowledge, the EB guarantee doesn't really cover anything a standard warranty won't cover, except maybe ruined controllers (i.e: your control stick stops functioning properly... something like a widespread left joycon issue would presumably be covered by Nintendo). The benefit, I guess, is you get a replacement right away — if one is available. But even then, it's a refurb (and an EB refurb, at that... so depends on how much you trust their refurbishment process).
I don't recall it always being this bad. I remember buying coverage for my Dreamcast back in the day, and returned it for a minor issue — getting a new system in exchange. (In the end, I don't know if it was worth it, because the new drive was much louder than my original.)... but even then I'm not sure whether it actually extended the first-year warranty or not.
* IMO
Also, in the latest of shipping age, I think my Switch case will come late. I was hoping that Intelcom weirdness might bring my copy of Horizon today, but that appears unlikely at this juncture.
Conventional wisdom is that over the course of your electronics' lifespan, saying no to add-on warranties is probably the way to go... take that for what it's worth, but I'm suggesting something different... I don't know if I've seen a worse product replacement plan anywhere. Here are the full terms: https://www.ebgames.ca/Help/Index?section=HelpCenter/ProductReplacementPlan
...and here are the key highlights:
• Replacement plan is 12 months from date of purchase (meaning it doesn't extend your existing warranty.)
• Does not cover accidental or any sort of physical damage (only "electronic breakdown")
• Replacement plan gives you "a one time refurbished replacement of the hardware"
...so to the best of my knowledge, the EB guarantee doesn't really cover anything a standard warranty won't cover, except maybe ruined controllers (i.e: your control stick stops functioning properly... something like a widespread left joycon issue would presumably be covered by Nintendo). The benefit, I guess, is you get a replacement right away — if one is available. But even then, it's a refurb (and an EB refurb, at that... so depends on how much you trust their refurbishment process).
I don't recall it always being this bad. I remember buying coverage for my Dreamcast back in the day, and returned it for a minor issue — getting a new system in exchange. (In the end, I don't know if it was worth it, because the new drive was much louder than my original.)... but even then I'm not sure whether it actually extended the first-year warranty or not.
* IMO
Also, in the latest of shipping age, I think my Switch case will come late. I was hoping that Intelcom weirdness might bring my copy of Horizon today, but that appears unlikely at this juncture.
oreomunsta
Banned
Great post SickBoy!
EB's protection plan is pretty much a scam
EB's protection plan is pretty much a scam
Cool glad I could help some (hopefully) not-scalper people get some good good videogame action march 3rd
RiverShell
Member
I'm thinking of cancelling my BB Switch order as I can get a discount at Walmart, but I'm worried that I'll end up missing out. I hope they get alot of systems, but I doubt it.
Zombie James
Banned
The worst thing about Amazon is definitely their shipping. I'd always get my Best Buy pre-orders on launch day. Still, as long as Best Buy keeps dropping the ball with their E3 pre-orders...
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