lol, I just talked to a rep and got it upgraded to priority free of charge. I opened with this.
I am not expecting much from this "upgrade" but we'll see.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 8: Don't Move Here For The Deals
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lol, I just talked to a rep and got it upgraded to priority free of charge. I opened with this.
I am not expecting much from this "upgrade" but we'll see.
AzureSkies
Member
trying to see now if Amazon can change my BOTW order from Wii U to Switch.
I keep getting transferred to someone else, I've probably gone through 7 reps? It's really weird that no one is saying something before transferring me too. They all review the previous correspondence and then transfer me away without saying a word.
I keep getting transferred to someone else, I've probably gone through 7 reps? It's really weird that no one is saying something before transferring me too. They all review the previous correspondence and then transfer me away without saying a word.
Amazon has been really good to me with release day stuff and the E3 deals are still saving me crazy money so I can't complain too badly. I've gotten a bunch of games early (Uncharted 4 was nearly a week early) so maybe it's karma coming back to delay this.
I didn't think of asking. Oh well. I do have to admit their shipping is weird. The seemingly arbitrary "oh this is free same day with prime but this is only two day and this gets you release day but this doesn't and oh you forgot to select 2-day even though it's free with prime so why the hell would you ever select 3-5 day shipping?"
Like I'm Prime. It should default to fastest free shipping option every time.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I managed to basically get them to credit me the discount I would have gotten with the Wii U version to the Switch version, but YMMV.
AzureSkies
Member
I got them to do it. I'm very happy too, as it would be hard for me to justify the change from Wii U to Switch if I had to pay more for BOTW as well.
HellBlazer
Member
Huh, lucky. My Zelda U preorder was with Best Buy and they didn't want to change it over to the Switch version. :\
UberTag
Member
They won't retroactively upgrade your shipping on the orders you placed before you signed up for Prime. Additionally, you can't even manually upgrade those orders yourself.
For instance, I'm a Prime subscriber. If I make a new order today, my default shipping choice is "FREE Two-Day Shipping" so I would receive whatever I order no later than Friday.
However, if I go back to an order from before I signed up for Prime (let's say Horizon which hasn't shipped out yet and where my status is "not yet shipped" with an arrival date of March 9th-16th despite the fact that it's presently "in stock") and try to update the shipping, my choices are "FREE Shipping" (averages 4-8 business days), "Standard Shipping" (averages 3-5 business days), "Express Shipping" (averages 2-4 business days) and "Priority Shipping" (averages 1-2 business days).
All of the enhanced shipping choices (faster than free) would cost money. Hell, if I made a new order of Horizon TODAY it would still ship out faster than my existing one. And I can assure you that when I first placed that Horizon order back in 2015, "FREE Shipping" sure as hell didn't equate to 4-8 business days in parentheses. That was changed.
FearMyWrench
Member
Surely you could ask CS to upgrade it to the free Prime level (Express) and they would for you? Have you tried?
UberTag
Member
Sure... if I have a reason to. I'm just illustrating the difference between shipping options.
Personally, I think it sucks for Amazon's overburdened CS department that customers aren't afforded the opportunity to adjust their shipping to Prime standards themselves.
AzureSkies
Member
very on the fence about the switch atm
might wait till later in the year.
might wait till later in the year.
That's a quick switchover in 2 hours!
AzureSkies
Member
haha
I'll probably keep it preordered, I'm just always anxious with large purchases. Usually getting the product makes me at ease.
theaffection
Member
The fine print on the trade-in page on the website says "towards any pre-order or purchase of the Switch", so hopefully thats still the case. If not, then your idea is pretty much the same type of deal, good call!
-Pyromaniac-
Member
must be a later shipment if it says march 8th but better than nothingadd me to the switch club
just got one at bestbuy.ca through complete luck
Yeah, they changed the terms. My mistake. It wasn't like that when they did the first trade-in. It seems you can trade your WiiU and will have just to wait for stocks to came in.
Couchaddict
Member
It's one of the few (maybe only) location legally allowed to do it.
Please let me get mine on march 3rd. Mine is still in progress
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Think Best Buy will be doing that all morning. Also, I think the further you are from the distribution warehouse (Langley I think), the sooner you'll be charged as it takes longer to ship to you.
Do you get an email when it does?
Yeah, when it ships.
UberTag
Member
I just got off the phone with Best Buy about my order and they were quite clear that I would not be charged (and my order would not be shipped) until Friday.
I may not be as far from a distribution warehouse as some people but historically I don't get anything from them the same day it ships out. It's almost always the day after.
This has me considering a cancellation to roll the dice with Walmart.
(For perspective, they shipped out Gravity Rush 2 to me a day early so it would reach me on its release day on the 20th of January... which it did.)
March of the Crabs
Member
Why cancel though? Best Buy returns are super easy, so if you can't snag a Walmart console day 1, at least you'll have one coming. If you csn get a Walmart console, just return your BB unit!
Also, my Horizon is still in Richmond, BC since Thursday morning. I am still in Ontario. How long should I wait before I ask Amazon for a refund? I don't think it's coming
Agreed, I'm stoked but I could survive until mid next week if I had to.
UberTag
Member
Super easy return process or not, I'd rather not have to babysit a $550 return credit for a week because Best Buy elected to cherry-pick which orders to ship out prior to release date versus others they did not.
I'll be cancelling and lining up in the cold if there's no movement on my order by the end of Thursday. I'll give you guys a heads up if you're looking to scoop up a Neon Switch if it comes down to that.
Hi. I've been a long time lurker, now Junior poster. I have a question for you. I pre-ordered Zelda BotW for Wii U mid-december on Amazon.ca when it was 64.99. I chose the free shipping option. What are the chances I'll be receiving the game on March 3 if I live in Montreal? Next to zero right?
Edit : Forgot to specify Amazon.ca sorry
Edit : Forgot to specify Amazon.ca sorry
FearMyWrench
Member
When you peek into the US pre-order thread and Amazon orders are either preparing for shipment or shipped.
ReddishGUI
Member
In the US I guess?
dancrane212
Member
It's going to be nice to just walk into a store a pick up a preordered console (2x deal at EB sold the Switch/Pro controller for me) for once rather than putting my hopes in Canada Post. I'll still be waiting on the SE of Zelda from Amazon though so it won't be that nice.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Agreed.
Hell, after going store to store for 2-3 months to find a wii back in the day (yes, a WII), waiting a few extra days won't kill me.
unlikely, yeah. They don't even hide their bias against non-Prime anymore. My Horizon has been 'shipping today' for 3 days now but the page says it won't go out until March 5.
The funny thing is I DO have a prime shipping release day order for Zelda. It'd make sense to just pack Horizon in with that, so I'm curious to see how far they'll go to screw over a free shipping order.
Nope, Canada. Check the reddit switch canada preorder thread and nowinstock.com comments.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
I might've asked this in the past and I apologize if I did.
Can you buy those nintendo game cards for the digital store and use them to buy zelda digitally on the nintendo e-store this weekend or next week (pending when I get my system)?
Can you buy those nintendo game cards for the digital store and use them to buy zelda digitally on the nintendo e-store this weekend or next week (pending when I get my system)?
Ok thanks. I'll know not to get too excited if my order goes 'shipping today'.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
aaannnd that's another reason why I pre-ordered online. for those going to stores, I sure the hell hope all stores as "1 per" limit.
I had an old order that I forgot to upgrade to prime shipping, its was "being shipped today" from monday night or tuesday morning last week, it didn't actually ship until sunday afternoon and I got it tuesday (yesterday).
I assumed most Walmart's are doing handing out tickets one per person for people in line. That's what they did for ps4 and my local one is doing for the switch
March of the Crabs
Member
I pre-ordered at TRU too so I'm in the same boat. I just have a bad feeling about it after learning they were taken pre-orders first, THEN ordering consoles and hoping to meet demand. I'm sure it'll be fine, but I can't help being a little paranoid.
The Elite
BOSS
Preordering in store isn't a problem either. I don't see what online has to do with it.
I had no problem with Toys R Us and my Wii U. You preorder a console and they hold it for you.
If you didn't preorder at all, that's the problem.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
I meant lining up (aka no pre-ordering) or walking into a store and hope to get one on friday
Dragonslayer_023
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It's not like people with Prime get their stuff on time either. I don't more often than I do.
IIRC Bestbuy charges way early before ship. The worst is when your card is already charged before you try to cancel and it doesn't get to you on Friday.
March of the Crabs
Member
I've been a Prime member since day 1 of Prime's existence. My Horizon has been sitting in Richmond, BC since Thursday and I live in Southwestern Ontario. I'd almost rather have chosen free shipping at this point!
Amazon hates us all equally but I can't resist those bargains. I'm a masochist.
So I've got this Switch on amazon on standby, but the microplay 3 minutes from my place is doing a midnight launch.
Now I have to pray that Amazon doesn't decide to try shipping the Switch in that danger zone where it's too late to cancel but also too late to get it to me before the weekend.
Now I have to pray that Amazon doesn't decide to try shipping the Switch in that danger zone where it's too late to cancel but also too late to get it to me before the weekend.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Mine is coming march 3.
Go to to your best buy order and copy the shipping Id.
Then go to canada post and select reference # for tracking and select March 1 as the start & end date.
When I did, I got the date range ofate Range : 2017/03/01 - 2017/03/01
Go to to your best buy order and copy the shipping Id.
Then go to canada post and select reference # for tracking and select March 1 as the start & end date.
When I did, I got the date range of
ate Range : 2017/03/01 - 2017/03/01- Status