The Elite
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The E3 discount would still apply to that. But the 20% that is applied is based on the full amount of $79.99. Your order will be around $63.99.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 9: Looking for a Switch in Deals
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The E3 discount would still apply to that. But the 20% that is applied is based on the full amount of $79.99. Your order will be around $63.99.
DeathByBacklog
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The actual MSRP list price might have drop.
The way I'm remembering is that they opened up on Monday with 20% discounts, and then on the Tuesday possibly they did a few $50 games. But then their 20% discount was a wreck and actually only somewhere between 18-19%.
But that's how I remember it, I definitely could be way wrong!
BigJonsson
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If Amazon matches WalMart is going to be bombarded with cancel requests
DeathByBacklog
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There's only a small window for walmart cancellations. It use to be 30 minutes but some gaffers have mentioned up to 2 hours.
BigJonsson
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knacklover
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And you can't cancel on Walmart.ca, unless your order is 30 minute old or less.
xCaptainCanadax
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Yeah this is why I only did a small order with games that I know friends and family would be interested in should I end up making an Amazon order as well I can re-sell to them.
The Elite
BOSS
Definitely been under an hour for me until the cancel option disappears.
chrominance
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I am mostly relying on the ability to return in-store or for free via mail, and also I've only ordered four games so far.
Also: it's been about 45 minutes since I placed my second order (for RDR2 and Death Stranding) and the cancel button does not appear on my order. I'd be curious if that button is just a link, and whether you can hack the URL to give yourself the option to cancel whenever you want.
Also: it's been about 45 minutes since I placed my second order (for RDR2 and Death Stranding) and the cancel button does not appear on my order. I'd be curious if that button is just a link, and whether you can hack the URL to give yourself the option to cancel whenever you want.
BigJonsson
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My concern is if I move and need to change shipping details for the games that won't be out for over a year, wouldn't want to be forced to travel back to the post office near here lol
Hmm, that might be my mistake. For some reason i thought I heard 2 hours before, but I didn't actually research it. Could very well be 30 min.
DeathByBacklog
Member
Wouldn't matter. I've called in to cancel. They say they'll try their best. But the orders always come in anyway.
somesayyea
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Does Walmart charge credit cards directly after an online pre-order or do they wait to charge until the game has shipped?
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
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$1 charge to check that your card is active. Rest will be charged when the item(s) ship.
somesayyea
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Awesome - thanks!
Am I missing something here?
xCaptainCanadax
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Yep...deals of any kind are missing from that page
chrominance
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As of the time of this post, you can see that all the Amazon prices are still MSRP.
DeathByBacklog
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Half hour confirmed!
They ship them as they release. They're not going to hold back stock for the release of other games when some games 1) don't end up releasing and 2) don't even have a release date. They wouldn't reserve games endlessly until your order completes.
Charged when it ships.
DeathByBacklog
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HubbaBubba
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Which means....? that they are coming?
Sorry, Im the worst
No guarantee they will match walmart. will probably depend what games walmart lists as in stock when amazon starts their deals
Off course, what was I thinking !! Thanks a lot !
Which means....? that they are coming?
Sorry, Im the worst
Nothing as of yet! But that's the page to watch if there will be.
The Elite
BOSS
Damn. I want to see about this.
Edit: There is actual a ton of interesting stuff in the source regarding cancelling. No link though. There is a message in there about losing your delivery slot if you cancel.
DeathByBacklog
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The button does work. I've used it before. But as mentioned before, it goes away within a half hour.
RDR2 is such a dilemma. I'm having a serious case of 1st world problems with which version to order.
Ideally, I'd want to play it on PC. But will there be a PC version this time? There has to be, right?!
If not, PS4 or Xbox? Will I upgrade to a Scorpio? I mostly only bought my One S for the UHD blu-ray player (and obviously, SOME games).
Or wait for RDR2 Remastered for PS5?!??!
These difficult life decisions we all must endure...
Ideally, I'd want to play it on PC. But will there be a PC version this time? There has to be, right?!
If not, PS4 or Xbox? Will I upgrade to a Scorpio? I mostly only bought my One S for the UHD blu-ray player (and obviously, SOME games).
Or wait for RDR2 Remastered for PS5?!??!
These difficult life decisions we all must endure...
The Elite
BOSS
Sure. The questions is whether or not you can use it after the 30 minutes is up and the button disappears. Could you theoretically save the link and use it to cancel after? I am checking the source to see if anything exists in there.
Go PS4. Even if it is Scorpio compatible, Sony has a massive marketing deal for this game, they won't allow Rockstar to make a drastically better version for Scorpio than PS4 Pro.
xCaptainCanadax
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I feel like Walmarts cancellation policy was established before they seriously considered pre orders. It makes sense to offer a 30 minute window for items that would be in stock so they give you a chance to cancel before it ships but if its an order that doesnt release for several months you should definitely be able to cancel. They need to re-evaluate this.
chrominance
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Oh, I assume the button works fine. What I meant is this: if I make an order, and then immediately go to the details page, can I copy the URL of the cancel button (assuming it's just a link), wait a few days (or hell, even a few hours), and then use that URL to cancel? Or is their ecomm backend smart enough to say "nope can't cancel F U."
If the game does come out in spring 2018, I wouldn't expect a PC version for 12 or so months. So if you do plan on playing it relatively soon, I'd say PS4 or Xbox is the way to go. With Sony having the marketing deal, they may have exclusive multiplayer missions or something like that. Pro vs Scorpio, not quite sure, at this point it's going to be more "which version has more particle effects or advanced graphical settings" more than one running better than the other, I would suspect.
Yep, I agree with you.
The whole online site is terrible. Can't cancel, can't easily change payment/shipping info. It's pretty bad. Much smaller companies have sites with much more functionality.
DeathByBacklog
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I knew I spotted this a few times today. It comes up on the order completion page...
I'd say preorder both. If there's a noticeable difference between the versions, keep the Xbox copy if you have a Scorpio and if not, then keep the PS4 copy. You'll be able to sell your extra game quite easily for even more money on Kijiji anyway (unless you live outside of a city).
The Elite
BOSS
I knew I spotted this a few times today. It comes up on the order completion page...
This is definitely not a modern system. I wonder how difficult it would be to simply change the amount of time they give you to cancel.
DeathByBacklog
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Clicking the button brings up a popup window that asks if you want to cancel? You say yes and are prompted for a reason. Just did it.
firehawk12
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So you put it in your cart and are one step closer to checking out, I guess.
that just doesn't make sense to me. if it's a good price, wouldn't they want people to see it? seems like an obstacle rather than an incentive
DeathByBacklog
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I have a different conundrum. I got an email for Star Wars just fine. But when I check my order history online, the details show up like this...
They're charging me $81.31 for literally...nothing. Wondering if I should re-purchase.
They're charging me $81.31 for literally...nothing. Wondering if I should re-purchase.
I would assume (and this is purely a guess) that their system isn't as tied in with the workings with the warehouse as Amazon's is. Amazon's system knows when they've started shipment of a product, so can update dynamically to remove cancellation options. Walmart must not be able to automate that, so they go "okay, we'll give them 30 minutes just so they can back out". The order may still not be processed until later on, but it doesn't sound like the two sides (website/warehouse) communicate with each other as well.
Obviously this is slightly moot since it's for preorders for stuff that won't be out for months, but the work it would take to take those into account (especially for orders containint one pre-order and one ready to ship item) would be quite large.
Yup.
IT BEGINS.
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