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Canadian Gaming "Deals" and Discussion Thread 6: Sorry, We Can't Afford a New Thread
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Fixed1979
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SumptuousLemur
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Don't think it was supposed to go up for pre-order at all, it was just the Canadian Amazon that messed up.
Brehs.
$84.99 is only the beginning, I'm predicting we will see $94.99 before the end of the year
I'm holding on to my E3 preorders like grim death.
It could be that they are setting up preorders for the near future and it went live by accident, placeholder price and such.
I think that sometime in February or maybe during GDC will be the big information blowout for PS VR and at that point it will go live for real this time.
Still, boo that some can't take advantage of potential price errors.
Yeah, I'm at the point where games that I was considering cancelling I'm going to keep anyway, since if I'm interested a little later on they'll still be fairly higher in price.
I think that sometime in February or maybe during GDC will be the big information blowout for PS VR and at that point it will go live for real this time.
Still, boo that some can't take advantage of potential price errors.
Yeah, I'm at the point where games that I was considering cancelling I'm going to keep anyway, since if I'm interested a little later on they'll still be fairly higher in price.
Brehs.
$84.99 is only the beginning, I'm predicting we will see $94.99 before the end of the year
I'm just going to pretend all games are released 6-12 months after their real release and buy them when they are under $60.
Brehs.
$84.99 is only the beginning, I'm predicting we will see $94.99 before the end of the year
Goddammit I should have ordered first last week. I forgot.
shadow2810
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Brehs.
$84.99 is only the beginning, I'm predicting we will see $94.99 before the end of the year
Time to work on backlog
DeathByBacklog
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Excuse me?
Linearskillz
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With 15% hst here, that's almost $100. Fuck that, no way I'm paying that much for a video game. I seriously wonder how many copies are even sold at these prices.
Brehs.
$84.99 is only the beginning, I'm predicting we will see $94.99 before the end of the year
DeathByBacklog
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Solid thinking there. Only other reason I could see them cancelling is if it were a stock issue.
The Elite
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Cancellation is probably due to them jumping the gun. Simple as that.
It does give me the impression that an announcement and preorder launch is really close.
AzureSkies
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$84.99 games?
When will it end?
When will it end?
They 100% cancelled because they weren't supposed to have it up yet. 100%
Crazymoogle
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Well not to scare you, but when I was a kid, FF3 was 129.99. Chrono Trigger was 134.99.
That's before you add in taxes.
The puddle of sorrow is deep.
I can't wait to finally clear my backlog
EB Games is saved!
Haha. Ironically, the higher prices get the more valuable they can sell the idea of trading in and buying used.
Not gaming but you guys should follow http://yvrdeals.com or whatever the equivalent for your city is. Right now there's super cheap flights across Canada on WestJet. <$350 Round Trip Vancouver <-> Toronto! Less than $250 for Vancouver <-> Winnipeg.
http://yvrdeals.com/vancouver-to-re...onto-156-to-302-cad-roundtrip-including-taxes
http://yvrdeals.com/vancouver-to-re...onto-156-to-302-cad-roundtrip-including-taxes
I remember buying a used, kinda beat up boxed copy of Secret of Mana for $85.
catpurrcat
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Should've bought it day 1. I remember buying for $79 on release day.
What a day it was.
Back to deals...time to load up on Xbox live and PSN subs, still below $50 depending where you look...
doctorcdcs
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if that price becomes the new regular price it means he'll just start playing the games he's already bought and hold off on buying games day 1.
AzureSkies
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Same day new leaf launches. YOU DON'T SAY!
You just want a Vancouver X Toronto Meetup don't you?
DeathByBacklog
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There was no way ff3 was $79 on release. You must've got it on sale. I distinctly remember paying over $100 for it at consumers.
Yeah, it's a minor miracle that those haven't jumped in price too. Should renew my PSN while I can.
catpurrcat
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There was no way ff3 was $79 on release. You must've got it on sale. I distinctly remember paying over $100 for it at consumers.
CT not FF3.
FF3 I remember buying USED for like $80
Face it Tiger..
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Any deals on a worthwhile external portable SSD?
under $100.. which probably means 120 GiB.
under $100.. which probably means 120 GiB.
doctorcdcs
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$99 problems but the backlog ain't one.
New thread title pls
Hey so fun update on this.
I tried the original set out, and it didn't work, so I junked it.
Today I got an e-mail reminder from Amazon reminding me that I was supposed to return the damaged product and that I had a week to do so or I would be getting billed. At no point in my convo with the original CSR did they mention they wanted the damaged goods back or that they were just basically doing up an RMA for me rather than getting me to do it myself. They didn't mention this to me, none of the correspondence indicated there was a return, I saw nothing on my original order indicating that (but it's on there now), never got an e-mail until today, etc.
So now I'm chatting with a CSR who is basically saying "yeah, you have to send the broken one back, that's how RMAs work" when I'm saying "but that's not what I was told we were doing". I went back through my log and the CSR did say they could set me up with a "replacement order" free of charge, which I have since found out is actually codified as an exchange on their end. The CSR is checking with their supervisor so now I need to find out if I'm paying $140 for cymbals, $70 for nothing, or something in the middle. Fun times.
Edit: k, got a response after waiting for like 30m in a chat - waive the fee as a one time exception, no need to return, etc. At least I will know for next time (I hope there isn't a next time) that they just want me to do an RMA and that they're not writing it off...
I don't want to sound like a dick, but did you really think you wouldn't have to return the defective item (which you yourself even said probably isn't defective)?
Don't do it, they're the worst!
Books have always been slightly overpriced. They are future proof!
Don't worry - you don't.
My conversation with Amazon took place before I took all the pieces out (when water was basically dripping out of the box and when I cracked it open and saw a bunch of snow inside, I immediately popped on to contact them to see how to proceed). Based on the conversation with the CSR, yes, I assumed they didn't want the defective item back. If they'd said "yeah, we'll set up a refund/exchange", no problem, but the fact that the CSR said they were shipping me a replacement at no charge and that they would be recouping the cost from the courier told me otherwise.
I've done a number of online purchases (Amazon or otherwise) over many years and it's not my first time reporting problems with a courier. I've had companies tell me they were sending me a replacement, and I've had companies ask me to do an exchange. Many times, when the cost of the item is not worth them getting it replaced, or when the fault has been with the courier and they're filing a claim with them, they've told me to keep or dispose of the broken product (which is usually when I saw the term 'replacement' or 'free' used). Yes, I made a mistake in assuming they didn't, but none of the correspondence mentioned it, my original order didn't have any RMA notation on it when I checked that night (after concluding my conversation with the CSR), the new order didn't mention it, and the replacement was created as a new order under my account with a $0 cost. I had no idea they were expecting it back until the e-mail landed in my inbox today. I mean, I told the CSR what happened, and their response was "would you like me to create a replacement order for you free of charge?", which I didn't think was "would you like to set up an exchange".
As I told the CSR, at least I know going forward. I did tell them I still had the replacement order, unopened (hadn't had time to use it), and could ship that back, as I would rather not be out $140 and have cymbals that I haven't really used (I still have my RB3 ones, in a pinch), so I was willing to eat the loss. I just wasn't happy about it.
On a related note, Kobo is being so stingy with their coupons lately. I remember when they gave out multi-use use coupons that would work for weeks.
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