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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 9: Looking for a Switch in Deals

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13randO

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So many birthdays... all the best guys! On a more related note, I'm definitely getting that brown squid kid. 10 bucks is not bad.
 

kaiyo

Member
Ah shit, was thinking of getting the Tangerine MC recently and never got around to it. Now it's getting nerfed.

What would be the best no annual fee cashback cards out there right now? Wouldn't mind juggling between maybe two at most. The Tangerine seemed so perfect though. I've just been using a generic MC from my bank with 1% cashback and i'm pretty sure no other major perks. Going to the states for a few days this summer. What's this about low/no foreign exchange fees for some cards?

Ya'll need to tell me more.

Get the Fido MC. no annual fee. 1.5% cashback on everything. 4% on foreign currency (-2.5% exchange fee = 1.5% cashback).

You can still get the Tangerine MC for the 2-3 2% categories.
 
Is this what Canadian deals have turned into? Damn kids talking about their age?

Just shipped out my joycons (x2) using the Vita coffin I got back 3 weeks ago. Thankfully puralator strike didn't go through.

there, steered it back to shipping gag. You're welcome.
 

Past

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I just realized that I still have the Persona 5 PS3 pre-order for $35 from years ago at FS. Good thing the credit card that I used to pre-order expired. I am too lazy to call and cancel it lol.
 
Hmm. What is the total people are getting for their FF12 orders? Mine says 0 dollars. I have three Prime credits.

I order during the prime glitch.
 

JDH

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Hmm. What is the total people are getting for their FF12 orders? Mine says 0 dollars. I have three Prime credits.

I order during the prime glitch.

$29.39 in Alberta. I honestly hate steenboks, but the deal was too good to pass up. Hopefully someone will trade for a regular copy with me (yes i'm weird)
 

Cynar

Member
I don't mind shipping discussion but why the hell do people whine about shipping a week before the game comes out? What do you expect? Why would it have shipped by now?
Not understanding logistics or the real world I guess? Maybe some OCD? :p
 

Mimosa97

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I don't mind shipping discussion but why the hell do people whine about shipping a week before the game comes out? What do you expect? Why would it have shipped by now?

I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related issues and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?
 

kevin1025

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I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?

I'm all for everyone doing whatever, but I do think the deal thread would die without the shipping and Switch talk, haha. Plus it splits us all up!
 
I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?

I honestly think we're fine.

Even if we have a new thread, we'll end up posting about shipping in here. I don't think it's worth splitting it in half.
 

Lizardus

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I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?

No, I don't mind this having shipping and off topic stuff because we aren't exactly brimming with deals right now and when there are deals, they do get posted. This is a nice little Canadian thread, I don't think we should be splintered.
 
If anyone in the Kitchener-Waterloo area is looking for a Switch, the Walmart in Cambridge currently has three on the shelves as of right now.
 

Socreges

Banned
I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related issues and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?
It's pretty easy to discern the deals from the general banter, though. And the more people engaged with the Community, the more likely we are to see these deals in the first place.
 

Firestorm

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I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related issues and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?
I don't like splintering the thread too much and I actually think shipping talk can be useful when there's actually an issue, but it's something you don't really know until people start having their stuff ship or it's the day stuff starts to ship. I can only speak for Vancouver, but if a game comes out Tuesday, I really have no room to start panicking until Monday afternoon. If it's your first few orders from a company I guess I can understand asking questions about when stuff should be shipping to your area, but for most people I think you should understand that there isn't gonna be any change!

Not trying to pick on Iamcorrupt. It's not aimed soley at him.

And yeah I'm also fine with this being the "in stock" thread considering that's practically what a deal is nowadays and the american threads are useless to us. I like this community. One of the few spots I still check on GAF.
 

Bronetta

Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related issues and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?

I have a better idea. Stop complaining about shipping.


Then again looking at people's ages here, half are old men yelling at clouds.
 

Returners

Member
Is this what Canadian deals have turned into? Damn kids talking about their age?

Just shipped out my joycons (x2) using the Vita coffin I got back 3 weeks ago. Thankfully puralator strike didn't go through.

there, steered it back to shipping gag. You're welcome.

BOTH OF THEM? wow.
 
I feel like at this point we really need another thread. It would make everyone happier. People (I'm one of them) could go there and whine as much as they want about shipping problems and other non-gaming related issues and we could focus in this thread on the actual deals.

What do you all think ?

Oh, right, cause you know...all those deals are getting drowned out by shipping and age talk lol. I'm pretty sure whatever deal talk is going on is still FF12 related.
 
Mine still says $31.63

$29.39 in Alberta. I honestly hate steenboks, but the deal was too good to pass up. Hopefully someone will trade for a regular copy with me (yes i'm weird)

31.35 in BC

I guess I won the Amazon glitch lottery. I owe $0.

Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal: CDN$ 79.99
Shipping & Handling: CDN$ 0.00
Prime Savings: -CDN$ 36.00
Prime Savings: -CDN$ 28.00
Prime Savings: -CDN$ 15.99
Total before tax: CDN$ 0.00
Estimated GST/HST: CDN$ 0.00
Estimated PST/RST/QST: CDN$ 0.00
Grand Total: CDN$ 0.00

First you change your name, now your avatar. This is going to require a sticky mental note.

Change, my dear! And it seems not a moment too soon.
 
I'm fine with the thread the way it is, with the shipping talk. It's like my little window into the Canada deals zeitgeist, and I'm a big enough boy that I can just ignore when the thread turns into "oh god did my copy of Game I Don't Care About ship yet."
 
I don't like splintering the thread too much and I actually think shipping talk can be useful when there's actually an issue, but it's something you don't really know until people start having their stuff ship or it's the day stuff starts to ship. I can only speak for Vancouver, but if a game comes out Tuesday, I really have no room to start panicking until Monday afternoon. If it's your first few orders from a company I guess I can understand asking questions about when stuff should be shipping to your area, but for most people I think you should understand that there isn't gonna be any change!

Not trying to pick on Iamcorrupt. It's not aimed soley at him.

And yeah I'm also fine with this being the "in stock" thread considering that's practically what a deal is nowadays and the american threads are useless to us. I like this community. One of the few spots I still check on GAF.
I've just been kinda whiny this month, amazon whiffed 4 of my orders in march all for games(or you know my switch) I've been looking forward to for a really long time.
 

MercuryLS3

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$288 and no tax for PS4 bundle is not bad at all

Is it possible to take the 1tb HDD out of my current PS4 and put it in that machine? Do i need to do a transfer first?

I work for Loblaw, so i should be able to get a 10% discount too. That's kinda hard to pass up.
 
Is it possible to take the 1tb HDD out of my current PS4 and put it in that machine? Do i need to do a transfer first?
You can put your existing drive in there yes but you would lose all your data(saves should hopefully be in the cloud but your installs would be gone), unless you use an external hdd to hold that stuff while you swap out.
 

MercuryLS3

Junior Member
You can put your existing drive in there yes but you would lose all your data(saves should hopefully be in the cloud but your installs would be gone), unless you use an external hdd to hold that stuff while you swap out.

bleh, i've got an external HDD somewhere but it seems like a pain to do the transfer and I don't know if I really want to re-download everything either. I could always delete a bunch of stuff off my current HDD and bring it in under 500gb, do the transfer and download the rest.
 
bleh, i've got an external HDD somewhere but it seems like a pain to do the transfer and I don't know if I really want to re-download everything either. I could always delete a bunch of stuff off my current HDD and bring it in under 500gb, do the transfer and download the rest.
If you're going system to system and your current is bigger than the stock hdd it doesn't make sense to do the transfer that way, as you'll be forced to wipe the bigger hdd when you try and put it in the new system.
 

enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
Historically, I've not really understood or been big on nationalism, but I'm kind of bummed I'll be out of the country for Canada's 150th. Just seems like there's so much going on even though I haven't dived too deep into the Passport 2017 stuff.
 

Mimosa97

Member
As someone who did a lot of travel via Train all over Europe in my teenage years, I would gladly pay 1000$ for a pass that would let me travel all over Canada for a month. It would be a dream come true.
 

Ecksby

Neo Member
It probably also got snatched up to some degree by local commuters. Southern Ontario commuters can go across Lakeshore for a month, at half the price, with better seating, in less time. It's almost as though Canadians WANT affordable and fast transit. :p
 

Socreges

Banned
Ordered my Orzly protector on the 25th. Received it today. Sounds like people who ordered it earlier still haven't received it? That's some bullshit.
 

Sora_N

Member
Ordered my Orzly protector on the 25th. Received it today. Sounds like people who ordered it earlier still haven't received it? That's some bullshit.

I ordered 3 weeks before launch.

I didn't get any mail unless it was from Canada or the US. :/
 

CazTGG

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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 10: Senior Discounts on Saturday.

Ordered my Orzly protector on the 25th. Received it today. Sounds like people who ordered it earlier still haven't received it? That's some bullshit.

I went with Casebase (it was $1 cheaper than Orzly, okay?) on the 14th and have yet to receive it. It's a little annoying because I worry that i'll get my screen scratched or have to worry about cleaning off oily fingerprints before it arrives.
 
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