TigerLord
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| Newegg coming to Canada!!! PC lovers and modders, REJOICE!!! Newegg is coming to Canada!!!
»www.newegg.ca/
This is awesome! We'll have fierce competition and NCIX will now be forced to offer good customer service again  | |
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TigerLord
Resident Pentaxian
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join:2002-06-09
Montreal | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! I went back 4 pages up to beginning of August.
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Stewy
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join:2007-12-12
Kitchener, ON
| I seriously doubt that they will have a presence or storefront in Canada. They will most likely just have the website and "contract out" the orders under the newegg name.
I'll believe it when I see the sign newegg on a warehouse located in Canada
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Quake110
join:2003-12-20
Ottawa, ON | Yup, already hoping to get that $1000 shopping spree. | |
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
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join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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| said by TigerLord  :PC lovers and modders, REJOICE!!! Newegg is coming to Canada!!! » www.newegg.ca/This is awesome! We'll have fierce competition and NCIX will now be forced to offer good customer service again Competition is not a bad thing, but I have zero complaints about NCIX. However, if Newegg is coming to Canada, they will have a long way top go to beat NCIX. NCIX not charging 8% PST for Ontario residents is a major competitive advantage, as are their low cost shipping deals. I just purchased an nVidia GTX 260 for $239 plus shipping and PST and after a $40 MIR ($278 total cost).
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Airwolf
Merry Christmas. Shtter was full.
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join:2001-10-30
Windsor, ON
clubs: | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! I'm hoping their prices are lower so I can price match on NCIX. | |
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Stewy
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join:2007-12-12
Kitchener, ON
| said by DKS :Competition is not a bad thing, but I have zero complaints about NCIX. yeap me to, their service has been perfect for me no problems there. But I do find that shopRBC can still beat them by price for the exact same product.
just take a look for example at;
Seagate 7200.11 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATAII Hard Drive, 5Yr
ShopRBC $118 x %8PST = $127.44
NCIX $152.95
Even with the PST it's still cheaper and they have flat rate shipping on no matter how much you buy.
I agree that competition is good.
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by Stewy :said by DKS :Competition is not a bad thing, but I have zero complaints about NCIX. yeap me to, their service has been perfect for me no problems there. But I do find that shopRBC can still beat them by price for the exact same product. just take a look for example at; Seagate 7200.11 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATAII Hard Drive, 5Yr ShopRBC $118 x %8PST = $127.44 NCIX $152.95 Even with the PST it's still cheaper and they have flat rate shipping on no matter how much you buy. I agree that competition is good. For about 130, you can get a 1TB at NCIX | |
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join:2006-08-05
Ottawa, ON
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1 edit | said by Stewy :said by DKS :Competition is not a bad thing, but I have zero complaints about NCIX. yeap me to, their service has been perfect for me no problems there. But I do find that shopRBC can still beat them by price for the exact same product. just take a look for example at; Seagate 7200.11 750GB 7200RPM 32MB SATAII Hard Drive, 5Yr ShopRBC $118 x %8PST = $127.44 NCIX $152.95 Even with the PST it's still cheaper and they have flat rate shipping on no matter how much you buy. I agree that competition is good. RBC are awesome. I get them to price match and then I pick up the items and save on shipping. They're only 10 minutes from my house.  | |
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Elwood Blues
join:2006-08-30
Toronto, ON | I think you guys are getting taken
Greytech (Ontario , single retail store) is selling the same drive for $119.95 | |
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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Ottawa, ON
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| said by DKS :said by TigerLord :PC lovers and modders, REJOICE!!! Newegg is coming to Canada!!! » www.newegg.ca/This is awesome! We'll have fierce competition and NCIX will now be forced to offer good customer service again Competition is not a bad thing, but I have zero complaints about NCIX. However, if Newegg is coming to Canada, they will have a long way top go to beat NCIX. NCIX not charging 8% PST for Ontario residents is a major competitive advantage, as are their low cost shipping deals. I just purchased an nVidia GTX 260 for $239 plus shipping and PST and after a $40 MIR ($278 total cost). I just purchased a 1GB 4870 direct from Diamond Multimedia in California for $299 with $15 shipping (total $314) and no taxes whatsoever. Just hoping customs won't do me in the butt too badly but as the Sapphire equivalent sells for $369 in Ottawa, plus taxes, I think I'll come out ahead even with some reasonable duties.
My local reseller is buying my factory-overclocked 3870 and I'm selling some textbooks so this will end up costing me about $50 for doubling my speed and my VRAM (Oblivion sometimes takes up to 950MB of VRAM with the detailed textures I'm using). | |
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! If they shipped via UPS, prepare to drop your pants. | |
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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Ottawa, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by The Flash :If they shipped via UPS, prepare to drop your pants. Yup. UPS. Pants ready. | |
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Guru
join:2005-12-01
Canada
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! I hope it's not a crippled version of U.S. Newegg, like the Amazon.com and Amazon.ca.
said by dennilfloss :said by The Flash :If they shipped via UPS, prepare to drop your pants. Yup. UPS. Pants ready. Why such dislike toward UPS? | |
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by Guru :I hope it's not a crippled version of U.S. Newegg, like the Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. said by dennilfloss :said by The Flash :If they shipped via UPS, prepare to drop your pants. Yup. UPS. Pants ready. Why such dislike toward UPS? Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. | |
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Stewy
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Kitchener, ON
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. you have to ship it UPS Expedited they do absolutely everything in one pre-paid price with no surprises.
dennilfloss is here small world
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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Ottawa, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by Stewy :dennilfloss is here small world *Merlin mode*
A dream to some... AND A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!!!  | |
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idlewillkill
Go Blue
Premium
join:2005-09-28
North York, ON
| said by Stewy :said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. you have to ship it UPS Expedited they do absolutely everything in one pre-paid price with no surprises. dennilfloss is here small world That would be a deal-breaker for me. If I'm going have to pay extra for shipping to avoid brokerage, then any potential savings they could offer disappear. | |
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spaterson
Premium
join:2001-09-02
Gloucester, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. It would be rather pointless for them to run a Canadian web site and ship the orders from the U.S.
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by spaterson :said by The Flash :Crazy brokerage fees when shipping across borders. It would be rather pointless for them to run a Canadian web site and ship the orders from the U.S. Scott It's quite possible, I believe that's what Tigerdirect does. | |
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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Ottawa, ON
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1 edit | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :I just purchased an nVidia GTX 260 for $239 plus shipping and PST and after a $40 MIR ($278 total cost). did you have as hard of a time getting it in your case as i did?...i bought the eVGA superclocked model and it is gigantic...that said, it is a fantastic card. Heard it's almost as big as a 4870X2 (which I did not buy because that would leave me me only a 1/4" free space between the hard disk drive cage and the graphic card (that plus it's beyond my financial means).Also I'm an ATI fan (my only nVidia card ever was my first one, a nice Diamond Viper V770 back in 1999). | |
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dirtyjeffer
Oh Yeah
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London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! i was actually going to buy a 4850 and probably would have bought a 4870 if they had it...instead, i got the GTX 260 for $100 (i gave them my older card that wasn't working anymore).
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Last Parade
One of the Brightest Stars
join:2002-10-07
Port Colborne, ON
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by DKS :said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :I just purchased an nVidia GTX 260 for $239 plus shipping and PST and after a $40 MIR ($278 total cost). did you have as hard of a time getting it in your case as i did?...i bought the eVGA superclocked model and it is gigantic...that said, it is a fantastic card. Nope. looks like an Auzen X-Fi and 2 Deskstars amirite | |
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
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join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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1 edit | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by Last Parade :looks like an Auzen X-Fi and 2 Deskstars amirite Indeed you are. The Auzen sound card IDs as a Creative, however.
Motherboard
CPU Type QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267)
Motherboard Name Asus P5Q Pro (2 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Eaglelake P45
System Memory 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM2: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM3: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM4: Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2/512 512 MB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM
Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB)
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 940BF/MagicSyncMaster CX903B/CX916B (Digital) [19" LCD]
Multimedia
Audio Adapter Creative CA20K1 X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Audio Processor
Storage
Disk Drive Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
Disk Drive Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S183L
Partitions
C: (NTFS) 465.8 GB (400.0 GB free)
D: (NTFS) 465.8 GB (428.9 GB free)
Total Size 931.5 GB (828.8 GB free)
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dirtyjeffer
Oh Yeah
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London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| said by DKS :Nope. is that a custom built rig? the mobo in my comp doesn't appear to be designed as well in terms of placement of connectors etc (thinking about future upgrades). a few of the connection jacks for my sata drives are in the place such a long card would go, whereas it doesn't appear you have anything in the way to install such a large card.
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by dirtyjeffer :said by DKS :Nope. is that a custom built rig? the mobo in my comp doesn't appear to be designed as well in terms of placement of connectors etc (thinking about future upgrades). a few of the connection jacks for my sata drives are in the place such a long card would go, whereas it doesn't appear you have anything in the way to install such a large card. You have a HP right? It would make sense large cards don't fit in there. | |
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dirtyjeffer
Oh Yeah
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join:2002-02-21
London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by The Flash :You have a HP right? It would make sense large cards don't fit in there. yea...i did get it in there, but i hope i never need to take anything out, because i don't think i can get at the RAM or the video card now that it is in there.
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
Premium,ExMod 2002
join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
clubs: | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! The next thing I want to do is get three locking SATA cables.
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Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
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Dartmouth, NS
1 edit | DKS, you just did that to make me feel bad, I just made the plunge for an 8800GT this summer, geez, keepin up with the ole fart is going to damn near ruin me!!
Maybe I will look at the 4870 just to make you salivate! | |
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StEC
Proud
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NiagaraFalls | YES w00t..... best news this week thanks!!! | |
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macedon
Jazz me baby
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join:2006-02-12
Canada
clubs: | i have put my PC purchase on hold because of this
when will they go live? | |
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pat_lc2000
join:2006-02-04
Ottawa, ON | That video card looks bigger then my laptop | |
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dennilfloss
Liberal And Loving It
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join:2001-09-09
Ottawa, ON
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4 edits | Those long cards would not fit in my midtower case. See, there's not much space left in front of my 3870. Here's also how I modded the front of my Antec case to increase airflow through the 120mm fan (yes, it's black pantihose filtering). I'll probably get an Intel E8600 with Asus mainboard and 8Gb RAM in a few weeks. Gonna use a Xigmatek HDT-S1283 to replace the Intel stock HSF and overclock this baby to ~4.5GHz.
I basically rehaul my PC every 2-3 years, so now is due time.
Here are my current specs.
CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ 2200MHz @ 2200MHz or 2700MHz (when I feel like overclocking)
Motherboard: ASUS A8N32-SLI-DX
Memory: 3040 MB of Kingston Value RAM PC3200
Video Card: ExtremePC (Diamond) Radeon 3870 (820/1200 default) ATI Radeon
Hard Drive: Seagate ST3300831A (IDE) 300.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Additional Hard Drives: Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB (SATA),
Comstar external HD 250GB (USB2)
Monitor: BenQ FP241W 24" 1920x1200 LCD
DVD Manufacturer & Model: LG HL-DT-ST GDR8164B
DVD R/W: Pioneer DVR-111D
Storage Interface: IDE,SATA,USB2
Sound Card: onboard sound
Speakers: Altec ACS45.1W, Yamaha YST-MS28
Internet Connection: Sympatico (Ultra) xDSL @ 5034/658 kbps real speed
Operating System: Windows XP Corporate (University)
Other Components:
Modded Antec SLK3700-BQE case, additional front Antec 120mm fan
Enermax Infiniti 720 PSU
Thermalright SI-120 with Antec 120mm fan, AS5 thermal compound
Logitech Internet Keyboard
Logitech TrackMan Wheel
Lexmark Z705 inkjet printer
Cannon Canoscan 4200F scanner
MadCatz Panther XL joystick+trackball combo
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TigerLord
Resident Pentaxian
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Montreal
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| I build 100+ systems a year and mostly use NCIX because they have such a huge inventory. They also carry the unusual stuff like MCP655 12V Industrial Pumps for watercooled systems and the very popular custom blocks.
However, once, I ordered a 4000$ (in parts) system for a client with TWO 280GTX. I only had one in the box. I called... they didn't believe me.
It took serious yelling, a talk with a supervisor to make them understand I would spam the entire Internet with their major fuck-up and to look at my ordering record to see I was a regular customer who had never done this.
They finally sent a new one out, but I'm telling you, this kind of mistake is unacceptable. | |
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FaxCap
join:2002-05-25
Vancouver, BC
·dccnet
| I don't think NCIX will be quaking in their boots. I price
parts all the time and yes, many shops have some items lower
than NCIX but on the whole if you buy from the weekly sale
page NCIX is really really competitive. The other thing that
keeps me going back to NCIX is the fact they have 95% of the
items I want IN STOCK. So many shops here in the Vancouver
area advertise parts on sale but only carry a few in stock.
P*sses me off when I have to drive all the way back a day
later.
The only advantage for me with NewEgg will be no provincial
tax if they ship from Ontario.
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! They're going to be in BC. | |
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noelstrom
meh.
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London, ON
| Kinda off topic, but I was out getting some supplies for the campaign, and noticed that TigerDirect is building a brick and mortar store in North London....
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Devanchya
Smile
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join:2003-12-09
Ajax, ON | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! TD already has a Brick and Mortar in Mississauga and just off the 404 near Shepard as well.
I'm sure there's more, but those are the only two I've been to. | |
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dirtyjeffer
Oh Yeah
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London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| said by noelstrom :Kinda off topic, but I was out getting some supplies for the campaign, and noticed that TigerDirect is building a brick and mortar store in North London.... where is it?
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noelstrom
meh.
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join:2003-04-07
London, ON
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by dirtyjeffer :said by noelstrom :Kinda off topic, but I was out getting some supplies for the campaign, and noticed that TigerDirect is building a brick and mortar store in North London.... where is it? Here's a surprise - they're building it in Hyde Park.
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dirtyjeffer
Oh Yeah
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London, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| said by noelstrom :Here's a surprise - they're building it in Hyde Park. i hope the guy who owns "Hyde Park Computers" has a good retirement plan, because he can basically close the doors as soon as they open up.
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Devanchya
Smile
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join:2003-12-09
Ajax, ON | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! Hum... Corster, unrelated, and this may get killed... but
Why if your not longer a member of the Conservative Party, do you have their logo still as your image? | |
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dirtyjeffer
Oh Yeah
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London, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by Devanchya :Hum... Corster, unrelated, and this may get killed... but Why if your not longer a member of the Conservative Party, do you have their logo still as your image? perhaps no longer a member, but still a party supporter?
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corster
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Ottawa, ON
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| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by dirtyjeffer :said by Devanchya :Hum... Corster, unrelated, and this may get killed... but Why if your not longer a member of the Conservative Party, do you have their logo still as your image? perhaps no longer a member, but still a party supporter? Bingo. I disagreed with a few of their policies and as such did not renew my membership, but I still believe they are the best choice for the country and as such, brought the avatar back for the election campaign. | |
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Elwood Blues
join:2006-08-30
Toronto, ON | One near Sherway Gardens too | |
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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Toronto, ON | You can browse at products now. | |
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macedon
Jazz me baby
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Canada
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1 edit | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! thanks for the good news
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON
1 edit | It was working publicly a while ago...
anyways you might have to sign up now.
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Robert
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South Dildo, NL | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! Hey the Flash, you just gave out your email address. | |
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Stewy
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Kitchener, ON
| Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! said by dirtyjeffer :said by Robert :Hey the Flash, you just gave out your email address. woohoo...porn sites here we come! won't work, everywhere I went he's already signed up... | |
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andyb
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join:2003-05-29
SW Ontario | Links all work like hardware etc except they take ya to the .com site. | |
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Tikker_LoS
join:2004-04-29
Regina, SK | So I've looked at pricing on the newegg.ca
it's just garbage
they jacked up the price on a bunch of stuff, and I obviously don't mean just the exchange rate
take a look for yourself, I was pretty disappointed | |
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join:2003-10-21
Edmonton, AB
·TELUS
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| They'll be subject to the same problem any other Canadian retailer has.
They have to buy it from Canadian wholesalers. They can't import it from the US. The warranty's aren't valid on most products when they cross the border (if bought wholesale in US, warrany only good in the US). Hence why most US electronic retailers don't ship to Canada. | |
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FaxCap
join:2002-05-25
Vancouver, BC | NewEgg Canada is open for business....or at least for those who registered.
Promo Code is CANGRANDOP
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The Flash
You don't win friends with salad
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join:2002-10-17
Toronto, ON | Nothing to see really. NCIX's sale tonight will probably kill it. | |
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bitchtorn
join:2006-10-11
Peterborough, ON
1 edit | yeah, price's arnt all that great.
Ncix imo is much better....
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noticed that the Antec Sonata III is in the newegg daily deals for 85 bucks.... cheapest I have seen it yet.
... Oh well.. just another store to pricematch to =)
Anyone know if people from ontario get dingged the 8% pst? | |
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join:2003-05-29
SW Ontario | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! Yes you gotta pay it. | |
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DKS
Damn Kidney Stones
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join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
clubs: | C2D 8500 is $50 less than NCIX. But UPS shipping? No. I don't think so.
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Bender2000
Bite My Shiny Metal Ass
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join:2002-05-06
Roxboro, QC
clubs: | Re: Newegg coming to Canada!!! I've ordered from other sites that didn't charge PST. Hell, if I drive across the US border through ontario instead of Quebec, Canada Customs only charges GST, no PST (for either province) | |
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