[Staples] Sign up for the chance to purchase the XBox Series S

Nov 4th, 2020 10:22 am

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banzaikitty [OP]: Jr. Member; Nov 21, 2014; 142 posts; 179 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Nov 4th, 2020 10:22 am

[Staples] Sign up for the chance to purchase the XBox Series S

Deal Link:: https://www.staples.ca/a/content/xbox-s ... -s-sign-up
Expiry:: November 8, 2020
Retailer:: Staples

Yes, yes, not a hot deal, etc., but for anyone looking for an XBox Series S, Staples is trying a different route and has opened a lotto for the chance to purchase one. Hopefully this avoids being the standard !*@show.

Good luck to anyone interested!

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Nov 4th, 2020 10:25 am

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Nikhilvoid: Deal Fanatic; May 16, 2011; 5345 posts; 7970 upvotes; Burnaby, BC

Nov 4th, 2020 10:25 am

lol, such a stupid time to be alive

+37

Nov 4th, 2020 10:25 am

#3

CforCheap: Newbie; Sep 14, 2007; 25 posts; 16 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:25 am

Link is not working

Nov 4th, 2020 10:27 am

#4

red_flag_deal: Member; Feb 23, 2008; 313 posts; 1086 upvotes; Montreal

Nov 4th, 2020 10:27 am

Getting There was an error in the third-party application.

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Nov 4th, 2020 10:29 am

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foz240: Member; Apr 20, 2017; 268 posts; 455 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:29 am

All retailers should do this going forward. Forget this absolute mess of a situation trying to beat bots and/or websites crashing due to demand.

+7

Nov 4th, 2020 10:30 am

#6

TouchMyBox: Sr. Member; Dec 5, 2016; 700 posts; 1082 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:30 am

Jojogogo wrote: ↑ Link is not working

remove the tracking code from the URL

Nov 4th, 2020 10:30 am

#7

DanP: Deal Addict; Apr 21, 2008; 1701 posts; 1803 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:30 am

Nikhilvoid wrote: ↑ lol, such a stupid time to be alive

I'm far from the kind of person who would normally say this, but that truly is consumerism gone too far. Sign up for a lottery for the chance to pay us money to buy a product.

That said, it's probably the fairest way to handle this.

+18

Nov 4th, 2020 10:34 am

#8

brunomarie: Member; Jan 6, 2013; 214 posts; 337 upvotes; JONQUIERE

Nov 4th, 2020 10:34 am

Rarely do I see a lottery I don't want to win but that I actually sign up for. Wow where are we headin'!

edit : Nevermind. Decided not to enter. I'll be patient for shoppers instead. My One S will still work for the next months.

+1

Nov 4th, 2020 10:36 am

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User131439: Sr. Member; Apr 18, 2017; 807 posts; 1669 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:36 am

This is actually a great idea to try and curb bots. Good on Staples

+7

Nov 4th, 2020 10:37 am

#10

Andrew765: Deal Addict; Jul 18, 2010; 2208 posts; 689 upvotes; Edmonton

Nov 4th, 2020 10:37 am

foz240 wrote: ↑ All retailers should do this going forward. Forget this absolute mess of a situation trying to beat bots and/or websites crashing due to demand.

Don't worry, the bots will get waaaayyyyy more lotto entries than you.

+4

Nov 4th, 2020 10:38 am

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TomRFD: Administrator; Jun 17, 2013; 17985 posts; 35977 upvotes; Scarborough

Nov 4th, 2020 10:38 am

User131439 wrote: ↑ This is actually a great idea to try and curb bots. Good on Staples

If I didn't already have a pre-order placed, I'd much prefer this method to trying to randomly score one in-store somewhere on launch day.

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Nov 4th, 2020 10:39 am

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Pauly Boy: Deal Addict; Oct 22, 2009; 3334 posts; 1670 upvotes; Lethbridge

Nov 4th, 2020 10:39 am

brunomarie wrote: ↑I'll be patient for shoppers instead. My One S will still work for the next months.

This. I'd love to have one under the tree for our son, but if I wait a couple months I can potentially get it for 20% off or better...

Nov 4th, 2020 10:39 am

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Clee: Deal Addict; Jul 23, 2005; 3120 posts; 1981 upvotes; Montréal, QC

Nov 4th, 2020 10:39 am

Any coupons?

Nov 4th, 2020 10:41 am

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foz240: Member; Apr 20, 2017; 268 posts; 455 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:41 am

Andrew765 wrote: ↑ Don't worry, the bots will get waaaayyyyy more lotto entries than you.

Sure. Maybe its a combination of lotto and doing a better job to ensure only 1 household/address gets a preorder.

Nov 4th, 2020 10:43 am

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RedSwagDeals: Deal Addict; Jan 19, 2017; 1037 posts; 1950 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:43 am

Nikhilvoid wrote: ↑ lol, such a stupid time to be alive

Holy crap this is peak 2020. Its crazy how Anti-Consumer the world is becoming and more favouring big corporations. Sad part is there will be people defending it and that's how it is able to continue.

+2

Nov 4th, 2020 10:45 am

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Guest98234897234: Deal Addict; Nov 23, 2017; 3158 posts; 6405 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:45 am

Hopefully they let people who win order sooner rather than later so they can have them on launch date.
My S from the source is getting delivered tomorrow. Some guy on reddit got his yesterday.

Nov 4th, 2020 10:47 am

#17

Flunk: Deal Addict; Jun 26, 2007; 1540 posts; 1508 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:47 am

The retailers could lock out the bots if they tried even a bit. I design web applications in a similar industry and identifying and locking out bots is not that difficult at the moment.

+1

Nov 4th, 2020 10:48 am

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TouchMyBox: Sr. Member; Dec 5, 2016; 700 posts; 1082 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:48 am

RedSwagDeals wrote: ↑ Holy crap this is peak 2020. Its crazy how Anti-Consumer the world is becoming and more favouring big corporations. Sad part is there will be people defending it and that's how it is able to continue.

Nothing new, I remember being in a Zellers when they were having a contest in order to win the right to purchase a Tickle Me Elmo.

+1

Nov 4th, 2020 10:48 am

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Thatdealguy: Deal Guru; Oct 21, 2015; 12653 posts; 128221 upvotes; 888888 upvotes

Nov 4th, 2020 10:48 am

lol

Nov 4th, 2020 10:59 am

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number8888: Deal Fanatic; Oct 7, 2007; 7181 posts; 1719 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Nov 4th, 2020 10:59 am

I would sign up for a Series X.

I think series S will be more widely available anyway. Microsoft had them up for pre-order for a good couple of days. Probably because of less demand and more supply.

Also they contact you by phone looks like. This doesn't work well for me since I rarely pick it up anymore (too much spam calls).

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