GamesForCanada.com (GFC) - Friendly Package Forwarding Service for Canada & The World

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GFC is Back in Business! Worldwide Package Forwarding & Item Ordering Services ^_^.

1) Direct Request (DR) Services - The service that started it all, our Direct Request (DR) Service allows you to buy just about anything you want from the USA and have us order it and ship it directly to you. This is perfect for those of you who are unable to buy from USA merchants that will not ship to Canada directly or who do not accept Canadian/International credit cards. We charge $2.00 per item ordered plus shipping. Additional fees apply for items weighing more than 5 pounds shipped or more than $150 USD in value. Our online form will calculate everything for you automatically and there's no obligation to buy anything until you check out with Paypal. Feel free to ask any questions you may have about our services.

2) Package Forwarding (PF) Services, Address & Rates - [PREMIUM SERVICE] If you want to order the items yourself, you can! You can order from any website that ships to the USA. Ship the items to our secure UPS mail box and we will repackage them and ship them to you in Canada (or any other country for that matter). Typical fees apply for this service as usual and you pay only $1.00 per package received at our mail location. Quick, easy and GREAT for limited-time sales when the Direct Request option may not be quick enough. Please note we cannot ship: meat, cigarettes or other nicotine items (including electronic cigarettes and their accessories), alcohol, weapons or gun accessories (including paintball/airsoft), pornographic materials, toxic chemicals (including several cleaning liquids), fertilizer or any items that are illegal to ship internationally. Also, any items containing NI-CD or LI-Ion Batteries can no longer be shipped via USPS (Laptops, cell phones, handheld game systems, etc.) and must be shipped via UPS instead. If you have questions about a particular item, please contact us first before ordering.  You will receive an Email invoice with PDF attachment explaining line-by-line details of all charges and full payment options. GFC PF Service Requires Premium Membership which costs $10.00 a month or $100.00 a year (discount of two free months) and is available in our GFC Store. Full details on website.

3) GYROS Updates - After you have ordered your items, filled out the forms and notified us of your order we will add your items to our GYROS page (generally within a week or less). Once your items have been received, we will invoice you for the shipping costs + our service charge. After receiving your payment, your items will be shipped out to you in a timely manner and you will receive an Email with all relevant shipping information ^_^. If you have any questions feel free to Email us at [email protected] .

Service Charges (Free Members):

GFC Charges $2.00 per item forwarded for standard or "Free" Members. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request 2.0 system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.


Service Charges (GFC Premium):

GFC Charges $1.00 per item forwarded. Please note that an item in this case refers to each item within the packages you ship to us. So if you were to order say 2 DVD Movies, an Umbrella and a Towel, this would count as 4 items total. Items that are sold in "Lots" such as multiple baseball cards will be counted as one item, subject to our discretion. Also, UPS Charges me to pick up the packages, so there will be an additional charge of $1.00 per package received. I will add into the invoice for you when I get your iitems in.

For larger orders, an extra $5.00 USD surcharge is added for each 5 pounds your package weighs OR per $150 in value of their total contents (example: a 5 pound package would cost an additional $5.00 USD, a 10 pound package would cost an additional $10.00 USD OR a $150 item (or group of items totaling $150 or more) would have an additional $5.00 USD charged, a $300 group of items would have an additional $10.00 USD charged). Please note that this will be either a weight or cost surcharge and not both, but the greater of the two will be what is charged. An item weighing 14 pounds will still only be $10 added as it didn't yet reach the 15 pound mark. This will be shown on your invoice and will be clearly explained. In the near future, this service charge will be automatically calculated for package forwarding items the way it is currently automatically calculated on our Direct Request system.

So Again the things to remember:

1) Ship to the address above
2) Ship all packages in my name (James Parks) and if you want to include your information as a “Gift Message” on the order, you certainly can do that. This is required though to be in my name as the UPS store will only sign for packages in my name and will refuse all others.
3) You MUST fill out the Direct Request (DR) form on the link above to let me know what’s coming
4) Once I receive your DR submission and all your items, I will invoice you for the shipping cost plus service fees.

Estimated Shipping Costs:

The following are shipping estimates for standards weights. This will give you a pretty good idea of how much it will cost to ship your item to Canada. If you live in another country, feel free to inquire by contacting us directly.

For all items from 0 - 4 pounds we typically use USPS First Class Mail:

$00.00 = 0 Pounds / Digital Items
$09.00 = 6 ounces
$09.00 = 7 ounces
$09.50 = 12 ounces
$11.00 = 1 Pound
$16.50 = 2 Pounds
$22.00 = 3 Pounds
$27.50 = 4 Pounds

For all items from 5 pounds and up we typically use USPS Priority Mail:

$38.00 = 5 Pounds
$40.00 = 6 Pounds
$42.50 = 7 Pounds
$45.00 = 8 Pounds
$47.50 = 9 Pounds
$49.50 = 10 Pounds
$52.00 = 11 Pounds
$54.50 = 12 Pounds
$57.50 = 13 Pounds
$55.00 = 14 Pounds
$62.50 = 15 Pounds
$60.00 = 16 Pounds
$63.00 = 17 Pounds
$70.00 = 18 Pounds
$72.50 = 19 Pounds
$75.00 = 20 Pounds
$77.50 = 21 Pounds
$80.00 = 22 Pounds
$83.00 = 23 Pounds
$85.50 = 24 Pounds
$88.00 = 25 Pounds

For any items over 25 pounds, we'll have to manually invoice you.

On Hold & Unclaimed Merchandise:

GFC allows you to send items to our secure UPS Package Forwarding address (listed above). After you order your items it is your responsibility to properly fill out our Package Forwarding (PF) Form on our website located here: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/package-forwarding.php . Once you do this, we will be notified of the items you have ordered and you will pre-pay the shipping/service charges up front for us to process and re-ship them to you.

The first 30 days are free to hold all Package Forwarding items.This is plenty of time for you to successfully order from the various stores that you want and submit our PF form to notify us. This also allows for adequate time for you to request us to combine items into a single package.

After 30 days, there will be a $5.00 USD charge per ITEM per week (flat rate fee) until the payment has been paid in full. Since you are pre-paying for the item costs, you will be responsible for both shipping to your country, our GFC Service Charges and any processing fees associated with the transaction.

After 90 days, GFC will not be responsible for unclaimed or missing merchandise sent to us at our Package Forwarding address. We suggest that you fully insure all orders sent to our address in case of loss or damage as we will not be responsible for missing or damaged goods.

 
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CaptainKishimoto, as of this morning I haven't. We received about 10 new packages today but I don't believe any of them were yours. I'm going to be processing the new orders we received tomorrow all day though so I'll definitely let you know as soon as its in. I have a feeling though based on the item weights that yours wasn't included in this shipment. Maybe next week though...I'm not sure why it's been taking long, but every company has their own shipping schedule. Talk to you soon :)
 
Yea CaptainKishimoto, I've noticed how long its taken. I ordered my stick about 2 weeks after you, and he already shipped it out to me. That really sucks though, which site did you order it from? It's been taking forever to arrive
 
Hi Goomba,

Just wanted you to know that I've received all three packages!! Thanks again!

Also, I decided to cut back on that Amazon b2g1 sale, only ended up picking up 4 prepaid WoW cards, Layton and Phoenix Wright. (Just so you know what to be looking for)

You should have Goldeneye and Toy Story 3 with those packages you picked up today, so please just sit on those two until next week when you get the other two Amazon.com orders mentioned above =)

Thanks again for all of your help! =D (Typing this on my new keyboard btw!)
 
Goomba, if I order this:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--SNYPCMD50

Through you, how much would it cost me to have it in my hands by November 19th?

I could alternatively ship it across the border, but I don't know if zzsounds uses USPS or UPS. And, alternatively again, I could get it shipped to Blaine... But I really don't wanna drive 2 hours round-trip down to WA.
 
[quote name='Zaki2246']And please emjaymj, learn to mind your own business.. No one asked for your opinion, and you even know exactly whats going on, so don't just assume, I'm "being too pushy".[/QUOTE]


The only thing specifically directed at you was telling you to relax, and after reading your response, I think it's even more important now to re-iterate that :lol: Really, you're only stressing yourself out, and to a fairly extreme degree at that, which just isn't healthy. Nothing on the Internet ought be taken so seriously. But I apologize if it otherwise came across as accusatory or in any other way directed specifically towards you. That wasn't my intention, nor was that even ever actually said. It started off as a direct response to you though, and then became more generalized, so I can see why you might have thought so, and I'm sorry for that.

I really don't want to be responsible for (or even at all a part of) a flame war in Goomba's thread, and you're right, I never know if I have 100% of the details - although the reality is, sometimes there really isn't anything that would justify a person's attitude, behavior, or whatever, and so one doesn't always need to be totally filled in. Just today I walked into a cheap burger joint as a woman was screaming at the guy working the cash because the cheese on her burger wasn't melted to her satisfaction, and when they inevitably burned the burger after she forced them to toss it back on the grill, she was absolutely fuming. I'm not saying this applies to you at all, or that it is even remotely similar, it's just an example of an interaction I saw today where it didn't matter that I walked in halfway through - there was just absolutely no way any of that was called for.

But because you could have your reasons, and like I said, I don't want to soil JJ's thread with a flame war, I was careful NOT to specifically call YOU pushy. I just really made a general caution against doing so and tried to explain why, although you didn't seem to fully get the fact that simply giving somebody a couple dollars of business doesn't entitle one to the royal treatment (though believe me, Goomba does his best), as he simply doesn't charge enough to be able to guarantee the same service that an ultra-prompt and automated forwarding company (often charging minimum ten times as much) would get you. It's kind of like going to McDonald's because you want to save some money by eating off the dollar menu, and having the same expectations that you might have from a Michelin star-awarded fine dining restaurant. Just because they're both businesses aiming to make money doesn't mean it's reasonable to demand the same from both of them - you generally get what you pay for. And like I said, there are plenty of other, bigger, more business-like companies that offer similar forwarding services to Goomba that have certain guarantees, which anybody may use, but these services tend to be so expensive that finding the same product in Canada is almost always guaranteed to be cheaper. For the much higher price you pay them for a similar service (generally for things that CAN'T be found in Canada at all, or more complicated B2B-related reasons that JJ is probably not even equipped to handle, it IS reasonable to expect a lot from them, because you pay a lot specifically FOR them, and like anything else, you should be happy when you get even more than that, which is pretty much the case with Goomba. That's why I cringed a bit when I made the McDonald's analogy, as the people working at a McD's just don't give a crap (at BEST), whereas pours way more heart, time, and effort than he really needs to, for a measly buck or two per package.

Again, not accusing you of anything there, just clarifying why it is absurd to think that any money-making venture (aka "business") should be treated with the same expectations. Take the following quote you made:
[quote name='Zaki2246']Thats something you need to accept if your are going to run your own business[/QUOTE] and apply that to some kids with a lemonade stand or shovel snow for the neighborhood in the winter. Or if you'd rather deal with adults, how about some old ladies that do bake sales, sell knitted items, or maybe even pies by the side of the road. It's kind of silly to treat such businesses the same way you might treat a major corporation. JJ no doubt uses this service to supplement his income, but as I said, it's still very much a hobby in many respects, he still needs to work a "real" job, and his family, his other, regular job, and certain other aspects of his life will always take precedent, at least until he finds a way to turn it into a sufficiently-earning business, which is far easier said then done. You said: [quote name='Zaki2246']but I did pay money for it, and theres no reason why, I shouldn't be constantly aware, 24/7 of whats going on with my package[/QUOTE] and that's actually not true at all. There are tons of reasons, in fact. If EVERYBODY starts bogging down Goomba with demands for constant and direct status updates, that will start taking up a lot of his free time which is normally available to get the real, productive work done, possibly resulting in him ending up devoting 2 or 3 times as much time to each package (or even more!), yet ending up with the exact same results. Except he'll quickly start being backed up because he only has a certain amount of time each day that he can even devote to this business, and the delays will start getting so awful that he'll no doubt start losing customers. And if he's spending 2 or 3 times as much of his available on each individual package, it only stands to reason he'll need to start charging 2 or 3 times the amount of money to even POSSIBLY break even. And breaking even will pretty much be impossible because not only will the ridiculous delays cause him to lose customers, but it's pretty much a given that increasing the price of something, especially to such a degree, will drive away customers. At some point it's even likely that it will no longer be worth it for him to continue the service, and at best just do it as the occasional favor for the friends/amicable acquaintances and long-time customers he's made, IF that. All of this because everybody starts demanding a ton of extra attention and time devoted to a service they pay 1 or 2 dollars for. Sure, it wouldn't really hurt if he only did it for SOME people, but anybody who thinks they deserve to be included in that "some people" clearly has an ego problem. Most people realize this and so people seem to for the most part be pretty good and give him a fair bit of slack, but of course there will always be those who are very much the opposite.

Before you take offense to that, I'm really NOT saying you're that kind of person. Very little of that post was directed towards you, really just extending an idea aimed at anyone and everyone, especially the new as well as the prospective customers of his.

As far as minding my own business though - thankfully I don't need or even want your permission to post in this particular Internet thread. If you've got something private to say, you're more than welcome to use one of the numerous methods available for exactly such purposes. But if you're going to post it in a public thread on a public forum, don't be surprised when you get a 3rd-party response. I only even bothered to respond specifically because there are a lot of things that may or may not bother JJ, and even sometimes can unfairly take crap from people. And I'm not going to pretend to be a mind reader and act as if I know what is and isn't acceptable to him, but I've seen at least enough to know that he does "the right thing" from a business standpoint and practically refuses to bite back, even when he has more than every right to. Like I said though, I'm not a mind-reader. I can't read his just like I can't read yours, so please understand that despite what I just, NOTHING I say should be taken as even the tiniest reflection of his opinion, because it really isn't. But if I see something I find to be disagreeable, or even just potentially so, I'll speak up. And to be perfectly honest with you, telling somebody else to mind their own business rarely ever accomplishes anything other than a tacit admission that the person doesn't even seem to believe they can adequately justify themselves.
 
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Hahaha! Thanks for the Essay there emjaymj. You really don't have anything better to do, then waste lots of time, posting pointless responses to things that don't even concern you? The only reason why I did post on a public forum, is because JJ said HIMSELF, its the fastest way to contact him. I have tried emailing him, but he doesn't check his email often, so this was the best alternative. I don't see why your so concerned, about what he does? Sure you probably think to yourself "You're doing the right thing" or your "Sticking up for him" but frankly, (like I mentioned before) No one asked you, and if JJ was really annoyed, he would've said so himself, and I would have understood. But I know from saying this, you will probably say "Its a public Forum" or "I dont need your permission to post" but please, I was only talking to JJ,, and I'm pretty sure JJ is a big boy, and he doesnt need someone as Arrogant as you to stick up for him. I'm just one of those people who like to stay informed about things constatnly. If this truly bothers you so much, that you must go out of your way, to completely try and stop me, from asking a few questions, then you seriously really don't have anything better to do, which is very sad, in my opinion. And you can't compare a lemonade stand, or a kniting sale as a "business". If anything you would call that something to pick up some extra money. You said yourself that, this website is a source of income for him, and because of this, this counts as a real BUSINESS, and business run around Customer Satisfaction. So honestly, you have no idea what your talking about. You just try to point out Inadequate facts, to try and stray away from the main point, which is, I didn't really do anything wrong, unless you count asking a few questions about something I ordered, then yes I truly am a criminal, send me to jail now, before I hurt someone else! You probably will revoke that claim, because I'm guessing you think I'm stressing him out or something stupid like that? Honestly think about this. All I did was ask him a few questions here and there about my order. OMG, How could I?!! Now I see why you decidely went out of your way to make such a BIG deal out of something so small. And also one more thing. How do you know how much he makes from each order? Your just his financial advisor now aren't you? Seriously, don't assume things about other people, if you don't know for sure. And please don't try to revoke that claim by saying "Ohh I have a business of my own, I know how it is" because honestly EVERY BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT. Don't talk on behalf of people, espicaclly if your stupid, and don't know what in the world your talking about! I probably seem just as dumb as you now, since I wasted all this time typing this pointless message, and let me guess? You are probably going to waste another good 45 minutes of your life giving me an essay! How great is that, You sir, are truly and accomplished man -_-
 
Wow, wall of text alert :) I'll have to read through that but right now I'm busy packing. About 15 new packages are in. I'll be shipping all the items that came in and processing all new PF's tonight as well.

By the way, there are a LOT of RED orders on GYROS. Please if you're ordering shoes realize that most pairs weigh at least 3 pounds shipped. If you owe money for an order please contact me so we can get things worked out and shipped out ASAP ^_^ Thanks guys! Talk to you soon.
 
RoganSarine, it's really hard to say. If they ship immediately to me and I get it within a week then ideally you could ship it to Canada for about $10.00 USD service charges/shipping if you go with Priority Mail (assuming it weighs about a pound or less) but again, if it takes longer to get here you'd have to go with Express or something which is far more expensive. It's up to you, but if you really need it by a specific date, know there's still a chance it won't work out unless you're willing to pay more for faster shipping. Thanks.
 
OK everyone, let's not have a flame war :) I agree with both sides. I am different than your average business owner for sure and I do my best to make my service top notch, but I am a small peon in terms of my business size. Things are improving for our service every day though and we've caught up with our backlogs and continue to make improvements to the site day by day. So nobody worry ^_^ we're all friends here.
 
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know today was a big success. I'll be staying home tomorrow to process orders all day again though I'll have to stop around 5:00 PM as I have to work the following morning (as in middle of the night with my schedule).

Since I'm nearly caught up with all past and current orders, I'm going to start working on some new coding for the site to finally figure out how to customize my pre-payment system. It's given me a little trouble so far with Paypal IPN's and customized payment systems but I'm nearly there. I'll probably have a small Beta run for those of you who want to test it out. This would be good especially for those of you who have existing Service Charge Credits stocked up. More on this soon. My main goal is to have this up and running by Christmas, though ideally I'd like to have it up for Black Friday but honestly it probably won't be out of Beta by then.

In any case, talk to you guys soon. I'll spend about one hour tonight and then I'm going to bed. Tomorrow will be busy, busy, busy and once I am 100% caught up I'll start doing my coding and listing some things on eBay to prepare even more space in my new place =) So far so good! Thanks again everyone ^_^ Now be nice to each other!
 
Awww Rogan, it's already cold up there? Has it snowed yet? We had a few days where it dropped to 0 degrees Celcius, but no snow yet. Today was surprisingly mild here but then again it was raining all day. Winter is nearly here though...I'm just glad our new place has good heat (finally!).
 
It's relatively cold... Atleast, I don't stop hearing that from every girl in my class. I'm still dying for that snow though... This El nina better be a good one -- I want a killer ski season to make up for the abysmal one during the Olympics.

Frustratingly? Last year there was already enough snow on the mountains by this time.
 
[quote name='Zaki2246']How do you know how much he makes from each order? Your just his financial advisor now aren't you? Seriously, don't assume things about other people, if you don't know for sure.[/QUOTE]

I'm not trying to drag out the argument. But Goomba is pretty damn transparent about everything he's doing, to the point of doing stuff like this:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6131426&postcount=3584

It's fairly easy for us to make an educated guess of exactly how much he's earning...
 
[quote name='Zaki2246']Hahaha! Thanks for the Essay there emjaymj. You really don't have anything better to do, then waste lots of time, posting pointless responses to things that don't even concern you? The only reason why I did post on a public forum, is because JJ said HIMSELF, its the fastest way to contact him. I have tried emailing him, but he doesn't check his email often, so this was the best alternative. I don't see why your so concerned, about what he does? Sure you probably think to yourself "You're doing the right thing" or your "Sticking up for him" but frankly, (like I mentioned before) No one asked you, and if JJ was really annoyed, he would've said so himself, and I would have understood. But I know from saying this, you will probably say "Its a public Forum" or "I dont need your permission to post" but please, I was only talking to JJ,, and I'm pretty sure JJ is a big boy, and he doesnt need someone as Arrogant as you to stick up for him. I'm just one of those people who like to stay informed about things constatnly. If this truly bothers you so much, that you must go out of your way, to completely try and stop me, from asking a few questions, then you seriously really don't have anything better to do, which is very sad, in my opinion. And you can't compare a lemonade stand, or a kniting sale as a "business". If anything you would call that something to pick up some extra money. You said yourself that, this website is a source of income for him, and because of this, this counts as a real BUSINESS, and business run around Customer Satisfaction. So honestly, you have no idea what your talking about. You just try to point out Inadequate facts, to try and stray away from the main point, which is, I didn't really do anything wrong, unless you count asking a few questions about something I ordered, then yes I truly am a criminal, send me to jail now, before I hurt someone else! You probably will revoke that claim, because I'm guessing you think I'm stressing him out or something stupid like that? Honestly think about this. All I did was ask him a few questions here and there about my order. OMG, How could I?!! Now I see why you decidely went out of your way to make such a BIG deal out of something so small. And also one more thing. How do you know how much he makes from each order? Your just his financial advisor now aren't you? Seriously, don't assume things about other people, if you don't know for sure. And please don't try to revoke that claim by saying "Ohh I have a business of my own, I know how it is" because honestly EVERY BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT. Don't talk on behalf of people, espicaclly if your stupid, and don't know what in the world your talking about! I probably seem just as dumb as you now, since I wasted all this time typing this pointless message, and let me guess? You are probably going to waste another good 45 minutes of your life giving me an essay! How great is that, You sir, are truly and accomplished man -_-[/QUOTE]

Since I'm not illiterate (I even know how to use paragraphs!), it's actually not much of a task writing these posts - I'm not going out of my way at all, nor am I wasting a lot of time, but it's pretty bold of you to say so while writing your own wall of text. All the while trying to get the final word (while pretending otherwise) by childishly attempting to bait me into "proving you wrong" by preempting my response with ridicule, as if I care. There is no scorecard, but give yourself a point anyways for soooo calling it. Or at least a pat on the back.

I'm not trying to "stop you" from doing anything, nor did I say you can't ask questions. I can't believe it needs to be repeated, but the only thing I originally told YOU specifically was to relax.

This will be my last post on the issue, because a mud-slinging contest wasn't the intent of my posts, and anything rational I might be saying is clearly - and this is a best case scenario - for the benefit of others who might be reading the exchange. But I don't quite have the audacity to say so with any certainty that it even goes THAT far... the only thing I know for sure is that attempting to convince you of anything is just an exercise in futility. So I'm going to keep this as short as possible, though admittedly very long by the standards of a normal forum post (though I imagine still far too long for you in ANY medium) by just directly addressing a few parts of your post:

[quote name='Zaki2246']If anything you would call that something to pick up some extra money. You said yourself that, this website is a source of income for him, and because of this, this counts as a real BUSINESS, and business run around Customer Satisfaction. So honestly, you have no idea what your talking about.[/QUOTE]
I'm somewhat floored that you say I have no idea what I'm talking about when YOU are the one differentiating between "picking up extra money" and a "source of income." That's just absurd, but either way, JJ has a REAL, normal job to serve as his main source of income. "Picking up extra money" is exactly what he's doing with GFC.

[quote name='Zaki2246']And please don't try to revoke that claim by saying "Ohh I have a business of my own, I know how it is" because honestly EVERY BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT.
You know what that's called? A strawman. Your posts are riddled with them. You make up a lame argument for me, and then tear them down as if you've made a successful point, when all you're really doing is further proving that you have a serious lack of intelligent responses to what I ACTUALLY SAID (you know, in reality... not in your head with the words you put in my mouth.)[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Zaki2246']How do you know how much he makes from each order? Your just his financial advisor now aren't you? Seriously, don't assume things about other people, if you don't know for sure.[/QUOTE]
I know how much he makes from each order because he says so just about everywhere, and based on this info, anyone can even predict beforehand exactly how much something will cost if they know the actual shipping weight of the order.

He also provides an invoice for each order detailing a breakdown of all the individual costs, such as the item itself (if it's a direct request), the shipping cost, his service charges ($2 for the first item, $1 for every item thereafter... this is where he makes the money), and any other incidental charges (i.e. UPS pickup fees, paypal processing fees, etc). You should know beforehand EXACTLY how much the item itself costs (and if it's a package forwarding order, he doesn't even charge for it because you've already paid for it yourself), and so the balance of what he charges you is typically the cost of shipping, plus service charges. If he was using a different mail carrier, you'd probably have to take his word for it that he's being honest about the cost of shipping, but the cost of shipping is included right on the shipping label, so if he were to lie about the cost, people would know as soon as their package arrived, and you'd see a ton of angry posts here.

So with regards to the money he makes, not only has it repeatedly come straight from the horse's mouth, and not only is it information that he has intentionally made very easy to access, but even if that's not good enough for you and you don't even trust the man himself, anybody who is capable of very basic arithmetic and has ever received an order from him can verify this with 100% certainty. Many, if not most (or nearly all), of his customers are very well aware of how much he makes... you don't need to be his "financial advisor [sic]." So it turns out you were actually assuming that I was assuming (which is a bit ironic), because I do indeed "know for sure."

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So that's it. I'm completely finished on this issue, because nothing is being accomplished anyways. In fact, I should have abstained from even making this post. Ethically, I really don't have the right to potentially harm Goomba's business, even if it's just a dollar or two (and I really want to apologize to you JJ if you're reading this), though I shamefully admit I'm a ridiculously easy flamebait that can barely help myself.

Feel free to continue posting, this time thinking you can get away with any BS argument because you know I'm not going to reply with a post this time that systematically breaks them down. I mean that pretty genuinely too (if you discount the fact that it's apparent by now that even others clearly don't need any help to see through your crap, leaving me little reason to respond anyways), but I'm not going to stoop to the level of ridiculing you beforehand for responding to a post clearly directed at you, because you have every right to post rebuttals, no matter how inane they might have proven to be up to this point. Heck, I suppose it's even possible you'll come up with something airtight and utterly inspired, though I wouldn't count on it, and I'd advise the same.

Still, if you feel the need to get in the final word, I don't want to stop you. And I really do mean that, with not even a slight amount of sarcasm. In fact, go ahead and post on the issue 5 more times as ideas pop into that void that exists between your ears. I'll at least give you the minimum respect by probably reading them anyways (something it seems you weren't quite able to do with my posts... at least not in any complete sort of manner.) And I'll probably be painfully tempted to post another novel of a response, like an itch I won't be able to scratch. Because I really don't want to keep up such a pointless argument, nor bog down this thread with posts comparing virtual penis sizes, and I accomplish that by just doing it myself... NOT by such infantile methods as trying to have my cake and eat it too (that is, to end an argument AND get in the last word) by trying to bait you into thinking you're proving a point by not responding.

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Alright emjaymj, I apologize for my actions. I have seen the wrong in my ways, and I am very sorry for ridiculing you in my past message (and arguing with you in the first place). I see now that, all you were trying to do, is help out one of your friends, and I was just so enraged in anger, that I didn't exactly realize that at first. You clearly are a very intelligent man (from the style of your writing), and I take back any ignorant claims I made about you. This is a 100% serious message, and there is no sarcasam intended. It was foolish of me to say all those things, and now that I look back, I see that you didn't do anything wrong. With all do respects I am sorry, and I hope there is no hard feelings between us :) You make really good valid points, and honestly there is no arguing with that. I see now that you were just addressing the general public.. and it was for a good reason too, also, I was too ignorant to accept, that I was wrong, but I am past that now. I hope your not too mad about what I said.. because it was clearly out of hand, and there was no reason for it
 
[quote name='goomba478']CaptainKishimoto, as of this morning I haven't. We received about 10 new packages today but I don't believe any of them were yours. I'm going to be processing the new orders we received tomorrow all day though so I'll definitely let you know as soon as its in. I have a feeling though based on the item weights that yours wasn't included in this shipment. Maybe next week though...I'm not sure why it's been taking long, but every company has their own shipping schedule. Talk to you soon :)[/QUOTE]That's fine, as long as it hasn't been lost or whatever. =O Lately I've been having really bad luck with ordering stuff online (i.e. taking alot longer than it should for stuff to arrive).

Edit: w00t got e-mail saying it was shipped, solid!
 
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Just going to help Goomba out and give everyone a heads up about the coming weeks. Black Friday will be taking place at the end of the month (the U.S. version of Boxing Day). This means Goomba's orders will surge for a few weeks and there may be more of a delay in turnaround time due to this.

Please keep this in mind when ordering, as the mail will only slow down more between now and the holidays.

Also, here is the 2010 USPS shipping deadline guide for those of you looking to get items in time for Christmas.
 
[quote name='Zaki2246']Alright emjaymj, I apologize for my actions. I have seen the wrong in my ways, and I am very sorry for ridiculing you in my past message (and arguing with you in the first place). I see now that, all you were trying to do, is help out one of your friends, and I was just so enraged in anger, that I didn't exactly realize that at first. You clearly are a very intelligent man (from the style of your writing), and I take back any ignorant claims I made about you. This is a 100% serious message, and there is no sarcasam intended. It was foolish of me to say all those things, and now that I look back, I see that you didn't do anything wrong. With all do respects I am sorry, and I hope there is no hard feelings between us :) You make really good valid points, and honestly there is no arguing with that. I see now that you were just addressing the general public.. and it was for a good reason too, also, I was too ignorant to accept, that I was wrong, but I am past that now. I hope your not too mad about what I said.. because it was clearly out of hand, and there was no reason for it[/QUOTE]

Nah, I'm not angry. I'm not at all the kind of person who holds grudges. Out of frustration I went a bit far with the insults myself, but it is very cool of you to post this - I've never seen anybody on the Internet EVER be so thoroughly able to reflect on their own selves in such a manner, not treating it like a battle that must be won at all costs (a lot of people seem to throw around arguments that THEY don't even seem convinced of, simply in order to not appear as if conceding) and it wasn't exactly my first e-argument :lol:

And I'd be lying if I said I believed myself capable of doing the same thing to such a complete extent... so it's clear that you're far from being a bad person.
 
Hey JJ,

I notice GYROS includes PF orders now. I placed a PF order a week ago (cordless phones - order #851851222) and still haven't seen it go up yet. Just wondering if everything is okay and you received it alright, as other orders that I placed 2 days previous went up on the new GYROS almost immediately (same day I think), so it seemed a bit odd.

And, just to avoid confusion on my other orders. I placed another PF order recently for three games from Amazon (#1332939987) on the 5th. I canceled that order with Amazon, so you can just remove that order on your end as well. However, I JUST placed another Amazon.com PF order with you today - a preorder for Dragon Age 2 Bioware Signature Edition (order #[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]1389808148), which has not been canceled, so please don't confuse the two.

Hopefully I made that straightforward enough... hard to tell looking at your own writing sometimes. Let me know if anything needs clarification :lol:

Thanks!
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Hi JJ,

I'm in the process of ordering a pair of shoes at endless.com, they ask for a phone number apart from your PF address. Should I use my number or do you have one for me that I can put down there? I also emailed you this on the GFC mailto. Ordering it is somewhat urgent because I have about less than a day, the sale and free shipping might end.

Which method do you prefer when contacting you? Thanks!

Here's the link http://www.endless.com/Stacy-Adams-Kingsman-Slip-Brown/dp/B002PHMY7S/ref=ord_crt_shr?ie=UTF8&fromPage=cart&refURL=%2FshoppingCart&asins=B002PHMY7S

Best regards!

Edit:

Hi so I looked around in the forum, I stumbled upon someone asking the same question and got a reply saying they can just put their own phone number in the form. So I entered my number instead.

I hope that's fine, I had to order it since they were running out of stock. It was the last pair. If anything, the item won't get shipped right away; there's an option for me to change info if needed. Thanks!
 
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Wow lots of posts. I've been working the last 4 days at the casino so I didn't realize there was so much activity here. As you can see the GYROS page is really moving (just check out the "SHIPPED" tab at the bottom to see all the things we've sent out this week alone. Here's some quick comments:

forbiddenx, probably not much. Probably about $6 or so for a couple bags if we ship them in a cardboard packaging. That is, if they sell the same ones around where I live (or if you know where to order them online). For a more exact estimate you can use our Direct Request form on our website and estimate the weight accordingly :)

gsrce, got the note thanks :) I'm doing my next pickup on Wednesday so I'll let you know once I have all your items. Thanks again. It sucks that I missed out on that sale..it was tempting!

Firestorm, yeah you're right. Black Friday is usually a nightmarishly busy time for us :) The thing is, CAG doesn't want us to clog up the messageboards with lots of threads so we typically keep things in here. I'm looking into having our own forums on GFC but that probably won't happen in time for BF sales. In any case I'll do my best to automate as much as I can this year ^_^;;

emjaymj, yes we now include all PF's on the GYROS page. Due to weight estimates and such we typically don't list items on there though until we've physically picked up and verified the items. So if it doesn't show up it on the list it generally means we don't have it yet. We will be doing our next pickup though this Wednesday and will update accordingly. I spend a few hours each day adding in new orders and at least 1 day a week where I stay home from my "normal" jobs to spend all day processing/shipping. So I'll be sure to update your orders once we have them in. Thanks again for the clarification of your items :) I'll try to straighten it all out ^_^.

znal, you can use your own telephone number or you can PM me for mine. I did Email you back about this but maybe you didn't get it. I don't want to post my phone number here public ally but I'll be happy to give it to you in private. For personal Emails you can write to me at [email protected] for GFC things. But yes, you can just use your own phone number :).
 
Thanks for replying quickly JJ. That's weird, I never received your email... And yes, I understand, phone numbers are kept private. Thanks again!

Have a nice day,
 
Hey Goomba, the modder just informed me that he has received the stick! I was just wondering how it would cost for shipping (since you do it alot and the modder is kind of unsure).
 
Hey Goomba,
I just put in a direct request for Enslaved (It was Amazon's DOTD). When I got to the end of the submission process I didn't realize I could pay for it right away so I went back and took off $10 (2 x $5 Amazon GC I wanted to use)

Anyways, could you disregard the first DR (the one not payed for) and 'm just about to PM you the GCs.

Thanks!
 
Captainkishimoto, the stick looks BEAUTIFUL (seriously...I'm in love with it just from the packaging alone. I'm soooooo jealous and the fact you're getting it modded further makes it even cooler). It weighs 11 pounds which is about $36.00 USD with USPS Priority Mail (with the online prices). If you need any other info let me know. Thanks!

dancrane212, I ordered it for you :) I'll figure out the GC's from you later. Thanks again.
 
Alright guys I'm off to bed now. Today was ridiculously busy for my work/personal stuff but tomorrow I'll do a big UPS pickup an lots of processing. Thanks again :) Talk to you all soon. Huge GYROS update tomorrow night.
 
Sweet, Wednesday, just in time.My shoes' tracking says it arrived in Hartford today, I'll stay tuned to gyros tomorrow night. Thanks for working hard JJ!
 
You're welcome znal :) That's what we do! I will continue to update you guys later when I get back from work. Should be around 8:00 PM EST or so ^_^ Talk to you guys later!
 
Hey Goomba, just wanted to say my thanks, I received my package yesterday, and i'm happy with the service

Will recommend to my friends if the opportunity ever presents itself
 
Thanks a bunch ReaperSpirit :) so glad you got it! We've really come a long way with tinkering with our service but I think the current system is the best we've had to date. Orders have been moving along really smoothly without any sort of backlog or delay and I'm really happy to see more positive responses coming our way again ^_^. Once we figure out how to automate our prepayment system, then we'll truly be complete.

Thanks again and we look forward to working with you again in the near future =) Definitely tell your friends about us! Maybe you can do a group order to further save on shipping costs.
 
Hey goomba, just wanted to confirm that you got my payment on November 5 via Paypal for invoice 1494. Didn't see any updates regarding my package on Gyros, but saw many new ones show up :)
 
addone, yes I got it :) Thanks. Your item is shipping tomorrow morning. For some reason Paypal didn't send me an Email for your payment but I manually processed it. Merci!
 
** UPS Pickup - Complete! **

Just wanted to let you guys know we got about 25 or so packages yesterday at the UPS. Bonus: Photo of shopping cart with packages and a really cool sunset in the background ^_^.

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Next UPS pickup: Tomorrow, Friday 11/12/2010 ^_^
 
Mr. Goomba, I'm ready to finally buy something from you. Target is selling Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit for $35 on Black Friday. Even with tax and shipping, I'd be getting it for almost $40 less. Can you buy the PS3 version for me?

Does you site accept Gift Visa or Gift Mastercards or will I need a real credit card on your site? I also have PayPal, of course.
 
lustyhitter, we can buy it for you but you need to fill out the Direct Request form on the site and pay in full through the link at the bottom :) We accept Paypal and all credit cards they accept there, as well as Amazon Gift Cards (you may be able to use your Visa or MC Gift Card to buy an Amazon Certificate). If you need any other information, let me know. Thanks :) Looking forward to Black Friday myself!
 
I'll keep you posted. We had Black Friday sales here last year, they might happen again but no store here will have a $35 Hot Pursuit any time soon.
 
Lord Goomba,

Do you have anything special planned for Black Friday? I "missed out" on FF13 as you well know, so I'd really like to get in on that 17$ deal.
 
jeffx, it really depends whether or not I have to work. In the past years we've done live BF events with chat room access and live ordering which was fun, but now that I'm working on grave shift it may be difficult considering I tend to work on Friday/Saturday/Sundays at the casino. My main advice would be to use the Package Forwarding address for maximum convenience and just let me know what you order as I'll have to process a TON of orders that week :)

We'll be doing everything we can to be here during the sales but if I have to work it's very likely that it'll be largely PF ordering. I will let you know once I find out the actual work schedule that week though (should find out tomorrow). Thanks!
 
Hi JJ (Goomba),

It's been a while since I've ordered from you.

I just did DR for a copy of Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (PS3) - $35 Black Friday sale from Target. Hopefully you are able to get a copy.

GFC Direct Request #1238539485 - Pre-payment has also been made.

For next time around, what is your process for pre-payments with Amazon GC? Seems like your payment processes are little different from the last time I made an order with you.

Thanks again,

- anthony
 
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