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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Hey goomba, I've received my books-games-accessories, thank you very much, everything is in perfect condition.
I guess I'm ready for the holidays :)
 
Well, now that you will have all that free time, I too must get free time to setup hundreds of bogus accounts and put the 10,000 item limit to the test several (hundred) times. ;)
 
[quote name='goomba478']Azumangaman, yes you can add infinite (well up to like 10,000 items or so) on a single form :) I thought that doing it this way would be a lot easier than having multiple pages or a set number of fields. Just think of the possibilities!

You probably don't notice, but the checkout page is much more organized now as well. I took out all the glitchy text issues of the old page, I organized it into sections for each item (with their own item name/website/additional info) and the Email you receive for your confirmation SHOULD have all the same info as well :)

The next updates will build upon this update. Now that I have a solid foundation on this all and a better understanding of what PHP can and can't do I will be doing a few things:

1) Allowing you to pre-pay right after putting in the request
2) Have the order go into a Database to log all the orders
3) Have a real-time GYROS update for all orders (this is coming probably in mid-January as it's a really big update).

and maybe a few other tricks up my sleeve too :)[/QUOTE]

I'm impressed that you did the coding yourself. The only programming I could do is simple 3D Arrays and maybe some recursive functions.
 
Setite, that's fantastic news! Looks like you have lots of reading and game-playing to do my friend :) Glad to keep you busy during the (what I take it is a) cold Russian winter season. Stay warm and happy this season!

dv8mad, let's see you try ^_^ I'm going to tag all the accounts created from Japan as potential spam now hehe. Just kidding =) The limit of 10,000 items is one I created lol so I can go higher if you hit the roof =P Like to see you try!

adrianchan56, my programming/coding skills are very limited but they're growing day by day. I'm not very good at complicated coding but I'm good at following tutorials and good at playing around with things until they work :) Eventually I'll get everything the way I want it be and then I can go back and re-code things. Been doing this a lot lately with older pages ^_^ Thanks!

PuppetYuber, I'll get back to you on that. I'm staying home and packing all day today! Keep an eye on your Email Inbox.
 
Logitech Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 Noise-Isolating Earphones - Only $116.00 SHIPPED (Regular $400+ USD)!!
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VERY Limited Offer: 75% off Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 Noise-Isolating Earphones (Logitech). Regular price $400.00 USD. Sale Price $116.00 SHIPPED TO CANADA (All Shipping + Service Fees Included).

Earphone Details Straight from Logitech: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/earphones/devices/5620&cl=us,en

** Request on our new DRMI page: http://www.gamesforcanada.com/direct-request.php

I am not sure how long they will be on sale or available. These same headphones sold out this morning on Amazon FAST. They're incredible headhones. Enjoy!
 
Hey Goomba ... looks like my order from amazon got split into 2 ... the movies and the one CD. Looks like the both hit your mail yesterday afternoon. Looking forward to the invoice ;)

BTW, best of luck with your endeavour, really appreciate it.
 
That's pretty slick. Too bad I don't hae $100+ to spend on headphones (unless they were made out of invincible material).

BTW, love what you did to the DR page. It's so much more versatile; it help a lot when ordering from multiple webpages.
 
[quote name='goomba478']Logitech Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 Noise-Isolating Earphones - Only $116.00 SHIPPED (Regular $400+ USD)!!
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Don't temp me ... I listen to a lot of music during work and working out, but I am not sure if I am ready to spoil all my other earphones by buying these ;)
 
TigerToa, yup I'm working on it ^_^ Staying home all day today and tomorrow packing/invoicing. Here's my schedule for the next week:

Friday (Today): Staying home all day invoicing/packing
Saturday 12/05/2009 - Shipping out packages from today and packing/invoicing the rest of the night
Sunday 12/06/2009 - Going to New York City and staying overnight
Monday 12/07/2009 - Staying in NYC and attending Princess and the Frog event in the city
Tuesday 12/08/2009 - Staying overnight in NYC (last night)
Wednesday 12/09/2009 - Returning to Connecticut (CT) and continuing to pack/invoice any new items coming in

I'll keep you posted ^_^ Working around the clock to catch up :)
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Telepathy, yeah I can't afford them now either but they look awesome! Indestructible headphones would be nice =P
 
I hate how cheap the wires on headphones tend to be. I already broke 2 due to that account :(. I'm also not an audiophile so I think something like that would be wasted on me.
 
Thanks heimdal! I got your payment and put in your order ^_^ Yeah last night I was up till 3 AM or so working hard. I am glad it worked out. I felt really bad telling you they were out of stock :) A little research goes a long way though! Cya soon my friend.
 
Goomba, is it possible you could cancel the order I last night (CD + How I Met Your Mother) and order those headphones for me?

If not I'll have to pass on the headphones, but damn my Shure's just died and I need a replacements, and this is a crazy deal...
 
Wow these headphones are blowing up my inbox :) I just got orders from Poland, Hong Kong and like 10 from Canada. Woo hoo. Azumangaman unfortunately I already ordered your items and Amazon shipped them already =P Glad you're going to keep em ^_^
 
Headphones are out of stock again guys. Sorry. If you ordered them and paid in time I will have ordered them. Otherwise they are sold out now :( Bummer.
 
on a side note goomba, when you email me my total shipping cost from amazon and gamefly could you also include the list of items? I am still not sure which deals you missed out aside from the dead space extraction.
 
telepathy, a big fat NO. If it's not an authorized retailer stay far, far away (unless you like cheap knock-offs). You get what you pay for :)

PuppetYuber, you got it buddy. I'll update you all ASAP. Still working like a hamster on a treadmill =)
 
I don't know if Transcend or other companies make them anymore... But there used to be a SD Card to Pro Duo adapter for like a fraction of the price of the Pro Duos.
 
Yeah that's true. RoganSarine is right. I know they used to sell them for just a few dollars :) If you want to try that then God knows you can get SD cards for a lot cheaper than standard Pro Duo prices. Something to consider for sure!
 
Eh, the speeds are exactly the same, so it's up to you... Being a CAG, I'd always go for the considerably cheaper option :p

Unless it's Goomba where the cheap options are unlimited, so I have to watch my spending.
 
Sometimes it is nice to have the officially matching cards I understand. I have all sorts of adapters and they do break from time to time or screw up at times. As a CAG I use both solutions, but I understand not wanting to use adapters too if the price isn't too much more.

Thanks for the help though Rogan :) Always appreciate suggestions!
 
Thanks Spike32! I am going to go pack your item, put it in my SUV and drive down to get myself some Pizza :) I just got some great Papa Ginos rewards so the pizza is going to help me regain some energy from all this packing. Thanks again guys! The busier the better!
 
[quote name='goomba478']Rogan, this is what I got: HP TC4200 Tablet Laptop & Stylus 12.1" 1.86Ghz 1Gb.40Gb


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280425929902&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

For the price it's a STEAL! I was drawing on it last night and having a blast. Thanks so much for the recommendation. I used to be obsessed with owning a tablet pc but paying $2000 for one wasn't really realistic. For $200 though? Heck yes :)[/QUOTE]

Holy shit, you got a tablet for $200. That really is a steal :). They're pretty cool, but the cost makes them really for the hardcore (if you can afford it), but that was a really good deal.
 
Hey sorry for the bother goomba, but did you get a confirmation email from logitech? I read that some orders were cancelled due to the overwhelming response to the sale.

Apparently amazon restocked at around 3 pm, too bad I didn't get to check. I want to have my bases covered.

You mentioned that you inbox got decimated by DES for them... Am I the first in the queue for them?
 
heimdal, I did in fact get a confirmation from Logitech saying the order was processed. My credit card was charged as well so we should be good to go. I'll let you know if the status changes, but for now we're golden =)
 
Email sent Tetsugen and Thread Title/Intro fixed. Thanks for reminding me. Man this week was a roller coaster. I'm just trying to get out as many packages as possible for tomorrow since I'll be out of town till Wednesday. Thanks for your patience guys!
 
Guys, I just want to let you know that soon I will no longer be sending invoices with "Shipping Not Yet Calculated". The reason is that it's better for me to over or under-estimate shipping than to have no shipping money whatsoever. If I charge you for 3 pounds and it's only 2 pounds, I can just refund you the difference. Whereas the no shipping up front thing means I end up invoicing you 2-3 times which slows down the process and gets things into a bottleneck. Just so you know.

The future update where you can pre-pay the item while requesting it will allow you to estimate shipping and will invoice you accordingly :) Thanks guys.
 
Hey my favourite American, have you got my items? Will you be able to ship them before you go to NY? :)

BTW, I've several times sent you the money for the items and then, after I've calculated shipping costs, the money for the shipping, I hope it does not bother you?

P.S. Sorry for broken English, I hope you understood me.
 
Setite, yes I'm packing them as we speak. In fact, just to make it in time I got up an hour or two earlier today to make sure I'd get there in time. You should receive Email confirmation in the next hour and then I'll drop them off before the post office closes ^_^

I never mind when you calculate shipping/service fees and do all the dirty work for me. You and a few other CAGs have the system down to a science as I say :) so it's not a problem at all. If anything is off I'll let you know. Your English is fine =P I totally understood what you were saying!

Back to packing. Keep an eye on your inbox ^_^
 
Setite, I'll be hanging out in the GFC chat room. Hope to see you there. It's easier to chat there in real time than it is to go back and forth with Emails. Thanks!
 
How's my digital controller coming along, goombster? :) I still haven't received an invoice with regards to shipping. I'm assuming you haven't got to my package yet? I'll be idling in chat if you need me. Currently studying har har.

Also, it seems as if I have not left you feedback for the items I've ordered a year ago. Now why is that? *scratches head* Oopsie! Doing that now!
 
jaszypoo, your controller just came in with the new shipment. I can get it packed up and ready to ship out but I won't be back until Tuesday night so it won't go out until Wednesday morning. Sorry :) I'd bring it to NYC but I'm not going to have much in terms of luggage (the commuter train I take to the city doesn't allow large suitcases). I'll get it out to you soon though. Thanks again and thanks for the feedback as well!
 
Hey Goomba I'm just wondering if my amazon order came in. I know you're swamped with all of our black friday stuff but my Live subscription runs out in 5 days so I was hoping to get an invoice soon so I could get the code (again no rush for the Blu-rays) thanks.
 
Hey guys :) I am in a speeding car on the way to Hartford as we speak (wifey's driving...you don't think I'd use my laptop while driving did ya? Even I'm not THAT crazy haha). Going to go and get some last minute games for you guys, eat some Vietnamese food and then get some sleep before my 3-Day getaway to NYC. Just wanted to say and let you know that there's a great deal going on:

New Super Mario Bros (Wii) for $42 USD shipped to Canada (eBay deal). This is a limited deal so let me know if you want one. I'll be happy to pick you up a copy or two :) Keep in mind the copies are going fast. Price is only good today until copies run out on eBay (sold through Buy.com's account). Thanks guys!

NoName #1 I do have your Xbox Live card in fact. I forgot to bring it with me in the car but I'm going home before we leave for New York, so I'll send it tonight :) Thanks! No worries ^_^ Goomba's going to save your Xbox Live!
 
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