Is this a joke? Amazon dlc promotion? Again??

I read that people were cancelling orders after receiving their codes, does it really work?

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Originally Posted by Jetstream_Fox

I just don't understand this promotion or the one last year. What exactly does SE gain from people buying products that aren't made by SE? Seriously, how does me buying a 20 dollar XBL card benefit SE, or I should say 14? 14 isn't even on the Xbox so SE doesn't make a penny from this. I can't recall ever meeting anyone who bought 14 strictly because they got promo items from a sale either, now that I think about it.

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Same thing buying slurpies in Japan. They get no direct money, but someone buying that item on Amazon will get the code sent to them, even if they've never heard of FFXIV. And now, they have.

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Originally Posted by Khemorex

ur wrong NA Accounts also include Canada , and if something isnt shiped to canada , then u can blame Amazon for it :P

Ull just have to get something thats being shipped to Canada.

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The fat chocobo mount (white) was the same, Amazon would litterally not deliver to Canada, it specified (timecards) and i could not really find anything else that qualified for the Promo at the time.
Perhaps it is not the case this time but it can be acknowledged that NA promos Canada is usually excluded. If this time it is not then :) for us

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Originally Posted by Ririta

I read that people were cancelling orders after receiving their codes, does it really work?

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Check amazons return FAQ and the question gets answered.
Not sure if people should advise others here to do it or not.

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Originally Posted by Jetstream_Fox

I just don't understand this promotion or the one last year. What exactly does SE gain from people buying products that aren't made by SE? Seriously, how does me buying a 20 dollar XBL card benefit SE, or I should say 14? 14 isn't even on the Xbox so SE doesn't make a penny from this. I can't recall ever meeting anyone who bought 14 strictly because they got promo items from a sale either, now that I think about it.

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It's essentially advertisement. Amazon benefits from FFXIV players and SE benefits from Amazon customers. Whether or not it's the most effective way to do it, I couldn't tell you.

Well since they went with another amazon deal in NA then all those people that got their codes last year by pre ordering items and canceling it afterwards are not the reason why we did not get it in Europe. Well I still hope that they make a better deal for EU this time..

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Originally Posted by Ririta

I read that people were cancelling orders after receiving their codes, does it really work?

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Actually this is what happened.

I had a valid credit card on file > Purchased an item of 19.99 and above and received the promotional codes instantly.
This morning i get greeted that the transaction has not passed and need payment revision. But still received the codes last night.

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Originally Posted by Nixxe

It's essentially advertisement. Amazon benefits from FFXIV players and SE benefits from Amazon customers. Whether or not it's the most effective way to do it, I couldn't tell you.

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It is definitely a valid business model, but at the same time it grinds gears of many many players who cannot part-take. So will it be that worth it in the end, that's what I can't tell (but can guess).

The promo items will apparently come to Mog Station in the future, so no need to panic if anyone misses it during the promo! ^^

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Originally Posted by Nixxe

It's essentially advertisement. Amazon benefits from FFXIV players and SE benefits from Amazon customers. Whether or not it's the most effective way to do it, I couldn't tell you.

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I get it's advertising the game, but really if the advertisement isn't generating more money into SE vs money going into other companies that could be potential competition. Who is really being promoted here?

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Originally Posted by Pixiehawk

Same thing buying slurpies in Japan. They get no direct money, but someone buying that item on Amazon will get the code sent to them, even if they've never heard of FFXIV. And now, they have.

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But that's a direct promotion, only two companies are benefiting from that. SE doing a slurpie promotion with 7-Eleven, isn't allowing a competitive developer such as Ubisoft or EA to gain profit of off SE.

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Originally Posted by lakukisu

Hello

There's been a lot of talk regarding the North American and Japanese promotional campaigns. We are working to setup campaigns in PAL regions with the new in-game items. They will also be available for purchase on the Mog Station at a later date. We will share more information as soon as it becomes available.

Please note that the North American and Japanese item codes won’t work on EU accounts.

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Posted in another thread.

Does anyone know if this promotion works with amazon.ca too or just in United States? If it doesnt then it sucks for people living in Canada

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Originally Posted by CuteWhisper

Does anyone know if this promotion works with amazon.ca too or just in United States? If it doesnt then it sucks for people living in Canada

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Only for amazon.com

You can still take advantage of this promotion. So long as it's shipped by amazon and that you're okay with paying duty fees.

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Originally Posted by CuteWhisper

Does anyone know if this promotion works with amazon.ca too or just in United States? If it doesnt then it sucks for people living in Canada

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You can buy it on amazon.com and get it shipped to canada with minium duty fees. When you go to buy the game, you will see on the right side if there's an extra duty to pay in your region.

Something like:

-subtotal
-tax
-duty
=total

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Originally Posted by Maero

The fat chocobo mount (white) was the same, Amazon would litterally not deliver to Canada, it specified (timecards) and i could not really find anything else that qualified for the Promo at the time.
Perhaps it is not the case this time but it can be acknowledged that NA promos Canada is usually excluded. If this time it is not then :) for us

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I got it no problem by buying that digimon detective game ^^ Just have to look to see if it ships to your province. Some do, some don't.

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Originally Posted by ReikonSaisei

This promo does not work for anyone outside the US. Canadians gets screwed yet again. We are unable to purchase anything off .com because items (including a 60 day time card) are unavailable for purchase due to geographical restrictions... because apparently the promo is only for "NA Accounts" and Canada is not part of North America. lol :(

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You CAN buy off .com from Canada. I've done it numerous times :)

Just check to see if it says ships to whatever province you're in. Some do, some don't.

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Originally Posted by dejiko_san

You can buy it on amazon.com and get it shipped to canada with minium duty fees. When you go to buy the game, you will see on the right side if there's an extra duty to pay in your region.

Something like:

-subtotal
-tax
-duty
=total

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Thank you! Now just waiting for the promo codes!

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Originally Posted by Felis

i fixed it a bit

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They are coming to the mog station. See Mod post above. lol

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Originally Posted by Amariel34

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Oooh I hope that Mogstation thing includes the maid outfit. Sucks I have to pay for it but I still really want it and missed the last promo.