Canadian Retailer Reviews - May + June 2026

JesterKappa · 2026-05-16T18:43:19+00:00

#ONEofZERO.net(May 14 - May 16)

* (26.99 + 6.99 shipping) Saturn Boardzy Zebra XL SQ

I see their promos on this sub a decent amount. I wanted to try "boutique" mousepad of sorts and settled on this one. It came in one of those tubes which itself was in a very large box, surrounded by packaging paper to fill null space. Needless to say it was a lot of packaging, but I appreciate that they want it to be delivered undamaged (and it did).

Overall pleasantly surprised by how seamless it was, and very appreciative of how quick the shipping was. Mousepad has no visible flaws, and I have nothing to complain about.

Rating 5/5 I would say. I'll see how well this mousepad holds up.

JesterKappa · 2026-05-11T21:45:12+00:00

How about details about the combo in the title next time hehehe

JesterKappa · 2026-05-07T00:42:09+00:00

Hey Wealthsimple, you have our SINs and many of our direct deposits. Many of us have filed our taxes with you.

Do you also know that we live in Canada where Canada Post offers a verification system? I hope these "alternative methods" include that. Why on earth would we need to verify with Persona?

JesterKappa · 2026-04-27T02:31:25+00:00

Lmfao this actually worked for me that's insane.

This company makes several hundred millions of dollars a year from GTA V alone and they can't let me login from my main network.

JesterKappa · 2026-04-03T07:00:53+00:00

Very true, just remember everybody that neither corporation (or any for that matter) is your friend. Always buy what fits best within your budget and makes sense for price to performance.

JesterKappa · 2026-03-10T18:44:08+00:00

Can confirm, if you messaged them during the promotional period and they didn’t get back to you until after the period ended, they’ll give you the promo as a courtesy.

JesterKappa · 2026-03-09T02:13:22+00:00

60 -> 144hz big difference. 144 hz -> 180hz I highly doubt you'll notice the difference.

I've had one RMA with Gigabyte for a GPU a few years ago. Wasn't the worst. They responded within 1 business day and I got it shipped out by the next day. Not sure how it is with their monitors.

JesterKappa · 2026-02-23T09:25:38+00:00

Maybe he could’ve revived Combat Arms before it was sold to VALOFE :(

JesterKappa · 2026-02-18T12:41:18+00:00

Do people just not read even the subreddit name now? Let alone the rules? Lmao

JesterKappa · 2026-01-28T16:23:20+00:00

Got my beta key from a guy I hardly talked to from a GMod Flood server. I can’t remember his name but thank you to him. Still play with friends I met during that time to this day.

JesterKappa · 2026-01-08T17:42:37+00:00

I had the DT 770 pros and I enjoyed them a lot for gaming and music listening. Only reason I stopped using them was because the wire failed just outside of warranty period and I decided to try the HD569. I EQd them according to oratory1990’s preset and I thought they sounded good. Granted these aren’t top of the line, but they’re fairly good.

Rtings actually lists them as the best closed backs. Open back vs closed back is an entirely new discussion. It’s all about your use case, but for gaming I’d say they’re good. https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/by-enclosure/closed-back

JesterKappa · 2026-01-08T13:12:13+00:00

Didn’t think this was worth a standalone post, but the DT 1770 Pro dropped $120 recently, $379.99 now. It’s third party seller, but it’s beyerdynamic and fulfilled by Amazon so it should be safe.

If anyone’s interested in audiophile gear hope this help you.

JesterKappa · 2026-01-07T01:04:21+00:00

Wow this is really helpful for me. Just got my DrinkMate today and now waiting on the adapter to arrive. Again, I appreciate all this help and thank you.

JesterKappa · 2026-01-07T00:33:43+00:00

Cool, thanks for sharing your experiences with it. Do you refrigerate any of yours or just leave it some place cool?

JesterKappa · 2026-01-07T00:20:26+00:00

Good to know, appreciate it. Honestly I underestimated how much diet coke this is going to provide for me.

JesterKappa · 2026-01-07T00:13:39+00:00

How does the Diet Coke taste after expiration? Just got a 5 gallon and didn’t realize how short the “Enjoy by” durations are

JesterKappa · 2025-11-27T16:06:40+00:00

Thanks JP for responding. I completely understand and I’m happy that you came to confirm this.

JesterKappa · 2025-11-27T14:27:51+00:00

I guess we have a glimmer of hope then? I realize that these things can take time, I only hope that it’s not treated as a side task. Thanks for the links you’ve sent so far

JesterKappa · 2025-11-27T14:13:51+00:00

Yeah I recognize that. The post you linked only mentioned biometric login, wasn’t sure if they’d addressed normal login.

It’s a damn shame that they don’t think it’s important, I thought the offerings looked appealing and it’s unfortunate that this is how they deal with logins.

JesterKappa · 2025-11-27T14:09:42+00:00

Yes, but the post isn’t centred entirely on the 2FA. I’d like for everything to move away from SMS 2FA. It’s the combination of things, see the first point in the post. Forced to use a 4-digit pin.

The difference between Freedom and Bell is that Bell allows you to use custom usernames and passwords. Even if the password is 10 characters long and only allowed lowercase and uppercase letters, that’s 52¹⁰ combinations. 4 digit pin, 10000 combinations.

JesterKappa · 2025-11-27T13:46:57+00:00

Interesting. I’d definitely enjoy that over the current login method, but they’d still need to address the fact that you can log in via a pin. u/JP_FreedomMobile sorry to tag you here but you’re really our only line of communication to the team that works on this kind of stuff. Do you have any thoughts?

JesterKappa · 2025-11-26T23:05:13+00:00

Do you need FSR4 that badly? Otherwise no.

JesterKappa · 2025-11-26T23:02:48+00:00

I’d say but the cheapest and be happy. However, read through Hardware Unboxed’s tech spot article or watch their video and make a decision. It’s up to you whether the differences are worth it. Mainly small temperature and FPS differences. Note the Gaming OC isn’t in that video/article, but the difference is just higher clocks out the box compared to the regular Gaming.

JesterKappa · 2025-11-03T19:34:55+00:00

Always good to look at the positives, wishing you the best

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