Those scouring gaming deals yesterday for the premier of Prime Day 2023 would have been aware of a buzz worthy sale going on the Xbox Series S. It was marked down to $199 on the morning of the 11th, only to quickly sell out and leaving those in the market for a new console rather disappointed.
However, Canadian Amazon seems to still have stock on the product. At $269 CAD, the Xbox Series S sale in Canada comes out to just over $200 USD. Compare this to the current Amazon.com price of $265 and this option starts to look quite attractive.
One may wonder why this is of any concern for those living outside of Canada, but don’t click away just yet. There is a relatively cheap way for those outside of Canada to get their product shipped from Amazon.ca to their door with an intermediary. This is a great opportunity for those south of the Canadian border to order from their northern neighbors' Amazon site, rather than the other way around, for a change!
Xbox Series S
Released alongside the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S is Microsoft’s budget option for the ninth console generation. Designed exclusively for digital gaming, the Series S can run the same games as the Series X, albeit at a potentially lower resolution and frame rate.
How do I get Amazon.ca products to the USA?
There are a few options to get products from the Canadian version of Amazon to ship to a US address.
Firstly, in some cases, products are automatically eligible for cross-border shipping. However, it is very likely that the Xbox, due to its size and weight, is not.
Therefore, the other option is to explore reshipping services likereship.com. According to the size and weight estimates of the product on Amazon.ca, entered into the reshipping estimate calculator which factors in shipping costs and border fees, a standard ground shipping would add $20 to the cost of delivery.This brings the total price of the Xbox Series S using this method to $225, still below the current MSRP of the product in the USA. You can find the calculator we used for thishere.
Naturally, by rerouting your product, you’re looking at extra shipping times, but if you aren’t in a rush to get your discounted Xbox, this is a useful method to cash in on savings offered abroad.
What kind of discount am I looking at by using this method?
Using the estimated $225 cost, compared to the $265 price tag on Amazon.com,you save $40 with this method or 15%, which is worth it on an item this expensive. In fact, this is the exact discount that is offered to Canadian consumers anyway, so you’d be cashing in the same savings intended for those shopping direct from Amazon.ca from Canada.
If you don’t want to bother with this method, there are otherconsole & controller sales on Amazon.com.
