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Stanley Cups - Why are they so popular?

Fri Jan 26 2024

Credit: Stanley

Unless you’ve been in hibernation over the last few months, there’s a good chance you will have spotted someone on the subway, in a meeting, or anywhere for that matter drinking out of a Stanley Cup. Even though the company and the cups themselves have existed for years, it has become a trend to own one as of late, and seeing as you’ve clicked on this article, you’re probably wondering what exactly makes them so popular?

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Discord Stock Notification Alerts

Sat May 23 2020

We have pleased to announce we have now implemented stock notifications via Discord. This will only be for the most popular products we are currently tracking.

This will be of particular interest to iPhone and iPads users who currently struggle to receive push notifications due to Apples restrictions.

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Super NES Classic Pre-Order Round Up

Wed Aug 23 2017

Chaos is a good word to describe August 22nd and the SNES Classic pre-order debacle in the US.

This is how events unfolded:-

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Push Notification Stock Alerts

Mon Mar 20 2017

A few of you have been asking where our App is for sending instant stock notifications? Well, unfortunately due to personal circumstances it's been delayed.

However, in the meantime we have an alternative that a few of you can use. We can now send instant notifications to:-

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Pokemon GO Plus Release Day Stock

Fri Sep 16 2016

Today saw the official release of the Pokemon GO Plus wristband.

The number of stockists allowed to sell the device is limited in the US, however GameStop seem to have a reasonable launch day supply. They are only selling in-store and not online for shipping, however you can hold a unit for pick-up at your local store via the website. Currently, the GameStop website has lots of stores throughout the US with stock available to reserve. You will need to be quick as we don't envisage this Pokemon GO Plus stock to last long today.

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Release date stock shortages for PlayStation VR

Fri Sep 02 2016

It is now looking inevitable that the PlayStation VR will hit stock shortages in the United States on the release date 13th October 2016. Sony executives have even come out in public to confirm there are likely to be issues.

Two pre-order windows in March and June 2016 have resulted in all available units being sold out within minutes. Sony has subsequently confirmed there will be no more available until launch and we have found no online retailers currently taking any kind of orders.

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US Xbox One Release Date Announced

Thu Sep 05 2013

The Xbox One console will be released in the US on Friday 22nd November 2013, that's one week before Sony’s PS4 hits the shelves.

There are 13 territories in total with the same launch date which are US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Spain. Other countries will be allocated an early 2014 date in the near future.

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Amazon lists Xbox One Release on November 27th

Mon Jun 24 2013

A few days ago Amazon.com updated their Xbox One console webpage to show a North America release date of November 27th, 2013.

This prompted much speculation amongst the internet as to whether this was a genuine date, however Microsoft have subsequently confirmed that they have not yet informed any retailers of a specific launch date and claim that the Amazon listing is just a standard "placeholder".

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Next Generation Consoles break Amazon.com Records

Sun Jun 23 2013

The giant internet retailer Amazon.com has announced a new record week with a 4000% increase year-on-year on console sells.

A statement was released which confirmed that the biggest pre-order week was achieved with the launch confirmations of Xbox One and PlayStation 4. An amazing 2,500 consoles a minute were being ordered at one point.

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Microsoft Change of Heart on Used Games

Sun Jun 23 2013

After much criticism Microsoft has changed it's policy regarding on pre-owned games for the upcoming Xbox One console.

Game discs will be able to be freely shared or traded with anyone. Previously it was stipulated that discs could only be resold through authorized retailers and only given away to someone who has been a friend on your Xbox Live list for a minimum of 30 days. The console would also need to connect to the internet at least every 24 hours for games to be played regardless as to whether they were disc based or downloaded.

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