Future Shop and Best Buy Samsung Experience stores to demo Galaxy S5 before April 11th launch (Updated)

Here’s a quick update for all you potential Samsung Galaxy S5 customers. Future Shop and Best Buy will be hosting a viewing centre for the device prior to launch in five locations spread around the great expanse of our fair country:

Future Shop

Ontario

• Mississauga: 5900 Mavis Rd. (near Britannia)

Alberta

• Calgary: Shawnessy Town Centre, 350R Shawville Blvd.SE (at Shawville Gate)
• Edmonton: 4250 – 137th Ave. (at 42 St. NW)
• South Edmonton Common: 1320 99th St. NW (at Parsons Rd. NW)

British Columbia

• Downtown Vancouver: 798 Granville St. (at Robson St.)
• Victoria: 3450 Uptown Blvd. (at Douglas St.)

Best Buy

Ontario

• Best Buy Mississauga: 6075 Mavis Rd. (at Boyer Blvd.)

Alberta

• Best Buy South Edmonton: 9931 19^th Ave. (at 101 St.)
• Best Buy West Edmonton: 17539 Stony Plain Rd. NW (near 178 St. NW)

British Columbia

• Best Buy Langley: 20202 66 Ave. (at 202 St.)

The device will be on display starting Saturday, March 29th and will hopefully provide potential buyers enough of a preview to decide whether they want to take the plunge. It’s unfortunate that it’s only being shown at such a small number of Future Shop and Best Buy locations, but that’s the way it goes when supplies are tight.

In other news, we have some decent deals for fans of Samsung’s older Galaxy devices this weekend:

Future Shop

Spring Smartphone Sale, get the ROGERS Samsung Galaxy S4 $0 Plus $100 Gift Card.  Bonus Get the Galaxy Gear Smartwatch for $49.99 + $50 gift card (Value $200) when bundles with a Select 2-Year New Activations.

Best Buy Canada

March Mobile Madness, get the ROGERS Samsung Galaxy Note 3 $0 Save 200.  Bonus Get the Galaxy Gear Smartwatch for $49.99 + $50 gift card (Value $200) when bundles with a Select 2-Year New Activations.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 goes on sale in Canada on April 11th.