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MillenniumX17 · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:31 am Post subject: Thread of the Screwed

What are your thoughts when retailers screw up orders and pre orders?
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Mao Tenshi · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:43 pm Post subject:

Well, I rarely pre order (in fact, my first pre order was Twisted Metal, which just keeps getting pushed back...*sigh*), but I can tell you my first thought: "Wow, what a waste of my time, money and hope."
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triforcewarriorcody · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:34 pm Post subject:

it annoyes me quite a bit i have at least 3 games they have screwed up my preorders and it sucks.
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Mattrap · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:31 pm Post subject: not sure

It's never been a problem for me. I always hit up my local Gamestop and bing bang boom. Games.
The only thing I can compare it to is buying a plane ticket and then the airplane never shows up.
I would rage worse than charlie sheen in rehab. (lol charlie sheen doesn't go to rehab!) *ehm
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Hi, everyone! I just joined the forums and this is my first post.

For the most part I have been satisfied with all my preorders with my local Gamestop. I don't pre-order games very often because I tend to spend a long time playing one game over and over again. That being said when an order does get screwed up it's extremely annoying. I remember a few years ago I pre-ordered nintendogs for the DS. When I went to pick it up they said it had been delayed and they would call me when it came in a week or so. I got no phone call, so I called them, they said they didn't have it. I called them again about a month later and they still said they didn't have it. Finally I purchased the game from BestBuy. A few days later I went to gamestop and I mentioned my pre-order, they told me that the game had been in stock for months, and they could give me a copy. I told them about the whole pre-order failed phone calls thing and all they did was give me my 5 dollar deposit back.
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IchigoKurusaki · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:59 pm Post subject:

I am usually get frustrated but calm down quickly.
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Jackjone · I watch Dragonball-Z Joined: 29 Mar 2011 Posts: 34

I've never pre ordered but i have seen the pre order mix up kinda happen. I work at a target and i'm sure many of you know about the pre order cards thingy. Well Skyrim came out this week (get it!!!!) and what we do is put the game out but keep a separate pile aside for those who pre ordered based on how many cards were purchased. bad thing is you can take the card to any target, no rule saying it HAS to be the target you got the card at. Surprisingly we sold completly out of PS3, Xbox EVEN THE PC EDITION which is rare at target to sell ANY pc games!!!!! btw MW3 didn't get tht still had PLENTY in stock Razz

anyways we still had plenty of people come in with preorder cards and had to tell em it was sold out. Called other stores and a couple were sold out too.... I got called nasty things and saw many pissed off people... not a good day.... luckily i hid a PC copy aside for myself ;P shhh don't tell my supervisors XD
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stllink0509 · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:15 pm Post subject:

I hate it when that happens but, at least it doesn't happen often. ( and to the awesome stalker: Awesome signature)

Xeorl · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:43 pm Post subject:

I've never had an issue with any pre-orders. Granted, for the longest time, I actually worked at a big-box retailer so more often than not I was able to hide away whatever version of whatever game I wanted. Not to mention there weren't that many games I just had to have right when they came out. Although, I have seen issues where stock pre-ordered didn't match what was presold. Those times were pretty rare however.

Mr. Soul Evans · I watch Dragonball-Z Joined: 06 Nov 2011 Posts: 18

Its only happened once to me (when I pre-ordered Skyrim.) The store thought i pre-ordered it for PS3. All i had to do was tell them that i pre-Ordered it for xbox and they fixed it
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infinity_57401 · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:53 pm Post subject:

Honestly hasn't happened to me...yet. We just got a GameStop here in town, and thus far my pre-orders have come in. There might've been one time that Amazon sent it to me a day late but otherwise I just try to buy it right away.
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RedUnit10 · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Thread of the Screwed