Guest Obi Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 <font color=cbcbff> I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on some things about preordering that are unclear to me. What confuses me are the shipping times. If you preorder something, do they ship them on the day of release, or prior to it? What I mean is, on release day, you can go to the store and buy Jedi Outcast. But if they ship it on release day, then you have to wait 10 days for fedex to drop it at your doorstep, therefore, the people who just happened to walk down the aisle and pick it up on release day would get it before those that preordered it. Is that the case? Or do they ship it to you earlier so that you get it by release day? Any clarification would be appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 It depends on the company, how far you are from their nearest warehouse, etc. etc. I've never pre-ordered anything from LEC before, so I don't know what they're like in that area, but Amazon got Elite Force to me two days before it was in the shops, and Team17 had Worms World Party with me nearly a week before it hit the shops You can either take your chances with pre-order (I'm going to) and maybe get it a few days before the shops have it, or wait until they do and go get it 'in the flesh', so to speak. It's swings and roundabouts, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroXcape Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 I've ordered plenty from LEC before. In my experience, I almost always get the title before it's in the stores. On a few occasions though, I got it around 5PM the day of the release. That probably had something to do with my Mail service though. I'm almost 100% sure that LEC sends out individual copies on the same day that they send to the retail stores. I could be wrong however. What I do know is, you may get a cheaper deal at either Amazon or EBGames... but you won't get it as quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Obi Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 <font color=cbcbff> Thanks for your input. I already pre-ordered it, but then I got to thinking :"....hmm, wait a second, I want this as SOON as it's humanly(or inhumanly)possible to obtain it!" and then I decided to see if I could gain some knowledge from your experiences. Sounds pretty positive to me. I'm not that worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moses Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 I'm glad you asked that Obi. I was wondering the same thing. I was about to ask about it when I saw your post. Thanks for saving me the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Obi Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 <font color=cbcbff> Hey, fusoyaka to that. I always try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykel007 Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 My sis lives in NY. And I asked her to pre-order for me, I live out of the US and was thinking of buying from Amazon, but THE FREE GIFT, FREE GIFT WHAT IS IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Com Raven Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Gb (last LCE pc game) was received by first guy on friday, with official date being next monday or tuesday ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nimbus+ Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 I preordered because no shipping no tax, when I get it is unknown, but ya know least you don't have to change your schedule just to get the game, it'll be at your doorstep, I've never pre-ordered anything online well or offline, I've only ordered things, I'm guessing we'll all get it maybe a week before since LEC seems to think this might be a big title. I mean that website? That's spif! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Unfortunately, I got taxed. It's some law in California. I should hopefully get it a day or so after it ships, since I'm practically down the street from LucasArts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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