Anybody else get a 360-related call from Gamestop?

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
I still can't believe that people are going so crazy over the release of a console. It's just not that big of deal.

I'm not taking it too seriously, but it's fun to get caught-up a bit in the hype and excitement something that happens once every five years (err, thrice every five years if you count the "other" consoles).

 

[thawolfman]

circuit city lies!

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
circuit city lies!

?

 

[jorak]

Interesting post by a guy on Evilavatar about the "shortages". He said, "He raises a point which I've thought of myself - how much of the shortage is down to individual stores over-estimating how many machines they would get on launch day. I've personally spoken with a few district managers who were urged to 'get the customers money and let Microsoft take the heat for the shortages'. "

So Gamestop might be to blame more than Microsoft is.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: jorak
Interesting post by a guy on Evilavatar about the "shortages". He said, "He raises a point which I've thought of myself - how much of the shortage is down to individual stores over-estimating how many machines they would get on launch day. I've personally spoken with a few district managers who were urged to 'get the customers money and let Microsoft take the heat for the shortages'. "

So Gamestop might be to blame more than Microsoft is.

Damn skippy they are!!! The Gamestop by my job took over 300 preorders!!! They had no clue how many they were getting, but they knew damn well it wasn't going to be anywhere near 300.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
I just called GS... I'm on the nebulous "second shipment" list. They're afraid to make any guarantees, so I have no clue what that means. Hmmm.

So how do they justify that action oboeguy?

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: oboeguy
I just called GS... I'm on the nebulous "second shipment" list. They're afraid to make any guarantees, so I have no clue what that means. Hmmm.

So how do they justify that action oboeguy?

Uhhh, they don't justify, they state it as immutable fact?

At least the guy on the phone replied instantly that I was "second shipment" when I told him the date of my pre-order. That's either a good sign or a(nother) blatant lie.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: oboeguy

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: oboeguy
I just called GS... I'm on the nebulous "second shipment" list. They're afraid to make any guarantees, so I have no clue what that means. Hmmm.

So how do they justify that action oboeguy?

Uhhh, they don't justify, they state it as immutable fact?

At least the guy on the phone replied instantly that I was "second shipment" when I told him the date of my pre-order. That's either a good sign or a(nother) blatant lie.

That why I've been asking what are the T&C's of pre-ordering, was it guaranteed or not?

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: oboeguy

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: oboeguy
I just called GS... I'm on the nebulous "second shipment" list. They're afraid to make any guarantees, so I have no clue what that means. Hmmm.

So how do they justify that action oboeguy?

Uhhh, they don't justify, they state it as immutable fact?

At least the guy on the phone replied instantly that I was "second shipment" when I told him the date of my pre-order. That's either a good sign or a(nother) blatant lie.

That why I've been asking what are the T&C's of pre-ordering, was it guaranteed or not?

Oh, I get it now. Well, it's not worth it to me to make a big stink over it. The one thing I recall (or invented??) is that I can use my pre-order $$$ as store credit if I back out.

 

[CMC79]

I got a similar call this week from the local EB I pre-ordered from (at least it was an actual person) and they said it would be a week to two weeks late. I believe I was about the 30th pre-order. Oh well.

 

[oboeguy]

Now I'm thinking that the Target in SoBro (that's the yuppie name for the South Bronx) is my best option. I'll have to go there the day before to scout it out.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: MX2times
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[sash1]

A kid from my hall got the same thing from EB. Not going to recieve it until XMas

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
Now I'm thinking that the Target in SoBro (that's the yuppie name for the South Bronx) is my best option. I'll have to go there the day before to scout it out.

I bet the truck gets robbed before making it to the store!