just preordered from gamestop...

[numberofthebeast]

(yeah first post, whatever)
anyway, I just preordered rock band from gamestop and chose their overnight shipping option so I would get it on release day.
I was just wondering if anyone has had experience with this, and if they got their game on release day (or not).....

[TheRocker]

Welcome to the forums Beast , sorry i've never preorder anything.

[AdamBomb629]

Did you notice there was a $19.99 surcharge for oversized handling (that's up from the original $9.99 or $12.99)

[SmokaCola]

I really can't answer it, i've never pre-ordered anything in my liffe online or off. However I have pre-ordered RB but I went into the store to do it, because honestly. I just want every chance to make sure I actually do get a copy, I could care less if it's late, just as long as I don't have to wait till next year to rock out.

[Eman311]

Did you notice there was a $19.99 surcharge for oversized handling (that's up from the original $9.99 or $12.99)

Yea but if it isn't there that day they refund "all" of the shipping. So, it cost a bit more. It works for me, i won't be around that day and can't risk it. so i'll pay a little bit of security.

[Murderous_Urges]

If we pre ordered when the surchrage was still $9.99 it didn't make it go up did it?

[JBabin3xb]

online can be iffy with preorders, but i have preordered geras of war and forza from them before online ( although not to high in demand ) and they got bot of those there on time in perfect condition.

I pre-ordered the xbox 360 bundle plus another wireless guitar and it was $273.10 ( from the local store though )

[admanimal]

Does anyone know which shipping company Gamestop/EB uses for overnight shipping? I'm hoping it's FedEx or DHL, because they come earlier in the day. UPS sometimes doesn't come until 5 or 6, and I often have meetings I have to be at around then...

[JBabin3xb]

i think you get to pick, but prob fedex, i'd go to the site and check out to see what the options are

[RiskyChris]

Why would you order online? Is there really no store anywhere near you where you can get it on release day?

[admanimal]

i think you get to pick, but prob fedex, i'd go to the site and check out to see what the options are

I did order and they did not give me a choice.

[peachpunker63]

i have always preordered online with overnight shipping and it never let me down. it might getthere at 5 at niight but hey at least you get it on release day. you have nothing to worry about man

[JBabin3xb]

did you get a tracking number?

[admanimal]

did you get a tracking number?

You don't get tracking numbers until it is about to ship.

[numberofthebeast]

i have always preordered online with overnight shipping and it never let me down. it might getthere at 5 at niight but hey at least you get it on release day. you have nothing to worry about man

ok cool, thanks for the info

[JB4GDI]

I think the bigger question is why did the Gamestop online release date switch from 11/23 to 11/20. Does that mean all of us who order it online will get it a few days before everyone else?

-Jaime

[numberofthebeast]

^
no, the offical release date is 11/20

[HeXcoda]

No, 11/20 is the new release date for everyone, online or off.

One thing to note about Gamestop's online ordering -- don't cancel your order. It doesn't work. Unlike Amazon, where you can do it entirely through their web interface, Gamestop needs you to manually send an email in to orders@gamestop.com where a human employee manually cancels the order. The last two times I tried, things went horribly wrong; in the first one they never got the email (which is crap, I sent it through gmail, it's not like it came from some alien email host). Second time, they got it but didn't cancel the order in time.

I preordered my Rock Band at a local GameCrazy which I loathe for being basically a pawn shop full of people who pretend they know things about games when they're really making crap up. But since Amazon has screwed up preorders before, I figured, better a local store than online...

[idiotec]

Why would you order online? Is there really no store anywhere near you where you can get it on release day?
There becomes a time in your life when the last thing you want to do is stand in line for a video game.

Even if it ends up a couple days late, I'll take delivery to my door without question.