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Subject: hats off to...GAMESTOP!
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this may not be allowed but i wanted to thank my gamestop for making it only a 30 min. wait. they processed a huge ammount of buyers in a short ammount of time. halo 2 is awsome but i was amazed how quick i got my hands on it. hats off to gamestop!

  • 11.09.2004 7:01 PM PDT
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On a similar note - the local Muskegon, MI GameRush store - which is less than a year old - did a fairly good job too, despite the hectic nature of things.

There were some issues - like the fact that they had a "paid preorder" line (which I was in) and a "no preorder" line - and although the "no preorder" was easily 2x or 3x as long as the prepaid, it cleared in like a 1/4 of the time (preorders had to be looked up, verified, etc...).

Problem was, the salesperson in the "no preorder" line grabbed a box of games which included a number of Collectors Editions discs. This wouldn't be a problem, except somehow someone messed up in matching the preorders and in my case (as well as others), my Collector's Edition preorder card was taped to a standard copy. When the salesgirl realized the mixup, she booked it to the other line and snatched the very last CE copy off the counter where a last minute walk-in was paying for it. I felt bad for a minute - knowing how upset the guy musta felt having it ripped from his grasp - but, hey, I shelled out the cash like 2 months ago...

I really feel bad for any behind me who may have had the same problem with no extra copies left in the store. They really shouldn't have sold any non-preorders until all of the paid preorders were taken care of. I hate to sound that way, but there should be some compensation for making the investment in advance - what with possible delays, etc...

Still for a place barely a year old, run by a bunch of kids, it went pretty well, and I have to tip my hat to them.

  • 11.10.2004 6:57 AM PDT