Originally Posted by Vinny *sigh* Noobs... It's where you knock over their magazine (or guide) rack and throw (or shoot) glitter everywhere.

I may be childish, but I wouldn't do that.

Originally Posted by kayne2000 you must be very jelly. i got two art books at 4 PM today. i expect massive flaming to come my way.

What's jelly? And Congrats. I just decided not to go through with the preorder, so I just took back my 50GS credit and I'll use it on a different game. I wanted to purchase it to keep a sealed copy for my collection, get the lil booklet, and support the fact NoA brought it over. But I already had the game from an import anyways. Not nabbing the artbook saved me some credit so it's all good.

But I am rather upset at the employees there. Wish I they could have put a little more effort into the service. Telling me that they weren't in at 10am, and then telling me later in the day that they handed them all out already and I should have come earlier was just irritating.

Originally Posted by RabbitSuit Welp, no artbook for me. Thanks again, Gamestop. Four different employees said I would. Manager said he'd set me one aside yesterday. Go in and I'm told that they gave it away to somebody that didn't even preorder. At least they were honest about the last part.

wow. did they specifically say the person didn't preorder? I wonder if he asked or worse they just gave it away

Originally Posted by kayne2000 you must be very jelly. i got two art books at 4 PM today. i expect massive flaming to come my way.

no idea how that dumb term started being used.

did you preorder two copies or were given an extra?

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Yep. Said they had an extra, so they gave it away to a guy that didn't preorder. So I'm assuming that was at least two people that didn't.

But again, saved me 50USD worth of credit. Now I just need to find something else worthwhile in Gamestop to buy.

Why would you keep doing business with a place that blatantly does that? No wonder they get away with it.

Originally Posted by RabbitSuit Yep. Said they had an extra, so they gave it away to a guy that didn't preorder. So I'm assuming that was at least two people that didn't. But again, saved me 50USD worth of credit. Now I just need to find something else worthwhile in Gamestop to buy.

That's horrible, giving someone a pre-order bonus who didn't even pre-order! I'd complain to those particular Gamestop employees, maybe they'll track down another for you.

I figure that even if you pre-order after the cut off date, those people should have first dibs on extra bonuses that are sent. Not those who didn't even pre-order.

Originally Posted by RabbitSuit I may be childish, but I wouldn't do that.

It's a joke... none of us have ever done that. At least, to my knowledge anyway.

Originally Posted by anotherpoorgamer That's horrible, giving someone a pre-order bonus who didn't even pre-order! I'd complain to those particular Gamestop employees, maybe they'll track down another for you. I figure that even if you pre-order after the cut off date, those people should have first dibs on extra bonuses that are sent. Not those who didn't even pre-order.

I can't say that's horrible, in my opinion since I've also been on the receiving end of free preorder goodies when I didn't preorder.

As for the cut off date ordeal, I don't think that matters regarding that particular store since they received an extra artbooklet.

Originally Posted by Morandor Why would you keep doing business with a place that blatantly does that? No wonder they get away with it.

If I could use my Gamestop credit in Walmart, Bestbuy or Amazon, I would. If you find of some way to pull that off, please private message me right away! I've considered "trading" my credit with other CAG members here, but shockingly, folks around here are cheap.

I mean, "I barely use Amazon. So if you want cash, I'll only give you 40 for every 65 in Amazon Credit" cheap.

Originally Posted by RabbitSuit I can't say that's horrible, in my opinion since I've also been on the receiving end of free preorder goodies when I didn't preorder. As for the cut off date ordeal, I don't think that matters regarding that particular store since they received an extra artbooklet. If I could use my Gamestop credit in Walmart, Bestbuy or Amazon, I would. If you find of some way to pull that off, please private message me right away! I've considered "trading" my credit with other CAG members here, but shockingly, folks around here are cheap. I mean, "I barely use Amazon. So if you want cash, I'll only give you 40 for every 65 in Amazon Credit" cheap.

thats not being cheap. thats being unfair and playing dirty. then again im not shocked as im sure quite a few el hoardos are on this website and participate in regular constant price scalping which ive found leads to people being unfair and playing dirty.

dont get me wrong nothing wrong with selling things for a mark up but im sure its taken to some level of extreme as you said 40 for 65.

Originally Posted by Morandor Why would you keep doing business with a place that blatantly does that? No wonder they get away with it.

well ive never been screwed by gamestop in 10+ years so....

I got my artbook Friday without a hitch so I'm happy.

i got mine the day after release (since I was at PAX East and couldnt get there until Saturday; made it 10 min b4 my gamestop closed) and i got the LAST art book that they had, and they still had 2 preorders left she said. I was very lucky.

I kinda get the feeling that GS did get enough of these artbooks but that these were sent out in batches to only the stores that got a significant number of preorders.

I was out of town at Sakura Con on release day, so my mom picked this up for me- my store got no artbooks in on release day, but the guy told my mom they'd be in later and even noted on my reciept I still needed one. I called Monday and was able to pick it up- the clerk on Monday asked when I'd pre-ordered becuase there was a cutoff. I told him January, and that I had the reciept to prove it if need be- but apparently he recognizes me being in there a lot so my word was good enough.

My fiance watched me play it on Tuesday and decided he wanted one, but he won't shop at Gamestop. We put in the order at Nintendo's site right then. Got a shipping email the next day, and it was delivered the day after that- yay for being local! (For the interested, the cheapest shipping from NOA was about $5 for me.)